Minutes

For the Operations Committee Meeting

Monday, March 27, 2023

2:00 P.m. - 4:30 P.m.

Tom Davies Square

Present (Mayor and Councillors)

• Councillor Signoretti, 
• Councillor Vagnini, 
• 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, 
• Brittany Hallam, Director of Linear Infrastructure Services, 
• LyAnne Chenier, Active Transportation Coordinator , 
• Danielle Derochie, Deputy City Clerk, 
• Erin Foreshew, Clerk's Services Assistant, 
• Ashley Gosselin, Clerks Services Assistant, 
• and Jodie Godbout, 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.

Consent Agenda

The following resolution was presented:

• OP2023-03
  Moved By Councillor Parent
  Seconded By Councillor Sizer

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

  CARRIED

4.1

Routine Management Reports

4.1.1

Traffic Control – Edna Street at St. Albert Street, Chelmsford

• The following resolution was presented:

  OP2023-04
  Moved By Councillor Parent
  Seconded By Councillor Sizer

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury controls the intersection of Edna Street at St. Albert Street with a stop sign facing westbound traffic on Edna Street, as outlined in the report entitled “Traffic Control - Edna Street at St. Albert Street, Chelmsford”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Operations Committee meeting on March 27, 2023;

  AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to prepare a by-law to amend Traffic and Parking By-Law 2010-1 to implement the recommended changes.

  CARRIED

5.

Presentations

5.1

Winter Control Update – January 2023

Brittany Hallam, Director of Linear Infrastructure Services, provided an electronic presentation for information only.

5.2

2022 Active Transportation Annual Report

LyAnne Chenier, Active Transportation Coordinator, provided an electronic presentation.

Councillor Vagnini arrived at 2:10 p.m.

• The following resolution was presented:

  OP2023-05
  Moved By Councillor Landry-Altmann
  Seconded By Councillor Vagnini

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury designates Barry Downe Road from Kingsway to Westmount Avenue, Loach’s Road from Oriole Drive to Eden Point Drive, on Dell Street from Morin Avenue to Snowdon Avenue and on Hyland Drive from Regent Street to Connaught Avenue, as cycling facilities;

  AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to prepare a by-law to amend Traffic and Parking By-Law 2010-1 to implement the recommended changes, as outlined in the report entitled “2022 Active Transportation Annual Report”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Operations Committee meeting on March 27, 2023.

  CARRIED

6.

Managers' Reports

6.1

Amendment to the Motorized Snow Vehicle By-Law 2016-230

The following resolution was presented:

• OP2023-06
  Moved By Councillor Leduc
  Seconded By Councillor Fortin

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the inclusion of sections of Bancroft Drive and Moonlight Beach Road in the Motorized Snow Vehicle By-law, as outlined in the report entitled “Amendment to the Motorized Snow Vehicle By-Law 2016-230” from the General Manager of Corporate Services presented at the Operations Committee meeting on March 27, 2023;

  AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to prepare a By-law to amend the Motorized Snow Vehicle By-law 2016-230 to implement the recommended changes.

  CARRIED

7.

Referred & Deferred Matters

7.1

Sparks Street Project Design Considerations

Rules of Procedure 

Councillor Landry-Altmann moved to alter the order of the options to deal with Option 2 at this time.

CARRIED BY TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY

• The following resolution was presented:

  OP2023-07
  Moved By Councillor Landry-Altmann
  Seconded By Councillor Leduc

  THAT the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to proceed with a fully urbanized cross section with sidewalk and speed humps on Sparks Street with additional funding of $200,000 to be reallocated within the existing approved Roads program as other projects in the program came in under budget and the remaining required funds be requested as part of the 2024 Budget, as outlined in the report titled “Sparks Street Project Design Considerations” from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure presented at the Operations Committee meeting on February 13, 2023.

  CARRIED

8.

Members' Motions

8.1

Request for Review of Falconbridge Highway Speed Limit

The following resolution was presented:

• OP2023-08
  Moved By Councillor Leduc
  Seconded By Councillor Sizer

  WHEREAS the speed limit along most of Falconbridge Highway is 60 km/hr, with the exception of a small section from 300 m Northeast of Madison Avenue to 300 m North of Maley Drive which is 80 km/hr;

  AND WHEREAS this change in speed limit along that short corridor only serves to create inconsistency and confusion along Falconbridge Highway;

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to review the posted speed limit of Falconbridge Highway from 300 m Northeast of Madison Avenue to 300 m North of Maley Drive, and report back to the Operations Committee with a recommendation by the end of the second quarter of 2023.

  CARRIED

9.

Addendum

No Addendum was presented.

10.

Civic Petitions 

No Petitions were submitted.

11.

Question Period

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

12.

Adjournment

Councillor Signoretti moved to adjourn the meeting. Time 3:50 p.m

CARRIED