2025.08.26 – Special 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 Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 1:56 p.m., at which

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council adopted its Revised Land Use and Development Plan (SADR) number 2050-2016 on October 20, 2015, which came into effect on December 8, 2015;

CONSIDERING the receipt of the request to modify the SADR from the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH), notified on April 2, 2024, aiming to integrate the government land use guideline (OGAT) titled "Planning living environments ensuring access to quality, accessible, and affordable housing for all households" into its SADR;

CONSIDERING THAT the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing offers a grant to RCMs/cities to comply with the new OGATs;

CONSIDERING THAT in order to reduce expenses related to the revision project of its Revised Land Use and Development Plan, the City of Gatineau submitted a request to the MAMH to obtain the maximum grant provided, being an amount of $207,918 over three years;

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2024-942, authorized the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department to apply for financial assistance from the MAMH for the work necessary to update its SADR to take into account the new OGATs adopted on May 22, 2024;

CONSIDERING THAT the financing agreement signed on March 6, 2025, provides for the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the payment of financial assistance;

CONSIDERING THAT the amount of $207,918 is divided into three payments of $69,306, representing 33.3% of the total sum paid each year;

CONSIDERING THAT following the signing of the agreement, the City of Gatineau has until September 6, 2025 (six months) to present to the Ministry, in the form of a resolution, a description of the project via a form to obtain its approval;

CONSIDERING THAT no later than February 15, 2026, the City must transmit to the Minister a progress report presenting the activities conducted and work completed with a view to obtaining the second payment;

CONSIDERING THAT, no later than February 15, 2027, the City must also submit to the Minister a final claim of its eligible expenses, duly incurred and paid, accompanied by the required supporting documents:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council authorize:

• the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department to send the project description form related to the integration of the Government Land Use Guidelines (OGAT) as part of the revision of its Revised Land Use and Development Plan (SADR) aiming to comply with the requirements of the agreement concluded in March 2025 with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH), for the purpose of granting financial assistance of $207,918;

• the mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk to sign the project description form related to the integration of the Government Land Use Guidelines (OGAT).

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

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has adopted a 2023-2029 Residual Materials Management Plan (PGMR) whose vision is for all actors to contribute to moving Gatineau toward a zero-waste city, by focusing on the deployment of the circular economy on Gatineau territory;

CONSIDERING THAT several actions related to improving practices in the construction, renovation, and demolition sector are planned in the 2023-2029 PGMR and include expenses related to conducting technical and feasibility studies and the implementation of pilot projects;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau conducted a circular economy study in 2023-2025, funded by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which led to the drafting of a municipal strategy for the deployment of the circular economy for 2026-2029, which targets the construction, renovation, and demolition sector;

CONSIDERING THAT the Federation of Canadian Municipalities manages the Green Municipal Fund, a program funded by the Government of Canada and aimed at financially supporting municipal governments in the adoption of sustainable practices;

CONSIDERING THAT the Green Municipal Fund finances local transformation projects toward carbon neutrality, including feasibility studies and pilot projects;

CONSIDERING THAT the financial assistance granted by the Green Municipal Fund for projects can reach $200,000 per project to cover up to 50% of eligible expenses:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• authorize the director of the Water and Residual Materials Department or her replacement to submit a grant application to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities as part of the Local Transformation Toward Carbon Neutrality Assistance Fund for the year 2025-2026, relative to the project titled "Estimation of the potential for diversion to landfill and the potential for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions related to the deconstruction of residential buildings";

• authorize the director of the Water and Residual Materials Department or her replacement to sign all documents and forms required relative to this financial assistance application and, if applicable, to sign any document related to the acceptance of the application, the realization, and the accountability of the project;

• furthermore, the City of Gatineau signifies that it commits to paying its share of the eligible costs of the project via the existing budget of the 2023-2029 PGMR;

• authorize the treasurer to transfer all amounts received from the financial assistance of the Green Municipal Fund for the project "Estimation of the potential for diversion to landfill and the potential for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions related to the deconstruction of residential buildings" to sub-project 10378.121 of the 2023-2029 PGMR.

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

CONSIDERING THAT the MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau approached the City of Gatineau to agree on an arrangement for the transport and treatment of 2,000 tonnes of compostable materials;

CONSIDERING THAT the MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau operates a composting centre in Kazabazua;

CONSIDERING THAT articles 569 to 624 of the Code municipal du Québec allow a municipality to conclude an agreement relative to all or part of a field of jurisdiction;

CONSIDERING THAT the draft agreement prepared for this purpose covers a period of less than eight months beginning at signing and ending on January 30, 2026;

CONSIDERING THAT this draft agreement only targets a trial period and that at its expiry, the agreement will end without any automatic renewal;

CONSIDERING THAT during the entire period of the application of the agreement, the MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau commits to transporting 2,000 tonnes of compostable materials from the Hull transshipment centre to the Kazabazua composting centre by December 31, 2025, and to composting them;

CONSIDERING THAT this agreement is advantageous for both parties and allows the City of Gatineau to save more than $70,000 in transport and treatment costs for compostable materials:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council approve the agreement between the City of Gatineau and the MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau concerning the transport and treatment by composting of a portion of organic materials resulting from a third-stream collection and authorizes the mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk to sign the agreement attached hereto as well as any other document to give it full effect.

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 25, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau is the owner of lots 1 343 323 and 1 343 324 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division and that these lands are considered surplus by the City;

CONSIDERING THAT in 2001, the director of real estate operations at the time, Mr. André Croteau, had committed on behalf of the City to sell a part of these lots at the average price of $5.6/m2, to the owners of the buildings located at 26, 28, 30, rue Desjardins, 52, rue Cinq-Mars and 199, boulevard Riel;

CONSIDERING THAT the draft resolution number 19143, prepared on March 19, 2001, was never submitted to the elected officials. The transactions promised at the time never materialized and the situation has remained unresolved until this day;

CONSIDERING THAT after analysis of the history of the file, the Real Estate Department recognizes the importance of regularizing this situation in a spirit of transparency and fairness toward the citizens concerned;

CONSIDERING THAT the Real Estate Department concluded that a price adjusted to $19.25/m² in 2025 represents a fair value consistent with the evolution of the market since 2001. This price is deemed reasonable and constitutes a basis for an equitable agreement, taking into account previous commitments;

CONSIDERING THAT all citizens involved have accepted the proposed conditions and have filed their purchase promises respectively on July 24, 25, 28, and 30, 2025:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• sell parcel 1 with an area of 117.8 m² of lot 1 343 323 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, according to the subdivision project plan prepared on July 15, 2025, by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, under number 2775 of her minutes, for the amount of $2,267.65 plus taxes if applicable, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the purchase promise signed on July 28, 2025;

• sell parcels 2 and 7 totaling an area of 3,367.8 m² including lot 1 343 324 as well as a parcel of lot 1 343 323 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, according to the subdivision project plan prepared on July 15, 2025, by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, under number 2775 of her minutes, for the amount of $64,830.15 plus taxes if applicable, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the purchase promise signed on July 25, 2025;

• sell parcel 3 with an area of 294.8 m² of lot 1 343 323 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, according to the subdivision project plan prepared on July 15, 2025, by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, under number 2775 of her minutes, for the amount of $5,674.90 plus taxes if applicable, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the purchase promise signed on July 24, 2025;

• sell parcel 4 with an area of 342.9 m² of lot 1 343 323 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, according to the subdivision project plan prepared on July 15, 2025, by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, under number 2775 of her minutes, for the amount of $6,600.83 plus taxes if applicable, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the purchase promise signed on July 25, 2025;

• sell parcel 5 with an area of 395.6 m² of lot 1 343 323 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, according to the subdivision project plan prepared on July 15, 2025, by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, under number 2775 of her minutes, for the amount of $7,615.30 plus taxes if applicable, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the purchase promise signed on July 25, 2025;

• sell parcel 6 with an area of 370.7 m² of lot 1 343 323 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, according to the subdivision project plan prepared on July 15, 2025, by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, under number 2775 of her minutes, for the amount of $7,135.98 plus taxes if applicable, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the purchase promise signed on July 24, 2025;

• sell parcel 8 with an area of 436.1 m² of lot 1 343 323 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, according to the subdivision project plan prepared on July 15, 2025, by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, under number 2775 of her minutes, for the amount of $8,394.93 plus taxes if applicable, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the purchase promise signed on July 24, 2025;

• sell parcel 9 with an area of 447 m² of lot 1 343 323 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, according to the subdivision project plan prepared on July 15, 2025, by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, under number 2775 of her minutes, for the amount of $8,604.75 plus taxes if applicable, in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the purchase promise signed on July 30, 2025;

• mandate the Clerk's Office to coordinate all steps required to follow up on this;

• remove the public character of lot 1 343 324 as well as the nine parcels of lot 1 343 323 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, according to the subdivision project plan prepared on July 15, 2025, by Doris Lapointe, land surveyor, under number 2775 of her minutes, targeted by this resolution, if required;

• authorize the Real Estate Department to extend any deadline for signing the deed of sale as provided in the purchase promise, if required, and to perform the proper management of the sale by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into;

• authorize the treasurer 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. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 25, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT an agreement was concluded on May 9, 2023 (CM-2023-355) between the City of Gatineau and the company 13721213 Canada inc. for the installation of municipal services required to service the project planned at 133 to 145, rue Sabourin;

CONSIDERING THAT according to this agreement, the company 13721213 Canada inc. filed a request and proceeded, at its expense and in compliance with the regulations in force (Bylaws numbers 98-2003 and 99-2003 and their amendments), to the construction of the municipal services required to service the project planned at 133 to 145, rue Sabourin;

CONSIDERING THAT the reimbursement of a municipal share of an amount of $50,000 plus applicable taxes, was provided for as part of the project;

CONSIDERING THAT the company 13721213 Canada inc. proceeded to open tenders for the realization of the project and that the amount of the lowest tender demonstrated an increase in construction costs compared to the estimate of the costs of the work that served for the evaluation of the amount reimbursable by the City;

CONSIDERING THAT construction contingencies were encountered during the realization of the work, thus leading to a significant increase in construction costs;

CONSIDERING THAT the construction work is finished, that the amount of the municipal share to be reimbursed is higher than anticipated and that it is appropriate to increase the amount of the reimbursement provided for in the agreement and approved by resolution number CM-2023-355:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• accept the amendment to the agreement approved on May 9, 2023, between the City of Gatineau and the company 13721213 Canada inc. for the installation of municipal services required to service the project planned at 133 to 145, rue Sabourin;

• authorize the mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk to sign the amendment to the agreement;

• authorize the treasurer to reimburse, upon presentation of documents produced by the Asset Planning and Investment Department, the City's share related to the construction of municipal services in this project, up to a maximum amount of $100,000 plus applicable taxes, i.e., for an additional amount of $50,000 plus applicable taxes. The funds provided for this purpose, in the sum of $50,000 plus applicable taxes, will be taken from the following budget item:

The treasurer is authorized to perform the accounting entries required to follow up on this. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 25, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT an agreement was approved by resolution number CM-2020-363 between the City of Gatineau and the company Les Habitations Bouladier inc. for the installation of municipal services required to service phases 9, 10, and 11 of the Quartier Connaught project;

CONSIDERING THAT the agreement was amended on April 15, 2025, by resolution number CM-2025-275 in order to revise the amounts relative to the municipal share;

CONSIDERING THAT the reimbursement of municipal shares of a total amount of $150,000 plus applicable taxes, for the construction of municipal services was provided for as part of the project;

CONSIDERING THAT the amounts provided for in the agreement and its amendment are not sufficient to reimburse the work subject to a municipal share and that it is appropriate to increase the amount of the reimbursement provided for in the agreement and its amendment:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• accept the amendment to the agreement approved on June 9, 2020, between the City of Gatineau and the company Les Habitations Bouladier inc., and amended on April 15, 2025, concerning phases 9, 10, and 11 of the Quartier Connaught residential project;

• authorize the mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk to sign the amendment to the agreement;

• authorize the treasurer to reimburse, upon presentation of documents produced by the Asset Planning and Investment Department, the City's share related to the construction of municipal services in this project, up to an amount of $160,000 plus applicable taxes, i.e., for an additional amount of $10,000 plus applicable taxes. The funds provided for this purpose, in the sum of $10,000 plus applicable taxes, will be taken from the following budget item:

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 25, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT an agreement was concluded on June 13, 2017 (CM-2017-519) between the City of Gatineau and the Municipality of Chelsea relative to the maintenance and improvement work of Chemin Kelly and Chemin de la Mine which are two boundary local roads located between the two municipalities;

CONSIDERING THAT this agreement provides for the payment of maintenance fees and the costs of improvement work for Chemin Kelly and Chemin de la Mine by the City of Gatineau and the Municipality of Chelsea in equal parts;

CONSIDERING THAT Chemin Kelly is a boundary road between the Municipality of Chelsea and the City of Gatineau, and that repair work is necessary on the following section:

• Section: Chainage 0+000 to 1+710; • From Chemin de la Montagne to Chemin Hollow Glen; • Type of local road: Local 2;

CONSIDERING THAT the Municipality of Chelsea and the City of Gatineau have reviewed the application terms of the Local Road Assistance Program (PAVL) 2024-2026, Recovery and Security component, of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD) and that the repair work on Chemin Kelly could be eligible for this assistance program;

CONSIDERING THAT only work carried out after the date of authorization by the MTMD is eligible for financial assistance:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• authorize the Municipality of Chelsea to submit a financial assistance application proposed by the MTMD as part of the Local Road Assistance Program (PAVL) 2024-2026, Recovery and Security component, for the repair of the boundary road Chemin Kelly, and to ensure its complete administrative follow-up;

• confirm the commitment of the City of Gatineau to assume 50% of the actual costs of professional fees and non-subsidized work;

• add the project "Chemin Kelly improvement work" to the year 2026 of the investment plan – Maintenance component 2026-2030 and provide sufficient funds to meet this request;

• authorize the treasurer to reimburse, upon presentation of the invoice issued by the Municipality of Chelsea, the City's share related to the improvement work on Chemin Kelly.

The treasurer is authorized to perform the accounting entries required to follow up on this. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the Canadian government created the Building Safer Communities Fund and allowed the Ministry of Public Security to grant subsidies to the 10 largest cities in Quebec in order to fight against violence related to firearms and gangs (2023-2026);

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2023-37, accepted the subsidy of a sum of $2,579,550.40 from the Ministry of Public Security of the government of Quebec, and mandated the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Department as well as the Gatineau Police Service to coordinate the projects of the agreement resulting from the Building Safer Communities Fund;

CONSIDERING THAT the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Department as well as the Gatineau Police Service set as an objective to fight against violence related to firearms and gangs by preventing violence among youth aged 7 to 35 by means of two types of action plans, namely:

• Tailored action plan which requires mobilized interventions of longer duration, to resolve or prevent violence issues more rooted in a specific environment; • Ad hoc action plan which requires short-term interventions and with less deployment, to prevent violence or respond quickly to an emerging and concerning situation;

CONSIDERING THAT police sector 5 is an environment identified for which a tailored action plan is necessary to prevent violence among youth aged 7 to 35;

CONSIDERING THAT community and institutional partners have been mobilized, to work together on the identification and prioritization of structuring actions to be implemented to reduce the risk factors for violence among youth:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• approve the addenda to the protocols of agreement between the City of Gatineau and the following organizations:

• Avenue des jeunes, non-profit legal entity, legally constituted in Quebec, by virtue of Part 3 of the Loi sur les compagnies (RLRQ, C. C-38) NEQ: 1141088543, having its head office located at 10, rue Bériault, Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 1A3, here represented by Ms. Cassandra Lafrenière, general director;
• Antre-Hulloises inc., non-profit legal entity, legally constituted in Quebec, by virtue of Part 3 of the Loi sur les compagnies (RLRQ, C. C-38) NEQ: 1145991817, having its head office located at 16, rue Bériault, Gatineau, Quebec, J8X 1A3, here represented by Ms. Constance Allain, director;

• approve the protocols of agreement between the City of Gatineau and the following organizations:

• Hull en santé, non-profit legal entity, legally constituted in Quebec by virtue of Part 3 of the Loi sur les compagnies (RLRQ, C. C-38) NEQ: 1176794395, having its head office located at 202-180, boulevard Mont-Bleu, Gatineau, Quebec, J8Z 3J5, here represented by Ms. Geneviève Branchaud, general director;
• Loisir sport Outaouais, non-profit legal entity, legally constituted in Quebec by virtue of Part 3 of the Loi sur les compagnies (RLRQ, C. C-38) NEQ: 1147363718, having its head office located at 390, avenue de Buckingham, Gatineau, Quebec, J8L 2G7, here represented by Ms. Julie DeCourval, general director;

• authorize the mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk to sign the protocols of agreement attached hereto as well as any other document to give it full effect;

• authorize the treasurer to issue the cheques to each organization responsible for the protocols of agreement mentioned above as well as according to the clauses and conditions stipulated upon presentation of supporting documents by the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Department;

• authorize the treasurer to perform the accounting entries to follow up on the protocols of agreement.

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 25, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the funding of $1,200,000 paid to the project office of the Musée régional de l’Outaouais by the government of Quebec (MCC) to promote the development of the Museum and support studies and plans for the architectural component of the infrastructure is exhausted;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau signed a specific Cultural Development Agreement for 2025-2027 including a capital asset component coming from the Quebec Infrastructure Plan (PQI) of which an amount is provided for major infrastructure projects of cultural organizations;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau contributes to the community's efforts to provide the Outaouais with a regional museum and that it has invested since 2016 sums of more than $1 M to ensure the implementation and development of this promising project;

CONSIDERING THAT the organization filed a complete feasibility file with the MCC, including the functional and technical plan, the preliminary budget, the financial model, and technical studies;

CONSIDERING THAT the MRO will carry out studies this autumn with a view to a filing with the PQI of the government of Quebec in order to bring more accuracy to its financial forecasts by aligning the architectural plans of the base building with those of the architectural design of the museum;

CONSIDERING THAT the Cultural Policy has a commitment to develop a strong cultural hub in the downtown area, notably by supporting the design, development, and implementation of a regional museum:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• accept the granting of funding of $250,000 to the project office of the Musée régional de l’Outaouais as part of the Sectoral Development Agreement aiming to support the development of the Musée régional de l’Outaouais;

• authorize the mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk to sign the Sectoral Development Agreement aiming to support the development of the Musée régional de l’Outaouais as well as any modification or amendment to the agreement;

• authorize the treasurer to issue the payments totaling $250,000 to the Musée régional de l’Outaouais according to the clauses and conditions stipulated in the Sectoral Development Agreement upon presentation of supporting documents prepared by the Arts, Culture and Letters Department.

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 25, 2025. Adopted

Mayor Maude Marquis-Bissonnette declares her potential conflict of interest on the project below and declares that she will not participate in the deliberations and will refrain from voting or attempting to influence the vote on this item. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the Events Office has finished the first series of analyses of support requests for the 2026 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 the financial contributions of an amount of $643,325 in cash, an amount of $73,400 in cost-based services, and $60,000 in value of services to organizations, in accordance with the budgets allocated to the two support programs concerned:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• approve the financial contributions and services detailed in appendix A as part of the Major Events Support Program (PSGÉ) for the year 2026, conditionally upon the adoption of the budget;

• 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 2026, conditionally upon the adoption of the budget;

• authorize the treasurer to:

• pay the expenses in cost-based services incurred as part of the organization of the events and which are provided for by the City in the support in services registered in the protocols of agreement;
• perform the payments to the organizations identified in appendices A and B, upon presentation of supporting documents prepared by the Arts, Culture and Letters Department;
• pay an additional maximum sum of $5,000 per organization to those committing to a strategic plan process or a traffic and origin study according to budgetary availability.

In case 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 can, in these circumstances, reimburse invoices to the targeted organizations, upon presentation of supporting documents, or pay suppliers, if applicable.

• authorize the Police Service – Parking Section, adult school brigade, and animal control to:

• give free or billable parking spaces in certain municipal parking lots;
• move permit holders to time-limited parking lots or to parking meters (paid spaces);
• take all arrangements required for the smooth running of the activities concerned;

• authorize the management of the Arts, Culture and Letters Department or its representatives to sign the protocols of agreement as well as any modification or amendment to said protocols of agreement with the organizations concerned by these presents.

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 25, 2025, conditionally upon the adoption of the 2026 budget. Adopted

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council adopt Bylaw number 983-1-2025 repealing Bylaw number 983-2025 authorizing an expenditure and a loan of $10,000,000 to perform various repair works on the water and sewer networks included in the Investment Plan – Maintenance component. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. Adopted

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council adopt Bylaw number 936-3-2025 amending Bylaw number 936-2023 for the purpose of increasing the expenditure and the loan by $3,314,000 to finance various infrastructure works, the purchase of vehicles and equipment as well as the purchase of land in connection with the fire risk coverage plan 2023-2027. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT during the adoption of the Investment Plan – Maintenance component of the year 2020, funds had been reserved to carry out the development of tennis courts at Parc de Neuville;

CONSIDERING THAT the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Department proceeded with an evaluation of the issues related to the development of courts for racket sports at Parc de Neuville;

CONSIDERING THAT the master plan for recreational, sports, and community infrastructure favors the grouping of sports fields to promote their maintenance;

CONSIDERING THAT the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Department recommends canceling the project at Parc de Neuville, allowing for the release of a total budget of $343,800 and transferring the budget for the development of three pickleball courts at Parc Marc-Gosselin;

CONSIDERING THAT work planned in the Community Investment Plans of the years 2019 and 2021 and in the Urban Outdoor Development Plan 2020-2022 has been completed, thus leaving available balances for a total amount of $50,598 to be reallocated to other projects;

CONSIDERING THAT the Recreation, Sports and Community Development Department recommends reallocating the released sums of $50,598 to the acquisition of urban furniture and to the acquisition of equipment for sports fields:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED AND RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council authorize:

• the cancellation of the project at Parc de Neuville provided for in the Community Investment Plan of the year 2020 for a total budget of $343,800 following a re-evaluation of needs and authorize the treasurer to transfer this amount from the reserve for project adjustments – Maintenance component;

• the treasurer to draw an amount of $343,800 from the reserve for project adjustments – Maintenance component and to reallocate this amount to the pickleball court development project at Parc Marc-Gosselin;

• the treasurer to transfer to the reserve for project adjustments – Maintenance component a sum of $50,598 following the realization of work completed at lower costs in the Community Investment Plans of the years 2019 and 2021 and in the Urban Outdoor Development Plan 2020-2022;

• the treasurer to draw an amount of $50,598 from the reserve for project adjustments – Maintenance component and to reallocate this amount to the acquisition of urban furniture and to the acquisition of equipment for sports fields according to the following distribution:

The treasurer is authorized to perform the accounting entries required to follow up on this. This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 25, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the City is currently carrying out, in two phases, the road repair and municipal services extension project of Rue Vernon, between Chemin Pink and Chemin Vanier;

CONSIDERING THAT the financing of this project includes a portion financed by the City as a whole and a portion to be assumed in local improvement tax and future pricing;

CONSIDERING THAT the work of phase 1 of Rue Vernon has been completed;

CONSIDERING THAT following the opening of the tenders for the work of phase 2 of Rue Vernon, the financial structure of the project must be increased by $2,500,000 for the portion of the work to be financed by the City as a whole:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that council:

• authorize the treasurer to draw from the project adjustment reserve – Maintenance component an amount of $2,500,000 to finance the cost overruns of the municipal services extension project of Rue Vernon, phase 2;

• authorize the treasurer to perform the accounting entries required to follow up on this.

This executive committee recommendation comes into effect on the day of its approval by municipal council resolution. A treasurer's certificate was issued on August 25, 2025. Adopted