THE FORTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY Council Chamber Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Tom Davies Square Commencement: 6:05 p.m. Chair HIS WORSHIP MAYOR JOHN RODRIGUEZ, IN THE CHAIR Present Councillors Cimino; Barbeau; Berthiaume; Dutrisac; Dupuis; Rivest; Thompson; Callaghan; Craig; Caldarelli; Gasparini; Landry-Altmann City Officials D. Nadorozny, Acting Chief Administrative Officer; G. Clausen, General Manager of Infrastructure Services; C. Matheson, General Manager of Community Development; B. Lautenbach, Acting General Manager of Growth & Development/Planning Director; T. Beadman, Chief of Emergency Services; M. Leduc, Fire Chief; I. Davidson, Police Chief; C. Hallsworth, Executive Director, Administrative Services; L. Hayes, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer; R. Swiddle, City Solicitor; R. Hotta, Director of Pioneer Manor; R. Henderson, Director of Citizen Services; B. Arbuckle, Manager of Income Support, Ontario Works; T. Parmar, Manager of Quality, Administration & Financial Services; K. Moxam, Manager of Parks Services; E. Bennett, Manager of Communications & French Language Services; J. Pafford, Community Development Coordinator; J. Canapini, Co-ordinator of Strategic Initiatives & Policies; J. McKechnie, Executive Assistant to the Mayor; A. Haché, Audio-Visual Operator; P. Pelletier, Audio-Visual Operator; F. Bortolussi, Council Secretary Others Claude Gravelle, MP, Nickelbelt News Media Big Daddy, CBC Radio; CBC Radio-Canada Television; CIGM; KICX; Le Voyageur; MCTV; Northern Life; Persona 10 News; Sudbury Star Declarations of None declared. Pecuniary Interest COMMUNITY DELEGATIONS Item 1 Council noted that Walk & Bike for Life regarding the Trails for Walk & Bike for Life Active Transportation Project was to be conducted in Greater Sudbury January 12 to 14, 2008. C.C. 2009-01-14 (43RD) (1) Item 1 Gil Penalosa, Executive Director, Walk & Bike for Life, made an Walk & Bike for Life electronic presentation entitled Connecting People and Places: (continued) Creating a Great Sudbury. He stated they have been making presentations throughout Greater Sudbury during the last three days for community consultations to promote trails as an integral part of community life which connect people who live, work, and play along their paths. A report will be prepared to identify short term and long term recommendations for active transportation developments and Council will be provided with an overview of the project and a brief summary of the local consultations. Mr. Penalosa explained the benefits of walking and cycling as activities and of urban parks and trails as great places, and their impact on creating healthier communities where its residents live happier. He stated that, when new developments are created, Transportation priorities should be pedestrian first, bicyclists second, transit and then cars and others. He provided examples such as 9th Avenue and Broadway Avenue in Manhattan and Copenhagen, Denmark. PRESENTATIONS Item 2 Presentation entitled Critical Response to ALC Crisis – Options Alternative Level of Care Matrix setting out short term and long term recommendations and (ALC) Crisis documentation entitled Remarks by Jim Gordon were distributed to Council Members. Jim Gordon, Chair of City's Advisory Panel on Health Cluster Development, provided concluding remarks on public input and final key recommendations with respect to Alternate Level of Care (ALC) Crisis. He advised that since he appear before Council on December 10, 2008, two public meetings were held and concluded that two options had been deemed most important, i.e. Home Care and Sudbury Regional Hospital - Memorial Site. He stated the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care should be requested to keep the Memorial Site open for ALC patients and listed the reasons including the increase in ALC patients in the hospital and the number of persons age 65 and over. He further stated that the Home Care system in Greater Sudbury is facing challenges as there are insufficient workers, job satisfaction is low and attendance at Personal Support Worker (PSW) courses is diminishing. He outlined recommendations including financial incentives to PSW students and the use of data and a GPS system to better utilize workers’ time. C.C. 2009-01-14 (43RD) (2) Item 2 The following resolution was presented: Alternative Level of Care (ALC) Crisis (continued) 2009-01 Callaghan-Barbeau: WHEREAS the Province Of Ontario faces unprecedented demographic change as our population ages; AND WHEREAS this change is most profound in Northeastern Ontario in general and in the City of Greater Sudbury in particular; AND WHEREAS the provision of timely and effective services to seniors in their own homes or in supportive housing settings is now acknowledged as the most sensitive and cost-effective way to help seniors to maintain a healthy and fulfilled lifestyle; AND WHEREAS as outlined in the recent North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) Housing Options Report, a dramatically increased supply of supportive housing is required in Greater Sudbury to provide a solid alternative to more costly Long Term Care facilities; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of City of Greater Sudbury calls upon the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to support and implement innovative solutions aligned with their own strategy to promote “aging at home.” These solutions must include: Assistance to local colleges to improve and enhance Personal Support Worker programs and incentives for students to choose these programs; A commitment to review and adjust Personal Support Worker and Homemaker compensation to strengthen the retention and attraction of workers in this sector. In particular, the Ministry must provide additional funding to overcome the barrier of unpaid travel time required in Greater Sudbury; Recognition of the home care and personal support sector as the foundation for the aging at home strategy and acknowledgement of the unique factors influencing care here in Greater Sudbury; A commitment to consult the communities of Northeastern Ontario and local service providers, prior to making changes to funding and program structures in the area of homecare and elderly support services; Establishing a funding program to assist both for-profit and not-for-profit developers to build supportive housing in our city. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY C.C. 2009-01-14 (43RD) (3) Rules of Procedure Council, by a two-thirds majority, agreed to dispense with the Rules of Procedure, to alter the order of the Agenda and deal with Item R-2 (Steelworkers Hall - Demolition Waste) at this time and also to allow John Fera, President, United Steelworkers Local 6500 to speak on this matter. MANAGERS’ REPORTS Item R-2 Report dated December 30, 2008 was received from the General Steelworkers Hall - Manager of Infrastructure Services regarding Steelworkers Hall - Demolition Waste Demolition Waste. John Fera thanked Council for the opportunity to speak. He stated that on September 19, 2008, the community lost a building which was a home to many organizations, a hall where many community and family events were held. He listed the donations USW Local 6500 made to various charities and causes. He asked for Council’s assistance with their new building which will be environmentally friendly. The General Manager of Infrastructure Services advised that according to the demolition contractor, the estimate for tipping fees is now $90,000 as they are doing some separating of materials. The following resolution was presented: 2009-02 Barbeau-Dutrisac: THAT Council approve Steelworkers Hall – Demolition Waste Option # 3; AND THAT the demolition waste be used to conduct the trial and the development of the Construction & Demolition Material Recycling Site all in accordance with the report from the General Manager of Infrastructure Services dated December 30, 2008. C.C. 2009-01-14 (43RD) (4) Item R-2 RECORDED VOTE: Steelworkers Hall - Demolition Waste YEAS NAYS (continued) Barbeau Cimino Berthiaume Rivest Dutrisac Dupuis Thompson Callaghan Craig Caldarelli Gasparini Landry-Altmann Mayor Rodriguez CARRIED Option # 3 reads “Eliminate up to $125,000 of tipping fees”. PRESENTATIONS Item 3 Report dated January 2, 2009 was received from the General Pioneer Manor Insurance Manager of Community Development regarding Pioneer Manor Insurance. Catherine Matheson, General Manager of Community Development; Louis Bélanger, Yallowega Bélanger Architecture; Randy Hotta, Director of Pioneer Manor; and Tony Parmar, Manager of Quality Administrative and Financial Services made an electronic presentation regarding Pioneer Manor Insurance. General Manager of Community Development advised that the presentation would provide a building analysis, new design, impact on residents and insurance briefing. She explained the Council briefing beginning with the in-camera meeting on March 28, 2007 and Council’s direction for capital direction. She listed the experts processing the claim and the City priorities including resident care and evacuation, negotiation settlement and capital construction. Louis Bélanger presented the Pioneer Manor Boreal Wing Redevelopment including analysis of fire conditions, recommendations to proceed and new design. He showed pictures of the damage caused by the fire and listed the significant risks related to the reuse of any part of the remaining portion. He outlined the differences between pre-fire conditions and project under construction conditions. C.C. 2009-01-14 (43RD) (5) PRESENTATIONS (continued)