Meeting Name: General Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/28/2015 7:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Huronia Room
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15-G-193 2  Staff Report ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY MATTER - DUNLOP STREET (WARD 2) Councillor, B. Ward declared a potential pecuniary interest on the foregoing matter as he owns property in the area. He did not participate in the discussion or vote on the matter. He remained in his seat in the Huronia Room.recommended for consideration of adoption (Section “A”)  Action details Not available
15-G-194 1  Staff Report BUSINESS PLAN STATUS AS AT JUNE 30, 2015recommended for consideration of adoption (Section "B")  Action details Not available
15-G-195 1  Staff Report QUARTERLY REPORTING OF COUNCIL EXPENSESrecommended for consideration of adoption (Section "B")  Action details Not available
15-G-196 3  Referral ItemAPPLICATION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING BY-LAW - SUBMITTED BY THE JONES CONSULTING GROUP LTD. ON BEHALF OF MANSOURA DEVELOPMENT INC. - 199 ARDAGH ROAD (WARD 6) (FILE: D14-1588) Mr. Ray Duhamel of the Jones Consulting Group advised that the purpose of the public meeting is to review an application for an amendment to the Zoning By-Law submitted by The Jones Consulting Group Ltd. on behalf of Mansoura Development Inc., for parcels of land fronting on the south side of Ardagh Road, east of the intersection of Ardagh Road and Ferndale Drive South, in the Ardagh Planning Area and is municipally known as 199 Ardagh Road. Mr. Duhamel provided a presentation concerning the application. He discussed slides concerning the following topics: * The site context including surrounding and existing uses; * Photographs of the existing street views for the subject property; * The proposed site plan for the development and special provisions being requested; * A rendering of the townhouse fa?ade and street presence; * The technical studies completed in support ofrecommended for adoption (Section "C")  Action details Not available
15-G-197 1  Presentation - AC/RCPRESENTATION REGARDING THE MERGER OF POWERSTREAM, ENERSOURCE AND HORIZON AND ACQUISITION OF HYDRO ONE BRAMPTON. Councillor, M. McCann declared a potential pecuniary interest on the foregoing matter as he is considering expanding his company's current residential solar business into commercial solar transactions. He did not participate in the discussion or vote on the matter. He remained in his seat in the Huronia Room.recommended for adoption (Section "D")  Action details Not available
15-G-198 2  CorrespondencePRESENTATION BY R. SCHEUNEMANN, SENIOR INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING ENGINEER REGARDING THE HARVIE ROAD/BIG BAY POINT ROAD/HIGHWAY 400 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, PHASES 3 AND 4. Mr. Ralph Scheunemann, Senior Infrastructure Planning Engineer provided a presentation regarding the Harvie Road/Big Bay Point Road/Highway 400 Transportation Improvements Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, Phases 3 and 4. Mr. Scheunemann discussed slides concerning the following topics: * The background associated with the Class Environmental Assessment process; * The benefits of the proposed crossing; * The attributes associated with the preferred option of the Highway 400 Overpass * A plan illustrating the preferred preliminary design and future interchange property requirements; * The profile of preferred design alternative; * The transportation improvements associated with the Highway 400 crossing; * The alternative design concepts presented during the second public consultation process; * The public and agency consultation that wasrecommended for adoption (Section "D")  Action details Not available
15-G-199 1  Staff Report MERGER OF POWERSTREAM, ENERSOURCE AND HORIZON AND ACQUISITION OF HYDRO ONE BRAMPTON 1. That The Corporation of the City of Barrie approve the Barrie Hydro Holdings Inc. (BHHI) Board's recommendation that PowerStream Holdings Inc. (PowerStream) enter into a three way merger with Enersource Corporation (Enersource) and Horizon Holdings Inc. (Horizon) and then proceed to acquire Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc. (Hydro One Brampton), subject to the identical conditions set out by BHHI as identified in Appendix "A" to Staff Report CCS002-15. 2. That an equity injection of up to $28.6 million, to be provided to MergeCo to finance BHHI's share of the purchase of Hydro One Brampton, be approved. 3. That the equity injection of up to $28.6 million be financed in the following manner: a) Through the proceeds of a 10% sale of BHHI to a third party and the balance through available cash in BHHI, and by a partial redemption of the City's Promissory Note with BHHI for $20 million (and BHHI's promissory note with Powerstream); or b) In the event that a sale of 10% of BHHI drecommended for adoption (Section "E")  Action details Not available
15-G-200 2  Staff Report NEW HARVIE ROAD / BIG BAY POINT ROAD CROSSING OF HIGHWAY 400 MUNICIPAL CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - NOTICE OF COMPLETION (WARDS 6, 7 AND 8) 1. That the preferred design alternative for the Phases 3 and 4 Municipal Class Environmental Assessment for Harvie Road / Big Bay Point Road / Highway 400 Transportation Improvements (Bryne Drive to Bayview Drive), be adopted as outlined in Staff Report ENG012-15. 2. That in accordance with the requirements of the Class Environmental Assessment process, the Engineering Department publishes a Notice of Completion for the Harvie Road / Big Bay Point Road / Highway 400 Transportation Improvements Class EA associated with the crossing of Highway 400. The interchange will be subject to a separate Class EA. 3. That the design of the highway crossing be added to the 2015 Business Plan in the amount of $1.5 million; funding will be approximately $975,000 (65%) from development charges and $525,000 (35%) from the Tax Rate Capital Reserve. 4. That the capital budget for the Harvie Road / Big Bay Point Road / Highway 400 Trarecommended for adoption (Section "F")  Action details Not available
15-G-201 2  Staff Report INVESTMENT POLICY UPDATEReferred  Action details Not available
15-G-202 2  Item of DiscussionINVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING RED LIGHT CAMERASrecommended for adoption (Section "H")  Action details Not available