2024.07.02 – 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, July 2, 2024, at 8:45 a.m., at which are

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CE-2024-462 #

Construction of a Multifunctional Complex

The Executive Committee is recommending that City Council approve the construction of a new multifunctional sports and community complex in the western sector of Gatineau. This project, which addresses a significant shortage of local facilities, involves a total investment of $227.8 million to be funded through various municipal budget blocks, including provisions for four ice rinks.

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CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPLEX

CONSIDERING THAT there is a significant shortage of sports and community facilities in the western sector of the City;

CONSIDERING THAT on November 29, 2022, the plenary committee authorized the treasurer to draw $1,000,000 for the financing of the preliminary stages of the project (PFT/concepts) from a loan bylaw to be adopted for the construction of a multifunctional complex (CP-SLSDC-2022-41);

CONSIDERING THAT the project meets the guidelines for a level 3 building, the guiding principles, and respects the vision deployed in the Plan directeur des infrastructures récréatives, sportives et communautaires (Master Plan for Recreational, Sports, and Community Infrastructure);

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau worked from June 2023 to April 2024 on the functional and technical program, meeting the schedule given for the mandate:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:

• to authorize the construction project for a multifunctional complex and authorizes the decree of the work to this effect;

• to authorize the treasurer to prepare a loan bylaw of $227,800,000 for the construction project of the multifunctional complex financed by:

• $84.0 M to block A for the three community ice rinks;

• $15.5 M to the PIVP for the fourth additional ice rink;

• $128.3 M from funds available in block D.

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 June 28, 2024. Adopted 0020917

infrastructure budget adopted multifunctional complex sports facilities loan bylaw western sector $227,800,000

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Expansion and Redevelopment of the Guy-Sanche Library

The Executive Committee is recommending the approval of a $46.8 million budget for the expansion and renovation of the Guy-Sanche Library. This project will double the library's floor space to 4,000 square meters, transforming it into a modern 'third place' facility with improved services and technology to support the growing population in the area.

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EXPANSION AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE GUY-SANCHE LIBRARY

CONSIDERING THAT this council has undertaken to develop three library projects as a priority, namely Donalda-Charron (inaugurated in 2020), Lucy-Faris (under construction), and Guy-Sanche;

CONSIDERING THAT the expansion and redevelopment work of the Guy-Sanche library will complete phase 1 of the Gatineau library deployment plan;

CONSIDERING THAT the work carried out at the Guy-Sanche library will double its surface area (net area from 2,000 m2 to 4,000 m2) and that it aims to design a 'third place' type library with an improved service offering, increased technological support, diversification and enhancement of collections and programming, in alignment with the demographic growth of the sector;

CONSIDERING THAT this council, by its resolution number CM-2023-538 of July 4, 2023, approved the project as well as a loan of $45,431,691 to carry out the work;

CONSIDERING THAT the project was the subject of a presentation to the plenary committee on April 9, 2024, as part of a summary of Bloc D projects aimed at prioritizing them;

CONSIDERING THAT an update of the work costs was carried out and that these have been re-evaluated at $46,800,000;

CONSIDERING THAT the City has submitted a request for financial assistance to the ministère de la Culture et des Communications that could reach $11,526,638 and which could, if granted, reduce the loan contracted by the City;

CONSIDERING THAT the investments made by the municipal council for the Donalda-Charron, Lucy-Faris, and Guy-Sanche libraries will contribute to improving services to citizens and the City's performance in the BiblioQUALITÉ report:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends to the council:

• to authorize the treasurer to prepare a loan bylaw of $46,800,000 for the expansion project of the Guy-Sanche library financed by the Bloc D envelope;

• to authorize the treasurer to provide in the loan bylaws to be adopted a provision allowing for the application of any subsidies or contributions in connection with this file to the reduction of the loan decreed by these bylaws;

• to authorize the treasurer to use, if necessary, a portion of the cash financing available in Bloc D to pay for certain expenses of this project, and consequently to decrease the portion of the project financed by loan.

culture budget adopted Guy-Sanche library library expansion BiblioQUALITÉ loan bylaw $46,800,000

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