There will be a meeting of the Crime Prevention & Safety Committee on Wed., Mar. 10 at 7:00 P.M. at the Barrie Community Health Centre located at the corner of Ross and Maple Streets.

Crime Prevention and Safety Meeting

Wed. Feb. 10 /10 – Minutes

 

 

1. Minutes of Wed. Feb.  were approved

 

2. Business Arising -  

                 The Crime Stats discussed at the meeting in January are not for public dis-tribution.

                      

 

3. Updates/Discussions

 

a)  Video cameras at intersections downtown. -   There was a presentation on

     video surveillance done in Orillia by an O.P.P. Inspector from Trenton..

     London, Windsor and Mississauga are cities currently using video

     surveillance.     All have developed codes of practice for the program.  The

     BIA (Business Improvement Association) is interested in seeing this program

     here in Barrie and is willing to participate in further discussions.   A

     Committee member will approach the BIA with the intent of discussing this

      issue further and bringing this information back to our next meeting for

     discussion.   There needs to be further discussion about the role of this

    Committee in any future action on video surveillance. 

  

b)  Sale of drug paraphernalia -   Further discussion on this issue was deferred

     to the next meeting.

 

c)      Super Jail Offenders released in Barrie -   The cities of Peterborough and Oshawa have the same issue  when people are released from the Central East

Correctional Centre in Lindsay.  Similarly, there is an agreement with the

Municipality that no one is released in Lindsay.  A program superintendent is collecting information to see if this has lead to an increased crime in Peterborough and Oshawa. 

A member is calling the Superintendent of the CNCC in Penetang to see if they can come to one of our next meeting.    This will help us to understand the release process being used by the superjail.

It is hard to know how many are being released in Barrie and what impact

this is having on crime in the downtown.

 

              d) The 40 bars on Dunlop Street -   was discussed briefly.

 

4. The Neighbourhood Watch Information Meeting – February 24 at 7 at BCHC.

Flyers were distributed and everyone was asked to distribute in their neighbourhood.  Our media person will contact Rogers and Channel 10 with the

Information.  This will also be promoted at the Farmers Market on Saturday and

Historic Neighbourhoods Strategy workshop at the MacLaren Art Centre on Feb. 20^th.

 

 A Night In The Cold - 

This is put on by the Simcoe County Alliance To End Homelessness on October 1/10 and the Committee agreed to support this.

 

6. Citizen On Patrol –

Some questions were asked about this program sponsored by Barrie Police Services.  More information will be available at the next meeting.

 

7. The next meeting of the Committee is Wed. March 10/10 at 7 p.m.

                     

 

    

  

       

There will be a meeting of the Long Term Planning & Property Values Committee on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in the Sir Robert Barrie Room of city hall. 

Barrie Downtown Neighbourhood Association

Long Term Planning Committee Meeting

Minutes – Wednesday February 4, 2010

 

Location: Barrie City Hall – Sir Robert Barrie Room

Meeting began @ 7p.m

 

-         The meeting began with discussions about various examples of variations in zoning as  to what was permissible or not, regarding modification to properties, rooming houses, boarding houses, duplexes, triplexes, etc.

-         Currently, variances can be applied for to the City and variances may be granted or refused, but apparently only on the basis of what is current law.  What is good and safe for the neighbourhood is apparently, at present, not relevant.

-         A general meeting for the BDNA regarding Property Standards is being planned, with a time and place yet to be arranged. 

-         Councillor Lehman educated those in attendance, as to the definition of rooming and boarding houses and the like, and how they are currently being dealt with.  He also went on further to discuss the various types of zoning and what they included and excluded.

-         It was suggested that a minimum separation distance should be required between similar uses to prevent bunching of certain types of use.

-         It was discussed that a maximum of a 90 day window be applied to correct violations.

-         Consensus was that it is time to encourage Council to instruct the Property Standards department to pro- actively enforce the by-laws involving property standards and uses.

-         In summary a number of concerns and possible solutions were put forward and considered, but nothing was resolved at this time, pending more input from the public at large.

-         We are pushing forward with the Youth Group Program, in an effort to include young people in our planning and discussions, because youth involvement is a key element in developing a better ambiance in the downtown core.

-         There are a number of committees and associations involved in specific concepts of our downtown core.  We feel that if we work co-operatively, we should be able to achieve our respective goals.

 

The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. 

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday March 03/10, from 7p.m to 9p.m

Barrie Downtown Neighbourhood Association

Crime Prevention and Safety Committee Meeting

Minutes – Wednesday January 13, 7p.m.

 

Location Barrie Community Health Centre

Meeting called to Order @7.05p.m.

 

1.      The Crime Prevention and Safety Committee Meetings are to be held on the 2^nd Wednesday of the Month.

 

2.      Video Cameras – A member called Crime and Security in London, Ontario about Video Cameras at downtown intersection, but never received  a call back. We will look at  successful  video  programs in other municipalities and get more statistics.

 

3.      Sale of Drug Paraphernalia in downtown stores -  there may be a need for a by-law change so paraphernalia is not visually displayed.   A member will contact Jeff Lehman to see what he would recommend.

 

4.       Super Jail Offenders released in Barrie -  The Committee would like to find out  how other communities such as  Lindsay and Peterborough handle the problem. We need to know what the negative influence Penetang has on prisoners being dropped off.

 

5.      The Committee may have to link with the BIA on some of these larger issues.   Some members will be attending upcoming meetings, 

 

6.      Downtown Crime Report

The report was distributed and reviewed.    The Bars are  responsible for any incidents that take place in front of their buildings, if the patrons have left that bar.  Barrie Police have hired 10 new officers this year, 4 for the Downtown area.   

 

The Committee requested that Barrie Police Services  provide a report on the impact of   released persons being dropped off  at the Maple Street Bus Station.  We would  also like to know from the Salvation Army and the Busby Centre, if they have statistics to show who stay in town or leave town and how many use the Bail Bonds program. 

 

7.      The Committee agreed to sponsor a Neighbourhood Watch  Information Meeting.  

            This is a crime prevention  program which trains neighbours interested in participating in

             this program .  London, Ontario  has a Neighbourhood Watch Program  that can be 
            viewed on the internet.   The meeting is  Feb 24, 2010 at 7:00pm.  Snow date will be 
            March 3, 2010.  The Crime Prevention Officer (Barrie Police Services) will provide 
            information on the program and explain  how to get started.   We will get  in touch with 
            Power Stream to see if they will  insert notices in the monthly bill. 

 

8.      Next Meeting of the Crime Prevention and Safety Committee is Feb. 10 , 2010 at 7:00pm at the Barrie Community Health Centre .  New Members are Welcome!

     
Meeting adjourned at 8.35pm.

There is a meeting of the Crime Prevention & Safety Committee on February 10, 2010, 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.,  at the Barrie Community Health Centre, which is located at the corner of Ross And Maple Streets in downtown Barrie.

   

                                        You

are invited to attend a

 

“Neighbourhood Watch”

Information Meeting

With

P. C. Angela Butler,

Crime Prevention Unit, Barrie Police Services

 

This meeting is to talk about a  Neighbourhood Watch program for Downtown Barrie

The program involves neighbours working together with Barrie Police Services to reduce crime in their neighbourhood.   Come and hear more!   Everyone is Welcome!

 

On

Wednesday,  February 24 at 7 p.m.

 

at the

 

Barrie Community Health Centre

Entrance at the corner of Maple Ave. and Ross Street, Barrie

 

Sponsored by the Crime Prevention and Safety Committee

Barrie Downtown Neighbourhood Association.

For Information call Sharon (705) 734-9690 ext. 241 

The folllowing article is a follow-up to the Lapierre's assault story in the Barrie Examiner.

BOB BRUTON
 
City police have hit a roadblock in their search for the assailants of an  Angus man, badly beaten in downtown Barrie in early December.   Patrick Lapierre, 20, received a concussion and needed both his nose and  eye sockets repaired at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,  following the Dec. 6 attack.
 
"We have not been able to get any information or tips from the public to
 assist us," said Sgt. Robert Allan of Barrie city police.   "The investigation is still open, however, we have exhausted all our leads
 at this time. We are hoping for some people to come forward."
 
Lapierre is a private in the Canadian Military, attached to Canadian Forces
 Base Borden, and is awaiting training.   

"He's fine," said his mother Julie. "One eye is still blurred, but he is  recovering."

 Lapierre and his friends were walking on the sidewalk at about 2:30 a.m.  that morning, in the area of Dunlop and Owen streets, when they were jumped  by three males, police said. There were no weapons involved in the assault  Lapierre and his friends were not in uniform that morning, but all have  short hair - although police have no reason to believe they were targeted  for their looks or because they were members of the military.
 
"It's not over for me," said Julie Lapierre of the assault. "I really don¹t  want this to happen to anybody else. That¹s my concern."
 
She has joined the Barrie Downtown Neighbourhood Association, and will be  attending its Jan. 13 meeting at the Barrie Community Health Centre, at the  corner of Ross and Maple streets.
 
Police were hoping that some of the security cameras from nearby businesses  may have recorded the assault, and would help identify the attackers.   

"Although there has been some video surveillance viewed from downtown,  nothing positive has come forward for us to work with," said Allan.  "There¹s been nothing gained from this."

 Lapierre needed a metal plate to rebuild his nose and had to have his eye  sockets realigned after the assault. He also had staples across his skull,  from ear to ear and suffered from blurred vision.   Police say there were numerous fights and disturbances in downtown Barrie  when the bars closed on Dec. 6, and that several people required medical  attention. But Lapierre was the only one seriously injured.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call city police at 725-7025 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

There will be a meeting of the Long Term Planning & Property Standards Committee on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 from 7:00 - 9:00 P.M. in the Sir Robert Barrie room of city hall.

Notes from the Barrie Downtown Neighbourhood Association

Long Term Planning/Property Standards Committee

Held December 16, 2009

Barrie City Hall:  Sir Robert Barrie Room

Meeting commenced at 7:00 p.m

·        Member introductions were made.

 

·        Following is an update of the Steering Committee’s meeting with the BIA on Dec., 02, 2009:    

·        Representing the BIA were Craig Stevens and Janet Kemp.

·        A discussion was had on the relationship between the BIA and BDNA. As it was a long discussion, the details will be omitted here, but it was resolved that the BDNA is an independent organization.  We will however exchange ideas and information on a continuing basis.

 

·        Questions were asked, most unanswered, with regards to the Historic Neighbourhood Strategy and its relationship to our Long Term Planning Committee and a possible overlap of interests.  Also brought up were amounts, methods and sources of funding.  More research needs to be done. Also is this a finite organization terminating next year?  Is the membership closed to new members, if so, why?

 

·        A long discussion was had about what can and can’t be done about a deteriorating property on Mary Street.  The final decision was to try to have the Barrie Property Standards department deal with the problem.

 

·        We need to encourage landlords in the downtown area to join the BDNA, as this is an all inclusive organization, whose actions they could benefit from.

 

·        It was suggested that we should find ways to improve the five corners; however, apparently the city is evolving plans to deal with this in the spring.

 

·        We have run into obstacles about returning benches to the downtown area. Various ways of providing benches at a minimal cost to the city were suggested, including plaques and advertisements on the back of these benches. Apparently there are merchants along Dunlop Street who object to them.

 

·        We still need a mission statement that covers the roll and purpose of the Long Term Planning and Property Standards Committee.

 

·        The following are a list of meetings scheduled for January 2010:-

The Downtown Barrie Busines Assoc.  ( The BIA)

·        Hospitality         -            January 19/10 at 2p.m

·        Social Actions   -           January 20/10 at 2p.m

·        BIA Board Management    -                   January 26/10 at 6p.m

The Historic Neighbourhoods Strategy

·        Historic Neighbourhoods Strategy -  January 27/10 from 6-9p.m


The Barrie Downtown Neighbourhood Asoc.

   The Crime Prevention & Safety Committee - Wednesday, January 13, 2010. *

                   Steering Committee   -                           Not yet scheduled.

 

·        The next meeting for the Long Term Planning/Property Standards Committee will be on Wednesday February 3^rd, 2010 from 7p.m to 9p.m. in the Sir Robert Barrie room at city hall.

 

·         The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m