PUBLIC – Minutes of the working meeting on the 2025 budget for the City of Gatineau held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at 9:10 a.m., at which were present

Major decisions

CP-FIN-2024-017 #

Municipal Tax Increase

The executive committee recommends a property tax increase of 4.18% for non-residential properties and 3.18% for all other categories to fund municipal operations.

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The executive committee recommends decreeing a tax increase for municipal operations of 4.18% for the non-residential category and 3.18% for all other categories.

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CE-FIN-2024-032 #

Parking Tax Implementation

The executive committee recommends a new parking tax structure that excludes the downtown area, applies a regular rate in consolidation areas, and a 25% surcharge in urban structures, based on specific zoning maps.

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The executive committee recommends taxing parking lots according to option 4H, which entails no tariff for the 4 zones in accordance with the maps that are an integral part of the presentation, excluding the downtown area, a regular rate in the consolidation area, and an additional 25% in the urban structure.

budget zoning parking tax zoning urban planning $27,000,000

Notable items

CP-FIN-2024-016 #

Use of the Land Acquisition Initiative Fund for the extension of Boulevard de l’Europe

The executive committee recommends using the Land Acquisition Initiative Fund to finance the extension of Boulevard de l’Europe to provide access to school 038.

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The executive committee recommends using the fonds d’initiative – acquisitions de terrains (Land Acquisition Initiative Fund) to finance the project to extend boulevard de l’Europe to serve school 038.

budget infrastructure boulevard de l’Europe boulevard de l’Europeschool 038land acquisition

CP-FIN-2024-018 #

Increase in Waste Management Fees

The executive committee recommends increasing the annual waste management fee from $156.44 to $174.61.

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The executive committee recommends increasing the waste management fee from $156.44 to $174.61.

budget environment waste management fees garbage collection $174.61

All items

CP-FIN-2024-015 #

Use of the Climate Plan Initiative Fund

The executive committee recommends using the Climate Plan Initiative Fund to finance improvements to the urban forestry plan, water management plan, biodiversity charter, and the climate plan itself. Any surplus will be allocated toward service improvements.

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The executive committee recommends using the fonds d’initiative – en lien avec le plan climat (Climate Plan Initiative Fund) to finance the enhancement of the urban forestry plan, the water management plan, the biodiversity charter, and the climate plan. The surplus will be considered for service improvements.

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