2025.05.20 – Special meeting of the Gatineau City Council held in the committee room of the Maison du citoyen, 25 Laurier Street, Gatineau, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 9:31 a.m., at which
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WHEREAS the organization Mon Chez-Nous inc., a non-profit legal entity, has filed a request to proceed, at its own expense and in compliance with current regulations, with the rehabilitation and installation of the municipal services required to service the project located at 240, rue Magnus Est;
WHEREAS an agreement must be signed between the City of Gatineau and the organization Mon Chez-Nous inc., a non-profit legal entity, to establish the guidelines governing the rehabilitation and construction of the municipal services required to service the project located at 240, rue Magnus Est:
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR ALICIA LACASSE-BRUNET, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2025-381 of May 20, 2025, this council:
• accepts the agreement to be entered into between the City of Gatineau and the organization Mon Chez-Nous inc., a non-profit legal entity, concerning the project located at 240, rue Magnus Est, shown on the overall plan prepared by the firm QDI, bearing number CIV-03; • ratifies the request presented by the aforementioned organization to construct and rehabilitate, at its own expense and in compliance with the current regulations of the City of Gatineau (Règlements numbers 98-2003 and 99-2003 and their amendments), the municipal services required to service the project; • notifies the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs that the City of Gatineau does not oppose the issuance of the authorization, if required, for the rehabilitation and installation of municipal services in this project; • attests that the existing sewer networks are capable of servicing the above-mentioned project and comply with the various infrastructure master plans; • attests that the existing drinking water network will be capable of servicing the above-mentioned project following the rehabilitation work covered by the agreement and will comply with the various infrastructure master plans; • authorizes the aforementioned organization to have the specifications and plans necessary for the execution of the work alluded to above prepared, also at its own expense, by the firm QDI; • authorizes the City administration to mandate a consulting firm and to assume the costs related to the supervision and control of materials for the rehabilitation work of the existing waterworks network; • endorses the request of the aforementioned organization to entrust the supervision, with residency, of the aforementioned work, with the exception of the waterworks, to the firm QDI and that the resulting expense be assumed by this organization; • requires that the organization, its assigns, and legal heirs cede to the City of Gatineau, free of charge, the municipal services and easements required in this project; • 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 the agreement and the contract relating to the obtaining of the easements that are the subject of this document, all as they will appear on the final plans that will be filed with the Bureau de la publicité des droits; • authorizes the treasurer to reimburse, upon presentation of documents produced by the Service de la planification des actifs et des investissements, the City's share related to the waterworks, up to a maximum of $200,000 plus applicable taxes; • authorizes the treasurer to reimburse, upon presentation of documents produced by the Service de la planification des actifs et des investissements, the City's share related to the sidewalk extension work on rue Magnus Est, up to a maximum of $80,000 plus applicable taxes.
The funds provided for this purpose, totaling $280,000 plus applicable taxes, will be taken from the following budget items:
| ITEM | AMOUNT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| Future FDI | $209,975 | Share – Waterworks (Addition to sub-project 21738.02) |
| Future FDI | $83,990 | Share – Sidewalk extension (Addition to sub-project 21738.02) |
| 12610 | $14,000 | GST to be received - Rebate |
| 12310 | $13,965 | QST to be received - Rebate |
The treasurer is authorized to make the accounting entries required to follow up on this agreement. A certificate from the treasurer was issued on May 16, 2025.
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WHEREAS the company Le Plateau de la Capitale S.E.N.C. has filed a request to proceed, at its own expense and in compliance with current regulations, with the installation of municipal services to service the integrated residential project – 285, 289, 293, 297, 301, and 305 boulevard du Plateau (Plateau phase 70C);
WHEREAS an agreement must be signed between the City of Gatineau and the company Le Plateau de la Capitale S.E.N.C. to establish the guidelines governing the construction of the municipal services required to service the integrated residential project – 285, 289, 293, 297, 301, and 305, boulevard du Plateau (Plateau phase 70C):
IT IS PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR BETTYNA BÉLIZAIRE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, AND RESOLVED THAT, following the recommendation of the executive committee number CE-2025-382 of May 20, 2025, this council:
• accepts the agreement to be entered into between the City of Gatineau and the company Le Plateau de la Capitale S.E.N.C. concerning the integrated residential project – 285, 289, 293, 297, 301, and 305, boulevard du Plateau (Plateau phase 70C), shown on the overall plan prepared by the firm CIMA+, s.e.n.c., bearing number G-2025-008-0A; • ratifies the request presented by the aforementioned company to construct, at its own expense and in compliance with the current regulations of the City of Gatineau (Règlements numbers 98-2003 and 99-2003 and their amendments), the municipal services in the project; • notifies the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs that the City of Gatineau does not oppose the issuance of the authorization if required for the installation of municipal services in this project; • attests that the existing water and sewer networks are capable of servicing the above-mentioned project and comply with the various infrastructure master plans; • authorizes the aforementioned company to have the specifications and plans necessary for the execution of the work alluded to above prepared, also at its own expense, by the firm CIMA+, s.e.n.c.; • endorses the request of the aforementioned company to entrust the supervision, with residency, of the aforementioned work to the firm CIMA+, s.e.n.c. and that the resulting expense be assumed by this company; • accepts the recommendation of the aforementioned company to retain the services of the firm Paterson Group to perform quality control of materials and that the resulting expense be assumed by this company; • requires that the company, its assigns, and legal heirs cede to the City of Gatineau, free of charge, the municipal services and easements required in this project; • 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 the agreement and the contract relating to the obtaining of the easements that are the subject of this document, all as they will appear on the final plans that will be filed with the Bureau de la publicité des droits.
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IT IS PROPOSED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVEN BOIVIN, AND RESOLVED THAT this council adopts the agenda as submitted.
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WHEREAS the regulation imposing conditions on the awarding of certain supply contracts by municipal bodies (decree 2014-2025, March 5, 2025) regulates the awarding of supply contracts for: 1° computer hardware and software; 2° medical supplies and equipment; 3° pharmaceutical products; 4° scientific instruments;
WHEREAS the regulation stipulates that the above-mentioned supply contracts can only be awarded by mutual agreement to a company having an establishment in Quebec or in a territory covered by an applicable intergovernmental agreement, unless prior authorization is granted by the council of the body;
WHEREAS the Public Works Department needs to renew licenses/software allowing for the establishment of diagnostics necessary during vehicle repairs;
WHEREAS the Public Works Department and the Procurement Department have not been able to find Canadian distributors to obtain the licenses and this type of license is only available online from the American manufacturer:
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 Department to award contracts that involve an expenditure below the threshold of a contract that can only be awarded after a public call for tenders to American suppliers only when it is not possible to do business with suppliers having an establishment in Quebec or in a territory covered by an applicable intergovernmental agreement after having carried out serious and documented research.
AS AN AMENDMENT: IT IS PROPOSED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVE MORAN, to modify the resolution as follows:
AND RESOLVED THAT this council authorizes the management of the responsible Procurement Department to award contracts, for the renewal of licenses/software allowing for the establishment of diagnostics necessary during vehicle repairs, that involve an expenditure below the threshold of a contract that can only be awarded after a public call for tenders to American suppliers only when it is not possible to do business with suppliers having an establishment in Quebec or in a territory covered by an applicable intergovernmental agreement after having carried out serious and documented research.
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IT IS PROPOSED BY MAYOR MAUDE MARQUIS-BISSONNETTE, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR STEVEN BOIVIN, AND RESOLVED THAT this council agrees to adjourn the meeting at 9:36 a.m.