City Council Meeting

the City of Greater Sudbury moves to Closed Session to deal with one Personal Matters (Identifiable Individual(s)) / Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations item regarding organizational structure and one Personal Matters (Identifiable Individual(s)) / Solicitor-Client Privilege item regarding municipal staff in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(b), (d) and (f).

the City of Greater Sudbury approves CAO Recruitment Committee resolutions CAO2024-01 to CAO2024-02 from the meeting of November 7, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2024-157 to PL2024-171 from the meeting of November 13, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2024-172 to PL2024-182 from the meeting of November 25, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves the Finance and Administration Committee resolutions FA2024-32 to FA2024-33 from the meeting of November 19, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Operations Committee resolution OP2024-25 from the meeting of November 18, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Community and Emergency Services Committee resolutions CES2024-37 to CES2024-38 from the meeting of November 18, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Hearing Committee resolutions HC2024-03 from the meeting of November 20, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda items 16.1.1 to 16.1.4.

the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Planning Committee meeting minutes of October 7, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury adopts City Council Committee meeting minutes of October 8, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Operations Committee meeting minutes of October 15, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Finance and Administration Committee meeting minutes of October 16, 2024.

the City of Greater Sudbury approve the Walden Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades project to proceed as identified in this report with funding to be reallocated from other project delays along with a draw from the Capital Financing Reserve Fund – Wastewater and/or Wastewater Holding Reserve and will be identified in the 2025 Budget Update report ; AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury authorizes the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure to execute on behalf of the City of Greater Sudbury a Transfer Payment Agreement with His Majesty the King in right of the Province of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Infrastructure, as outlined in the report entitled “Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure presented at the City Council meeting on November 2 6 , 2024, and to execute any necessary amendments to the Agreement, reports arising from the Agreement and to sign such other documents and take such steps as may be required to implement and administer the Agreement.

the City of Greater Sudbury approves Option A: Full Bridge Rehabilitation with Roundabout and Active Transportation Improvements, subject to pursuing funding from senior levels of government, and that the project is not issued for tender until August 1, 2025, as outlined in the report entitled “College Street Underpass Rehabilitation” from the General Manager of Growth & Infrastructure, presented at the City Council meeting on November 26, 2024.

the College Street Underpass is integral to the local and National CPKC rail and road transportation network, and local businesses contribute significantly the to local, provincial and National GDP, and access to the rail network allows these businesses to compete on a global scale; AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury has less ability to generate municipal taxes or recover costs from the resources developed in our Country, and since a substantive amount of resource production occurs in below grade facilities that can not be taxed, and since federal and provincial tax transfers do not accurately reflect the burden to municipal tax payers; AND WHEREAS the provincial government and federal government recognized the importance of the College Street Underpass, and the financial challenges for the City of Greater Sudbury to construct the original structure, by contributing 25% each to the original construction in 1949; AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury has a dipropionate number of railway crossing per capita relative to comparator municipalities, and a significant percentage of the City’s municipal taxes go to capital upgrades and annual maintenance of existing railway crossings not owned by the Municipality; AND WHEREAS efficient Grade-separated crossings (bridges and under passes) can significantly reduce green house gases caused by vehicle delays crossing at-grade crossings; and since creation of cycling lanes and other modes of active transportation promote more activ

the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2024-189 to By-law 2024-195Z.

City Council wishes to ensure time spent during its City Council meetings is used efficiently; AND WHEREAS a substantial amount of meeting time is required to address Matters Arising from Committees for each Council Committee independently; AND WHEREAS Matters Arising from Committees could be approved by way of one resolution through the Consent Agenda and members would still be able to pull any matters from Committee for separate debate and vote; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to present a by-law amending the Procedure By-law to have Matters Arising from Committees included in the adoption of the Consent Agenda.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury moves to Closed Session to deal with one Personal Matters (Identifiable Individual(s)) / Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations item regarding organizational structure and one Personal Matters (Identifiable Individual(s)) / Solicitor-Client Privilege item regarding municipal staff in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(b), (d) and (f).

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves CAO Recruitment Committee resolutions CAO2024-01 to CAO2024-02 from the meeting of November 7, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2024-157 to PL2024-171 from the meeting of November 13, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2024-172 to PL2024-182 from the meeting of November 25, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the Finance and Administration Committee resolutions FA2024-32 to FA2024-33 from the meeting of November 19, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Operations Committee resolution OP2024-25 from the meeting of November 18, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Community and Emergency Services Committee resolutions CES2024-37 to CES2024-38 from the meeting of November 18, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Hearing Committee resolutions HC2024-03 from the meeting of November 20, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda items 16.1.1 to 16.1.4.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Planning Committee meeting minutes of October 7, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts City Council Committee meeting minutes of October 8, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Operations Committee meeting minutes of October 15, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Finance and Administration Committee meeting minutes of October 16, 2024.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approve the Walden Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades project to proceed as identified in this report with funding to be reallocated from other project delays along with a draw from the Capital Financing Reserve Fund – Wastewater and/or Wastewater Holding Reserve and will be identified in the 2025 Budget Update report; AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury authorizes the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure to execute on behalf of the City of Greater Sudbury a Transfer Payment Agreement with His Majesty the King in right of the Province of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Infrastructure, as outlined in the report entitled “Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure presented at the City Council meeting on November 26, 2024, and to execute any necessary amendments to the Agreement, reports arising from the Agreement and to sign such other documents and take such steps as may be required to implement and administer the Agreement.

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Option A: Full Bridge Rehabilitation with Roundabout and Active Transportation Improvements, subject to pursuing funding from senior levels of government, and that the project is not issued for tender until August 1, 2025, as outlined in the report entitled “College Street Underpass Rehabilitation” from the General Manager of Growth & Infrastructure, presented at the City Council meeting on November 26, 2024.

WHEREAS the College Street Underpass is integral to the local and National CPKC rail and road transportation network, and local businesses contribute significantly the to local, provincial and National GDP, and access to the rail network allows these businesses to compete on a global scale; AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury has less ability to generate municipal taxes or recover costs from the resources developed in our Country, and since a substantive amount of resource production occurs in below grade facilities that can not be taxed, and since federal and provincial tax transfers do not accurately reflect the burden to municipal tax payers; AND WHEREAS the provincial government and federal government recognized the importance of the College Street Underpass, and the financial challenges for the City of Greater Sudbury to construct the original structure, by contributing 25% each to the original construction in 1949; AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury has a dipropionate number of railway crossing per capita relative to comparator municipalities, and a significant percentage of the City’s municipal taxes go to capital upgrades and annual maintenance of existing railway crossings not owned by the Municipality; AND WHEREAS efficient Grade-separated crossings (bridges and under passes) can significantly reduce green house gases caused by vehicle delays crossing at-grade crossings; and since creation of cycling lanes and other modes of active transportation promote mo

THAT the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2024-189 to By-law 2024-195Z.

WHEREAS City Council wishes to ensure time spent during its City Council meetings is used efficiently; AND WHEREAS a substantial amount of meeting time is required to address Matters Arising from Committees for each Council Committee independently; AND WHEREAS Matters Arising from Committees could be approved by way of one resolution through the Consent Agenda and members would still be able to pull any matters from Committee for separate debate and vote; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that staff be directed to present a by-law amending the Procedure By-law to have Matters Arising from Committees included in the adoption of the Consent Agenda.