Minutes

For the Community and Emergency Services Committee Meeting

Monday, March 17, 2025

4:30 P.m. - 6:30 P.m.

Tom Davies Square

Present (Mayor and Councillors)

• Councillor Fortin, 
• Councillor Parent, 
• Councillor Lapierre, 
• Councillor Labbee, 
• Councillor Sizer, 
• Councillor McIntosh, 
• and Councillor Brabant 

City Officials

• Joseph Nicholls, General Manager of Community Safety, 
• Brendan Adair, Acting General Manager of Community Development , 
• Jeff Pafford, Director of Leisure Services, 
• Aaron Archibald, Director of Long Term Care Services, 
• Meredith Armstrong, Director of Economic Development, 
• Laura Gilbert, Acting Director of Transit Services, 
• Craig Lawrence, Assistant Deputy Chief, 
• Lara Fielding, Manager of Tourism and Culture, 
• Gail Spencer, Manager of Housing Stability & Home Community Development, 
• Danielle Derochie, Supervisor of GOVA Plus and Driver Certification, 
• Christine Hodgins, Deputy City Clerk, 
• Cassandra Pierobon, Clerk's Services Assistant, 
• and Rory Whitehouse, Clerk's Services Assistant 

Councillor Lapierre, In the Chair

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1.

Call to Order

The meeting commenced at 4:32 p.m.

2.

Roll Call

A roll call was conducted.

3.

Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

None declared.

4.

Consent Agenda

• CES2025-04
  Moved By Councillor McIntosh
  Seconded By Councillor Sizer

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda item 4.1.1.

  CARRIED

  The following is the Consent Agenda item:

  
  

4.1

Routine Management Reports

4.1.1

Healthy Community Initiative Fund Applications – March 17, 2025

• CES2025-05
  Moved By Councillor McIntosh
  Seconded By Councillor Sizer

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the Healthy Community Initiative Fund requests, as outlined in the report entitled “Healthy Community Initiative Fund Applications – March 17, 2025”, from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on March 17, 2025;

  AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to present a by-law to authorize the grants recommended in the report.

  CARRIED

5.

Presentations

5.1

IamResponding App

Craig Lawrence, Assistant Deputy Chief, provided an electronic presentation regarding the IamResponding App, recently implemented within the Volunteer Fire Service for information only.

6.

Managers' Reports

6.1

Appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair – Community and Emergency Services Committee

• Nominations were held to appoint a member as the Chair of the Community and Emergency Services Committee.

  The following member accepted their nomination: Councillor Lapierre

  There being no further nominations, nominations for Chair were closed, and nominations were held to appoint a member as the Vice-Chair of the Community and Emergency Services Committee.

  The following member accepted their nomination: Councillor Parent

  There being no further nominations, nominations for Vice-Chair were closed, and the following resolution was presented:

  CES2025-06
  Moved By Councillor Sizer
  Seconded By Councillor Fortin

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury appoints Councillor Lapierre as Chair and Councillor Parent as Vice-Chair of the Community and Emergency Services Committee for the term ending November 14, 2026, as outlined in the report entitled “Appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair – Community and Emergency Services Committee”, from the General Manager of Corporate Services, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on March 17, 2025.

  CARRIED

6.2

GOVA Transit Zero Emission Transition Plan

• The following alternate resolution was presented:

  CES2025-07
  Moved By Councillor McIntosh
  Seconded By Councillor Parent

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to prepare a report outlining potential alternatives to reduce transit greenhouse gas emissions, in alignment with the Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP) goals to support a community wide net-zero emissions target by 2050;

  AND THAT the report considers results of the HYGN Hydrogen Fuel Technology pilot program toward a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; 

  AND THAT the report includes an assessment of the feasibility, cost and potential benefits of these alternatives, to be presented in September 2026.

  CARRIED

6.3

Sole Source - Housing First Intensive Case Management Services

• The following resolution was presented:

  CES2025-08
  Moved By Councillor Labbee
  Seconded By Councillor Parent

  ​​THAT the City of Greater Sudbury authorizes staff to enter into a sole source agreement with Centre de Santé Communautaire du Grand Sudbury for the continued delivery of the Housing First Intensive Case Management Program from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, as outlined in the report entitled “Sole Source – Housing First Intensive Case Management Services” from the General Manager of Community Development, presented at the Community and Emergency Services Committee meeting on March 17, 2025.

  CARRIED

7.

Members' Motions

7.1

Request for Business Case for the Development of a Playground in Wanup

• The following resolution was presented:

  CES2025-09
  Moved By Councillor McIntosh
  Seconded By Councillor Sizer

  As presented by Councillor McIntosh:

  WHEREAS the community of Wanup lost its only playground when Wanup Public School closed in 2012;

  AND WHEREAS Wanup’s Community Center that had hosted an outdoor rink also closed in 2015;

  AND WHEREAS there are no recreational facilities for children in the Wanup community;

  AND WHEREAS a community group in Wanup has been advocating for and working towards the development of a playground on City owned land in the Wanup area;

  AND WHEREAS an Over to You survey concerning recreational activities in the Wanup area was conducted in the first quarter of 2022, and a playground was identified as a priority;

  AND WHEREAS the group successfully applied for HCI funds in the sum of $47,000 which was approved in November of 2022;

  AND WHEREAS the only City owned parcel of land legally described as Cleland CON 2, LOT 12, PCL 35546, RP SR2922, PART 15 IRREG 33344.00SF, 91.66FR, 91.66D in the Wanup area has been identified as the potential site for the proposed playground;

  AND WHEREAS a local contractor has agreed to donate in kind services for site preparation;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs that staff prepare a business case for the development of a playground in Wanup on a City owned parcel of land for Council’s consideration during the 2026 Budget deliberations.

  CARRIED

8.

Correspondence for Information Only

8.1

2024 Provincial Communities in Bloom Results

For Information Only.

8.2

Museum Services Revitalization Update

For Information Only.

8.3

Request for Transit Service at Villa St. Gabriel Villa

For Information Only.

8.4

Potential Program for Free Access to Transit Services for Students

For Information Only.

9.

Addendum

No Addendum was presented.

10.

Civic Petitions 

No Petitions was presented.

11.

Question Period

No Questions were asked.

12.

Adjournment

Councillor Sizer moved to adjourn the meeting. Time: 5:35 p.m.