PUBLIC – Minutes of the Gatineau City Council committee of the whole meeting held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 10:17 a.m. at which are present,
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Holding of off-site municipal council meetings
Recommendations
- Holding four off-site municipal council meetings in the Aylmer, Buckingham, Gatineau, and Masson-Angers sectors from February to September 2025.
- Holding four off-site municipal council meetings in the Aylmer, Buckingham, Gatineau, and Masson-Angers sectors from February to June 2025.
- Holding two off-site municipal council meetings in the east and west of the City from February to June 2025.
- Holding two off-site municipal council meetings in the east and west of the City from February to September 2025.
- Maintaining municipal council meetings at the Maison du Citoyen, with the addition of meetings with citizens in the various sectors of the city, outside the regular calendar.
- Maintaining municipal council meetings at the Maison du Citoyen, without the addition of external meetings, pending the conclusion of the work of the Internal Management Review Committee (comité de révision de la Régie Interne).
Following a period of questions and comments, the committee discussed the merits of moving council meetings. Councillors expressed varying views on the necessity of geographic proximity versus the efficiency of a centralized location. A vote was held, and the recommendation to hold four off-site meetings (Option 1) was selected to be presented for adoption at the December 10 council meeting.
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Commercial Development Support Framework
Presentation by Marianne Strauss, Isabelle Veilleux, and Nancy Guay, consultant from Espace Stratégies.
The objectives of the presentation are to:
- Provide a status report regarding the mandate to develop a support framework for commercial associations;
- Present the next steps regarding protocols.
Recommendations
- CÉ-CDÉ-CS-001: Renew protocols with commercial associations.
- CÉ-CDÉ-CS-002: Mandate the administration to develop a structural proposal regarding commercial development.
Following a period of questions and comments, councillors discussed the need for a more comprehensive approach to commercial development that covers the entire territory. Concerns were raised regarding the current limitations of existing associations like Vision Centre-Ville and the potential for creating new business development societies (Sociétés de développement commercial) for specific areas like boulevard Saint-Joseph. The recommendations will be submitted for adoption at the next council meeting on December 10.