Finance and Administration Committee Meeting

the City of Greater Sudbury moves to Closed Session to deal with one Information Supplied in Confidence (Competitive Position/Negotiations) item regarding MBNCanada and one Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations item regarding non-union staff in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(d) and (i).

the City of Greater Sudbury approves the revised list of comparators for external salary benchmarking and the process for conducting the external market review for non-union salaries as outlined in the report entitled “Non-Union Salary Administration Policy” from the General Manager of Corporate Services, presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on April 22, 2025.

the resolution be amended to include the following: “AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to include the following community improvement project areas as part of the proposed Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan: Lands at the intersection of Bellevue and Bancroft designated as “Mixed-Use Commercial” in the City’s Official Plan Second Avenue North, from Bancroft to The Kingsway, including lands within 100 metres on each side of the avenue AND THAT The City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to incorporate language in the proposed CIP programs, where appropriate, to further emphasize the need for housing for older adults.”

The City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to return by the end of June 2025, with a Public Hearing under the Planning Act for the proposed Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan, as outlined in the report entitled “Strategic Core Areas Community Improvement Plan Review” from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on April 22, 2025.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves property tax ratios as follows where the Residential class is set at 1.000000: New Multi-Residential 1.000000 Multi-Residential 1.965000 Commercial 1.912000 Industrial 3.387738 Large Industrial 3.932421 Aggregate Extraction 2.809508 Pipeline 2.179489 Farm 0.200000 Managed Forest 0.250000 AND THAT the necessary Tax Ratio by-law and Tax Rate by-law be prepared.

the City of Greater Sudbury use capping and clawback tools as follows: Implement a 10% tax increase cap Implement a minimum annual increase of 10% of current value assessment level taxes for capped properties Move capped and clawed back properties within $500 of current value assessment taxes directly to Current Value Assessment taxes Eliminate industrial properties that were at Current Value Assessment in 2024 from the capping exercise Eliminate industrial properties that crossed between capping and clawback in 2025 from the capping exercise AND THAT the necessary by-law be prepared; AND THAT the following clawback percentage, as calculated by the Online Property Tax Analysis (OPTA) System, be adopted by the City of Greater Sudbury: Industrial10.0533% AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the recommendations as outlined in the report entitled “2025 Property Tax Policy”, from the General Manager of Corporate Services, presented at the Finance and Administration Committee Meeting on April 22, 2025.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves the cost-sharing application by Kingsway Employment District Inc. for the construction of Street “C’ within the Jack Nicholas Business and Innovation Subdivision from Kingsway Boulevard to the north limit of the property and directs the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure to negotiate and enter into a cost-sharing agreement as per the parameters outlined in the report entitled “Jack Nicholas Business and Innovation Subdivision Street ‘C’ Cost Sharing and Development Charge Credit Applications” dated March 18, 2025, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure; AND THAT Council direct staff to fund the City’s share of costs up to $2,866,296 from the Capital Financing Reserve Fund – General. YEAS: (9) Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Sizer, Councillor McIntosh, Councillor Cormier, Councillor Leduc, Councillor Landry-Altmann, Mayor Lefebvre, and Councillor Benoit NAYS: (4) Councillor Parent, Councillor Fortin, Councillor Labbee, and Councillor Brabant

the City of Greater Sudbury approves the development charge credit application by Kingsway Employment District Inc. for the construction of Street “C’ within the Jack Nicholas Business and Innovation Subdivision from Kingsway Boulevard to the north limit of the subdivision property and directs the General Manager of Corporate Services to negotiate and enter into a development charge credit agreement as per the parameters outlined in the report entitled “Jack Nicholas Business and Innovation Subdivision Street ‘C’ Cost Sharing and Development Charge Credit Applications” dated March 18, 2025, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure.

the Policy on Development Cost Sharing was adopted by City Council in July of 2016; AND WHEREAS the Policy indicates “that this document will be reviewed on a regular basis by the City and the Development Community to gauge its applicability and effectiveness”, but it has not been reviewed since its implementation in 2016; AND WHEREAS the policy does not contain eligibility criteria for developers applying for cost sharing agreements; AND WHEREAS new and existing developers in Greater Sudbury would benefit from the opportunity to engage on the policy; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs that staff initiate a review of the Policy on Development Cost Sharing, in consultation with the Development Community, and present a report to Council by the end of the first quarter of 2026, including options to establish eligibility criteria for applicants, such as being in good standing with regard to all property taxes and all contractual obligations with the City of Greater Sudbury; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the current policy be immediately amended to provide that no applications be accepted by the City, where applicants owe any amounts to the City, including but not limited to property tax arrears.

the City of Greater Sudbury withdraw from its memberships in MBNCanada and the World Council on City Data at the earliest possible opportunity in accordance with the terms of each organization’s agreement; AND THAT staff be directed to notify MBNCanada and WCCD of the City’s decision to discontinue membership and take any necessary steps to complete the withdrawal process.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury moves to Closed Session to deal with one Information Supplied in Confidence (Competitive Position/Negotiations) item regarding MBNCanada and one Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations item regarding non-union staff in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(d) and (i).

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the revised list of comparators for external salary benchmarking and the process for conducting the external market review for non-union salaries as outlined in the report entitled “Non-Union Salary Administration Policy” from the General Manager of Corporate Services, presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on April 22, 2025.

THAT the resolution be amended to include the following: “AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to include the following community improvement project areas as part of the proposed Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan:  Lands at the intersection of Bellevue and Bancroft designated as “Mixed-Use Commercial” in the City’s Official Plan  Second Avenue North, from Bancroft to The Kingsway, including lands within 100 metres on each side of the avenue AND THAT The City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to incorporate language in the proposed CIP programs, where appropriate, to further emphasize the need for housing for older adults.”

THAT The City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to return by the end of June 2025, with a Public Hearing under the Planning Act for the proposed Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan, as outlined in the report entitled “Strategic Core Areas Community Improvement Plan Review” from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Finance and Administration Committee meeting on April 22, 2025.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves property tax ratios as follows where the Residential class is set at 1.000000: New Multi-Residential 1.000000 Multi-Residential 1.965000 Commercial 1.912000 Industrial 3.387738 Large Industrial 3.932421 Aggregate Extraction 2.809508 Pipeline 2.179489 Farm 0.200000 Managed Forest 0.250000 AND THAT the necessary Tax Ratio by-law and Tax Rate by-law be prepared.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury use capping and clawback tools as follows: a. Implement a 10% tax increase cap b. Implement a minimum annual increase of 10% of current value assessment level taxes for capped properties c. Move capped and clawed back properties within $500 of current value assessment taxes directly to Current Value Assessment taxes d. Eliminate industrial properties that were at Current Value Assessment in 2024 from the capping exercise e. Eliminate industrial properties that crossed between capping and clawback in 2025 from the capping exercise AND THAT the necessary by-law be prepared; AND THAT the following clawback percentage, as calculated by the Online Property Tax Analysis (OPTA) System, be adopted by the City of Greater Sudbury: Industrial10.0533% AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the recommendations as outlined in the report entitled “2025 Property Tax Policy”, from the General Manager of Corporate Services, presented at the Finance and Administration Committee Meeting on April 22, 2025.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the cost-sharing application by Kingsway Employment District Inc. for the construction of Street “C’ within the Jack Nicholas Business and Innovation Subdivision from Kingsway Boulevard to the north limit of the property and directs the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure to negotiate and enter into a cost-sharing agreement as per the parameters outlined in the report entitled “Jack Nicholas Business and Innovation Subdivision Street ‘C’ Cost Sharing and Development Charge Credit Applications” dated March 18, 2025, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure; AND THAT Council direct staff to fund the City’s share of costs up to $2,866,296 from the Capital Financing Reserve Fund – General. YEAS: (9): Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Benoit, Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Sizer, Councillor McIntosh, Councillor Cormier, Councillor Leduc, Councillor Landry-Altmann, and Mayor Lefebvre NAYS: (4): Councillor Brabant, Councillor Fortin, Councillor Parent, and Councillor Labbee

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the development charge credit application by Kingsway Employment District Inc. for the construction of Street “C’ within the Jack Nicholas Business and Innovation Subdivision from Kingsway Boulevard to the north limit of the subdivision property and directs the General Manager of Corporate Services to negotiate and enter into a development charge credit agreement as per the parameters outlined in the report entitled “Jack Nicholas Business and Innovation Subdivision Street ‘C’ Cost Sharing and Development Charge Credit Applications” dated March 18, 2025, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure.

WHEREAS the Policy on Development Cost Sharing was adopted by City Council in July of 2016; AND WHEREAS the Policy indicates “that this document will be reviewed on a regular basis by the City and the Development Community to gauge its applicability and effectiveness”, but it has not been reviewed since its implementation in 2016; AND WHEREAS the policy does not contain eligibility criteria for developers applying for cost sharing agreements; AND WHEREAS new and existing developers in Greater Sudbury would benefit from the opportunity to engage on the policy; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs that staff initiate a review of the Policy on Development Cost Sharing, in consultation with the Development Community, and present a report to Council by the end of the first quarter of 2026, including options to establish eligibility criteria for applicants, such as being in good standing with regard to all property taxes and all contractual obligations with the City of Greater Sudbury; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the current policy be immediately amended to provide that no applications be accepted by the City, where applicants owe any amounts to the City, including but not limited to property tax arrears.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury withdraw from its memberships in MBNCanada and the World Council on City Data at the earliest possible opportunity in accordance with the terms of each organization’s agreement; AND THAT staff be directed to notify MBNCanada and WCCD of the City’s decision to discontinue membership and take any necessary steps to complete the withdrawal process.