2024.03.19 – Ordinary meeting of the Gatineau City Council held in the Jean-Despréz hall of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at
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Cancellation of Project ACL 7050 and Reallocation of Subsidies
CONSIDERING that the Service de l'urbanisme et du développement durable has the mandate to select affordable and community housing projects and to recommend to the municipal council the financial aid to be allocated 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, boulevard Lorrain;
CONSIDERING that this council, by resolution CM-2021-352 of June 8, 2021, granted, under 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, boulevard Lorrain;
CONSIDERING that resolution 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 resolution CM-2022-233) between the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, 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 sponsor Habitations Outaouais Métropolitain (HOM) has 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 $12,096,000 subsidy over two new projects under the AccèsLogis program;
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, rue Wright,
- 34 units for the Saint-Joseph project located at 204, boulevard Saint-Joseph;
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 under the AccèsLogis Québec program:
IT IS PROPOSED BY MAYOR DANIEL CHAMPAGNE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR LOUIS SABOURIN, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2024-148 of March 19, 2024, this council:
- Repeals resolution CM-2021-352 of June 8, 2021, and cancels the reservation of financing and units dedicated to project ACL 7050 - Habitation de la Rivière-Blanche;
- Amends resolutions CM-2022-233 of March 29, 2022, and CM-2023-262 of March 28, 2023, for the purpose of cancelling project ACL 7050 – Habitations de la Rivière Blanche;
- Authorizes 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;
- Uses the financial aid of $12,096,000 granted to project ACL 7050 - Habitation de la Rivière-Blanche under the tripartite memorandum of understanding 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;
- Authorizes the Mayor or, in his absence, the Acting Mayor and the City Clerk or, in her absence, the Deputy City Clerk or Assistant City Clerk to sign any document necessary to give full effect to this resolution;
- Authorizes the Treasurer to perform the required accounting entries to give effect to the present.
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Approval of Bylaw 137.1
CONSIDERING that under resolution CA-2012-140 of September 26, 2012, the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (hereinafter the "Society") adopted Bylaw 137 authorizing a loan of $21,500,000 to continue the construction work of the Rapibus project up to boulevard Labrosse;
CONSIDERING that it is necessary to amend the bylaw because the costs actually incurred for the completion of this work are lower than those initially planned due to the receipt of a subsidy;
CONSIDERING that it is necessary to amend the initial bylaw adopted from $21,500,000 to an amount of $6,500,000;
CONSIDERING that under section 123 of the Loi sur les sociétés de transport en commun, the Société de transport de l'Outaouais must have its loan bylaws approved by the municipal council of the City of Gatineau:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR JOCELYN BLONDIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR EDMOND LECLERC, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves Bylaw 137.1 amending Bylaw 137 and authorizing a loan of $6,500,000 to continue the construction work of the Rapibus project up to boulevard Labrosse.
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Approval of Bylaw 160.1
CONSIDERING that under resolution CA-2021-005 of January 28, 2021, the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (hereinafter the "Society") adopted Bylaw 160 authorizing a loan of $25,400,000 for the acquisition of 12 hybrid buses of 18 meters for the years 2022-2024;
CONSIDERING that the Society now plans to acquire nine hybrid buses of 18 meters as well as an exchange of four buses with the Société de transport de Lévis, for a total acquisition of 13 hybrid buses of 18 meters for the years 2022-2025;
CONSIDERING that the acquisition of these hybrid buses is provided for in the five-year capital program and that following a cost update, including the required additional equipment and accessories, taxes, and contingencies, the cost increases from $25,400,000 to $27,515,000;
CONSIDERING that the Society does not have the required funds and, consequently, must provide for financing through a long-term loan;
CONSIDERING that under section 123 of the Loi sur les sociétés de transport en commun, the Société de transport de l'Outaouais must have its loan bylaws approved by the municipal council of the City of Gatineau:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR JOCELYN BLONDIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR EDMOND LECLERC, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves Bylaw 160.1 amending Bylaw 160 and authorizing a loan of $27,515,000 for the acquisition of 13 hybrid buses of 18 meters for the years 2022 to 2025.
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Amendment to Resolution CM-2024-136
CONSIDERING that resolution CM-2024-136 of February 20, 2024, recommended:
- Approving the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a Scientific Council as well as the planned annual amount of $150,000 for 2024, 2025, and 2026 for the operation and work of the Scientific Council;
- Authorizing the Mayor or, in his absence, the Acting Mayor and the City Clerk or, in her absence, the Deputy City Clerk or Assistant City Clerk to sign the memorandum of understanding between the City of Gatineau and the Université du Québec en Outaouais;
- Authorizing the Treasurer to perform the accounting entries to give effect to the present;
- Authorizing the Treasurer to pay the necessary sums to the budget for the items included in the memorandum of understanding;
CONSIDERING that the recommendations involve unforeseen sums in the budget and that this information was omitted in resolution CM-2024-136:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR OLIVE KAMANYANA, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR ANIK DES MARAIS, AND RESOLVED THAT this council amends resolution CM-2024-136 of February 20, 2024, in order to adopt the following recommendations:
- Approve the memorandum of understanding between the City of Gatineau and the Université du Québec en Outaouais concerning the creation of the Scientific Council;
- Authorize the Mayor or, in his absence, the Acting Mayor and the City Clerk or, in her absence, the Deputy City Clerk or Assistant City Clerk to sign the specific agreement and all documents related to the present;
- Authorize the Treasurer to pay, for the year 2024, the sum of $150,000 from the contingencies in the budget of the Service de la performance organisationnelle, de l'intelligence d'affaires et scientifique and to provide in the budget the necessary sums for the years 2025 and 2026.
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Notice of Motion and Filing of Draft Bylaw 955-2024
NOTICE OF MOTION is given by Councillor Marc Bureau that he will propose, or that it will be proposed at a future council meeting, the adoption of Bylaw 955-2024 concerning the sale and outdoor application of pesticides and the regulation of the work of contractors offering pest control application services.
In accordance with the provisions of section 356 of the Loi sur les cités et villes, he files at this meeting draft Bylaw 955-2024.
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Approval of Bylaw 134.1
CONSIDERING that under resolution CA-2012-055 of April 25, 2012, the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (hereinafter the "Society") adopted Bylaw 134 authorizing a loan of $18,300,000 for the acquisition of 21 hybrid buses for the years 2014 to 2016;
CONSIDERING that it is necessary to amend the bylaw because the Society proceeded with the acquisition of 14 buses instead of 21, and consequently, the costs actually incurred are lower than those initially planned;
CONSIDERING that the acquisition costs for these 14 buses, including required additional equipment and accessories, sales taxes, management fees, and contingencies, amounted to $10,874,489 minus the subsidy received, for a total cost of $1,700,000;
CONSIDERING that it is necessary to amend the initial bylaw adopted from $18,300,000 to an amount of $1,700,000;
CONSIDERING that under section 123 of the Loi sur les sociétés de transport en commun, the Société de transport de l'Outaouais must have its loan bylaws approved by the municipal council of the City of Gatineau:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR JOCELYN BLONDIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR EDMOND LECLERC, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves Bylaw 134.1 amending Bylaw 134 and authorizing a loan of $1,700,000 for the acquisition of 14 hybrid buses for the years 2014 to 2016.
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Adoption of the 2024-2025 Work Plan - Public Safety Commission
(Note: The full text of the work plan is not provided in the source, only the resolution to adopt it.)
IT IS PROPOSED AND RESOLVED THAT this council adopts the 2024-2025 work plan of the Public Safety Commission.
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Adoption of the 2024-2025 Work Plan - Finance Committee
CONSIDERING that under the terms of resolution CM-2023-326, the municipal council adopted the creation of the Finance Committee;
CONSIDERING that the members of the committee wish to adopt a 2024-2025 work plan:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR ANIK DES MARAIS, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR EDMOND LECLERC, AND RESOLVED THAT this council adopts the 2024-2025 work plan of the Finance Committee.
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Organizational Structure Changes - Fire Safety Service
CONSIDERING that the three-year workforce plan exercise allowed for the prioritization of needs in order to create new permanent positions while respecting allocated budgets;
CONSIDERING that the Fire Safety Service has conducted an analysis of its needs:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR MARIO AUBÉ, SECONDED BY MAYOR DANIEL CHAMPAGNE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2024-147 of March 19, 2024, this council agrees to modify the organizational structure of the Fire Safety Service as follows:
- Create two positions of Team Leader, Prevention (positions INC-BLC-032 and INC-BLC-033), whose salary class will be determined by the Human Resources Department, under the supervision of the Prevention Chiefs;
- Administratively attach the position of Lieutenant Inspector-Investigator (position INC-POM-257) under the supervision of the Operations Chief (position INC-CAD-026);
- Administratively attach the position of Lieutenant Inspector-Investigator (position INC-POM-260) under the supervision of the Operations Chief (position INC-CAD-009).
The Human Resources Department 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.
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Interim Appointment - Catherine Marchand
CONSIDERING the vacancy of the position of Director, Service de l'urbanisme et du développement durable (position UDD-CAD-001) and the position of Director, Service de la mobilité (position MOB-CAD-001) under the supervision of the Assistant Director General, Sustainable Development;
CONSIDERING the need to ensure the direction of the Service de l'urbanisme et du développement durable and the Service de la mobilité until the positions are filled:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR MARIO AUBÉ, SECONDED BY MAYOR DANIEL CHAMPAGNE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2024-149 of March 19, 2024, this council accepts the appointment of Ms. Catherine Marchand as Director, Service de l'urbanisme et du développement durable and Director, Service de la mobilité on an interim and indeterminate basis, with all powers devolved to this position.