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 – May 21, 2024”, from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on May 21, 2024; AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to prepare a by-law to authorize the grants recommended in the report.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Children Services to draw funds up to $2,500,000 from the Children Services Obligatory Reserve Fund to offset any budgetary constraints for the Capital Projects identified in the growth and expansion plan, as outlined in the report entitled “Early Learning and Child Care Directed Growth and Expansion Plan” from the General Manager of Community Development presented at the Community Emergency Services Committee meeting on May 21, 2024.

5,000 square feet of additional programming space, intended to house the Greater Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame, was included as part of the construction of a second ice pad at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in 2010; AND WHEREAS the Greater Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame committee confirmed in November 2017 that they will not be developing the space; AND WHEREAS the City has issued two separate requests for expressions of interest to develop and operate the space with the City receiving no submissions; AND WHEREAS capital investments for the space are required for occupancy and to facilitate community programming, support tournament and event hosting and other potential uses; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to present a report to the Community and Emergency Services Committee prior to the 2025 budget review discussions, which will include a proposal to develop the space to facilitate community use, tournament and event hosting and other sporting functions and also includes estimated costs and identifies potential partners and funding sources.

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 – May 21, 2024”, from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on May 21, 2024; AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to prepare a by-law to authorize the grants recommended in the report.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Children Services to draw funds up to $2,500,000 from the Children Services Obligatory Reserve Fund to offset any budgetary constraints for the Capital Projects identified in the growth and expansion plan, as outlined in the report entitled “Early Learning and Child Care Directed Growth and Expansion Plan” from the General Manager of Community Development presented at the Community Emergency Services Committee meeting on May 21, 2024.

WHEREAS 5,000 square feet of additional programming space, intended to house the Greater Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame, was included as part of the construction of a second ice pad at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in 2010; AND WHEREAS the Greater Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame committee confirmed in November 2017 that they will not be developing the space; AND WHEREAS the City has issued two separate requests for expressions of interest to develop and operate the space with the City receiving no submissions; AND WHEREAS capital investments for the space are required for occupancy and to facilitate community programming, support tournament and event hosting and other potential uses; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to present a report to the Community and Emergency Services Committee prior to the 2025 budget review discussions, which will include a proposal to develop the space to facilitate community use, tournament and event hosting and other sporting functions and also includes estimated costs and identifies potential partners and funding sources.