Minutes

For the Finance and Administration Committee Meeting

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Tom Davies Square
Present (Mayor and Councillors)
  • Councillor Signoretti, 
  • Councillor Brabant, 
  • Councillor Benoit, 
  • Councillor Fortin, 
  • Councillor Parent, 
  • Councillor Lapierre, 
  • Councillor Labbee, 
  • Councillor Sizer, 
  • Councillor McIntosh, 
  • Councillor Cormier, 
  • Councillor Leduc, 
  • Councillor Landry-Altmann, 
  • and Mayor Lefebvre 
City Officials
  • Ed Archer, Chief Administrative Officer, 
  • Kevin Fowke, General Manager of Corporate Services, 
  • Steve Jacques, General Manager of Community Development, 
  • Joseph Nicholls, General Manager of Community Safety, 
  • Kris Longston, Director of Planning Services, 
  • Michael Loken, Director of Water Waste Water Treatment and Compliance, 
  • Marie Litalien, Director of Communications & Community Engagements, 
  • Meredith Armstrong, Manager of Tourism and Culture, 
  • Renee Brownlee, Director of Environmental Services , 
  • Kyla Bell, Manager of Revenue Services, 
  • Liisa Lenz, Manager of Financial Planning and Budgeting, 
  • Dawn Noel de Tilly, Chief of Staff, 
  • Brigitte Sobush, Manager of Clerk's Services/Deputy City Clerk, 
  • Regina Sgueglia, Clerk's Services Assistant, 
  • Srijana Rasaily, Clerk's Services Assistant, 
  • and Rory Whitehouse, Clerk's Services Assistant 

Councillor McIntosh, In the Chair

1.
Call to Order

  

The meeting commenced at 4:30 p.m.

2.
Roll Call

  

A roll call was conducted.

Councillor Lapierre arrived at 4:32 p.m.

3.
Declarations of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

  

None declared.

4.
Presentations

  

4.1
2024 Development Charges Background Study and By-law

  

Kris Longston, Director of Planning Services and Stefan Krzeczunowicz, Associate Partner at Hemson, provided an electronic presentation regarding 2024 Development Charges Background Study and By-law.

  • Mayor Lefebvre presented the following resolution:

    FA2024-10
    Moved ByMayor Lefebvre
    Seconded ByCouncillor Cormier

    WHEREAS the development charges rates for Industrial and Non-Industrial were approved at 50% of the calculated rates in the 2019 development charges by-law in an effort to increase construction;

    AND WHEREAS industrial and non-industrial construction has not increased significantly as a result of that decision;

    AND WHEREAS the 2024 Development Charges Background Study recommends significant increases from the current reduced rates for industrial and non-industrial development; 

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Greater Sudbury directs staff to present options for the potential phase in of Industrial and Non-Industrial development charges at the May 22, 2024 Finance and Administration Committee meeting.

    CARRIED

4.2
Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) Project Close Out Report

This item has attachments.  

Michael Loken, Director of Water Waste Water and Compliance, provided an electronic presentation regarding the Advanced Meter Infrastructure (AMI) Project Close Out Report, for information only.

Councillor Labée arrived at 5:33 p.m.

5.
Managers' Reports

  

5.1
2024 Property Tax Policy

This item has attachments.  

Councillor Leduc Departed at 5:36 p.m.

  • Rules of Procedure

    Councillor Mcintosh moved to waive partial reading of the resolution.

    CARRIED

    The following resolution was presented:

    FA2024-11
    Moved ByCouncillor McIntosh
    Seconded ByMayor Lefebvre

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves property tax ratios as follows where the Residential class is set at 1.000000:

    New Multi-Residential 1.000000

    Multi-Residential 1.965000

    Commercial 1.912000

    Industrial 3.452729

    Large Industrial 4.007861

    Pipeline 2.179489

    Farm 0.200000

    Managed Forest 0.250000

    AND THAT the necessary Tax Ratio by-law and Tax Rate by-law be prepared.

    CARRIED

  • Rules of Procedure

    Councillor Mcintosh moved to waive reading of the resolution.

    CARRIED

    The following resolution was presented:

    FA2024-12
    Moved ByCouncillor McIntosh
    Seconded ByCouncillor Cormier

    THAT the City of Greater Sudbury use capping and clawback tools as follows:

    1. Implement a 10% tax increase cap
    2. Implement a minimum annual increase of 10% of current value assessment level taxes for capped properties
    3. Move capped and clawed back properties within $500 of current value assessment taxes directly to Current Value Assessment taxes
    4. Eliminate commercial and industrial properties that were at Current Value Assessment in 2023 from the capping exercise
    5. Eliminate commercial and industrial properties that crossed between capping and clawback in 2024 from the capping exercise

       

    AND THAT the necessary by-law be prepared;

    AND THAT the following clawback percentages, as calculated by the Online Property Tax Analysis (OPTA) System, be adopted by the City of Greater Sudbury:

    Commercial 33.3394%

    Industrial 32.3023%

    AND THAT the City of Greater Sudbury approves the recommendations as outlined in the report entitled “2024 Property Tax Policy”, from the General Manager of Corporate Services, presented at the Finance and Administration Committee Meeting on April 23, 2024.

    CARRIED

6.
Members' Motions

  

No Motions were presented.

7.
Correspondence for Information Only

  

8.
Addendum

  

No Addendum was presented.

9.
Civic Petitions 

  

No Petitions were submitted.

10.
Question Period

  

No Questions were asked.

11.
Adjournment

  

Councillor Mcintosh moved to adjourn the meeting. Time: 5:43 p.pm.

CARRIED

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