2026.09.16 – Regular meeting of the Executive Committee of the City of Gatineau held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 9:32 a.m.

Acquisition by expropriation of parts of lots 1 288 546, 1 286 833, 1 286 836, 1 287 327, 1 287 343, and 1 287 344 - Saint-Joseph Boulevard redevelopment project - Manoir-des-Trembles–Val-Tétreau electoral district - Adrian Corbo

CONSIDERING THAT since 2016, the City of Gatineau has been working on a redevelopment project for Saint-Joseph Boulevard;

CONSIDERING THAT the work also aims to reconstruct infrastructure and surface improvements between Saint-Raymond and Alexandre-Taché boulevards, as well as on certain adjacent streets;

CONSIDERING THAT a new phase of the work, located between Alexandre-Taché Boulevard and Montcalm Street, is scheduled to begin in 2027, in collaboration with Hydro-Québec;

CONSIDERING THAT the project includes the burial of cable network distribution lines, widening of sidewalks, addition of plantings, street furniture, and a decorative lighting network, repair of drinking water pipes, separation of sewer systems, as well as the addition of certain cycling links near Saint-Joseph Boulevard;

CONSIDERING THAT in order to carry out this project, the City of Gatineau must acquire a portion of lot 1 288 546 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with a total area of 123.7 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on May 6, 2026, under number 2941 of her minutes and owned by 6991874 Canada inc.;

CONSIDERING THAT in order to carry out this project, the City of Gatineau must also acquire easements on the following lot parcels:

• two real and perpetual public utility easements, on a portion of lot 1 286 833 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, namely: an easement in favor of Hydro-Québec, with a total area of 10.0 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on January 24, 2025, under number 2629 of her minutes and owned by 13145484 Canada inc.; an easement in favor of the City of Gatineau, with a total area of 5.4 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on February 12, 2025, under number 2665 of her minutes and owned by 13145484 Canada inc.;
• a real and perpetual public utility easement, on a portion of lot 1 286 836 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with an area of 2.6 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on January 24, 2025, under number 2630 of her minutes and owned by Madame Fatima Maqboub;
• a real and perpetual public utility easement, on a portion of lot 1 287 327 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with an area of 3.7 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on February 12, 2025, under number 2679 of her minutes and owned by 17143851 Canada inc.;
• a real and perpetual public utility easement, on a portion of lot 1 287 343 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with an area of 1.6 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on February 12, 2025, under number 2679 of her minutes and owned by 17143851 Canada inc.;
• two real and perpetual public utility easements, on a portion of lot 1 287 344 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, namely: an easement in favor of the City of Gatineau, with an area of 2.0 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on February 12, 2025, under number 2679 of her minutes and owned by 17143842 Canada inc.; an easement in favor of Hydro-Québec, with an area of 0.8 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on January 24, 2025, under number 2656 of her minutes and owned by 17143842 Canada inc.;

CONSIDERING THAT being unable to reach a mutual agreement with the owners for the acquisition of the rights to the required parcels and considering the schedule to be respected in the realization of the project, the Legal Affairs Department, the Infrastructure and Projects Department, as well as the Real Estate Department jointly recommend initiating expropriation procedures for the rights required on a portion of the aforementioned lots:

PROPOSED AND RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY

THAT this committee:

• authorizes the acquisition by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of a portion of lot 1 288 546 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with a total area of 123.7 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on May 6, 2026, under number 2941 of her minutes;
• authorizes the acquisition by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of the following easements, on a portion of lot 1 286 833 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, namely: an easement in favor of Hydro-Québec, with a total area of 10.0 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on January 24, 2025, under number 2629 of her minutes; an easement in favor of the City of Gatineau, with a total area of 5.4 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on February 12, 2025, under number 2665 of her minutes;
• authorizes the acquisition by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of an easement on a portion of lot 1 286 836 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with an area of 2.6 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on January 24, 2025, under number 2630 of her minutes;
• authorizes the acquisition by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of an easement on a portion of lot 1 287 327 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with an area of 3.7 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on February 12, 2025, under number 2679 of her minutes;
• authorizes the acquisition by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of an easement on a portion of lot 1 287 343 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with an area of 1.6 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on February 12, 2025, under number 2679 of her minutes;
• authorizes the acquisition by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of easements on a portion of lot 1 287 344 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, namely: an easement in favor of the City of Gatineau, with an area of 2.0 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on February 12, 2025, under number 2679 of her minutes; an easement in favor of Hydro-Québec, with an area of 0.8 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on January 24, 2025, under number 2656 of her minutes;
• mandates the Infrastructure and Projects Department to proceed with the preparation of any plan and any technical description, and to carry out any cadastral operation required for the purposes of these acquisitions, by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes;
• mandates and authorizes the Legal Affairs Department to undertake the procedures for acquisition, by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of a portion of lot 1 288 546 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with a total area of 123.7 m², identified on the plan accompanying the technical description, prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on May 6, 2026, under number 2941 of her minutes;
• mandates and authorizes the Legal Affairs Department to undertake the procedures for acquisition, by mutual agreement or by expropriation, for municipal purposes, of the easements identified on the plans accompanying the technical descriptions prepared by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, on the parcels identified above;
• authorizes the treasurer to pay to the expropriated parties, or on their behalf, any indemnity, both provisional and final, negotiated by the parties, or awarded by the Tribunal, as the case may be, and applicable to the aforementioned lots, in accordance with the Loi concernant l’expropriation, from sub-project 20951.05 and sub-project 20951.09, and to perform the accounting entries required to follow up on this.

The Mayor or in her absence the Acting Mayor and the Clerk or in her absence the Deputy Clerk or the Assistant Clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this.

A certificate from the treasurer was issued on September 15, 2026.

Adopted

City participation in major events and events under $50,000 - $615,800 in financial contributions, $69,300 in cost-based services, and $57,000 in service value

CONSIDERING THAT the Events Office has completed the first series of analyses of support requests for the 2027 calendar for the Major Events Support Program and for the Events Support Program – Eligible budgets of less than $50,000;

CONSIDERING THAT the Events Office recommends that the municipal council adopt financial contributions of $615,800 in cash, an amount of $69,300 in cost-based services, and $57,000 in value of services to organizations, in accordance with the budgets allocated to the two support programs concerned:

PROPOSED AND RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY

THAT this committee recommends to the council:

• to approve the financial contributions and services detailed in Appendix A as part of the Major Events Support Program (PSGÉ) for the year 2027, conditionally upon the adoption of the budget;
• to approve the financial contributions and services detailed in Appendix B as part of the Events Support Program – Eligible budgets of less than $50,000 (PSÉ) for the year 2027, conditionally upon the adoption of the budget;
• to authorize the treasurer to: pay the expenses for cost-based services incurred as part of the organization of the events and which are provided for by the City in the service support included in the protocols of agreement; make payments to the organizations identified in Appendices A and B, according to the supporting documents prepared by the Arts, Culture and Letters Department. In the event of exceptional circumstances determined by the City, the contribution in services could be higher than the forecasts, while respecting the limits established in the support programs. The Events Office may, in these circumstances, reimburse invoices to the targeted organizations, upon presentation of supporting documents or pay suppliers, if applicable;
• to authorize the Police Department – Parking Section, adult school crossing guard, and animal control to: provide free or billable parking spaces in certain municipal parking lots; move permit holders to time-limited parking lots or to parking meters (paid spaces); make all arrangements required for the smooth running of the activities concerned;
• to authorize the management of the Arts, Culture and Letters Department or its representatives to sign the protocols of agreement, as well as any other modification or amendment to the protocols of agreement with organizations receiving less than $250,000 in subsidies;
• to authorize the head of the Events Office or her representatives to sign the protocols of agreement, as well as any other modification or amendment to the protocols of agreement with organizations receiving less than $25,000 in subsidies.

This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council.

A certificate from the treasurer was issued on September 14, 2026.

Adopted

Tender 2026 SP 188 - Housekeeping services for the Gatineau Sports Centre - Recreation, Sports and Community Development Department

PROPOSED AND RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY

THAT this committee awards a contract to the firm Québec Services Intégrés inc., 205-6433, rue Jarry Est, Saint-Léonard, Québec, H1P 1W1, for the housekeeping services of the Gatineau Sports Centre, based on the hourly rates entered in the tender form, for two years, for an approximate amount of $1,093,530.44 including taxes, all in compliance with the call for tenders documents and its tender submitted on August 24, 2026, and this, as being the lowest tender received and compliant.

After the first year of the contract, the unit prices will be revised annually, all based on the Consumer Price Index of Statistique Canada.

The contract could be renewed for two additional one-year periods, which would bring the total amount to $2,187,060.89 including taxes.

The treasurer is authorized to make transfers if necessary to follow up on the awarding of the contract. In addition, the treasurer is authorized to provide the necessary sums in the budget for the years 2027 to 2030 to follow up on this. The funds will be taken from the following budget items:

A certificate from the treasurer was issued on September 15, 2026.

Adopted

Mandate for the Legal Affairs Department to proceed with a conciliation session at the Tribunal administratif du Québec, in the context of the Loi concernant l'expropriation - Authorization to be given to Mr. Simon Comtois, DGA, to accept the settlement offer and sign all relevant documents

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau acquired lot 1 090 745 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, on January 15, 2026, by expropriation and in accordance with the Loi concernant l’expropriation, RLRQ c E-25;

CONSIDERING THAT it is appropriate, to this day, to determine the final indemnity to be paid by the City of Gatineau to 3840743 Canada inc., the expropriated party;

CONSIDERING THAT it is in the interest of the City of Gatineau that this indemnity be determined and paid as soon as possible;

CONSIDERING THAT the parties and the Tribunal administratif du Québec (the Tribunal) wish for a transactional agreement to be finalized to this effect through conciliation with the Tribunal;

CONSIDERING THAT such a conciliation session has been set for September 16, 2026, and will allow for the negotiation of such an agreement:

IT IS PROPOSED AND RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY

THAT this committee:

• mandates the Legal Affairs Department to undertake a negotiation process, both within the framework of the conciliation scheduled for September 16, 2026, at the Tribunal administratif du Québec and in the future, if applicable;
• authorizes Mr. Simon Comtois, Deputy General Manager, to accept an offer deemed reasonable and in the interest of the City of Gatineau, and to sign all relevant documents, both during the conciliation session scheduled for September 16, 2026, and at its conclusion, and in the future, if applicable;
• authorizes the treasurer to pay to the expropriated party, or on its behalf, any sum representing the final indemnity negotiated between the parties or awarded by the Tribunal administratif du Québec and applicable to lot 1 090 745 of the Cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, from the funds provided for in the financial structure of the construction project for a headquarters for the Gatineau Police Service;
• authorizes the treasurer to perform the accounting entries required to follow up on the foregoing.

Adopted

MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE Mayor Executive Committee

Me VÉRONIQUE DENIS Clerk Executive Committee