City Council Meeting

the City of Greater Sudbury moves to Closed Session to deal with one (1) Acquisition or Disposition of Land / Information Supplied in Confidence (Competitive position/negotiations) item regarding property on Durham Street, Sudbury, one (1) Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations item regarding negotiations with CLAC and one (1) Litigation or Potential Litigation / Solicitor-Client Privilege item regarding the Kingsway Entertainment District in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(c), (d), (e), (f) and (i).

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Audit Committee resolution AC2021-09 from the meeting of December 9, 2021.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Community Services Committee resolution CS2021-11 from the meeting of December 6, 2021.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves the Finance and Administration Committee resolutions FA2021-94 to FA2021-96 from the meeting of December 9, 2021.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Hearing Committee resolutions HC2021-09 from the meeting of December 8, 2021.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Operations Committee resolutions OP2021-21 to OP2021-26 from the meeting of December 6, 2021.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2021-171 to PL2021-175 from the meeting of December 13, 2021.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda item 17.1.1.

the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Finance and Administration Committee meeting minutes of November 2, 2021.

the Code of Conduct for Members of Council and local Boards was passed by by-law 2019-16 in February of 2019; AND WHEREAS Article 17 of the Code of Conduct stipulates as follows: Social Media 17. Every Member shall: (a) adhere to any and all City policies and guidelines, regarding social media use; and (b) always identify themselves without any attempt to cover, disguise or mislead as to their identity or status as an elected representative of the City when using social media. AND WHEREAS no policy exists which is specific to social media use by Members of Council and local Boards; AND WHEREAS social media is a prevalent form of communication for many elected officials; AND WHEREAS Council for the City of Greater Sudbury wishes to have a policy with respect to the use of social media which would provide clear guidelines to support openness, transparency and proper conduct for Members of Council and Local Board Members; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs that staff present a report to City Council during the second quarter of 2022 with recommendations for a Social Media Policy for Members of Council and Local Boards. Rules of Procedure A Recorded Vote was held:

Ian Wood, Eric Labelle, Ed Archer, Robert Swayze and Dario Zulich have all publicly, factually confirmed that no legally binding hotel or casino building commitments actually exist for the KED beyond site preparation; AND WHEREAS one Councillor using authoritative overtones continues to claim on social media that such commitment does exist and that a hotel and casino will be opening in less than two years; AND WHEREAS this is causing considerable confusion and distress within the community; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council hereby directs staff to issue through public media notification that the only current build commitment for the KED is limited to the site preparation. YEAS: (7) Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Vagnini, Councillor Montpellier, Councillor McCausland, Councillor McIntosh, Councillor Cormier, and Mayor Bigger NAYS: (6) Councillor Kirwan, Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Jakubo, Councillor Sizer, Councillor Leduc, and Councillor Landry-Altmann

the Walden Cross Country Ski Club has over 1000 members, which means increased traffic in that area; AND WHEREAS the intersection of Denis Avenue and St. Louis Street in Naughton does not have the benefit of a stop sign, increasing potential conflict between vehicular traffic and increasing the risk of accidents; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to conduct a traffic study at the intersection of Denis Avenue and St. Louis Street in Naughton, and report the findings of that study to the Operations Committee as soon as is possible, with recommendations for traffic safety enhancements in that area.

the City of Greater Sudbury requests updated boundary signage from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation marking the geographic boundaries of the municipality to secure enhanced signage that displays up-to-date population numbers as well as the City’s bilingual corporate logo and the City’s slogans as “A Vibrant Community / Une communauté dynamique”, as outlined in the report entitled “Options For Enhanced Boundary Signage”, from the Chief Administrative Officer, presented at the City Council meeting on December 14, 2021.

the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2021-184 to By-law 2021-195.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury moves to Closed Session to deal with one (1) Acquisition or Disposition of Land / Information Supplied in Confidence (Competitive position/negotiations) item regarding property on Durham Street, Sudbury, one (1) Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations item regarding negotiations with CLAC and one (1) Litigation or Potential Litigation / Solicitor- Client Privilege item regarding the Kingsway Entertainment District in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(c), (d), (e), (f) and (i).

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Audit Committee resolution AC2021-09 from the meeting of December 9, 2021.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Community Services Committee resolution CS2021-11 from the meeting of December 6, 2021.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the Finance and Administration Committee resolutions FA2021-94 to FA2021-96 from the meeting of December 9, 2021.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Hearing Committee resolutions HC2021-09 from the meeting of December 8, 2021.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Operations Committee resolutions OP2021-21 to OP2021-26 from the meeting of December 6, 2021.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2021-171 to PL2021-175 from the meeting of December 13, 2021.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda item 17.1.1.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Finance and Administration Committee meeting minutes of November 2, 2021.

WHEREAS the Code of Conduct for Members of Council and local Boards was passed by by-law 2019-16 in February of 2019; AND WHEREAS Article 17 of the Code of Conduct stipulates as follows: Social Media 17. Every Member shall: (a) adhere to any and all City policies and guidelines, regarding social media use; and (b) always identify themselves without any attempt to cover, disguise or mislead as to their identity or status as an elected representative of the City when using social media. AND WHEREAS no policy exists which is specific to social media use by Members of Council and local Boards; AND WHEREAS social media is a prevalent form of communication for many elected officials; AND WHEREAS Council for the City of Greater Sudbury wishes to have a policy with respect to the use of social media which would provide clear guidelines to support openness, transparency and proper conduct for Members of Council and Local Board Members; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs that staff present a report to City Council during the second quarter of 2022 with recommendations for a Social Media Policy for Members of Council and Local Boards.

WHEREAS Ian Wood, Eric Labelle, Ed Archer, Robert Swayze and Dario Zulich have all publicly, factually confirmed that no legally binding hotel or casino building commitments actually exist for the KED beyond site preparation; AND WHEREAS one Councillor using authoritative overtones continues to claim on social media that such commitment does exist and that a hotel and casino will be opening in less than two years; AND WHEREAS this is causing considerable confusion and distress within the community; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council hereby directs staff to issue through public media notification that the only current build commitment for the KED is limited to the site preparation. Rules of Procedure A

WHEREAS the Walden Cross Country Ski Club has over 1000 members, which means increased traffic in that area; AND WHEREAS the intersection of Denis Avenue and St. Louis Street in Naughton does not have the benefit of a stop sign, increasing potential conflict between vehicular traffic and increasing the risk of accidents; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to conduct a traffic study at the intersection of Denis Avenue and St. Louis Street in Naughton, and report the findings of that study to the Operations Committee as soon as is possible, with recommendations for traffic safety enhancements in that area.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury requests updated boundary signage from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation marking the geographic boundaries of the municipality to secure enhanced signage that displays up-to-date population numbers as well as the City’s bilingual corporate logo and the City’s slogans as “A Vibrant Community / Une communauté dynamique”, as outlined in the report entitled “Options For Enhanced Boundary Signage”, from the Chief Administrative Officer, presented at the City Council meeting on December 14, 2021.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2021-184 to By-law 2021-195.