Arts & Culture awards barrie.ca/acip

New Year's Eve celebration barrie.ca/NYE

Nuttall - city's launching planning program buildingbarrie.ca/cpps

Kungl - health unit has issued reports around food security and demand - $100K matching gift has been identified for the Barrie Food Bank, so give what you can give.

New Years Levee hosted by Legion 1-5pm, public welcome.

collate all those lists and start to prioritize. Always happy to get feedback.

usual stuff, and then plan for more Some might be possible in spring of 2026 or fall, but depends on capacity.

Kungl - do you want us to start to identify our wish lists?

Banfield - data-sharing is helpful. We get a lot from Service Barrie as well. Also public survey recently. Will be able to

Banfield - 2026 you'll get the normal, seasonal traffic calming - cushions, radar boards, planters, bollards, etc. Those we already have and can put them out each year. But we have some additional funds, so need to have a broader plan - take a look more comprehensively. Suggest we do all the

Carries

Thomson - typically I don't like to waive the procurement bylaw (!), but in this case, it's a piece of equipment we've been using, entered into the lease agreement last year as part of risk management. This would save the city between $100 & $150K.

Motion to sidestep the Procurement Bylaw and purchase the rental diesel generator currently in use on the lowflow pump at the surface water treatment plant, cost of $960K from the Surface Water Treatment Minor Capital Account

Vote called - carries

Morales - will there be a striking of the compensation review committee the next 7 months, leading up to the lame duck period before election?

Prowse - in the next few weeks, you'll be getting a report for council.

officials. So it's to look for some flexibility to provide options – the actual compensation is the same, there would be no change.

Courser - would like some clarification for people at home of why this is necessary?

Prowse - at last term, direction was given to include mayor in pension plan - was well-intended, but OMERS plan is built for long-term municipal employees, not for what is typically a shorter term for elected

Kungl - just giving direction to staff for finding alternates (anybody want to explain why?)

Section F - Performing Arts Centre - Nuttall asks for a recorded vote (!)

All yes, duh...