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Councillor Landry-Altmannregarding a Planning Committee Closed Session item
What was decided (50 motions)
48 carried, 2 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
the City of Greater Sudbury moves to Closed Session to deal with one Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations item regarding the Community Safety Department in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(d).
Moved by Councillor Leduc, seconded by Councillor Signoretti
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury approves Operations Committee resolutions OP2024-19 to OP2024-20 from the meeting of August 12, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Parent
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury approves Community and Emergency Services Committee resolutions CES2024-22 to CES2024-25 from the meeting of August 12, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Lapierre, seconded by Councillor Parent
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2024-111 to PL2024-115 and PL2024-118 to PL2024-125 from the meeting of August 12, 2024. Conflict (1) Councillor Landry-Altmann
Moved by Councillor Cormier, seconded by Councillor Lapierre
Carried
Regarding the Official Plan Amendment THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the application by Vista Sudbury Hotel Inc. to amend the City of Greater Sudbury Official Plan to additionally permit warehouse and commercial self-storage facility uses in the Downtown designation on lands described as PINs 02138-0196(LT) & 02138-0159(LT), Part Unit 1 on Plan D-132 being Part 5 on Plan 53R-17387, Units 3-10, 14 & 20-22 on Plan D-132 except Parts 2 & 3 on Plan 53R-17387, Unit 16 & Part Units 13 & 15 on Plan D-132 being Parts 1, 3 & 4 on Plan 53R-5227,Parts 1-5, Plan SR-3534, Part 2, Plan 53R-17475, Part Lot 5, Concession 4, Township of McKim as outlined in the report entitled “ 40 Elm Street, Sudbury ”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Planning Committee meeting on August 12, 2024. Conflict (1) Councillor Landry-Altmann
Moved by Councillor Cormier, seconded by Councillor Lapierre Resolution
Carried
Regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the application by Vista Sudbury Hotel Inc. to change the zoning classification on the subject lands from “C6”, Downtown Commercial to “C6(S)”, Downtown Commercial Special on lands described as PINs 02138-0196(LT) & 02138-0159(LT), Part Unit 1 on Plan D-132 being Part 5 on Plan 53R-17387, Units 3-10, 14 & 20-22 on Plan D-132 except Parts 2 & 3 on Plan 53R-17387, Unit 16 & Part Units 13 & 15 on Plan D-132 being Parts 1, 3 & 4 on Plan 53R-5227,Parts 1-5, Plan SR-3534, Part 2, Plan 53R-17475, Part Lot 5, Concession 4, Township of McKim as outlined in the report entitled “ 40 Elm Street, Sudbury ”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Planning Committee meeting on August 12, 2024 , subject to the following conditions: 1. That the amending zoning by-law include the following site-specific provisions: In addition to the uses permitted in the “C6”, Downtown Commercial zone, a warehouse and commercial self-storage facility shall be permitted; A warehouse and commercial self-storage facility use shall have a maximum gross floor area of 7,020 square metres; and A warehouse and commercial self-storage facility use shall only be located on the main floor of the mall; and A public indoor commercial concourse shall be maintained with a minimum of 6.0 m of commercial retail space abutting the corridor to preserve the commercial characteristics of the mall concourse. Conflict (1
Moved by Councillor Cormier, seconded by Councillor Lapierre Resolution
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda items 14.1.1 to 14.2.1.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts City Council meeting minutes of May 28, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Operations Committee meeting minutes of June 17, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Audit Committee meeting minutes of June 18, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Finance and Administration Committee meeting minutes of June 18, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Hearing Committee meeting minutes of June 19, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Planning Committee meeting minutes of June 24, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Special City Council meeting minutes of June 25, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts City Council meeting minutes of June 25, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting minutes of July 8, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Planning Committee meeting minutes of July 8, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Finance and Administration Committee meeting minutes of July 9, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury approves the 2025 schedule of meeting dates for City Council and its Committees, as outlined in the report entitled “2025 Schedule of Meeting Dates – Council and Committees”, from the General Manager of Corporate Services, presented at the City Council meeting on August 13, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury approve the Action Plan and submission of an application to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Housing Accelerator Fund – Round 2 as outlined in the report entitled “CMHC Housing Accelerator Fund – Round 2” from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the City Council meeting on August 13, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Lapierre, seconded by Councillor Fortin
Carried
City Council, by resolution SCC2023-03 approved Finance & Administration Committee Resolution FA2023-14 from the meeting of February 16th, 2023; AND WHEREAS City Council, by resolution CC2023-306 approved Finance & Administration Committee Resolution FA2023-76 from the meeting of December 19th, 2023; AND WHEREAS Resolution FA2023-14 approved the 2023 tax supported capital budget which included $396,000 for the Lively Ski Hill Chalet; AND WHEREAS Resolution FA2023-76 approved the 2024-2027 tax supported capital budget which included $387,400 for the repurposing of the lift equipment from Capreol; AND WHEREAS City Council wishes to reassign the funds for this project to the new recreational opportunities in the Lively area to supplement the funds set aside from the sale of Meatbird Park, or that the funds be held pending a review of utilization rates following the 2024-2025 season; AND WHEREAS City Council wishes to further consider funds previously allocated for these projects following the operation of the Lively Ski Hill for the 2024-2025 season; “THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that resolutions SCC2023-03 and CC2023-306 be reconsidered:
Moved by Councillor McIntosh, seconded by Councillor Lapierre
Carried
during the 2023 Budget Deliberations City Council approved $396,000 for the Lively Ski Hill Chalet and during the 2024-2025 City Council approved $387,400 for the repurposing of the platter tow ropeway currently located at the closed Capreol Ski Hill to replace the mid-1960s era Samson T-Bar system located at the Lively Ski Hill; AND WHEREAS the 2020 Core Services Review described the delivery of ski hills as a service not commonly provided by other municipalities and suggested the City should consider outsourcing the provision of ski hills to a third party given this is not an essential service; AND WHEREAS at its July 8th, 2024 meeting, the Community and Emergency Services Committee
Moved by Councillor McIntosh, seconded by Councillor Lapierre
Referred
the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2024-129 to By-law 2024-139Z.
Moved by Councillor Lapierre, seconded by Councillor Signoretti
Carried
on behalf of its municipal members, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is urgently calling for Provincial and Federal leadership and action to address the growing crisis of homelessness encampments in communities across Ontario; AND WHEREAS on July 2nd, 2024, AMO released a new policy paper Homeless Encampments in Ontario: A Municipal Perspective detailing the state of this crisis and evidence-based actions that must be taken; AND WHEREAS Municipal governments are at the front lines of the homelessness crisis without the resources or tools to support our residents and communities; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury ask the Federal and Provincial governments to work collaboratively with each other and municipalities to address these complex issues that require comprehensive responses from all orders of government to work together; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this motion be provided to the Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Jagmeet Singh, MP, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, MP, the Honourable Marc Serre, MP for Nickel Belt, the Honourable Viviane Lapointe, MP for Sudbury, the Honourable France Gelinas, MPP for Nickel Belt, the Honourable Jamie West, MPP for Sudbury, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities and the Rural Ontario Municipal Association.
Moved by Councillor Parent, seconded by Mayor Lefebvre
Carried
the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2024-140Z to By-law 2024-142.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Parent
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury moves to Closed Session to deal with one Labour Relations or Employee Negotiations item regarding the Community Safety Department in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(d).
Moved by Councillor Leduc, seconded by Councillor Signoretti
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Operations Committee resolutions OP2024-19 to OP2024-20 from the meeting of August 12, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Parent
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Community and Emergency Services Committee resolutions CES2024-22 to CES2024-25 from the meeting of August 12, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Lapierre, seconded by Councillor Parent
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2024-111 to PL2024-115 and PL2024-118 to PL2024-125 from the meeting of August 12, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Cormier, seconded by Councillor Lapierre
Carried
Resolution Regarding the Official Plan Amendment THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the application by Vista Sudbury Hotel Inc. to amend the City of Greater Sudbury Official Plan to additionally permit warehouse and commercial self-storage facility uses in the Downtown designation on lands described as PINs 02138-0196(LT) & 02138-0159(LT), Part Unit 1 on Plan D-132 being Part 5 on Plan 53R- 17387, Units 3-10, 14 & 20-22 on Plan D-132 except Parts 2 & 3 on Plan 53R-17387, Unit 16 & Part Units 13 & 15 on Plan D-132 being Parts 1, 3 & 4 on Plan 53R-5227,Parts 1-5, Plan SR-3534, Part 2, Plan 53R-17475, Part Lot 5, Concession 4, Township of McKim as outlined in the report entitled “40 Elm Street, Sudbury”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Planning Committee meeting on August 12, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Cormier, seconded by Councillor Lapierre
Carried
Resolution Regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the application by Vista Sudbury Hotel Inc. to change the zoning classification on the subject lands from “C6”, Downtown Commercial to “C6(S)”, Downtown Commercial Special on lands described as PINs 02138-0196(LT) & 02138-0159(LT), Part Unit 1 on Plan D-132 being Part 5 on Plan 53R-17387, Units 3-10, 14 & 20-22 on Plan D-132 except Parts 2 & 3 on Plan 53R-17387, Unit 16 & Part Units 13 & 15 on Plan D-132 being Parts 1, 3 & 4 on Plan 53R- 5227,Parts 1-5, Plan SR-3534, Part 2, Plan 53R-17475, Part Lot 5, Concession 4, Township of McKim as outlined in the report entitled “40 Elm Street, Sudbury”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Planning Committee meeting on August 12, 2024, subject to the following conditions: 1. That the amending zoning by-law include the following site-specific provisions: a. In addition to the uses permitted in the “C6”, Downtown Commercial zone, a warehouse and commercial self-storage facility shall be permitted; b. A warehouse and commercial self-storage facility use shall have a maximum gross floor area of 7,020 square metres; and c. A warehouse and commercial self-storage facility use shall only be located on the main floor of the mall; and d. A public indoor commercial concourse shall be maintained with a minimum of 6.0 m of commercial retail space abutting the corridor to preserve the commercial characteristics of the mall c
Moved by Councillor Cormier, seconded by Councillor Lapierre
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda items 14.1.1 to 14.2.1.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts City Council meeting minutes of May 28, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Operations Committee meeting minutes of June 17, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Audit Committee meeting minutes of June 18, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Finance and Administration Committee meeting minutes of June 18, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Hearing Committee meeting minutes of June 19, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Planning Committee meeting minutes of June 24, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Special City Council meeting minutes of June 25, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts City Council meeting minutes of June 25, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting minutes of July 8, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Planning Committee meeting minutes of July 8, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Finance and Administration Committee meeting minutes of July 9, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the 2025 schedule of meeting dates for City Council and its Committees, as outlined in the report entitled “2025 Schedule of Meeting Dates – Council and Committees”, from the General Manager of Corporate Services, presented at the City Council meeting on August 13, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Benoit
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approve the Action Plan and submission of an application to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Housing Accelerator Fund – Round 2 as outlined in the report entitled “CMHC Housing Accelerator Fund – Round 2” from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the City Council meeting on August 13, 2024.
Moved by Councillor Lapierre, seconded by Councillor Fortin
Carried
WHEREAS City Council, by resolution SCC2023-03 approved Finance & Administration Committee Resolution FA2023-14 from the meeting of February 16th, 2023; AND WHEREAS City Council, by resolution CC2023-306 approved Finance & Administration Committee Resolution FA2023-76 from the meeting of December 19th, 2023; AND WHEREAS Resolution FA2023-14 approved the 2023 tax supported capital budget which included $396,000 for the Lively Ski Hill Chalet; AND WHEREAS Resolution FA2023-76 approved the 2024-2027 tax supported capital budget which included $387,400 for the repurposing of the lift equipment from Capreol; AND WHEREAS City Council wishes to reassign the funds for this project to the new recreational opportunities in the Lively area to supplement the funds set aside from the sale of Meatbird Park, or that the funds be held pending a review of utilization rates following the 2024-2025 season; AND WHEREAS City Council wishes to further consider funds previously allocated for these projects following the operation of the Lively Ski Hill for the 2024-2025 season; “THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that resolutions SCC2023-03 and CC2023-306 be reconsidered:
Moved by Councillor McIntosh, seconded by Councillor Lapierre
Carried
WHEREAS during the 2023 Budget Deliberations City Council approved $396,000 for the Lively Ski Hill Chalet and during the 2024-2025 City Council approved $387,400 for the repurposing of the platter tow ropeway currently located at the closed Capreol Ski Hill to replace the mid-1960s era Samson T-Bar system located at the Lively Ski Hill; AND WHEREAS the 2020 Core Services Review described the delivery of ski hills as a service not commonly provided by other municipalities and suggested the City should consider outsourcing the provision of ski hills to a third party given this is not an essential service; AND WHEREAS at its July 8th, 2024 meeting, the Community and Emergency Services Committee
Moved by Councillor McIntosh, seconded by Councillor Lapierre
Referred
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2024-129 to By-law 2024-139Z.
Moved by Councillor Lapierre, seconded by Councillor Signoretti
Carried
WHEREAS on behalf of its municipal members, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is urgently calling for Provincial and Federal leadership and action to address the growing crisis of homelessness encampments in communities across Ontario; AND WHEREAS on July 2nd, 2024, AMO released a new policy paper Homeless Encampments in Ontario: A Municipal Perspective detailing the state of this crisis and evidence-based actions that must be taken; AND WHEREAS Municipal governments are at the front lines of the homelessness crisis without the resources or tools to support our residents and communities; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury ask the Federal and Provincial governments to work collaboratively with each other and municipalities to address these complex issues that require comprehensive responses from all orders of government to work together; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this motion be provided to the Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Jagmeet Singh, MP, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, MP, the Honourable Marc Serre, MP for Nickel Belt, the Honourable Viviane Lapointe, MP for Sudbury, the Honourable France Gelinas, MPP for Nickel Belt, the Honourable Jamie West, MPP for Sudbury, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities and the Rural Ontario Municipal Association.
Moved by Councillor Parent, seconded by Mayor Lefebvre
Carried
THAT the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2024-140Z to By-law 2024-142.
Moved by Councillor Signoretti, seconded by Councillor Parent