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Meeting Name: Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/30/2025 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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TMP-33836 2  Referral ItemMOTION 25-G-008 REFERRED BY GENERAL COMMITTEE ON JANUARY 8, 2025, CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING WARMING CENTRES AND HOMELESSNESS. That the correspondence received from the Royal Victoria Hospital Emergency Room Physicians dated November 19, 2024, regarding an Open Letter to Barrie City Council concerning Warming Centres and Homelessness be received for information purposes.recommended for receipt (Section "A")  Action details Not available
TMP-33835 2  Advisory Committee Reports REPORT OF THE COMMUNITIES IN BLOOM COMMITTEE DATED MARCH 4, 2025. That the Report of the Communities in Bloom Committee dated March 6, 2025, is received.Received  Action details Not available
TMP-33833 2  Advisory Committee Reports REPORT OF THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE DATED MARCH 6, 2025 The Report of the Active Transportation and Sustainability Advisory Committee dated March 6, 2025, is received.Received  Action details Not available
TMP-33834 2  Advisory Committee Reports REPORT OF THE ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE DATED MARCH 25, 2025 The Report of the Arts Advisory Committee dated March 25, 2025, is received.Received  Action details Not available
TMP-34011 2  Open Delegations CALL FOR OPEN DELEGATIONS REGARDING THE FUNDING REQUEST FOR BAYVIEW PARK RESERVOIR DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL (WARD 2) Michael Hassey and Rick Webster, 185 Dunlop Street, East, provided an open delegation concerning the Bayview Park Reservoir Decommissioning and Removal (Sam Cancilla Park). Mr. Hassey indicated that Sam Cancilla Park is underutilized, inaccessible, and fails to serve the growing downtown. He described the location of the park as a prime waterfront location along Kempenfelt Bay, which could provide an opportunity to enhance Barrie’s waterfront. Mr. Hassey felt that the planned decommissioning of the old water reservoir provides an opportunity to rethink Sam Cancilla Park. Mr. Hassey and Mr. Webster shared a design concept for Sam Cancilla Park. Mr. Webster indicated that their vision for Sam Cancilla Park was to create an inviting, accessible park to serve diverse users, residents, businesses, and tourists to create a vibrant downtown. Members of Committee asked a number of questions of Mr. Hassey, Mr. Webster and City staff, and received responses.Received  Action details Not available
25-G-097 2  Report to Committee MOTION 25-G-026 REFERRED BY GENERAL COMMITTEE ON FEBRUARY 26, 2025, REGARDING A FUNDING REQUEST FOR BAYVIEW PARK RESERVOIR DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL (WARD 2) 1. That a new capital project be approved to decommission the Bayview Park Reservoir and complete the removal of its associated Booster Pumping Station at Sam Cancilla Park with a budget of $2,565,000 to be funded 100% from the Water Capital Reserve, subject to the return of $2,565,000 from other Water Capital Reserve funded projects in the 2025 Capital Status Report. 2. That Capital Project 001251 - Sam Cancilla Master Plan and implementation be approved and moved up to commence in 2025 simultaneously with the Bayview Park Reservoir Project and as part of this project staff review the design concept presented by Mr. M. Hassey at the Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee Meeting of April 30, 2025 and staff engage with the property owner at Dunlop Street and Mulcaster Street.recommended for adoption (Section "C")  Action details Not available
25-G-098 3  RecommendationCOMMITTEE NAME CHANGE That the following be referred to the Finance and Responsible Governance Committee. “That the name of the Active Transportation and Sustainability Advisory Committee be changed to the Sustainability Advisory Committee”.recommended for adoption (Section "D")  Action details Not available
25-G-099 3  RecommendationADULT ENTERTAINMENT BY-LAW That staff in the Legislative and Court Services Department investigate how other municipalities have separated burlesque dancing and other similar forms of adult entertainment from the Adult Entertainment By-law and report back to the Finance and Responsible Governance Committee.recommended for adoption (Section "E")  Action details Not available