City Council Meeting

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda items 7.1.2 to 7.3.1.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Operations Committee resolutions OP2026-11 and OP2026-13.

Council is considering a motion to implement gateway speed limits in all residential streets within the City of Greater Sudbury as 40 km/h zones; AND WHEREAS Council requires updated data and analysis to assess the effectiveness of previously implemented 40 km/h zones; AND WHEREAS a reduction in speed limits may impact Transit route timing, service reliability, and system-wide scheduling, potentially resulting in additional operational costs and logistical challenges that were not outlined in the report brought forward at the Operations Committee of April 20, 2026; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the decision on implementing a 40 km/h speed limit on all residential streets be

the City of Greater Sudbury adopts the Gateway Speed Limit Pilot Project and expands Gateway Speed Limits to all residential neighborhoods within the municipality; AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to prepare a by-law to amend Traffic and Parking By-Law 2010-1 to implement the recommended changes. A roll call was conducted. YEAS: (10) Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Sizer, Councillor McIntosh, Councillor Cormier, Councillor Leduc, Councillor Landry-Altmann, Mayor Lefebvre, Councillor Benoit, and Councillor Brabant NAYS: (3) Councillor Parent, Councillor Fortin, and Councillor Labbée

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Community and Emergency Services Committee resolutions CES2026-06 to CES2026-08 from the meeting of April 20, 2026.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2026-61 to PL2026-65 from the meeting of April 27, 2026.

the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Planning Committee meeting minutes of March 9, 2026.

the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Future-Ready Development Services Ad-Hoc Committee meeting minutes of March 10, 2026.

the City of Greater Sudbury adopts City Council meeting minutes of March 10, 2026.

the City of Greater Sudbury appoints Lois Mahon to the Greater Sudbury Public Library Board for the term ending November 14, 2026, or until their successor is appointed as outlined in the report entitled, “Appointment to the Greater Sudbury Public Library Board - April 2026” from the Chief Administrative Officer, presented at the City Council meeting on April 28, 2026.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves the Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan application at 65 Larch Street, and directs staff to prepare the necessary by-law, as outlined in the report entitled “Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan Application – 65 Larch Street, Sudbury” from the General Manager of Planning and Growth, presented at the Council Meeting of April 28, 2026.

the City of Greater Sudbury approve a drop-in program at Energy Court, operated by The Go-Give Project, from May 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026, and approve additional funding for Energy Court maintenance cleanup and washrooms, in an amount up to $774,545 to be funded through the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve offset by any federal or provincial funds received as outlined in the report entitled “Extension of Homelessness Response at Energy Court”, from the General Manager of Community Well-being, presented at the City Council meeting on April 28, 2026.

the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to present by-laws to approve the 2026 tax rates as outlined in Appendix ‘A’ of this report entitled 2026 Property Tax Policy and Other Property Tax Matters from the Chief Financial Officer presented at the City Council meeting on April 28, 2026; AND THAT the by-laws include property tax ratios as follows where the Residential class is set at 1.000000: New Multi-Residential1.000000 Multi-Residential1.965000 Commercial1.912000 Industrial3.326534 Large Industrial3.861378 Aggregate Extraction2.758751 Pipeline2.179489 Farm 0.200000 Managed Forest0.250000 AND THAT the by-laws include the use of 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 2025 from the capping exercise Eliminate industrial properties that crossed between capping and clawback in 2026 from the capping exercise AND THAT the by-laws include the clawback percentage of 1.64178% for industrial, as calculated by the Online Property Tax Analysis (OPTA) System; AND THAT the by-laws include the following 2026 property tax due dates: 2026 final tax due dates of June 30, 2026, and July 31, 2026 2026 omitted and supplementary on the last working day of each mon

the City of Greater Sudbury approve a non-competitive (single source) contract with Student Transportation of Canada Inc. o/a Leuschen Transportation for provision of on-demand and fixed transit services, as outlined in the report entitled "Non-Competitive Contract Award - On-Demand and Fixed Transportation Services" from the General Manager of Planning and Growth presented at the City Council meeting on April 28, 2026.

the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2026-73 to By-law 2026-82.

the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) works to make municipal governments stronger and more effective; AND WHEREAS through AMO, Ontario’s 444 municipalities work together to achieve shared goals and meet common challenges. AMO engages in a variety of activities to support its mandate including ongoing liaison and advocacy with the provincial government; AND WHEREAS every two years, members elect individuals to the AMO Board of Directors which is governed by 47 members and meets six times per year; AND WHEREAS Greater Sudbury would benefit from a senior official’s involvement with AMO to strengthen advocacy and policy development with the Province; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the City of Greater Sudbury endorses the nomination of Shari Lichterman, Chief Administrative Officer, for the municipal employee position of Director on the Large Urban Caucus on the AMO Board of Directors for the 2026-2028 term; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury assumes any costs associated with attending AMO Board meetings.

the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2026-83 to 2026-89Z.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda items 7.1.2 to 7.3.1.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Community and Emergency Services Committee resolutions CES2026-06 to CES2026-08 from the meeting of April 20, 2026.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2026-61 to PL2026-65 from the meeting of April 27, 2026.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Planning Committee meeting minutes of March 9, 2026.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Future-Ready Development Services Ad-Hoc Committee meeting minutes of March 10, 2026.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts City Council meeting minutes of March 10, 2026.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury appoints Lois Mahon to the Greater Sudbury Public Library Board for the term ending November 14, 2026, or until their successor is appointed as outlined in the report entitled, “Appointment to the Greater Sudbury Public Library Board - April 2026” from the Chief Administrative Officer, presented at the City Council meeting on April 28, 2026.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Operations Committee resolutions OP2026-11 and OP2026-13.

WHEREAS Council is considering a motion to implement gateway speed limits in all residential streets within the City of Greater Sudbury as 40 km/h zones; AND WHEREAS Council requires updated data and analysis to assess the effectiveness of previously implemented 40 km/h zones; AND WHEREAS a reduction in speed limits may impact Transit route timing, service reliability, and system-wide scheduling, potentially resulting in additional operational costs and logistical challenges that were not outlined in the report brought forward at the Operations Committee of April 20, 2026; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the decision on implementing a 40 km/h speed limit on all residential streets be

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts the Gateway Speed Limit Pilot Project and expands Gateway Speed Limits to all residential neighborhoods within the municipality; AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to prepare a by-law to amend Traffic and Parking By-Law 2010-1 to implement the recommended changes. A roll call was conducted. YEAS: (10): Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Benoit, Councillor Brabant, Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Sizer, Councillor McIntosh, Councillor Cormier, Councillor Leduc, Councillor Landry-Altmann, and Mayor Lefebvre NAYS: (3): Councillor Fortin, Councillor Parent, and Councillor Labbée

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan application at 65 Larch Street, and directs staff to prepare the necessary by-law, as outlined in the report entitled “Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan Application – 65 Larch Street, Sudbury” from the General Manager of Planning and Growth, presented at the Council Meeting of April 28, 2026.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approve a drop-in program at Energy Court, operated by The Go-Give Project, from May 1, 2026, to September 30, 2026, and approve additional funding for Energy Court maintenance cleanup and washrooms, in an amount up to $774,545 to be funded through the Tax Rate Stabilization Reserve offset by any federal or provincial funds received as outlined in the report entitled “Extension of Homelessness Response at Energy Court”, from the General Manager of Community Well-being, presented at the City Council meeting on April 28, 2026.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to present by-laws to approve the 2026 tax rates as outlined in Appendix ‘A’ of this report entitled 2026 Property Tax Policy and Other Property Tax Matters from the Chief Financial Officer presented at the City Council meeting on April 28, 2026; AND THAT the by-laws include property tax ratios as follows where the Residential class is set at 1.000000: New Multi-Residential1.000000 Multi-Residential1.965000 Commercial1.912000 Industrial3.326534 Large Industrial3.861378 Aggregate Extraction2.758751 Pipeline2.179489 Farm 0.200000 Managed Forest0.250000 AND THAT the by-laws include the use of 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 2025 from the capping exercise e. Eliminate industrial properties that crossed between capping and clawback in 2026 from the capping exercise AND THAT the by-laws include the clawback percentage of 1.64178% for industrial, as calculated by the Online Property Tax Analysis (OPTA) System; AND THAT the by-laws include the following 2026 property tax due dates: a. 2026 final tax due dates of June 30, 2026, and July 31, 2026 b. 2026 omitted and supplementary on the la

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approve a non-competitive (single source) contract with Student Transportation of Canada Inc. o/a Leuschen Transportation for provision of on-demand and fixed transit services, as outlined in the report entitled "Non-Competitive Contract Award - On- Demand and Fixed Transportation Services" from the General Manager of Planning and Growth presented at the City Council meeting on April 28, 2026.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2026-73 to By-law 2026-82.

WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) works to make municipal governments stronger and more effective; AND WHEREAS through AMO, Ontario’s 444 municipalities work together to achieve shared goals and meet common challenges. AMO engages in a variety of activities to support its mandate including ongoing liaison and advocacy with the provincial government; AND WHEREAS every two years, members elect individuals to the AMO Board of Directors which is governed by 47 members and meets six times per year; AND WHEREAS Greater Sudbury would benefit from a senior official’s involvement with AMO to strengthen advocacy and policy development with the Province; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the City of Greater Sudbury endorses the nomination of Shari Lichterman, Chief Administrative Officer, for the municipal employee position of Director on the Large Urban Caucus on the AMO Board of Directors for the 2026-2028 term; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury assumes any costs associated with attending AMO Board meetings.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2026-83 to 2026-89Z.