2024.03.19 – Special meeting of the City of Gatineau executive committee held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 3:26 p.m. at which
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CONSIDERING THAT it is necessary to hold a by-election on June 9, 2024 in order to fill the position of mayor of the city of Gatineau:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to authorize the election president to provide the budget necessary for the holding of the by-election of June 9, 2024, which is evaluated at approximately $2 million;
• to adopt the remuneration rate for election staff as it appears in the appendix of this resolution, and this, in accordance with the provisions of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities;
• to authorize the treasurer to make the necessary accounting entries.
The necessary funds will be taken from the Contingency Fund. A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 14, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted 0020685
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CONSIDERING THAT a mandate was carried out in 2019-2020 to develop an urban redevelopment concept for Taylor Street, on the banks of the Brasserie Creek, and the northern part of Montcalm Street, between Papineau Street and Saint-Joseph Boulevard;
CONSIDERING THAT the development concept aims to transform Taylor Street into a shared street and offer a vast waterfront promenade highlighting the Brasserie Creek;
CONSIDERING THAT the development concept helps position the Brasserie Creek as the central element of the urban environment in order to continue the networking between the different environments that surround it;
CONSIDERING THAT the urban redevelopment is part of the desire to revitalize and beautify the downtown area, in accordance with the guidelines of the downtown PPU (Special Planning Program);
CONSIDERING THAT the planning of the work for the rehabilitation of the Lac-des-Fées collector, under Taylor Street, will soon enter the phase of preparing plans and specifications;
CONSIDERING THAT an integrated project (surface/underground) is desirable in this case, for the sake of sound management of public funds and due to the complexity of the interventions on the bank and on the retaining wall of the creek;
CONSIDERING THAT a positioning of the council is necessary in order to decide on the extent of the surface and bank work as well as the financial structure of the project to begin the planning and plans and specifications phase:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to approve the development concept for Taylor Street: shared street and waterfront promenade; 0020673
• to provide an amount of $6.8 million for the year 2026 in the 2025-2029 Capital Investment Plan – maintenance component (PIVM) with the goal of implementing phase 1 of the Taylor Street urban redevelopment project.
This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has adopted a Cycling Network Master Plan aimed at the realization of 135 km of new cycling links by 2025;
CONSIDERING THAT the cycling link on Allumettières Boulevard, between the Highway 50 ramp and Morin Street, is a recognized missing link;
CONSIDERING THAT a feasibility study was carried out by the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) in collaboration with the City of Gatineau for the analysis of a reserved lane and a cycling link on Allumettières Boulevard;
CONSIDERING THAT the selected concept required the acquisition and demolition of six buildings on Allumettières Boulevard, between Morin and Marie-Le Franc streets (CM-2021-88, CM-2021-216 and CE-2021-957);
CONSIDERING THAT the STO was the project manager for the construction of the reserved lane and the bike path:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign all documents necessary for the signing of the agreement with the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO);
• to reimburse the STO for the amounts incurred for the construction of the bike path on Allumettières Boulevard, between the Highway 50 ramp and Morin Street for an amount of $839,900.00 financed by the Cycling Network Master Plan. The funds for this purpose will be taken from the following sub-projects:
| Sub-project | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 20600.01 | URB-07-007 Bike path Allumettières Blvd, between Brasserie Creek and Morin St | $193,345 |
| 20600.02 | URB-13-004 Bike path Allumettières Blvd, between Brasserie Creek and Morin St | $56,975 |
| 20600.03 | URB-13-004 Bike path Allumettières Blvd, between Brasserie Creek and Morin St | $163,658 |
| 20306.03 | URB-07-010 Reprioritization recreational trails | $74,771 |
| PTI 2016-2017 | Future FDI (bylaw URB-16-001 Cycling links Master Plan 852-2019) | $351,151 |
0020674 A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 15, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2023-57 of January 17, 2023, signified its intention to participate in the 2023-2024 Rénovation Québec (PRQ) program;
CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2023-57 of January 17, 2023, authorized the treasurer to reserve, within the framework of its 2023-2027 Capital Investment Plan – Maintenance Component, the sum of $1,200,000 to finance the City of Gatineau's residential renovation program for the year 2023-2024;
CONSIDERING THAT on July 5, 2023, the City of Gatineau received a letter from the Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) confirming an amount of $872,500 for the year 2023-2024 for the Rénovation Québec (PRQ) program;
CONSIDERING THAT in order to participate in the 2023-2024 PRQ, the City of Gatineau must provide a financial contribution equal to that of the SHQ, i.e., $872,500:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to approve the financial contributions of the SHQ and the City of Gatineau to the 2023-2024 Rénovation Québec program;
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign any document necessary to give full effect to this resolution;
• to authorize the treasurer to make the required accounting entries to follow up on this and to reserve an amount of $327,500 for the financing of a residential renovation program for the City of Gatineau.
This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the company Les Immeubles FR inc. has filed a request to proceed, at its own expense and in compliance with the regulations in force, with the installation of the municipal services required to serve the integrated residential project located at 980, 990 and 1000, Plateau Boulevard;
CONSIDERING THAT an agreement must be signed between the City of Gatineau and the company Les Immeubles FR inc. in order to establish the guidelines governing the construction of the municipal services required to serve the integrated residential project located at 980, 990 and 1000, Plateau Boulevard:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to accept the agreement to be entered into between the City of Gatineau and the company Les Immeubles FR inc. concerning an integrated residential project located at 980, 990 and 1000, Plateau Boulevard, shown on the overall plan prepared by the firm QDI, bearing the number G-22-068-01_02;
• to ratify the request presented by the aforementioned company to build, at its own expense and in compliance with the regulations in force of the City of Gatineau (Bylaws numbers 98-2003 and 99-2003 and their amendments), the municipal services and the streets in the project; 0020676
• to notify the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks that the City of Gatineau does not oppose the issuance of the authorization required for the installation of municipal services in this project;
• to notify the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks that the City of Gatineau undertakes to maintain the stormwater management works that will be transferred to it, and to register them in its operation and maintenance register;
• to attest that the existing water and sewer networks are capable of serving the project mentioned above and comply with the various infrastructure master plans;
• to authorize the aforementioned company to have prepared, also at its own expense, the specifications and plans necessary for the execution of the work alluded to above by the firm QDI;
• to endorse the request of the aforementioned company aimed at entrusting the supervision, with residence, of the aforementioned work to the firm QDI and that the expense resulting therefrom be assumed by this company;
• to accept the recommendation of the aforementioned company to the effect of retaining the services of the firm Paterson Group inc. to perform the qualitative control of materials and that the expense resulting therefrom be assumed by this company;
• to require that the company, its assigns and legal heirs transfer to the City of Gatineau, free of charge, the municipal services and the easements required in this project;
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign the agreement, the contract relating to the obtaining of the easements which are the subject of this, all as they will appear on the final plans which will be filed at the Land Registry Office;
• to authorize the treasurer to reimburse, upon presentation of documents produced by the Asset Planning and Investment Service, the City's share related to the construction work of the trail along Vanier Road, including the replacement of pivoting barriers, up to $30,000 including applicable taxes.
The funds for this purpose will be taken from the following budget item:
| ITEM | AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Future FDI | $27,394.00 | Share – Extension of the trail along Vanier |
| 12610 | $1,304.63 | GST - Rebate to be received |
| 12310 | $1,301.37 | QST - Rebate to be received |
The treasurer is authorized to make the required accounting entries to follow up on this agreement. A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 14, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted 0020677
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CONSIDERING THAT the company 12555409 Canada inc. has filed a request to proceed, at its own expense and in compliance with the regulations in force, with the installation of the municipal services to serve the integrated residential project located at 1013, Maloney Boulevard East;
CONSIDERING THAT an agreement must be signed between the City of Gatineau and the company 12555409 Canada inc. in order to establish the guidelines governing the construction of the municipal services required to serve the integrated residential project located at 1013, Maloney Boulevard East:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to accept the agreement to be entered into between the City of Gatineau and the company 12555409 Canada inc. concerning the integrated residential project located at 1013, Maloney Boulevard East, shown on the overall plan prepared by the firm Les Services EXP inc., bearing the number G-2023-038-01;
• to ratify the request presented by the aforementioned company to build, at its own expense and in compliance with the regulations in force of the City of Gatineau (Bylaws numbers 98-2003 and 99-2003 and their amendments), the municipal services and the streets in the project;
• to notify the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks that the City of Gatineau does not oppose the issuance of the authorization required for the installation of municipal services in this project;
• to notify the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks that the City of Gatineau undertakes to maintain the stormwater management works that will be transferred to it, and to register them in its operation and maintenance register;
• to attest that the existing water and sewer networks are capable of serving the project mentioned above and comply with the various infrastructure master plans;
• to authorize the aforementioned company to have prepared, also at its own expense, the specifications and plans necessary for the execution of the work alluded to above by the firm Les Services EXP inc.;
• to endorse the request of the aforementioned company aimed at entrusting the supervision, with residence, of the aforementioned work to the firm Les Services EXP inc. and that the expense resulting therefrom be assumed by this company;
• to accept the recommendation of the aforementioned company to the effect of retaining the services of the firm Les Services EXP inc. to perform the qualitative control of materials and that the expense resulting therefrom be assumed by this company;
• to require that the company, its assigns and legal heirs transfer to the City of Gatineau, free of charge, the municipal services and the easements required in this project; 0020678
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign the agreement, the contract relating to the obtaining of the easements which are the subject of this, all as they will appear on the final plans which will be filed at the Land Registry Office.
This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau wants to collaborate with the Service national des sauveteurs inc. in order to offer free courses leading to the aquatic instructor and lifeguard certification in Gatineau; 0020679
CONSIDERING THAT the Ministry of Education, through the Action Plan to promote the practice of physical, sports and recreational activities in Quebec 2022 - 2027, intends to pay a grant of $162,589 to support this initiative:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to accept the financial assistance agreement from the Service national des sauveteurs inc.;
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor to sign the annual financial assistance agreement attached to this as well as any other document in order to give it full effect;
• to authorize the treasurer to make the accounting entries to transfer to the budget of the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Service, the grant to be received within the framework of this agreement.
This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has adopted an Urban Agriculture Program and a Support Framework for Urban Agriculture Projects (CM-2021-736);
CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau wishes to associate organizations with municipal issues, such as urban agriculture and community and collective gardens;
CONSIDERING THAT the Support Framework for Urban Agriculture Projects includes community and collective gardens (CM-2023-215) and provides for annual financial support to organizations managing community and collective gardens, conditionally upon the signing of a protocol of agreement between the City and the managing organizations;
CONSIDERING THAT to operate the 25 community and collective gardens, protocols must be ratified between the City and the organizations. 10 protocols must be renewed, as they have expired and three new protocols are to be authorized;
CONSIDERING THAT all the targeted organizations are non-profit organizations;
CONSIDERING THAT the targeted organizations wish to develop living environments for vulnerable communities and that they wish to develop a sense of belonging through the development of community gardening spaces, and this, from a perspective of food sovereignty:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to accept the recommendations of the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Service concerning financial support for urban agriculture projects, in the sum of $88,450 as indicated in Appendix A and in accordance with the allocated budgets; 0020680
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2028, with the organization "Association des citoyen(nes) du Quartier du Ruisseau" for the management of the Ruisseau community garden;
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2028, with the organization "Centre Actions Générations des Ainés de la Vallée-de-la-Lièvre" for the management of the Gendron park community garden;
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2028, with the organization "Boulev'Art de la Vallée" for the management of the Boulev’Art de la Vallée community garden;
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2027, with the organization "Comité de vie de Quartier du Vieux-Gatineau" for the management of the Magnus community garden;
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2027, with the organization "Maison de quartier Notre-Dame" for the management of the Sanscartier community garden;
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2027, with the organization "Centre d'animation familiale" for the management of the Petites sœurs community garden;
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2027, with the organization "Communautés Gatineau Ouest" for the management of the Val d’Oise community garden;
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2027, with the organization "Comité Solidarité Gatineau-Ouest" for the management of the Tecumseh community garden;
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2028, with the organization "Association citoyenne de Val-Tétreau" for the management of the Entre bettes et voisins community garden;
• to accept the protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2028, with the organization "Maison de l’Amitié de Hull" for the management of the Jean-Dallaire community garden;
• to accept the new protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2027, with the organization "Corporation d’aménagement de la rivière Blanche inc." for the management of the Vieux-Gatineau urban garden;
• to accept the new protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2027, with the organization "Association citoyenne de Pointe-Gatineau" for the management of the St-Louis community garden;
• to accept the new protocol of agreement, for the years 2024 to 2028, with the organization "Association des résidants du Parc-de-la-Montagne" for the management of the Gamelin community garden;
• to accept the addendum adding two articles to the protocol of agreement with "Les jardins communautaires de la ferme Moore" (CM-2021-143), for the payment of a lump sum concerning the rental of the land;
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign the 13 protocols of agreement mentioned above for the management of the community and collective gardens attached to this as well as any other document in order to give them full effect; 0020681
• to authorize the treasurer to issue payments to the organizations managing the community and collective gardens in accordance with the payment terms detailed in Appendix A: Distribution of sums by organization, and this, conditionally upon the receipt of the annual and financial report of the previous year as agreed in the protocol of agreement between the City of Gatineau and the managing organization, upon presentation of accounts payable documents prepared by the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Service.
A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 14, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau is the owner of lots 6 278 060 and 6 498 163 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with a total area of approximately 89,523.5 m², located in the Aéroparc, on Irénée-Faucher Street;
CONSIDERING THAT the company 8867976 Canada inc. filed a promise to purchase on January 12, 2024 and proposes to acquire lot 6 278 060 as well as a part of lot 6 498 163 (future lot 6 565 229) of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 11,303.2 m2;
CONSIDERING THAT the developer plans to build a building with a minimum area of 1,696 m2 of floor area, within a period of 12 months from the signing of the deed of sale in order to relocate its manufacturing and distribution activities of wood and metal doors and windows;
CONSIDERING THAT the total sale price of $547,499.84 was calculated from the price adopted by the municipal council on October 22, 2019 by virtue of resolution number CM-2019-692 ($4.50/sq. ft. or $48.44/m2) and in force at the time of the acceptance of the sale project by the Economic Development Office;
CONSIDERING THAT the treasurer's certificate was issued on February 7, 2024 by the Finance Service stipulating that the sale price is higher than the costs incurred by the City for the acquisition of the lot, as defined in the Act respecting industrial and municipal buildings:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to authorize the sale to the company 8867976 Canada inc. of lot 6 278 060 as well as a part of lot 6 498 163 (future lot 6 565 229) of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 11,303.2 m2, at the price of $547,499.84 plus GST and QST if applicable, under the conditions provided for in the City of Gatineau's standard contract and other conditions stipulated in the promise to purchase submitted and duly signed on November 15, 2023 by the company 8867976 Canada inc.;
• to mandate the Clerk's Office to coordinate all the steps required to follow up on this;
• to authorize the Real Estate Assets Service to extend any deadline for signing the deed of sale as provided for in the promise to purchase, if required;
• to mandate the Real Estate Assets Service to carry out the management in due form of the sale by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into;
• to mandate the Legal Services, in the event of the failure of the company 8867976 Canada inc. to comply with all the terms and conditions of the deed of sale, to undertake the procedures for the retrocession of the lot which is the subject of this sale, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into. 0020686
The mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this and to proceed with the signing of the release of the construction obligation, when all the work has been completed to the satisfaction of the municipal services concerned. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau is the owner of lot 5 138 619 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with a total area of approximately 4,495.10 m², located in the Aéroparc, at 28, Bombardier Street;
CONSIDERING THAT the company Laiterie de l'Outaouais filed a promise to purchase on January 22, 2024, and proposes to acquire lot 5 138 619 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 4,495.10 m2;
CONSIDERING THAT the developer plans to use the targeted lot, to develop it and store its fleet of heavy vehicles (heavy vehicle parking lot) and that it undertakes to expand its current building located at 275, chemin Industriel, with a minimum area of 674.26 m2 of floor area, within a period of 12 months from the signing of the deed of sale, with a view to supporting the growth of its production and distribution activities of drinking milk;
CONSIDERING THAT the total sale price of $217,731.84 was calculated from the price adopted by the municipal council on October 22, 2019 by virtue of resolution number CM-2019-692 ($4.50/sq. ft. or $48.44/m2) and in force at the time of the acceptance of the sale project by the Economic Development Office;
CONSIDERING THAT the treasurer's certificate was issued on February 7, 2024 by the Finance Service stipulating that the sale price is higher than the costs incurred by the City for the acquisition of the lot, as defined in the Act respecting industrial and municipal buildings:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to authorize the sale to the company Laiterie de l'Outaouais, lot 5 138 619 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 4,495.10 m2, at the price of $217,731.84 plus GST and QST if applicable, under the conditions provided for in the City of Gatineau's standard contract and other conditions stipulated in the promise to purchase submitted and duly signed on January 19, 2024 by the company Laiterie de l'Outaouais;
• to mandate the Clerk's Office to coordinate all the steps required to follow up on this;
• to authorize the Real Estate Assets Service to extend any deadline for signing the deed of sale as provided for in the promise to purchase, if required;
• to mandate the Real Estate Assets Service to carry out the management in due form of the sale by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into; 0020687
• to mandate the Legal Services, in the event of the failure of the company Laiterie de l'Outaouais to comply with all the terms and conditions of the deed of sale, to undertake the procedures for the retrocession of the lot which is the subject of this sale, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into.
The mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this and to proceed with the signing of the release of the construction obligation, when all the work has been completed to the satisfaction of the municipal services concerned. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (AEGO) wishes to acquire its financial autonomy and that the City of Gatineau wishes to have a high-performing, profitable airport around which there is a flourishing aeronautical cluster;
CONSIDERING THAT within the framework of the recovery plan of the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport of November 2015, its board of directors had identified the construction of private hangars as a priority with the goal of attracting new tenants and allowing for an increase in traffic, the sale of fuel as well as the use of maintenance services available at the airport;
CONSIDERING THAT after consultation with the services, the emphyteutic lease would be the best option to allow the use of the land inside the airport's security fence for the purposes of constructing private hangars;
CONSIDERING THAT resolution number CM-2021-456 authorized the emphyteutic lease of lot 6 230 712 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of 594.3 m2 in favor of 8481385 Canada inc.;
CONSIDERING THAT the emphyteutic lease in favor of 8481385 Canada inc. was signed and published on lot 6 230 712 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, under number 27 073 983;
CONSIDERING THAT 8481385 Canada inc. wishes to increase the size of its helipad by an additional area of 357.9 m2;
CONSIDERING THAT it is necessary to create a new cadastre, i.e., the future lot 6 597 526 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with a total area of 952.3 m2 in order to include the additional area for the expansion of the helipad from a part of lot 4 472 249 and lot 6 230 712 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division;
CONSIDERING THAT 8481385 Canada inc. and the AGEO have agreed to sign a new emphyteutic lease in order to reflect the new area on which the emphyteusis will be exercised, i.e., on the future lot 6 597 526 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to accept the cancellation of the emphyteutic lease published on March 10, 2022, under number 27 073 983, at the land registry office of the Hull land registration division; 0020688
• to cancel resolution number CM-2021-456 adopted by the municipal council on July 16, 2021;
• to authorize the creation of the future lot 6 597 526 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division;
• to authorize the signing of this emphyteutic lease between the City of Gatineau, 8481385 Canada inc. and the AEGO, according to the conditions of the emphyteutic lease and its appendices attached to this for a term of 60 years for the rental of lot 6 597 526 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of 952.3 m2 whose annual rent is $3.49 per square meter, which will be increased annually at the rate of the CPI of the province of Quebec;
• to authorize the AEGO Corporation to carry out the management in due form of the emphyteutic lease by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the latter attached to this resolution;
• to mandate the Clerk's Office to coordinate all the steps required to follow up on this.
The mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau is the owner of lot 5 583 642 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with a total area of approximately 13,351.5 m2, located in the Aéroparc, at 114, Bombardier Street;
CONSIDERING THAT the company Les Entreprises Mirgil inc. filed a promise to purchase on February 28, 2024 and proposes to acquire a part of lot 5 583 642 (future lot 6 598 446) of the Quebec cadastre, with an area of approximately 967.2 m2;
CONSIDERING THAT the developer plans to add the targeted lot to its adjacent land, located at 138, Bombardier Street and acquired from the City, with a view to facilitating truck maneuvers at the entrance within the framework of its wholesale and rental activities of heavy concrete pumping machinery, all in compliance with the regulations in force, notably regarding the floor area ratio (FAR) of the built building;
CONSIDERING THAT a part of the targeted lot includes two identified wetlands and that the developer undertakes not to carry out development work or concrete dumping in order to preserve the environment or to obtain, beforehand, an authorization from the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks, if applicable;
CONSIDERING THAT the total sale price of $46,848.84 was calculated from the price adopted by the municipal council on October 22, 2019 by virtue of resolution number CM-2019-692 ($4.50/sq. ft. or $48.44/m2) and in force at the time of the acceptance of the sale project by the Economic Development Office; 0020689
CONSIDERING THAT the treasurer's certificate was issued on February 27, 2024 by the Finance Service stipulating that the sale price is higher than the costs incurred by the City for the acquisition of the lot, as defined in the Act respecting industrial and municipal buildings:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to authorize the sale to the company Les Entreprises Mirgil inc. a part of lot 5 583 642 (future lot 6 598 446) of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 967.2 m2, at the price of $46,848.84 plus GST and QST if applicable, under the conditions provided for in the City of Gatineau's standard contract and other conditions stipulated in the promise to purchase submitted and duly signed on February 28, 2024 by the company Les Entreprises Mirgil inc..
• to mandate the Clerk's Office to coordinate all the steps required to follow up on this;
• to authorize the Real Estate Assets Service to extend any deadline for signing the deed of sale as provided for in the promise to purchase, if required;
• to mandate the Real Estate Assets Service to carry out the management in due form of the sale by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into;
• to mandate the Legal Services, in the event of the failure of the company Les Entreprises Mirgil inc. to comply with all the terms and conditions of the deed of sale, to undertake the procedures for the retrocession of the lots which are the subject of this sale, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into.
The mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this and to proceed with the signing of the release of the construction obligation, when all the work has been completed to the satisfaction of the municipal services concerned. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau is the owner of lot 6 498 163 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 78,377.7 m2, located in the Aéroparc, on Irénée-Faucher Street;
CONSIDERING THAT the company 6535372 Canada inc. filed a promise to purchase on February 22, 2024 and proposes to acquire a part of lot 6 498 163 (future lot 6 567 260) of the Quebec cadastre, with an area of approximately 9,847.8 m2;
CONSIDERING THAT the developer plans to house a building with a minimum area of 1,477.17 m2 of floor area, within a period of 12 months from the signing of the deed of sale, in order to strengthen the growth of its welding services and notably its workshop for the primary processing of metals, fused glass and stone, located at 495, chemin Industriel; 0020690
CONSIDERING THAT the total sale price of $477,003.77 was calculated from the price adopted by the municipal council on October 22, 2019 by virtue of resolution number CM-2019-692 ($4.50/sq. ft. or $48.44/m2) and in force at the time of the acceptance of the sale project by the Economic Development Office;
CONSIDERING THAT the treasurer's certificate was issued on March 1, 2024 by the Finance Service stipulating that the sale price is higher than the costs incurred by the City for the acquisition of the lot, as defined in the Act respecting industrial and municipal buildings:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to authorize the sale to the company 6535372 Canada inc. of a part of lot 6 498 163 (future lot 6 567 260) of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 9,847.8 m2, at the price of $477,003.77 plus GST and QST if applicable, under the conditions provided for in the City of Gatineau's standard contract and other conditions stipulated in the promise to purchase submitted and duly signed on February 22, 2024 by the company 6535372 Canada inc.;
• to mandate the Clerk's Office to coordinate all the steps required to follow up on this;
• to authorize the Real Estate Assets Service to extend any deadline for signing the deed of sale as provided for in the promise to purchase, if required;
• to mandate the Real Estate Assets Service to carry out the management in due form of the sale by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into;
• to mandate the Legal Services, in the event of the failure of the company 6535372 Canada inc. to comply with all the terms and conditions of the deed of sale, to undertake the procedures for the retrocession of the lot which is the subject of this sale, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into.
The mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this and to proceed with the signing of the release of the construction obligation, when all the work has been completed to the satisfaction of the municipal services concerned. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau is the owner of lots 5 626 928, 5 626 927 and 5 626 926 of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with a global area of approximately 20,774.4 m2, located in the Parc de la salubrité, at 13-17 and 21, Dumouchel Street;
CONSIDERING THAT the company Groupe Guilbault Ltée filed a promise to purchase on February 29, 2024, and proposes to acquire the entirety of the three lots 5 626 928, 5 626 927 and 5 626 926 (future lot 6 454 987) of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division;
CONSIDERING THAT the developer plans to house a building with a minimum area of 1,347 m2 of floor area, within a period of 12 months from the signing of the deed of sale, in order to relocate its trucking activities currently located at 899, Maloney Boulevard East, in a residential zone; 0020691
CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council granted the developer, on January 23, 2024 by virtue of resolution number CM-2024-6, the minor variances aimed at reducing the building/land ratio from 0.15 to 0.06 and increasing the width of the access to the land from 10 m to 15 m, in order to allow the realization of the project;
CONSIDERING THAT the total sale price of $1,006,262.01 was calculated from the price adopted by the municipal council on October 22, 2019 by virtue of resolution number CM-2019-692 ($4.50/sq. ft. or $48.44/m2) and in force at the time of the acceptance of the sale project by the Economic Development Office;
CONSIDERING THAT the treasurer's certificate was issued on March 1, 2024 by the Finance Service stipulating that the sale price is higher than the costs incurred by the City for the acquisition of the lot, as defined in the Act respecting industrial and municipal buildings:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to authorize the sale to the company Groupe Guilbault Ltée of lots 5 626 928, 5 626 927 and 5 626 926 (future lot 6 454 987) of the Quebec cadastre, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 20,774.4 m2, at the price of $1,006,262.01 plus GST and QST if applicable, under the conditions provided for in the City of Gatineau's standard contract and other conditions stipulated in the promise to purchase submitted and duly signed on February 29, 2024 by the company Groupe Guilbault Ltée;
• to mandate the Clerk's Office to coordinate all the steps required to follow up on this;
• to authorize the Real Estate Assets Service to extend any deadline for signing the deed of sale as provided for in the promise to purchase, if required;
• to mandate the Real Estate Assets Service to carry out the management in due form of the sale by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into;
• to mandate the Legal Services, in the event of the failure of the company Groupe Guilbault Ltée to comply with all the terms and conditions of the deed of sale, to undertake the procedures for the retrocession of the lot which is the subject of this sale, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into.
The mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this and to proceed with the signing of the release of the construction obligation, when all the work has been completed to the satisfaction of the municipal services concerned. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has adopted a 2021-2026 Economic Development Strategic Plan, aiming notably to support the development of the cybersecurity and innovative technologies sector; 0020692
CONSIDERING THAT the City had the ambition to set up an "Innovation Zone" and had mandated the organization Cilex as the lead for the development of the "innovation ecosystem" component in order to ensure the setting up of the project's service offer;
CONSIDERING THAT in the spring of 2023, the government of Quebec announced that there will be no innovation zone and put the Gatineau project on hold;
CONSIDERING THAT the City, in partnership with the UQO, had the initiative to bring together representatives of the ecosystem in order to reflect on the relevance of pursuing a collective project in the field of cybersecurity and digital transformation;
CONSIDERING the needs expressed by the community and the proposal of the UQO to set up an Innovation Centre for Cybersecurity and Digital Technologies in response to these needs:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to support the project of setting up an Innovation Centre for Cybersecurity and Digital Technologies;
• to authorize the administration to terminate the current agreement concerning the innovation zone project with the Centre de recherche en technologies langagières (Cilex);
• to authorize the treasurer to allocate the residual sums of $300,000 from this agreement in order to support the realization of the project;
• to mandate the administration to develop an agreement with the UQO allowing to follow up on the project;
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign the protocol of agreement.
A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 14, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Service has the mandate to select affordable and community housing projects, and to recommend to the municipal council the financial aid to be attributed to them;
CONSIDERING THAT the organization Habitations Outaouais métropolitain (HOM) submitted a project in component I, under the "New Construction – Turnkey" formula of the AccèsLogis Québec program, offering 40 one-bedroom units, 48 two-bedroom units and eight three-bedroom units, at 120, Lorrain Boulevard;
CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2021-352 of June 8, 2021 granted, within the framework of the AccèsLogis program, a financial participation estimated at $2,154,900 and equivalent to the financing of the 15% community contribution for the realization of the "Habitation de la Rivière-Blanche" project, located at 120, Lorrain Boulevard;
CONSIDERING THAT resolution number CM-2023-262 of March 30, 2023 authorizing the City to sign amendment number 1 to the grant agreement concluded on March 31, 2022 (following up on resolution number CM-2022-233) between the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Société d'Habitation du Québec and the City of Gatineau for the financing of housing projects, confirms financial aid of $12,096,000 reserved for project ACL 7050;
CONSIDERING THAT the project lead Habitations Outaouais Métropolitain (HOM) cancelled project ACL 7050 - Habitation de la Rivière-Blanche and will confirm, on April 4, 2024, in a resolution of its board of directors, its desire to distribute its units and the grant of $12,096,000 over two new projects within the framework of the AccèsLogis program; 0020694
CONSIDERING THAT the 96 units reserved for project ACL 7050 - Habitation de la Rivière-Blanche will be distributed over the two projects as follows:
• 62 units for the Wright project located at 35, Wright Street,
• 34 units for the Saint-Joseph project located at 204, Saint-Joseph Boulevard;
CONSIDERING THAT as the mandating city, the City of Gatineau ensures the selection of projects meeting the standards defined by the Société d'habitation du Québec within the framework of the AccèsLogis program:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council to accept:
• to repeal resolution number CM-2021-352 of June 8, 2021 and to cancel the reservation of the financing and the units dedicated to project ACL 7050 - Habitation de la Rivière-Blanche;
• to amend resolutions numbers CM-2022-233 of March 29, 2022 and CM-2023-262 of March 28, 2023, with the goal of cancelling project ACL 7050 – Habitations de la Rivière Blanche;
• to authorize the treasurer to recover the sums reserved for this project in order to use them for the financing of the AccèsLogis Wright and Saint-Joseph projects of HOM;
• to use the financial aid of $12,096,000 granted to project ACL 7050 - Habitation de la Rivière-Blanche within the framework of the tripartite protocol of agreement between the MAMH, the SHQ and the City of Gatineau of March 31, 2023 for the Wright and Saint-Joseph projects conditionally upon the acceptance of the SHQ;
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign any document necessary to give full effect to this resolution;
• to authorize the treasurer to make the required accounting entries to follow up on this.
A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 18, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Service has the mandate to select affordable and community housing projects, and to recommend to the municipal council the financial aid to be attributed to them;
CONSIDERING THAT the organization Habitation de l’Outaouais métropolitain (HOM) submitted a new construction project on land located at 35, Wright Street, to offer 62 affordable housing units for families and autonomous elderly people;
CONSIDERING THAT the project was submitted as a project in component I, under the "New Construction - Turnkey" formula of the AccèsLogis Québec program;
CONSIDERING THAT the organization Habitation de l’Outaouais métropolitain (HOM) filed a project according to the objectives of the Management Guide for the selection of social and community housing projects;
CONSIDERING THAT the cancellation of the AccèsLogis ACL 7050 "Habitation Rivière Blanche" project which had obtained a reservation (CM-2021-352 of June 8, 2021) allows for the release of an amount in the Social Housing Fund to cover the contribution requested for this project;
CONSIDERING THAT the ACL 7050 "Habitation Rivière Blanche" project was cancelled and that the financial aid of $12,096,000, which the government of Quebec had granted it in amendment number 1 of the agreement signed on March 31, 2022 (CM-2023-262), will be distributed over two HOM projects, including the Wright project conditionally upon the acceptance of the SHQ;
CONSIDERING THAT as the mandating city, the City of Gatineau ensures the selection of projects meeting the standards defined by the Société d'habitation du Québec within the framework of the AccèsLogis Québec program;
CONSIDERING THAT the project complies with the project acceptance process according to the processes provided for in the various urban planning bylaws of the City of Gatineau:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to grant financial participation to the realization of an affordable housing project within the framework of the AccèsLogis component I – "Wright" project, located at 35, Wright Street, in the Centre-Ville Urban Village and its communities, i.e., more specifically: 0020696
o Financial aid estimated at $1,186,538 equivalent to the 15% community contribution;
o A contribution of an amount estimated at $53,351, corresponding to 10% of the cost of the rent supplement for tenants eligible for the Rent Supplement Program;
• to authorize the treasurer to provide in the budget of subsequent years, an amount corresponding to 10% of the cost of the rent supplement, estimated at $53,351, taken from budget item 0219-69320-10054.14 – Office d’habitation de l’Outaouais.
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign any document necessary to give full effect to this resolution;
• to authorize the treasurer to make the required accounting entries to follow up on this.
A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 18, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the government of Quebec, through its Regroupement des organismes de bassins versants du Québec (ROBVQ), recognizes and supports the work of two Quebec watershed organizations in the Outaouais, namely the Agence de bassin versant des 7 (ABV des 7) and the Comité du bassin versant de la rivière du Lièvre (COBALI);
CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2008-1178 of November 18, 2008, adopted its Environmental Policy;
CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2023-983 of December 5, 2023, adopted its 2024-2029 Water Management Plan; 0020675
CONSIDERING THAT action 5 of the 2024-2029 Water Management Plan concerns the support of environmental organizations present in the territory and that measure 5.1 provides for the development of a financial support program for watershed organizations;
CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2023-927 of December 5, 2023, as part of the adoption of the 2024 budget, allocated an amount of $20,000 to support the activities of watershed organizations:
IT IS PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to approve the payment of $10,000 per organization per year within the framework of the protocols of agreement starting from sub-project 10285.01 - Water Management Plan - general;
• to authorize the treasurer to make the required accounting entries covering a maximum amount of $10,000 per organization per year (ABV des 7 and COBALI), sum made payable to each of the organizations, upon presentation of invoices submitted to the Ecological Transition Service;
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign the protocols of agreement to this as well as any other document necessary to give full effect to this resolution.
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CONSIDERING THAT the Club de tennis de Hull is a club recognized by the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Service as a collaborating partner working with citizens in the Hull sector and that the organization carried out the construction project of the Île tennis chalet;
CONSIDERING THAT the parties agreed that a service chalet be built on the site of the parc de l'Île and that it was completed on December 11, 2013;
CONSIDERING THAT the Île tennis chalet was transferred by the Club de tennis de Hull to the City on June 1, 2015, which transferred the management to the Club de tennis de Hull under certain conditions;
CONSIDERING THAT a protocol of agreement covering the period from April 23, 2012 to December 31, 2016 was signed between the City and the Club de tennis de Hull with the option of renewal for two five-year terms;
CONSIDERING THAT the Club de tennis de Hull sent a written notice on September 26, 2021 in order to exercise its right to renew the protocol of agreement:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to approve the protocol of agreement and its appendices between the City of Gatineau and the Club de tennis de Hull establishing the obligations and terms related to the management of the Île tennis chalet;
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign the protocol of agreement attached to this as well as all documents.
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CONSIDERING THAT on August 29, 2023, the municipal council mandated the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Service to carry out public consultations with a view to integrating the public policies under its responsibility (CP20230829-P1);
CONSIDERING THAT the policy integration strategy is based on the municipal action model for health and quality of life of the Institut de santé publique du Québec, an ADS+ analysis of the population's needs and particular attention to populations with systemic constraints to social participation;
CONSIDERING THAT the health impact assessment is a standardized scientific procedure that allows for judging the possible effects of a policy on the health of the population and that the Institut de santé publique du Québec offers support to municipal organizations in order to systematize these assessments in their territorial planning processes;
CONSIDERING THAT a health impact assessment can support the integration of our policies by basing it on evidence and oriented towards obtaining positive impacts on the quality of life of citizens, and by guaranteeing the rigor of the process regarding the understanding of the specific issues affecting the population of Gatineau:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to authorize the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Service to submit, jointly with the Outaouais Public Health Directorate, a health impact assessment proposal to support the integration of the public policies under its responsibility, during the next call for proposals from the Institut national de santé publique du Québec;
• to authorize the director of the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Service to sign the collaboration protocol of agreement for a health impact assessment, with the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais, in order to follow up on this as well as any other document in order to give it full effect; 0020682
• to authorize the treasurer to transfer to the budget of the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Service any grant received within the framework of this agreement.
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CONSIDERING THAT the Saint-Gérard community centre was burned down on April 7, 2021 and that the City chose to rebuild it in order to serve the population of the sector and meet the needs of five neighborhood organizations;
CONSIDERING THAT by its resolution number CM-2022-194 of March 15, 2022 authorizing the submission of a grant application to the Canada Community Revitalization Fund, the City obtained the funds necessary for the reconstruction of the Saint-Gérard community centre;
CONSIDERING THAT a sum of $33,449.25 taxes included, is reserved from the construction budget of the community centre to integrate a work of public art;
CONSIDERING THAT the City conducted a competition among Quebec artists in order to provide the new building with a work of art in the spirit of its cultural policy which is committed to integrating public art, architecture and design into land use planning;
CONSIDERING THAT a jury composed of five members was formed and that it unanimously recommended the work Nature 1 by artists Julien Boisseau and Catherine Ouellet-Cummings (collectif L’abricot) since it meets the program for the integration of the work of art:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:
• to accept the recommendation of the jury members for the selection of the work Nature 1 by artists Julien Boisseau and Catherine Ouellet-Cummings at the Saint-Gérard community centre within the framework of the municipal competition for the integration of arts into architecture;
• to endorse the artwork execution contract between the City of Gatineau and the artists, Julien Boisseau and Catherine Ouellet-Cummings, in the amount of $33,449.25 taxes included, for the creation and installation of the work Nature 1;
• to authorize the mayor or in his absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign the execution contract for the creation of the work Nature 1 between the City of Gatineau and the artists, Julien Boisseau and Catherine Ouellet-Cummings, as well as any modification or amendment to the contract;
• to authorize the treasurer to issue checks to the winning artists according to the terms of the contract, and this, upon presentation of supporting documents prepared by the Arts, Culture and Letters Service;
• to authorize the treasurer to adjust the insurance portfolio. 0020683
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CONSIDERING that resolution number CM-2023-998 of December 5, 2023 recommended:
• The following options in order to invest more in Block D:
o Option 1: Increase in investments by increasing borrowing beyond $350 M;
o Option 6: Partnership agreement with an NPO or the private sector;
o Option 7: Addition of exceptional values to the roll, optimization, diversification of revenues, notably:
▪ To advance recommendation 10 of the Long-Term Financial Plan which aims to carry out a complete budget optimization exercise that focuses as much on revenues as on expenses;
▪ To work on the development of proposals for the implementation of a bylaw on development charges for recommendation to the municipal council, and this, before the next budget;
o Option 8: Allocate a portion of operating surpluses in accordance with the surplus policy;
• The allocation of an envelope of $10 M coming from the Block D envelope for the development of opportunity files;
• The adoption of the following list of projects of the Intervention Plan as prepared by the administration and recommended by the Commission on Recreation, Sports and Community Development for an amount of $10 M coming from the 2022 surpluses:
✓ Parks and green spaces ($1.5 M) ✓ Development phase of Cèdres park ✓ Outdoor sports fields ($1.9 M) ✓ Consolidation of the D’Arcy McGee park sports hub ($0.7 M) ✓ Relocation of the baseball excellence hub ($1.2 M) ✓ Aquatic ($0.1 M) ✓ Feasibility study for indoor pool in Hull ✓ Indoor sports fields ($5 M) ✓ Dome for indoor soccer ✓ Urban outdoor ($1.5 M) ✓ Master plan for Lac-Beauchamp park ($0.8 M) ✓ Master plan for Sanscartier park ($0.1 M) ✓ Master plan for Boisé Deschênes ($0.1 M) ✓ Boat launches (sites to be determined) ($0.5 M) TOTAL $10 M
• The prioritization, by the addition of a community centre in the west in the list of opportunity projects when additional funds become available, as proposed by the administration and recommended by the Commission on Recreation, Sports and Community Development;
• The development of opportunity files for the following projects: 0020684
✓ Tramway ✓ Police headquarters ✓ Western sports complex ✓ Eastern ice complex ✓ Hospital centre infrastructure ✓ Dome for indoor soccer ✓ Vanier Road ✓ Feasibility study for indoor pool, Hull sector ✓ School gym 038 ✓ Ernest-Gaboury synthetic field ✓ Development phase of Cèdres park ✓ Consolidation of the D’Arcy McGee park sports hub ✓ Relocation of the baseball excellence hub ✓ Master plan for Lac-Beauchamp park ✓ Master plan for Sanscartier park ✓ Master plan for Boisé Deschênes ✓ Boat launches (sites to be determined)
CONSIDERING THAT the recommendations imply accounting entries that will have to be made by the treasurer and that this authorization was omitted in resolution number CM-2023-998:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council to amend resolution number CM-2023-998 of December 5, 2023 in order to add the following sentence to the initial resolution: "to authorize the treasurer to make the accounting entries to follow up on the recommendations included within the resolution."
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CONSIDERING THAT the exercise of the three-year workforce plan allowed for the prioritization of needs in order to create new permanent positions while respecting the allocated budgets;
CONSIDERING THAT the Fire Safety Service carried out an analysis of its needs:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council to accept to modify the organizational structure of the Fire Safety Service in the following way:
• Create two Prevention Team Leader positions (positions numbers INC-BLC-032 and INC-BLC-033) whose salary class will be determined by the Human Resources Service, under the direction of the Prevention Chiefs; 0020693
• Administratively attach the Lieutenant Inspector-Investigator position (position number INC-POM-257) under the direction of the Operations Chief (position number INC-CAD-026);
• Administratively attach the Lieutenant Inspector-Investigator position (position number INC-POM-260) under the direction of the Operations Chief (position number INC-CAD-009).
The Human Resources Service is authorized to modify the organizational chart of the service concerned. The funds for this purpose will be taken from the budget items of the service concerned. A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 15, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING the vacancy of the position of director, Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Service (position number UDD-CAD-001) and the position of director, Mobility Service (position number MOB-CAD-001) under the direction of the assistant general manager, Sustainable Development;
CONSIDERING the necessity to ensure the direction of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Service and the Mobility Service until the positions are filled:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED 0020695 THAT this committee recommends to the council to accept the appointment of Ms. Catherine Marchand as director, Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Service and director, Mobility Service on an interim and indeterminate basis, with all the powers devolved to this position.
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CONSIDERING THAT the Clerk's Office carried out an analysis of its needs:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council to accept to modify the organizational structure of the Clerk's Office in the following way:
• Administratively attach an Administrative Assistant II position under the direction of the Access to Information Unit Chief as well as the Administration Unit Chief.
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CONSIDERING THAT the exercise of the three-year workforce plan allowed for the prioritization of needs in order to create new permanent positions while respecting the allocated budgets;
CONSIDERING THAT the draft PGMR 2023-2029 of the City of Gatineau was adopted by the municipal council on January 31, 2022 (CM-2022-75);
CONSIDERING THAT the Water and Residual Materials Service carried out an analysis of its needs: 0020697
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council to accept to modify the organizational structure of the Water and Residual Materials Service in the following way:
• Create an Administrative Clerk position (position number EMR-BLC-025) located at class 4 of the white-collar salary scale, under the direction of the Residual Materials Coordinator.
The Human Resources Service is authorized to modify the organizational chart of the service concerned. The funds for this purpose will be taken from the budget items of the service concerned. A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 15, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted
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CONSIDERING THAT the exercise of the three-year workforce plan allowed for the prioritization of needs in order to create new permanent positions while respecting the allocated budgets;
CONSIDERING THAT the Legal Affairs Service carried out an analysis of its needs:
PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council to accept to modify the organizational structure of the Legal Affairs Service in the following way:
• Create a Legal Technician position (position number SAJ-BLC-017) located at class 8 of the white-collar salary scale, under the direction of the Penal Section Chief;
• Abolish the Office Clerk position, Legal Affairs (position number SAJ-BLC-014) located at class 3 of the white-collar salary scale.
The Human Resources Service is authorized to modify the organizational chart of the service concerned. The funds for this purpose will be taken from the budget items of the service concerned. A treasurer's certificate was issued on March 14, 2024. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted MARIO AUBÉ Me VÉRONIQUE DENIS President Clerk Executive Committee Executive Committee 0020698