Minutes

For the Operations Committee Meeting

Monday, June 17, 2024

2:00 P.m. - 4:15 P.m.

Tom Davies Square

Present (Mayor and Councillors)

• Councillor Signoretti, 
• Councillor Brabant, 
• Councillor Fortin, 
• Councillor Parent, 
• Councillor Sizer, 
• Councillor Leduc, 
• and Councillor Landry-Altmann 

City Officials

• Tony Cecutti, General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, 
• Joe Rocca, Director of Infrastructure Capital Planning, 
• Kris Longston, Director of Planning Services, 
• Shawn Chretien, Director of Water Waste Water Treatment and Compliance, 
• Melissa Riou, Senior Planner, 
• Miranda Edwards, Project Manager, 
• Sarah Moore, Deputy City Clerk , 
• Regina Sgueglia, Clerk's Services Assistant, 
• Cassandra Pierobon, Clerk's Services Assistant, 
• and Rory Whitehouse, Clerk's Services Assistant 

Councillor Signoretti, In the Chair

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1.

Call to Order

The meeting commenced at 2:00 p.m.

2.

Roll Call

A roll call was conducted.

3.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

None declared.

4.

Presentations

4.1

Lasalle Elisabella Employment Land Strategy Implementation

Melissa Riou, Senior Planner and Miranda Edwards, Project Manager provided an electronic presentation regarding the employment land strategy implementation for Lasalle/Elisabella including an overview of the infrastructure upgrades, construction phases, risk assessment and mitigation, and the communication plan throughout this project.

5.

Managers' Reports

5.1

Review of Test Maintenance Hole Requirements Under the Sewer Use By-law (2010-188)

• The following resolution was presented:

  OP2024-16
  Moved By Councillor Fortin
  Seconded By Councillor Parent

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to prepare a by-law to amend the Sewer Use By-law (2010-188) to include the definition of a “multi residential building” as a residential building containing 11 or more dwelling units as outlined in the report entitled “Review of test maintenance hole requirements under the Sewer Use By-Law (2010-188)” from the General Manager of Growth & Infrastructure, presented at the Operations Committee meeting on June 17, 2024.

  CARRIED

• The following resolution was presented:

  OP2024-17
  Moved By Councillor Brabant
  Seconded By Councillor Sizer

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to provide exemptions to the requirement to install a test maintenance hole to commercial establishments which could be considered low risk on a case-by-case basis, as determined by the General Manager of Growth & Infrastructure as outlined in the report entitled “Review of test maintenance hole requirements under the Sewer Use By-Law (2010-188)” from the General Manager of Growth & Infrastructure, presented at the Operations Committee meeting on June 17, 2024.

  CARRIED

5.2

Winter Control Updates – March and April 2024

The following resolution was presented:

• OP2024-18
  Moved By Councillor Landry-Altmann
  Seconded By Councillor Leduc

  THAT  the City of Greater Sudbury extend the winter sidewalk maintenance pilot project for the 2024-2025 winter season which will maintain the three additional seasonal sidewalk plow operators who will be dedicated to performing winter sidewalk maintenance continually throughout the week at a total cost of $285,000;

  AND THAT the cost to fund the pilot project in the amount of $95,000 for 2024 and $190,000 for 2025 be funded from the Winter Control Reserve Fund, as outlined in the report entitled “Winter Control Updates – March and April 2024”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Operations Committee meeting of June 17, 2024.

  CARRIED

6.

Members' Motions

No Motions were presented.

7.

Addendum

No Addendum was presented.

8.

Civic Petitions 

No Petitions were submitted.

9.

Question Period

Please visit: https://www.greatersudbury.ca/agendas to view questions asked.

10.

Adjournment

Councillor Signoretti moved to adjourn the meeting. Time 3:19 p.m.

CARRIED