[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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