Community and Emergency Services Committee Meeting

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda item 4.1.1.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves the Healthy Community Initiative Fund requests, as outlined in the report entitled “Healthy Community Initiative Fund Applications – April 23, 2025”, from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on April 23, 2025; AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to present a by-law to authorize the grants recommended in the report.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves naming of the play equipment area at VLA Playground ‘The Wilkin Family Play Area’, as outlined in the report entitled “Playground Revitalization Project Update”, from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on April 23, 2025.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves the change of scope of the Playground Revitalization Project to replace the Onaping Tot Lot with one of the two Levack playground sites, as outlined in the report entitled ‘Playground Revitalization Project Update”, from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on April 23, 2025.

the City of Greater Sudbury has closed Fire Station 15 situated at 3064 Leduc Avenue in Val Caron, and the property has been deemed as surplus; AND WHEREAS during the 2022 budget deliberations, City Council approved the construction of the Valley East Twin Pad Multipurpose Sports Complex to be situated on municipal park land adjacent to the Howard Armstrong Sports Complex, and work is ongoing to secure funding from senior levels of government; AND WHEREAS once the Twin Pad project is finalized, the City would retire four older existing ice pads, including the Raymond Plourde Arena; AND WHEREAS the potential decommissioning of the Raymond Plourde Arena would impact the City maintained Confederation Tot Lot located on the same property, which is owned by the Rainbow District School Board and not the City; AND WHEREAS the property at 3064 Leduc Avenue, Val Caron represents an opportunity to ensure that the neighbourhood would continue to be serviced with parkland pursuant to the recommended provision levels in the City’s Parks, Open Space and Leisure Master Plan; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs that staff present a report outlining the costs and associated risks in demolishing Fire Station 15, remediating the property and retaining the property in anticipation of creating a park / playground once the Raymond Plourde arena is retired.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda item 4.1.1.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the Healthy Community Initiative Fund requests, as outlined in the report entitled “Healthy Community Initiative Fund Applications – April 23, 2025”, from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on April 23, 2025; AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to present a by- law to authorize the grants recommended in the report.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves naming of the play equipment area at VLA Playground ‘The Wilkin Family Play Area’, as outlined in the report entitled “Playground Revitalization Project Update”, from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on April 23, 2025.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the change of scope of the Playground Revitalization Project to replace the Onaping Tot Lot with one of the two Levack playground sites, as outlined in the report entitled ‘Playground Revitalization Project Update”, from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on April 23, 2025.

WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury has closed Fire Station 15 situated at 3064 Leduc Avenue in Val Caron, and the property has been deemed as surplus; AND WHEREAS during the 2022 budget deliberations, City Council approved the construction of the Valley East Twin Pad Multipurpose Sports Complex to be situated on municipal park land adjacent to the Howard Armstrong Sports Complex, and work is ongoing to secure funding from senior levels of government; AND WHEREAS once the Twin Pad project is finalized, the City would retire four older existing ice pads, including the Raymond Plourde Arena; AND WHEREAS the potential decommissioning of the Raymond Plourde Arena would impact the City maintained Confederation Tot Lot located on the same property, which is owned by the Rainbow District School Board and not the City; AND WHEREAS the property at 3064 Leduc Avenue, Val Caron represents an opportunity to ensure that the neighbourhood would continue to be serviced with parkland pursuant to the recommended provision levels in the City’s Parks, Open Space and Leisure Master Plan; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs that staff present a report outlining the costs and associated risks in demolishing Fire Station 15, remediating the property and retaining the property in anticipation of creating a park / playground once the Raymond Plourde arena is retired.