2026.06.09 – 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, June 9, 2026, at 9:22 a.m., at which are

Bylaw 1005-2026 Regarding the Implementation of the Sustainable Rainwater Management Program - EAULOGIK

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council adopt Bylaw number 1005-2026 regarding the implementation of the sustainable rainwater management program - EAULOGIK.

This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 5, 2026. Adopted

Negotiated Acquisition of Real and Temporary Easements on Parts of Lots 1 345 042 and 1 620 582 of the Cadastre of Quebec - National Capital Commission - Touraine Pumping Station Rehabilitation

CONSIDERING THAT in 2008, the firm J.F. Sabourin et Associés inc. was mandated by the City to create a sanitary sewer master plan (PDS) focusing on pumping stations, overflow structures, reservoirs, and flows sent to wastewater treatment plants;

CONSIDERING THAT a preliminary report was filed in 2010, followed by the final report in 2013. The latter presents, among other things, the assessment of the obsolescence and capacity of the pumping stations, as well as the estimated costs for their rehabilitation for the 2016 and 2031 horizons. Among the recommended interventions is the rehabilitation of the Touraine pumping station;

CONSIDERING THAT on June 16, 2021, the executive committee awarded the firm Tetra Tech QI inc. a professional engineering services mandate for the rehabilitation of the Touraine pumping station;

CONSIDERING THAT the Commission de la capitale nationale (NCC) is the owner of lots 1 345 042 and 1 620 582 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, on which the City must obtain real and temporary public utility easements;

CONSIDERING THAT discussions with the NCC have led to a negotiated agreement regarding the acquisition of these easements:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council:

• Acquire by mutual agreement the following easements:
  • A real and temporary public utility easement, for the lifespan of the works up to a maximum duration of 49 years, on a part of lot 1 345 042 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with an area of 2,550.5 m2;
  • A real and temporary public utility easement, for the lifespan of the works up to a maximum duration of 49 years, on a part of lot 1 620 582 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with an area of 5,362.8 m2;
  • The required easements are granted to the Ville de Gatineau in the amount of $122,094 plus taxes if applicable, under the conditions provided in the NCC's standard contract and other conditions stipulated in the attached letter of agreement dated February 18, 2026;
• Mandate the City Clerk's Office to prepare the necessary documents related to the transaction and coordinate all steps required to give effect to this;
• Mandate the Infrastructure and Projects Department to proceed with the preparation of any plan and technical description to give effect to this;
• Authorize the Real Estate Department to manage the sale in due form, ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the acts to be entered into;
• Authorize the treasurer to draw the required amount from the concerned sub-project and to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this.

The mayor or, in her absence, the acting mayor and the city clerk or, in her absence, the deputy city clerk or the assistant city clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 5, 2026. Adopted

Contribution Agreement Between the City of Gatineau and Natural Resources Canada for the Implementation of an ISO 50001 Energy Management System

CONSIDERING THAT the Ville de Gatineau has committed to implementing all recommendations contained in the 2023 annual report of the Auditor General regarding the performance audit of building energy management;

CONSIDERING THAT the Ville de Gatineau, by its resolution number CM-2021-135, adopted greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for its activities as a municipal organization at 50% of its 2015 emissions by 2030 and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050;

CONSIDERING THAT the Ville de Gatineau, by its resolution number CM-2021-765, adopted in the fall of 2021, phase number 1 of its Climate plan and that action number 6 of priority project number 6 consists of developing a sustainable and exemplary corporate real estate portfolio;

CONSIDERING THAT the Ville de Gatineau, by its resolution number CM-2025-711, authorized the Asset Planning and Investment Department to submit a request for financial assistance to Natural Resources Canada for the implementation of an ISO 50001 energy management system for municipal buildings;

CONSIDERING THAT the Ville de Gatineau has received a conditional approval letter from Natural Resources Canada for a financial assistance contribution for a maximum sum of $600,000;

CONSIDERING THAT under section 3.11 of the Loi sur le ministère du Conseil exécutif, RLRQ, c. m-30, the Ville de Gatineau must have prior authorization from the government to enter into the financial assistance contribution agreement with Natural Resources Canada;

CONSIDERING THAT no exclusion decree applies to this project;

CONSIDERING THAT the Ville de Gatineau must, to enter into the financial assistance contribution agreement, obtain authorization from the government through an authorization decree;

CONSIDERING THAT it is the intention of the Ville de Gatineau to enter into the financial assistance contribution agreement with Natural Resources Canada:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council:

• Approve the conclusion of the financial assistance contribution agreement with Natural Resources Canada for the implementation of an ISO 50001 energy management system for municipal buildings, the agreement to be substantially in accordance with the amended draft agreement;
• Authorize the Asset Planning and Investment Department to undertake the necessary steps with the government to obtain an authorization decree in order to conclude the contribution agreement with Natural Resources Canada;
• Authorize the mayor or, in her absence, the acting mayor and the city clerk or, in her absence, the deputy city clerk or the assistant city clerk to sign the contribution agreement between the Ville de Gatineau and Natural Resources Canada for the implementation of an ISO 50001 energy management system.

The treasurer is authorized to perform the required entries to give effect to this. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 8, 2026. Adopted

Amendment to the Agreement Dated March 11, 2025, for Municipal Services for the Student Residence Project Located at 195 (Formerly 259) Boulevard Alexandre-Taché

CONSIDERING THAT an agreement was approved on March 11, 2025, by resolution number CM-2025-128 between the Ville de Gatineau and the Université du Québec en Outaouais, for the provision of municipal services for the student residence project located at 259, boulevard Alexandre-Taché;

CONSIDERING THAT this resolution modifies resolution number CM-2025-128 of March 11, 2025, in order to change the project address to 195, boulevard Alexandre-Taché;

CONSIDERING THAT the reimbursement of municipal shares in a total amount of $500,000 plus applicable taxes was provided for in the project;

CONSIDERING THAT the construction work under the responsibility of the applicant is completed, that the total amount of municipal shares to be reimbursed is higher than anticipated, and that it is appropriate to increase the reimbursement amount provided for in the agreement:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council:

• Accept the amendment to the agreement approved on March 11, 2025, between the Ville de Gatineau and the Université du Québec en Outaouais to revise the terms of reimbursement for the municipal services work for the student residence project located at 195, boulevard Alexandre-Taché;
• Authorize the mayor or, in her absence, the acting mayor and the city clerk or, in her absence, the deputy city clerk or the assistant city 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 shares related to the construction of municipal services carried out as part of the student residence project located at 195, boulevard Alexandre-Taché, up to a total amount of $710,000 plus applicable taxes, representing an additional amount of $210,000 plus applicable taxes.

The funds provided for this purpose will be taken from the following budget item:

The treasurer is authorized to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this agreement. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 5, 2026. Adopted

Donation from the Brunette-Desrochers Family for the Improvement of the Acrylic Basketball Court at Parc La Vérendrye

CONSIDERING THAT Mesdames Marie-Pier Desrochers, Caroline Desrochers, Nathalie Brunette, and Monsieur François Desrochers are offering a financial donation to the Ville de Gatineau on behalf of the estate of their brother and son, Francis, a police officer with the Ville de Gatineau who passed away a few years ago;

CONSIDERING THAT the donation will be paid to the City no later than July 1, 2026;

CONSIDERING THAT the donation complies with Municipal Policy PO-015 - Donations made to the City and issuance of official receipts for tax purposes, revised on January 22, 2019, by resolution number CM-2019-52;

CONSIDERING THAT this donation proposed by Mesdames Marie-Pier Desrochers, Caroline Desrochers, Nathalie Brunette, and Monsieur François Desrochers is subject to the issuance of a tax receipt in the amount of $69,340 for the 2026 fiscal year as stipulated in the procedure defined in Policy PO-015;

CONSIDERING THAT this donation enhances a project already planned at Parc La Vérendrye;

CONSIDERING THAT this donation will allow for the provision of the first standard-sized acrylic basketball court and will be a signature site;

CONSIDERING THAT the donors are offering the donation voluntarily, without any consideration, without any condition, without any legal obligation, and that this will confer upon the donor no right, privilege, material benefit, or advantage:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council:

• Accept the donation from the Brunette-Desrochers family of $69,340;
• Authorize the treasurer to transfer to project 23-7015 (21553 PIVO) all amounts received from the donation targeting the basketball court development project at Parc La Vérendrye;
• Authorize the treasurer to issue a tax receipt to the donors, distributed as follows:

• Authorize the mayor or, in her absence, the acting mayor and the city clerk or, in her absence, the deputy city clerk or the assistant city clerk to sign all documents to give effect to this. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. Adopted

Addition to Resolution CM-2023-910 Regarding the Authorization to Submit a Grant Application to the Quebec Government's Financial Assistance Program for Recreational, Sports, and Outdoor Infrastructure for the Conversion of a Natural Soccer Field to an Illuminated Synthetic Soccer Field at Parc Ernest-Gaboury

CONSIDERING THAT the Financial Assistance Program for Recreational, Sports, and Outdoor Infrastructure of the Government of Quebec subsidizes municipalities for the realization of infrastructure projects;

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2023-910 of November 14, 2023, authorized the submission of a project for the conversion of a natural soccer field into an illuminated synthetic soccer field at Parc Ernest-Gaboury;

CONSIDERING THAT financial assistance from the Government of Quebec to the Ville de Gatineau in the amount of $1,980,000 has been announced by the minister;

CONSIDERING THAT a forecast of financial participation from the Association de Soccer de Gatineau (ASG) in the amount of $400,000 is planned;

CONSIDERING THAT the City commits to assuming the costs of the project's work and to assuming the operating costs of the new infrastructure;

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council must designate a person to sign the memorandum of understanding with the Government of Quebec:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council:

• Confirm the commitment of the Ville de Gatineau to pay its share of the eligible costs for the project and to defray the ongoing operating costs of this infrastructure, to assume any cost overruns generated by the work, and not to award any contract related to direct costs before obtaining an announcement letter from the minister;
• Designate Monsieur Sébastien Vallée, Director of the Recreation, Sports, and Community Development Department, as the person authorized to act on its behalf and to sign on its behalf all documents related to the project mentioned above.

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

Bylaw 1014-2026 Authorizing an Expenditure and Loan of $3,000,000 for the Realization of the Dôme Project

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council adopt Bylaw number 1014-2026 authorizing an expenditure and a loan of $3,000,000 for the realization of the Dôme project.

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

Bylaw 1015-2026 Authorizing an Expenditure and Loan of $1,817,963 for the Construction of a Service Building Related to the Dôme Project

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council adopt Bylaw number 1015-2026 authorizing an expenditure and a loan of $1,817,963 for the construction of a service building in connection with the Dôme project.

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

Bylaw 1016-2026 Authorizing an Expenditure and Loan of $2,100,000 for the Realization of a Synthetic Surface at Parc Ernest-Gaboury

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council adopt Bylaw number 1016-2026 authorizing an expenditure and a loan of $2,100,000 for the realization of a synthetic surface at Parc Ernest-Gaboury.

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

Released Ongoing Projects

CONSIDERING THAT each year, during the filing of the City's financial report, ongoing projects are allocated;

CONSIDERING THAT as part of the preparation of the 2025 financial statements, a rigorous exercise was conducted by the General Management with the concerned departments to analyze in depth the validity and future use of the amounts associated with ongoing projects;

CONSIDERING THAT it emerged that certain plans, policies, and/or projects had ended and that the sums could be returned to the unallocated surplus:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council authorize the treasurer to proceed with the cancellation of the ongoing projects identified in the attachment and to return the sum of $1,975,230.80 to the unallocated surplus.

This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 5, 2026. Adopted

Bylaw 1011-2026 Regarding the Contractual Management of the City of Gatineau

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council adopt Bylaw number 1011-2026 regarding the contractual management of the Ville de Gatineau.

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

Sale of Land - Lot 6 355 454 of the Cadastre of Quebec - Gestion Martin Lacelle Inc. - Rivière-Blanche Electoral District - Jean Lessard

CONSIDERING THAT the Ville de Gatineau is the owner of lot 6 355 454 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with a total area of approximately 3,903 m², located in the Aéroparc at 469, chemin Industriel;

CONSIDERING THAT the company Gestion Martin Lacelle inc. filed a purchase promise on May 20, 2026, and proposes to acquire lot 6 355 454 of the cadastre du Québec;

CONSIDERING THAT the developer plans to house there a building with a minimum floor area of 600 m2, within 12 months from the signing of the deed of sale, in order to support the growth of its activities of selling heavy vehicle parts and accessories as well as professional equipment and welding products or to host any other activity in accordance with the regulations in force;

CONSIDERING THAT the total sale price of $420,115.42 was calculated based on the price adopted by the municipal council on August 27, 2024, by its resolution number CM-2024-676 ($10/sq. ft. or $107.64/m2) and in force at the time of the acceptance of the sale project by the Economic Development Department;

CONSIDERING THAT the treasurer's certificate was issued on May 21, 2026, by the Finance Department stipulating that the sale price is higher than the costs incurred by the City for the acquisition of the lot, as defined in the Loi sur les immeubles industriels et municipaux:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council:

• Authorize the sale to the company Gestion Martin Lacelle inc. of lot 6 355 454 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 3,903 m2, at the price of $420,115.42 plus GST and QST if applicable, under the conditions provided in the Ville de Gatineau's standard contract and other conditions stipulated in the purchase promise duly signed on May 11, 2026, and submitted on May 20, 2026, by the company Gestion Martin Lacelle inc.;
• Mandate the City Clerk's Office to coordinate all steps required to give effect to this;
• Authorize the Real Estate Department to extend any deadline for signing the deed of sale as provided for in the purchase promise, if required;
• Mandate the Real Estate Department to perform the management in due form of the sale, ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into;
• Mandate the Legal Affairs Department, in the event of the failure of the company Gestion Martin Lacelle inc. to comply with all the terms and conditions of the deed of sale, to undertake the procedures for the retrocession of the lot subject to this sale, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into;
• Remove the public character of lot 6 355 454 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, covered by this transaction, if required;
• Authorize the treasurer to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this.

The mayor or, in her absence, the acting mayor and the city clerk or, in her absence, the deputy city clerk or the assistant city 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 work has been completed to the satisfaction of the concerned municipal departments. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 5, 2026. Adopted

Final Report of Activities Carried Out Covering the Period from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2026, According to the Financial Assistance Agreement for the Decontamination and Upgrading of the Fonderie Site

CONSIDERING THAT the Government of Quebec, through its Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy, authorized the granting of financial assistance of a maximum amount of $10,000,000 to the Ville de Gatineau for the decontamination and upgrading of the Fonderie site;

CONSIDERING THAT the decontamination and upgrading of the site constitute a prerequisite for it to be available for industrial conversion purposes, and considering also that the Fonderie site is strategically located in the city center;

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2019-189 of March 26, 2019, signed a financing agreement with the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy, which agreement provides for the filing of an annual activity report approved by the competent authority of the City, covering, since the adoption of the amendment to the Agreement by resolution number CM-2024-138, the period from April 1 to March 31 for the years 2019 to 2026 inclusive;

CONSIDERING THAT this financial commitment is subject to different terms and obligations, notably, that the City produce and submit to the minister a final report of the activities carried out, approved by the competent authority of the City and covering the period from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2026:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council approve the final report of activities for the period from April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2026, so that it may be transmitted by the administration to the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy, as required in the financial assistance agreement for the decontamination and upgrading of the Fonderie site.

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

Support Framework for Urban Agriculture Projects - Annual Financial Support and Development of New Gardens

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2021-736, adopted an Urban Agriculture Program and a Support Framework for urban agriculture projects;

CONSIDERING THAT the City 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 the organizations managing community and collective gardens, conditionally upon the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the City and the managing organizations;

CONSIDERING THAT to operate the 27 community gardens, a new protocol must be approved for the Jardin Fontaine, two protocols must be renewed because they have expired, namely that of the Association des résidants de l’Île de Hull for the jardin Reboul and the Jardins communautaires de la ferme Moore for the community garden of the Ferme Moore;

CONSIDERING THAT an addendum is necessary for the garden management protocol between Bettes et Voisins with the Association citoyenne de Val-Tétreau for the move to Parc Moussette as well as for the management protocol of the jardin Serge-Bertrand with the Association des résidents du Plateau in order to officialize the maintenance of fruit trees in Parc Central;

CONSIDERING THAT the Association des résidants de l’Île de Hull, Les Jardins communautaires de la ferme Moore, the Association citoyenne de Val-Tétreau, and the Association des résidents du Plateau 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 that Council:

• Accept the recommendations of the Recreation, Sports, and Community Development Department concerning financial support for community and collective gardens, in the sum of $82,500 as indicated in Appendix A and in accordance with the allocated budgets;
• Accept the memorandum of understanding, for the years 2026 to 2030, with the organization "Association de résidants de l’île de Hull" for the management of the Jardin communautaire Fontaine;
• Accept the memorandum of understanding, for the years 2026 to 2030, with the organization "Association de résidants de l’île de Hull" for the management of the Jardin communautaire Reboul;
• Accept the memorandum of understanding, for the years 2026 to 2030, with the organization "Les jardins communautaires de la ferme Moore" for the management of the community garden of the Ferme Moore;
• Accept the addendum modifying the location of the garden between bettes et voisins to the memorandum of understanding with the organization "Association citoyenne de Val-Tétreau" (CM-2024-217);
• Accept the addendum officializing the maintenance of fruit trees near the jardin Serge-Bertrand to the memorandum of understanding with the organization "Association des résidents du Plateau" (CM-2025-167);
• Authorize the mayor or, in her absence, the acting mayor and the city clerk or, in her absence, the deputy city clerk or the assistant city clerk to sign the three memoranda of understanding and the two addenda with the Association des résidants de l’île de Hull, Les Jardins communautaires de la ferme Moore, the Association citoyenne de Val-Tétreau, and the Association des résidents du Plateau attached hereto as well as any other document to give them full effect;
• Authorize the treasurer to issue the checks to the organizations managing 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 memorandum of understanding between the Ville de Gatineau and the managing organization, upon presentation of accounts payable documents prepared by the Recreation, Sports, and Community Development Department.

This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 8, 2026. Adopted

Use of the Quarry and Sand Pit Royalty Fund to Finance an Adjustment to the Financial Structure for Road Work Aimed at Resurfacing Chemin Vanier, Between Chemin Pink and Rue de Vernon

CONSIDERING THAT section 78.1 of the Loi sur les compétences municipales has required municipalities since January 1, 2009, to create a fund for the repair and maintenance of public roads and to pay into this fund the revenues from the imposition of a tariff on operators of quarries and sand pits located on their territory;

CONSIDERING THAT bylaw number 497-2008 was adopted to comply with the revision of the Loi sur les compétences municipales and to frame the creation of a fund, the imposition and the collection of fees from operators of quarries and sand pits on the territory of the city of Gatineau;

CONSIDERING THAT policy INFRA-2011-01 was adopted at the plenary committee on January 25, 2011, and aims to distribute the funds made available by the imposition of fees on operators of quarries and sand pits according to prioritization criteria;

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council, by its resolution number CM-2025-102 of February 18, 2025, adopted an amount of $3,100,000 to be drawn from the reserve of the Quarry and Sand Pit Royalty Fund to finance road work aimed at resurfacing the pavement on chemin Vanier, between chemin Pink and rue de Vernon;

CONSIDERING THAT the financial structure of the project must be revised upwards;

CONSIDERING THAT this revision demonstrates the need for additional funding in order to complete the road work;

CONSIDERING THAT the Infrastructure and Projects Department recommends drawing this additional funding from the reserve of the Quarry and Sand Pit Royalty Fund:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council authorize the treasurer to draw an additional amount of $998,000 from the reserve of the Quarry and Sand Pit Royalty Fund in order to complete the financial structure of the road work aimed at resurfacing the pavement on chemin Vanier, between chemin Pink and rue de Vernon.

The treasurer is authorized to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this. This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 8, 2026. Adopted

Renewal of the Contribution to the Conférence des Préfets de l'Outaouais and the 2026-2029 Sectoral Development Agreement in Support of Concertation in the Outaouais Region

CONSIDERING resolution number CM-2021-173 supporting the work of the Assemblée régionale de l’Outaouais carried by the Conférence des préfets de l’Outaouais, and accepting to inject a sum of $89,000 per year for the period from 2021 to 2025;

CONSIDERING resolution number CM-2021-306 accepting that an amount of $29,660 out of the annual contribution of $89,000 provided for by resolution number CM-2021-173 be allocated to a sectoral agreement for regional concertation;

CONSIDERING that the mandate of the Conférence des préfets de l’Outaouais remains essential, notably to ensure the allocation of regional funds according to the priorities of the Outaouais, as well as to carry the voice and make known the issues and needs of the region to government authorities;

CONSIDERING that the period covered by resolutions numbers CM-2021-173 and CM-2021-306 has come to an end and that it is necessary to decide on the renewal of the contribution of the Ville de Gatineau to the operation of the Conférence des préfets de l’Outaouais, as well as to a new Sectoral Development Agreement in support of concertation in the Outaouais region 2026-2029, for which the Conférence des préfets de l’Outaouais would be the agent:

PROPOSED AND UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT this committee recommends that Council:

• Renew its support for the work of the Conférence des préfets de l’Outaouais and inject a sum of $104,844 per year for the next three years (2026 to 2029), and this, conditionally upon the approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing of a contribution of $300,000 per year taken from the envelope of the Fonds régions et ruralité – Component 1 and the financial participation of the three participating MRCs, to the tune of $40,052 per year each;
• Accept that an amount of $34,929 out of the planned annual contribution of $104,844 be allocated to the Sectoral Development Agreement in support of concertation in the Outaouais region 2026-2029, conditionally upon the signing of this agreement by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the three participating MRCs;
• Authorize the mayor or, in her absence, the acting mayor and the city clerk or, in her absence, the deputy city clerk or the assistant city clerk to sign the necessary documents;
• Authorize the treasurer to draw the sum of $15,844 from the 2026 contingencies in order to cover the increase of the agreement for the year 2026;
• Authorize the treasurer to provide in the 2027 and subsequent budgets, the budgets necessary to give effect to this;
• Authorize the treasurer to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to this.

This recommendation of the executive committee comes into force on the day of its approval by resolution of the municipal council. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 8, 2026. Adopted