[0:15] - Bonsoir et bienvenue à la

[0:16] séance ordinaire du conseil

[0:18] municipal du lundi 26 août dans

[0:20] 24. >> Good evening and welcome

[0:22] to the regular meeting of the

[0:23] municipal council of Monday,

[0:25] August 26th, 2024. My name is

[0:31] Martin Martin St-Jean, I'm the

[0:32] acting mayor in the absence of

[0:34] Georges Bourelle. And also

[0:36] absent today, you will notice,'s

[0:39] councillor for district six,

[0:41] Peggy Alexopoulos.

[0:44] - On va procéder à l'ouverture

[0:46] de la séance.

[0:49] - Adoption de l'ordre du jour de

[0:50] la séance ordinaire de la Ville

[0:52] de Beaconsfield du 26 août 2024.

[0:58] - J'appuie.

[1:00] - Tout en faveur? Alors... avant

[1:11] de continuer avec la période de

[1:14] questions, j'aimerais faire

[1:16] quelques commentaires sur les

[1:17] événements des dernières

[1:18] semaines, des derniers mois.

[1:20] Quelque chose de plus festif

[1:22] dans un premier temps.

[1:24] Évidemment, c'est le début

[1:26] septembre ou en fin, fin août,

[1:27] début septembre, les vacances

[1:29] estivales sont pour la majorité

[1:31] d'entre nous chose du passé.

[1:33] J'espère que vous avez pu passer

[1:35] un été pleinement à la mesure de

[1:39] vos attentes. De nombreuses

[1:41] activités et événements ont été

[1:42] organisées dans nos parcs par

[1:43] notre équipe culture et loisirs.

[1:47] >> We had park parties

[1:49] throughout the city. One was

[1:50] that beacon hill in early July,

[1:52] where we inaugurated our new

[1:53] chalet. At Centennial Hall or

[1:56] Centennial Park, we had allied

[1:58] in night, the boys band night,

[2:00] and more recently, a blues

[2:02] night. Of course, the pièce de

[2:05] resistance in my opinion, at

[2:06] least, was the concert performed

[2:09] by the symphonic orchestra of

[2:12] Montréal on July 27th. Quelle

[2:16] merveilleuse soirée sous le

[2:17] thème de Noël des campeurs nous

[2:20] avons eu droit à des a connu du

[2:22] temps des Fêtes joué par l'un

[2:23] des meilleurs orchestres au

[2:24] monde. Nous avons vraiment été

[2:26] très, très, très privilégié. Et,

[2:28] de plus, le beau temps était au

[2:31] rendez-vous. I would like to

[2:33] sincerely thank the O S M for

[2:35] selecting our city and providing

[2:36] us with such a great concert. I

[2:38] would also like to thank our

[2:40] local administration for making

[2:42] this event possible on such

[2:44] short notice. Un merci tout

[2:47] spécial au SPVM et à notre

[2:49] patrouiller municipal, au

[2:51] capitaine rase et à son équipe

[2:53] qui ont grandement contribué à

[2:55] rendre cette soirée sécuritaire

[2:57] pour la foule de plusieurs

[2:58] milliers de personnes qui

[2:59] s'étaient déplacés pour

[3:01] l'occasion. Ce fut vraiment un

[3:03] grand succès. Et puis, quelques

[3:06] semaines plus tard... Someone or

[3:09] something that we named Debbie

[3:13] on August 9th, Debi will remain

[3:14] in our collective memory for the

[3:15] foreseeable future. C'est

[3:16] pointer le nez dans nos vies.

[3:20] The remnants of this tropical

[3:22] storm hit us, Montréal, Laval,

[3:24] and the south shore. The whole

[3:26] province, really, harder than

[3:27] any previous rain, rainstorm in

[3:31] history. The rain cause so much

[3:33] damage to so many of us, we

[3:36] estimate that close to 1000

[3:38] homes were severely affected in

[3:42] Beaconsfield. In addition to the

[3:44] damage, or damages to property,

[3:46] we must also keep in mind the

[3:49] stress, the anxiety, and the

[3:51] fatigue that events such as this

[3:52] one bringing on all of us. And

[3:55] then there's also the anxiety of

[3:57] not knowing what the future

[3:58] might bring us. Debby was a

[4:03] record setting storm. The

[4:05] previous record for total

[4:07] accumulation of rain over a

[4:08] single day in Québec was 73.8

[4:12] millimeters. This was set 19

[4:14] years ago in 20, in August 2005,

[4:20] sorry. So, as of four PM,

[4:21] however, the worst of the storm

[4:22] was still to come. Voici

[4:23] quelques données citées de la

[4:24] station météorologique de

[4:26] Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue pour

[4:27] mettre les choses en

[4:28] perspective. À 16 heures, le 9

[4:31] avril, des accumulations

[4:35] totalisant 77,5 millimètres

[4:38] d'eau avaient déjà été

[4:40] enregistrés. C'était déjà à ce

[4:42] moment-là un nouveau record. Par

[4:44] ailleurs, la région

[4:46] métropolitaine reçoit en moyenne

[4:47] au mois d'août environ 76

[4:50] millimètres d'eau. Donc nous

[4:55] avions à 7 heures, de 16 heures,

[4:57] le neuf à huit, accumuler autant

[5:00] d'eau... autant d'eau que le

[5:02] mois d'août dans la région

[5:04] métropolitaine. According to

[5:10] Environment Canada's weather

[5:11] station in

[5:13] Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, we've

[5:14] been received an additional 91.6

[5:16] millimeters of water. Between

[5:19] four PM and approximately 7:30

[5:24] PM. Alors que Debby se dirigeait

[5:27] finalement vers l'Est pour la

[5:31] journée. Pour la journée, nous

[5:32] avions reçu 169 millimètres de

[5:35] pluie. Plus de deux fois la

[5:38] moyenne mensuelle pour un mois

[5:40] d'août. C'était tout simplement

[5:41] trop d'eau avec les conséquences

[5:43] que nous connaissons.

[5:47] Aujourd'hui, deux semaines plus

[5:48] tard, ce qui s'est produit le 9

[5:50] août demeure au centre de nos

[5:52] préoccupations. While the

[5:55] administration has done a

[5:56] tremendous job of organizing the

[5:58] collection of record volume of

[6:00] bulky items, we must ask

[6:02] ourselves, can something be done

[6:04] with this amount of rain? If so,

[6:07] what must be done? And how do we

[6:12] prioritize? These are the

[6:13] challenges that we are going to

[6:14] have to face in the near and not

[6:17] so distant future. We need to

[6:20] keep in mind that it's nearly

[6:22] impossible to prevail when faced

[6:23] with the amount of rain we

[6:25] received two weeks ago. The

[6:28] administration will collect

[6:30] data, will be evaluating and or

[6:33] reevaluating our infrastructure.

[6:35] We will continue to improve our

[6:39] infrastructure, as is also

[6:40] evidence by the proposed award

[6:42] of a contract item 20.3 of

[6:44] tonight's agenda. My colleagues

[6:47] on Council, I am sure, will join

[6:50] me and expressing that we are

[6:52] dedicated to acting in the best

[6:54] interest of all of us, and of

[6:57] the city. We are first and

[6:59] foremost residence. Some of us

[7:03] suffered water damages. We are

[7:04] your neighbours and we have seen

[7:07] firsthand how devastating this

[7:08] is been for so many of us. La

[7:13] seule chose que nous pouvons

[7:14] faire dans les médias, c'est de

[7:15] réitérer qu'il nous incombe à

[7:18] tous... It is our duty,

[7:20] individually, to safeguard our

[7:22] most precious property. Which is

[7:25] our home and we will get back to

[7:29] you as soon as we can with more

[7:32] details. I don't know if some of

[7:33] my colleagues would like to

[7:35] express a few words on this

[7:36] topic before we move to the

[7:39] question period. No? Councillor

[7:44] Amos?

[7:45] >> I'm sure we all share the

[7:46] same thing that basically, it

[7:48] was, you know, the worst we had

[7:50] seen. I know just where I live,

[7:53] I have a little water metre in

[7:54] the garden that measures the

[7:56] rainfall and frankly, it showed

[7:59] nine inches, which is actually

[8:01] more like 220 millimetres. So,

[8:04] it was incredible. I think

[8:06] everybody was worried about

[8:08] flooding. I know my street, the

[8:10] dishes were full and once the

[8:12] rain stopped, I walked out on

[8:14] the street and noticed that the

[8:17] storms -- all over our dishes

[8:19] where the excess water was

[8:21] supposed to drain into. At that

[8:22] point, the water was right at

[8:24] the top of the sewer. So at that

[8:28] point, there's just no place for

[8:29] the water to flow through. And

[8:31] yet, just being out on the

[8:33] street for 15 minutes, you know,

[8:36] within that time, I could see

[8:38] about a foot or so of the water,

[8:42] the storm sewer had actually

[8:44] begun to, you know, get reduced.

[8:46] So, at the same time, it meant

[8:47] that the dishes were starting to

[8:50] move. I think the one thing I

[8:52] would say is that I think we

[8:56] really have to recognize now

[8:58] global warming is here. We have

[9:00] to look at are some pumps, you

[9:03] know? And at the same time, look

[9:05] at just how vulnerable we have

[9:07] become now. And I think for some

[9:09] in the city, we have heard

[9:11] stories, and I know firsthand of

[9:14] homeowners that have, you know,

[9:16] seriously had, you know, a lot

[9:18] of water as our mayor says, 1000

[9:23] homes in Beaconsfield may be

[9:25] affected. We have instances, you

[9:27] know, where elm and towers art

[9:30] Town Homes. Again, they're being

[9:31] flooded once more and they've

[9:32] had something like six feet, you

[9:35] know, in their garages,, which

[9:37] also leads to their basements.

[9:39] So, we are very aware of, you

[9:41] know, what it's like and I think

[9:44] for us as residents, you know,

[9:48] some of us may have been flooded

[9:49] in the past. I have and I

[9:51] understand just exactly what

[9:54] you're going through. If you

[9:55] have been flooded, you know? And

[9:58] we can't be sure that we won't

[10:00] be next anyway over the next

[10:02] storm. So, that's basically all

[10:04] I wanted to say. Thank you.

[10:08] >> Okay, thank you. All right,

[10:11] so let's move on with the public

[10:14] question period. We have some

[10:17] written questions that came in,

[10:21] and there are a number of

[10:23] questions. So, we have regrouped

[10:25] them by topic. So, we have a

[10:27] first question from Gordon de

[10:29] Young on Walton Drive and Aaron

[10:33] Olaf Lane on Windermere. The

[10:35] first one from Mr. de Young is

[10:37] regarding the location of a

[10:42] speed bump on Alton Drive. Miss

[10:46] O la Flynn has a question

[10:48] regarding the sidewalk built on

[10:54] Montrose two years ago,

[10:57] continuing towards where they

[10:59] live. So, the answers are

[11:02] already provided to the two

[11:03] residents by separate email,

[11:05] indicating that these requests

[11:07] should be sent to the Traffic

[11:09] Advisory Committee. And so, when

[11:12] we have that on the agenda, we

[11:14] will be able to make proper

[11:17] recommendations to Council in

[11:18] the near future. Questions from

[11:23] Sandra currently on Preston and

[11:29] Alan -- on Preston as well

[11:31] regarding power outages on

[11:34] August 9th. The questions

[11:39] pertain to, ideally, and I could

[11:42] see how this would be relevant,

[11:45] if there could be an emergency

[11:49] alarm provided by the City when

[11:51] power needs to be shut down. So,

[11:55] in the particular cases that

[11:57] these residents had to go

[12:00] through, it was not the City

[12:03] that made the decision to cut

[12:05] the power. It was a decision

[12:07] made by the Montréal fire

[12:09] department for safety reasons,

[12:12] given the amount of water in the

[12:14] neighbourhood and the risk of

[12:17] electrical shocks and such. So,

[12:21] those who residents have also

[12:24] already received proper answers

[12:26] by separate emails. And if there

[12:30] are comments that other

[12:32] individuals have regarding these

[12:34] questions, we invite you to

[12:36] communicate with the fire

[12:38] protection service of Montréal.

[12:40] The question from Tom Labelle

[12:44] fills in over the last eight

[12:46] years, it's regarding the

[12:49] installation of a pump that

[12:52] projects water from a sewer into

[12:55] a gully next to his house.

[12:57] There's Alison smiley on

[13:00] Grosvenor requesting or

[13:02] wondering if Beaconsfield is

[13:03] going to help those residents

[13:05] affected by backyard storm drain

[13:10] overflowing or if the

[13:12] Beaconsfield will be on the list

[13:13] of municipalities on the Québec

[13:15] disaster relief fund. And

[13:19] finally, she is asking if

[13:21] Beaconsfield will finally, not

[13:24] finally, but investigate the

[13:26] infrastructure that supports the

[13:27] drainage from Grosvenor through

[13:29] oak Dale. And that is also

[13:32] linked with a question from

[13:34] Frederick Bélanger en route

[13:37] Claude. Regarding a blocked

[13:43] culvert and we have Jennifer May

[13:48] her and Brent crow on

[13:51] Fletcher's, regarding what

[13:54] improvements are planned in that

[13:57] neighbourhood. So, the overall

[14:00] answer for these residents is a

[14:04] little bit, as I've mentioned,

[14:08] regarding the storm and the

[14:09] sewer systems, the city is

[14:12] currently collecting data and

[14:14] will undertake analyses, and as

[14:17] we are in a recovery period, we

[14:19] will eventually analyze,

[14:21] process, and identify once

[14:24] recovery is completed, where and

[14:28] when, what can be done for the

[14:30] infrastructure to be improved.

[14:32] As for the Québec financial aid

[14:35] program, since we received

[14:37] apparently today the

[14:38] confirmation that the city of

[14:40] Beaconsfield will be added to

[14:42] the provincial decree, the

[14:45] information is now on the City

[14:47] website,. It's available there

[14:50] and you can get the information

[14:52] as to what criteria needs to be

[14:56] met from the Québec government

[14:57] for residents to fill the for

[15:01] directly to on the Québec

[15:05] website. Government of Québec

[15:07] website. And then the analysis

[15:09] as to whether or not your claim

[15:11] is receivable will be made by

[15:14] the provincial government. Just

[15:17] one word, in terms of the

[15:22] question from Frederick Bélanger

[15:26] and the issue on Claude Street

[15:28] regarding a blocked culvert. The

[15:32] question is, is public -- was

[15:35] not helpful and only once the

[15:37] culvert was cleared by a

[15:38] neighbourhood team did the water

[15:40] recede. Decisions and actions of

[15:43] this type, the solution to rely

[15:45] on in future similar situations,

[15:48] the answer would be no, it is

[15:50] not the solution, but it

[15:52] certainly is very helpful if

[15:54] that can be done. August 9th is

[15:59] in the middle of the summer,

[16:00] it's a Friday night, a lot of

[16:03] people are on vacation.

[16:06] Neighbours, we had all the staff

[16:08] available going to several

[16:11] different emergencies throughout

[16:12] the city. So, if you see a storm

[16:15] drain blocked that creates a

[16:18] pool of water, of course, be

[16:20] safe. Your personal safety is

[16:22] first and foremost but if you

[16:24] think that you can act without

[16:27] putting yourself at risk, it's a

[16:30] bonus if you can lend a hand.

[16:33] But it is not the only solution.

[16:34] We will get back to you with

[16:37] proper solutions in the long

[16:40] term. Now, we have a question.

[16:44] Mr. level will have an

[16:46] opportunity at the mic later on.

[16:50] Thank you. We have a question

[16:56] from -- on juniper. Est-il vrai

[17:02] que la municipalité de

[17:04] Beaconsfield offre une aide

[17:05] particulière en cas de dommages

[17:08] (---)

[17:09] dans la durée de vie du

[17:11] bâtiment? Et dans quelles

[17:12] circonstances la municipalité

[17:14] intervient pour aider les

[17:15] citoyens touchés par des

[17:17] inondations? Quels documents

[17:18] sont requis pour obtenir cette

[17:21] aide? Madame

[17:22] (---)

[17:23] , il existe certaines

[17:26] limitations dans la loi, la Loi

[17:27] sur les cités et villes. Il

[17:29] n'est pas vrai que la Ville de

[17:31] Beaconsfield offre une aide

[17:33] unique à chaque bâtiment durant

[17:34] la durée de vie du bâtiment.

[17:37] Toutefois, il y a un processus

[17:38] de réclamation... et il est géré

[17:45] par la Loi sur les cités et

[17:47] villes. La Ville dédommage,

[17:49] lorsqu'il est déterminé que sa

[17:51] responsabilité civile est

[17:52] engagée, c'est-à-dire si elle a

[17:53] commis une faute dans la gestion

[17:55] de ces instruments structures ou

[17:58] bien, une réclamation contre la

[18:01] ville peut être présentée dans

[18:03] le cas qui nous occupe. La date

[18:07] limite pour présenter la

[18:08] déclaration était samedi

[18:10] dernier, le 25, le 24, pardon, à

[18:12] 20 3 heures 59. Donc dans le

[18:16] délai de 15 jours qui suit

[18:18] l'événement du 9 août. Question

[18:24] from Caroline Malcolm on

[18:27] Montrose. There are several

[18:31] questions regarding emergency

[18:33] teams on the ground to go door

[18:35] to door, to see if people need

[18:36] help during the emergency and

[18:38] afterwards. She's also asking,

[18:42] what's the status of the sewer

[18:44] capacity and where does

[18:45] infrastructure have to be made

[18:47] more robust? So on and so forth.

[18:54] And she is a resident on the

[18:57] border of Kirkland, and that is

[18:59] also a very important factor. We

[19:02] have water that comes out of the

[19:04] city at different points, so I

[19:06] believe we have 39 different

[19:09] exits for water to leave

[19:11] Beaconsfield. Some of them are

[19:13] easy, they are the lake. Some of

[19:14] them are not so easy to manage.

[19:17] They are going into other

[19:19] municipalities infrastructure,

[19:21] so if, in the long run, we need

[19:23] to consider improving the width

[19:25] of certain sewers, we could do

[19:28] that but if other municipalities

[19:30] don't dance the same dance we

[19:32] wish to dance, there won't be

[19:34] any point because the water

[19:35] won't have anywhere else to go.

[19:37] So, in this particular case, the

[19:41] answer would be that with

[19:43] regards to building climate

[19:45] resilience through the

[19:47] community, we are providing some

[19:51] resources and our, of course,

[19:54] considering more in the future.

[19:56] And one of them is connecting

[19:59] Beaconsfield, with the objective

[20:01] that by supporting social

[20:03] connectivity, it will benefit at

[20:05] risk people who are

[20:06] disproportionately affected

[20:07] during certain events. You are

[20:13] invited, Miss Malcolm, to

[20:16] consult the City website and I

[20:19] invite everyone that has elderly

[20:23] people or people with

[20:26] limitations to become as much as

[20:29] possible as good of a neighbour

[20:31] or a better neighbour, and

[20:34] consult the information

[20:35] available on the website at

[20:38] connect and Beaconsfield. As for

[20:41] your questions concerning sewer

[20:43] streams and the need to have

[20:44] more information, how to prevent

[20:46] more floods, again, it's

[20:50] unfortunate but right now, we

[20:52] refer you to the previous

[20:53] answers given to questions

[20:55] already formulated. We will

[20:57] assess, we will act. But right

[21:01] now, we don't have any specific,

[21:04] solid answers. I mean, not to

[21:07] say that we don't have a plan.

[21:11] As mentioned, we will be

[21:12] awarding a contract for drainage

[21:15] later on tonight, if it goes

[21:17] according to plan. So, that is

[21:21] it for the written question.

[21:23] Now, if you wish to ask a

[21:25] question, if you're in

[21:26] attendance, please present

[21:28] yourself at the microphone,

[21:30] identify yourself, and I will

[21:32] try and field your question as

[21:33] best I can.

[21:35] >> My name is Don -- at 65

[21:37] fields dead. My question I

[21:38] submitted he was not to ask

[21:41] about two weeks ago. In my

[21:43] neighbourhood, you had eight

[21:45] years of a pump pumping water

[21:46] out of the sewer in my goalie

[21:49] into another water. My question

[21:50] is, on the historical, what was

[21:52] the logic? What were you trying

[21:54] to achieve? And it seems to have

[21:57] failed because twice, my

[21:59] basement has been flooded.

[22:01] Including the last one. Not

[22:02] asking for the last one, I'm

[22:03] asking for over the years, why

[22:05] have you put a pump there?

[22:07] >> Thank you for your question,

[22:09] Mr. level. If I may ask, did you

[22:12] file a claim against the City?

[22:15] >> Yes.

[22:16] >> For that reason, I think I

[22:18] should be very careful in the

[22:19] way I answer your question and

[22:20] so, I apologize but I don't feel

[22:25] that it would be in the best

[22:26] interest of the City to discuss

[22:28] this matter publicly or tonight.

[22:29] >> Can we do it privately?

[22:32] [Laughter]

[22:33] No, I'm not trying to be

[22:35] facetious about that, okay?

[22:37] >> I get that.

[22:38] >> For eight years, the city,

[22:41] it's like going and then all of

[22:42] a sudden, it's like we can't

[22:43] talk about. J'ai un bobo, je

[22:44] vais le corriger en mettant une

[22:49] pompe It someone in the city has

[22:50] to have an engineer or a longer

[22:52] reason to say, we have something

[22:55] here and we're doing this

[22:56] because of, it's a cause and

[22:58] action. I'm trying to

[23:00] understand, what's the cause and

[23:02] what's the action? What are you

[23:03] guys doing? What are you

[23:05] thinking about here?

[23:06] >> I will turn to our director

[23:08] general for more information.

[23:10] >> Yeah, I believe I did see

[23:11] your request. I don't have an

[23:13] answer for you tonight. I will

[23:15] analyze all the claims that we

[23:16] got and make a full report to

[23:18] the council in due time. I don't

[23:20] have a specific answer for your

[23:23] situation. But when we install

[23:25] the pumps, the objective is to

[23:28] alleviate the underground

[23:30] networks, to avoid flooding's in

[23:33] basements. That's the main

[23:35] reason when we installed pumps.

[23:37] >> I appreciate that.

[23:39] >> Thank you but I don't have an

[23:40] answer for your specific --

[23:41] >> Just so you know, --

[23:43] >> I'm sorry about that, I don't

[23:44] have the answer, not tonight.

[23:45] >> It has failed.

[23:46] >> Why didn't you call us before

[23:48] if it's eight years? Why now?

[23:52] >> Because, you know, I don't

[23:55] have an answer for you.

[24:06] >> Hi, my name is -- I live on

[24:10] Stonehenge. Which is very near

[24:12] where we are talking about. You

[24:14] know what? I've got a feeling,

[24:17] I've got a history. There are a

[24:19] couple civil engineers on your

[24:20] board here. We know what 1000

[24:25] millimetres, what is it? 1000,

[24:27] you're saying, fell? You know,

[24:31] it's less than four inches. You

[24:33] know who caused the problem?

[24:35] Pierre Elliott Trudeau. He's the

[24:37] one that introduced us to the

[24:40] metric system. We were in inches

[24:42] before. I graduated seven years

[24:44] ago from a university and heck,

[24:48] I was hydraulics up until the

[24:50] National Research Council in

[24:51] Ottawa. We spoke in inches!

[24:54] >> Mr. --

[24:56] >> It's three inches of water

[24:57] that fell. Say that. Never mind

[25:00] this metric system.

[25:01] >> What's your question?

[25:03] >> I question is, my street,

[25:07] right by my house and all the

[25:09] way down field stead, which he

[25:11] was talking about, you live

[25:14] right near their two. You should

[25:16] know what's happening here. The

[25:18] guys, this is the biggest short

[25:22] cut in the world there. There is

[25:24] 45 cars running their. Kids are

[25:26] on their little bikes on the

[25:28] street. We have families with

[25:30] children. This is a residential

[25:33] neighbourhood.

[25:34] >> Yes.

[25:35] >> All the way down to Ken Wood.

[25:36] Hey, you can't stop them from

[25:40] driving like crazy and they're

[25:42] accelerating because they have

[25:43] an appointment downtown. They've

[25:45] got to beat a light.

[25:46] >> Okay, sir, we're talking

[25:48] about traffic, so what's a

[25:49] question?

[25:50] >> The traffic is put a sign.

[25:52] The sign is there but they're

[25:53] not obeying it.

[25:54] >> Okay, --

[25:59] >> Police it somehow or whatever

[26:02] you can do.

[26:03] >> We have had requests from

[26:06] your neighbour's for traffic

[26:08] calming measures to be

[26:09] implemented on Stonehenge, and

[26:13] the traffic survey that was

[26:15] returned to us indicated that

[26:17] there was no speed issue. There

[26:20] might be a couple of people who

[26:23] have a heavier foot and the

[26:26] average, but there was nothing

[26:30] within the data that we need to

[26:32] consider oriented a traffic

[26:34] calming measure. And we did ask

[26:37] for the police to return or to

[26:40] be more present, to try, and we

[26:45] have an idea of what types those

[26:49] drivers drive-by but the police,

[26:53] there are four or five cars, I

[26:55] believe, in our PD queue and the

[26:58] unfortunately cannot be

[26:59] everywhere at all times.

[27:01] >> I'm there 100% of the time,

[27:03] eight hours a day.

[27:04] >> They should dignitaries you.

[27:08] >> Just missed the children,

[27:10] slow down, put the brakes.

[27:11] >> I understand.

[27:12] >> They're going to kill

[27:13] somebody! A murder is more

[27:16] important than a flooded

[27:17] basement. So, you should act

[27:19] accordingly and invest in the

[27:20] money and put people there

[27:22] full-time, and prosecute those

[27:24] people.

[27:25] >> Mr., if you have a request

[27:27] for the traffic Committee,

[27:28] please write us at sea CC at

[27:31] Beaconsfield that CA.

[27:32] >> I am an engineer, I don't

[27:34] write things, okay? A simple

[27:37] edgier. You come down there

[27:40] anytime, go there, sit there for

[27:41] a day and watch these cars

[27:43] speeding up on a workday like

[27:44] this morning.

[27:45] >> I walk on your street almost

[27:47] daily to get metro and get my

[27:49] hair cut, at the local shopping

[27:52] centre. I'm well aware of the

[27:54] driving in our neighbourhood.

[27:56] >> Someone's going to get

[27:57] killed.

[27:58] >> You have another question,

[27:59] Mr. --?

[28:00] >> Will somebody get killed, yes

[28:02] or no? I don't know, but I'm

[28:03] closer to being killed and it's

[28:05] going to be a child more likely

[28:07] than anything else.

[28:08] >> Thank you.

[28:09] >> That's unfair for the city

[28:12] and our street.

[28:14] >> Thank you.

[28:20] Yes, I am. Be careful, Frank.

[28:31] >> Good evening.

[28:32] >> Good evening.

[28:33] >> My name is Marie -- I'm here

[28:34] with my husband -- we are owners

[28:41] of -- complex three 75 corner

[28:44] tower. I just have a few

[28:46] statements and a question at the

[28:48] end. We have been flooded twice

[28:51] since 2022, three times in

[28:54] history. On August 9th, between

[28:59] 6:13 and 6:28, it was up to our

[29:01] knees and within a little bit,

[29:04] it was five feet. Into the mouth

[29:06] of our garage in our basements.

[29:08] First of all, I want to

[29:09] recognize, though, that our

[29:11] first responders were present.

[29:14] Beaconsfield security director

[29:15] was there at 11:30 at night

[29:16] until 1:30, while security was

[29:18] also present with, I think they

[29:19] set the 12 pump running that

[29:21] night. Trying to get all of it

[29:25] out of the mouth of our garage

[29:27] and also our basements. And also

[29:31] for the folks that cleaned out

[29:32] all of the street as we pretty

[29:34] much put everything that we

[29:35] owned from that level of our

[29:37] homes out, including the walls

[29:39] and the floors. I also want to

[29:40] thank Roger Moss for being very

[29:43] present and just taking note of

[29:44] all of our personal stories. And

[29:46] my neighbours and I toiled

[29:48] personally, taking out our own

[29:50] floors, our own walls, throwing

[29:52] out our contents because of the

[29:54] extremity of the damage. And as

[29:55] you probably know personally,

[29:57] not a lot was available to us.

[29:59] So, I was personally taking a

[30:01] sledgehammer to my walls and at

[30:02] this point in my life, I didn't

[30:04] think that that would be a thing

[30:05] I would be doing. But we were

[30:07] all doing it together. We bonded

[30:10] at the same time. Sorry, as we

[30:12] lost personal effects, such as

[30:15] precious mementos, photos. I

[30:18] personally lost my father's

[30:19] ashes in that, which I know I

[30:20] will never get back. We lost our

[30:23] cars, material objects, our

[30:25] peaceful enjoyment, and we

[30:27] actually have not had hot water

[30:29] since that night. We're also

[30:30] living in partial electricity

[30:32] because of the side effects of

[30:33] this event. Now, I know that the

[30:36] purpose of a municipal

[30:37] government is to promote a safe

[30:39] and healthy environment. Yet, I

[30:41] personally obtained a cellulite

[30:43] infection from handling all of

[30:44] this stuff in my basement and

[30:47] garage because it was filthy

[30:49] dirty. And my home, I just want

[30:52] to mention, was ironically

[30:54] increasing value for tax

[30:56] purposes which I know Roger had

[30:57] explained to me wasn't as a

[30:58] result of you guys but it's a

[31:01] larger, I guess, ecosystem. But

[31:03] I just kind of find out a little

[31:04] bit ironic. The expense does

[31:07] remain ours at this point. I

[31:09] know that you have contributed

[31:10] quite a bit but right now, the

[31:12] fact that our home has devalued,

[31:14] our personal insurance is

[31:16] footing the bill as a result, we

[31:18] are going to be paying more for

[31:20] our insurance as well as our

[31:21] time and this seems to be

[31:24] repetitive. I just want to

[31:26] understand, and I speak on

[31:27] behalf of my neighbours as well,

[31:29] if you could put it on your

[31:31] agenda to address what's going

[31:32] on on the corner of elm and

[31:34] tower because it is, I think,

[31:38] notorious. Unfortunately, our

[31:41] infamous -- infamous for this

[31:42] and it is a recurring issue that

[31:45] recognizably, some stuff has

[31:46] happened in and around the area.

[31:48] But it remains to be sufficient.

[31:51] So, anything you could add to

[31:53] that while I'm standing here

[31:55] would be helpful but my request

[31:56] is that you look into it deeper

[31:58] and we would appreciate as well

[32:00] as homeowners, the ability to

[32:02] sit with you because it's a

[32:03] sizeable complex of over 28

[32:07] units.

[32:08] >> Well, thank you for coming

[32:10] tonight and sharing your

[32:13] experience, and the devastation

[32:14] and issues that it generated for

[32:17] you. I'm terribly sorry for the,

[32:20] and it's a case for a lot of

[32:21] people in the same position. The

[32:25] loss of goods and we're not

[32:26] talking about floorboards but,

[32:28] you know, a lot of people have

[32:30] mementos that they've kept all

[32:33] of their lives, and sometimes

[32:35] that have been passed down by

[32:37] parents and family, dear family

[32:40] members. So, it really is too

[32:44] bad. I think, you know, the only

[32:47] thing that I can say right now,

[32:50] and it's not going to be very

[32:52] helpful, unfortunately, is that

[32:53] the issue is clearly a very

[32:56] technical one. And I'm not the

[32:58] right kind of person to venture

[33:00] and enhancer but yes, I think,

[33:03] you know, it would make sense

[33:06] that we would address this in

[33:09] the mid to long term, to try and

[33:12] find solutions. You've mentioned

[33:14] being flooded twice since 2022

[33:18] and I would imagine that the

[33:20] first time was probably in June,

[33:23] 2022, when we had a lot of rain

[33:27] around Saint-Jean-Baptiste or

[33:28] the national holiday.

[33:29] >> June 22nd I remember because

[33:30] I was going through my cue we

[33:32] are assignments and -- but prior

[33:34] to that, it had also been an

[33:37] event in those -- on the corner

[33:38] of tower and elm. So, over the

[33:41] course of ten years, since the

[33:43] buildings have been erected, it

[33:45] has occurred three times, which

[33:47] is excessive.

[33:48] >> So, I think, you know, my

[33:51] colleagues and the director

[33:52] general are here, and I find

[33:56] that your requests for us to

[33:59] consider what the issue is and

[34:02] what is the potential solution

[34:04] to that issue is quite

[34:06] reasonable and I am sure that we

[34:07] will be looking into it as we

[34:10] also have a lot of other issues

[34:12] to look into, probably. We just

[34:15] don't know how much of an issue

[34:16] and the thing is, you know, are

[34:19] we preparing the future for

[34:21] rains like we had on August 9th

[34:23] or not? What is the baseline

[34:25] that we need to prepare for? I

[34:27] think it's also right now,

[34:31] because of those very sudden

[34:33] weather patterns, changes in

[34:35] weather patterns, we need to

[34:37] determine perhaps what the new

[34:40] baseline will be and that also

[34:42] is, to some extent, an unknown.

[34:45] But I think it's a very

[34:46] reasonable and I don't see why

[34:47] we would not be looking into it.

[34:49] >> Okay and would you be open

[34:52] for us, as organized owners,

[34:55] because if it's a complex, to

[34:57] have a meeting with you as we've

[34:58] been repeatedly impacted as a

[35:00] group of homeowners

[35:02] approximately 28?

[35:04] >> I can only speak for myself

[35:06] tonight. I personally would be.

[35:09] Perhaps now is not the right

[35:11] time.

[35:12] >> No, I understand.

[35:13] >> You know, your story

[35:14] resonates and it resonates with,

[35:17] I think, my colleagues, myself,

[35:18] and other members of our

[35:20] community. So, what we need to

[35:22] do is try and get our heads

[35:27] wrapped around what will be the

[35:30] solution for that. In your

[35:32] specific case, we need to figure

[35:34] out what the core issue is and

[35:36] it might be very different from

[35:37] other areas of the city as well.

[35:39] But it is not an unreasonable

[35:42] approach, for sure.

[35:43] >> We would like to contribute

[35:44] to that wherever possible. Thank

[35:45] you for listening.

[35:46] >> Thank you very much.

[35:47] >> Okay, goodnight.

[35:48] >> Good night, thank you.

[35:51] >> Hi, my name is Jordan soccer

[35:53] and all of that 41 Claude. With

[35:55] my wife Sarah. Thanks for the

[35:58] chance to speak to you. It's my

[36:00] first time attending a meeting.

[36:02] So, we've lived here five years.

[36:05] We love living in Beaconsfield.

[36:06] We love the -- life, we love our

[36:09] neighbours, where really, really

[36:10] happy here. That being said, our

[36:12] house has been flooded twice in

[36:14] the five years we have lived

[36:15] here and four times in the last

[36:16] ten years involving the previous

[36:19] owners as well. And that,

[36:22] unfortunately, you know, is not

[36:23] a way to live. The fact that we

[36:25] got, you know, biblical rains

[36:27] and whatnot is not the problem.

[36:29] I mean, the problem is that the

[36:31] climate is changing and the way

[36:32] water has been managed

[36:34] historically is not the way it

[36:35] needs to be managed moving

[36:36] forward. The fact that other

[36:38] municipalities have limitations

[36:39] and we rely on them, we can't

[36:41] put bigger pipes in except

[36:43] smaller pipes, all that's true

[36:44] but that's not the problem

[36:45] either. You know, there needs to

[36:46] be a major rethink of

[36:47] Infrastructure management. Not

[36:49] only by Beaconsfield but by

[36:51] other municipalities as well and

[36:52] I don't know any of you

[36:54] personally, but I mean,

[36:55] Beaconsfield has got a chance as

[36:56] anybody else to be a leader in

[36:57] terms of, you know, what they do

[36:59] from this the moment forward.

[37:01] And as a resident here, you

[37:02] know, I would certainly like to

[37:05] see that if, you know, when our

[37:06] friends ask us how we are doing,

[37:08] I mean, you know, we tell them

[37:10] we're flattered again. You

[37:11] mentioned 1000 households have

[37:12] been affected. The actual number

[37:14] is probably higher, if you know

[37:15] about 1000, there's probably

[37:16] more than 1000. That's 1000

[37:18] people coming to 10,000 people.

[37:20] All of them saying Beaconsfield

[37:22] is just, you know, not a place

[37:23] to live. It's flood, after

[37:25] flood, after flood. This is not

[37:27] a municipality with any sizeable

[37:29] commercial tax generating base.

[37:32] Huge reliance, disproportionate

[37:34] reliance on residential taxes.

[37:36] When property values go down,

[37:37] the taxes go down and there's

[37:38] less money to invest in

[37:40] infrastructure. When there's

[37:41] less money to invest in

[37:42] infrastructure, property values

[37:43] go down, taxes go down and the

[37:44] cycle continues. You know, I'm

[37:47] sure this administration doesn't

[37:48] weather legacy to be sort of the

[37:50] beginning of the downward spiral

[37:52] of valuations in this

[37:54] municipality. You know, I'm sure

[37:57] altruism runs strong throughout

[37:58] all of you but as a resident

[38:00] here, something has to change.

[38:02] You know, something needs to be

[38:03] different moving forward. To,

[38:07] you know, address the concerns

[38:08] of people living here and people

[38:09] paying taxes. The last thing

[38:13] that's been mentioned already

[38:14] but the coloured behind our

[38:15] house overflowed. We were saved

[38:17] by my neighbours son, who took

[38:20] it, you know, who cleared it

[38:22] away. Within 20 minutes, almost

[38:24] four feet of water left our

[38:26] backyards, like four feet of

[38:28] water in an open record is an

[38:29] astonishing amount of water, you

[38:31] know? There are significant

[38:32] damage to the -- in our

[38:34] backyard, we all know the full

[38:35] extent of it because it's hard

[38:36] to see what's happening

[38:37] underground. You know, we have a

[38:38] pool there, we want to have

[38:39] someone come look at it. I mean,

[38:41] you know, insurance doesn't

[38:42] cover it. Insurance goes up, you

[38:44] know? It's just hard to live

[38:47] here under these circumstances

[38:48] and it's hard to feel confident

[38:49] about the next time, you know?

[38:51] Notwithstanding any efforts we

[38:52] might take to better, you know,

[38:55] reinforce our house and our own

[38:56] water prevention. So, just

[38:59] wanted to say that. Thank you.

[39:01] >> Thank you very much.

[39:08] >> Hello, good evening. I would

[39:10] like to thank you as those

[39:12] before me have, similar to those

[39:14] who have already spoken. I as

[39:16] well I'm very happy. I'm a very

[39:17] happy resident of Beaconsfield.

[39:19] I grew up in Beaconsfield. I was

[39:22] raised here. I love many, many

[39:23] happy years. I went to school

[39:24] here and returned eventually as

[39:26] an adult with my husband. We are

[39:28] now raising our three and five

[39:29] year old daughter's here. We to

[39:32] live on Claude Street. We're at

[39:33] 29 Claude Street. We do have a

[39:35] property that borders the cover

[39:37] that's been the subject of much

[39:38] discussion already this evening.

[39:40] I want to thank you personally,

[39:42] Rob mercury, for your support

[39:44] over this. The past couple of

[39:46] weeks. Unfortunately, like my

[39:48] fellow resident who spoke

[39:50] earlier, we as well were flooded

[39:52] with nearly five feet of water.

[39:54] We, as well, last, I couldn't

[39:58] really put the value, the

[40:00] monetary value on the things

[40:01] that we lost. We to last very,

[40:04] very sentimental things to us

[40:05] all, including a great deal of,

[40:07] of course, monetary things.

[40:10] Unfortunately, the insurance

[40:11] won't cover all of that. That's

[40:13] neither here nor there, that's

[40:14] not the reason for addressing

[40:15] you this evening. The last thing

[40:18] I wanted to say on that is we

[40:20] to, whilst living in

[40:21] Beaconsfield now, in this new

[40:23] phase of our life or for nearly

[40:25] seven years, have flooded

[40:26] multiple times. The owners prior

[40:28] to us have also flooded multiple

[40:29] times, despite our best efforts

[40:31] to mitigate these French drain

[40:32] some pump, you name it, we've

[40:34] got it. A couple of sort of

[40:37] questions, a couple of comments

[40:39] maybe for reflection as we go

[40:40] through this process. We

[40:42] understand that you are doing

[40:43] your best efforts here. One is,

[40:45] as you go through your data

[40:47] collection and analysis process,

[40:48] I would like to inquire whether

[40:50] or not the process will be for

[40:52] public consultation. Whether you

[40:54] intend to communicate with

[40:56] residents. I understand that

[40:57] there has been a process where

[40:58] residents can file a notice of

[41:00] claim. Perhaps outside of that,

[41:02] there may be many in the

[41:04] neighbourhood who are unaware of

[41:05] that process, who haven't had

[41:06] the opportunity. I'm not

[41:07] speaking about legal recourse.

[41:09] I'm speaking about the

[41:10] opportunity to take account, to

[41:12] discover, to learn about how and

[41:14] in what ways this event has

[41:16] impacted their homes and their

[41:18] lives. And in the view of

[41:22] transparency, the public

[41:23] consultation with respect to

[41:24] your ongoing process of data

[41:27] collection and analysis, as you

[41:29] think about resilience planning

[41:30] for the future. The second you

[41:34] mentioned, Councilman, with a

[41:36] view of us wanting to be good

[41:37] residents and mitigate damages,

[41:39] how we can. Again, my neighbours

[41:41] very brave teenage son who

[41:42] jumped into the culvert paints

[41:44] quite the picture. Where can we,

[41:46] as residents, learn about your

[41:48] own maintenance program,

[41:50] policies, practices? Is that

[41:53] publicly available? Is it on a

[41:55] website? So that perhaps we may,

[41:57] as residents, consult and

[42:00] discover, if something hasn't

[42:01] been maintained for sometime?

[42:03] Perhaps we can play a part in

[42:04] helping to build for resilience

[42:07] together. And then in the cities

[42:11] policy regarding its own

[42:12] mitigation strategy, I would

[42:15] like to ask you and perhaps it's

[42:17] a question for consideration but

[42:20] extreme weather events are

[42:24] forecasted. There are certainly

[42:26] varying degrees of probability,

[42:28] likelihood, but with enough that

[42:31] these events, while perhaps the

[42:34] outcome cannot always be

[42:35] predicted, we do know that

[42:37] tropical storms are coming. So,

[42:39] I would like to inquire about

[42:40] the city's plans for addressing

[42:42] things like them occurring on a

[42:44] Friday night in the middle of

[42:45] the summer. Heck, maybe best

[42:49] deploying staff, resources, and

[42:51] thinking about these sorts of

[42:53] things. Thank you.

[42:55] >> Thank you.

[43:04] >> Mister Mayor, if you may. I

[43:06] just want to add a few

[43:08] information here as really I

[43:11] feel what everyone is feeling.

[43:13] Some of our employees were

[43:14] affected by the same flood. Some

[43:17] of our employees had to go home

[43:21] and take of their home basements

[43:24] and -- electricity if it was

[43:25] here or elsewhere. Some have to

[43:27] demolish their basement, as some

[43:30] of the residents here. So, we

[43:31] feel for that. I just want to

[43:34] say that we do have some plans

[43:36] in place. They are not available

[43:38] to the public but we do have

[43:39] some maintenance plans,

[43:42] maintenance activities that go

[43:44] on on a regular basis. As you

[43:46] can see tonight on the agenda,

[43:48] we have a contract for $600,000

[43:51] for a drainage correction here

[43:53] and there that we do on a yearly

[43:55] basis. What I'm not sure we're

[43:59] going to get from a study that

[44:00] we're doing at the present time

[44:01] and it was announced in our

[44:03] capital program in December, and

[44:06] we're contracting that out is a

[44:07] study of all the drainage on the

[44:09] north side of the city,

[44:11] including the west, the rock

[44:14] hills sector drainage situation

[44:16] that we have recurring problems

[44:18] there. This being said, the

[44:22] solution is not only in

[44:23] Beaconsfield's hands. That is

[44:25] for sure and even if residents

[44:27] could do some, you know, work to

[44:30] help themselves, that is

[44:32] something. But at the same time,

[44:33] the city of Beaconsfield, as a

[44:35] member of the U M Q, and a few

[44:37] years ago, the Union which

[44:38] remember is on the governments,

[44:39] I'm going to say at this, way on

[44:40] the governments back, if I can

[44:41] say so, to get some funding to

[44:42] revisit our infrastructure in

[44:43] view of climate changes. L'Union

[44:44] des municipalités du Québec

[44:56] That was denied by the

[44:59] government at the time. I don't

[45:00] know how they are avoiding now

[45:01] and where the discussions are

[45:02] but it is something that the

[45:04] municipalities are craving for,

[45:08] our grants to improve, to modify

[45:11] their infrastructures, to be

[45:15] more resilient through those

[45:17] climate changes and extreme

[45:21] weather events. So, we are

[45:25] trying, everyone, to cope with

[45:27] this and I can tell you on

[45:28] August 9th, the morning, our

[45:30] team was ready. We had installed

[45:32] the pumps in view of heavy rain.

[45:34] Pretty heavy rain. We were quite

[45:37] confident. We did have two heavy

[45:39] rains earlier this year, close

[45:41] to early 80 millimetres and we

[45:42] had zero, zero, we didn't hear

[45:45] about any flooding's in

[45:47] Beaconsfield. We had done some

[45:48] work at the tower and elm at the

[45:50] time last year or this spring,

[45:52] not sure anymore exactly when.

[45:55] We were very excited that there

[45:57] was no flooding at that address

[46:02] and we are so distressed or

[46:04] disappointed for what happened

[46:05] to you guys that tower and elm.

[46:07] The first thing I had set my

[46:10] team for Thursday when we are

[46:11] picking that the garbage started

[46:12] that address, please, because

[46:14] they had enough and let's try to

[46:16] bring a little piece to their

[46:18] souls. So, we are not alone in

[46:20] that and we are going to work

[46:22] with the governments, we're

[46:23] going to work with the

[46:25] agglomeration, we're going to

[46:26] work with neighbouring cities.

[46:28] Try to inform you as best we

[46:30] can. Obviously, we will have to

[46:31] go to find some professionals

[46:33] and give us some support in

[46:34] doing all the analysis, so

[46:36] that's going to take time. It's

[46:38] not going to happen within a few

[46:39] months here. Probably going to

[46:42] be many months before we can get

[46:44] our heads on. If there are a few

[46:46] improvements we could do here or

[46:47] there, for sure, we won't wait.

[46:50] But the big picture, we will

[46:52] need to have a big picture of

[46:53] things before we find the proper

[46:55] solutions. I would like to say

[46:57] it's going to happen very fast,

[46:59] but that would be wrong.

[47:02] >> Thank you. To answer another

[47:04] part of your question regarding

[47:06] the different programs or

[47:09] policies that we may have, we do

[47:11] have, on our website, some

[47:15] instructional videos. One of

[47:17] them that comes to mind is with

[47:19] the installation or the

[47:21] maintenance of a back flow water

[47:24] valve, which is, I think,

[47:27] essential. And perhaps what

[47:29] we'll learn from the past couple

[47:31] of experiences that we've had

[47:33] with heavy rains is that we need

[47:36] to consider adding more

[47:37] information. And again, I refer

[47:39] you to connecting Beaconsfield,

[47:43] which is a program that was

[47:45] really launched in late 2022,

[47:48] which is evolving and eventually

[47:50] might end up having more

[47:52] components, which will enable

[47:56] neighbourhoods to be able to

[47:58] rely, to have residents in given

[48:01] neighbourhoods be able to rely

[48:02] on one another in cases of

[48:06] emergency. So, thank you for

[48:09] your questions, everyone. We can

[48:11] now move to the adoption of the

[48:14] minutes.

[48:19] >> Adoption of the minutes of

[48:20] the city of Beaconsfield regular

[48:22] council meeting of July 15th,

[48:24] 2024.

[48:25] >> Proposed.

[48:26] >> Second.

[48:27] >> All in favour?

[48:29] - À l'unanimité.

[48:36] Octroi du contrat 628-24-GC

[48:37] concernant l'amélioration du

[48:38] parc Devon au plus bas

[48:39] soumissionnaire conforme, soit

[48:40] Les Entreprises Ventec inc.,

[48:41] pour la somme de 377 779,11 $,

[48:43] toutes taxes incluses.

[48:45] - Proposé.

[48:47] - Secondé.

[48:50] - En faveur.

[48:51] - À l'unanimité.

[48:54] 20.2 Awarding of contract

[48:57] 642-24-GC for the redevelopment

[48:58] work on the Annex Herb Linder to

[49:01] the lowest conforming bidder,

[49:03] Les Entreprises Ventec Inc., In

[49:04] the amount of $722,290.20, all

[49:12] taxes included.

[49:14] >> Proposed.

[49:16] >> Seconded.

[49:17] >> All in favour? - À

[49:21] l'unanimité.

[49:24] - Octroi du contrat 656-24-GC

[49:25] concernant les travaux ponctuels

[49:26] sur le réseau d'égout pluvial au

[49:27] plus bas soumissionnaire

[49:28] conforme, soit 9129-2201 Québec

[49:30] inc.

[49:31] (Travaux Routiers Metropole)

[49:33] , pour la somme de 599 890,11 $,

[49:35] toutes taxes incluses.

[49:39] - Je propose.

[49:41] - Secondé.

[49:43] - Monsieur le directeur général,

[49:44] vous avez référé à ce contrat

[49:46] tout à l'heure pour les égouts

[49:51] fluviaux.

[49:52] - Oui. À chaque année, on

[49:55] prévoit faire des travaux

[49:58] d'entretien de fossés en

[49:59] fonction de diverses

[50:01] problématiques mineures que l'on

[50:03] vit. Donc les citoyens

[50:05] communiquent avec nous, ils nous

[50:06] font part qu'il y a de l'eau qui

[50:08] peut rester stagnante dans un

[50:10] fossé. Donc que c'est inscrit

[50:12] sur un registre pour lequel nous

[50:14] allons faire une évaluation de

[50:17] la situation, faire des relevé

[50:20] d'arpentage et déterminer quelle

[50:21] est l'ampleur des travaux.

[50:22] Est-ce que ça touchera une

[50:24] adresse, deux adresses, cinq

[50:26] adresses? Jusqu'où on devra

[50:27] intervenir pour éviter qu'il y

[50:28] ait un problème à une adresse...

[50:30] on ne peut pas en créer un une

[50:31] autre adresse. Ça peut être des

[50:33] travaux quand même d'une

[50:34] certaine importance sur

[50:36] certaines rues, à l'occasion.

[50:37] Parfois, c'est assez mineur,

[50:38] mais parfois, ça peut être assez

[50:40] important.

[50:41] - Merci. En faveur?

[50:44] - À l'unanimité. Awarding of

[50:49] contract 659-24-GC for the

[50:50] supply and delivery of

[50:51] residential water meters to the

[50:53] lowest conforming bidder,

[50:54] Compteurs d'eau du Québec, in

[50:58] the amount of $1,499,914.92, all

[51:02] taxes included.

[51:07] >> Proposed.

[51:10] >> Seconded.

[51:11] >> All in favour?

[51:14] - À l'unanimité. >> Unanimity.

[51:17] Octroi du mandat 24-SP-198

[51:18] concernant des services

[51:19] professionnels pour l'inspection

[51:21] et la préparation des plans et

[51:24] devis relative aux travaux de

[51:26] réfection de la passerelle

[51:27] piétonne au-dessus de

[51:28] l'autoroute 20 à Beaconsfield au

[51:30] soumissionnaire unique et

[51:31] conforme, soit IGF Axiom, pour

[51:33] la somme de 119 879,31 $, toutes

[51:39] taxes incluses.

[51:43] - Secondé.

[51:44] - En faveur.

[51:47] - À l'unanimité. Renewal of

[51:51] maintenance contract CL-2023-02

[51:52] for the Recreation Centre for

[51:54] one

[51:55] (1)

[51:56] year, from November 1, 2024, to

[51:57] October 31, 2025, to the single

[51:59] and conforming bidder, Sodem

[52:00] Inc., In the amount of

[52:06] $908,518.20, all taxes included.

[52:11] >> Proposed.

[52:12] >> Seconded.

[52:13] >> All in favour?

[52:16] À l'unanimité. >> Unanimity.

[52:20] Octroi d'un mandat de gré à gré

[52:21] pour les collectes

[52:22] supplémentaires d'encombrants et

[52:23] objets souillés par les pluies

[52:24] diluviennes du 9 août 2024, à

[52:25] Services Ricova inc., pour la

[52:26] somme approximative de 130 000

[52:28] $, toutes taxes incluses il

[52:32] s'agit du contrat

[52:33] (RGC 2024-13)

[52:34] .

[52:37] - Proposé.

[52:38] - Secondé.

[52:39] - En faveur.

[52:41] - À l'unanimité. 20.8 Awarding

[52:44] of a mandate by mutual agreement

[52:46] for the additional collections

[52:47] of bulky items and objects

[52:48] soiled by torrential rains on

[52:50] August 9, 2024, to 9386-0120

[52:53] Québec Inc.

[52:54] (E360S)

[52:56] , For the approximative amount

[52:59] of $130,000, all taxes included

[53:02] (RGC 2024-14)

[53:04] .

[53:06] >> Proposed.

[53:08] >> Second.

[53:10] >> All in favour?

[53:13] - À l'unanimité.

[53:14] >> Unanimity. - Monsieur le

[53:16] directeur général, pourriez-vous

[53:17] faire quelques commentaires sur

[53:18] ces deux contrats s', il vous

[53:19] plaît?

[53:20] - Oui, avec plaisir. Évidemment,

[53:22] je pense qu'on est assez

[53:24] privilégié d'avoir ces deux

[53:25] entreprises qui acceptent de

[53:27] venir collecter tous les biens

[53:28] endommagés suite aux

[53:30] inondations.

[53:36] -- Many trucks on different days

[53:37] of the week. Sometimes it was

[53:39] two trucks, some days it was 12

[53:41] hooks. And we're not done yet.

[53:44] Unfortunately, we wish it would

[53:45] be over but we think this week,

[53:48] we are going to continue for the

[53:49] week because there's always

[53:50] someone putting stuff out. You

[53:52] know, they didn't have to take

[53:53] time to take everything out

[53:54] there and we understand that,

[53:56] and we're going to have a break

[53:58] for the next weekend. Thinking

[54:00] that some are going to still do

[54:02] some renovations, take stuff out

[54:04] during the weekend and next

[54:06] Tuesday, hopefully that during

[54:08] that first week of September, we

[54:09] will have done another pass

[54:12] through the street. So, it's

[54:13] going to be Saturday, we have

[54:14] done probably the first round of

[54:16] the city, start of the second

[54:18] one as we've announced today in

[54:20] our BVA. Today, we've continued

[54:22] a second round and we're going

[54:24] to be back this week, even in

[54:26] places we went today. There is

[54:27] stuff that came out after so, we

[54:30] know there's more to come and

[54:32] we, so we're going to council,

[54:34] so we respect the rules that we

[54:36] have to, and also to prove to

[54:37] the government if we are able to

[54:40] claim our expenditures related

[54:41] to that, which we are in sure

[54:43] yet, well, we're going to have

[54:45] contracts and -- with these

[54:48] people under our current rules.

[54:51] Collecting data for that as

[54:53] well, all the overtime by our

[54:55] staff. I don't know if I've

[54:56] mentioned that, sorry, but I

[54:57] think one of our form and made a

[54:59] 24-hour shift during that night

[55:01] on Friday and all night. Went to

[55:04] sleep for hours and came back

[55:06] for, well, all Saturday night.

[55:08] We have very dedicated

[55:10] employees. Somewhere on vacation

[55:11] and showed up during the storm.

[55:13] >> Thank you very much. Merci.

[55:20] - Approbation de la liste des

[55:21] comptes à payer au 26 août 2024,

[55:22] et de la liste des paiements

[55:23] préautorisés pour la période du

[55:24] 4 juillet 2024 au 14 juillet

[55:25] 2024 et du 16 juillet 2024 au 14

[55:27] août 2024, pour un déboursé

[55:28] total de 18 488 362,44 $.

[55:36] - Oui. Pardon.

[55:39] - Je propose.

[55:41] - Secondais.

[55:43] - Alors, deux en faveur?

[55:47] - À l'unanimité.

[55:48] - Alors, les principales

[55:51] dépenses couverte par ce

[55:54] déboursé total de 18 millions

[55:57] 88000 consiste en un

[55:58] remboursement de la dette à long

[55:59] terme de 12 millions 424000, ce

[56:03] qui inclut un refinancement de

[56:04] la dette à 11 millions 131000

[56:08] dollars. Il y a certains

[56:10] travaux, certains contrats qui

[56:13] sont à payer. Des comptes

[56:15] progressistes pour excavations

[56:20] Roxboro au montant de 892308

[56:24] dollars. C'est 130000 559000

[56:27] dollars pour travaux routiers

[56:29] métropole dans le cadre d'un

[56:30] décompte progressif pour les

[56:32] travaux du bassin pluviales

[56:34] (---)

[56:35] et Elm dont le directeur général

[56:37] par précédemment. Et un paiement

[56:40] de 239000 dollars à la

[56:43] communauté métropolitaine de

[56:46] Montréal For the -- provisional

[56:48] payment of the second

[56:51] instalment.

[56:52] Voilà. >> Municipal contribution

[56:59] for the regular operations of

[57:00] PME MTL West-Island and

[57:01] authorization to pay the annual

[57:03] contribution of $5,529 for the

[57:05] year 2024.

[57:07] >> Proposed.

[57:08] >> Seconded.

[57:10] >> All in favour?

[57:13] - À l'unanimité. >> Unanimity.

[57:15] Participation à un colloque

[57:16] organisé par l'Association des

[57:18] directeurs généraux des

[57:19] municipalités du Québec

[57:20] (ADGMQ)

[57:21] pour la direction générale des

[57:22] municipalités du Québec du 3 au

[57:23] 4 octobre 2024 à Québec.

[57:25] - Proposé.

[57:28] - Secondé.

[57:29] - En faveur?

[57:33] - À l'unanimité..

[57:34] - Merci beaucoup. >> Requests

[57:36] for minor exemptions for the

[57:38] property located at 135 Midland.

[57:40] The recommendation is to

[57:41] approve.

[57:42] >> Proposed.

[57:43] >> Seconded.

[57:44] >> All in favour?

[57:46] >> Unanimity.

[57:52] Demande de dérogation mineure

[57:53] pour la propriété située au 447,

[57:54] Montrose. La recommandation est

[57:56] d'approuver.

[57:57] - Proposé.

[57:58] - Secondé.

[57:59] - En faveur?

[58:01] - À l'unanimité. Request for a

[58:04] minor exemption for the property

[58:07] located at 525 Beaurepaire. The

[58:08] recommendation is to refuse.

[58:11] >> Proposed. En faveur.

[58:13] - À l'unanimité. Demande

[58:15] d'approbation du Plan

[58:16] d'implantation et d'intégration

[58:17] architecturale

[58:18] (PIIA)

[58:19] relatif à la demande d'un permis

[58:20] de construction pour un nouveau

[58:21] bâtiment principal situé au 10,

[58:22] Madsen. La recommandation est de

[58:24] refuser.

[58:26] - Proposé.

[58:27] - Secondé.

[58:28] - En faveur?

[58:30] - À l'unanimité. Request for the

[58:32] approval of the Site Planning

[58:33] and Architectural Integration

[58:34] Programme

[58:35] (SPAIP)

[58:36] relating to a building permit

[58:37] application for a new main

[58:38] building located at 66 St-Louis.

[58:42] The recommendation is to approve

[58:44] as per option B.

[58:46] >> Proposed.

[58:47] >> Seconded.

[58:48] >> In favour?

[58:51] >> Unanimity. - Demande

[58:54] d'approbation du Plan

[58:55] d'implantation et d'intégration

[58:56] architecturale

[58:57] (PIIA)

[58:58] relatif à la demande d'un permis

[58:59] de construction pour un nouveau

[59:00] bâtiment principal situé au 66,

[59:01] St-Louis. La recommandation est

[59:03] de refuser.

[59:04] - Proposé.

[59:05] - Secondé.

[59:06] - En faveur?

[59:08] - À l'unanimité. Request for the

[59:11] approval of the Site Planning

[59:12] and Architectural Integration

[59:13] Programme

[59:14] (SPAIP)

[59:15] relating to a building permit

[59:16] application for a new main

[59:17] building located at 372

[59:18] Chantilly. The recommendation is

[59:19] to refuse.

[59:21] >> Proposed.

[59:22] >> Seconded.

[59:23] >> All in favour?

[59:26] >> Unanimity. Demande

[59:30] d'approbation du Plan

[59:31] d'implantation et d'intégration

[59:32] architecturale

[59:33] (PIIA)

[59:34] relatif à la demande d'un permis

[59:35] de construction pour un nouveau

[59:36] bâtiment principal

[59:39] (---)

[59:41] La recommandation est de

[59:42] refuser..

[59:43] - Proposé.

[59:44] - Secondé.

[59:45] - En faveur?

[59:46] - À l'unanimité.

[59:52] Programme

[59:53] (SPAIP)

[59:54] relating to a building permit

[59:55] application for the extension of

[59:56] the main building located at 3

[59:57] Pilon

[1:00:00] >> Proposed.

[1:00:01] >> Seconded.

[1:00:02] >> All in favour?

[1:00:03] À l'unanimité. >> -- Demande

[1:00:07] d'approbation du Plan

[1:00:08] d'implantation et d'intégration

[1:00:09] architecturale

[1:00:10] (PIIA)

[1:00:11] relatif à la demande d'un permis

[1:00:12] de construction pour un nouveau

[1:00:13] bâtiment principal 69, Circle.

[1:00:19] La recommandation est de

[1:00:20] refuser.

[1:00:21] - Proposé.

[1:00:22] - Secondé.

[1:00:23] - En faveur.

[1:00:26] - À l'unanimité. Request for the

[1:00:28] approval of the Site Planning

[1:00:29] and Architectural Integration

[1:00:30] Programme

[1:00:31] (SPAIP)

[1:00:32] relating to a building permit

[1:00:33] application for the extension of

[1:00:34] the main

[1:00:37] building located at 79 Elm the

[1:00:39] recommendation is to approve.

[1:00:40] >> Proposed. --

[1:01:11] It's the condo complex it's

[1:01:12] being built north of the 20 just

[1:01:15] east of St. Charles in the

[1:01:17] Beacon Hill area so I see some

[1:01:20] eyes rolling in the crowd we've

[1:01:22] heard about this project a

[1:01:23] number of times I'm extremely

[1:01:27] happy as the Councillor District

[1:01:57] 38 with

[1:02:09] Île

[1:02:16] Pierre

[1:02:30] À l'unanimité. Demande

[1:02:36] d'approbation du Plan

[1:02:37] d'implantation et d'intégration

[1:02:38] architecturale

[1:02:39] (PIIA)

[1:02:40] relatif à la demande d'un permis

[1:02:41] de construction pour

[1:02:42] l'agrandissement du bâtiment

[1:02:43] principal situé au 233,

[1:02:44] Cadillac. La recommandation est

[1:02:45] de refuser.

[1:02:46] - Proposé.

[1:02:47] - J'appuie.

[1:02:48] - En faveur?

[1:02:50] - À l'unanimité. Request for the

[1:02:52] approval of the site planning an

[1:02:54] arch architectural integration

[1:02:55] programme relating to a permit

[1:02:57] -- for the modification of the

[1:02:58] facade of -- 65 Devin. 45.13

[1:02:59] Request for the approval of the

[1:03:00] Site Planning and Architectural

[1:03:01] Integration Programme

[1:03:02] (SPAIP)

[1:03:03] relating to a building permit

[1:03:04] application for the modification

[1:03:05] of the facade of the main

[1:03:06] building located at 65 Devon.

[1:03:07] The recommendation is to refuse.

[1:03:08] >> Proposed.

[1:03:09] >> Seconded.

[1:03:10] >> All in favour?

[1:03:11] - À l'unanimité. Demande

[1:03:14] d'approbation du Plan

[1:03:15] d'implantation et d'intégration

[1:03:16] architecturale

[1:03:17] (PIIA)

[1:03:18] relatif à la demande d'un permis

[1:03:19] de construction pour la

[1:03:20] modification de la façade du

[1:03:21] bâtiment principal situé au 188,

[1:03:25] Chestnut. La recommandation est

[1:03:28] d'approuver..

[1:03:29] - Proposé.

[1:03:30] - Secondé.

[1:03:31] - En faveur.

[1:03:32] >> Request for the approval of

[1:03:33] the Site Planning and

[1:03:34] Architectural Integration

[1:03:35] Programme

[1:03:36] (SPAIP)

[1:03:37] relating to a building permit

[1:03:38] application for the modification

[1:03:39] of the facade of the main

[1:03:40] building located at 188

[1:03:41] Chestnut. - À l'unanimité..

[1:03:43] The recommendation is refuse.

[1:03:45] >> Proposed.

[1:03:46] >> Seconded.

[1:03:47] >> All in favour?

[1:03:53] - Demande d'approbation du Plan

[1:03:54] d'implantation et d'intégration

[1:03:55] architecturale

[1:03:56] (PIIA)

[1:03:57] relatif à la demande d'un permis

[1:03:58] de construction pour la

[1:03:59] modification de la façade du

[1:04:00] bâtiment principal situé au 204,

[1:04:01] Hampshire. La recommandation est

[1:04:02] d'approuver.

[1:04:03] - Proposé.

[1:04:04] - Secondé.

[1:04:05] - En faveur.

[1:04:07] - À l'unanimité.

[1:04:09] >> Request for the approval of

[1:04:10] the Site Planning and

[1:04:11] Architectural Integration

[1:04:12] Programme

[1:04:13] (SPAIP)

[1:04:14] relating to a building permit

[1:04:15] application for the modification

[1:04:16] of the facade of the main

[1:04:17] building located at 211

[1:04:18] Westcroft. The recommendation is

[1:04:19] to refuse.

[1:04:20] >> Proposed.

[1:04:23] >> Yeah --

[1:04:26] >> All in favour.

[1:04:28] - À l'unanimité. Acceptation

[1:04:30] d'une somme de 27 907 $ à des

[1:04:31] fins de frais de parcs que le

[1:04:34] propriétaire du lot 1 417 652

[1:04:35] (66, St-Louis)

[1:04:36] doit payer à la Ville,

[1:04:38] conformément au Règlement

[1:04:40] BEAC-128 concernant les

[1:04:41] contributions pour fins

[1:04:42] d'établissement, de maintien et

[1:04:43] d'amélioration de parcs,

[1:04:44] terrains de jeux et espaces

[1:04:45] naturels sur le territoire de la

[1:04:46] Ville de Beaconsfield.

[1:04:48] - Proposé.

[1:04:49] - Secondé.

[1:04:50] - En faveur?

[1:04:54] - À l'unanimité.

[1:04:58] >> Appointment of Acting Mayor

[1:04:59] for the months of September,

[1:05:00] October, November and December

[1:05:01] 2024.

[1:05:02] >> I believe -- sorry, go ahead.

[1:05:05] >> I believe the acting mayor to

[1:05:09] succeed this acting mayor will

[1:05:10] be Councillor mercury.

[1:05:12] >> Yes. It's my turn?

[1:05:15] >> Yes, go. I propose.

[1:05:19] >> I second.

[1:05:20] >> All in favour? - À

[1:05:23] l'unanimité. Procès-verbal de la

[1:05:27] réunion du Comité consultatif

[1:05:28] d'urbanisme du 7 août 2024.

[1:05:31] - Proposé.

[1:05:34] - Secondé.

[1:05:36] - Tous en faveur?

[1:05:39] - Avez-vous des commentaires,

[1:05:40] Monsieur le Président?

[1:05:41] - Pas de commentaires ce soir.

[1:05:43] On vient de passer tous les

[1:05:46] projets...

[1:05:47] - Merci. Minutes of the Finance

[1:05:53] Advisory Committee meeting of

[1:05:54] July 15, 2024.

[1:05:57] >> Proposed.

[1:05:58] >> Second.

[1:06:00] >> All in favour?

[1:06:02] - À l'unanimité. >> Mister

[1:06:05] Chairman, any comment?

[1:06:07] >> Sure, I will keep it brief.

[1:06:10] The finance committee meets

[1:06:11] numerous times over the year.

[1:06:15] Keeping track on the City

[1:06:17] budget, it's not a flash in the

[1:06:18] pan, it's a day, and day out.

[1:06:20] And I do want to thank Patry's

[1:06:23] and his team, Robert, they've

[1:06:25] done a fantastic job. From the

[1:06:28] finance committee, obviously we

[1:06:30] continuously look at our long

[1:06:31] term debt, management of debt,

[1:06:33] and projects that are in the

[1:06:36] pipeline. That is a big

[1:06:38] discussion point. But we are are

[1:06:42] approaching that time of the

[1:06:43] year where we need to ramp up a

[1:06:45] need to get the budget done for

[1:06:46] next year. So from the meeting

[1:06:48] minutes, you will see that we've

[1:06:50] mandated every director from

[1:06:51] each department to prepare their

[1:06:54] 2025 budget. We keep track of

[1:06:57] inflation. We've asked the

[1:07:00] directors to come back with a,

[1:07:02] you, know a request that is

[1:07:04] conscious of inflation, but the

[1:07:07] represents the real needs. And

[1:07:09] we are hearing a lot this

[1:07:11] evening from the residents. It

[1:07:13] does not fall on deaf ears that

[1:07:16] weather change and what we saw

[1:07:18] on August 9th, and Martin, thank

[1:07:20] you for the great words at the

[1:07:22] beginning of the evening and the

[1:07:24] way you handled the residents

[1:07:27] questions, it was in my mind,

[1:07:29] fantastic. I think that is going

[1:07:31] to weigh in our budget for 2025.

[1:07:35] So stay tuned, we have a good

[1:07:38] four months ahead of us to get

[1:07:39] it done. And everyone will see

[1:07:44] the budget when December rules

[1:07:45] around it we presented to the

[1:07:46] public.

[1:07:47] - Merci, Martin.

[1:07:52] >> Thank you. - Procès-verbal de

[1:07:56] la réunion du Comité consultatif

[1:07:57] culture et loisirs du 11 juin

[1:07:59] 2024.

[1:08:00] - Proposé.

[1:08:01] - Et j'appuie.

[1:08:03] - En faveur?

[1:08:07] - À l'unanimité.

[1:08:08] - Madame la Présidente,

[1:08:10] avez-vous quelques commentaires?

[1:08:11] - Oui, en fait, je voulais

[1:08:13] mentionner qu'on est à la

[1:08:15] recherche de bénévoles pour

[1:08:16] siéger sur le comité. Ce

[1:08:18] comité-là regardent les

[1:08:20] activités, les événements, les

[1:08:21] prochains qui se passe à notre

[1:08:23] territoire. Dans l'optique de

[1:08:27] culture et loisirs, on se

[1:08:28] rencontre à peu près six fois

[1:08:29] par année et on est toujours à

[1:08:31] la recherche des gens

[1:08:34] intéressés, engagés. So if you'd

[1:08:39] like to be a volunteer, member

[1:08:40] of the culture and leisure

[1:08:42] Committee, you can write me,

[1:08:44] Dominique -- at Beaconsfield.ca

[1:08:47] for your offer of service. Thank

[1:08:50] you.

[1:08:54] >> Deposit of the of the

[1:08:57] Demolition Committee meetings of

[1:08:58] June 25 and July 3, 2024. It's a

[1:09:00] deposit.

[1:09:01] >> Thank you.

[1:09:05] - Nomination d'un membre au

[1:09:06] Comité consultatif des finances

[1:09:07] (I)

[1:09:08] la première nomination.

[1:09:10] - Je propose

[1:09:13] (---)

[1:09:14] comme membre. Do we want to vote

[1:09:17] on it, or would you like me to

[1:09:18] --

[1:09:19] >> Yes. Do I have someone to

[1:09:21] second?

[1:09:22] >> I propose.

[1:09:23] >> I second.

[1:09:25] >> Would you like to --

[1:09:27] >> A few? Words

[1:09:28] >> Say a few words?

[1:09:29] >> I would love to. Q.

[1:09:33] >> You are welcome.

[1:09:35] >> So, first and foremost, I do

[1:09:37] want to thank all the residents

[1:09:38] that applied. We have a wealth

[1:09:42] of knowledgeable and caring

[1:09:44] residents in Beaconsfield that

[1:09:46] want to put their skill and time

[1:09:48] to the benefit of their city and

[1:09:51] everyone. So thank you to

[1:09:52] everyone. It's a good problem to

[1:09:57] have, but we also really have to

[1:09:59] pick this evening as well. So

[1:10:00] there are members that --

[1:10:03] residents that will receive a

[1:10:04] heartfelt thank from me. And

[1:10:06] perhaps Dominique, I will give

[1:10:08] them your email. So, the first

[1:10:13] resident that's being nominated

[1:10:15] is Djibouti, who's here in the

[1:10:17] crowd this evening, thanks for

[1:10:19] joining. They are a resident in

[1:10:21] district two. They have a

[1:10:27] consulting and finance

[1:10:28] background, rub in the west

[1:10:31] Island, study at John Abbott and

[1:10:33] McGill, went off to Toronto and

[1:10:34] then Chicago, completed his MBA

[1:10:36] in Chicago if I recall well. He

[1:10:40] started off his career in the

[1:10:43] U.S. and for personal reasons

[1:10:46] move back to Beaconsfield, where

[1:10:48] him and his, wife they're

[1:10:49] raising their young family,

[1:10:51] students at B H S and John

[1:10:53] Abbott, well entranced in the

[1:10:55] West Island. They have

[1:10:58] volunteered in the past with big

[1:11:00] brother in Toronto. He has a

[1:11:07] history of giving back to the

[1:11:08] community. So when the call for

[1:11:12] a member of the finance

[1:11:14] committee went out, I believe

[1:11:15] you were the first to email me,

[1:11:18] if I recall well. And after the

[1:11:22] interview process, which lasted

[1:11:23] a little bit of, time and Roger

[1:11:25] was part of the interview

[1:11:26] process, we knew that you would

[1:11:28] be a great fit on the team. So I

[1:11:32] am very honoured to propose you

[1:11:34] for the finance committee this

[1:11:36] evening in the hopes that the

[1:11:38] hands go up and everybody

[1:11:40] agrees, but thank you.

[1:11:42] >> All in favour? À l'unanimité.

[1:11:48] Nomination of a member to the

[1:11:49] Finance Advisory Committee

[1:11:50] (II)

[1:11:51] .

[1:11:52] >> So I'm going to propose and

[1:11:54] select a second. A job, sorry --

[1:11:58] >> That's okay. It's teamwork.

[1:12:01] >> Would you like to say a few

[1:12:02] words?

[1:12:03] >> I would love to.

[1:12:04] >> Say here you're nominee is?

[1:12:06] >> I will. So when we started,

[1:12:08] off we originally posted that we

[1:12:10] are looking for one member, but

[1:12:12] the wealth of applicants, we

[1:12:14] said let's go for two, it's

[1:12:17] better than one. So the second

[1:12:19] member who can not be here this

[1:12:21] evening because he is on

[1:12:23] vacation with his family is

[1:12:25] Derrick Benson, resident in

[1:12:26] district for in David's

[1:12:30] district. Derek has 20 years of

[1:12:33] experience, he's a CPA and

[1:12:36] currently works as a CFO. Again,

[1:12:41] wealth of knowledge, he's

[1:12:43] definitely a numbers guy. But in

[1:12:46] the interview process with

[1:12:47] Roger, we were quite amazed with

[1:12:51] his, not only his understanding

[1:12:53] of City finances and how city

[1:12:55] financial planning works, but he

[1:12:58] was really well aware of a

[1:13:00] number of projects we are

[1:13:02] working on. He was quite aware

[1:13:05] of not just our PTI, our capital

[1:13:07] projects, but also the

[1:13:08] operational part of what we do.

[1:13:11] It was great conversation, quite

[1:13:14] an eye-opener, and he has some

[1:13:17] good comments on debt

[1:13:19] refinancing, which I mentioned a

[1:13:21] little bit earlier, which was

[1:13:22] looking at our long term debt.

[1:13:24] And like the first nominee,

[1:13:27] Derek has a good background in

[1:13:29] volunteering. He's held a number

[1:13:30] of roles on school boards. He's

[1:13:33] currently on the board of Beacon

[1:13:34] Hill pool, which is a fantastic

[1:13:36] season, thank you to the Beacon

[1:13:37] Hill pool. And like Aja, he's

[1:13:41] quite active of the young people

[1:13:42] Beaconsfield, children and

[1:13:43] school, and he has a strong

[1:13:47] commitment to our city and a

[1:13:48] desire to give back. So I'm glad

[1:13:52] to propose Derek, and if all

[1:13:55] goes well, Derrick and Aja will

[1:13:57] join the team and we have --

[1:14:00] one, two, three, four, five,

[1:14:04] six, seven, I can see at least

[1:14:06] eight meetings scheduled in the

[1:14:07] next five months, so we will be

[1:14:08] busy.

[1:14:09] >> All in favour?

[1:14:10] >> Thank you.

[1:14:15] - À l'unanimité. >> So proposed

[1:14:18] Renouvellement de membres du

[1:14:19] Comité consultatif d'urbanisme.

[1:14:22] >> Seconded day.

[1:14:24] >> Would you like to say a few

[1:14:26] words as to who is being

[1:14:27] renewed?

[1:14:28] >> I would also be delighted. So

[1:14:29] in this, case were renewing a

[1:14:31] couple of members. I would be

[1:14:33] very glad to welcome back Mr.

[1:14:35] Sam Watts and -- sovereign to

[1:14:38] the CCU, the packed Committee.

[1:14:40] They've been on the committee

[1:14:41] for a number of years,

[1:14:42] particularly Sam, who's been

[1:14:43] here longer and then Lawrence.

[1:14:47] But we're very happy to have

[1:14:49] them back because they're making

[1:14:52] strong community contributions

[1:14:54] overall, very engaged in the

[1:14:55] whole process. Some of these

[1:14:59] projects, all the renovations

[1:15:00] and new bills that are happening

[1:15:01] can be very complex projects.

[1:15:05] And the they can be rather

[1:15:08] demanding meetings in a lot of

[1:15:10] cases. But through it all,

[1:15:11] they've had very balanced

[1:15:12] approaches to it all, reflecting

[1:15:14] a residents sigh to these plans,

[1:15:16] very strong critical thinking

[1:15:17] through the process as well,

[1:15:19] which is required. And I believe

[1:15:22] they also articulate their

[1:15:25] points very clearly, important

[1:15:27] when you have about six people

[1:15:28] around the table doing these

[1:15:30] things. So all those reasons and

[1:15:32] many others, we are definitely

[1:15:33] happy to welcome back. So we

[1:15:35] will congratulate Sam Watts and

[1:15:37] Laurence Savard to the

[1:15:39] committee.

[1:15:40] >> Thank you. All in favour?

[1:15:45] Request for official recognition

[1:15:46] of Literacy Unlimited by the

[1:15:47] City of Beaconsfield.

[1:15:48] >> Proposed.

[1:15:49] >> Seconded.

[1:15:50] >> All in favour?

[1:15:53] - À l'unanimité. Demande de

[1:15:55] reconnaissance officielle de

[1:15:56] Partage-Action de

[1:15:57] l'Ouest-de-l'Île par la Ville de

[1:15:58] Beaconsfield.

[1:15:59] - Proposé.

[1:16:02] - Proposé...

[1:16:03] - J'appuie.

[1:16:04] - En faveur.

[1:16:07] - À l'unanimité. Request for

[1:16:09] official recognition of West

[1:16:10] Island MultiService Integration

[1:16:11] Center

[1:16:12] (C.I.M.O.I .)

[1:16:13] by the City of Beaconsfield.

[1:16:20] >> Proposed.

[1:16:21] >> Seconded.

[1:16:23] >> All in favour? À l'unanimité.

[1:16:28] Résolution d'appui à la semaine

[1:16:29] de la sécurité ferroviaire du 23

[1:16:30] au 29 septembre 2024.

[1:16:32] - Il est proposé.

[1:16:36] - En faveur.

[1:16:40] - À l'unanimité. Resolution

[1:16:41] recognizing September as

[1:16:42] Arthritis Awareness Month

[1:16:45] >> Proposed.

[1:16:46] >> Seconded.

[1:16:47] >> In favour? Municipalisation

[1:16:54] de partie de voie ouverte à la

[1:16:55] circulation publique depuis au

[1:16:56] moins dix

[1:16:57] (10)

[1:16:58] ans en vertu de l'article 72 de

[1:16:59] la Loi sur les compétences

[1:17:00] municipales

[1:17:01] (Lakeshore, secteur Thompson

[1:17:02] Point)

[1:17:03] afin de modifier la minute de la

[1:17:04] description technique de M.

[1:17:05] François Danis,

[1:17:06] arpenteur-géomètre à la minute

[1:17:07] 4962 - Modification de la

[1:17:08] résolution 2024-03-121.

[1:17:13] - Proposé.

[1:17:14] - Et j'appuie.

[1:17:15] - En faveur.

[1:17:18] - À l'unanimité.

[1:17:20] Authorization for the complete

[1:17:22] street closure of Harwood Gate

[1:17:24] between Northgate and the Beacon

[1:17:26] Hill Pool's parking exit for the

[1:17:28] event Beacon Hill Community

[1:17:29] Association's Corn Roast on

[1:17:32] September 7, 2024, from 2 to

[1:17:33] 7:30 p.m., that a grant of $150

[1:17:35] be awarded and that the cost for

[1:17:36] First Aid services be paid by

[1:17:39] the City.

[1:17:43] >> Looking forward to this one,

[1:17:45] so proposed.

[1:17:46] >> Seconded.

[1:17:47] >> All in favour?

[1:17:53] - À l'unanimité. Résolution

[1:17:55] d'appui au Règlement 772-4

[1:17:56] modifiant le règlement numéro

[1:17:57] 772 relatif à la circulation des

[1:17:58] camions et des véhicules-outils

[1:18:01] afin d'interdire la circulation

[1:18:02] sur le boulevard des

[1:18:03] AnciensCombattants en direction

[1:18:04] sud de 14 h à 19 h et abrogeant

[1:18:06] le règlement numéro 772-2 adopté

[1:18:07] par la Ville de

[1:18:10] Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

[1:18:13] - En faveur. >> Proposed.

[1:18:15] >> Second.

[1:18:20] Contre? >> Sorry, I --

[1:18:27] [Inaudible]

[1:18:28] >> Are going against?

[1:18:29] >> I misunderstood it.

[1:18:31] >> Nobody is in favour?

[1:18:33] >> Nobody is in favour.

[1:18:35] >> Okay. Unanimous. Mayor's

[1:18:42] report on the decisions made by

[1:18:45] the Agglomeration Council at its

[1:18:46] meeting of August 22, 2024.

[1:18:53] - Alors, j'ai assisté à ma

[1:18:55] première séance du conseil

[1:18:59] d'agglomération And what an

[1:19:01] eye-opener it was. They spent a

[1:19:03] lot of money in a very short

[1:19:05] amount of time. However, there

[1:19:08] are two things that I would like

[1:19:10] to bring to everyone's

[1:19:14] attention. Among the several

[1:19:15] files that were dealt with very

[1:19:16] quickly, there was one that

[1:19:18] stood out for the a glamour

[1:19:22] ration mayors, and that was

[1:19:24] voted down by the aglo mayor's,

[1:19:27] but carried because of the

[1:19:31] relative weight that we carry at

[1:19:35] the aglo. It's a contract for

[1:19:38] the refurbishment of a chalet

[1:19:43] and the work -- it's part of

[1:19:49] Jeanne-Mance at the foot of

[1:19:50] Mount Royal. It involves

[1:19:53] bringing up a paddling pool to

[1:19:56] standard, refurbishing the

[1:19:57] chalet, installing water play

[1:20:02] structures. And the question we

[1:20:03] all had is why is this a agglo

[1:20:08] expenditure? And the reason is

[1:20:09] that by decree the park

[1:20:12] Jeanne-Mance is linked to the

[1:20:13] Greater park the Mont-Royal, so

[1:20:15] it's a agglo jurisdiction. The

[1:20:19] contract is for 14 million

[1:20:25] $885,000. Considering the

[1:20:27] relative weight of Beaconsfield,

[1:20:28] it means that us as taxpayers

[1:20:30] are paying $148,000 for that

[1:20:35] paddling pool and that new

[1:20:38] chalet. The idea -- well, in

[1:20:41] support of our vote against this

[1:20:43] resolution was that while it is

[1:20:46] perhaps a part of Montréal and

[1:20:49] it's part of the agglo, it is

[1:20:51] clear to us that only local

[1:20:55] residents would go to the pool

[1:20:56] and use the chalet linked to the

[1:21:01] pool, so that was one of those

[1:21:03] files where we all agreed to

[1:21:05] vote against. The other thing

[1:21:08] that I want to bring to

[1:21:09] everyone's attention that stems

[1:21:10] out of the agglo is that it will

[1:21:13] be holding a public consultation

[1:21:17] meeting on September 6th at 9:32

[1:21:21] regarding the need to change the

[1:21:27] man the -- sweet O

[1:21:41] Alors l'agglomération de

[1:21:44] Montréal se met dans le

[1:21:45] processus pour modifier son

[1:21:47] schéma d'aménagement. Il est

[1:21:49] donc, et une consultation

[1:21:50] spéciale est prévue à cet

[1:21:52] effet-là le 6 septembre, à 9

[1:21:53] heures 30. Les informations sont

[1:21:57] disponibles sur le site de la

[1:21:58] Ville de Montréal. Voilà. Merci.

[1:22:06] - Dépôt des rapports des

[1:22:07] directeurs.

[1:22:08] - Monsieur le Directeur général?

[1:22:09] - Alors, on a ramassé beaucoup

[1:22:11] de déchets dans la ville... non,

[1:22:14] j'ai rien de particulier à

[1:22:16] mentionner. Je tiens juste à

[1:22:17] dire qu'avec notre personnel qui

[1:22:19] travaille très fort, je pense

[1:22:20] aux Travaux publics avec les

[1:22:22] ressources que nous avons, on a

[1:22:24] commencé... je ne veux pas

[1:22:25] décourager personne, mais on a

[1:22:27] commencé à préparer l'hiver.

[1:22:28] - Merci. Pas d'affaire

[1:22:32] nouvelles?

[1:22:33] - Non.

[1:22:34] Closing of the meeting.

[1:22:37] >> I propose.

[1:22:38] >> I second.

[1:22:39] >> All in favour? - À

[1:22:44] l'unanimité.

[1:22:45] - Alors, merci. Thank you very

[1:22:49] much for being here with us

[1:22:50] tonight. Same thing at home,

[1:22:52] thank you very much for

[1:22:54] listening in and watching. And

[1:22:58] Mayor Bourelle should be back

[1:23:00] for the September council

[1:23:01] meeting. Thank you very much.

[1:23:02] Bonne soirée! Good evening.

2024-08-26 - Conseil municipal de Beaconsfield

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