Barrie City Council, March 25, 2026
The mayor and the ten ward councillors meeting as council: where Barrie's decisions become final.
- Date
- March 25, 2026, 7 p.m.
- The City's record
- the minutes as a web page · the minutes as a PDF · the agenda package (PDF) · the video recording
Attendance
As the minutes list the members of Barrie City Council, names as printed.
- Present (10)
- Mayor, A. Nuttall · Deputy Mayor, R. Thomson · Councillor, C. Riepma · Councillor, C. Nixon · Councillor, AM. Kungl · Councillor, A. Courser · Councillor, N. Nigussie · Councillor, G. Harvey · Councillor, J. Harris · Councillor, B. Hamilton
- Absent (1)
- Councillor, S. Morales
On the agenda
Every item on the City's minutes page for this meeting, in order, with its title and result as printed.
| Item | Title, as printed | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CALLING TO ORDER BY THE CITY CLERK | — |
| 2 | PLAYING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM | — |
| 3 | READING OF LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT | — |
| 4 | STUDENT MAYOR(S) | — |
| 4.1 | Swearing in of New Student Mayors | — |
| 5 | CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES | — |
| 5.1 | Adoption of the Minutes of the City Council meeting held on March 11, 2026 PostMinutes - Package City Council_Mar11_2026.pdf |
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| 6 | AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS | — |
| 6.1 | Recognition of the Maple Ridge Secondary School Senior Girls Basketball Team on winning the AAA OFSAA Championship | — |
| 6.2 | Recognition of Fire Chief Kevin White | — |
| 7 | REPORTS FROM OFFICERS | — |
| 8 | DEPUTATION(S) ON COMMITTEE REPORTS | — |
| 9 | TAX APPLICATIONS | — |
| 9.1 | Application for Cancellation, Reduction or Addition to Taxes dated March 25, 2026, in the amount of $4,757.16 Tax Applications - Mar 25, 2026.pdf |
Carried |
| 10 | COMMUNICATIONS | — |
| 11 | COMMITTEE REPORTS | — |
| 11.1 | General Committee Report dated March 11, 2026 PostMinutes - Package General Committee_Mar11_2026.pdf |
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| 11.1.1 | Report of the Community Safety Committee dated February 25, 2026 Report of the Community Safety Committee 260225.pdf |
Carried |
| 11.1.2 | Planned Implementation of No Parking on Greer Street | Carried |
| 11.1.3 | Parking Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee Recommendations | Carried |
| 11.1.4 | Parking Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee Recommendations | Carried |
| 11.1.5 | Report of the Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee dated March 4, 2026 PostMinutes - Package Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee_Mar04_2026.pdf |
Carried |
| 11.1.6 | Memorandum from D. Moreau, Manager of Water Operations, dated March 4, 2026, concerning the 2025 Drinking Survey 2025 Drinking Water Survey (4).pdf |
Carried |
| 11.1.7 | Burlesque By-law Review | Carried |
| 11.1.8 | Turf Grass | Carried |
| 11.1.9 | Barrie Baycats Facility Use Agreement Barrie Baycats Facility Use Agreement (1).pdf · Appendix A - Barrie Baycats Baseball Club Facility User Agreement 1.pdf |
Carried |
| 11.1.10 | AAA U18 Dressing Room Agreement AAA U18 Dressing Room.pdf · Appendix A - Facility Use Agreement Barrie Colts AAA U18 .pdf |
Carried |
| 11.1.11 | Update on the Development Concierge Pilot Program Update on the Development Concierge Pilot Program.pdf |
Carried |
| 11.1.12 | No Parking Anytime Indian Arrow Indian Arrow No Parking Anytime .pdf |
Carried |
| 11.1.13 | Investigation – Mulcaster Street and Worsley Street Investigation - Mulcaster Street and Worsley Street (1).pdf |
Carried |
| 11.1.14 | Kempenfest Financials Kempenfest Financials .pdf |
Carried |
| 11.1.15 | City Initiated Official Plan Amendment to be Consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) City Initiated Official Plan Amendment to be Consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024).pdf · Appendix A - Proposed Part B OPA - PPS 2024.pdf · Appendix B - Comment Matrix .pdf |
Carried |
| 11.2 | General Committee Report dated March 25, 2026 | — |
| 11.2.1 | Confidential Presentation Concerning a Trade Secret or Scientific, Technical, Commercial, Financial or Labour Relations Information, Supplied in Confidence to the Municipality or Local Board, which, if Disclosed, could Reasonably be Expected to Prejudice Significantly the Competitive Position or Interfere Significantly with the Contractual or Other Negotiations of a Person, Group of Persons, or Organization - City-Owned Properties | Carried (10 to 0) |
| 11.2.2 | Confidential Potential Litigation Matter - Corporate Facilities | Carried |
| 11.2.3 | Confidential Presentation Concerning a Trade Secret or Scientific, Technical, Commercial, Financial or Labour Relations Information, Supplied in Confidence to the Municipality or Local Board, which, if Disclosed, could Reasonably be Expected to Prejudice Significantly the Competitive Position or Interfere Significantly with the Contractual or Other Negotiations of a Person, Group of Persons, or Organization - City-Owned Properties - Post Secondary Facility | Carried |
| 12 | DEFERRED BUSINESS | — |
| 13 | DIRECT MOTIONS | — |
| 13.1 | Motion Without Notice - Wild Card Brewing C. AGCO - By-the Glass Endorsement Application | Carried by Two-Thirds Vote |
| 13.2 | Wild Card Brewing Co. AGCO By-the Glass Endorsement Application | Carried |
| 13.3 | Motion without Notice - Ribfest Admission | Carried by Two-Thirds Vote |
| 13.4 | Ribfest Admission | Carried |
| 14 | PRESENTATIONS | — |
| 15 | ENQUIRIES | — |
| 16 | ANNOUNCEMENTS | — |
| 17 | BY-LAWS | — |
| 17.1 | By-law 2026-023 Bill #023 Bill #023.pdf · Bill 023 - OPA 003 Package - (D30-001-2025 - OPA 003 CPPS 2024).pdf |
Carried |
| 17.2 | By-law 2026-024 Bill #024 Bill #024.pdf · MDIR002-26 - RVH Zoning By-law.pdf |
Carried |
| 17.3 | By-law 2026-025 Bill #025 Bill #025.pdf |
Carried |
| 17.4 | By-law 2026-026 Bill #026 draft Bill 024 (D23-001-2026 - PLC 545-565 Big Bay Pt Rd).pdf |
Carried |
| 17.5 | By-law 2026-027 Bill #027 Bill #027.pdf |
Carried |
| 17.6 | By-law 2026-028 Bill #028 Bill #028.pdf |
Carried |
| 17.7 | By-law 2026-029 Bill #029 Bill 029.pdf |
Carried |
| 18 | ADJOURNMENT | — |
Deputations and correspondence
Deputations and correspondence the minutes name, as printed.
- Correspondence: D. Moreau, Manager of Water Operations
Source: City of Barrie, eScribe meeting record for City Council, March 25, 2026, read October 10, 2026; items and attendance read mechanically from the minutes.
The City's minutes are the authority: where this page and
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