Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/11/2013 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chamber
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13-A-017 1  Student/Mayor ItemKaryssa Bradshaw of Ardagh Bluffs Public School thanked City Council for the opportunity to represent her school and participate in the Student Mayor Program. She commented that significant discussion and efforts are made by City Council throughout the decision making process. Karyssa stated that she found listening to the budget discussions very interesting and she feels that she has a better understanding of how Council operates after participating as a Student Mayor. She concluded by stating that the experience has encouraged her to be involved with municipal government in the future. Michael Wozniak of Kempenfelt Bay School thanked City Council for the opportunity to serve as Student Mayor. He commented that the experience provided him with a better understanding of municipal government. Michael stated that he was impressed with how the public can influence Council’s decisions and noted that he feels it is important for residents to be involved with the decision making process. He concluded by thanking City Council and provided a quote from Thomas Jefferson. Mayor LehmTerm Completed  Action details Not available
13-A-018 1  Confirmation of MinutesThe minutes of the City Council meeting held on January 28, 2013 were adopted as printed and circulated.Adopted as printed and circulated  Action details Not available
13-A-019 1  Tax ApplicationMoved by: Councillor, J. Brassard Seconded by: Councillor, A. Khan That the list of applications for cancellation, reduction or addition to taxes dated February 11, 2013 submitted by the Treasurer in the amount of $29,655.88, be approved. CARRIEDAdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-A-020 1  Committee Report First General Committee Report dated February 4, 2013, Sections A, B and C (Appendix “A”).   Action details Not available
13-G-020 2  Staff Report TAX ARREARS EXTENSION AGREEMENT - ARCH BROWN CRT (WARD 3) 1. That the City Clerk be authorized to execute an extension agreement with the property owner identified in the confidential Appendix “A” to Staff Report FIN002-13, to extend the deadline for paying the cancellation price on the terms identified in the confidential Appendix “A”. 2. That the City Clerk be authorized to prepare all necessary by-laws to establish the aforesaid extension agreement. (FIN002-13) (File: F00)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-G-021 2  Staff Report EXPROPRIATION - COLLIER STREET (WARD 2)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-G-022 2  Item of DiscussionCONFIDENTIAL POTENTIAL DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS MATTER/POTENTIAL LABOUR RELATIONS MATTER - BAYVIEW DRIVEReceivedPass Action details Not available
13-G-023 2  Staff Report DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS MATTER/POTENTIAL LABOUR RELATIONS MATTER - BAYVIEW DRIVE (WARD 8)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-A-021 1  Committee Report Second General Committee Report dated February 4, 2013, Sections A, B, C, D and E (Appendix “B”).   Action details Not available
13-G-024 2  Referral ItemAPPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION AND AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING BY-LAW - JONES CONSULTING GROUP LTD. ON BEHALF OF 3251586 CANADA INC. - 480, 490 AND 500 MAPLEVIEW DRIVE EAST (WARD 9) (FILE: D12-402/D14-1544) Brandi Clement of The Jones Consulting Group Ltd. explained that the purpose of the public meeting is to review an application for draft plan of subdivision and amendment to the Zoning By-law submitted by Jones Consulting Group Limited on behalf of the owner, 3251586 Canada Inc. for lands located north of Mapleview Drive East and west of Madeline Drive, and within the Painswick South Planning Area. The property is known municipally as 480, 490 and 500 Mapleview Drive East and has a total area of approximately 3.33 hectares. Ms. Clement commented that the subject lands are the remaining piece of Barrie Heritage Developments Ltd., Phase III, Part 2 and a pre-design infill development. She described the surrounding land uses noting that all of the surrounding development located on the north side of Mapleview Drive was ReceivedPass Action details Not available
13-G-025 2  Committee Report REPORT OF THE FINANCE AND CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE DATED JANUARY 23, 2013 The Finance and Corporate Services Committee Report dated January 23, 2013, was received. (File: C05)ReceivedPass Action details Not available
13-G-026 2  Staff Report PARKING PROHIBITION ON SOPHIA STREET 1. That Traffic By-law 80-138, Schedule “A”, “No Parking Anytime” be amended by adding the following: “Street/Location: Sophia Street Street Segment: North side from Peel Street to Mulcaster Street Time: Anytime” 2. That Traffic By-law 80-138, Schedule “C”, “Restricted parking between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for a limited time during stated hours except on statutory holidays” be amended by adding the following: “Street/Location: Sophia Street Street Segment: South side from Peel Street to Mulcaster Street Time: 2 hours” (ENG002-13) (File: T02-PA)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-G-027 2  Staff Report ÉCOLE SECONDAIRE ROMEO DALLAIRE COMMUNITY SAFETY ZONEAdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-G-028 2  Staff Report ANNUAL REPORT ON DELEGATED AUTHORITY ACQUISITIONS That pursuant to Motion 05-G-338 and By-law 2005-149, Staff Report LGL003-13 providing a summary of real estate transactions completed in 2012 under the delegated authority of the City Clerk be received for information purposes. (LGL003-13) (File: L07-DEL)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-G-029 2  Staff Report NATURAL HERITAGE STRATEGY FOR NATURAL HERITAGE RESOURCES IN THE CITY OF BARRIE URBAN AREA That the Official Plan Amendment to implement the Natural Heritage Strategy for the City of Barrie be approved as included in Appendix “A”, Appendix “B” and Appendix “C” attached to Staff Report PLN003-13, generally detailed as follows: a) Delete and replace the policies of Section 3.5.2.4 - Natural Heritage Strategy with Section 3.5.2.4 - Natural Heritage Resources (Appendix “A”); b) Delete and replace Schedule H - Natural Heritage Resources with updated Schedule H - Natural Heritage Resources (Appendix “B”); and c) Add the Natural Heritage Resource Classification System as an Attachment to Schedule H - Natural Heritage Resources (Appendix “C”). (PLN003-13) (File: D09-OPA014)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-G-030 2  Item of DiscussionPOTENTIAL ARTS SHOWCASE AND SALE That staff in the Department of Culture be requested to collaborate with the arts and culture sector on the implementation of an artists’ market to provide local artists the opportunity to showcase and potentially sell their works and that the funding for this market be derived from non-municipal sources. (Item for Discussion 6.1, Feb 4, 2013) (File: D00)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-G-031 2  Staff Report DECLARATION OF CITY OWNED LAND AS SURPLUS - 155 DUNLOP STREET EAST (WESTERLY PORTION OF BAYVIEW PARK) 1. That Staff Report IDC003-12 concerning the declaration of City owned land as surplus - 155 Dunlop Street East (westerly portion of Bayview Park) be received and no further action be taken by staff with respect to the declaration of the lands as surplus, at this time. 2. That a public meeting be scheduled to consider an amendment to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law 2009-141 for the City owned lands located at 155 Dunlop Street East, forming the westerly portion of Bayview Park described as Part of Lots 19-20, Plan 2, located on the south side of Dunlop Street East, east of Mulcaster Street, having a frontage of 22.86m (75 feet) with a depth of 37.35m (122.55 feet) and a total area of 0.09ha (0.21 acres), to rezone the lands from Central Area Commercial C1-1 to Open Space and to redesignate the lands as Open Space. (IDC003-12) (File:D18-DUN)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-G-033 2  Staff Report CITY-WIDE DEVELOPMENT CHARGE BY-LAW 1. That the City of Barrie Development Charge Background Study dated November 23, 2012 for City-wide Development Charge By-law, be approved under Section 10 of the Development Charges Act, 1997 (the DCA). 2. That no further public meetings are required pursuant to Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997. 3. That the necessary by-law be enacted with the following paragraph included in Section 9(2) and By-law 2008-111 be repealed, “one accessory building to an existing industrial building be charged $2.00 per square foot subject to indexing in accordance with Section 6, “Indexing of Development Charges”. The accessory building cannot contain any water or sewage services, must be used for accessory storage only, must contain an accessory use to an existing industrial use in the principle building on the same lot and cannot exceed 25% of the existing principle building or 500 m2 whichever is less.” (FIN003-13) (File: F21)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-G-032 2  Staff Report FCM - CARIBBEAN LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM That the City of Barrie’s participation in the Caribbean Local Economic Development Program (CARILED), co-ordinated and operated by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) as described in CAO001-13, be approved. (CAO001-13) (File: A01)AdoptedPass Action details Not available
13-A-022 1  Presentation - AC/RCWAYPOINT CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE - SERVICES OFFERED AND THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT John McCullough, Chair of the Waypoint Board of Directors provided the mission statement for Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care and a summary of the presentation. He introduced members of his team and provided a number of statistics concerning mental health and impact of mental illness. Mr. McCullough explained the impact mental illness has on the Canadian economy and the anticipated costs associated with providing treatment, care and support services over the next 30 years. Carol Lambie, President and Chief Executive Officer for the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care provided information regarding the Centre. She described the regional hospital services the facility offers and provided details concerning specialty inpatient programs, additional regional programs and provincial forensic mental health programs. Ms. Lambie noted that the slogan “Good Things Happen Here” will be utilized in their communication plan. She described a number awards the Waypoint Centre has received a   Action details Not available
13-A-023 1  Presentation - AC/RCBARRIE IN 250 YEARS BY JUSTIN SPEAR Justin Spear, a grade seven student from Cundles Heights Public School presented his school project entitled “Barrie in 250 Years”. He explained that his history project required him to use his imagination and describe what he thinks Barrie will look like in 250 years. Justin explained that he believes Barrie will be the 10th largest city in Canada in 2262 and provided an image of what he believes the waterfront will look like in the future. He noted that he believes that Barrie’s population will grow to 952,000 in 250 years. Justin described various methods of transportation citizens may utilize to travel to various places within the City in the future. He shared his concept of the skyway 400 that will transport people from Barrie to Toronto in less than 15 minutes. Justin provided examples of various modes of transportation and different types of housing available to citizens in 2262. Justin predicted that Barrie will discover the invention of Solar Powered Hydro Conductors (SPHC) that will provide over 50% of the City’s hydro needs   Action details Not available
13-A-024 1  Presentation - AC/RCLoreen D’Alessandro provided an Open Delegation to City Council concerning public safety related to animal welfare. She described examples of animal abuse and exploitation of animals. She explained that her intent is to stop circuses from using in their performances. Ms. D’Alessandro provided examples of other municipalities and other countries that have restricted wild animal acts in circuses. She played a video demonstrating techniques trainers use to get the animals to perform. Ms. D’Alessandro noted that the wild animals are potentially dangerous to the trainers, audience or residents in a close proximity. She requested that City Council adopt a by-law banning wild animal acts in circuses taking place in Barrie. A member of City Council asked a question concerning the information provided and received a response from the presenter.   Action details Not available
13-A-025 1  Presentation - AC/RCPeter Ramsay provided an Open Delegation to City Council regarding the Allandale Station Lands and his concerns for the health of Kempenfelt Bay. He read aloud an excerpt from the City of Barrie’s Official Plan regarding Brownfield Sites. Mr. Ramsay indicated that he was concerned that a record of site condition was required and not completed for the subject site. He noted that in 2010 engineers identified a number of toxins on the site. Mr. Ramsay expressed concern regarding the potential run-off into Kempenfelt Bay that may impact the health of the Bay. He provided a site plan and a number of photos taken from the subject lands. Mr. Ramsay discussed the by-law that controls the discharge into the sanitary and storm sewer system. He concluded by stating that he is concerned about the Allandale Station Lands and the potential for contaminants from the site being discharged into the City of Barrie’s storm sewer systems. Mayor Lehman asked staff several questions regarding the information provided concerning the Open Delegation and received responses. Mayor Lehman thanked Mr   Action details Not available
13-A-026 1  Presentation - AC/RCSarah A. Brislin provided an Open Delegation to City Council regarding Local Improvement Charges (LIC) for energy efficient and renewable energy works. She noted that the Municipal Act has been amended to allow for local improvements charges to be extended to individual properties for energy efficient renovations and improvements. Sarah described a number of environmental benefits for residents and municipalities resulting from LIC’s. She noted that the Association of Ontario Municipalities strongly supports policies that enable energy conservation. Sarah requested that City Council consider adopting a policy that would allow LIC’s for energy efficient and renewable energy works. Mayor Lehman thanked her for her Open Delegation and asked a question concerning the information provided and received a response from the presenter.   Action details Not available
BY-LAW 2013-028 1  By-LawBill #024 A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Barrie to establish Block 154 on Plan 51M-867, in the City of Barrie, County of Simcoe as a public highway, and to name the highway Kierland Road. (10-G-371 and 10-A-307) (Meadows of Bear Creek Subdivision - Kierland Developments, Graihawk Estates Inc. and 3590 Peter Limited) (East side of Kierland Road and north of Summerset Drive) (File: D12-391 and D14-1479) )Read a First, Second and third time and finally passedPass Action details Not available
BY-LAW 2013-029 1  By-LawBill #025 A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Barrie to amend By-law 2010-035, as amended being a by-law to regulate and govern animals including exotic animals within the City. (13-G-013 and 12-G-274) (Feeding of Wildlife) (LGL001-13) (File: P14)Read a First, Second and third time and finally passed  Action details Not available
BY-LAW 2013-030 1  By-LawBill #031 A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Barrie to exempt Lots 14 and 15, Plan 51M915, in the City of Barrie, County of Simcoe, from Part Lot Control imposed by Section 50(5) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13. (Colony Park Homes - Barrie Bobcat) (260 Burton Avenue) (File: D11-1595)Read a First, Second and third time and finally passedPass Action details Not available
BY-LAW 2013-031 1  By-LawBill #032 A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Barrie with respect to the establishment and requirement of the payment of fees for information, services, activities and use of City property and to repeal By-law 2012-035, as amended. (13-G-019) (2013 Business Plan) (EMT001-13) (File: F05)Read a First, Second and third time and finally passedPass Action details Not available
BY-LAW 2013-032 1  By-LawBill #033 A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Barrie to establish municipal-wide development charges for the City of Barrie and to repeal By-law 2008-111 and all amendments thereto. (13-G-033) (City-Wide Development Charge By-law) (FIN003-13) (File: F21)Read a First, Second and third time and finally passedPass Action details Not available
By-LAW 2013-033 1  By-LawBill #034 A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Barrie to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting held on the 11th day of February, 2013.Read a First, Second and third time and finally passedPass Action details Not available