Barrie city councillors resume meetings in earnest today (Sept. 25) with a full agenda of motions to be approved, denied or altered.
After taking all of July and most of August off, councillors will begin sitting in committee and council meetings again for the fall session, which will likely last until just before Christmas.
Wednesday’s meetings begin at 4 p.m. in the Council Chamber with community safety committee, and a presentation by Lucy Gowers, executive director of Youth Haven. It will be to provide an update and inform councillors about the organization's recent activities, achievements and future plans.
Also at this meeting, there will be a presentation by city staff — traffic and ROWA (right-of-way activities) services — on managing the movement of pedestrians, vehicles and other users on public roadways within Barrie.
The Barrie Police Service will also give a presentation on traffic safety at this committee meeting.
General committee is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m., again in the Council Chamber.
Councillors will consider a motion that the city enter into a five-year agreement with the Rinomato Group of Companies to defer payment of development charges until the time of building occupancy, instead of when building permits are issued, with standard interest charges being applied three years after building completion, for its industrial/commercial property at 80 Big Bay Point Rd., in south Barrie.
Councillors will also consider rezoning 242 Edgehill Dr., so three street townhouses with attached garages can be built there. The rezoning is from residential single-detached dwelling second density to residential multiple dwelling second density – townhouse, with site-specific provisions. This variance would permit an increased gross floor area of 85 per cent, whereas a maximum of 60 per cent is permitted.
City council also has an 8 p.m. meeting scheduled.
It will consider a direct motion to add the street name Harley Court to the city’s municipal names registry and that the part of the right-of-way known as Bryne Drive be renamed Harley Court, and that properties fronting onto the renamed portion of the street be renumbered accordingly.
Costs associated with installation of new street signs, new street number signs for the existing buildings and any fees associated with the changes on systems of third parties would be assumed by the city.
