2024.12.12 – Special meeting of the Gatineau City Council held in the Jean-Despréz hall of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Thursday, December 12, 2024

CONSIDERING THAT the City of Gatineau is the owner of lot 5 428 972 of the cadastre of Quebec, Hull land registration division, being the site of the Aréna Robert-Guertin located at 125, rue de Carillon;

CONSIDERING THAT, given the urgency of the homelessness situation in the territory of the City of Gatineau, the non-profit organization Transition Québec wishes to erect a transitional and temporary housing village, composed of new converted shipping containers, which will be able to accommodate up to 100 people experiencing homelessness;

CONSIDERING THAT the City, by its resolution number CM-2024-758 of October 10, 2024, supported this project by agreeing to grant an emphyteutic lease to the organization Transition Québec for a portion of the Aréna Robert-Guertin site for the construction of the transitional housing village;

CONSIDERING THAT since the adoption of the aforementioned resolution, the City has established an aid program through the adoption of a bylaw aimed at promoting the construction and development of social rental housing, which allows, among other things, for the donation of an emphyteutic lease for the realization of a rental housing project intended for people experiencing homelessness;

CONSIDERING THAT modifications have been made to the promise of an emphyteutic lease and that the signing of a new agreement is required:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2024-936 of December 12, 2024, this council:

• Grants an emphyteutic lease to Transition Québec for a portion of lot 5 428 972 of the cadastre of Quebec, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 8,763.5 m2, for which a new lot will be registered in the cadastre of Quebec shortly;
• Authorizes the Mayor, or in her absence the Acting Mayor, and the Clerk, or in her absence the Deputy Clerk or Assistant Clerk, to sign an emphyteutic lease substantially in accordance with the promise of an emphyteutic lease attached to this resolution, the main elements of which are as follows: o Transition Québec will have the obligation to build a real estate and movable property complex intended to be used for offering social services to people experiencing homelessness and making rental housing available to them for the purpose of transitional and temporary accommodation; o At the end of the emphyteutic lease, Transition Québec must return the land to the City with the following improvements: ▪ The connection of the shipping container for electrical power supply; ▪ The fences delimiting the property complex; ▪ The landscaping of the land. o The emphyteutic lease will be conditional upon the issuance of a certificate of eligibility for the aid program aimed at promoting the construction and development of social rental housing; o The emphyteutic lease will be granted free of charge for a period of 10 years from the signing of the notarial deed; o The City commits to working in collaboration with Transition Québec to assist it in finding solutions following the end of the current lease, notably through the relocation of the containers or through a new emphyteutic lease.
• Mandates the Clerk's Office to prepare the necessary documents related to the transaction and coordinate all steps required to follow up on this;
• Authorizes the Real Estate Services Department to carry out the proper management of the transaction, ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the deed to be executed;
• Repeals resolution number CM-2024-758;
• Removes the public character of a portion of lot 5 428 972 of the cadastre of Quebec, Hull land registration division, with an area of approximately 8,763.5 m2, for which a new lot will be registered in the cadastre of Quebec shortly.

The Mayor, or in her absence the Acting Mayor, and the Clerk, or in her absence the Deputy Clerk or Assistant Clerk, are authorized to sign the documents for the purposes of this resolution. A certificate from the treasurer was issued on December 12, 2024.

Adopted

CONSIDERING THAT the City has adopted a Municipal Reference Framework on Homelessness (CM-2020-598) and wishes to contribute, through concrete actions, to the implementation of the established orientations and objectives;

CONSIDERING THAT orientation 1 of this Reference Framework aims for everyone to have a suitable roof, thereby responding to issues surrounding access to and maintenance of housing;

CONSIDERING THAT the housing crisis in the region exacerbates the situation of homelessness;

CONSIDERING THAT the legislator has intervened on several occasions, for more than a year, to modify the laws applicable to municipalities in order to provide for a general competence in housing and to add several powers that can be exercised for the purposes of this competence;

CONSIDERING, in particular, section 84.4 of the Loi sur les compétences municipales (Municipal Powers Act) (RLRQ, c. C-47.1);

CONSIDERING THAT in this context, the City wishes to contribute financially to the construction or development of rental housing intended for people experiencing homelessness, under the conditions provided for in this bylaw number 968-2024:

IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2024-938 of December 12, 2024, this council promotes the construction and development of social rental housing resulting from Bylaw number 968-2024:

• Authorize the treasurer to pay a financial contribution of $1,500,000 from the homelessness aid reserve;
• Grant an emphyteutic lease for lot 5 428 972 over a period of 10 years free of charge, but for the purposes of the program, it is valued at $4,000,000;
• Provide municipal services, including access to premises or loan of equipment, but excluding the services identified in Bylaw number 98-2003 concerning agreements related to municipal works, valued at $25,000.

The Mayor, or in her absence the Acting Mayor, and the Clerk, or in her absence the Deputy Clerk or Assistant Clerk, are authorized to sign any document necessary to give full effect to this resolution. A certificate from the treasurer was issued on December 12, 2024.

Adopted