2024.12.10 – Ordinary City Council meeting on the 2025 budget of the City of Gatineau held in the Jean-Despréz Hall of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday
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ADOPTION OF THE 2025 BUDGET SETTING REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AT $886,960,468
CONSIDERING THAT the executive committee and this council have proceeded with the study of the budget forecasts for the year 2025:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2024-851 of December 10, 2024, this council adopts the budget for the year beginning January 1 and ending December 31, 2025, setting the revenues and expenditures for the period at the amount of $886,960,468. To this effect, the treasurer is authorized to perform the accounting entries required to give effect to the present.
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Councillor Jean Lessard requests a vote and the president asks the members present to vote by voice:
| FOR | AGAINST |
|---|---|
| Mme Bettyna Bélizaire | |
| M. Gilles Chagnon | |
| Mme Anik Des Marais | |
| M. Mike Duggan | |
| M. Jocelyn Blondin | |
| M. Denis Girouard | |
| M. Steve Moran | |
| M. Jean Lessard | |
| M. Marc Bureau | |
| M. Mario Aubé | |
| Mme Isabelle N. Miron | |
| M. Louis Sabourin | |
| Mme Tiffany-Lee Norris Parent | |
| Mme Caroline Murray | |
| M. Steven Boivin | |
| Mme la mairesse Maude Marquis-Bissonnette | |
| Mme Catherine Craig-St-Louis | |
| M. Daniel Champagne | |
| Mme Alicia Lacasse-Brunet | |
| M. Edmond Leclerc |
The president declares the main resolution adopted. A certificate from the treasurer was issued on December 9, 2024.
Adopted on division [VOTE: adopted]
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ADOPTION OF THE INVESTMENT PLAN - INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE COMPONENT FOR THE CITY OF GATINEAU FOR THE YEARS 2025, 2026 AND 2027
CONSIDERING THAT the Investment Plan - Infrastructure Maintenance component has been prepared over five years and its adoption is for three years, as specified in article 473 of the Loi sur les cités et villes;
CONSIDERING THAT during the budget study which took place from November 4 to 7, 2024, the Investment Program - Maintenance Component 2025-2029 was studied by the municipal council:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2024-852 of December 10, 2024, this council accepts the 2025 to 2027 Investment Plan – Infrastructure Maintenance component which is an integral part of this resolution, for a total amount of $780,200,000, including an amount of $272,577,000 for the year 2025.
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| DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| Projects funded by grant programs | $61,350,000 |
| Road network repair program | $55,290,000 |
| Water and sewer repair program | $37,881,000 |
| Professional fees and salaries | $30,391,000 |
| Replacement of vehicles and machinery | $12,359,000 |
| Building maintenance | $8,285,000 |
| IT master plan | $7,705,000 |
| Mobility | $7,054,000 |
| Parks and green space development | $6,350,000 |
| Social housing and revitalization | $8,465,000 |
| Plants, drinking water and wastewater treatment | $5,755,000 |
| Other road network interventions | $7,070,000 |
| Other master plans | $4,500,000 |
| Security and environment | $4,270,000 |
| Work carried out by the Lifecycle Reserve | $3,945,000 |
| Residual materials management plan | $3,000,000 |
| Other infrastructure expenses | $8,907,000 |
| Total | $272,577,000 |
The projected funding sources for the year 2025 are summarized as follows:
| DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| Loan bylaws | $36,598,000 |
| Loan bylaws – Road network repair program | $19,370,000 |
| Additional envelope (24 M$ - 2022-2025 (6 M$/year), 27.4 M$ - 2023-2025 (2023 - 7.4 M$ and 2024-2025 10 M$/year) and 17.321 M$ - 2025-2028 (2025 – 3.37 M$, 2026 – 3.87 M$, 2027 – 4.67 M$ and 2028 – 5.411 M$)) | |
| Development charges, PGMR or loan bylaws (West ecocentre) | $3,000,000 |
| Loan bylaw - Fire risk coverage scheme – fleet renewal | $1,457,000 |
| Cash payments | $45,049,000 |
| Initiative – Land acquisition - Cash | $5,850,000 |
| Loan bylaw - Grant programs related to municipal infrastructure | $37,100,000 |
| Loan bylaw - City share related to PRIMEAU and TECQ grant programs | $23,158,000 |
| Cash - Dedicated infrastructure fund | $53,550,000 |
| Loan bylaw - Dedicated infrastructure funds | $38,850,000 |
| Lifecycle reserve (2025 operating budget) | $3,945,000 |
| Park fund | $250,000 |
| Working capital fund | $4,400,000 |
| Total | $272,577,000 |
The loan bylaws must be approved by the municipal council. The treasurer is authorized to draw from development charges, PGMR (Residual Materials Management Plan) charges (ongoing projects) and/or to finance through debt increase the funds provided for the construction of the second west sector ecocentre as well as maintenance work at the existing transshipment center. The treasurer is authorized to draw the sums necessary from the various funds listed (cash payments, initiative – Land acquisition, dedicated infrastructure fund – Cash, park fund, working capital fund and lifecycle reserve and according to the maximum provided in the financing table above.
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The loans to the working capital fund are repayable over a period of three years, starting January 1, 2026. The treasurer is authorized to perform the accounting entries to give effect to the present.
Councillor Mario Aubé requests a vote and the president asks the members present to vote by voice:
| FOR | AGAINST |
|---|---|
| Mme Bettyna Bélizaire | |
| M. Gilles Chagnon | |
| Mme Anik Des Marais | |
| M. Mike Duggan | |
| M. Jocelyn Blondin | |
| M. Denis Girouard | |
| M. Steve Moran | |
| M. Jean Lessard | |
| M. Marc Bureau | |
| M. Mario Aubé | |
| Mme Isabelle N. Miron | |
| M. Louis Sabourin | |
| Mme Tiffany-Lee Norris Parent | |
| Mme Caroline Murray | |
| M. Steven Boivin | |
| Mme la mairesse Maude Marquis-Bissonnette | |
| Mme Catherine Craig-St-Louis | |
| M. Daniel Champagne | |
| Mme Alicia Lacasse-Brunet | |
| M. Edmond Leclerc |
The president declares the main resolution adopted. A certificate from the treasurer was issued on December 9, 2024.
Adopted on division [VOTE: adopted]
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ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
IT IS PROPOSED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVEN BOIVIN, AND RESOLVED THAT this council adopts the agenda as submitted.
Adopted [VOTE: adopted]
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AUTHORIZATION TO PUBLISH THE 2025 BUDGET EXPLANATORY DOCUMENT
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2024-853 of December 10, 2024, this council accepts that an explanatory document of the budget be published in a newspaper distributed on the territory of the municipality, in accordance with the provisions of article 474.3 of the Loi sur les cités et villes, instead of distributing it to every civic address on the territory of the municipality.
Adopted [VOTE: adopted]
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ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR JOCELYN BLONDIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR DANIEL CHAMPAGNE, AND RESOLVED THAT this council agrees to adjourn the meeting at 5:31 PM.
STEVEN BOIVIN Councillor and President
Me VÉRONIQUE DENIS City Clerk
Municipal Council
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