Minutes

For the City Council Meeting

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Tom Davies Square
Present (Mayor and Councillors)
  • Councillor Signoretti,
  • Councillor Vagnini,
  • Councillor Montpellier,
  • Councillor McCausland,
  • Councillor Kirwan,
  • Councillor Lapierre,
  • Councillor Jakubo,
  • Councillor Sizer,
  • Councillor McIntosh,
  • Councillor Cormier,
  • Councillor Leduc,
  • Councillor Landry-Altmann,
  • and Mayor Bigger
City Officials
  • Ed Archer, Chief Administrative Officer,
  • Kevin Fowke, General Manager of Corporate Services,
  • Tony Cecutti, General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure,
  • Ed Stankiewicz, Executive Director of Finance, Assets and Fleet,
  • Steve Jacques, General Manager of Community Development,
  • Joseph Nicholls, General Manager of Community Safety,
  • Marie Litalien, Director of Communications & Community Engagements,
  • Ian Wood, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives and Citizen Services,
  • Joanne Kelly, Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development,
  • Kelly Gravelle, Deputy City Solicitor,
  • Brett WIlliamson, Director of Economic Development,
  • Ron Foster, Auditor General,
  • Hugh Kruzel, Chief of Staff,
  • David Shelsted, Director of Engineering Services,
  • Kris Longston, Director of Planning Services,
  • Alex Singbush, Manager of Development Approvals,
  • Mauro Manzon, Senior Planner,
  • Eric Labelle, City Solicitor and Clerk,
  • Lisa Locken, Clerk's Services Assistant,
  • and Vickie Hartley, Clerk's Services Assistant

His Worship Mayor Brian Bigger, In the Chair

1.
Call to Order
  

The meeting commenced at 4:00 p.m.

2.
Roll Call
  

A roll call was conducted prior to the commencement of moving into closed session.

3.
Closed Session
  

  • The following resolution was presented:

    CC2021-261
    Moved ByCouncillor Leduc
    Seconded ByCouncillor McIntosh

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury moves to Closed Session to deal with one (1) Information Supplied in Confidence item regarding the City of Greater Sudbury Community Development Corporation in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(i).

    CARRIED

    At 4:04 p.m., Council moved into Closed Session.


4.
Recess
  

At 4:33 p.m., Council recessed.

5.
Open Session
  

At 6:00 p.m., Council commenced the Open Session.

6.
Moment of Silent Reflection
  

Those present at the meeting observed a moment of silent reflection.

7.
Roll Call
  

A roll call was conducted.

8.
Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
  

None declared.

Rules of Procedure

Councillor Lapierre moved to alter the order of the agenda to deal with Members' Motions next.

CARRIED

14.
Members' Motions
  

Councillor Lapierre presented a Members’ Motion regarding the development of appropriate land acknowledgement language and asked that notice be waived.

WAIVED BY TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY

The following resolution was presented:

PL2021-262
Moved By Councillor Lapierre
Seconded By Councillor Signoretti

WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury has embarked on a path towards Truth and Reconciliation and wishes to provide a land acknowledgement at the beginning of its Council meetings to provide a time for reflection and demonstrate recognition of Indigenous lands, treaties and peoples;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to engage with First Nations and Indigenous partners to obtain their guidance on the development of appropriate land acknowledgement language and to present a report to Council during the 4th quarter of 2021, with a recommendation for land acknowledgement at the beginning of Council meetings, to commence in 2022.

Rules of Procedure

Councillor Sizer presented a friendly amendment to include "and Committees" in the last line of the motion.

The friendly amendment was accepted by Councillor Lapierre.

The following resolution with the inclusion of the friendly amendment was presented: 

  • PL2021-262
    Moved ByCouncillor Lapierre
    Seconded ByCouncillor Signoretti

    WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury has embarked on a path towards Truth and Reconciliation and wishes to provide a land acknowledgement at the beginning of its Council meetings to provide a time for reflection and demonstrate recognition of Indigenous lands, treaties and peoples;

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury direct staff to engage with First Nations and Indigenous partners to obtain their guidance on the development of appropriate land acknowledgement language and to present a report to Council during the 4th quarter of 2021, with a recommendation for land acknowledgement at the beginning of Council and Committee meetings, to commence in 2022.

    Rules of Procedure

    A Recorded Vote was held:

    YEAS: (13)Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Vagnini, Councillor Montpellier, Councillor McCausland, Councillor Kirwan, Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Jakubo, Councillor Sizer, Councillor McIntosh, Councillor Cormier, Councillor Leduc, Councillor Landry-Altmann, and Mayor Bigger
    CARRIED (13 to 0)

9.
Matters Arising from the Closed Session
  

Deputy Mayor Sizer, Chair of the Closed Session, reported that Council met in Closed Session to deal with one (1) Information Supplied in Confidence item regarding the City of Greater Sudbury Community Development Corporation in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001, par. 239(2)(i). No directions or recommendations emanated from this meeting.

10.
Matters Arising from Planning Committee
  

10.1
September 13, 2021
  

Councillor Kirwan, as Chair of the Planning Committee, reported on the matters arising from the Planning Committee meeting of September 13, 2021.

The following resolution was presented:

  • PL2021-263
    Moved ByCouncillor Kirwan
    Seconded ByCouncillor McCausland

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2021-130 and PL2021-132 to PL2021-138 from the meeting of September 13, 2021.

    CARRIED

  • Resolution PL2021-129 was lost on a tie vote at Committee and was voted on separately.

    The following resolution was presented: (PL2021-129)

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury denies the application by Dalron Construction Limited to amend the City of Greater Sudbury Official Plan to provide a site-specific exception to the lot creation policies of Section 20.5: South Peninsula of the Ramsey Lake Policy Area in order to remove a deeming by-law and permit three (3) single detached dwellings on lands described as Part of PINs 73592-0053 & 73592-0403, Lots 63, 64, 203 & 204, Plan M-423 in Lot 2, Concession 2, Township of McKim, as outlined in the report entitled “South Bay Road, Sudbury”, from the General Manager of Growth and Infrastructure, presented at the Planning Committee meeting on September 13, 2021.

    Motion for Referral

    Councillor Kirwan moved to refer this item to the Planning Committee meeting of October 13, 2021.

    Rules of Procedure

    A Recorded Vote was held:

    YEAS: (10): Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Vagnini, Councillor Montpellier, Councillor McCausland, Councillor Kirwan, Councillor McIntosh, Councillor Cormier, Councillor Leduc, Councillor Landry-Altmann, and Mayor Bigger

    NAYS: (3): Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Jakubo, and Councillor Sizer

    REFERRED


10.2
September 27, 2021
  

Councillor Kirwan, as Chair of the Planning Committee, reported on the matters arising from the Planning Committee meeting of September 27, 2021.

The following resolution was presented:

  • PL2021-264
    Moved ByCouncillor Kirwan
    Seconded ByCouncillor McCausland

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Planning Committee resolutions PL2021-139 to PL2021-141 and PL2021-143 to PL2021-144 from the Planning meeting of September 27, 2021.

    CARRIED

    The resolutions for the September 27, 2021 Planning Committee meeting can be found at: https://www.greatersudbury.ca/agendas


11.
Consent Agenda
  

The following are the Consent Agenda items:

  • The following resolution was presented:

    PL2021-265
    Moved ByCouncillor Sizer
    Seconded ByCouncillor Leduc

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves Consent Agenda items 11.1.1 to 11.1.5.

    CARRIED

11.1
Adoption of Minutes
  

11.1.1
Planning Committee Minutes of August 16, 2021
This item has attachments.  

The following are the Consent Agenda items:

  • PL2021-266
    Moved ByCouncillor Sizer
    Seconded ByCouncillor Leduc

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Planning Committee meeting minutes of August 16, 2021.

    CARRIED

11.1.2
Operations Committee Minutes of August 16, 2021
This item has attachments.  

  • PL2021-267
    Moved ByCouncillor Sizer
    Seconded ByCouncillor Leduc

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Operations Committee meeting minutes of August 16, 2021.

    CARRIED

11.1.3
Nominating Committee Minutes of August 18, 2021
This item has attachments.  

  • PL2021-268
    Moved ByCouncillor Sizer
    Seconded ByCouncillor Leduc

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Nominating Committee meeting minutes of August 18, 2021.

    CARRIED

11.1.4
Special City Council Minutes of August 18, 2021
This item has attachments.  

  • PL2021-269
    Moved ByCouncillor Sizer
    Seconded ByCouncillor Leduc

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Special City Council meeting minutes of August 18, 2021.

    CARRIED

11.1.5
Hearing Committee Minutes of August 18, 2021
This item has attachments.  

  • PL2021-270
    Moved ByCouncillor Sizer
    Seconded ByCouncillor Leduc

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury adopts Hearing Committee meeting minutes of August 18, 2021.

    CARRIED

12.
Managers' Reports
  

12.1
Event Centre Update
  

The following resolution was presented:

  • PL2021-271
    Moved ByMayor Bigger
    Seconded ByCouncillor Leduc

    THAT staff finalize the negotiations with Bot Engineering & Construction Ltd. and begin the site preparation work by November 29, 2021, as outlined in the report entitled “Event Centre Update” from the Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, Communications and Citizen Services, presented at the City Council meeting on September 28, 2021.

    Rules of Procedure

    A Recorded Vote was held:

    YEAS: (7)Councillor Kirwan, Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Jakubo, Councillor Sizer, Councillor Leduc, Councillor Landry-Altmann, and Mayor Bigger
    NAYS: (6)Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Vagnini, Councillor Montpellier, Councillor McCausland, Councillor McIntosh, and Councillor Cormier
    CARRIED (7 to 6)

    Rules of Procedure

    Councillor McCausland presented the following motion:

    WHEREAS current agreements between the Developer, Gateway and the City of Greater Sudbury for the Kingsway Entertainment District address shared site preparation costs and previous agreements included cost sharing for other preparatory steps, such as site design and legal costs;

    AND WHEREAS the site plan for the Event Centre includes a casino and a hotel co-locating at the Kingsway Entertainment District;

    AND WHEREAS City Council directed staff to complete the Event Centre project without further delay;

    AND WHEREAS the critical mass necessary for the Kingsway Entertainment District to be successful requires all of the partners to realize the original plan as envisioned;

    AND WHEREAS the City of Greater Sudbury is interested in all parties demonstrating their reciprocal commitment to realize the shared vision for the Kingsway Entertainment District;  

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, to further support the project’s success and without affecting the advancement of the project, staff negotiate with the project partners to establish a new contract for the construction phase of the Kingsway Entertainment District, that adds reciprocal commitments to advance each partners’ project to substantial completion, establishes timelines for construction, and to report the results of this agreement for Council’s consideration no later than December 14th, 2021.  

    Resolution to Proceed Past 9:00 p.m. 

    Rules of Procedure

    A Recorded Vote was held: 

    YEAS: (6): Councillor Kirwan, Councillor Jakubo, Councillor Sizer, Councillor McIntosh, Councillor Cormier, and Mayor Bigger

    NAYS: (7): Councillor Signoretti, Councillor Vagnini, Councillor Montpellier, Councillor McCausland, Councillor Lapierre, Councillor Leduc and Councillor Landry-Altmann
    DEFEATED (6 to 7)

     


13.
By-laws
  

The following are the by-laws:

  • PL2021-272
    Moved ByCouncillor Jakubo
    Seconded ByCouncillor Leduc

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury read and pass By-law 2021-161 to By-law 2021-163Z.

    CARRIED

13.1
By-laws 2021-161 to 2021-163Z
  

2021-161

A By-law of the City of Greater Sudbury to Confirm the Proceedings of Council at its Meeting of September 28th, 2021

2021-162

A By-law of the City of Greater Sudbury to Amend By-law 2018-121 being A By-law of the City of Greater Sudbury Respecting the Appointment of Officials of the City
This by-law updates certain appointments to reflect staff changes.

2021-163Z

A By-law of the City of Greater Sudbury to Amend By-law 2010-100Z Being the Comprehensive Zoning By-law for the City of Greater Sudbury
Planning Committee Meeting of September 27, 2021
This by-law rezones the subject property from “H44R3-1(27)”, Holding – Medium Density Residential Special to “R3-1(27)”, Medium Density Residential Special in order to permit the development of a 55 unit apartment building - Coniston Non-Profit Seniors Housing Corporation – 11 Elm Street, Coniston.

18.
Adjournment
  

Automatic Adjournment at 9:05 p.m.

The following items were not completed or addressed at this meeting: 

12.
Managers' Reports
  

15.
Addendum
  

16.
Civic Petitions 
  

17.
Question Period
  

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