2025.05.13 – Regular meeting of the Gatineau City Council held in the Jean-Despréz hall of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at

MINOR VARIANCE - INTEGRATED RESIDENTIAL PROJECT OF SIX BUILDINGS WITH FOUR UNITS EACH, IN A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE FOR A TOTAL OF 24 UNITS - 781, RUE NOTRE-DAME - LAC-BEAUCHAMP ELECTORAL DISTRICT - DENIS GIROUARD

CONSIDERING THAT a request to build three multi-family dwellings, with a semi-detached appearance, counting eight units each, for a total of 24 units, in the form of an integrated residential project has been made for the property located at 781, rue Notre-Dame;

CONSIDERING THAT the project requires the granting of a minor variance to the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020 regarding the reduction of the minimum distance between a main building and an access driveway;

CONSIDERING THAT the reduction of this width does not cause any prejudice to the owners of neighboring properties;

CONSIDERING THAT the approval of a site planning and architectural integration plan is necessary to have this project approved, and that the project respects the majority of the criteria of the PIIA applicable to integrated residential projects;

CONSIDERING THAT with the exception of the requested minor variance, the project complies with all other provisions of the zoning and subdivision regulations in force;

CONSIDERING THAT in accordance with the provisions of Règlement numéro 851-2023 on the methods of publishing public notices, a public notice was published on April 23, 2025, on the City of Gatineau's website and was published at least 15 days before the meeting where the council must rule on the request for a minor variance, as indicated in section 145.6 of the Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on April 22, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR DENIS GIROUARD, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council grants a minor variance to the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020, for the construction project of three multi-family dwellings with a semi-detached appearance comprising eight units each and aiming to reduce the minimum distance between a main building and an access driveway from 3 m to 1.5 m, as illustrated in the project analysis in the document entitled:

• Enlarged site plan and identification of the minor variance - Groupe Handfield Arpenteurs-Géomètres - April 5, 2024 - Annotated by the SUDD - 781, rue Notre-Dame, and this, conditionally upon:

• the approval of the project by the council under the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005; • the addition of a 0.6 m green strip between the side walls of the buildings and the sidewalks running along these same walls; • the extension of two private sidewalks towards the public sidewalk of rue Notre-Dame.

Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of May 13, 2030.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

MINOR VARIANCES - BUILD TWO MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS OF EIGHT UNITS - 972, RUE NOTRE-DAME - LAC-BEAUCHAMP ELECTORAL DISTRICT - DENIS GIROUARD

CONSIDERING THAT a request to allow the construction of two multi-family dwellings of eight units has been made for the property located at 972, rue Notre-Dame;

CONSIDERING THAT the project involves obtaining two minor variances regarding the maximum height of the main entrance door thresholds and the maximum encroachment of exterior stairs in the front setback;

CONSIDERING THAT the project must also be approved under the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale (PIIA) numéro 505-2005, since the property is located in the Dunning village insertion sector;

CONSIDERING THAT the project will allow the redevelopment of an underutilized site that is currently occupied by a vacant automobile garage to be demolished;

CONSIDERING THAT the project involves the subdivision of the land into two distinct lots to allow the construction of the two multi-family dwellings with an isolated structure of eight units each;

CONSIDERING THAT the project provides for outdoor amenity areas with a surface area significantly greater than the minimum standard required by regulation as well as the planting of a total of 28 new trees on the site;

CONSIDERING THAT the project has been modified according to the recommendations of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department, in order to reduce the number of minor variances required;

CONSIDERING THAT in accordance with the provisions of Règlement numéro 851-2023 on the methods of publishing public notices, a public notice was published on April 23, 2025, on the City of Gatineau's website and was published at least 15 days before the meeting where the council must rule on the request for a minor variance, as indicated in section 145.6 of the Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on April 22, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR DENIS GIROUARD, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council grants minor variances to the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020, for a project located at 972, rue Notre-Dame and aiming to increase:

• the maximum height of the main entrance door thresholds from 50.69 m to 51.55 m; • the maximum encroachment of an exterior staircase in a setback adjacent to a street from 3 m to 3.5 m.

As illustrated in the project analysis in the document entitled:

• Site plan and identification of the minor variances - Marc Fournier, land surveyor - April 3, 2025 - Annotated by the SUDD - 972, rue Notre-Dame, and this, conditionally upon the approval of the construction project by the council under the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005.

Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of May 13, 2030.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

CONDITIONAL USE - ESTABLISH A DAYCARE SERVICE - 258, CHEMIN DES ÉRABLES - LIMBOUR ELECTORAL DISTRICT - LOUIS SABOURIN

CONSIDERING THAT a request to authorize the establishment of a daycare service with a maximum capacity of 100 children has been made for 258, chemin des Érables;

CONSIDERING THAT the request must be approved under the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels numéro 506-2005;

CONSIDERING THAT the applicant has obtained pre-approval from the ministère de la Famille authorizing them to operate a daycare service with a capacity of 100 children;

CONSIDERING THAT the building is currently vacant and will be entirely renovated to make room for the daycare project;

CONSIDERING THAT the project as submitted complies with all provisions of the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020;

CONSIDERING THAT the property targeted by the request satisfies the three evaluation criteria for the conditional use request for daycare services under the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels numéro 506-2005;

CONSIDERING THAT in accordance with the provisions of Règlement numéro 851-2023 on the methods of publishing public notices, a public notice was published on April 23, 2025, on the City of Gatineau's website and was published at least 15 days before the meeting where the council must rule on the request for authorization of a conditional use, as indicated in section 145.33 of the Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme;

CONSIDERING THAT a sign was placed on April 23, 2025, in a prominent location on the site targeted by the request and was placed at least 15 days before the meeting where the council must rule on the request for authorization of a conditional use, as indicated in section 145.33 of the Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on April 22, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR LOUIS SABOURIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council grants, under the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels numéro 506-2005, a conditional use at 258, chemin des Érables, to allow the establishment of a daycare service with a maximum capacity of 100 children, as illustrated in the project analysis in the document entitled:

• Architecture plan by Pierre J. Tabet, architect - Dated December 4, 2024 - 258, chemin des Érables, and this, conditionally upon the filing by the applicant at the time of the building permit application of the final approval of the project by the ministère de la Famille du Québec.

Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of May 13, 2030.

Councillors Edmond Leclerc, Steven Boivin, and Councillor Catherine Craig-St-Louis vote against this project.

Adopted on division [VOTE: adopted]

MINOR VARIANCE - EXPAND A MAIN BUILDING - 855, BOULEVARD DE LA GAPPE - VERSANT ELECTORAL DISTRICT - DANIEL CHAMPAGNE

CONSIDERING THAT a request to expand the main building of the Maison de la culture for the redevelopment of the bibliothèque Guy-Sanche has been made for the property located at 855, boulevard de la Gappe;

CONSIDERING THAT the expansion must be done on two floors only, according to the functional and technical program (PFT) report produced by the architecture and engineering firms;

CONSIDERING THAT the property targeted by the intervention is located in the community zone PU-05-100 prescribing a minimum of three floors for buildings in this zone;

CONSIDERING THAT the existing building has a section with a height of three floors, but has a ground footprint of two floors on more than 75% of its implantation area;

CONSIDERING THAT this percentage of ground footprint on two floors contravenes section 149 of the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020, limiting the reduction of the minimum height of buildings (prescribed in the specifications grid – Three floors) to a maximum of 20% of its ground footprint;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposed expansion on two floors will increase this two-floor surface area to 85% of its ground footprint;

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council approved in 2023 the funding and holding of an architectural competition for the expansion and redevelopment of the bibliothèque Guy-Sanche (CM-2023-538);

CONSIDERING THAT the expansion of the library will be the subject of a call for tenders for an architectural competition and that the granting of this minor variance will allow this regulatory relief to be included in the upcoming call for tenders;

CONSIDERING THAT the requested minor variance does not infringe upon the enjoyment of the property rights of the owners of neighboring buildings;

CONSIDERING THAT with the exception of the requested minor variance, the proposed expansion complies with the other applicable provisions of the urban planning regulations;

CONSIDERING THAT in accordance with the provisions of Règlement numéro 851-2023 on the methods of publishing public notices, a public notice was published on April 23, 2025, on the City of Gatineau's website and was published at least 15 days before the meeting where the council must rule on the request for a minor variance, as indicated in section 145.6 of the Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on April 22, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR DANIEL CHAMPAGNE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council grants a minor variance to the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020, for an expansion project of a main building at 855, boulevard de la Gappe, to allow the increase of the maximum portion of implantation surface area of a part of the building having a height lower than the prescribed minimum height from 20% to 85%, and this, as illustrated in the project analysis in the document entitled:

• Site plan - Ville de Gatineau Doris-Lapointe land surveyor - November 7, 2023 - 855, boulevard de la Gappe - Annotated by the SUDD.

Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of May 13, 2030.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

FINAL ADOPTION - PPCMOI - BUILD A THREE-STORY ISOLATED MIXED-USE DWELLING - 113, BOULEVARD MONTCLAIR - HULL-WRIGHT ELECTORAL DISTRICT - STEVE MORAN

CONSIDERING THAT a request to build a three-story isolated mixed-use dwelling counting eight units and 11 rooms has been made for the property located at 113, boulevard Montclair;

CONSIDERING THAT the project will require the demolition of two existing single-family dwellings located at 111 and 113, boulevard Montclair and that the request for demolition of the two buildings was approved during the meeting of the Demolition Committee held on December 17, 2024;

CONSIDERING THAT the project is located in the residential zone Ha-009-002 and that the projected use "(6542) House for people in difficulty" belonging to the "Community" use category is not authorized in this zone;

CONSIDERING THAT the number of units and the height in stories of the new proposed building do not respect the maximum of three units and two stories prescribed in the specifications grid of the residential zone Ha-09-002;

CONSIDERING THAT a particular project for the construction, modification, or occupation of a building must be approved, under the Règlement relatif aux projets particuliers de construction, de modification ou d’occupation d’un immeuble numéro 507-2005, for the implementation of the proposed project;

CONSIDERING THAT the construction project of the projected project involves the development of a shared parking space with the property at 124, rue Jeanne d’Arc;

CONSIDERING THAT a minor variance must also be granted by the council for the property at 124, rue Jeanne-d’Arc;

CONSIDERING THAT apart from the non-compliant elements raised in the PPCMOI procedure, the project respects the other applicable provisions of the zoning, subdivision, and construction regulations;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on March 24, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department;

CONSIDERING THAT during the municipal council meeting of April 15, 2025, the first resolution number CM-2025-228 was adopted;

CONSIDERING THAT a public consultation assembly was held on May 6, 2025:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves, without change, under the Règlement relatif aux projets particuliers de construction, de modification ou d’occupation d’un immeuble numéro 507-2005, the particular construction project relating to 113, boulevard Montclair in order to authorize the community use "(6542) House for people in difficulty" and the construction of a mixed-use building having the following characteristics:

• There will be a common access between a use belonging to the Community (P) groups and a dwelling; • The height of the building will be three stories; • The number of units will be eight units and 11 individual rooms; • The building/land ratio will be 0.4; • The maximum encroachment in the front yard of the open exterior staircase on the ground floor will be 3.1 m; • The minimum front setback on the street will be 3.1 m; • The minimum side setback on the street will be 2 m; • The width of the circulation aisle of the parking space will be 6 m; • The minimum distance between a parking space and an opening of a habitable space located in the basement or on the ground floor of the building will be 1.3 m; • The minimum distance between a parking space and a multi-family building will be 1.3 m; • The minimum number of parking spaces will be zero spaces; • The minimum distance between the open exterior staircase giving access to the ground floor and the property line will be 0 m; • The minimum distance between a balcony and a property line will be 0.2 m; • The minimum amenity area may be less than the minimum required.

The whole as illustrated in the project analysis in the documents entitled:

• Non-compliant provisions subject to the PPCMOI request - A4 Architecte + design - March 18, 2025 - Annotated by the SUDD - 113, boulevard Montclair; • Insertion perspectives - A4 Architecte + design - December 11, 2024 - Annotated by the SUDD - 113, boulevard Montclair.

Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of May 13, 2030.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

CONCORDANCE BY-LAW NUMBER 530-7-2025 AMENDING URBAN PLANNING BY-LAW NUMBER 530-2020 IN ORDER TO MODIFY THE ROUTE OF THE RAPID TRANSIT CORRIDOR IN THE WEST ACCORDING TO THE PLANNED TRAMWAY ROUTE AND TO REMOVE THE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT ZONE (ZATC) LABELLE

CONSIDERING THAT on January 24, 2025, By-law number 2050-11-2024 amending the revised Schéma d’aménagement et de développement numéro 2050-2016 in order to modify the route of the rapid transit corridor in the west according to the planned tramway route and to remove the transit-oriented development zone (ZATC) Labelle came into force;

CONSIDERING THAT under section 58 of the Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme (chapter A-19.1), the City must, within six months following the coming into force of a by-law amending the scheme, adopt any concordance by-law necessary to take into account the amendment of the scheme;

CONSIDERING THAT the Plan d’urbanisme numéro 530-2020 fully incorporates plans from the scheme that have been modified;

CONSIDERING THAT the summary sheets for each particular sector of the urban structure of the Plan d’urbanisme numéro 530-2020 incorporate locations of the rapid transit corridor station of the scheme that have been modified;

CONSIDERING THAT the plans "Land occupation density" and "Maximum heights in stories per territorial entity" of the Plan d’urbanisme numéro 530-2020 are based on the limits of the urban structure of the scheme that have been modified;

CONSIDERING THAT during the municipal council meeting of April 15, 2025, the notice of motion number AM-2025-229 was given and the draft by-law was adopted;

CONSIDERING THAT a public consultation assembly was held on May 6, 2025:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR CATHERINE CRAIG-ST-LOUIS, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council adopts, without change, the Concordance By-law number 530-7-2025 amending the Plan d’urbanisme numéro 530-2020 in order to modify the route of the rapid transit corridor in the west according to the planned tramway route and to remove the transit-oriented development zone (ZATC) Labelle.

Councillor Mike Duggan votes against this project.

Adopted on division [VOTE: adopted]

ADMINISTRATION BY-LAW - PARTIALLY OPEN THE EXPLORATEURS URBAN EXPANSION AREA TO DEVELOPMENT - LUCERNE ELECTORAL DISTRICT - GILLES CHAGNON

CONSIDERING THAT resolution number 2001-177 of the former City of Aylmer approved the master plan of the residential project of the Village de la Ferme Ferris;

CONSIDERING THAT the memorandum of understanding number 96-015 for the Village de la Ferme Ferris project was signed on April 25, 2002, by the City of Gatineau and by the owner of the lands targeted by the Village de la Ferme Ferris project;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau authorized in 2017 the amendments to the Plan d’urbanisme numéro 500-2005 and to the Règlement de zonage numéro 502-2005, in order to allow the development of phase 7 of the residential project of the Village de la Ferme Ferris and the construction of the Petite-Ourse primary school;

CONSIDERING THAT an amendment to the Schéma d’aménagement et de développement numéro 2050-2016, in order to integrate phase 7 of the residential project of the Village de la Ferme Ferris into the urban consolidation area, was not carried out;

CONSIDERING THAT the last phases of the residential project of the Village de la Ferme Ferris are still located in the Explorateurs urban expansion area, an authorization from the municipal council for the partial opening is required under section 88.1 of the Règlement d’administration des règlements d’urbanisme numéro 501-2005, in force since November 21, 2020;

CONSIDERING THAT before approving the opening of a sector to development located in an urban expansion area, the council takes the advice of the Urban Planning Advisory Committee;

CONSIDERING THAT the Schéma d’aménagement et de développement establishes three planning priorities within the urbanization perimeter and that the opening to development of the urban expansion area (priority 3) is subject to particular conditions;

CONSIDERING THAT section 88.1 of the Règlement d’administration des règlements d’urbanisme numéro 501-2005, in force since November 21, 2020, requires that the opening of a sector to development located in an "expansion area" be approved by the municipal council;

CONSIDERING THAT the conditions for opening to development of an urban expansion area aim in particular to ensure that urban development is carried out in continuity with already urbanized sectors, and that the development must be carried out without adding capacity to the drinking water supply and wastewater treatment plants;

CONSIDERING THAT the demonstration of the first condition does not apply to the Explorateurs urban village expansion area whose reception capacity is already less than 10 years;

CONSIDERING THAT the evaluation of the conditions of admissibility and examination to allow the opening of a sector of the Explorateurs expansion area were evaluated in 2016, i.e., before the coming into force of section 88.1 of the Règlement d’administration des règlements d’urbanisme, and allowed the municipal council to approve the authorization of an amendment to the Plan d’urbanisme numéro 500-2005 in order to change the limits of the "deferred residential" designation to "urban residential" designation (CM-2017-27 of January 24, 2017);

CONSIDERING THAT the evaluation of the conditions of admissibility and examination to allow the opening of a sector of the Explorateurs expansion area was carried out again in 2025, in order to respect the requirements of section 88.1 of the Règlement d’administration des règlements d’urbanisme numéro 501-2005;

CONSIDERING THAT the capacity of the municipal infrastructures to serve the last phases of the residential project of the Village de la Ferme Ferris was validated by the Asset Planning and Investment Department and that a memorandum of understanding will have to be signed between the developer and the City for the implementation of the municipal infrastructures;

CONSIDERING THAT the request for partial opening to development of the Explorateurs urban expansion area will allow the completion of phase "7" of the Village de la Ferme Ferris project;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on April 22, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR GILLES CHAGNON, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves, under section 88.1 of the Règlement d’administration des règlements d’urbanisme numéro 501-2005, the opening to development of a sector of the Explorateurs urban expansion area, in order to complete the development of phase 7 of the Village de la Ferme Ferris project.

Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of May 13, 2030.

Councillor Caroline Murray requests the vote and the president asks the members present to vote by voice:

FOR: Gilles Chagnon, Bettyna Bélizaire, Jocelyn Blondin, Anik Des Marais, Marc Bureau, Steve Moran, Mike Duggan, Isabelle N. Miron, Louis Sabourin, Tiffany-Lee Norris Parent, Mario Aubé, Caroline Murray, Steven Boivin, Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, Catherine Craig-St-Louis, Alicia Lacasse-Brunet, Denis Girouard, Edmond Leclerc.

AGAINST: (None listed in text, but resolution rejected)

The president declares the main resolution rejected.

Rejected on division [VOTE: rejected]

ADOPTION OF THE TRADITIONAL BUILT HERITAGE INVENTORY, HULL SECTOR

CONSIDERING THAT since April 2021, section 120 of the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel (LPC) provides for the obligation for RCMs and cities exercising certain RCM competencies, such as the City of Gatineau, to adopt and update an inventory of buildings built before 1940 that are located on its territory and that present heritage value, and that they can also include buildings whose construction is more recent;

CONSIDERING THAT RCMs have until April 1, 2026, to adopt such an inventory;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department has undertaken the realization of two inventories: one for modern built heritage, completed in 2024, and the other for traditional built heritage;

CONSIDERING THAT both inventories are carried out according to an approach by architectural style rather than by construction date, which implies that the City has not limited its analysis solely to the reference year of 1940 in the LPC to distinguish the buildings to be included in one or the other of the inventories;

CONSIDERING THAT the City entrusted, on August 17, 2022, to the cooperative Passerelles the mandate to carry out the traditional built heritage inventory of Gatineau;

CONSIDERING THAT the traditional inventory of the Hull sector is now completed and that the information collected constitutes essential inputs for the planning of land development;

CONSIDERING THAT the inventory of the other sectors of Gatineau is in the process of being carried out and will be completed and adopted around the fall of 2025;

CONSIDERING THAT the identification of buildings of heritage interest in an inventory constitutes the first step of a process aiming to ensure the preservation and enhancement of these assets;

CONSIDERING THAT the municipal council recognized, by the adoption of the 2012 Heritage Policy, that it has responsibilities in terms of heritage, notably those of effectively governing the territory and equipping itself with optimal control measures;

CONSIDERING THAT the Local Heritage Council, at its meeting on April 22, 2025, recommended the adoption of the traditional built heritage inventory of the Hull sector:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council adopts the Traditional Built Heritage Inventory of the City of Gatineau, for the Hull sector, composed of 1,241 files comprising the following assets: 1,236 buildings, three roadside and commemorative crosses, and two cemeteries.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

2025 PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF GATINEAU AND THE CENTRE DE GESTION DES DÉPLACEMENTS DE GATINEAU ET SA RÉGION (MOBI-O) - SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT

CONSIDERING THAT the 2021-2025 municipal council program of the City commits to structuring its interventions around a scientific and ambitious approach to adaptation to climate change and reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions;

CONSIDERING THAT the transport sector is responsible for 44% of greenhouse gas emissions on the Gatineau territory according to the inventory carried out in 2015;

CONSIDERING THAT the development of sustainable travel modes is an approach allowing for the significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the achievement of the reduction targets that the City has set for itself;

CONSIDERING THAT the City has adopted a sustainable travel plan "Pedestrians first!" as part of the adoption of its development plan;

CONSIDERING THAT as part of its sustainable travel plan, the City of Gatineau has developed and has been implementing its master plan for the cycling network since 2020;

CONSIDERING THAT as part of the Climate Plan of the City of Gatineau, the Ecological Transition Department has the mandate to establish a global agreement that allows for the establishment and assurance of the presence of expertise in travel management on the Gatineau territory of the organization;

CONSIDERING THAT the organization is a non-profit organization (NPO) and has the mission of stimulating sustainable mobility;

CONSIDERING THAT the City contributed to the creation of the organization as part of the development of the Travel Management Strategy for Gatineau and its region (SGDG) between 2008 and 2010:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR CATHERINE CRAIG-ST-LOUIS, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2025-368 of May 13, 2025, this council:

• approves the partnership agreement for a maximum amount of $145,000 for the financing of sustainable transportation projects; • ratifies the memorandum of understanding between the Centre de gestion des déplacements de Gatineau et sa région, MOBI-O, and the City of Gatineau; • authorizes the mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk to sign the memorandum of understanding.

A certificate from the treasurer was issued on May 12, 2025.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE CONSEIL RÉGIONAL DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE DE L'OUTAOUAIS FOR THE VIVRE EN VERT PROJECT

CONSIDERING THAT this council, by its resolution number CM-2022-722 of October 18, 2022, adopted an Urban Forestry Plan aiming to maintain and promote the flourishing of a healthy, rich, diversified, and dense urban forest, allowing for the fight against and adaptation to climate change;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Forestry Plan includes in particular as objectives to improve the city's canopy index to aim for a minimum of 30% in each of the communities by increasing the planting of trees and to mobilize the community in order to improve the urban forest and increase the canopy index;

CONSIDERING THAT the Conseil régional de l’environnement et du développement durable de l’Outaouais (CREDDO) approached the City of Gatineau to be a partner in a tree-planting project;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau wishes to formalize its support for the project in order to solidify the CREDDO's grant application to the Croissance de la canopée des collectivités canadiennes (CCCC) initiative of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM);

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has already authorized financial support of $30,000 to the CREDDO for a grant application to the federal 2 Billion Trees program (CM-2024-117 of February 20, 2024):

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR MARC BUREAU, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR ANIK DES MARAIS, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2025-369 of May 13, 2025, this council:

• authorizes the mayor or in her absence the acting mayor to sign a letter of support for the Vivre en vert project of the CREDDO for the CCCC initiative of the FCM; • reallocates the amount of $30,000 authorized, including taxes, by resolution number CM-2024-117 to the CREDDO for the Vivre en vert project, conditional upon obtaining the grant; • authorizes additional financial support of a maximum amount of $50,000 including taxes, to the CREDDO for the Vivre en vert project, conditional upon obtaining the grant.

A certificate from the treasurer was issued on May 12, 2025.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

AUTHORIZE THE TREASURER TO DRAW THE SUM OF $162,206 FROM THE 2025 CONTINGENCIES - LEASE - LES ENTREPRISES MARC DUBÉ INC. - DEVELOPMENT OF PLACE LAVAL 173, RUE WELLINGTON - HULL-WRIGHT ELECTORAL DISTRICT - STEVE MORAN

CONSIDERING THAT since 2022, the City of Gatineau has been leasing the parking lot belonging to Les Entreprises Marc Dubé inc. located at 173, rue Wellington in order to develop Place Laval annually, which aims to create a space for socialization and meetings for residents and visitors, while hosting animation activities and medium-sized events;

CONSIDERING THAT with a view to consolidating and perpetuating this public square, the Real Estate Department was mandated by the Downtown Coordination Office to proceed with the acquisition of the aforementioned land;

CONSIDERING THAT during last winter, intensive negotiations took place with the owner in order to reach an agreement for purchase by mutual agreement, but although the exchanges were positive, no agreement has been concluded to date;

CONSIDERING THAT in order to ensure the continuity of the planned activities and the occupation of the site, a lease was negotiated to maintain the temporary use of the land, while waiting for the realization of a permanent acquisition agreement:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2025-370 of May 13, 2025, this council:

• authorizes the lease between Les Entreprises Marc Dubé inc. and the City of Gatineau in order to develop a temporary public square on a parking lot located at 173, rue Wellington and whose main conditions are the following:

• The leased premises correspond to a part of lot 1 620 624 of the cadastre du Québec, having an approximate surface area of 870 m2 for a period of six months without option of renewal;
• The occupation of the land will take place from April 15 to October 15, 2025, inclusively;
• The monthly rent is $25,750.00 plus applicable taxes;
• The City must ensure the security, maintenance, cleanliness, and healthiness of the premises as well as delimit the leased premises from the rest of the land using objects or temporary development;
• The City must restore the land at the end of the lease.

• authorizes the Real Estate Department to carry out the proper management of this lease by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the lease annexed to this resolution; • authorizes the treasurer to draw the sum of $162,205.69 from the contingencies of the 2025 budget and to perform the required accounting entries to follow up on this; • mandates the administration to continue the acquisition steps with a view to perpetuating Place Laval.

The mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the assistant clerk or the deputy clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this.

A certificate from the treasurer was issued on May 12, 2025.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

CITY PARTICIPATION IN MAJOR EVENTS AND EVENTS UNDER $50,000 - $458,995 IN FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, $137,725 IN COST-BASED SERVICES, AND $96,475 IN VALUE OF SERVICES

CONSIDERING THAT the Events Office has completed the third and final series of analyses of support requests for the 2025 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 council adopt financial contributions of an amount of $458,995 in cash, an amount of $137,725 in cost-based services, and $96,475 in value of services to organizations, in accordance with the budgets allocated to the two support programs concerned:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR ISABELLE N. MIRON, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVEN BOIVIN, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2025-371 of May 13, 2025, this council:

• approves the financial contributions and services detailed in Appendix A as part of the Major Events Support Program (PSGÉ) for the year 2025, and for the year 2026 conditionally upon the adoption of the budget; • approves 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 2025; • approves the name change of the Festibière de Gatineau while maintaining the financial support and services provided by resolution number CM-2025-42 of January 21, 2025; • approves the addition of the evening of Friday, June 20, 2025, to the programming of the L’Outaouais en fête festival, without increase of the financial support or services of the City of Gatineau granted by resolution number CM-2025-42 of January 21, 2025; • authorizes 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 memoranda of understanding;
• make 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 sum of a maximum of $5,000 per organization to those committing to a strategic plan process or 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 may, in these circumstances, reimburse invoices to the targeted organizations, upon presentation of supporting documents, or pay suppliers, if applicable.

• authorizes the Police Department – Parking Section, adult school brigade, and animal control to:

• provide 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.

• authorizes the management of the Arts, Culture and Letters Department or its representatives to sign the memoranda of understanding as well as any modification or amendment to the memoranda of understanding with the organizations concerned by these presents.

A certificate from the treasurer was issued on May 13, 2025.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

SUPPORT FOR THE COLLECTIF EN ARTS VIVANTS (CAV) PROJECT - ESPACE RENÉ-PROVOST

CONSIDERING THAT the Théâtre de l’Île made a call for projects entitled External management of emerging projects presented at Espace René-Provost (formerly Cartes blanches);

CONSIDERING THAT the Collectif en arts vivants filed a project entitled ESPACE RENÉ-PROVOST: Proposal for collegiate management, responding to the call for projects of the Théâtre de l’Île and that this project was accepted, since it meets the objectives of the Arts, Culture and Letters Department;

CONSIDERING THAT the Collectif en arts vivants, represented by L’Avant-Première, is composed of five professional organizations, incorporated as non-profit organizations, having their head office in Gatineau and working in the field of performing arts, namely L’Avant-Première, Fâcheux Théâtre, Penser Danser, Théâtre Dérives Urbaines, and Voyageurs Immobiles, creation company;

CONSIDERING THAT the organizations of the Collectif en arts vivants represent the driving forces of the contemporary performing arts scene in Gatineau;

CONSIDERING THAT the 2024-2027 action plan of the 2024-2034 Cultural Policy aims in particular to collaborate with an organization in the field to develop a component of the municipal programming in performing arts oriented towards artistic up-and-coming talent (action 4.5.2) and to optimize access to municipal spaces for cultural organizations and artists (commitment 4.3);

CONSIDERING the common will of the City and the Collectif en arts vivants to increase synergy in the following five components:

• A framework conducive to networking and innovation; • An elevation of the level of excellence; • Greater visibility and recognition; • A significant contribution to the local community; • Expanded outreach perspectives;

CONSIDERING THAT the City wishes to put in place a collaboration agreement with the Collectif en arts vivants for a duration of two years from the signing of the agreement going until May 31, 2027:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR ISABELLE N. MIRON, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVEN BOIVIN, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2025-372 of May 13, 2025, this council:

• approves the 2025-2027 memorandum of understanding with L’Avant-Première for the Collectif en arts vivants providing for support of $110,000 in cash and $4,300 in services for the realization of the external management of emerging projects presented at Espace René-Provost; • authorizes the management of the Arts, Culture and Letters Department or its representatives to sign the memorandum of understanding between the City of Gatineau and L’Avant-Première as well as any modification or amendment to the memorandum of understanding; • authorizes the payment of the share of the 2025 grant with a value of $53,000 to L’Avant-Première, upon signing of the memorandum of understanding between the two parties; • authorizes the treasurer to provide the sums necessary for the realization of the mandate for the years 2026 ($42,000) and 2027 ($15,000); • authorizes the treasurer to issue the payments totaling $110,000 according to the clauses and conditions stipulated in the memorandum of understanding to be entered into with the organization upon presentation of supporting documents prepared by the Arts, Culture and Letters Department.

A certificate from the treasurer was issued on May 12, 2025.

Adopted [VOTE: adopted]

CONSIDERING THAT this council, by its resolution number CM-2024-562 of July 9, 2024, approved the renewal of the bank line of credit guarantee for the Corporation du Festival de montgolfières de Gatineau (FMG) in the amount of $350,000, for a maximum period of five years;

CONSIDERING THAT the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has requested, for administrative purposes, that a new resolution be adopted by the City of Gatineau;

CONSIDERING THAT it is appropriate to renew the bank line of credit guarantee for the FMG;

CONSIDERING THAT under article 28, paragraph 3 of the Loi sur les cités et villes, a guarantee of an amount exceeding $100,000 is conditional upon approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing:

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-2025-373 of May 13, 2025, this council accepts the renewal of the bank line of credit guarantee for the Corporation du Festival de montgolfières de Gatineau in the amount of $350,000, for a maximum period of five years. This guarantee is conditional upon the approval of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 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 necessary for the purposes of this resolution.

CONSIDERING THAT the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) wishes to modernize its surveillance system in order to improve user safety and operational efficiency on its public transit network;

CONSIDERING THAT the cameras currently in place are for the most part obsolete, with insufficient image quality and high maintenance costs;

CONSIDERING THAT the STO is eligible for a grant from the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility under the Programme d’aide gouvernementale au transport collectif des personnes (PAGTCP), allowing for the coverage of up to 75% of the eligible costs of the project;

CONSIDERING THAT the costs eligible for the PAGTCP necessary for the completion of the project are estimated at $2,500,000, taxes included;

CONSIDERING THAT the amounts indicated in Appendix A are estimates and that in the event of a difference between the forecasts and the actual costs, the funds may be reallocated within the project, according to needs;

CONSIDERING THAT the STO does not have the required funds and, consequently, it must provide for financing through loans totaling the sum of $2,500,000;

CONSIDERING THAT under article 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 number 179 of the Société de transport de l’Outaouais authorizing a loan of $2,500,000 for the replacement and installation of surveillance cameras on the STO network – Years 2025-2026.

CONSIDERING the municipal election that will take place on November 2, 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-2025-344 of April 30, 2025, this council:

• confirms the allocation to the Clerk's Office of the sum of $2,838,350 for the 2025 municipal election; • adopts the remuneration rate for election personnel, as it appears in the appendix, in accordance with the provisions of article 88 of the Loi sur les élections et les référendums dans les municipalités; • authorizes the treasurer to draw the sum of:

• $575,000 provided for in the 2025 budget;
• $575,000 from the 2024 surplus which will be allocated to the election reserve upon the filing of the financial statements of December 31, 2024, in June 2025;
• $1,216,285 from the election reserve;
• $472,065 from the 2025 budget contingencies; • authorizes the treasurer to make the accounting entries required to follow up on this resolution.

A treasurer's certificate was issued on April 29, 2025.

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau wishes to respond quickly to occasional opportunities and support strategic investments in Vieux-Aylmer, Vieux-Gatineau, and Vieux-Buckingham;

CONSIDERING THAT this council, by its resolution number CM-2024-898 of December 10, 2024, granted an envelope totaling one million dollars for the support fund for former city centers as part of the 2025 budget and that the administration was mandated to gather the concerned elected officials in order to develop a proposal for the use of the funds in 2025;

CONSIDERING THAT the elected officials wish for the funded projects to have as objectives to animate public spaces and to revitalize former city centers through culture;

CONSIDERING THAT the proposal for Vieux-Aylmer aims for financial and logistical support for the organization of two major festivals on the temporarily closed rue Principale, with the collaboration of a local organization;

CONSIDERING THAT the Corporation du Vieux-Aylmer has the mission to animate and revitalize the public spaces of Vieux-Aylmer through cultural, community, and economic initiatives by uniting citizens, merchants, and cultural actors;

CONSIDERING THAT the City wishes to grant a subsidy to the Corporation du Vieux-Aylmer for the organization of two major festivals in the rue Principale sector in August and September 2025:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVEN BOIVIN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2025-374 of May 13, 2025, this council authorizes:

• the adoption of the memorandum of understanding between the City of Gatineau and the Corporation du Vieux-Aylmer for the coordination and animation of two festivals for the year 2025; • 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 and all documents relating to this resolution; • the treasurer to use the sum of $200,000 provided for in the operating budget and to issue checks to the organizations according to the clauses stipulated in the memoranda of understanding and upon presentation of accounts payable documents prepared by the Aylmer service center.

A treasurer's certificate was issued on May 12, 2025.

CONSIDERING THAT a request aimed at building a detached single-family home has been formulated for the property located at lot 4 073 635 facing the private Knotty street;

CONSIDERING THAT the property located in the agricultural zone Ag-19-039 benefits from an individual authorization from the Commission de la protection du territoire agricole (CPTAQ), dated December 2, 1988, for the purposes of constructing a residence and its outbuildings (decision no 144614);

CONSIDERING THAT the request is in accordance with the guidelines of the Development Plan and the urban plan, which allow for the construction of new residences in unstructured blocks when an authorization from the Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec (CPTAQ) has been obtained;

CONSIDERING THAT the future construction on this lot will have no impact on the separation distances to a potential livestock facility on neighboring agricultural lands, since the new residence will be inserted between two existing dwellings;

CONSIDERING THAT lot 4 073 635 benefits from an acquired right regarding its subdivision and its location outside the urbanization perimeter, since it was the subject of a subdivision permit in 1973 and it respected the subdivision standards in force at that time;

CONSIDERING THAT the new construction can be supplied by an artesian well and connected to a private wastewater evacuation and treatment system, the property being located outside the urban perimeter;

CONSIDERING THAT the request for a special project for construction, modification, or occupation of an immovable (PPCMOI) is the only regulatory tool allowing for a derogation from the provisions of article 53 of the Règlement d’administration des règlements d’urbanisme numéro 501-2005 and the specific provision of article 616 of the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020 requiring that the land on which a construction is to be erected be adjacent to a public street that complies with the requirements of the Règlement de lotissement numéro 503-2005 and existed on January 5, 2000;

CONSIDERING THAT a declaration request must be filed with the CPTAQ in order to confirm the use for purposes other than agricultural of the private Knotty street (lot 4 073 595);

CONSIDERING THAT the PPCMOI request, aiming for the construction of a detached single-family home on lot 4 073 635 facing the private Knotty street, is not subject to referendum approval under the Loi sur l’aménagement et l’urbanisme (LAU);

CONSIDERING THAT the projected single-family home will respect the provisions of the urban planning bylaws in force, with the exception of the non-conformities raised in the Règlement d’administration numéro 501-2005 and the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020 which are the subject of this PPCMOI;

CONSIDERING THAT the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting of October 28, 2024, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Service:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR ALICIA LACASSE-BRUNET, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves, under the Règlement relatif aux projets particuliers de construction, de modification ou d'occupation d'un immeuble, numéro 507-2005, the construction of a detached single-family home on lot 4 073 635 facing the private Knotty street rather than a public street. Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of March 25, 2030.

CONSIDERING THAT the Ferme Moore is a strategic heritage and environmental site located at the entrance to Gatineau Park and that it represents a unique sustainable development opportunity for the City of Gatineau;

CONSIDERING THAT the development project for the Ferme Moore, led by the SNAP Vallée de l’Outaouais (SNAP-VO), aims to transform this site into an educational, environmental, and recreational-tourism hub promoting awareness, conservation, and innovation in sustainable development;

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has committed to integrating sustainable development principles into its municipal policies and actions, notably through the adoption of its Environmental Policy and the Climate Emergency Declaration in 2018;

CONSIDERING THAT the Ferme Moore could become a driver of local development, promoting the creation of direct and indirect jobs as well as the stimulation of regional commerce and tourism;

CONSIDERING THAT discussions with key partners surrounding the project have not yet begun;

CONSIDERING THAT the financial structure still requires a significant number of clarifications before being operational:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR JOCELYN BLONDIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, AND RESOLVED THAT this council mandates:

• the Hull territorial management to continue these exchanges as part of the development project for the Ferme Moore with the Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada, section vallée de l’Outaouais in order to clarify the financial structure; • the administration to validate the support for the project from the National Capital Commission for this project.