[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.