2025.06.10 – Ordinary meeting of the Gatineau City Council held in the PNG room of the Nicolas-Gatineau High School, 360 de la Vérendrye Boulevard East, door 4, Gatineau, on Tuesday

PIIA - Construction of Phase 7-F2 of the Village de la Ferme Ferris Project - Rue de l'Achigan and Rue de la Rainette (N.W.) - Lucerne Electoral District - Gilles Chagnon

WHEREAS a request for the approval of a site planning and architectural integration program (PIIA) for street opening in a protected and integrated woodland sector has been submitted for Phase 7F-2 of the Village de la Ferme Ferris project;

WHEREAS Phase 7F-2 of the Village de la Ferme Ferris project consists of single-family, two-family, and three-family dwellings in detached, semi-detached, and row structures totaling 57 units and includes the construction of an integrated residential project;

WHEREAS Phase 7F-2 will complete Phase 7F of the Village de la Ferme Ferris project, the first phase of which was already authorized by the municipal council on July 6, 2021 (CM-2021-467);

WHEREAS the realization of this phase will require the acquisition by the Ville de Gatineau of a strip of land along Chemin Antoine-Boucher in order to develop a multi-use trail between Rue du Raton-Laveur and the future Rue de la Rainette;

WHEREAS the applicant must commit to ceding parcels of land located on lots 3 970 601 and 3 970 602 owned by them, to allow for the development of this multi-use trail;

WHEREAS Phase 7F-2 mostly respects the applicable objectives and criteria of the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005;

WHEREAS the phase will respect the applicable regulatory provisions of the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020;

WHEREAS the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on May 20, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department, following a vote where five members voted for the project, three members voted against, and two members were absent:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR GILLES CHAGNON, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves, pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux plans d'implantation et d'intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005, a development project at 11 to 55 Rue de l’Achigan and 5 to 30 Rue de la Rainette (N.W.), to allow for the construction of Phase 7-F2 of the Village de la Ferme Ferris project, as illustrated in the project analysis in the plan titled:

• Plan d’implantation & plantation, Village de la Ferme Ferris Phase 7F2 – APA Experts-Conseils/Consultants – 30 avril 2025, annotated by the SUDD.

It is understood that the approval of this site planning and architectural integration program is subject to the approval and entry into force of the zoning amendment request concerning zone Ha-16-003. Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of June 10, 2030.

Councillors Catherine Craig-St-Louis and Alicia Lacasse-Brunet vote against this project. Adopted on division.

PIIA - Construction of a semi-detached multi-family dwelling - 42 to 50 Rue Latour - Buckingham Electoral District - Edmond Leclerc

WHEREAS a request to build a three-story, semi-detached multi-family dwelling with five units has been submitted for 42 to 50 Rue Latour;

WHEREAS the property is located in a protected and integrated woodland and the construction and development work is subject to the approval of a site planning and architectural integration program by the council;

WHEREAS the deforestation area is approximately 1,420 m², which corresponds to approximately 60% of the property area, and 45 trees, out of a total of 85, will have to be cut down;

WHEREAS the cutting will be limited to what is strictly necessary to build the main building, an access driveway, and a parking space;

WHEREAS the project respects the majority of the objectives and criteria applicable to the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005 regarding protected and integrated woodland sectors;

WHEREAS, with the exception of the height of the entrance door threshold, the location of the off-street parking space, the location of the access driveway, and the location of the waste enclosure, which are the subject of a minor variance request, the project complies with the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020;

WHEREAS the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on May 20, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR EDMOND LECLERC, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves, pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005, a project aimed at the construction of a three-story, semi-detached multi-family dwelling with five units, in a protected and integrated woodland, at 42 to 50 Rue Latour, as illustrated in the project analysis in the documents titled:

• Plan projet d’implantation par Groupe Handfield, Arpenteurs-Géomètre daté du 17 avril 2025; • Plans d’architecture par Doucet, Turcotte Architectes inc. daté du 2 octobre 2024.

Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of June 10, 2030. Adopted.

PIIA - Construction of a semi-detached multi-family dwelling - 52 to 60 Rue Latour - Buckingham Electoral District - Edmond Leclerc

WHEREAS a request to build a three-story, semi-detached multi-family dwelling with five units has been submitted for 52 to 60 Rue Latour;

WHEREAS the property is located in a protected and integrated woodland and the construction and development work is subject to the approval of a site planning and architectural integration program by the council;

WHEREAS the deforestation area is approximately 1,420 m², which corresponds to approximately 60% of the property area, and 45 trees, out of a total of 85, will have to be cut down;

WHEREAS the cutting will be limited to what is strictly necessary to build the main building, an access driveway, and a parking space;

WHEREAS the project respects the majority of the objectives and criteria applicable to the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005 regarding protected and integrated woodland sectors;

WHEREAS, with the exception of the height of the entrance door threshold, the location of the off-street parking space, the location of the access driveway, and the location of the waste enclosure, which are the subject of a minor variance request, the project complies with the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020;

WHEREAS the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on May 20, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR EDMOND LECLERC, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves, pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux plans d’implantation et d’intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005, a project aimed at the construction of a three-story, semi-detached multi-family dwelling with five units, in a protected and integrated woodland, at 52 to 60 Rue Latour, as illustrated in the project analysis in the documents titled:

• Plan projet d’implantation par Groupe Handfield, Arpenteurs-Géomètre daté du 17 avril 2025; • Plans d’architecture par Doucet, Turcotte Architectes inc. daté du 2 octobre 2024.

Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of June 10, 2030. Adopted.

Adoption of the Traditional Built Heritage Inventory (Aylmer Sector)

WHEREAS 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 Ville de Gatineau, to adopt and update an inventory of buildings constructed before 1940 that are located on its territory and that present heritage value, and that they may also include buildings whose construction is more recent;

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

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

WHEREAS both inventories (traditional and modern) are carried out according to a style-based approach rather than by date of construction, which implies that the City did not specifically stop at the 1940 reference year identified in the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel (LPC) to distinguish the buildings to be included in one or the other of the inventories;

WHEREAS a contract was awarded to the coopérative Passerelles on August 17, 2022, to carry out the inventory of Gatineau's traditional built heritage;

WHEREAS the City's traditional built heritage inventory is divided into five sectors: Hull (adopted May 13, 2025), Aylmer, Gatineau, Masson-Angers, and Buckingham;

WHEREAS the traditional inventory of the Aylmer sector is completed and the information it contains represents important inputs for land use planning;

WHEREAS the identification of buildings of heritage interest in an inventory is the first step of a process intended to allow for the preservation and enhancement of these buildings;

WHEREAS the municipal council recognized via the 2012 Heritage Policy that it has responsibilities regarding heritage, notably those of effectively governing the territory and adopting optimal control measures:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR GILLES CHAGNON, AND RESOLVED THAT this council adopts the Inventaire du patrimoine bâti traditionnel de la Ville de Gatineau for the Aylmer sector, composed of 579 files containing the following assets: 575 buildings and four cemeteries. Adopted.

PIIA - Construction of a 140-unit multi-family dwelling - 210 Rue Papineau - Hull-Wright Electoral District - Steve Moran

WHEREAS a request, aimed at increasing the approved number of units of a multi-family dwelling from 110 to 140, has been submitted for the property located at 210 Rue Papineau;

WHEREAS the modification of the project has the effect of increasing the number of units from 110 to 140 units without increasing the size of the projected building;

WHEREAS the modification of the project also proposes to modify the volume of the roof construction, the exterior cladding, the fenestration, the balconies, and the access to the building;

WHEREAS these modifications imply minor variances to the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020 concerning the minimum distance between an exterior ramp and a property line, the number of parking spaces, the encroachment of an access driveway in the facade of a multi-family building, and the authorized proportion of a class 4 exterior cladding on the building;

WHEREAS the modification made to the number of units also implies a modification of the project approval pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels numéro 506-2005;

WHEREAS the modification project complies with the provisions of the Règlement de zonage numéro 532-2020, with the exception of the requested minor variances;

WHEREAS the modification project respects the majority of the applicable criteria of the PIIA for downtown restructuring;

WHEREAS the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, at its meeting on June 2, 2025, ratified the recommendation of the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT this council approves, pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux plans d'implantation et d'intégration architecturale numéro 505-2005, a project modifying the construction project at 210 Rue Papineau aimed at increasing the number of units approved by the council from 110 to 140, and involving exterior modifications to the project, as illustrated in the project analysis in the documents titled:

• Plans d’implantation approuvé et modifié – Rossmann Architecture et Neuf Architectes – 6 octobre 2021 et 15 avril 2025; • Plans des étages approuvés et modifiés – Rossmann Architecture et Neuf Architectes – 6 octobre 2021 et 15 avril 2025; • Plans des élévations approuvés et modifiés – Rossmann Architecture et Neuf Architectes – 6 octobre 2021 et 15 avril 2025; • Matériaux de revêtement approuvés et modifiés – Rossmann Architecture et Neuf Architectes – 6 octobre 2021 et 15 avril 2025; • Vues sur rue du projet approuvé et modifié – Rossmann Architecture et Neuf Architectes – 6 octobre 2021 et 15 avril 2025.

It is understood that the approval of the project by the council pursuant to the Règlement relatif aux usages conditionnels numéro 506-2005 and the granting by the council of minor variances to the Règlement de zonage numéro 523-2020 are required for the implementation of the project. It is also understood that this resolution repeals and cancels the one previously adopted by the council for this project, namely resolution number CM-2021-726. Furthermore, it is resolved that this resolution shall be without effect for elements not completed as of June 10, 2030. Adopted.

Collaboration agreement between the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation Council and the Ville de Gatineau for the biodiversity conservation project in the Outaouais

WHEREAS in November 2022, a regional COP15 for biodiversity was held and stakeholders identified biodiversity priorities for the Outaouais and a need for leadership in this matter;

WHEREAS in December 2024, the municipal council adopted the biodiversity action plan as well as its statement of principle (CM-2024-950);

WHEREAS Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg and its members are the true guardians of their Akì and they have taken the initiative to ensure the stewardship and management of their ancestral territory, by taking protection and restoration measures for their lands and its resources;

WHEREAS the ancestral and traditional knowledge and know-how of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg make them experts in environmental protection and essential partners in the implementation of the objectives of the global biodiversity framework;

WHEREAS the new Government Orientations for Land Use Planning (Orientations gouvernementales en aménagement du territoire - OGAT) require RCMs to ensure the conservation of territories of ecological interest, to provide for compatible uses as well as designations or standards that favor the maintenance or restoration of ecological corridors, and to rely on sustainable and integrated water resource management;

WHEREAS the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation Council has set up a project to develop a regional portrait of biodiversity from a conservation perspective in partnership with the RCMs;

WHEREAS this agreement respects the provisions of Decree 1852-2024:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR MARC BUREAU, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR TIFFANY-LEE NORRIS PARENT, AND RESOLVED THAT this council:

• approves the collaboration agreement between the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation Council and the Ville de Gatineau; • confirms that the agreement respects the provisions of Decree 1852-2024 and does not have the effect of limiting or restricting the exercise of its powers relating to the adoption of bylaws nor of limiting or restricting its powers of administration, management, financial auditing, or the provision of municipal services and, where applicable, that this agreement does not have the effect of limiting or restricting the exercise of its powers relating to elections.

The mayor or in her absence the acting mayor as well as the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk are authorized to sign the collaboration agreement between the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation Council and the Ville de Gatineau. Adopted.

Construction of affordable housing - Free land transfer to the Coopérative de solidarité de la Cité des Outaouais - 40 Boulevard de la Technologie - Orée-du-Parc Electoral District - Isabelle N. Miron

WHEREAS the Ville de Gatineau is the owner of lot 5 232 969 of the cadastre du Québec, Gatineau land registration division, located at 40 Boulevard de la Technologie;

WHEREAS the Fédération intercoopérative en habitation de l’Ouest du Québec (FIHAB) submitted a request to the City aimed at the construction of 40 affordable housing units on the aforementioned property;

WHEREAS in the context of this request, this council approved on October 22, 2024, pursuant to resolution number CM-2024-804, a particular project for the construction, modification, or occupation of a building, all conditional to the authorization by the municipal council of the land transfer to the FIHAB;

WHEREAS on November 19, 2024, this council adopted resolution number CM-2024-850, thus expressing favorable support for this project. This council also decided to reserve lot 5 232 969 of the cadastre du Québec, Gatineau land registration division, for the construction project of 40 affordable housing units with a view to a free transfer of the land to the FIHAB, all conditionally to the acceptance of the project in a subsidy program for social and affordable housing;

WHEREAS the FIHAB, which is a grouping of housing cooperatives in the Outaouais and other regions of Quebec, acted before the City as a spokesperson for one of its cooperatives, namely the Coopérative de solidarité de la Cité des Outaouais;

WHEREAS discussions with the Coopérative de solidarité de la Cité des Outaouais allowed for the conclusion of a promise to purchase for free, under the conditions provided for in the City's standard contract and other conditions stipulated in the agreement duly signed by the prospective buyer on April 30, 2025:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR ISABELLE N. MIRON, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR LOUIS SABOURIN, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-438 of June 4, 2025, this council:

• transfers for free lot 5 232 969 of the cadastre du Québec, Gatineau land registration division, with an area of 3,116.1 m², to the Coopérative de solidarité de la Cité des Outaouais for the construction project of 40 affordable housing units; • mandates the Clerk's Office to coordinate all steps required to follow up on the present; • authorizes the Real Estate Assets Department to extend any deadline for signing the deed of sale as provided for in the promise to purchase, if required, and to perform the proper management of the sale by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into; • mandates the Legal Affairs Department, in the event of the Coopérative de solidarité de la Cité des Outaouais's failure to comply with all terms and conditions of the deed of sale, to undertake procedures for the retrocession of the lot subject to the present sale, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the deed of sale to be entered into; • removes the public character of lot 5 232 969 of the cadastre du Québec, Gatineau land registration division.

The mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of the present. The treasurer is authorized to perform the accounting entries to follow up on the present. Adopted.

Acquisition and sale of lot 1 288 128 of the cadastre du Québec - 296 Boulevard des Allumettières - CPE L'Île des Enfants - Hull-Wright Electoral District - Steve Moran

WHEREAS the ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable du Québec (MTMD) is the owner of lot 1 288 128 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, located at 296 Boulevard des Allumettières, on which the CPE L’île des Enfants is in operation, hereinafter referred to as "the CPE";

WHEREAS the CPE is the emphyteutic lessee of the land under an emphyteutic lease expiring on November 17, 2025;

WHEREAS the MTMD must end the emphyteusis at the time of the term or before the expiry considering that the latter can no longer grant an emphyteutic lease since the entry into force, on January 29, 1985, of the Règlement sur les conditions de disposition des immeubles excédentaires des ministères et des organismes publics;

WHEREAS pursuant to the same regulation, the MTMD can neither sell the building by mutual agreement directly to the CPE nor extend the emphyteutic lease;

WHEREAS being unable to sell the land or renew the emphyteutic lease directly to the CPE, the MTMD and the ministère de la Famille request the City's help so that it acts as an intermediary;

WHEREAS in order to guarantee that the CPE can continue its operations at this address, for the benefit of all parties involved, it is proposed that the MTMD sell the property to the City, which will then immediately proceed to its resale to the CPE, under the same conditions and at the same price, i.e., $710,000 plus taxes if applicable, in accordance with the fair market value assessment produced by the MTMD on November 2, 2022;

WHEREAS following a rigorous risk analysis carried out by the Real Estate Assets Department, the Legal Affairs Department, and the Clerk's Office and considering the benefits brought by the presence of a CPE at this location, the municipal services have started discussions with the MTMD, the ministère de la Famille as well as with the CPE and have reached agreements:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-459 of June 10, 2025, this council:

• authorizes the City to act as an intermediary in the transaction between the ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable du Québec and the CPE L’île des Enfants in order to ensure the continuity of the daycare service; • accepts the offer of the ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable du Québec and authorizes an expenditure of $710,000 plus taxes if applicable, to acquire lot 1 288 128 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, located at 296 Boulevard des Allumettières, in accordance with the offer of disposition of a surplus building dated April 24, 2025; • then sells to the CPE L’île des Enfants, lot 1 288 128 of the cadastre du Québec, Hull land registration division, at the price of $710,000 plus taxes if applicable, under the conditions stipulated in the promise to purchase submitted and duly signed on April 28, 2025; • mandates the Clerk's Office to prepare the documents necessary relating to the real estate transactions and coordinate all steps required to follow up on the present; • authorizes the Real Estate Assets Department to perform the proper management of the real estate transactions by ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deeds of purchase and sale to be entered into; • authorizes the treasurer to draw the sums required for the acquisition, from the "Acquisition of properties" reserve or from the proceeds of disposition of the current year in the event that the City disposes of properties during the year, and to perform the accounting entries required to follow up on the present.

The mayor or in her absence the acting mayor and the clerk or in her absence the deputy clerk or the assistant clerk are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of the present. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 3, 2025. Adopted.

Policy for the improvement of sidewalks and pedestrian crossings in built-up areas

WHEREAS the Ville de Gatineau has adopted a Friendly Streets Policy (Politique des rues conviviales) which specifies, among other things, the importance of infrastructure for active transport, notably sidewalks;

WHEREAS there exists an absence or discontinuity of sidewalks at various locations on the municipal territory given the various development requirements of the past;

WHEREAS certain pedestrian crossings present on the municipal territory are not developed entirely according to municipal requirements;

WHEREAS a Policy for the improvement of sidewalks and pedestrian crossings in built-up areas was developed with the goal of framing the justification and prioritization of interventions for the improvement of sidewalks and pedestrian crossings in already built sectors;

WHEREAS the Commission on Transport, Sustainable Travel, and Safety recommended to the council to approve the Policy for the improvement of sidewalks and pedestrian crossings in built-up areas, during the public session of February 27, 2025:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR CATHERINE CRAIG-ST-LOUIS, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-462 of June 10, 2025, this council approves the Policy for the improvement of sidewalks and pedestrian crossings in built-up areas.

Councillor Denis Girouard votes against this project. Adopted on division.

Modification to the reference framework - Service level for dog owners

WHEREAS the City has adopted a Service level for dog owners, allowing for the framing of the presence of dogs in parks;

WHEREAS in 2020, the provincial Loi visant à favoriser la protection des personnes par la mise en place d’un encadrement concernant les chiens (chapter P-38.002) came into force;

WHEREAS a mandate was granted to the administration to modify the Service level for dog owners, taking into account the entry into force of the regulation for the application of the Loi visant à favoriser la protection des personnes par la mise en place d’un encadrement concernant les chiens;

WHEREAS following a complaint, the Gatineau Ombudsman issued recommendations;

WHEREAS at its session of April 16, 2025, the Commission on Leisure, Sports, and Community Development was seized of the file and recommended modifying the Reference Framework – Service level for dog owners, as proposed:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR BETTYNA BÉLIZAIRE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MARC BUREAU, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-465 of June 10, 2025, this council:

• modifies the Reference Framework – Service level for dog owners, as proposed:

SERVICE LEVEL I

CURRENT The City identifies certain parks or parts of parks where the presence of dogs on a leash with their owners is permitted, when they circulate on the trails. These parks are identified by a "dogs on leash on trails only" sign at the park entrance. It is the responsibility of the dog owner to respect the applicable regulations.

In certain parks, trails or portions of trails may be identified, allowing the presence of dogs on a leash with their owners. These trails are identified by a "dogs on leash on trails only" sign at the trail entrance.

NEW The City identifies certain parks or parts of parks where the presence of dogs on a leash with their owners is permitted, when they circulate on the trails. These parks are identified by a "dogs on leash on trails only" sign at the park entrance. It is the responsibility of the dog owner to respect the applicable regulations.

The parts of parks that allow the presence of dogs are usually non-developed areas of a park that has a sufficiently large area so that this part is clearly identifiable and separated from the parts intended for human activity.

SERVICE LEVEL II

CURRENT The City may develop, at the request of citizens, neighborhood dog parks allowing the presence of dogs off-leash in parks or municipal lands, taking into account the following criteria: • Each request must count a minimum of 25 residents of the targeted neighborhood and having a dog license issued by the SPCA; • The project must be supported by an association recognized by the City or by the spokesperson of the requesting group; • The neighborhood dog park must offer an area of 500 to 1,000 m² enclosed by a 1.5-meter high fence with an entrance SAS; • The neighborhood dog park must be at a distance between 25 and 50 meters from residences, depending on the characteristics of the site and 10 meters from playgrounds with an SAS that must be 25 meters from playgrounds; • The neighborhood dog park must be located at least 10 meters from playgrounds with an entrance SAS that must be 25 meters from playgrounds; • The validation of the site is subject to analysis and must be supported by a public consultation with residents, according to the consultation perimeter defined by the executive committee, by consulting the district elected official, the territorial management, and the neighborhood association or the spokesperson of the requesting group;

The neighborhood dog parks will be maintained by the City.

NEW The City may develop neighborhood dog parks allowing the presence of dogs off-leash in parks or municipal lands, taking into account the following criteria: • The project must be supported by a canine association recognized by the City for the concerned sector; • The neighborhood dog park must offer an area of 500 to 1,000 m² enclosed by a 1.5-meter high fence with an entrance SAS; • The neighborhood dog park must be located at least 10 meters from playgrounds with an SAS that must be 25 meters from playgrounds; • The validation of the site is subject to analysis regarding potential issues including the proximity of homes and must be supported by a public consultation with residents based on the best consultation practices in force. • The prioritization of sites will be established according to the following evaluation criteria: o The number of dog licenses issued by the SPCA in the community; o The type of housing in the community (single-family, multiple-unit, duplex, etc.); o The deprivation index of the community; o The distance between other neighborhood dog parks, dog exercise areas, or areas outside the service level (Lac Beauchamp park, retention basin, Jardins Lavigne, Technology park); o The level of social acceptability of the site following the analysis and public consultation. • The analysis and the highlights of the consultation will be submitted to the Municipal Council for recommendation of the next developments; • The neighborhood dog parks will be maintained by the City, however, canine associations can facilitate the application of the code of conduct.

SERVICE LEVEL III

CURRENT The City may develop up to two dog exercise areas (AEC) in each of the four sectors of the municipality. An AEC will only be developed when an organization composed of at least 100 members (residents of the sector) demonstrates that there is a need for such an area in its sector and that it is willing to assume, at its expense, the operation and maintenance for a period of at least three years. The organization must sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ville de Gatineau to specify the roles and responsibilities of each of the parties. The municipal lands identified for a dog exercise area must: • Be at a distance of 100 meters from residences or separated from them by a buffer zone; • Allow for the development of a dog exercise area of at least 3,000 m² and at most 4,000 m²; • Be easily accessible, both by their geographical location and by their access; • Be well drained; • Be near a parking lot; • Be isolated from any development intended for humans.

NEW The City may develop dog exercise areas (AEC) in each of the four sectors of the municipality. An AEC will only be developed when an organization composed of at least 100 members (residents of the sector) demonstrates that there is a need for such an area in its sector and that it is willing to assume, at its expense, the operation and maintenance for a period of at least three years. The organization must sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ville de Gatineau to specify the roles and responsibilities of each of the parties. The municipal lands identified for a dog exercise area must: • Be at a distance of 100 meters from residences; • Allow for the development of a dog exercise area of at least 3,000 m² and at most 4,000 m²; • Be easily accessible, both by their geographical location and by their access; • Be well drained; • Be near a parking lot. The validation of the site must be supported by a public consultation with residents based on the best consultation practices in force. The analysis and the highlights of the consultation will be submitted to the Municipal Council for recommendation of the next developments. Adopted.

Adoption of the new Support Program for Cultural Organizations

WHEREAS the Support Program for Cultural Organizations is the main municipal program supporting the Gatineau cultural environment and it has not been the subject of a significant update since its creation in 2003;

WHEREAS the renewal of the Cultural Policy highlighted the need to reshape the program and the City in the 2024-2027 action plan of the policy committed to revising it to adapt it to current practices and realities (action 4.1.1) and to improve its envelope by increasing its budget (action 4.1.2);

WHEREAS the Arts, Culture, and Letters Department led a participatory and consultative process to revise the program and it worked in concert with Gatineau cultural organizations, the Commission on Arts, Culture, Letters, and Heritage, and the municipal administration in addition to consulting municipalities having similar support programs;

WHEREAS the new program proposes a vision focused on support for the mission of Gatineau cultural organizations to anchor itself more in the fundamental needs of the environment in order to contribute to mitigating the effects of the issues faced by the organizations (lack of funding and drop in revenue, difficulty in recruiting and retaining cultural workers, decrease in the offer of service and development);

WHEREAS the new program has as its main objective to support in a sustainable way the cultural development of Gatineau by contributing to the sustainability of a network of diverse cultural organizations as living forces of the environment by strengthening their capacities to carry out their mandate;

WHEREAS the Arts, Culture, and Letters Department foresees a two-year transition period to favor a better adaptation to the new program;

WHEREAS the Commission on Arts, Culture, Letters, and Heritage contributed actively to the work of revising the program during six of its sessions in 2024 and 2025 and it recommended, during its session of April 30, 2025, to the municipal council to adopt the new Support Program for Cultural Organizations:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR ISABELLE N. MIRON, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, AND RESOLVED THAT to follow up on the executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-466 of June 10, 2025, this council:

• adopts the new Support Program for Cultural Organizations; • authorizes the Arts, Culture, and Letters Department to implement the new program.

A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 4, 2025, conditionally to the adoption of the 2026 budget. Adopted.

CONSIDERING THAT each year, upon the filing of the City's financial report, ongoing projects are assessed; CONSIDERING THAT over the past few months, a rigorous exercise was conducted by the General Management with the departments concerned to analyze in depth the merits and future use of ongoing projects; CONSIDERING THAT it emerged that certain plans, policies, and/or projects had ended and that the sums could be returned to the free surplus:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-470 of June 10, 2025, this council authorizes the treasurer to proceed with the cancellation of the ongoing projects identified in the attachment and to return the sum of $902,120.89 to the unallocated surplus. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 3, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT by virtue of its resolution number CA-2015-036 of April 30, 2015, the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (hereinafter the "Society") adopted Bylaw number 145 authorizing a loan of $9,900,000 for the realization of bus priority measures on the boulevards des Allumettières, Taché, Labrosse and la montée Paiement; CONSIDERING THAT on July 7, 2015, the City council approved Bylaw number 145 of the Société de transport de l’Outaouais authorizing a loan of $9,900,000 for the realization of bus priority measures on the boulevards des Allumettières, Alexandre-Taché, Labrosse and la montée Paiement (CM-2015-507); CONSIDERING THAT by virtue of its resolution number CA-2025-055 of May 29, 2025, the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (hereinafter the "Society") adopted Bylaw number 145.1 in order to amend bylaw 145 at article 4 to specify that the portion subsidized by the ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable will be repayable in cash and that the balance will be repayable over a period of 20 years; CONSIDERING THAT by virtue of 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 145.1 of the Société de transport de l’Outaouais amending Bylaw 145 authorizing a loan of $9,900,000 for the realization of bus priority measures on the boulevards des Allumettières, Taché, Labrosse and la montée Paiement. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) wishes to modernize its monitoring system in order to improve user safety and operational efficiency on its public transit network; CONSIDERING THAT the renewal of bus fleets towards electric mode requires the Society to modernize its infrastructure and systems to support this new type of vehicle in daily management; CONSIDERING THAT the integration of the CMS (charge management system) is necessary in order to be able to manage the charge levels of the buses and to adequately plan service based on charging capacity; CONSIDERING THAT the current version of Hastus (2013) does not support the electrification component nor the interactions with other systems in the same component; CONSIDERING THAT the STO is eligible for a subsidy from the ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable within the framework of the Programme d’aide gouvernementale au transport collectif des personnes (PAGTCP); CONSIDERING THAT the costs eligible for the PAGTCP necessary for the realization of the project are evaluated at $3,375,000 taxes included; CONSIDERING THAT the amounts indicated in appendix A are estimates and that in case of 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 the financing through a loan totaling $3,375,000; CONSIDERING THAT by virtue of 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 180 of the Société de transport de l’Outaouais authorizing a loan of $3,375,000 for phase 1 of the upgrade of the transport planning and operation system (Hastus). Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the regulation imposing conditions on the awarding of certain procurement contracts by municipal bodies (decree 2014-2025, March 5, 2025) regulates the awarding of procurement contracts for: 1° computer hardware and software; 2° medical supplies and equipment; 3° pharmaceutical products; 4° scientific instruments; CONSIDERING THAT within the framework of public calls for tenders, this Regulation makes mandatory the imposition of a penalty in the form of a 10 to 25% markup on prices submitted by a company having an establishment in the United States, but not having one in Quebec nor in another territory covered by an applicable intergovernmental agreement, and this, for the sole purposes of determining the successful bidder of the contract; CONSIDERING THAT the percentage of markup determined must be provided for in the call for tender documents:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT this council authorizes the management of the Responsible Procurement Service to set at 25% the penalty in the form of a markup on prices submitted by a company having an establishment in the United States, but not having one in Quebec nor in another territory covered by an applicable intergovernmental agreement, and this, for the sole purposes of determining the successful bidder of the contract, until the Regulation imposing conditions on the awarding of certain procurement contracts by municipal bodies ceases to have effect. Adopted

NOTICE OF MOTION is given by Councillor Mario Aubé that he will propose or that it will be proposed at a future council meeting, the adoption of Bylaw number 953-1-2025 amending Bylaw number 953-2024 with the goal of increasing the expenditure and the loan by $1,953,000 in order to finance the purchase of two ladder trucks for the Fire Safety Department within the framework of the Fire Risk Coverage Plan as presented in the Investment Plan – Maintenance component.

In accordance with the provisions of article 356 of the Loi sur les cités et villes, he files at this meeting, the draft bylaw number 953-1-2025.

CONSIDERING THAT according to the rental housing survey conducted by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in December 2024, the vacancy rate for rental housing in the province for 2024 is 1.8%; CONSIDERING THAT certain households could find themselves homeless due to the scarcity of affordable housing; CONSIDERING THAT it is appropriate to financially support municipalities that help households that could find themselves homeless; CONSIDERING THAT by virtue of paragraph 2° of the first paragraph of article 3 of the Loi sur la Société d’habitation du Québec, the Society has the objective of stimulating the development and coordination of public and private initiatives in housing matters; CONSIDERING THAT by virtue of the second paragraph of article 3 of this law, the Society prepares and implements, with the authorization of the government, the programs allowing it to meet its objectives; CONSIDERING THAT this program provides that a municipality must, to be eligible for its component 1, offer emergency services to households that find themselves homeless or mandate a third party; CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau has put in place an emergency assistance service for households that find themselves homeless through the Office d’habitation de l’Outaouais and that it must assume the costs of the services offered by this organization; CONSIDERING THAT the SHQ wishes to support the City of Gatineau, through a subsidy for emergency services, so that it maintains its support for homeless households or those who will be shortly due to a housing shortage or following a minor disaster; CONSIDERING THAT by virtue of the Program, the SHQ and the City of Gatineau must conclude a funding agreement:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR LOUIS SABOURIN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR DANIEL CHAMPAGNE, AND RESOLVED THAT this council:

• confirms having taken note of the funding agreement within the framework of the Temporary Housing and Housing Search Assistance Program (Component 1); • authorizes the presentation of a request for financial aid within the framework of this program; • authorizes the Mayor or in her absence the acting Mayor and the Clerk or in her absence the deputy Clerk or the assistant Clerk to sign, for and on behalf of the City of Gatineau, any document or agreement to this effect with the SHQ; • accepts to appoint the Director of Finance and Treasurer or in his absence the assistant Director as respondent; • authorizes the treasurer to issue a check to the OHO upon presentation of supporting documents; • authorizes the treasurer to increase the budgetary allocation for housing shortage to the amount presented according to the SHQ agreements from account 48191-0219-10054.14; • authorizes the treasurer to perform the accounting entries.

The funds for this purpose will be taken from account 69320-0219-10054.14 – Office municipal d’habitation expense, up to the limit of budgetary availability. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ) has the objective, by virtue of the Loi sur la Société d’habitation du Québec, of making low-rent or modest-rent housing available to the citizens of Quebec; CONSIDERING THAT the SHQ launched in 2023 the programme de rénovation des habitations à loyer modique (PRHLM) with the goal of supporting municipal and regional offices that wish to carry out renovation or reconstruction projects for certain HLM buildings; CONSIDERING THAT the Office d’habitation de l’Outaouais (OHO) is a housing office constituted by virtue of the Loi sur la Société d’habitation du Québec and that its mandate is to manage and administer housing and housing programs; CONSIDERING THAT the OHO has submitted, within the framework of the PRHLM program, a request for financial aid to the SHQ for the work of project PRHLM-V1-EI001058-P240007 (phase 1) aiming at the renovation of the building at 75, rue Jumonville and that the total cost recognized by the SHQ for the realization of the work is estimated at $4,140,385; CONSIDERING THAT the SHQ has confirmed, in its commitment letter of May 5, 2025, its support for the project by granting financial aid of $3,726,347 representing 90% of the project realization costs; CONSIDERING THAT the normative framework of the PRHLM program provides for a municipal financial contribution representing 10% of the total cost recognized for the realization of the renovation work, i.e., $414,039; CONSIDERING THAT this council, by its resolution number CM-2025-305, has reprioritized projects provided for in the various Investment Plans – Maintenance component in order to finance future affordable housing projects:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR ISABELLE N. MIRON, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, AND RESOLVED THAT, following executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-472 of June 10, 2025, this council:

• grants a financial participation of $414,039 to the realization of project PRHLM-V1-EI001058-P240007 (phase 1) aiming at the renovation of the building located at 75, rue Jumonville and being part of the 1058 real estate complex, in the electoral district of l’Orée-du-Parc; • authorizes the treasurer to finance, by loan bylaw, an amount of $414,039, drawn from the sums released to finance future affordable housing projects, and this, conditionally to the approval of this loan bylaw; • authorizes the treasurer to perform the accounting entries required to give effect to this; • authorizes the Mayor or in her absence the acting Mayor and the Clerk or in her absence the deputy Clerk or the assistant Clerk to sign any document necessary to give full effect to this resolution.

A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 9, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the Investment Plan – Maintenance component of the year 2025 includes sums for the acquisition and replacement of police, fire, and public works vehicles and other services for a total amount of $11,794,000; CONSIDERING THAT following the adoption of the 2025 PIVM, an exercise of reprioritization of vehicles to be acquired in 2025 was carried out with the departments concerned and the General Management and that following this exercise, a shortfall of $825,000 was noted to complete the financial package of the year; CONSIDERING THAT the purchase of a tanker truck provided for in the Investment Plan – Maintenance component of the year 2024 will be reprioritized at the study of the Investment Plan – Maintenance component 2026-2030, thus releasing an amount of $825,000 to finance the shortfall of the Investment Plan – Maintenance component of the year 2025; CONSIDERING THAT following the opening of the bids for two 10-wheel trucks provided for in the Investment Plan – Maintenance component of the year 2024 and a 12-wheel truck provided for in the Investment Plan – Maintenance component of the year 2023, a shortfall of $368,000 was noted; CONSIDERING THAT following estimates related to the purchase of a bucket truck, the budget provided for the acquisition of the bucket truck in the Investment Plan – Maintenance component 2022 must be increased by $425,000; CONSIDERING THAT these cost overruns must be drawn from the Reserve for project adjustments – Maintenance component:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-473 of June 10, 2025, this council authorizes the treasurer:

• to reprioritize the purchase of the tanker truck provided for in the Investment Plan – Maintenance component 2024 to the study of the Investment Plan – Maintenance component 2026-2030 and to use the funds released from the year 2024 to finance the shortfall of $825,000 in the Investment Plan – Maintenance component 2025; • to draw an amount of $793,000 from the Reserve for project adjustments – Maintenance component in order to complete the financial package for the purchase of two 10-wheel trucks, one 12-wheel truck, and a bucket truck.

The treasurer is authorized to perform the accounting entries required to give effect to this. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 9, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT upgrade, decarbonization, and energy efficiency improvement work at the Centre aquatique Paul-Pelletier is planned for the winter of 2026; CONSIDERING THAT this council, by its resolution number CM-2023-264, endorsed the subsidy agreement of the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) for the realization of measures of the City of Gatineau's Climate Plan which respond to the implementation plan of the 2030 green economy plan of the MELCCFP; CONSIDERING THAT by virtue of this agreement, a maximum subsidy of $24,900,000 is granted to the City of Gatineau and that an amount of $500,000 of this subsidy will be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of the Centre aquatique Paul-Pelletier; CONSIDERING THAT additional work for a maximum amount of $1,900,000 is necessary in order to replace equipment at the end of its useful life and fully decarbonize the Centre aquatique Paul-Pelletier; CONSIDERING THAT during the adoption of the Investment Plan – Maintenance component 2025-2029, an amount of $3,945,000 had been adopted for the year 2025 in order to carry out various infrastructure work to be financed by the life cycle reserve; CONSIDERING THAT this work aiming to fully decarbonize the Centre aquatique Paul-Pelletier building is not provided for in the year 2025 of the Investment Plan – Maintenance component 2025-2029; CONSIDERING THAT this work can be financed by the life cycle reserve:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR CAROLINE MURRAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR BETTYNA BÉLIZAIRE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-474 of June 10, 2025, this council authorizes the treasurer to draw a maximum amount of $1,900,000 from the life cycle reserve in order to replace equipment at the end of its useful life and fully decarbonize the Centre aquatique Paul-Pelletier.

The treasurer is authorized to perform the accounting entries required to give effect to this. A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 9, 2025. Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT this council, by its resolution number CM-2022-414 of June 7, 2022, confirmed the financial contribution equivalent to 15% of the maximum admissible realization cost (CMA) for the realization of an affordable and community housing project to be carried out by the organization Habitation Outaouais Métropolitain at 111 and 117, rue Carillon; CONSIDERING THAT the project will offer 150 permanent housing units for single people and families, i.e., 96 one-bedroom units and 54 two-bedroom units; CONSIDERING THAT the 15% of the City's financial contribution was estimated at $2,870,438 at the preliminary approval (AP) stage; CONSIDERING THAT between the preliminary approval (AP) stage and the subsequent approval stages (conditional commitment-EC and final commitment-ED), the projects and the realization modalities evolve according to the needs of the organizations and the reality of the construction market; CONSIDERING THAT the Carillon project has passed the Final Commitment (ED) stage and received its confirmation letter on March 31, 2025; CONSIDERING THAT following the call for tenders of March 24, the realization cost of the project has increased due to its evolution and the increase in the price of construction materials, the City's contribution will be $3,205,594 instead of $2,870,438 provided for by resolution number CM-2022-414 of June 7, 2022; CONSIDERING THAT the project benefits from financial aid of $34,030,367 emanating from amendment 2 of the subsidy agreement for the financing of housing projects signed on March 31, 2025, between the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation, the Société d’Habitation du Québec, and the City of Gatineau; CONSIDERING THAT to fill the shortfall, the project benefits from additional financial aid of $2,634,900 coming from the financial surplus granted to the ACL 7055-Wright project provided for in amendment 2 of the subsidy agreement for the financing of housing projects signed on March 31, 2025; CONSIDERING THAT the project benefits from an additional amount of $1,930,000 coming from a portion of the interest generated by the agreements concluded on March 31, 2022, and March 31, 2023, between the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation, the Société d’Habitation du Québec, and the City of Gatineau; CONSIDERING THAT as the mandating city, the City of Gatineau ensures compliance with the financial scales required by the Société d’habitation du Québec within the framework of the AccèsLogis Québec program:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR LOUIS SABOURIN, AND RESOLVED THAT, following executive committee recommendation number CE-2025-476 of June 10, 2025, this council:

• modifies resolution number CM-2022-414 of June 7, 2022, in order to increase the municipal contribution by $335,156 for a total contribution of $3,205,594 equivalent to 15% of the admissible realization cost to respect the financial scales required by the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ) within the framework of the AccèsLogis program; • authorizes the treasurer to finance, by loan bylaw, an amount of $335,156 drawn from the funds available from previous years for affordable housing; • commits to the SHQ, and authorizes the treasurer to provide in the budget of subsequent years, an amount corresponding to 10% of the rent supplement cost, estimated at $206,520, for a period of five years for the 120 rent supplements provided for in this project; • authorizes the treasurer to pay the financial aid of $34,030,367 according to the modalities defined by amendment 2 of the memorandum of understanding signed between the MAMH, the SHQ, and the City of Gatineau; • authorizes the treasurer to pay an additional amount of $2,634,900, coming from the financial surplus granted to the ACL 7055-Wright project provided for in amendment 2 of the subsidy agreement for the financing of housing projects signed on March 31, 2025, according to the modalities defined in the memorandum of understanding signed between the MAMH, the SHQ, and the City of Gatineau; • authorizes the treasurer to pay an amount of $1,930,000 representing a portion of the interest generated by the financial aid of the various government agreements to which the project is entitled according to the modalities defined in the memorandum of understanding signed between the MAMH, the SHQ, and the City of Gatineau; • authorizes the treasurer to perform the accounting entries required to give effect to this.

A treasurer's certificate was issued on June 9, 2025. Adopted