City Council Meeting

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2022-01 to PL2022-03, and PL2022-05 from the meeting of January 10, 2022.

the pandemic and its associated consequences have created a climate of financial uncertainty, increased risks and unforeseen budgetary demands; AND WHEREAS the downtown area is experiencing unprecedented challenges as a result of the pandemic and time is needed to resolve those challenges and assess future needs; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to bring back a report by the end of the first quarter of 2022 assessing the potential implications of suspending the Junction East project until a future period. Motion for Deferral Councillor Vagnini moved to defer this item to a Special City Council Meeting in March, 2022. Rules of Procedure A Recorded Vote was held: YEAS: (1) Councillor Kirwan NAYS: (12) Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Vagnini, Councillor Montpellier, Councillor McCausland, Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Jakubo, Councillor Sizer, Councillor McIntosh, Councillor Cormier, Councillor Leduc, Councillor Landry-Altmann, and Mayor Bigger

The City of Greater Sudbury consents to the proposed alteration of the Flour Mill Silos in Sudbury, as outlined in the report entitled “Alteration of a Designated Property – Flour Mill Silos”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the City Council meeting on January 25, 2022.

the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2022-09 to By-law 2022-32.

Amended: WHEREAS the KED has been promoted as being at no cost to the taxpayers; AND WHEREAS property tax revenue, promoted as paying for the Arena/Event Centre, has not been committed to, currently placing the cost burden on taxpayers instead; AND WHEREAS the cost to taxpayers is now projected in excess of $115 million; AND WHEREAS the Casino operator has concluded, citing risks, that it would not be commercially reasonable for them to continue funding of site development and, has notified that they will resume funding of the site development pending favorable resolution of those risks; AND WHEREAS the City of Calgary and the National Hockey League have taken into consideration serious financial impact of already escalated construction cost and serious risk of future escalated costs for the planned Arena/Event Centre in Calgary; AND WHEREAS city finance has informed taxpayers of having no control of 4.7 percent inflation, 13.6 percent rise in construction costs, increases to insurance, gas and heating bills; AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury website has confirmed that there are no signed build agreements beyond site preparation; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that city staff is hereby directed to gather and present to council information describing the implications if the partners for the KED choose to not proceed with the site preparation or respective financial contributions. Rules of Procedure A Recorded Vote was held: YEAS: (9) Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Vagnini,

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2022-01 to PL2022-03, and PL2022-05 from the meeting of January 10, 2022.

WHEREAS the pandemic and its associated consequences have created a climate of financial uncertainty, increased risks and unforeseen budgetary demands; AND WHEREAS the downtown area is experiencing unprecedented challenges as a result of the pandemic and time is needed to resolve those challenges and assess future needs; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to bring back a report by the end of the first quarter of 2022 assessing the potential implications of suspending the Junction East project until a future period. Motion for Deferral Councillor Vagnini moved to defer this item to a Special City Council Meeting in March, 2022. Rules of Procedure A

THAT The City of Greater Sudbury consents to the proposed alteration of the Flour Mill Silos in Sudbury, as outlined in the report entitled “Alteration of a Designated Property – Flour Mill Silos”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the City Council meeting on January 25, 2022.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2022-09 to By-law 2022-32.

As Amended: WHEREAS the KED has been promoted as being at no cost to the taxpayers; AND WHEREAS property tax revenue, promoted as paying for the Arena/Event Centre, has not been committed to, currently placing the cost burden on taxpayers instead; AND WHEREAS the cost to taxpayers is now projected in excess of $115 million; AND WHEREAS the Casino operator has concluded, citing risks, that it would not be commercially reasonable for them to continue funding of site development and, has notified that they will resume funding of the site development pending favorable resolution of those risks; AND WHEREAS the City of Calgary and the National Hockey League have taken into consideration serious financial impact of already escalated construction cost and serious risk of future escalated costs for the planned Arena/Event Centre in Calgary; AND WHEREAS city finance has informed taxpayers of having no control of 4.7 percent inflation, 13.6 percent rise in construction costs, increases to insurance, gas and heating bills; AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury website has confirmed that there are no signed build agreements beyond site preparation; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that city staff is hereby directed to gather and present to council information describing the implications if the partners for the KED choose to not proceed with the site preparation or respective financial contributions. Rules of Procedure A