The Biased Scribe

The first of tonight's Council Threesome. Some top-secret presentations and a top-secret utilities report that they'll have to leave chambers for. Reports from the Affordability Committee, Finance and Responsible (HA!™) Governance Committee, and the Infrastructure and Community Investment Committee. The County of Simcoe Municipal Shared Services Agreement, and an update on the Development Charge Deferral Pilot Program. Moving the traffic lights at the Barrie Primary Care campus, and park equipment for Essa Road Park.

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The second of tonight's Council Threesome – starts immediately following General Committee. Sneaking in two last-minute abuses of the Vewy Stwong Mayor powers that have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with creating housing (the justification for making him vewy, vewy stwong in the first place).

First Public Meeting is for a Zoning Amendment for a proposed apartment building development at 750 Mapleview E – switching the Environmental Protection zones, and changing from Residential Multiple Dwelling Second Density to Residential Apartment Dwelling Second Density-1, with tons o' Special Provisions, because what developer actually ever wants to follow the damned "rules"?

Second Public Meeting is to change the Employment Development Community Improvement Plan to add the "Sovereign Defence Investment Readiness Program" – i.e., incentivizing development of war- and spy-related industries. (NOTE THAT THIS IS SCHEDULED TO BE PASSED AT THE CITY COUNCIL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS MEETING AND SWORN INTO BYLAWS, WITHOUT ANY CHANCE OF INFORMED DISCUSSION OR DEPUTATION.)

Third Public Meeting is to change the Zoning Bylaw so that anything related to "Sovereign Defence" – i.e., war- and spy-related industries – ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS AND STANDARDS OF THE ZONING BYLAW. This, too, will become a Bylaw at City Council immediately following this meeting, with no further chance for public engagement, discussion or deputation.

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Starts immediately following Affordability Committee.

Ramming through everything approved earlier at General Committee, AND committing the "Sovereign Defence" Stwong Mayor abuses into Bylaws – WITHOUT General Committee even getting a vote, or appropriate engagement opportunities for the general public.

Then it's summer break, followed by election season. Remember this shit, muffins.