2025.06.10 – Special meeting of the Ville de Gatineau executive committee held in the committee room of Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 8:45 a.m., at which

Municipal participation for the renovation of the Office d'habitation de l'Outaouais property 1058 (Phase 1 of 3) at 75, rue Jumonville

CONSIDERING THAT the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ) has the objective, under the Loi sur la Société d’habitation du Québec, to provide low-rent or modest-rent housing to the citizens of Quebec;

CONSIDERING THAT the SHQ launched the programme de rénovation des habitations à loyer modique (PRHLM) in 2023 to support municipal and regional housing offices wishing to carry out renovation or reconstruction projects for certain low-income housing (HLM) buildings;

CONSIDERING THAT the Office d’habitation de l’Outaouais (OHO) is a housing office constituted under the Loi sur la Société d’habitation du Québec and its mandate is to manage and administer housing and housing programs;

CONSIDERING THAT the OHO submitted, under the PRHLM program, a request for financial assistance to the SHQ for the work of project PRHLM-V1-EI001058-P240007 (phase 1) aimed at the renovation of the building at 75, rue Jumonville and that the total cost recognized by the SHQ for the completion of the work is estimated at $4,140,385;

CONSIDERING THAT the SHQ confirmed, in its commitment letter of May 5, 2025, its support for the project by granting financial assistance of $3,726,347, representing 90% of the project's completion costs;

CONSIDERING THAT the regulatory framework of the PRHLM program provides for a municipal financial contribution representing 10% of the total cost recognized for the completion of the renovation work, i.e., $414,039;

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2025-305, reprioritized projects planned in the various Investment Plans – Maintenance Component in order to finance future affordable housing projects;

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED

THAT this committee recommends to the council:

• to grant a financial participation of $414,039 for the completion of project PRHLM-V1-EI001058-P240007 (phase 1) aimed at the renovation of the building located at 75, rue Jumonville and forming part of the 1058 real estate complex, in the Orée-du-Parc electoral district;

• to authorize the treasurer to finance, by loan bylaw, an amount of $414,039, drawn from the sums released to finance future affordable housing projects, conditionally upon the approval of this loan bylaw;

• to authorize the treasurer to perform the accounting entries required to give effect to this resolution;

• to authorize the mayor or, in her absence, the acting mayor, and the clerk or, in her absence, the deputy clerk or assistant clerk to sign any document necessary to give full effect to this resolution.

A certificate from the treasurer was issued on June 9, 2025. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council.

Authorize cost adjustments for vehicles planned in the Investment Plans - Maintenance Component

CONSIDERING THAT the 2025 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component includes sums for the acquisition and replacement of police, fire, and public works vehicles and other services for a total amount of $11,794,000;

CONSIDERING THAT following the adoption of the 2025 PIVM, an exercise to reprioritize vehicles to be acquired in 2025 was carried out with the services concerned and the General Management, and following this exercise, a shortfall of $825,000 was noted to complete the year's financial structure;

CONSIDERING THAT the purchase of a tanker truck planned in the 2024 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component will be reprioritized during the study of the 2026-2030 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component, thus releasing an amount of $825,000 to finance the shortfall of the 2025 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component;

CONSIDERING THAT following the opening of bids for two 10-wheel trucks planned in the 2024 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component and one 12-wheel truck planned in the 2023 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component, a shortfall of $368,000 was noted;

CONSIDERING THAT following estimates related to the purchase of an aerial lift, the budget planned for the acquisition of the aerial lift in the 2022 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component must be increased by $425,000;

CONSIDERING THAT these cost overruns must be drawn from the Reserve for project adjustments – Maintenance Component;

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED

THAT this committee recommends to the council to authorize the treasurer:

• to reprioritize the purchase of the tanker truck planned in the 2024 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component to the study of the 2026-2030 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component and to use the funds released from 2024 to finance the $825,000 shortfall in the 2025 Investment Plan – Maintenance Component;

• to draw an amount of $793,000 from the Reserve for project adjustments – Maintenance Component in order to complete the financial structure for the purchase of two 10-wheel trucks, one 12-wheel truck, and an aerial lift.

The treasurer is authorized to perform the accounting entries required to give effect to this resolution. A certificate from the treasurer was issued on June 9, 2025. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into effect on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council.