[0:04] - Bonsoir et bienvenue à la

[0:06] séance ordinaire du conseil

[0:07] municipal... Welcome to the

[0:13] regular meeting of the municipal

[0:16] council of Monday November 20th.

[0:20] And we will open the agenda and

[0:22] we will ask the city clerk.

[0:30] - Ordre du jour Agenda du 20

[0:31] novembre 2023.

[0:33] - Je propose.

[0:35] - C'est approuvé.

[0:36] - En faveur.

[0:38] - À l'unanimité.

[0:42] - Madame Alexopoulos du district

[0:44] six n'est pas avec nous ce soir,

[0:46] elle n'était pas disponible pour

[0:47] venir à la réunion. Avant la

[0:50] question, la période de

[0:53] questions avec les questions

[0:54] écrites, j'aimerais prendre

[0:59] l'occasion To congratulate the

[1:01] Alouettes for a victory

[1:04] yesterday, bringing the Grey Cup

[1:08] to Montréal so it was

[1:09] unexpected. Ce n'était pas

[1:15] attendu qu'il gagnerait hier

[1:16] soir mais ils ont fait. Espérons

[1:19] maintenant que le Canadien va

[1:20] nous amener une Coupe Stanley à

[1:22] la fin de la saison. Je ne crois

[1:25] pas que ça va arriver mais on ne

[1:26] sait jamais. Les Alouettes

[1:27] n'étaient pas favoris pour

[1:30] gagner la Coupe Grey. Loin de

[1:32] là. Au début de la saison. Now

[1:36] we are going to go with the

[1:39] question that we got on mail.

[1:44] The first question is from

[1:48] Nicole corridor, from Saint

[1:49] Andrew. Question one is, I'm

[1:54] concerned that there seem to be

[1:55] a large number of trees near

[1:58] five Claude. And the building

[2:01] will likely mean a lot of trees

[2:03] being cut, please do not allow a

[2:05] new building if this is the

[2:06] case. So, madame corridor, the

[2:10] building permit will respect the

[2:13] applicable bylaws regarding tree

[2:15] preservation. There are two

[2:18] other questions or suggestions.

[2:21] One is related to item 60.1 on

[2:26] the agenda which is the new

[2:27] walking trails. I like to go out

[2:29] in nature, please work with the

[2:31] age-friendly committee and

[2:32] people with disabilities to

[2:34] ensure these new walking trails

[2:35] are fully accessible for

[2:37] everyone to enjoy. Please also

[2:40] put animal proof bins to cut

[2:42] down on litter. Her next

[2:49] suggestion for question three is

[2:51] item 40.2, please preserve the

[2:54] local business onsite. And we

[2:55] don't need more extensive condos

[2:58] with parking lots. Please

[2:59] preserve any trees though it

[3:01] appears all trees or parts of

[3:04] paper's yards and they're not

[3:05] affected. So I want to thank,

[3:07] you Madam corridor, for the

[3:09] suggestions and we will pass

[3:10] them on to the appropriate

[3:12] people. Thank you. The second

[3:16] item for a question is on item

[3:22] 40.2 -- see a PPE 3:13. -- 168

[3:30] 61, and 1486 62 -- in zone 6102

[3:37] and zoning bylaw 20 PPE 13. So

[3:42] Mr. red lawyer has sent us a

[3:46] four page long objections and

[3:51] recommendations with regard to

[3:58] 550 Beaconsfield, on 0.42. He's

[4:01] provided several rejections and

[4:03] recommendations report -- see

[4:05] OPP I 15 at 515 Beaconsfield.

[4:11] The comments will be sent to the

[4:13] urban planning department for

[4:14] the following.

[4:24] Next question is from Mr. Robert

[4:29] -- from the lakeshore. It's with

[4:33] regard to item 45.3. With regard

[4:40] to 550, Lakeshore, as a citizen

[4:42] of Beaconsfield and residing at

[4:44] a address adjacent to the

[4:47] property in question, can I --

[4:49] to understand what is being

[4:50] requested. And how it will

[4:52] affect my property. In addition,

[4:55] my understanding is that the

[4:56] work can only be done once the

[5:00] exception has been approved by

[5:02] City Council. For excavation

[5:04] work has already been done and

[5:06] the risk of it's collapsing and

[5:07] damaging my property -- he sent

[5:10] a picture to confirm that,

[5:13] increases each day. I would like

[5:15] the City to insist on a

[5:18] temporary retaining wall be

[5:19] installed. The length of the

[5:21] excavation to prevent the earth

[5:23] from collapsing, and therefore

[5:24] damaging my 25 year old cedar

[5:27] edge and driving. So Mr. Theo,

[5:32] the documents filed by private

[5:35] property owner are subject to

[5:38] accessibility rules provided by

[5:39] law. With the specific work

[5:43] which has already been done was

[5:44] done in accordance with the

[5:46] zoning bylaw which is not

[5:49] subject to the Council of

[5:51] approval. The owner is asking

[5:52] for an exemption in order to

[5:55] have a higher retaining wall.

[5:57] Therefore the portion of the

[5:59] request is on tonight's council

[6:02] agenda for a vote by Council. It

[6:05] is item 45.3, as you pointed out

[6:09] on tonight's agenda. We will get

[6:13] to that item on the agenda.

[6:17] There will be a vote by Council

[6:20] and this will determine exactly

[6:24] the approval or what the refusal

[6:25] will be for this particular

[6:26] item.

[6:27] [Inaudible]

[6:31] No, a question period will

[6:32] follow. These four question

[6:36] period will follow. And if you

[6:38] ask, you can come up to the mic,

[6:40] after.

[6:41] [Inaudible]

[6:46] No, no. Please, the question

[6:49] period will be coming very

[6:52] shortly and you can come up to

[6:54] the mic and ask your question.

[6:56] Yes, thank you. Caroline Malcolm

[7:04] on Monroe's, subject is

[7:05] addressing speeding. In

[7:08] follow-up to my August 23 --

[7:11] 2023 question about speeding in

[7:12] our neighbourhood, I'll ask

[7:15] again that a speed bump be

[7:17] installed, that the stop signs

[7:19] on Sherbrooke and Melrose --

[7:22] this intersection is at a bus

[7:25] stop parked in an elementary

[7:26] school. We can't wait for the

[7:29] provincial government -- when

[7:31] they're waiting to waste public

[7:34] money from the U.S. after

[7:36] stating that we all have to

[7:38] light enough. We have to pass a

[7:41] French test before entering the

[7:44] arena and doing an exemption.

[7:47] And note that there are now new

[7:48] speed bumps on West Hill. I can

[7:51] attest that the speed bumps

[7:53] along the park work on

[7:56] Sherbrooke, people have to slow

[7:57] down and they do. Thank you for

[8:01] your consideration. So we madame

[8:06] Malcolm, we will transfer your

[8:09] requests to the traffic

[8:10] committee. We will handle it,

[8:17] I'm sure the next meeting with

[8:18] the traffic committee. Dominic

[8:21] Fortin. From leads.

[8:25] Taxe d'eau. Le tarif de la taxe

[8:27] d'eau est de 1,47 trois du mètre

[8:30] club cette année. J'aimerais

[8:33] savoir quels étaient ce taux

[8:34] pour les deux dernières années

[8:35] et le pourcentage

[8:37] d'augmentation? Nous venons de

[8:39] recevoir notre compte de taxes

[8:40] d'eau et le pourcentage

[8:42] d'augmentation est anormalement

[8:43] élevé. Je vais demander à notre

[8:46] directeur général, monsieur

[8:47] Boileau, de répondre à cette

[8:48] question.

[8:52] - Oui, merci, Monsieur le Maire.

[8:54] Donc, Martin, en réponse à votre

[8:57] question pour 2000 - 2020, le

[9:00] taux de taxe d'eau était de

[9:07] 1,1545 du mètre cube et en 2021

[9:14] de 1,2016 du mètre cube donc en

[9:16] 2021, une augmentation de 1,76%.

[9:19] En 2021, de 88%. Cette année, la

[9:24] taxe d'eau a augmenté à 1 dollar

[9:27] 47 - 13. Soit environ 22,41%

[9:29] d'augmentation. Et c'est lié au

[9:34] fait que le volume d'eau

[9:36] facturés par la grosse,

[9:37] agglomération de Montréal, pour

[9:40] 2023, fut sensiblement plus

[9:42] important que les années

[9:43] précédentes. Cela donne suite à

[9:47] l'installation d'un nouveau

[9:48] conteur par secteur dans la

[9:49] ville et on a trouvé que le

[9:51] volume d'eau qui circulaient sur

[9:53] le territoire de la ville était

[9:55] supérieur à celui des années

[9:57] précédentes. Le coût de

[9:59] l'approvisionnement d'eau avec

[10:01] l'agglomération pour 2023 était

[10:03] de 60,57% plus élevé pour une

[10:07] consommation moyenne d'une

[10:08] maison de valeur moyenne. Alors

[10:10] que celui pour les coûts générés

[10:12] par les activités de la ville

[10:13] était de 2,73%. Un taux moyen

[10:18] combiné de 22,4%. Ce taux a été

[10:23] déposé en décembre 2022,

[10:26] présenté au conseil en décembre

[10:29] 2022 est adopté par le Conseil

[10:31] lors de séances publiques au

[10:33] mois de décembre 2022. Il a été

[10:36] également publié dans la revue

[10:38] contact de février 2023 est sur

[10:40] le site Web de la ville. Donc,

[10:42] ça faisait partie d'un ensemble

[10:44] de taxes pour la ville. Le

[10:51] compte de taxes moyen pour la

[10:53] ville, l'année dernière, pour la

[10:55] maison moyenne avec une

[10:57] consommation moyenne d'eau et

[10:58] une consommation d'utilisation

[11:01] des déchets domestiques moyenne,

[11:03] pour le compte de taxes pour

[11:05] Beaconsfield, c'était de 3,98%

[11:08] pour l'année 2023. Et pour

[11:12] l'agglomération de 12,74%, ça

[11:16] représente un coût total

[11:17] annuelle de taxes, une

[11:19] augmentation de 9,39% pour 2023.

[11:24] - Merci, Monsieur Boileau.

[11:28] Prochaine question. C'est de

[11:30] monsieur Patrick Godin. Je n'ai

[11:32] pas son adresse mais... son

[11:37] achève W. - 0 à sept est son

[11:41] code postal.

[11:42] (---)

[11:43] La dette. Alors, il y a

[11:44] plusieurs projets comme la

[11:45] rénovation de l'aréna, de la

[11:48] piscine qui sont ou qui seront

[11:50] exécutées sous peu. Quel sera

[11:51] l'impact financier sur les

[11:52] résidents? Je remarque également

[11:55] la dette de la ville et la

[11:58] hausse des taux d'intérêt qui

[12:00] sont en augmentation. Quel sera

[12:03] l'impact sur notre compte de

[12:04] taxes? Nous venons de recevoir

[12:06] la taxe d'eau, pourriez-vous

[12:08] expliquer aux résidents la

[12:10] raison d'une augmentation de +

[12:14] 19% en 2022. Et en 2022,

[12:20] (---)

[12:21] versus 2023 1,47. Je comprends

[12:25] que nous vivons dans une période

[12:27] d'inflation mais 19% semblent

[12:28] très élevés. Alors, la question:

[12:34] il y a plusieurs projets comme

[12:36] la rénovation de la piscine, à

[12:38] l'aréna qui seront exécutés sous

[12:40] peu. Quel sera l'impact

[12:42] financier sur les résidents? Je

[12:44] remarque également la dette pour

[12:46] la Ville, la hausse des taux

[12:48] d'intérêt sont en augmentation.

[12:49] Quel sera l'impact sur notre

[12:50] compte de taxes? Nous venons de

[12:52] recevoir la taxe d'eau,

[12:53] pourriez-vous nous expliquer,

[12:55] aux résidents, la raison d'une

[12:56] augmentation de + 19% en 2022?

[13:00] (---)

[13:01] Versus

[13:02] (---)

[13:03] en 2023. Je comprends que nous

[13:04] vivons dans une période

[13:06] d'inflation mais 19% semble

[13:07] élevé. Alors, Monsieur Boileau,

[13:09] s'il vous plaît, répondez.

[13:11] - Avec plaisir, Monsieur le

[13:12] Maire. Donc, à la première

[13:14] question sur l'impact financier

[13:16] des résidents sur les travaux

[13:18] des rénovations de l'aréna, de

[13:20] la piscine ou tout autre

[13:21] bâtiment va toujours dépendre

[13:23] des montants de résultats de

[13:24] soumissions qui n'ont pas encore

[13:26] été administrée. Les appels

[13:27] d'offres n'ont pas encore été

[13:28] lancé en tant que tel. Et du

[13:32] moment de la réalisation des

[13:33] emprunts. Donc, on fait les

[13:34] travaux, par exemple, en 2024,

[13:38] l'année 2025, ce serait l'année

[13:40] d'emprunt pour ces travaux-là et

[13:42] l'année 2026, on serait en

[13:43] mesure d'évaluer l'impact sur le

[13:44] compte de taxes. Quant à la

[13:48] dette de la ville et la hausse

[13:49] des taux d'intérêt, la hausse

[13:50] des taux d'intérêt...

[13:53] (problème technique)

[13:54] Tout le monde est bien au fait

[13:55] de ça, c'est la Banque du Canada

[13:56] avec les taux directeur, il n'en

[13:58] dépend pas de la ville. La dette

[14:00] de la ville, je ne sais pas si

[14:02] vous confondez avec un autre

[14:03] organisme mais la date de la

[14:04] Ville a diminué de 1,3 millions

[14:06] de dollars, comme on peut le

[14:08] voir dans le rapport financier

[14:10] 2022 qui a été déposé au conseil

[14:11] du mois de mai dernier. Donc on

[14:13] n'a pas encore parlé du niveau

[14:15] d'endettement de 2023. On le

[14:18] connaîtra plutôt en 2024. Je

[14:21] mentionnerais quand même que le

[14:23] niveau d'endettement de la ville

[14:25] de Beaconsfield est probablement

[14:26] un des plus bas. Je ne sais pas

[14:27] si je peux dire au Québec mais

[14:28] certainement sur l'île de

[14:29] Montréal. En ce qui concerne la

[14:34] taxe d'eau, je pense que je

[14:35] viens d'élaborer longuement la

[14:36] question précédente mais

[14:37] j'invite tous les citoyens ici

[14:39] présents ou qui sont à l'écoute

[14:43] de l'enregistrement de suivre

[14:44] nos prochaines présentations

[14:46] budgétaires qui devraient être

[14:47] disponible le 15 décembre et au

[14:48] conseil de ville de la séance

[14:51] extraordinaire du conseil de

[14:52] ville du 18 décembre pour

[14:53] l'adoption du budget 2024. En ce

[14:56] qui a trait à la dette, monsieur

[14:58] Boileau, je crois que quand on

[15:00] se compare avec les villes d'à

[15:02] peu près 20000 habitants, on est

[15:05] dans le bas.

[15:07] - On est relativement bas par

[15:08] rapport aux autres villes.

[15:12] - Nous allons passer

[15:13] maintenant... Let's go to the

[15:16] floor for any questions if you

[15:17] want to ask a question, you can

[15:19] come up to the mic.

[15:22] [Inaudible]

[15:27] Could you come up to the mic,

[15:28] please?

[15:29] [Inaudible]

[15:34] >> Can I just add something --

[15:37] [Inaudible]

[15:38] >> The reason we ask you to come

[15:39] to the mic is because it's all

[15:42] registered and it's on the

[15:43] website, it's webcast. So

[15:46] anybody -- people that are

[15:48] listening to the webcast cannot

[15:50] hear you from the floor.

[15:52] >> I have a big voice.

[15:53] [Laughter]

[15:54] Thank you very much for having

[15:55] me. I don't know the protocol,

[15:59] for over 20 years, I've never

[16:00] been. It's a first. Dominic has

[16:03] been kind enough to me several

[16:04] times. I came actually at the

[16:07] bequest of one of my neighbours.

[16:11] -,

[16:12] >>. Can you introduce yourself?

[16:14] Your address.

[16:15] >> John Husky, 551, Lakeshore.

[16:20] So, I wanted to give some

[16:24] context on a question that I'll

[16:25] ask, can I do that?

[16:28] >> Go ahead.

[16:29] >> To understand the question

[16:31] you need context. So, first I

[16:34] wanted to thank the council for

[16:35] -- I think you guys do a good

[16:37] job with the City and since you

[16:39] guys have been running it, I'm

[16:41] very pleased to live here. I

[16:42] find the quality of all a lot of

[16:44] our services great. The council

[16:48] -- I have confidence and because

[16:51] of these past accomplishments.

[16:54] However, having said that, I

[16:55] live at 551 Lakeshore, corner

[16:58] Lakeview. And I've been

[17:01] disappointed with some of the

[17:03] decisions regarding new

[17:05] construction. So -- examples are

[17:09] pertinent to some things that

[17:10] are on the agenda tonight. So

[17:12] I'll give two examples before I

[17:13] asked my question. One is the

[17:15] House that's literally in front

[17:17] of me. The value of my house, in

[17:18] part, is driven by the location.

[17:22] And when I bought the house,

[17:25] there's a bungalow in front,

[17:26] there's a two storey house. And

[17:27] I was expecting a two storey

[17:28] house. Until I went to my

[17:30] neighbours for dinner last week

[17:33] at 5:52, I didn't realize the

[17:35] extent to the detriment to the

[17:37] value of his property, my dander

[17:41] stand. But also the invasion of

[17:43] privacy. In the back of that new

[17:46] house, there's a monstrous wall

[17:50] on the east side of his

[17:52] property. I don't know how the

[17:54] city approved such a large house

[17:57] to the detriment of my

[17:58] neighbour, to the detriment of

[18:01] my neighbours view another

[18:04] example is 590, McLaren. Where

[18:06] there is another house that's

[18:08] been under renovation for a long

[18:09] time. And there, at that house,

[18:12] there is a massive extension on

[18:14] that house with huge windows in

[18:15] the back that looked down at

[18:17] what I imagine would be 591 or

[18:22] 593, lakeshore. Massive windows

[18:24] where they look back down into

[18:25] his yard. Similar to my

[18:27] neighbour's house. Where there

[18:29] is this massive wall with

[18:31] windows looking down into his

[18:32] backyard. I don't understand

[18:34] that. And it leads to the

[18:35] question. One of my neighbours,

[18:38] I don't even know if they're

[18:39] here, sent out a note talking

[18:45] about 5:50 Beaconsfield

[18:46] Boulevard. And a plan which I

[18:47] think is on the agenda tonight

[18:50] -- and a plan to putting condos

[18:52] their. Now on principle, that

[18:54] lot has been a disaster since I

[18:56] lived here, 20 plus years. It's

[18:58] not well kept and I'm all in

[19:00] favour of someone investing some

[19:02] money into it, but I think the

[19:03] Council and all its

[19:05] subcommittees needs to clearly

[19:07] understand what they're

[19:09] approving projects, the impact

[19:12] on people's privacy and their

[19:16] right to enjoy the property

[19:17] without invasion of new space

[19:19] and the two examples that I've

[19:21] given you, I don't think it was

[19:23] considered. And I know there's

[19:24] been a lot of exceptions to the

[19:26] house close to me but the

[19:28] neighbour is asking about -- the

[19:31] question to the council's, how

[19:33] do we go about approving these

[19:36] new projects, and do we consider

[19:38] these kinds of impacts? Impacts

[19:40] on value, on the value of the

[19:42] property, number one, and the

[19:44] impacts on privacy because of --

[19:48] because exemptions are made to

[19:49] existing rules. When we buy a

[19:51] property, we know what the value

[19:52] is, we know what the rules are

[19:54] and so if the rules change, then

[19:57] there is an impact on value. So

[19:59] if we make all these exceptions

[20:00] all the time, when we move here,

[20:02] there is not supposed to be a

[20:03] building that's higher than

[20:04] three storeys. So if you make an

[20:07] exception to allow that, it

[20:09] impacts someone's privacy

[20:11] because the building is taller,

[20:13] they can look into the yard

[20:14] behind them. And it impacts the

[20:16] value because now you see the

[20:17] bloody thing, you're going to

[20:18] look at it. And it has an impact

[20:21] on value. So I'd like to know

[20:23] how the cities -- is the City

[20:25] considering these factors when

[20:26] they're looking at these new

[20:29] construction projects?

[20:30] >> Thank you very much for your

[20:31] question. I will pass it on to

[20:34] the chair of the CCU committee

[20:38] to answer your question. But I

[20:39] just want to make a comment. The

[20:43] value of your house is built --

[20:45] is based on the sales that have

[20:48] taken place --

[20:49] >> It's part of it.

[20:50] >> In your area, and not

[20:53] basically because somebody is

[20:54] building a new house. It's --

[20:56] >> I would argue otherwise. Some

[20:58] people would say that it would

[21:00] increase the value because they

[21:02] say, oh, there's a new house

[21:04] behind beside you.

[21:05] >> It all depends on --

[21:06] >> I a CPA so I know about

[21:09] valuations.

[21:10] >> Okay, I will pass it on to

[21:12] Mr. Newell who is the chairman

[21:14] of the committee.

[21:15] [Applause]

[21:18] >> A lot of these things are

[21:19] case by case but a guidance for

[21:21] all these things run through the

[21:24] Planning Advisory Committee, or

[21:26] the CCU in French which is made

[21:28] up of residence just like

[21:29] yourself, which follow the

[21:30] bylaws that we usually under 720

[21:35] under bylaw 720, if you want a

[21:36] look at that, you can look at

[21:38] the details. It's about 900

[21:40] pages long, so pardon me if I

[21:42] don't go into detail about it at

[21:43] this point, is not to intimidate

[21:44] you, but it's very

[21:45] comprehensive, that's the point.

[21:47] >> I'm sure it. Is

[21:48] >> In the value that the mayor

[21:50] spoke about, those things are

[21:53] objective on paper, they're not

[21:54] looked at and that's the rules

[21:57] we follow through that. And

[21:59] there's criteria that, multiple

[22:02] criteria that are used, that are

[22:03] also on the City's website, you

[22:04] can look at that later which are

[22:07] the guiding criteria's, is a

[22:10] subject -- if there's some

[22:12] subjectivity to wet, that's why

[22:13] we have members of Beaconsfield

[22:15] in there as well as the Planning

[22:16] Committee and the rules that are

[22:17] in there. So all those things

[22:21] are put together when we review

[22:22] the stuff. Not the valuations so

[22:25] much as much as -- but going

[22:27] forward, I'd be glad to meet

[22:30] with your neighbour at 5:52 and

[22:33] go through things, I know you're

[22:36] not that person, but we could

[22:39] meet those neighbours and walk

[22:40] through the more -- when we have

[22:42] more time.

[22:44] >> It's mostly about what is

[22:45] done, what's done in the past,

[22:46] we can change. So 550 lakeshore

[22:50] is almost finished.

[22:55] 509 declared an is almost

[22:56] finished. The things I see as

[22:59] surprising, this massive wall in

[23:01] the case of 550, Lakeshore and

[23:09] massive 590 clarinet, it's done,

[23:10] it's almost finished. So I want

[23:12] to ensure that our citizens

[23:15] expect from the planet, whatever

[23:18] you call the see you, whatever

[23:21] it's called, that you understand

[23:23] from a citizens point of view

[23:26] that this has an impact on

[23:27] citizens lives. So if you're

[23:28] expanding the footprint at 550

[23:32] Beaconsfield Boulevard, and

[23:35] making a three storey building,

[23:36] it has an impact -- if someone

[23:38] made a building three years ago

[23:40] and didn't anticipate a three

[23:42] storey building in the backyard

[23:43] because the rules in the city

[23:44] were two storey buildings, but

[23:45] an exception is a problem for

[23:47] those people, I'm sure. We want

[23:49] to see that investment because

[23:51] it's an eyesore to that place,

[23:53] but we can't just bend the rules

[23:54] because we want to do that.

[23:57] >> There's things on the agenda

[23:58] tonight that I think answer some

[23:59] of your questions. So we will

[24:00] see it later when we get there.

[24:04] >> Okay. I'm not sure I got the

[24:06] answer I was expecting, so what

[24:08] are you saying, we are going to

[24:09] listen to the discussion later

[24:12] on in the meeting?

[24:13] >> I said there's a couple of

[24:15] these addresses on the agenda

[24:16] tonight that you are for two.

[24:17] >> Okay, fair enough.

[24:21] >> Thank you.

[24:26] >> Good evening, my name is

[24:28] Jason, resident of Beaconsfield.

[24:30] My question actually is,

[24:31] although I notice it's not on

[24:33] the agenda, obviously the

[24:34] polarizing subject matter for

[24:37] elm, when we were at the public

[24:39] consultation, there were some

[24:41] gates given as basically the

[24:42] next steps. So obviously, if

[24:45] it's not on the agenda for

[24:48] today, what does this do for the

[24:50] timeline that was presented to

[24:52] the Public Council last time we

[24:53] were here?

[24:54] >> We have listened to the

[24:56] consultation meeting. There

[24:58] would be some adjustments that

[25:00] will be made. There will also be

[25:05] another traffic study being

[25:06] done. That's why it's not on the

[25:08] agenda. And it will come back

[25:10] next month. Hopefully, it won't

[25:12] come back next month.

[25:13] >> Okay, so what was presented

[25:15] >> We will tell you next month

[25:16] after we've done the whole work

[25:18] that has to be done.

[25:19] >> No problem. But basically

[25:20] everything that was related to,

[25:21] if we have to move forward to

[25:24] opening up what was necessary,

[25:26] this is now, we don't have to

[25:27] respect those days because

[25:30] things have been pushed back --

[25:31] >> No, we have delayed it

[25:32] because of the fact that we are

[25:34] making some changes.

[25:36] >> So I don't have to worry

[25:37] about the date that was posted?

[25:41] >> Next month, it should be --

[25:42] >> A new set of days with the

[25:45] same respect that timelines?

[25:46] >> Yes, those dates will be up

[25:48] in the session.

[25:49] >> Okay.

[25:57] >> Good evening, my name is you

[25:58] get Gabrielle, and I live in

[26:00] Beaconsfield. And I am here to

[26:03] represent -- thank you, I'm here

[26:07] to represent the Beaconsfield

[26:08] artist Association. We have

[26:10] noticed that the City is not

[26:12] helping a lot to promote us. And

[26:18] we are having next year our 40th

[26:20] anniversary. And we would like

[26:23] very much that one or two to be

[26:29] present at our exhibitions. Like

[26:32] it used to be. We sent out

[26:34] invitations and unfortunately we

[26:35] don't see anyone. And we have --

[26:40] yes, you came once. You came

[26:42] once. That's all right. But we

[26:46] do send invitations out, and we

[26:49] would be happy to show you what

[26:52] we do. And the other thing I'm

[26:55] here to ask is, we used to have

[26:59] a lot of help from the City,

[27:04] back boards and for art in the

[27:07] park, but now they say we cannot

[27:09] give you because they don't want

[27:12] to transfer them on the park.

[27:14] You know? Things like that. We

[27:16] said, okay, we will pick them up

[27:18] and we will put them. No, no,

[27:20] no, you can't do that! Because

[27:23] it is, I don't know, the bylaw

[27:27] or, whatever, I don't want to go

[27:29] into the details of who doesn't

[27:31] want us to touch. But these are

[27:32] things that are important for

[27:33] us. The other thing is the fact,

[27:39] the sandwich board. Every year,

[27:41] they give us the sandwich boards

[27:43] and we put them in three

[27:45] different places. And we get

[27:48] people from Beaconsfield and

[27:49] elsewhere. They stop by because

[27:51] they see the balloons and what's

[27:53] happening. Now, they are telling

[27:54] us, no, we cannot give you

[27:57] sandwich boards. They belong to

[27:59] the city! They have always

[28:01] belong to the city, and the City

[28:03] has always given them to us. Why

[28:05] is it now that things have

[28:07] changed? This is important for

[28:10] us, to be visible. And for you.

[28:16] I mean, I can give you one of

[28:18] our --

[28:24] >> You want to give it to the

[28:26] secretary there? Could you

[28:28] please pass it on to the

[28:30] secretary that's over there?

[28:33] >> I'm sorry, but this is the

[28:35] first time that we are here! We

[28:40] would like to celebrate our 40th

[28:42] anniversary --

[28:43] >> Go back to the mic because --

[28:44] [Laughter]

[28:47] >> And we'd like to celebrate

[28:49] our 40th anniversary with you,

[28:51] with us. We will just -- will

[28:55] this be feasible?

[28:56] >> We've taken note of your

[28:57] invitation and we will pass it

[28:59] on and make sure that everybody

[29:02] -- I can't tell you that

[29:04] everybody will be available.

[29:05] >> I understand, but at least

[29:08] the presence --

[29:09] >> I'm sure that some

[29:10] councillors will certainly want

[29:11] to be there. Thank you very

[29:13] much.

[29:14] >> Thank you.

[29:15] >> Do you have a date to tell

[29:17] us?

[29:18] >> Next time is in April. April

[29:20] the 4th.

[29:23] >> April the 4th.

[29:24] >> Yes. And who do I ask for the

[29:26] black boards and who do I ask

[29:27] for the sandwich boards?

[29:30] >> You have to --

[29:36] >> Maisonneuve?

[29:37] >> The cultural leisure director

[29:44] is Melanie Cote. You should

[29:45] adjust your red dress to her.

[29:47] And I'm sure that the chair of

[29:50] the culture of leisure will take

[29:52] note and will follow up. Thank.

[29:53] You

[29:54] >> Thank you very much.

[29:55] >> Thank you.

[29:59] >> Good evening, my name is

[30:01] Philippe a. I live on 32,

[30:04] Lakeview Boulevard, which is

[30:05] right behind 550, Beaconsfield.

[30:08] I am going to go back to the

[30:10] topic that my neighbour down the

[30:12] street so eloquently discussed.

[30:14] I'm one of the neighbours who

[30:16] sent out the notes to a number

[30:19] of people around the proposed

[30:21] building. Our property is right

[30:25] behind this building so you can

[30:27] imagine that we will be directly

[30:29] affected by a three storey

[30:31] apartment building next to our

[30:34] overlooking our lot, overlooking

[30:36] our neighbours lots. What the

[30:40] straight line of view into our

[30:41] bedrooms, our pools. As

[30:46] eloquently expressed by my

[30:47] neighbour down the street, thank

[30:48] you for showing up and being

[30:49] here. We are very concerned

[30:50] about this project. Again, we

[30:54] can definitely all agree that

[30:57] property needs a facelift, in

[31:00] needs a new vision, it needs a

[31:02] big development. But we would

[31:03] like to see something, and I am

[31:05] speaking for myself, my husband,

[31:08] other neighbours that we have

[31:09] talked to as well. We would like

[31:10] something that is in line with

[31:12] the character of the area.

[31:15] Something that has a little bit

[31:16] of space, preferably some

[31:18] greenery. We would like anything

[31:20] to be developed there to take

[31:23] these aspects into account. And

[31:25] again, as my neighbour down the

[31:27] street expressed, to take into

[31:28] account the why people move to

[31:33] Beaconsfield, why did we buy a

[31:35] house there six years ago? We

[31:38] realized that that property

[31:39] would get redeveloped sometime

[31:42] while we live in Beaconsfield.

[31:44] We were hoping for something

[31:46] nice. We were thinking there is

[31:48] now a commercial space, maybe

[31:49] there will be a mixed space,

[31:52] mixed-use, which is what they

[31:54] are proposing. But we could've

[31:56] never imagined that somebody

[31:57] would put a huge three storey

[32:01] apartment building on this lot.

[32:03] I mean, they are looking to

[32:05] expand the footprint of the

[32:07] building, to increase with one

[32:10] floor. They want to building

[32:14] that is two metres taller than

[32:16] what is allowed at this point.

[32:18] We think it's absolutely

[32:20] unreasonable. I think we're

[32:22] talking about 15 apartment

[32:24] units, a parking lot, a

[32:27] 90-degree parking lot that is

[32:28] going to backup directly on our

[32:30] property. So we're concerned

[32:31] about the traffic in the area,

[32:33] the safety as well. I understand

[32:34] that there is going to be some

[32:40] fairly narrow path leading into

[32:43] the parking. And of course,

[32:44] there is already traffic coming

[32:46] and going. There's a pizzeria,

[32:48] there's a bakery. But this is

[32:49] going to be residential. So it's

[32:52] going to be day and night, and

[32:53] it's going to be backing onto

[32:55] our lot, our neighbours lot as

[32:57] well. So just wanted to express

[32:59] those concerns. I do realize

[33:00] it's going to be shared. My

[33:03] question is what is our path

[33:07] for, is there going to be a

[33:08] public hearing for this project?

[33:11] We do think it's a significant

[33:14] project that merits a public

[33:16] hearing. So we would like to

[33:18] know when and if it will happen.

[33:20] >> It is on the agenda tonight,

[33:22] so we will be voting on the item

[33:24] of the agenda tonight. I cannot

[33:26] tell you how Council will vote

[33:28] and what the exact -- or how it

[33:30] will be expressed. In the

[33:31] meantime, I will ask the

[33:35] chairman of the CCU to perhaps

[33:37] tell you exactly the process.

[33:40] >> So there is the -- which an

[33:44] English some of you have seen.

[33:46] There's also a definition of

[33:47] what that means on the website.

[33:48] I get the feeling that you may

[33:49] have been there given your

[33:51] knowledge of the program.

[33:52] >> Yes, I have.

[33:53] >> So you know what that's all

[33:54] about. That's coming further on

[33:56] tonight. In terms of -- there is

[33:59] no project yet that has even --

[34:02] we haven't got into that step

[34:03] yet. There is a plan but there's

[34:07] no approval or anything of that

[34:08] nature whatsoever. Number one. I

[34:10] appreciate you coming forward

[34:11] and bringing forth your

[34:13] concerns, I it's good that

[34:14] everyone has done that, it's

[34:15] duly noted, and so, on and so

[34:17] forth. So we will get to the

[34:18] process when we get there. In

[34:19] terms of the public

[34:20] consultation, -able double

[34:21] check, that I can find out

[34:22] tomorrow. In fact, we can get

[34:23] back to you tomorrow, and I

[34:25] believe there is. There will be,

[34:26] one I'm pretty sure. I just

[34:27] don't have the dates right now.

[34:29] >> Okay.

[34:30] >> Generally there is in this

[34:31] case. I just don't know the

[34:32] date. That will come.

[34:37] [Inaudible]

[34:39] >> If and when we vote this

[34:41] copy, and then there's a

[34:43] schedule for the series of

[34:44] things that --

[34:45] >> I cascade --

[34:47] >> A cascade -- I don't know if

[34:49] you've been on the website to

[34:51] the PPC more section?

[34:54] >> No.

[34:55] >> I can email it to you.

[34:57] >> It sprites the process, and

[35:00] you'll see the points at which

[35:01] there will be consultation and

[35:03] information sessions. We just

[35:04] can't say when they will be

[35:06] because this whole process

[35:07] hasn't kicked off yet.

[35:10] >> Got it. And when that

[35:11] happens, do you ensure that all

[35:12] the relevant neighbours are

[35:14] aware? Except on your website?

[35:19] Is there like --

[35:20] >> There is no fire drop, if

[35:21] that's what you mean. But we

[35:24] publish this information on our

[35:27] usual platform. We do it on

[35:33] Beaconsfield vous informe

[35:34] emails, we have emails and

[35:36] texts. But I will email you the

[35:38] website.

[35:39] >> Thank you.

[35:41] >> Thank you.

[35:46] [Inaudible]

[35:48] It sounds like everybody has

[35:52] expressed the same things.

[35:55] Obviously, our concern is our

[35:57] plaza. And I just wanted to say

[35:59] that the residents around plaza

[36:01] are well aware that our needs --

[36:05] to do into it. And just like

[36:09] everybody else who wants

[36:10] something that's in harmony with

[36:12] our neighbourhood. And we would

[36:15] actually like to sit down with

[36:19] representatives of planning and

[36:22] advisory and the developer, sit

[36:27] down and see what we can come up

[36:31] with, with something that

[36:34] somewhat pleases everybody. The

[36:35] plan that's been put forward by

[36:38] the developer is hard to,

[36:39] because it's upsetting everybody

[36:40] in the neighbourhood. We are

[36:43] talking four storey, 117

[36:46] apartments, 13 town houses. So,

[36:50] yes, it's a big, big project.

[36:54] And we just like to have some

[36:57] input. And that's what we've not

[36:59] been able to have. So it's not

[37:01] like we are anti development, we

[37:03] are not. We want to talk to the

[37:07] powers, and hash something out.

[37:10] >> Welcome back next month with

[37:12] some changes to what you have

[37:15] seen so far.

[37:16] >> Okay.

[37:23] >> Good evening, my name is

[37:25] Robert teal. I live at 546,

[37:29] Lakeshore Road. And I'm here to

[37:31] follow up on the questions that

[37:33] I was asked to submit in

[37:36] writing. I guess my first

[37:38] question is the following, does

[37:45] someone require an approval to a

[37:49] minor exception prior to

[37:52] commencing the work?

[37:58] >> The answer would be as.

[38:00] >> That's what I would've

[38:01] imagined. And if the work has

[38:05] already commenced and the

[38:06] exception has not been approved

[38:08] by Council, what are the

[38:10] consequences?

[38:11] >> You have to stop.

[38:13] >> And who will enforce this?

[38:16] >> Urban planning.

[38:18] >> Thank you. So I'm bringing it

[38:21] to your attention that this

[38:25] applies -- to my questions

[38:26] applied to the property at --

[38:29] >> It is on the agenda tonight.

[38:31] And there is a recommendation,

[38:34] and it will be voted on as a

[38:36] recommendation.

[38:37] >> Okay, but if the work has

[38:40] already been done and -- before

[38:43] the vote takes place, even if

[38:46] the recommendation is approved

[38:49] >> Why don't we -- why don't you

[38:51] wait until you hear the

[38:52] recommendation?

[38:53] >> Okay, great.

[38:54] >> And the vote from the

[38:56] council.

[38:57] >> My other question that I

[38:58] have, or comment and question,

[39:00] is the following, I understand

[39:02] that there is a bylaw that says

[39:03] if somebody needs to build a

[39:05] retaining wall, the back of the

[39:08] retaining wall must be a minimum

[39:12] of two feet from the property

[39:14] line.

[39:19] >> You have two --

[39:21] >> Okay, okay --

[39:23] >> That is the bylaw.

[39:25] >> Yes, but check -- double

[39:27] check that with urban planning.

[39:29] >> That's fine, I have. Sorry.

[39:31] The issue is the following. If

[39:33] you are building a retaining

[39:35] wall of six -- six or seven feet

[39:39] high, and you need to excavate

[39:44] three or four, or five feet into

[39:46] the ground, so protect your wall

[39:50] from heaving and frost in order

[39:52] to pull the footing, your

[39:53] footing is going to be a foot

[39:56] larger, or closer to the

[39:59] property line, then the inside

[40:01] edge of the wall. Meaning that

[40:04] you are going to have to

[40:06] excavate at least -- at least a

[40:10] foot plus some interest to put

[40:13] your footwork in, so your

[40:14] excavating ten feet -- like,

[40:19] since inches from the property

[40:20] line. The problem with that, and

[40:21] there are other municipalities

[40:23] that have bylaws that say any

[40:27] portion of the wall, including

[40:29] the footing, has to be a minimum

[40:32] of two feet

[40:33] [Inaudible]

[40:34] Which now provides, and I've put

[40:36] this out as a recommendation --

[40:37] >> You can check that with the

[40:39] planning people?

[40:40] >> Yes I did.

[40:45] >> And?

[40:46] >> They said it's only the top

[40:47] of the wall, what's under the

[40:48] ground doesn't matter. So that's

[40:53] what your urban planning --

[40:54] >> I would assume that's our

[40:55] bylaw.

[40:56] >> Yes, but what I was

[40:57] suggesting is that you are now

[41:00] creating a scenario where people

[41:01] are allowed to dig a foundation

[41:04] and put a driveway and that is

[41:07] seven feet underground, lower

[41:10] than the natural area, causing

[41:13] them to put a wall and now my

[41:16] property is going to collapse,

[41:18] theoretically, when they

[41:20] excavate and now I have to sue

[41:23] my neighbour because they have

[41:24] damaged my property, they're

[41:27] destroying a cedar hedge that's

[41:28] been there for 25 years. So my

[41:30] issue is, I would kindly suggest

[41:33] that we examine the bylaws to

[41:38] consider the two foot

[41:40] measurement should be we from

[41:43] any part of the wall, including

[41:45] the footing, should be a minimum

[41:48] of two feet from the property

[41:49] line. I would also humbly we

[41:55] quest that if you are going to

[41:57] approve the request for a minor

[42:02] exemption for the property

[42:04] located at 550, Lakeshore,

[42:08] that's my address, 540,

[42:11] Lakeshore, a condition be put on

[42:15] with a -- a temporary retaining

[42:16] wall has to be built where they

[42:19] need to build it so they can

[42:20] excavate Donna ten or 12 feet

[42:23] without my property collapsing.

[42:24] If they want to build that way,

[42:25] that's fine. But they should put

[42:27] a retaining wall to protect my

[42:29] property so that I don't have to

[42:31] afterwards reconstruct and --

[42:32] >> I think you will be pleased

[42:34] with the recommendation this

[42:35] evening. Any

[42:42] - Autre question? Other -- other

[42:45] questions? If not, we will go

[42:47] along with the regular agenda.

[42:53] Oops

[42:54] >> Adoption of the city of

[42:57] pencil -- regular Council

[42:58] meeting of November 20, 2023

[43:01] proposed.

[43:02] >> Seconded.

[43:03] - En faveur.

[43:04] - À l'unanimité. 10.2

[43:06] Approbation du procès-verbal de

[43:07] la consultation publique de la

[43:08] Ville de Beaconsfield du 24

[43:09] octobre 2023 à 19 h.

[43:14] - Proposé.

[43:15] - Secondé.

[43:16] - En faveur!

[43:17] - À l'unanimité.

[43:21] >> Approval of an expense

[43:22] leading to the contract to

[43:24] repair cement sidewalks at 79,

[43:32] Elm to the lowest compliant

[43:33] bidder, Les Entreprises J.

[43:34] Piccioni Inc. and of which the

[43:35] amount of $62,227.26, all taxes

[43:36] included, will be invoiced to a

[43:37] third party

[43:42] >> Approved.

[43:43] >> Seconded.

[43:45] - En faveur.

[43:48] - À l'unanimité. 30.1

[43:50] Approbation de la liste des

[43:51] comptes à payer au 20 novembre

[43:52] 2023, et de la liste des

[43:53] paiements préautorisés pour la

[43:54] période du 12 octobre 2023 au 22

[43:56] octobre 2023 et du 24 octobre

[43:58] 2023 au 8 novembre 2023, pour un

[44:00] déboursé total de

[44:06] 2 896 495,76 $.

[44:09] - Voici...

[44:11] - 2 896 495,76 $.

[44:14] - Voici les montants les plus

[44:16] importants. 500 et 1000 780000

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[44:43] service pour la collection des

[44:45] matières résiduelles et du

[44:46] recyclage du mois de septembre

[44:49] 2023 ainsi que des frais

[44:50] supplémentaires de transport des

[44:52] matières recyclables vers le

[44:53] centre de transport tellement

[44:54] Saint-Hubert. 118000

[44:56] (---)

[44:57] travaux routier métropolitain

[44:59] qui pour les travaux ponctuels

[45:01] sur le réseau d'égouts pluviales

[45:04] qui est un contrat que nous

[45:05] avons octroyé. Et finalement, le

[45:09] salaire à 461000

[45:10] (---)

[45:11] et 61.

[45:15] - Proposé.

[45:16] - Secondé.

[45:17] - En faveur!

[45:18] - À l'unanimité.

[45:21] >> Tabling by the Treasurer of

[45:22] two comparative statements as of

[45:23] August 31, 2023, of revenues and

[45:24] expenses for the year 2023 in

[45:27] compliance with Section 105.4 of

[45:31] the Cities and Towns Act.

[45:36] - Il s'agit d'un dépôt. 30.3

[45:38] Approbation et autorisation de

[45:39] signer une transaction-quittance

[45:40] relativement à la propriété

[45:41] située au 494, Olympic.

[45:45] - Proposé.

[45:46] - Secondé.

[45:49] - En faveur?

[45:51] - À l'unanimité.

[45:57] Renewal of the City of

[45:58] Beaconsfield's membership with

[45:59] the Union des municipalites du

[46:00] Quebec

[46:01] (UMQ)

[46:02] for the year 2024, in the amount

[46:03] of $22,584.38, all taxes

[46:04] included.

[46:07] >> I propose.

[46:08] >> I second.

[46:09] >> In favour.

[46:11] - À l'unanimité.

[46:17] 40.1 Dépôt et avis de motion du

[46:18] projet de Règlement BEAC-117-5

[46:19] intitulé « Règlement modifiant

[46:20] le Règlement BEAC-117 relatif au

[46:21] taux du droit de mutation

[46:22] applicable aux transferts dont

[46:24] la base d'imposition excède

[46:28] 552 300 $ afin de modifier le

[46:29] taux applicable et d'indexer la

[46:30] base d'imposition à 589 200 $

[46:34] ».

[46:37] - Je donne l'avis de motion.

[46:39] - Merci. Request for approval

[46:43] for a specific construction

[46:44] project, alteration or occupancy

[46:48] proposals for an immovable

[46:49] located at 550 Beaconsfield

[46:58] (lots 1 416 861 and 1 416 862

[46:59] of the Cadastre of Quebec)

[47:00] in zone C102 of Zoning By-law

[47:06] 720

[47:07] >> It's the project 13. The

[47:09] recommendation is a refusal. I

[47:13] >> Propose.

[47:14] >> Second.

[47:16] >> In favour.

[47:19] >> 45.1 Demande de dérogations

[47:20] mineures pour la propriété

[47:21] située au anonymous.

[47:22] 18, croissant Evergreen. La

[47:24] recommandation est d'approuver.

[47:26] - Proposé.

[47:28] - Secondé.

[47:30] - En faveur!

[47:32] - À l'unanimité. Request for a

[47:35] minor exemption for the property

[47:36] located at 145 Creswell. The

[47:40] recommendation is to approve.

[47:42] >> Proposed.

[47:43] >> Seconded.

[47:44] >> In favour.

[47:46] 45.3 Demande de dérogation

[47:47] mineure pour la propriété située

[47:48] au 550, Lakeshore. La

[47:54] recommandation du CCU est

[47:55] d'approuver. Le Conseil

[47:58] accepterait avec une condition

[48:00] comme telle... à condition qu'un

[48:02] mur temporaire soit érigé et

[48:04] maintenu de manière à propos...

[48:06] protéger la propriété adjacente

[48:07] du côté est de tout glissement

[48:09] et ce jusqu'à ce que le mur de

[48:12] soutien soit construit.

[48:15] - Proposé.

[48:18] - Secondé... on a presque fini.

[48:21] Secondé.

[48:25] >> Let's vote, first. All in

[48:26] favour.

[48:28] - Thank you. À l'unanimité. I

[48:30] think you've got the condition

[48:31] that you wanted.

[48:32] >> I would like to thank the

[48:34] council very much for listening

[48:37] to us. I'm quite impressed.

[48:38] >> Thank, you thank you. Donc

[48:46] 45.4. Request for the approval

[48:47] of the Site Planning and

[48:48] Architectural Integration

[48:49] Programme relating to a building

[48:50] permit application for a new

[48:51] main building located at 5

[48:52] Claude. The recommendation is to

[48:57] approve. Council would approve

[48:59] the plans of the dated November

[49:02] 10th, 2023. With a refusal for

[49:05] the materials, but an approval

[49:07] with regards to moving the

[49:08] garage.

[49:10] >> Proposed.

[49:11] >> Second.

[49:12] >>

[49:14] - À l'unanimité. In favour.

[49:15] >> --

[49:16] 45.5 Demande d'approbation du

[49:17] Plan d'implantation et

[49:18] d'intégration architecturale

[49:19] (PIIA)

[49:20] relatif à la demande d'un permis

[49:21] de construction pour

[49:22] l'agrandissement du bâtiment

[49:23] principal situé au 116, Angell.

[49:29] La recommandation est de

[49:30] refuser.

[49:31] - Proposé.

[49:32] - Secondé.

[49:33] - En faveur!

[49:34] - À l'unanimité. Request for the

[49:41] approval of the Site Planning

[49:42] and Architectural Integration

[49:44] Programme

[49:45] (SPAIP)

[49:47] relating to a building permit

[49:49] application for the extension of

[49:50] the main building located at 125

[49:51] St-Andrew. The recommendation is

[49:52] to approve.

[49:53] >> Proposed.

[49:54] >> Seconded.

[49:55] >>

[49:56] - In favour. À l'unanimité.

[49:57] Demande d'approbation du Plan

[49:58] d'implantation et d'intégration

[49:59] architecturale

[50:00] (PIIA)

[50:01] relatif à la demande d'un permis

[50:02] de construction pour la

[50:03] modification de la façade du

[50:04] bâtiment principal situé au 320,

[50:05] Westcroft. La recommandation est

[50:10] approuvée.

[50:11] - Proposé.

[50:12] - Appuyé.

[50:14] - En faveur.

[50:16] - À l'unanimité. Request for the

[50:21] issuance of a certificate of

[50:22] authorization for the

[50:23] installation of a sign for the

[50:24] business located at 482-484

[50:27] Beaconsfield. The recommendation

[50:30] is to refuse.

[50:32] >> Proposed.

[50:33] >> Seconded.

[50:34] >> In favour.

[50:36] - À l'unanimité. Approbation de

[50:41] la fermeture des services

[50:42] administratifs de la Ville de

[50:43] Beaconsfield les 23 décembre

[50:44] 2024 au 3 janvier 2025.

[50:53] - Proposé...

[50:54] (rires)

[50:56] - Ce qu'on dit.

[50:57] - En faveur.

[50:59] - À l'unanimité. Nomination in

[51:01] view of permanency as

[51:02] Contremaitre, egouts et aqueducs

[51:03] to position 5204.

[51:09] >> I propose.

[51:10] >> Second.

[51:11] >> In favour.

[51:14] - À l'unanimité. Procès-verbal

[51:15] de la réunion du Comité

[51:16] consultatif d'urbanisme du 6

[51:17] novembre 2023.

[51:22] - Est-ce qu'il y a des

[51:23] commentaires, Monsieur le

[51:24] Président?

[51:25] - Pas de commentaires au-delà

[51:27] des projets dont nous avons déjà

[51:28] discuté. We have no additional

[51:31] comments on the projects that

[51:33] were overseeing.

[51:34] >> You propose?

[51:36] >> Proposed.

[51:37] >> Seconded.

[51:38] >> In favour.

[51:41] - À l'unanimité. Minutes of the

[51:44] Finance Advisory Committee

[51:45] meeting of October 16, 2023

[51:49] >> Any comments, Mr.? Chairman

[51:51] >> Yes, Mr. Mayer. Maybe a few

[51:54] words, you know, we are -- the

[51:56] more important meeting will be

[51:59] on November 27th when council,

[52:00] full council, has a chance to

[52:03] see the budget that's being

[52:04] proposed for next year.

[52:05] Actually, Council will receive

[52:07] this evening the final

[52:09] recommendations from the finance

[52:11] committee. But at the last

[52:14] committee meeting, it's good for

[52:16] residents to understand that

[52:18] every director in the department

[52:20] comes to the committee meeting

[52:23] to explain their department

[52:27] increases and decreases in

[52:28] spend, all of that from each

[52:31] department gets tabulated,

[52:33] consolidated into one, and then

[52:35] the committee has to come with

[52:36] the recommendation of when

[52:37] there's a shortfall gap between

[52:39] revenues and expenses, we have

[52:41] to come up with a way to make up

[52:43] that gap. And that's the

[52:45] recommendation we will put

[52:46] forward to Council on November

[52:47] 27th, and then voted upon in

[52:51] December. At which point prior

[52:54] to the shovel residents will be

[52:55] able to go online and take a

[52:58] look.

[52:59] >> All right.

[53:00] >> There you go, Mister Mayor.

[53:01] >> Thank you very much. Are you

[53:03] proposing?

[53:04] >> I am proposing.

[53:06] >> Proposed.

[53:07] >> I second.

[53:08] >> All in favour.

[53:11] - À l'unanimité. Nomination de

[53:15] membres du Conseil au Comité de

[53:16] démolition. Donc, la

[53:22] recommandation, Conseiller

[53:23] Saint-Jean à titre de président.

[53:26] Conseiller Masse à titre de

[53:27] membre et président remplaçant.

[53:30] Conseil et Newell à titre de

[53:31] membre et conseillère Godin à

[53:32] titre de membre remplaçant.

[53:34] - Je propose.

[53:36] >> Second. En faveur.

[53:40] - À l'unanimité. Authorization

[53:48] to sign the Protocol Agreement

[53:50] between the Minister of

[53:51] Municipal Affairs and the City

[53:52] of Beaconsfield regarding a

[53:53] financial support as part of the

[53:56] PRIMADA for developing two

[53:57] walking trails and a rest area

[53:58] (file 2021437)

[53:59] .

[54:04] >> Proposed.

[54:05] >> Seconded.

[54:06] >> In favour.

[54:10] - À l'unanimité. Renouvellement

[54:11] de l'entente du Regroupement

[54:12] municipalités de l'Île de

[54:13] Montréal relativement à l'achat

[54:14] en commun d'assurances de

[54:15] dommages et de services de

[54:17] consultant et de gestionnaire de

[54:18] risques

[54:19] (2024-2028)

[54:20] .

[54:24] - Je seconde.

[54:26] - En faveur.

[54:29] - À l'unanimité.

[54:35] Mandat donné au cabinet

[54:36] d'avocats Bélanger Sauvé afin de

[54:37] représenter les intérêts de la

[54:38] Ville de Beaconsfield

[54:40] relativement à la propriété

[54:41] privée située au 336, Arlington.

[54:44] - Proposé.

[54:46] - Secondé.

[54:47] - En faveur.

[54:50] - À l'unanimité. Mandate given

[55:00] to Belanger Sauvé law firm to

[55:01] represent the City of

[55:02] Beaconsfield's interests

[55:03] regarding the private property

[55:04] consisting of lots 6 266 766,

[55:05] 6 266 981 and 6 266 982,

[55:08] including the building located

[55:09] at 79, Elm.

[55:14] >> Proposed.

[55:15] >> Seconded.

[55:16] >> In favour.

[55:19] - À l'unanimité.

[55:32] Mayor's report on the decisions

[55:33] made by the Agglomeration

[55:34] Council at its meeting of

[55:35] November 15, 2023.

[55:36] >> I'd like to mention that

[55:37] there will be by the -- there

[55:38] will be a public hearing on the

[55:41] 2024 budget. That is -- not only

[55:47] the operating budget but also

[55:49] the investment budget. It starts

[55:52] on Wednesday the 22nd of

[55:56] November, and it will go on

[55:59] until the 1st of December. And

[56:03] then the council -- municipal

[56:08] council of Montréal will approve

[56:11] the budget on the 11th of

[56:14] December and the agglomeration

[56:17] council will also approve the

[56:20] budget on the 14th of December.

[56:24] And you can -- you don't have to

[56:27] go to city hall in Montréal to

[56:31] follow the hearing of the, the

[56:34] public hearing of the

[56:35] commission. You can watch it on

[56:38] the webcast. Just go and refer

[56:45] -- À la page du site de la Ville

[56:47] de Montréal. Et vous allez voir:

[56:53] Commission permanente. Alors,

[56:54] vous allez à la Commission des

[56:55] finances et de l'administration

[56:57] puis ça va vous diriger vers la

[57:06] webdiffusion de la séance

[57:07] publique ou des séances

[57:08] publiques de la commission.

[57:09] Voilà.

[57:13] >> Mister Mayor, are you

[57:14] optimistic about anything

[57:16] happening at these meetings?

[57:17] >> I'm still trying to figure

[57:18] out the budget. In Montréal.

[57:23] It's extremely difficult to

[57:24] understand the numbers all the

[57:25] time. As far as I can tell.

[57:32] There are deficits and there

[57:34] have been deficits on the

[57:37] agglomeration project for

[57:39] several years. I believe that

[57:42] I've said it at the last

[57:43] meeting, numbers are not being

[57:47] shown properly in the budget

[57:50] document. In fact, as far as I

[57:53] am concerned, in 2023, the

[58:00] deficit of the agglomeration

[58:02] will probably be around $51

[58:05] million. And that is not being

[58:07] shown on the numbers. In fact,

[58:09] it's being shown as a surplus.

[58:12] And it's all a question of how

[58:14] the numbers -- they are

[58:16] following the legal rules, but

[58:19] you are giving the wrong

[58:21] information to the public, who

[58:25] don't understand -- and the

[58:27] media, who really don't

[58:28] understand how the numbers are

[58:30] written out. So it's

[58:31] unfortunate, but that's the way

[58:32] it is. So, I think there's a

[58:36] structural deficit with the

[58:39] agglomeration. Mainly because

[58:43] every year the revenues from

[58:54] penalties are underestimated,

[58:56] and the expenses for the SPVM,

[58:59] or public security in general,

[59:01] are underestimated. Also. So you

[59:05] end up every year with a huge

[59:08] over expense for the SPVM and a

[59:14] substantial lack of revenue from

[59:17] the budget for the Amendes et

[59:21] pénalités and I don't think

[59:22] that's going to be corrected

[59:24] this year either, so I would

[59:27] expect that the deficits will

[59:28] continue.

[59:35] (problème technique)

[59:44] - Je peux y aller, Monsieur le

[59:45] Maire? J'attendais votre hockey.

[59:48] Trois, quatre points sans parler

[59:49] des rapports des directeurs.

[59:51] Juste mentionner qu'on est en

[59:53] recrutement pour des préposés

[59:54] aux patinoires. We are looking

[59:58] for attendance for the winter so

[59:59] if you have young adults, or Old

[1:00:02] teenagers, web ever, they would

[1:00:04] like to work in the rings, or --

[1:00:08] we are hiring at the present

[1:00:09] time. We are also looking for a

[1:00:12] new blue colours to complete a

[1:00:14] task force for the winter. We're

[1:00:16] short of personnel. So we'd like

[1:00:18] to have a qualified blue collars

[1:00:22] to be hired for next winter.

[1:00:25] Hoping to deliver proper

[1:00:26] services to all residents.

[1:00:29] Peut-être quelques petites

[1:00:30] nouvelles, Monsieur le Maire,

[1:00:31] peut-être que vous l'auriez dit

[1:00:32] mais je vais vous devancer, le

[1:00:33] train de Noël demain soir.

[1:00:37] - Le fameux train de Noël...

[1:00:41] - Oui.

[1:00:42] - The CPCK train. Très heureux

[1:00:45] que tu l'as mentionné, monsieur

[1:00:47] Boileau, parce que c'est très

[1:00:49] important, on s'attend à avoir

[1:00:50] une grosse foule.

[1:00:51] - On l'espère. La température

[1:00:53] n'est pas de notre côté mais en

[1:00:55] tout cas, on espère...

[1:00:57] (problème technique)

[1:00:58] On se prépare beaucoup. Aussi,

[1:01:00] sur le site Web pour les

[1:01:02] citoyens qui subiront la grève

[1:01:04] du front commun de la fonction

[1:01:07] publique, il y a quelques

[1:01:09] activités qui sont identifiées

[1:01:10] sur notre site Web pour le

[1:01:13] centre récréatif, patinoire et

[1:01:16] piscine pour des baignade libre.

[1:01:19] Comme j'ai mentionné tout à

[1:01:20] l'heure, je ne veux pas me

[1:01:21] répéter mais le mois prochain,

[1:01:22] c'est l'adoption du budget dans

[1:01:24] une séance extraordinaire du

[1:01:25] conseil. Le 18 décembre. Les

[1:01:27] documents et la présentation

[1:01:28] devrait être disponible

[1:01:29] vendredi, 15 décembre au plus

[1:01:31] tard. On le souhaite. On a un

[1:01:33] agenda quand même serré à ce

[1:01:34] niveau-là. Merci, Monsieur le

[1:01:35] Maire.

[1:01:36] - Merci.

[1:01:39] - Monsieur le Maire, est-ce que

[1:01:41] je pourrais faire une petite

[1:01:42] annonce?

[1:01:43] - Oui. This Saturday in will

[1:01:47] pair is the holiday market. So

[1:01:50] we have a Christmas party from 2

[1:01:53] to 7 PM. There's something for

[1:01:54] everyone there. So if you would

[1:01:56] like to spend locally, in

[1:01:57] Beaconsfield, I invite you to

[1:01:58] come. From 2 to 7.

[1:02:01] >> What is the date of the --

[1:02:04] >> Saturday, November 25th.

[1:02:06] >> November 25th.

[1:02:07] >> Yes, please come by foot. It

[1:02:10] will make things easier on the

[1:02:11] site.

[1:02:17] >> Closing up the meeting.

[1:02:18] >> Proposed.

[1:02:19] >> Seconded.

[1:02:21] >> All in favour. Yeah. You are

[1:02:30] reminded, again, of the holiday

[1:02:34] train tomorrow night. So I hope

[1:02:38] we see all of you at the

[1:02:43] Beaconsfield train station.

[1:02:45] That's where there is always a

[1:02:46] show. So it's very, very -- the

[1:02:50] train itself is something to

[1:02:52] look at. It's really, really

[1:02:56] well decorated. And the show is

[1:02:58] normally very good show. They

[1:03:02] had one year and 23 years ago

[1:03:04] they had blue rodeo at the -- as

[1:03:07] a show. And blue rodeo is a

[1:03:11] well-known group in Canada, and

[1:03:13] internationally. Le bon marché,

[1:03:22] le 25 novembre, ça aussi, il ne

[1:03:23] faut pas l'oublier. Encourager

[1:03:25] nos marchands locaux, c'est très

[1:03:30] important d'encourager nos

[1:03:31] marchands locaux à toutes les

[1:03:35] occasions que nous avons de le

[1:03:36] faire. So thank you very much

[1:03:42] for being a part of us this

[1:03:44] evening, and walking -- watching

[1:03:46] us on the webcast. And we will

[1:03:49] see you next month. And we will

[1:03:50] have some very exciting subjects

[1:03:53] on the agenda next month. Thank

[1:03:54] you.

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2023-11-20 - Conseil municipal de Beaconsfield

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