1 00:00:03,340 --> 00:00:14,360 Good evening, everyone. Welcome to our special meeting of council of Montreal West held by held virtually on February 18th, 2021. My name is Benny Masella. 2 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:21,880 I'm joined tonight by councillors Dino Metzoni, Elizabeth Eulen, Colleen Feeney, and Maria Torres, as well. 3 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:28,020 And we're joined by Maître Raphael de Stasio, our director general, and Maître Claude Gilbert, our town clerk. 4 00:00:28,020 --> 00:00:34,440 This session of the Council was held in Bicclo and members of the Council assist in a virtual way, 5 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:45,380 according to the Ministerial Rites of 2021-074 of October 2, 2020 of the Ministry of Social Services. 6 00:00:46,160 --> 00:00:49,500 So, if I may have the opening of the session, please. 7 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,540 Yes, Mr. Lever, I propose opening the session. 8 00:00:54,540 --> 00:00:58,500 Merci la conseillère Thorez, je peux avoir de l'appui s'il vous plaît. 9 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:00,080 Oui je l'appui. 10 00:01:00,700 --> 00:01:02,020 Merci la conseillère Ullin. 11 00:01:02,140 --> 00:01:03,420 Tout en faveur s'il vous plaît. 12 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:04,800 Oui, oui. 13 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:05,880 Si. 14 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,580 Le deuxième point c'est l'adoption de l'ordre de jour. 15 00:01:12,100 --> 00:01:17,300 Oui, Monsieur Lamère, je propose de l'opter l'ordre de jour de la science spécial 16 00:01:17,300 --> 00:01:23,960 to 18 February 2021, tell que presenté. 17 00:01:24,620 --> 00:01:27,300 Merci la conseillère Yulian, je peux voir l'appui, s'il vous plaît? 18 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:29,600 Oui, je l'appuie. 19 00:01:30,060 --> 00:01:32,640 Merci la conseillère Torres, tout en faveur, s'il vous plaît? 20 00:01:33,220 --> 00:01:33,560 Oui. 21 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:40,060 Number three, the city of Beaconsfield lawsuit against the city of Montreal and the Quebec 22 00:01:40,060 --> 00:01:44,500 government and the retaining of a lawyer on behalf of the town of Montreal West and other 23 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:52,720 related municipalities. So this is an action that's being undertaken by the city of Beaconsfield. 24 00:01:53,180 --> 00:01:58,600 They're taking the minister of municipal affairs and the city of Montreal to court 25 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:04,440 because they don't agree with the way that a ministerial decree was being applied. 26 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:06,900 And that's their right to do that. 27 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:11,920 They've now, unfortunately, they've included all the demerged towns as interested third parties. 28 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:18,960 So this is a motion whereby we're hiring a lawyer, all the other demerged towns are hiring a lawyer 29 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,540 to defend our rights if this case ever goes to trial. 30 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:29,140 The other members of the ASM are of the opinion that the proper way and the more fruitful 31 00:02:29,140 --> 00:02:33,960 way to come to an agreement is by sitting down at the negotiating table, and that's 32 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,840 what we're going to be doing with the city of Montreal and being overseen by the Minister 33 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:38,820 of Municipal Affairs. 34 00:02:39,260 --> 00:02:43,900 Unfortunately, this lawsuit now has delayed that process for, it's already two weeks, 35 00:02:43,980 --> 00:02:47,980 it's being delayed now because now there's this whole other level of bureaucracy that 36 00:02:47,980 --> 00:02:54,440 has to be undertaken to ensure that what's said at that negotiating table stays at the negotiating 37 00:02:54,440 --> 00:03:00,080 table. So like I said, the ASM is of the opinion that the better way is to negotiate a settlement, 38 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:05,080 but unfortunately Beaconsfield is chosen this way. We don't think that this is the fruitful way. 39 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:12,080 Any changes that come about by this court proceeding will cause very little difference in 40 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:17,400 what Montreal pays and what Beaconsfield recuperates will come at the expense of other 41 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:22,620 So, if I can have somebody make the motion to adopt this, please. 42 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:24,320 Yes, Mr. Mayor. 43 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:33,920 Whereas the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on December 4, 2020. 44 00:03:34,820 --> 00:03:42,620 The order concerning rules to establish the fiscal potential of the related municipalities of the urban agglomeration of Montreal. 45 00:03:42,620 --> 00:03:50,580 for the purposes of apportioning the agglomeration expenditure, the order, whereas the Ministry 46 00:03:50,580 --> 00:03:57,060 of Municipal Affairs and Housing published in the Gazette d'Officiat du Québec on January 15, 47 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:04,800 2021, and a ratem to specify in section 3 of the order that the task force shall be composed 48 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:11,860 proposed of City of Montreal and Association of Suburban Municipalities, ASM, representatives, 49 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:18,380 in order to review the apportionment terms of aliquot shares, notably the calculation 50 00:04:18,380 --> 00:04:24,780 of the fiscal potential of any other sustainable solution, and report on this to the Minister 51 00:04:24,780 --> 00:04:33,600 by August 31, 2021, whereas the related municipalities of the urban agglomeration of Montreal, through 52 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:39,120 through the Association of Suburban Municipalities have assured the Minister of Municipal Affairs 53 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:44,820 and Housing of their willingness to be involved in the committee as decreed in the ministerial 54 00:04:44,820 --> 00:04:51,180 order, whereas the City of Beaconsfield filed an originating notice of motion for judicial 55 00:04:51,180 --> 00:04:57,540 review with the Superior Court on January 15, 2021, against Quebec's Attorney General 56 00:04:57,540 --> 00:05:03,260 and the City of Montreal, whereas the related municipalities were all named as third parties 57 00:05:03,260 --> 00:05:08,960 by the city of Beaconsfield in said motion, whereas the filing of this motion by 58 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:13,380 the city of Beaconsfield raises considerations for the interests of 59 00:05:13,380 --> 00:05:18,660 Montreal West on agglomeration taxation, whereas the town of Montreal West 60 00:05:18,660 --> 00:05:24,660 intends on exercising its right to full review and defense, if need be, in this 61 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:29,980 originating notice of motion for judicial review, whereas 62 00:05:29,980 --> 00:05:35,180 the town of Montreal West has adopted a bylaw concerning contract management in accordance 63 00:05:35,180 --> 00:05:46,540 with section 573.3.1.2 of the Cities and Towns Act. Therefore, I move first that the services 64 00:05:49,640 --> 00:06:00,300 of the law firm, McCarthy-Tetro-SEN-CRL, SRL, to be retained to this end. Second, that 65 00:06:00,300 --> 00:06:05,240 this legal mandate be deemed essential as part of the motion to the Superior Court in 66 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:11,440 which all the related municipalities are named as third parties. Third, that an amount not 67 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:18,760 exceeding $5,000 be approved for all necessary expenses to this end by each one of the related 68 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:25,360 municipalities. Fourth, that the city of Dorvala be appointed as the drop point for the payment of 69 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:32,660 the fees of McCarthy-Tetro SCN-CRL-SRL by all municipalities involved in this motion. 70 00:06:33,180 --> 00:06:38,580 And fifth, that the management of this mandate be delegated to the ALEQUAT share committee 71 00:06:38,580 --> 00:06:46,020 of the related municipalities, being made of Mr. Vincent Obida, Executive Director of 72 00:06:46,020 --> 00:06:52,280 the ASM, Mr. Martin Bonham, Director General of St. Anne de Bellevue, and Ms. Natalie 73 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:54,580 Rayom, Treasurer of Tanama Royal. 74 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,020 Thank you very much, Councillor Feeney. Can I have a seconder, please? 75 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:00,900 Yes, I second that. 76 00:07:01,300 --> 00:07:03,900 Thank you very much, Councillor Euland. All in favour, please? 77 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:05,240 Aye. 78 00:07:05,900 --> 00:07:07,020 Thank you very much. 79 00:07:07,020 --> 00:07:12,700 Number four, the Groupement d'achat de corps de rente d'ISL et bio d'ICL, d'ISL, excuse-moi, 80 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:17,340 délégation de compétences à la société des transports de Montréal, STM. 81 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:22,460 Alors ça, c'est un autre exemple où on se mette ensemble avec la Ville de Montréal, 82 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,540 et dans ce cas, avec l'STM, pour l'achat en groupe. 83 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:30,400 Nous avons déjà passé quelque chose l'année passée pour l'achat du gazoline, 84 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,880 et maintenant, c'est pour l'achat du d'ISL. 85 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:39,340 And we also use it for the purchase of mazout for heating, the heating island. 86 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:46,640 So that's a good group, that's our participation in a good group for the purchase of diesel and bio diesel. 87 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:51,120 So I can see someone to do the, please. 88 00:07:51,860 --> 00:07:53,260 Yes, thank you, Mr. Lemaire. 89 00:07:53,260 --> 00:07:53,640 Thank you. 90 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:58,840 It is expected that the service of the provisioning of the city of Montreal to deal with the city 91 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:06,020 of Montreal West, to participate in a call to regroup at the end of the judgment of 92 00:08:06,020 --> 00:08:13,580 contract for management and the supply of carbon, diesel and biodiesel, piloted by the 93 00:08:13,580 --> 00:08:14,480 SPM. 94 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:20,320 It is expected that the forecast economy, thanks to such a strategy, justifies to accept 95 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:21,260 the DIT-OF. 96 00:08:21,260 --> 00:08:26,940 Monsieur le maire, je propose, numéro un, que la Ville de Montréal-Ouest confirme sa participation 97 00:08:26,940 --> 00:08:33,320 à un appel d'offre commune pour la gestion et la fourniture de carverants, diesel et 98 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:39,580 biodiesel, tel que proposé par la Ville de Montréal, sous l'égide de la SPM, et que, 99 00:08:39,740 --> 00:08:44,580 numéro deux, la Ville de Montréal-Ouest accepte de déléguer sa compétence en la matière 100 00:08:44,580 --> 00:08:51,020 à la Ville de Montréal pour les fins d'ajudication d'un contrat d'une durée de trois ans plus 101 00:09:04,340 --> 00:09:09,260 Thank you very much, and that's just to give a little summary. Again, we've gotten together 102 00:09:09,260 --> 00:09:12,840 with the city of Montreal in the past to purchase other things. Just at the end of last year, 103 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,200 we got together with the city of Montreal to purchase, to have a group purchase for 104 00:09:18,560 --> 00:09:32,260 And we've done in the past also for heating oil. In this case here what we're doing is we're getting together with the city of Montreal and in this case more specifically with the STM to buy diesel and biofuel for our fleet of vehicles. 105 00:09:32,680 --> 00:09:43,280 So this is just one way usually we end up saving the significant amount of money considering the small amounts that we purchase relative to some of these other people, but we end up paying the same price as they do per leader. 106 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:48,460 per liter. Number five, c'est la période de questions. Il n'y a pas de période de questions 107 00:09:48,460 --> 00:09:54,640 en public puisque la séance est tenue en micro. Et le dernier point, c'est la levée de science. 108 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,940 Si je peux avoir quelqu'un pour reposer la levée de science, s'il vous plaît. 109 00:09:58,680 --> 00:10:03,220 Oui, je propose de lever la séance. Merci la conseillère, toi. Et je peux avoir la 110 00:10:03,220 --> 00:10:07,880 puit, s'il vous plaît. Oui, je la puis. Merci la conseillère, Yolaine. Tout en faveur, s'il vous 111 00:10:10,980 --> 00:10:16,440 That's it, folks. Our agenda is finished, so I appreciate you joining us tonight. 112 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:22,160 Our day is over, so thank you for joining us tonight. 113 00:10:22,660 --> 00:10:25,740 And we'll see you on Monday evening. 114 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,900 It will be February 22 for our regular session. 115 00:10:30,980 --> 00:10:34,540 We'll get together again on Monday night, the 22nd, for a regular Council meeting. 116 00:10:34,540 --> 00:10:35,480 Thank you, Ponswati.