[0:28] Good evening. So -- we'll start
[0:34] with council member reports.
[0:36] We'll start with council member
[0:39] stork.
[0:40] Bonsoir. >> Actually, not much
[0:43] to say. Just mentioned at a town
[0:44] hall is with coming. I will
[0:47] announce it in the next couple
[0:49] of days. It will be by Zoom. The
[0:51] agenda will be set by the City
[0:53] since. Keep on the lookout, and
[0:55] we will take it from there. I am
[0:57] good.
[0:59] >> Councillor Tremblay?
[1:00] >> Same here, not too much to
[1:02] report tonight. I will also be
[1:03] holding another town hall in
[1:05] march at some point.
[1:21] Alors, je n'est pas grand chose
[1:22] à dire au sujet de ce qui se
[1:23] passe dans le district ce soir
[1:24] (inaudible)
[1:25] . Councillor Holman?
[1:26] >> I don't have a lot to say,
[1:27] actually -- finally, it feels
[1:29] like spring. Finally have hockey
[1:32] rinks, outdoor rinks up and
[1:33] runny, please enjoy them. I know
[1:35] that sunnyside is at the games.
[1:38] People are excited about the
[1:44] --
[1:45] >> Councillor Tremblay --
[1:50] >> I will be holding another
[1:52] town hall.
[2:13] >> Thank you very much to all
[2:14] the residents that came out to
[2:16] the meet and greets. Anyone's
[2:18] questions marked answered, they
[2:19] have all been submitted. Ça me
[2:20] fait plaisir de vous rencontrer
[2:21] et les réponses aux questions
[2:22] viendront sous peu. The
[2:23] questions should be answered
[2:24] soon. Thank you.
[2:30] >> Councillor Cousineau?
[2:47] - Pas grand-chose à dire. Je
[2:50] vais peut-être tenir un mitaines
[2:52] Creek pour expliquer la
[2:55] résolution sur le vieux moulin,
[3:00] parce que je suis sûr que le
[3:02] message passe mal où les gens ne
[3:07] comprennent pas. Alors, je vais
[3:08] tenir ça peut-être au mois de
[3:09] mars, au mois d'avril,
[3:10] (---)
[3:11] spécifiquement là-dessus.
[3:12] >> Councillor common?
[3:13] >> But this. I
[3:14] >> Just before I get started, do
[3:15] we have the U.S. for the order
[3:16] of question period, I don't have
[3:17] a. Je vais prendre d'autres
[3:18] questions, mais je veux avoir
[3:19] l'opportunité d'expliquer le
[3:21] dire sur le moulin. Okay --.
[3:25] Thank you.
[3:47] - Chaque année, le mois de
[3:48] février nous permet de
[3:49] reconnaître et de promouvoir la
[3:50] contribution des Québécoises et
[3:51] des Québécois des communautés
[3:52] noires à l'histoire du Québec, à
[3:53] son développement économique,
[3:54] social et culturel. Le 1er
[3:57] février 2007, la loi visant à
[4:00] faire du mois de février le Mois
[4:04] de l'histoire des Noirs est
[4:05] entrée en vigueur afin de
[4:06] souligner la contribution
[4:07] historique des communautés
[4:08] noires à la société québécoise.
[4:09] To celebrate Black history,
[4:10] Pointe-Claire is committed to
[4:11] highlighting the richness of
[4:12] this community, our community,
[4:13] by raising awareness of its key
[4:14] players, past and present,
[4:15] notably through the abundance of
[4:16] their cultural products. We
[4:17] invite you to discover this
[4:18] beautiful community through
[4:19] multiple reading, cooking and
[4:22] storytelling. Check out our
[4:23] programming throughout the year.
[4:27] >> Whereas day.
[4:40] Tout le monde en rouge. Marque
[4:44] le début de la campagne de
[4:46] sensibilisation aux maladies du
[4:47] coeur chez les femmes. Ce mardi
[4:49] le 13 février prochain marque le
[4:52] début de ce mouvement de
[4:54] sensibilisation. It's the
[4:55] premature cause a debt for
[4:56] Canadian women. C'est la journée
[4:57] pour porter un vêtement rouge et
[4:58] pour contribuer à la cause. The
[4:59] good news is, 80% of a woman's
[5:00] risk factors are within her
[5:01] control, and heart disease is
[5:02] largely preventable. Qu'il y a
[5:03] plusieurs façons de contribuer.
[5:06] Globally, cardiovascular
[5:07] diseases affect one out of three
[5:09] women, if women everywhere are
[5:12] studied, under diagnosed, under
[5:15] treated or under aware. Heart
[5:18] disease is largely preventable.
[5:19] There's a lot we can do to help,
[5:21] to help reduce the risk. It can
[5:23] all contribute by visiting our
[5:25] website. I read it out, W E A R
[5:31] D Canada that CA.
[5:52] C'est avec une grande fierté que
[5:53] la Ville de Pointe-Claire
[5:54] souhaite souligner
[5:55] l'exceptionnelle saison 2023 de
[5:56] tous ses athlètes, entraîneurs,
[5:57] bénévoles et tous ceux qui
[5:58] contribuent à la réussite du
[6:00] Club aquatique de Pointe-Claire.
[6:04] C'est grâce à leurs performances
[6:05] remarquables, leurs passions et
[6:07] leurs éthiques de travail que
[6:10] les acteurs sportifs et le Club
[6:12] de Pointe-Claire se sont
[6:14] démarqués lors de la remise
[6:15] annuelle des prix de Plongeon
[6:17] Canada. David Bédard a reçu le
[6:23] Prix de l'impact de
[6:24] l'entraînement 2023 en
[6:25] reconnaissance de son
[6:26] leadership, de son rôle de
[6:27] modèle positif et de ses
[6:28] nombreuses contributions à
[6:29] Plongeon Canada. Nathan, who was
[6:30] represented at the Pointe-Claire
[6:31] athletics called for a 15 years
[6:32] has been awarded the male driver
[6:33] of the Year award by Diving
[6:34] Canada Caeli McKay has been
[6:35] awarded the Ripple Affect Award
[6:36] for being an important role
[6:38] model, embodying positive values
[6:39] and for having impacted others
[6:40] in a positive way. The City of
[6:43] Pointe-Claire wishes to
[6:44] congratulate these three
[6:45] passionate competitors and
[6:46] positive role models for their
[6:50] awards, and more importantly, on
[6:51] the positive impact they have on
[6:53] the sports community.
[7:08] Félicitations à vous trois. Par
[7:10] son partenariat avec Sport'Aide,
[7:14] Pointe-Claire tient à continuer
[7:15] d'offrir un environnement
[7:16] sportif positif et sécuritaire à
[7:19] ses athlètes, et véhiculer les
[7:22] mêmes valeurs que ces acteurs
[7:25] sportifs primés incarnent en
[7:27] compétition, à l'entraînement et
[7:29] dans leur vie de tous les jours.
[7:33] En terminant je vous invite à
[7:34] consulter notre programmation du
[7:35] mois de février, autant
[7:36] culturelle que sportive, il y a
[7:37] des activités pour tous les
[7:38] goûts. I invite you to take a
[7:39] look at our February
[7:40] programming, which contain
[7:41] activities to suit all tastes.
[7:42] Thank you for your attention.
[7:43] >> Mister Mayor, if I could add
[7:44] one accolade, there is a former
[7:46] Pointe-Claire resident on the
[7:50] Olympic water polo team in
[7:54] Athens and has been now named
[7:56] the national coach for water
[7:59] polo. She happens to be my
[8:01] niece, Rina red duke.
[8:04] >> Wow, thank you.
[8:06] Congratulations. So, the agenda.
[8:20] 1.1 Adoption of the Agenda. With
[8:23] the one change of 14.3.
[8:28] >> Do I have a mover? 1.1
[8:29] Adoption de l'ordre du jour.
[8:31] Avec un changement, le retrait
[8:32] de l'item 14,3. For adoption of
[8:36] the agenda?
[8:39] >> District to --
[8:41] >> Paris Stainforth --
[8:46] >> All in favour?
[8:48] >> 2.1, to pay tribute to one
[8:51] serum petty?
[8:52] >> Yes, his acclaim is quite
[8:57] repeatable, because Mr. Moretti
[8:59] is quite an accomplished
[9:01] gentlemen.
[9:17] Nous avons appris avec tristesse
[9:18] le décès de Monsieur Marcel
[9:19] Montpetit survenu le 19 décembre
[9:20] dernier. M. Marcel Montpetit
[9:22] habitait Pointe-Claire depuis sa
[9:24] naissance en 1936. Homme
[9:26] impliqué dans la communauté, de
[9:29] manière engagée, il s'est
[9:32] activement impliqué dans
[9:33] différents organismes, dans les
[9:35] activités municipales et pour
[9:36] une multitude d'événements.
[9:38] Connu de tous, il a arpenté la
[9:40] ville de long en large, au
[9:42] quotidien, dans le cadre de son
[9:44] métier de facteur. Tout c'était
[9:48] en 1956 qu'il est devenu membre
[9:51] actif et bénévoles au sein des
[9:53] Chevaliers de Colomb. Il à cette
[9:56] époque, c'est même lui qui
[9:58] préparait, toujours à titre
[10:00] bénévoles, la salle pour les
[10:01] rencontres publiques du conseil
[10:03] municipal. Il s'est impliqué
[10:06] dans les organisations
[10:07] d'événements pour la communauté,
[10:10] que ce soit la Fête du Canada,
[10:11] la tourne Fête nationale du
[10:13] Québec et autres événements
[10:17] festifs, caritatifs, de loisirs
[10:18] et sportifs. En 2015, il est
[10:21] désigné par les ainés de la
[10:23] Ville de Pointe-Claire comme
[10:25] étant une personne parmi eux qui
[10:29] faisait une grande différence
[10:31] dans la communauté, L'année
[10:34] suivante, l'Union des
[10:35] municipalités du Québec a
[10:37] octroyé le prix Mérite ovation
[10:39] municipale à la Ville de
[10:41] Pointe-Claire pour son programme
[10:42] d'aide au 3e âge,. Pour toutes
[10:46] ces raisons, la Ville de
[10:48] Pointe-Claire, dans le cadre de
[10:49] son programme d'aide
[10:51] communautaire et troisième âge,
[10:53] à appuyer sa candidature pour
[10:57] l'obtention de la médaille du
[11:00] Lieutenant-gouverneur pour les
[11:02] aînés. C'est en mai 2019 que la
[11:04] Ville de Pointe-Claire
[11:06] recevaient le lieutenant
[11:08] gouverneur du Québec,
[11:13] l'honorable Michel Doyon pour
[11:14] remettre à Marcel Montpetit la
[11:15] Médaille du
[11:16] lieutenant-gouverneur pour mais
[11:18] c'est exceptionnel. Ce soir,
[11:21] nous lui rendons un dernier
[11:23] hommage pour tout ce qu'il a
[11:25] fait pour notre communauté. Et
[11:27] nous offrons nos plus sincères
[11:29] sympathies à sa famille et ses
[11:31] amis. Il laisse à... dans le
[11:36] deuil c'est enfants Carole
[11:37] (Denis)
[11:38] , Diane
[11:40] (Pierre)
[11:41] , Lyne
[11:42] (Alain)
[11:43] , ses petits-enfants Alexandre,
[11:44] Lucie, Stéphanie, Karolyne, ses
[11:45] frères et soeurs Nicole
[11:48] (Orlando)
[11:49] , Louise
[11:50] (Feu Marcel)
[11:51] , Claude
[11:52] (Lisette)
[11:53] , Jean
[11:54] (Francine)
[11:55] , Feu Gisèle
[11:56] (Marc)
[11:57] ainsi que de nombreux parents et
[11:58] amis. A substantial family, Mr.
[11:59] more petty. We were saddened to
[12:00] learn of the death of Mr. Marcel
[12:01] Montpetit on December 19. Mr.
[12:02] Marcel Montpetit had
[12:03] lived in Pointe-Claire since his
[12:06] birth in 1936. A committed
[12:09] member of the community, he was
[12:11] actively involved in various
[12:12] organizations, municipal
[12:13] activities and a multitude of
[12:14] events. Known by many, he
[12:16] travelled throughout the city on
[12:17] a daily basis as part of his job
[12:19] as a letter carrier. Over the
[12:22] course of his daily delivery
[12:23] routes, rain or shine, he got to
[12:27] know the people of the
[12:29] community, watching them grow
[12:32] up, have children and become
[12:38] grandparents. His innate
[12:42] interpersonal skills, contagious
[12:43] smile, thoughtfulness and
[12:45] kindness were his defining
[12:46] traits, which were appreciated
[12:47] by all. In 1956, he became an
[12:48] active
[12:57] member and volunteer with the
[12:58] Chevaliers de Colomb. He took
[12:59] part in all activities
[13:04] with vigor and contagious
[13:06] enthusiasm. In those days, he
[13:07] even volunteered to prepare the
[13:08] hall for public Council
[13:09] meetings. His contribution was
[13:10] always impeccable. His
[13:11] contribution was appreciated and
[13:12] solicited. He was involved in
[13:13] organizing events for the
[13:14] community, including Canada Day,
[13:15] Quebec's Fête nationale and
[13:16] other festive, charitable,
[13:17] recreational and sporting
[13:18] events. In 2015, he was named by
[13:19] the Pointe-Claire seniors as the
[13:20] person among them who was making
[13:21] a big difference in the
[13:22] community. The following year,
[13:23] the Union des municipalités du
[13:24] Québec awarded the Mérite
[13:25] ovation municipale prize to the
[13:26] City of Pointe-Claire for its
[13:27] Seniors Assistance Program, and
[13:28] he took part in the presentation
[13:29] of this prize as one of the
[13:30] program's most active
[13:31] contributors. It is thus easy to
[13:32] understand why the City of
[13:33] Pointe-Claire, as part of its
[13:34] Seniors and Community Assistance
[13:35] Program, supported his
[13:36] nomination for the
[13:37] Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for
[13:38] Seniors, for his exemplary
[13:39] lifelong devotion to community
[13:40] service. In May 2019, the City
[13:41] of Pointe-Claire welcomed the
[13:42] Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec,
[13:43] the Honourable J. Michel Doyon,
[13:44] to present Marcel Montpetit with
[13:45] the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal
[13:46] for Exceptional Merit, during a
[13:47] ceremony held at Stewart Hall
[13:48] Cultural Centre. Tonight, we pay
[13:49] our last respects to him and for
[13:50] all he did for our community.
[13:51] And we extend our deepest
[13:52] sympathies to his family and
[13:53] friends. He leaves behind his
[13:54] children Carole
[13:55] (Denis)
[13:56] , Diane
[13:57] (Pierre)
[13:58] , Lyne
[13:59] (Alain)
[14:00] , his grandchildren Alexandre,
[14:01] Lucie, Stéphanie, Karolyne, his
[14:02] brothers and sisters Nicole
[14:03] (Orlando)
[14:04] , Louise
[14:05] (Late Marcel)
[14:06] , Claude
[14:07] (Lisette)
[14:08] , Jean
[14:09] (Francine)
[14:10] , Late Gisèle
[14:11] (Marc)
[14:12] as well as many relatives and
[14:13] friends.
[14:14] Thank you Mr. mobility.
[14:15] >> 2.3, to proclaim May 14th
[14:16] 2024 as the day address cancer
[14:17] in the city of Pointe-Claire.
[14:22] Comme étant la semaine des
[14:23] Journées de la persévérance
[14:24] scolaire à Pointe-Claire.
[14:25] >> To approve the minutes of
[14:26] January 16th, do I have a mover?
[14:28] And a seconder? 3.1 Approuver le
[14:31] procès-verbal de la séance
[14:32] ordinaire du 16 janvier 2024.
[14:33] All in favour? Question period?
[14:49] Bon, période de questions. Pour
[14:54] la période de questions ce soir,
[14:56] à la période des questions, vous
[14:58] avez été accueilli à l'entrée
[15:00] pour vous inscrire à la période
[15:01] des questions. L'intention de
[15:04] cette démarche est d'abord de
[15:06] permettre aux personnes de
[15:07] demeurer assise jusqu'à l'appel
[15:09] de leur nom et d'accorder la
[15:11] priorité aux résidents et
[15:14] résidentes de Pointe-Claire.
[15:17] Nous garderons 90 minutes pour
[15:18] la période de questions. Deux,
[15:20] une personne à la fois au micro.
[15:23] Nous vous remercions d'attendre
[15:25] qu'un citoyen ait terminé de
[15:27] poser sa question et que vous
[15:29] soyez appelés avant de vous
[15:30] lever pour venir poser votre
[15:31] question. For question period
[15:32] tonight, you agreed at the
[15:33] entrance to register for the
[15:34] question period. Trois, les
[15:35] non-résidents présents pourront
[15:36] poser leurs questions par la
[15:37] suite si le temps n'est pas
[15:38] écouler. The goal of this
[15:39] approach is to allow people to
[15:40] remain seated until their name
[15:41] is called. We give priority to
[15:42] Pointe-Claire residents. One
[15:43] that we shall stick to 90 minute
[15:44] time limit for question period.
[15:46] One person at a time with a
[15:48] microphone, thank you for
[15:50] waiting for assistance. You will
[15:54] finish them asked a question
[15:55] before you ask yours. Three
[15:57] nonresidents will be able to ask
[15:58] questions afterwards if there is
[15:59] still time. So, we will start
[16:03] with, I believe, that says
[16:05] Joanne proof, did I say that
[16:08] right? Sort of? I was right.
[16:11] >> Joanna.
[16:12] >> Joanna?
[16:14] >> I don't have a question, I
[16:16] have a small presentation with
[16:19] suggestions. I live an angle
[16:21] would Avenue, between duke of
[16:25] canteen --
[16:26] >> A little closer to the mic.
[16:27] >> Here we go --
[16:28] >> Sorry, it needs to be raised
[16:30] a little.
[16:31] >> Okay, well -- I live on
[16:33] Angela Wood Avenue between Duke
[16:37] and ankle would blend. We have a
[16:39] serious situation there. So,
[16:42] with respect to Tara, because
[16:44] she is my councillor on this, I
[16:45] think it's an immediate concern,
[16:48] and I think there is an
[16:49] immediate danger. I don't think
[16:50] it's emitted, but I do think
[16:51] it's a media. I do want to pay a
[16:53] picture for you. The 203 bus
[16:56] going in both directions pass
[16:58] each other in front of my home
[16:59] or in the same region multiple
[17:02] times a day. Parking on Duke of
[17:07] Kent, there is already a dozen
[17:09] cars there, that is the overflow
[17:11] from the Pointe-Claire school.
[17:13] They are already parking legally
[17:15] on Duke of Kent. Some of the
[17:20] employees of the electric
[17:22] General Hospital are already
[17:24] parking on quickly as far back
[17:25] as the baseball field. These are
[17:27] all legally park cars. We now
[17:30] have the hospital shifts coming
[17:32] out from the lakeshore General
[17:34] Hospital. We have a bus strike,
[17:37] and we have mountains. I can't
[17:39] count, there are hundreds and
[17:40] hundreds of cars coming to pick
[17:42] up their children. We have the
[17:44] buses Crossing, the Lakeshore
[17:47] General employees coming out of
[17:49] their shift. We have care
[17:52] employees coming out of their
[17:53] shift. There is the construction
[17:54] of the of the emergency room at
[17:59] the Lakeshore General Hospital
[18:01] which now has tractor-trailers
[18:03] coming out. Okay, all passing in
[18:05] the same corridor. The public
[18:10] security is there. I believe
[18:11] that there are two cars there.
[18:13] They are not listening to them.
[18:14] People picking up their children
[18:16] do not listen to public safety.
[18:19] They are berating each other.
[18:21] Windows are open, people are
[18:22] hollowing at each other. I tried
[18:23] to get in my driveway and was
[18:26] flipped the bird by a lady with
[18:29] lovely blond streaks, gorgeous
[18:31] brand fingernails with gorgeous
[18:33] diamonds on them, trying to get
[18:34] in my own home. It is
[18:37] inaccessible. As far as I can
[18:38] see, a child is going to get
[18:40] her. It's route, it's in
[18:42] consider, it's a very difficult
[18:44] to move through the area for
[18:45] about 40 minutes every
[18:47] afternoon, but I believe that a
[18:49] child is going to get her.
[18:50] Across from the front entrance
[18:52] to Felix declare is a crosswalk.
[18:55] It is not respected. The
[18:56] children are trying to get to
[18:57] the two a three on the other
[18:59] side. They're weaving in and out
[19:01] of the cars, trying to get to
[19:02] their parents cars, the parents
[19:04] will not move and let anyone
[19:06] through. There is going to be an
[19:08] accident. My research says that
[19:10] there have been over 400
[19:11] children her in the island of
[19:13] Montréal in collection zones,
[19:16] where their parents are dropping
[19:17] off for picking up other two
[19:19] children, had died. I suggests
[19:22] police presence, some tickets. I
[19:26] don't know the exact rules, but
[19:28] I know parking regulations are
[19:30] being broken. I don't know if we
[19:31] can take a people for the three
[19:33] minutes that they're leaving all
[19:34] other cars running, while they
[19:35] wait two or the children to come
[19:37] out. I think it's high time that
[19:39] some tickets got handed out, and
[19:40] I would also suggest, as a city
[19:43] council, that you can approach
[19:45] the school board and have a
[19:47] voice, explaining to them the
[19:49] dangers for their own children.
[19:52] The other thing that happens to,
[19:54] just came to mind in terms of
[19:56] bajillion is that there are
[19:57] other buses picking up other
[19:59] children and bringing them home.
[20:02] There are little people as well,
[20:04] primary children as well, not
[20:06] just a schoolchildren. I have my
[20:09] own views, I don't understand
[20:11] why so many children need to be
[20:12] picked up and dropped off every
[20:14] day, but that is a site issue.
[20:19] For the sake of everybody in the
[20:21] room, I can repeat the whole
[20:22] thing in French, if that is
[20:23] needed, but for the simplicity
[20:25] of time factoring, I am okay in
[20:27] English, if you guys are okay in
[20:29] English? I think I covered
[20:30] everything, let me check my list
[20:32] here, yeah, I got it all, thank
[20:34] you very much.
[20:35] >> Thank you for that, thank you
[20:37] for the heads up. I understood
[20:42] with a new expansion, at
[20:44] lakeshore, there has been
[20:45] substantial parking changes in
[20:46] the area as well which I am sure
[20:48] is not open. I heard you loud
[20:52] and clear, we're on it. I was
[20:55] going to suggest to the SPVM or
[20:57] getting the police, a phone call
[20:58] to the police this week or
[20:59] something to that effect.
[21:03] >> They are very prompt, but
[21:08] that is just a day today, that
[21:11] can affect a long term change,
[21:14] long term change can affect --
[21:19] because the bus in place.
[21:20] >> Good point, food for thought.
[21:23] We absolutely will consult with
[21:26] my fellow members, but I'm sure
[21:27] that will get on the, for sure.
[21:28] That is important, and thanks
[21:30] very much. Daniela?
[21:52] All right, let's see, how will
[21:54] we do this?
[21:59] - Je m'excuse, monsieur Latour.
[22:00] Danielle, I am a resident at the
[22:01] City of Pointe-Claire and I
[22:02] reside in the electric district
[22:03] of Eric Stork, beautiful
[22:04] neighbourhood, come on by. -
[22:05] C'est bien. Oui, c'est bien.
[22:11] That site, I have a few
[22:14] questions, and I do appreciate
[22:16] the opportunity, although, I
[22:19] only have less than nine minutes
[22:20] now, I do have three questions,
[22:23] that I would like to ask. And,
[22:26] because at the time allotment, I
[22:27] may not have all the time that I
[22:29] need, but I sent an email to the
[22:33] Mayor Councillors with the
[22:35] questions by email, so the first
[22:39] question, considering the many
[22:41] health benefits, of saunas,,
[22:45] that include detoxification,
[22:50] increase metabolism, weight
[22:53] loss, increase blood
[22:56] circulation, pain reduction,
[23:03] anti-aging. Skin rejuvenation,
[23:06] improve cardiovascular function,
[23:09] improved immune function,
[23:13] improved sleep, stress
[23:17] management, and relaxation, the
[23:22] City of Pointe-Claire review the
[23:27] management recommendations of
[23:30] the aquatic center to the City
[23:32] of Pointe-Claire? Mayor and
[23:39] councillors, not to repair, the
[23:43] men and women saunas at the
[23:46] aquatic center, close to all,
[23:50] for the past many years, and to
[23:54] remain closed in the foreseeable
[23:59] future to order tonight the
[24:03] repair by the City of
[24:06] Pointe-Claire, Public Works and
[24:08] local businesses, the boat
[24:12] dishonest, to be done this
[24:16] winter. Question two, further to
[24:20] my correspondence of January 16.
[24:27] I can't stand.
[24:28] >> Have a C.
[24:30] >> Further to my correspondence
[24:32] from general 16th Eric Stork,
[24:37] for the municipal electric this
[24:39] kick, of the residential home
[24:41] office, a Tremblay member of the
[24:43] Environment committee of the
[24:44] City of Pointe-Claire, whereby,
[24:45] I ask for the full support for
[24:46] the City of Pointe-Claire to
[24:47] help us secure funding for the
[24:48] co-sponsorship by our nonprofit
[24:49] community group, of a pilot
[24:50] project proposal, I submitted to
[24:51] Service Canada, under the terms
[24:52] and conditions of the agreement,
[24:53] but the government of Canada,
[24:54] Canada summer jobs 2024.
[24:55] Asseyez-vous, Monsieur.
[25:11] I've attached in my email, a
[25:14] copy of the correspondence that
[25:16] was submitted, back on January
[25:20] 16th, by email, to the
[25:27] representatives. Well the City
[25:28] of Pointe-Claire support the
[25:29] operation tonight to create
[25:31] employment opportunities from
[25:33] Pointe-Claire residents under
[25:35] the proposal submitted by Canada
[25:39] solar, to Service Canada? Last
[25:44] question, again thank you for
[25:46] your time, will the City of
[25:49] Pointe-Claire support and the
[25:51] call tonight for an immediate
[25:57] cease-fire in Gaza?
[26:02] >> Thank you.
[26:07] >> Okay, those are the three,
[26:11] Mr.? I'll do my best on those.
[26:17] As for the saunas, I am well
[26:19] aware of the sinus. It's been an
[26:22] issue since I have been elected,
[26:24] and it's a bafflement to me a
[26:26] bit, as well. I understand that
[26:29] it's part or to get them fix has
[26:31] been an issue, and I am not
[26:34] fully aware of the details at
[26:35] this point, but I recollect
[26:37] having been on this a couple of
[26:38] times in my first year,
[26:40] beginning my first year, not
[26:42] exactly the same issue, but we
[26:44] unfortunately have an expert in
[26:45] the room who is in his new title
[26:50] as -- who is also the director
[26:52] and might be able to fill us in
[26:53] a bit on this. Mister --
[26:59] >> Since the last several years,
[27:03] several assessments done by the
[27:04] building team with respect to
[27:06] the saunas, with the aquatic
[27:08] center. It's a project that has
[27:11] been assessed and will be part
[27:13] of a larger renovation project
[27:16] of the locker rooms, in general,
[27:18] for the aquatic center.
[27:20] Therefore, it will be integrated
[27:22] in the DQ I project that is
[27:24] slated for 2025, 2026.
[27:28] >> So, there you have it, for 20
[27:32] 5:26, it's part of a larger
[27:33] renovation, assuming the economy
[27:35] at scale, it's all getting done
[27:36] at once. But that is
[27:38] unfortunately been a few years
[27:39] of weight. It's probably for
[27:42] economics, so there is the
[27:44] answer for question number one.
[27:46] Question number two, is that a
[27:48] work project? Yes, I don't see
[27:50] why not, but I will have to
[27:51] consult with my colleagues to
[27:53] generate employment for what is
[27:57] Pointe-Claire youth or residents
[27:58] in general.
[28:02] >> I am not in the Mike,
[28:04] clearly. Is it for Pointe-Claire
[28:06] youth or for adults in general,
[28:08] for citizens in general?
[28:11] >> We are Pointe-Claire
[28:13] residents. We are in the city of
[28:16] Pointe-Claire. We are in the
[28:19] federal electric riding of black
[28:21] St. Louis to qualify for
[28:23] funding. Ideally, we are looking
[28:25] for qualified candidates that
[28:26] are residents of the city of
[28:29] Pointe-Claire in the riding of
[28:31] Saint Louis, in general.
[28:34] >> Should not be a problem.
[28:37] >> Priority given to the City of
[28:39] Pointe-Claire residents.
[28:42] >> Question number three, which
[28:44] is a doozy, and I have been
[28:47] thinking about it a lot in the
[28:49] last little while, because we
[28:50] have had experiences around in
[28:55] the municipal world. My feeling
[29:00] on a lot of that, obviously,
[29:02] everyone wants a cease-fire.
[29:03] That is a no-brainer. The issue
[29:06] of commenting or pressuring is
[29:08] at a municipal level, it's an
[29:10] interesting one. We are asked to
[29:15] pass resolutions and all kinds
[29:16] of events affecting
[29:18] international affairs, but,
[29:20] really what we're here to do is
[29:22] to fix roads and make sure
[29:24] citizens get services and try to
[29:26] design and build a lovely
[29:29] city's. The whole international
[29:31] affairs world is kind of by
[29:33] experts who are trained to do
[29:34] it. We can weigh in and make
[29:36] comments. Are we sufficiently
[29:38] informed, do we understand the
[29:39] issues well enough? You know, is
[29:42] that a cop out, maybe. I am
[29:44] always marketable speaking to
[29:46] things when I understand them,
[29:48] clearly, so it's hard to comment
[29:49] on things of such in-depth
[29:52] magnitude, other than to say,
[29:54] yes, peace and people being
[29:56] armed is the objective of
[29:58] everybody in society. I don't
[30:00] know if that makes any sense to
[30:01] you, but that is my answer on
[30:02] that one.
[30:03] >> I appreciate your opinion.
[30:05] >> Okay, thank you. Lynn Conway?
[30:24] >> Good evening.
[30:25] >> This Conway?
[30:29] >> I would like to talk about
[30:31] the citizen participation. We've
[30:35] had sessions with B C to firm.
[30:40] They were supposed to do a
[30:42] report and then start again.
[30:44] There were support to get
[30:46] another one and then a special
[30:50] project but versus, I would like
[30:53] to ask you about something that
[30:54] I have seen online. I registered
[30:57] yesterday for the new -- it does
[30:59] not exist anymore, so I had to
[31:01] register for the new website for
[31:07] the citizen participation on --
[31:14] Pointe-Claire dark cocoa Rico
[31:16] dot org, and there was a this
[31:21] document. Well, there are many
[31:23] documents, but this one grabbed
[31:25] my attention. Online
[31:27] participation citizen activity
[31:29] report. So, and just grafts and
[31:34] statistics. I did not read them
[31:36] all, but look up my attention on
[31:40] page eight. And this is the
[31:51] document, a PDF document on
[31:56] Pointe-Claire, cocoa ricotta
[31:58] org.
[32:07] Page A. There was a survey
[32:12] online, so this is the statistic
[32:13] about the survey. Révision du
[32:15] plan d'urbanisme Among other
[32:18] things, to achieve all or some
[32:21] of the initiatives listed above,
[32:26] anyways -- it says 65% of
[32:29] participants are not opposed to
[32:31] the reduction in the number and
[32:36] or what lanes reserved for
[32:40] automobiles. There is like a
[32:42] double negative there. And then
[32:44] the statistics are, completely
[32:47] agree, 31%. Agree, 20%. So, that
[32:52] makes 51%, but they are making a
[32:55] claim to a 65%, but there were
[32:58] adding in there, there is a
[33:00] section that says neither
[33:02] disagree or agree. They added
[33:05] the 40% in there, so there is
[33:07] not 65% of the population that
[33:10] will want to reduce the number
[33:13] and with of lanes reserved for
[33:15] automobiles. If anything, we are
[33:17] saying that the City is getting
[33:19] too much traffic. People are
[33:21] driving faster. We have to shut
[33:23] the roads with buses and trucks.
[33:25] We don't want the roads to
[33:26] become more narrow. That would
[33:30] not make sense. Anyways, it does
[33:32] not transport Québec, kind of
[33:37] have a say and how wide the
[33:39] streets are? Like, the statistic
[33:42] needs to be reviewed.
[33:44] >> Okay.
[33:45] >> On page eight.
[33:46] >> Page eight of what, Miss
[33:48] Conway? Page A on --
[33:51] >> It's a PDF file on the
[33:55] Cocoriko website, and there are
[33:57] other stuff in there as well
[33:58] that don't add up, but this is
[34:00] one example. They took the
[34:03] statistics of neither disagree
[34:05] or agree, and they combine it to
[34:06] make a 65% of participation --
[34:11] profits participants are not
[34:13] opposed to the reduction of the
[34:15] number at or with the lanes
[34:16] reserved for automobiles, it
[34:18] does not make sense.
[34:19] >> Okay, so your question is,
[34:22] are we going to get on the and
[34:24] fix? That
[34:25] >> Needs to be reviewed, what
[34:26] else is wrong. There's another
[34:27] place where the statistics, I
[34:29] don't really want to go into
[34:30] that, but there are statistics
[34:31] where there are 90 to
[34:33] respondents, but then if you add
[34:34] the numbers, it is not even at
[34:36] up to 92. It does not add up to
[34:38] 100%, so there is no
[34:41] identification of what the
[34:43] accesses, and how did they get
[34:44] those numbers, I don't know. Who
[34:46] prepared this? It has the
[34:52] Pointe-Claire logo on it. Is it
[34:53] Pointe-Claire or a firm?
[34:55] >> Is it B C two?
[34:59] >> I will have to see which
[35:00] report to be sure.
[35:02] >> There are a few PDFs on that
[35:04] website. Who prepares the
[35:06] website for the citizen
[35:09] participation, the Cocoriko
[35:11] website?
[35:12] >> This is the team of
[35:13] Pointe-Claire, but the report
[35:14] that you refer, I will have to
[35:15] see it to see exactly with
[35:16] person prepared. I don't have
[35:18] the answer right now.
[35:19] >> And I was just looking at it
[35:21] quickly last night, I grabbed my
[35:23] attention. I did not even go
[35:24] over the other PDF files. How
[35:27] much falsehoods are in the
[35:29] statistics. They want to push an
[35:31] idea, and then they will make
[35:35] statistics. That's a very
[35:38] biased, it's not ethical.
[35:39] >> Mister Mayor, if I may.
[35:41] >> Yes.
[35:42] >> It could be mistakes that
[35:45] don't qualify a mistake or --
[35:53] >> The next graph below, it has
[35:55] the same sort of idea. It took
[35:58] the statistics did not agree or
[36:01] disagree, and they shut it in
[36:03] their.
[36:04] >> It could be that it's not
[36:05] really, we don't know if it is
[36:08] directed in bad faith. It could
[36:11] be a mistake, so, please be
[36:17] careful --
[36:18] >> Nobody assist that hearing
[36:19] the documents. Another day, the
[36:21] City has 60% of residents that
[36:23] want narrow streets. We are not
[36:25] there policing everything going
[36:26] on, we can have this.
[36:27] >> Miss Conway, thank you for
[36:30] pointing -- out
[36:31] >> That is just one thing, what
[36:33] else? We can't trust the
[36:36] reports.
[36:37] >> If there are methodological
[36:39] errors, we should get on it, and
[36:40] we will.
[36:41] >> But who?
[36:42] >> We don't know that they are
[36:43] deliberate, but there could be,
[36:45] there could be someone has
[36:48] mythological issues, and they
[36:49] are not reading the data
[36:53] properly.
[36:54] >> This is a professional report
[36:55] on the City for all of us.
[36:56] >> It's on a stick on that.
[36:57] >> What is it?
[36:59] >> How is this wrong?
[37:00] >> Miss Conway, can you give me
[37:02] the title again? Cocoriko? Is
[37:06] >> Is a --
[37:09] >> Online citizen participation
[37:11] report, community matters,
[37:13] citizen participation activity
[37:15] related through the provision of
[37:16] the Planning Program.
[37:18] >> Okay, can you send that to
[37:20] me?
[37:21] L'importance de la mobilité >> I
[37:22] continue dealing.
[37:23] >> Okay, appreciate it. And then
[37:25] we can determine what
[37:28] methodological errors are and
[37:31] why?
[37:32] >> Thank you. I would like to
[37:34] echo what the previous person
[37:35] was saying, his third question
[37:38] with Gaza, people are dying,
[37:43] starving, there is the seas,
[37:45] they don't have access to
[37:47] medical help. They have been
[37:50] bombed, and everybody is doing
[37:55] their everyday life, our comfort
[38:00] life. I think it starts
[38:03] somewhere, somebody can have a
[38:04] voice to say in some public
[38:07] manner to stop it. You can send
[38:10] a message that we don't tolerate
[38:12] this kind of thing. It has to
[38:14] start somewhere with some
[38:16] people. We are all human beings.
[38:18] We don't decide where we are
[38:21] born, what our situation is.
[38:25] Will all have a different
[38:27] situation. Does a us in a couple
[38:29] life can reach out and voice our
[38:31] opinions. My opinion is, I don't
[38:32] know why this is still going on,
[38:34] and a lot of people in power are
[38:36] not speaking out. So, please, if
[38:39] you could consider, reconsider
[38:42] any kind of statement that the
[38:44] City can make to ask for a
[38:49] cease-fire, anything to help the
[38:50] people of Gaza. Thank you.
[38:59] >> Nasr El Dabee?
[39:05] >> Good evening, thank you,
[39:08] then, thank you very much.
[39:15] I am sorry. She spoke really
[39:21] ominous, what I am about to say
[39:23] is really no matter. I am going
[39:25] to talk about what is going on
[39:27] with the taxis, so we can find a
[39:30] solution to help, because this
[39:32] affects all of us. Just examine,
[39:36] when we increase the value of
[39:38] the house 56% and the taxes
[39:46] 16.3%, that's last, year and
[39:47] this year, 3.9, so that is until
[39:51] now, going to be about 21%. And
[39:54] next year is going to be, again,
[39:56] decent thing. So in the end, I
[39:58] am certain that it will be about
[40:03] 26%, increase on the taxes of
[40:04] what we pay. We are not selling
[40:07] the houses, but they keep
[40:09] increasing. So, my question to
[40:15] you, what we can do to work
[40:17] together with the city, because
[40:21] the Mayor of the city of
[40:25] Beaconsfield say it, Montréal is
[40:27] using us as a cash cow. So, why
[40:33] don't we unite all of you,
[40:36] elected to represent us, and you
[40:39] only do Pointe-Claire. We had to
[40:40] work all together to stop that.
[40:44] That is not, fear and it is not
[40:46] right.
[40:47] >> And all the mares of Islam
[40:49] have done exactly that. I don't
[40:50] know if you followed the last
[40:53] agglomeration meeting, we are
[40:55] objecting now specifically
[40:56] through each increase that is
[40:58] unjustified or does not concern
[41:00] the West Island, every Anglo
[41:02] increase that we had to share
[41:03] the cost of, we are objecting
[41:04] to. We made last month's meeting
[41:07] a long one. And it did not go
[41:09] over well, but in the end it
[41:12] gets voted through in a way that
[41:13] we go, because that is the way
[41:15] the court system functions, so I
[41:17] hear you loud and clear, but the
[41:20] formula for tax increases,
[41:22] unfortunately, it's also based
[41:23] on the market, right, depends on
[41:25] the activity in the area. I know
[41:28] Mr. -- has explained this to you
[41:30] thoroughly, Mr. Nasr El Dabee.
[41:33] You know exactly the process. We
[41:34] have explained it to you without
[41:36] hesitation, spent a lot of time
[41:38] explaining to you. A lot of
[41:40] visit the market, a lot is the
[41:42] Anglo. Yes, we can probably have
[41:43] a small say in our margin of
[41:45] cost as well, which I think the
[41:46] city has done a good job this
[41:47] year. But there are formulas of
[41:50] taxation that may or may not
[41:51] work into your favour, and and a
[41:53] lot of cases, there has been
[41:56] extensive residential sales or
[41:58] really activity, prices, the
[42:02] value of homes have gone up. The
[42:03] good news is, the value of your
[42:05] house goes up. The bad news is,
[42:06] you have to be more taxed. If
[42:08] you're not selling a, or you
[42:09] want to grow old in the home,
[42:10] it's not necessarily a good
[42:12] thing. I understand the
[42:13] predicament. But the solution,
[42:15] we are objecting to the agro --
[42:23] we have been doing it for a
[42:25] while now.
[42:26] >> My question is, you have
[42:27] already increased in 16 --
[42:29] >> --
[42:30] >> But the city of Beaconsfield
[42:32] benefits from the increase. You
[42:33] don't have to increase it every
[42:35] year --
[42:36] >> No, we don't, the
[42:37] conglomeration gets 52% on the
[42:39] dollar, every single tax dollar
[42:40] that you pay. To every 50% of
[42:44] every dollar goes to the
[42:46] conglomeration council of
[42:47] Canada, excuse me, Montréal.
[42:50] Yeah
[42:51] >> Yes, I understand, but every
[42:54] year, you keep increasing, more
[42:55] and more.
[42:56] >> The City of Montréal does,
[42:57] Mr. Nasr El Dabee. The City of
[42:59] Montréal. Does you have been
[43:02] explained this.
[43:03] >> I understand --
[43:04] >> You have been explained this
[43:05] quite a lot.
[43:06] >> Yes, I understand, but it is
[43:09] not right.
[43:10] >> That's why --
[43:14] >> It's because it's been
[43:16] explained to me that I zip it.
[43:17] >> We object on a regular basis,
[43:20] the conglomeration council
[43:22] meetings. All the municipalities
[43:24] object, and we did. Watch the
[43:25] last council meeting. We got up
[43:28] and objected to every single
[43:30] increase that we did not feel
[43:31] was a just on us. We object to
[43:33] each one, and we'll keep doing
[43:34] that extensively through all of
[43:35] the conglomeration council
[43:36] meetings. Bottom line, they can
[43:38] pull over us. That is the setup.
[43:40] That is our political situation.
[43:43] Unless you change that, we have
[43:45] no solution. Unless the citizens
[43:47] of the West Island object to the
[43:49] way that taxes are divvied up
[43:52] municipally, it will forever be
[43:54] best.
[43:55] >> I hope we find a solution,
[43:57] everyone can help each other,
[43:58] because it is all of us.
[43:59] >> If through the City of
[44:00] Montréal. Speak to the
[44:02] Government of Québec and how
[44:03] taxation is allocated
[44:05] municipally.
[44:06] >> We follow you, Mister Mayor,
[44:07] so you had to start, and we
[44:09] follow you.
[44:10] >> I am explaining to you, what
[44:11] we're doing, and I am explain to
[44:13] you what you can do to help us
[44:15] because, we don't have
[44:17] legislative -- we have no voting
[44:18] power to change it. So, we need
[44:21] voting power to change things,
[44:22] otherwise, we can't, it's a
[44:24] suppose that.
[44:25] >> My second question because
[44:28] everything --
[44:29] >> Okay, sorry, go ahead.
[44:31] >> No, you can continue --
[44:34] >> No, no, go ahead, sir.
[44:35] >> My second question,
[44:38] everything going on, any
[44:42] argument, somebody from -- Mr.
[44:48] Cohen, he went to the newspaper
[44:50] and ask you to resign, is that
[44:53] the way, how the City Council
[44:56] deal with you? It's not right.
[44:58] >> Not City Council, Mr. Cohen?
[45:01] >> Mr. Cohen, he went -- we
[45:05] elect you. Is that right?
[45:07] >> That's for you to decide.
[45:10] >> I am just saying because we
[45:13] are showing all of our bad side
[45:15] in the media, and all the
[45:18] trouble and argument between all
[45:19] of you, I am asking him, why do
[45:22] you go to the media when -- we
[45:27] elect you to do the right thing,
[45:29] not to go in the media and keep
[45:32] asking for resign or making all
[45:36] the bad laundry in the media.
[45:39] Can we work altogether really?
[45:41] >> Are you asking me or --
[45:43] >> Asking him, ask him.
[45:45] >> Councillor Cowan, would you
[45:46] like to respond?
[45:47] >> I think I explained myself
[45:49] adequately in that letter. If
[45:51] you wish, we can talk to later.
[45:53] I don't think getting into a big
[45:55] argument at this council meeting
[45:56] tonight is in anybody's
[45:58] interests, but afterwards, a
[45:59] talk to you and give you an
[46:01] answer and with detail, and
[46:03] anything you want to talk. About
[46:04] >> Okay, because, please, I
[46:06] never saw that really. We have
[46:09] lived and worked for 30 years,
[46:10] I've never seen this behaviour
[46:12] with City Council and the mayor,
[46:13] I never saw that. So, please, we
[46:15] have to show us the good site
[46:18] and the good behaviour. We work
[46:20] all be together for our city and
[46:22] our kids, for our next
[46:25] generation. I hope really it
[46:27] makes sense to you, and thank
[46:29] you, Lynn, for asking for
[46:34] peaceful way for all these
[46:38] people. We complain about taxes,
[46:40] and there, losing their life.
[46:42] So, I hope really, we can do
[46:45] something with support to all of
[46:47] them, the Middle East. Thank you
[46:49] very much, God bless you.
[46:51] >> Thank you, Mister Nasr El
[46:53] Dabee. John Kilpatrick?
[47:01] >> John Kirkpatrick,
[47:04] Pointe-Claire -- two things,
[47:07] one, the lady who started off
[47:08] about the school, you also have
[47:11] the same problem at St. Thomas.
[47:14] They are actually double parked
[47:16] for their kids, and they refuse
[47:18] to move, so the traffic just
[47:21] stops. So, if you can fix that
[47:23] problem, it would be
[47:25] appreciated. My main issue is
[47:28] regarding the -- Mister Mayor, I
[47:30] have been sending you emails
[47:32] with questions, you don't
[47:34] respond to them.
[47:36] >> That's not true. You have
[47:39] been responded to. You have been
[47:41] responded at this last meeting,
[47:43] last month's meeting, you have
[47:44] been responded to.
[47:45] >> Thank you!
[47:46] >> Mr. Cho Patrick, please.
[47:49] Let's not repeat last week.
[47:50] Let's have some decorum, and
[47:53] let's converts civilly amongst
[47:55] each other. Please continue, you
[47:56] have been responded to. The city
[47:58] has responded to you. You've
[48:00] heard from our arborists, heard
[48:02] from public works, we have
[48:03] reviews of your tree, and the
[48:05] decisions have been made, at the
[48:07] level of public works, the
[48:09] professional level of the city.
[48:10] You have your answers, and it's
[48:13] not mine or councils control
[48:17] anymore. It's in the hands are
[48:19] they trained professionals who
[48:20] we pay to run the operations of
[48:22] the city, and they have given
[48:23] you a decision on the future of
[48:25] your tree, which we trust, their
[48:28] advice and professional advice
[48:29] in this regard, and we concur.
[48:32] And there is nothing we can do
[48:34] beyond that point, sir.
[48:35] >> Okay, so, can you answer me
[48:38] is there's response to my last
[48:39] email?
[48:40] >> Your last email you sent me,
[48:43] documenting what email I
[48:44] supposedly sent. Yes, and that
[48:47] email I supposedly sent was
[48:49] written out of court to see by
[48:50] my secretary to all of Council
[48:53] outlining the history of your
[48:54] file and what the decision was.
[48:56] It was not -- she was doing a
[48:59] courtesy response to Council
[49:01] explaining the status of your
[49:03] tree and your situation to all
[49:05] of us. I did not write it. She
[49:07] brought it out of courtesy,
[49:09] detailing the history at the
[49:10] decision, not my email, Mr.
[49:12] Kirkpatrick, as implied and the
[49:13] council meeting. It was not me
[49:14] who brought it. It was a
[49:15] courtesy email, somehow, you
[49:19] divulged that it was something
[49:20] about the ire in, which was
[49:22] untrue, and I had released. It
[49:23] was written for my office, by
[49:25] the professional who writes for
[49:27] me, and she said nothing
[49:29] political or normative in that
[49:31] email. She simply gave a status
[49:32] report on your tree. So let's
[49:35] get the truth out there, Mr.
[49:37] Kirkpatrick, and thank you for
[49:38] this opportunity for
[49:39] clarification, I appreciate it.
[49:40] >> So, my second question that
[49:42] was on that email was to supply
[49:46] me your arborists number for
[49:49] whoever did it?
[49:50] >> That, I don't know, can we do
[49:52] that, Madam bubble? Can Mr.
[49:56] Kilpatrick appeal to the city
[49:57] arborist in this regard on
[50:00] history?
[50:02] >> I think that the legal affair
[50:04] department already responded to
[50:05] you. Did you want to talk --
[50:07] >> Nobody as responded.
[50:10] Everybody here says they have
[50:11] responded, I did not get any
[50:14] responses, so the way I am
[50:15] looking at it, you guys are
[50:17] whitewashing everything, and I
[50:18] am being lied to.
[50:19] >> No, you have a decision, and
[50:21] the decision is that your tree
[50:22] will not be cut down. That's a
[50:24] clear, unequivocal decision.
[50:26] It's not whitewash, there is a
[50:28] clear, unequivocal decision.
[50:29] It's not in your court, sir.
[50:31] >> No, it's not in my court.
[50:32] >> Yes, it is.
[50:33] >> The tree will say there. I
[50:34] already talked to the insurance
[50:36] company.
[50:37] >> But you can appeal the
[50:38] decision, if you want to. You
[50:39] can do what you wish. You can
[50:41] use all the legal channels of
[50:43] recourse that you have available
[50:44] to you to appeal that decision.
[50:45] >> Excuse me, can I finish
[50:47] talking.
[50:48] >> Absolutely.
[50:49] >> Thank you very much, it's
[50:50] called respect.
[50:51] >> Okay, thank you, Mr.
[50:52] Kirkpatrick.
[50:53] >> I have talked to the
[50:54] insurance company, given them
[50:55] the files, they have come back,
[50:57] they have said that I have done
[50:59] everything that I can, that
[51:01] Pointe-Claire is being
[51:03] neglectful of the citizens, if
[51:05] something happens. So, I am just
[51:08] here to say, are you sure that
[51:09] you don't want to give me tree
[51:12] cutting, because if it goes
[51:15] through, the insurance company
[51:17] will be involved. They do have
[51:19] all the documents, they will
[51:20] come to Pointe-Claire,
[51:23] Pointe-Claire will go to court.
[51:24] Me being a citizen, sitting here
[51:27] and going, why should my money a
[51:32] taxes go to Pointe-Claire for
[51:35] Pointe-Claire to go to court for
[51:37] something that is wrong?
[51:38] >> Okay, you consider Iran. Our
[51:43] arborists actually study
[51:45] professionally and dedicate
[51:46] their lives to trees and how
[51:48] they live and grow and flourish.
[51:50] We're not in the habit of
[51:51] cutting trees down
[51:53] unnecessarily. The professional
[51:55] decision by our arborist was was
[51:57] that the street did not need to
[51:58] be cut down. That is their call
[52:00] as a professional, I respect it.
[52:03] They are the professionals who
[52:04] give us advice, and that is the
[52:06] decision that has been rendered
[52:07] and your case, sir. I don't know
[52:09] why we go around in circles. You
[52:12] are not accepting that decision,
[52:14] I suspect, and I can tell you
[52:16] anything beyond that. That's why
[52:18] I said it's in your court. The
[52:19] decision has been made, sir.
[52:21] >> Okay, so the decision has
[52:23] been made, gave me a moment
[52:26] here.
[52:27] >> Mister Mayor, if I can just
[52:28] --
[52:29] >> Absolutely.
[52:30] >> What the actual issue is, the
[52:33] city arborist determined that
[52:34] the tree stands now is unsafe,
[52:38] and if I remember correctly and
[52:41] recommended the wires be
[52:43] installed in order, it cabling,
[52:45] in order to keep the tree from a
[52:47] major branch in the intersection
[52:50] from falling. There will be an
[52:52] expense involved to do the, so,,
[52:55] if I can paraphrase, the issue
[52:58] is, do we oblige Mr. Kilpatrick
[53:00] to spend money in order to make
[53:04] a tree safe, in accordance to
[53:08] the city's desire, and the
[53:10] arborists opinion on how to make
[53:11] a tree chef, or should we allow
[53:14] Mr. Kirkpatrick to make the tree
[53:15] safe by cutting it down? The
[53:18] amount of money is about the
[53:20] same, cutting down the tree or
[53:23] for, I believe, for installing
[53:25] the cable link. The cable link
[53:27] is not a guarantee of safety.
[53:29] Something semi-happen, and there
[53:30] might be more expenses to be
[53:33] incurred in the future, whereas,
[53:34] of course, much of the tree is
[53:36] gone, it is not safe, except at
[53:38] the issue --
[53:39] >> More or less, because the
[53:41] arborist doing to cabling,
[53:42] because I had four arborist
[53:44] come, two to look and view it.
[53:46] >> I've read the story, sir.
[53:49] >> Other people should hear it.
[53:50] >> Okay, but we heard it last
[53:52] month. And we heard it the month
[53:55] before.
[53:56] >> Can I please finish?
[53:58] >> You are not the chair of this
[54:00] meeting, sir, and we will not
[54:02] tell me when you or I can speak.
[54:04] I will finish what I am saying
[54:06] before we carry on, and I --
[54:09] suffice to say, the other option
[54:10] we have here, Councillor
[54:12] McCullough did not refer to, is
[54:13] that we can trust and respect
[54:14] the decisions of the people,
[54:16] they've trained professionals
[54:17] who give us advice, and that is
[54:18] what we have done. That is the
[54:20] other option. I grew up with a
[54:22] cable tree, my whole life, and
[54:24] it never fell down, and I am
[54:27] pretty confident that our
[54:29] trained professionals have not
[54:32] been put into place to put
[54:33] citizens in danger. As I
[54:34] reiterated, I reiterate what I
[54:36] said last month, and I am
[54:37] confident that they are not
[54:38] putting anybody in danger, and I
[54:40] am confident in my stuff. Where
[54:42] are we going from here, sir?
[54:43] >> So then, why would your City
[54:47] say if I did disagreed with the,
[54:48] for me to go through third
[54:50] party, spend my money to
[54:53] challenge, which they did, and
[54:54] they said that it is dangerous,
[54:56] the tree, there are cracks, and
[54:58] they recommended it to be
[55:00] cabled, then why would you tell
[55:01] me to do it, if you will sit
[55:02] down and say that the tree is
[55:05] healthy?
[55:06] >> Mr. Kirkpatrick, I can't
[55:07] speak for the ins and outs of
[55:08] the well-being of the tree.
[55:10] Suffice to say, there is in no
[55:12] way that they have over in or
[55:14] put citizens in danger, and if
[55:17] you had had professional advice
[55:18] or contrary advice, and it
[55:21] overrules these professionals or
[55:23] scientifically more accurate, I
[55:25] am sure that they will concur. I
[55:27] have trust in my legal
[55:28] department, I have trust in my
[55:30] public works, sir? This, I
[55:33] think, we have pretty much
[55:35] concluded here.
[55:36] >> Yeah, I think. So
[55:37] >> Thank you very much.
[55:43] Makayla -- did I say there are?
[55:47] >> Hello.
[55:48] >> Hi.
[55:49] >> My name is -- and I am living
[55:53] in Pointe-Claire, district
[55:55] number eight. So, my question is
[56:02] about the incoming ran stations
[56:06] and, basically, the question is,
[56:09] how do you plan to bring people
[56:11] to these stations. We have two
[56:14] in the village, and if it is not
[56:18] my responsibility, let's say, if
[56:20] you are working with the REM or
[56:26] buses, on the.
[56:28] >> I think I understand, you are
[56:31] saying about two in the village
[56:32] or something, or are you talking
[56:34] about two in Pointe-Claire? To
[56:36] run stations in Pointe-Claire?
[56:37] >> Yeah, yeah.
[56:38] >> The village, unfortunately.
[56:40] The villages are a long way from
[56:41] the REM station, which is an
[56:45] interesting issue. The issue
[56:47] with the REM at the outset is
[56:49] that it was built on the
[56:51] northern edge of our city. It
[56:53] could be argued that its
[56:54] services Kirkland or dollars or
[56:57] even Pierrefonds or that it will
[56:59] surface Pointe-Claire in some
[57:00] ways. But getting over the 20
[57:05] and 40s is an issue for
[57:07] Pointe-Claire citizens, and
[57:08] north south as though it's been
[57:09] an issue of Pointe-Claire,
[57:11] especially on bikes or public
[57:12] transit. East west is less
[57:14] problematic but north south is
[57:16] indeed a problem. If that is
[57:18] what you are racing, I concur
[57:19] with you. We don't have parking
[57:22] at the REM, so how people get
[57:24] dropped off is an issue. There
[57:27] are all kinds of transit issues
[57:30] surrounding the REM, and that is
[57:32] probably one of the reasons why
[57:33] in the extension of the jock
[57:36] bizarre corridor, which has been
[57:38] proposed by some of my
[57:39] colleagues in the West Island,
[57:40] we have emphasize public transit
[57:42] orientation on that extension as
[57:43] well as emergency vehicles for
[57:45] the Lakeshore General, because
[57:46] we are aware of the transport
[57:48] issues going to the REM, so that
[57:50] Pointe-Claire can benefit from
[57:51] the REM. There are major issues
[57:53] there, north south, public
[57:55] transit and Pointe-Claire needs
[57:57] improvement. The other
[57:58] interesting thing about the West
[58:00] Island is that ridership is
[58:01] down, which is unfortunate,
[58:02] because it's hard to argue for
[58:04] expanded services, when your
[58:06] ridership is down. Now, whether
[58:08] that's an anomaly, or if it is
[58:10] east west ridership, I am not
[58:12] sure. But there are variables in
[58:13] this equation that are quite
[58:16] complicated.
[58:17] >> Yeah, and, I agree, it could
[58:22] be, could be a lot of solution
[58:24] on the, and one of them could be
[58:30] the bicycle secure path from the
[58:32] City to the REM station. Of
[58:36] course, we have to have also the
[58:41] parking for the bicycle, maybe
[58:45] some may secure something not
[58:50] straight on the street but maybe
[58:54] psalm arranged for security.
[58:57] >> I am glad that you brought
[58:58] that up because there are two
[59:00] proposed. We are supposed to be
[59:03] getting bicycle pedestrian
[59:04] overpasses. They are in the
[59:06] middle of administrative
[59:08] quagmire right now, speaking
[59:09] with Mr. Scarpaleggia
[59:11] regionally, but there is one
[59:13] pending. We are hoping that it
[59:14] will come at some point. We are
[59:17] hoping that the bike path will
[59:18] be a reality. It is being worked
[59:20] on by multiple levels of
[59:21] government. People are aware in
[59:23] that regard, for sure.
[59:24] >> Okay, okay. And maybe, I
[59:27] could propose in my mind that it
[59:30] would be great to have secure
[59:35] bicycle path from south to
[59:38] north, north to south on the
[59:43] boulevard?
[59:44] >> Okay.
[59:45] >> In this case, everyone from
[59:48] district three, I guess, three
[59:52] and seven and a, if I'm not
[59:57] mistaken, three and a, could
[1:00:00] use, utilize bicycle to go into
[1:00:02] the REM station because we don't
[1:00:08] need pat 40. It would be
[1:00:11] wonderful solution for children
[1:00:14] to take ram to go to colleges
[1:00:19] and universities, or someone
[1:00:21] working downtown.
[1:00:22] >> That is the idea. Let's hope
[1:00:25] that we can get them there, I
[1:00:26] agree.
[1:00:27] >> Thank you.
[1:00:28] >> Thank you for your question.
[1:00:30] Stella Haley?
[1:00:45] >> Yes, good evening, everyone.
[1:00:49] I would just want to say, in a
[1:00:52] quick comment in regards to the
[1:00:57] gentleman who brought up, as
[1:00:59] well as Lane, who also added to
[1:01:02] the need for municipalities to
[1:01:08] not be silent on what is being
[1:01:11] referred to as a graveyard of
[1:01:13] children in Gaza. We have lost
[1:01:14] over 16,000 children, and there
[1:01:16] is another 8000 unaccounted for.
[1:01:20] Yeah, it's heartbreaking, and I
[1:01:22] want to mention that there are
[1:01:25] numerous reports, see TV news,
[1:01:29] various reports from municipal
[1:01:31] councils, even a petition
[1:01:34] demanding the voice be heard,
[1:01:37] and that we as citizens have a
[1:01:39] duty, we have an obligation,
[1:01:42] this has been inhumane, nuclear
[1:01:44] disaster reoccurring, and we are
[1:01:47] all complicit if we do not
[1:01:51] speak. With that said, my next
[1:01:54] -- I had a couple of things I
[1:01:56] wanted to ask. This evening, I
[1:01:59] had somebody asked me about this
[1:02:02] letter, which I had not known
[1:02:04] about, and I would ask, maybe,
[1:02:06] could you explain the content
[1:02:07] that the letter, considering we
[1:02:09] don't know, and that was not
[1:02:12] purposeful? I have something to
[1:02:15] mention with the red de Women's
[1:02:17] cardiovascular disease in
[1:02:18] relation to the multiple McGill
[1:02:21] intercity. If you would explain
[1:02:22] to -- us
[1:02:23] >> Are you asking Councillor
[1:02:25] Cowan?
[1:02:26] >> Yeah, if you would be kind to
[1:02:27] tell us the content of the
[1:02:28] letter and the allegations, and
[1:02:30] if you consider that to be the
[1:02:31] best path forward for our
[1:02:33] people, for our city and the
[1:02:34] respect of our mayor and who was
[1:02:38] elected to represent us? What is
[1:02:40] the content that? I don't know,
[1:02:41] I did not have time to find out.
[1:02:45] >> I suggest you read the
[1:02:48] letter. It's in the 15 ten
[1:02:50] report. You can read there. I
[1:02:52] don't think it's a wise use of
[1:02:54] time now to comment, I can try
[1:02:56] to paraphrase the letter that
[1:02:57] you have not right, so, read it
[1:03:01] and it's available.
[1:03:02] >> You don't recall what you put
[1:03:04] in the letter, is that what
[1:03:05] you're suggesting.
[1:03:06] >> No, of course not.
[1:03:07] >> Can you be brief and give us
[1:03:08] two or three points.
[1:03:09] >> No, I won't.
[1:03:10] >> You can do that? Okay, thank
[1:03:12] you.
[1:03:13] >> You could.
[1:03:14] >> I'm sorry, thank you so much.
[1:03:15] >> Miss Haley, what you might be
[1:03:17] referring to is that there is
[1:03:18] also a letter to district eight
[1:03:21] that is released recently that
[1:03:23] you might want to read as well
[1:03:24] to the citizens of district
[1:03:26] eight that you might want to pay
[1:03:27] attention to as well. Over at
[1:03:29] the 15 ten report, there
[1:03:31] actually is a letter from
[1:03:32] Councillor Cowan, as well as my
[1:03:34] letter, so you can read the two
[1:03:35] of them, I am quite pleased with
[1:03:37] the way that at all turned out.
[1:03:40] You can interpret people quite
[1:03:41] correctly from that, but you
[1:03:44] might also want to look at the
[1:03:45] district 81, that has been
[1:03:47] circulating, and I've had a lot
[1:03:48] of citizens coming today about
[1:03:49] that one, so that maybe what you
[1:03:51] have heard.
[1:03:52] >> I heard some people at the
[1:03:53] library this week, who came up
[1:03:55] to me, I did not know them, but
[1:03:57] they were like, we love Mary
[1:04:01] Thomas, I took pictures of them,
[1:04:03] in case you ever ought to have a
[1:04:04] copy for your files.
[1:04:05] >> I love hearing that.
[1:04:06] >> Thank you so much, and in
[1:04:08] regards to my focus on what I
[1:04:11] have been working on, I have
[1:04:12] been very active myself in
[1:04:15] addressing the international
[1:04:17] regulations, and I want to say,
[1:04:18] Mr. Scarpaleggia would be a good
[1:04:20] person to reach out to if you
[1:04:21] want a voice your concern. We
[1:04:24] have Moya there, we have David,
[1:04:26] and they are really, I would
[1:04:29] suggest, supportive of citizen
[1:04:31] voices. We need to see people
[1:04:34] speak out. Now, I shall get to
[1:04:36] my normal point, which I have
[1:04:37] been doing for 14 years. You
[1:04:40] mentioned earlier, and I think
[1:04:42] this is serendipity.
[1:04:44] >> It's highly, you have two
[1:04:45] more, because he wanted to speak
[1:04:46] to the cardiovascular issue with
[1:04:49] women, as well as -- that is
[1:04:52] correct. All keep you to those
[1:04:54] two.
[1:04:55] >> Thank you so much. I am
[1:04:57] actually a little overtired,
[1:04:59] could I mention, you said the
[1:05:02] wear read the candle up site, in
[1:05:06] that briefing, in your
[1:05:08] introduction, you mentioned hard
[1:05:11] disease is 80% within the
[1:05:14] control of women, one of the
[1:05:17] three women succumb to
[1:05:20] cardiovascular disease. Now,
[1:05:22] what is really interesting is
[1:05:24] that in a lot of the work that I
[1:05:26] have been doing, I am on
[1:05:27] Twitter, smoke free by the way,
[1:05:30] what I would like to say is, he
[1:05:32] made a very, very clear, the
[1:05:37] association between air
[1:05:40] pollution is this, quote, we
[1:05:43] notice the association with a
[1:05:46] stronger when more of the fine
[1:05:48] pollution came from wood
[1:05:50] burning, said McGill professor
[1:05:54] Scott, I always get his name is
[1:05:56] pronounced, W E ICH EMT its eco.
[1:06:00] I communicated him for many
[1:06:01] years, lead author of a new
[1:06:03] study published in epidemiology.
[1:06:06] The article is entitled, wood
[1:06:10] stoves are good for the soul,
[1:06:13] bad for the heart. And this
[1:06:18] article here, this is published
[1:06:20] in 2000, February 2021, I would
[1:06:25] like to suggest, and he so
[1:06:29] strongly, big cities are causing
[1:06:32] heart and along problems. The
[1:06:34] consequences of people in
[1:06:36] smaller cities is also very well
[1:06:40] documented. What I would like to
[1:06:42] mention, I lost a friend
[1:06:44] recently to her attack, younger
[1:06:45] than me. My dear friend, when a
[1:06:48] date most world renowned
[1:06:50] scientist that worked on the
[1:06:51] Israel Gaza International and
[1:06:53] drones, his wife succumbed to a
[1:06:54] heart attack recently, and the
[1:06:57] coincidences that they were
[1:06:58] booked closer to smoke. I just
[1:07:00] want to say, this is not an
[1:07:03] issue that we should be waiting
[1:07:05] for people to change, and he
[1:07:07] mentions here, Montréal brought
[1:07:09] forward bylaws, forcing home
[1:07:12] owners to register and replace
[1:07:20] -- that's okay. What I want to
[1:07:23] say is, what he has mentioned is
[1:07:25] we must initiate the local
[1:07:29] cities to take action. There,
[1:07:31] you are. So, in all of this, I
[1:07:36] have copies of this article, and
[1:07:37] I would like to ask each time
[1:07:39] that we give an article to the
[1:07:40] city, which I have been doing
[1:07:42] for 14 years before COVID.
[1:07:46] >> At a minimum.
[1:07:48] >> Nothing has changed. I want
[1:07:50] to Montréal, I brought
[1:07:53] documented proof, I brought you
[1:07:55] the 2 million dollar study that
[1:07:57] proves the city's bylaw is
[1:08:01] baseless. There is no science.
[1:08:03] That's 2 million dollar
[1:08:04] research, not by me. So, what I
[1:08:06] would like to ask you now. With
[1:08:10] this document, that was
[1:08:13] submitted, in November, this is
[1:08:18] an official document that
[1:08:24] concludes we have zero
[1:08:26] confidence in the science test,
[1:08:29] EPA stoves, their emission
[1:08:31] testing is worse than
[1:08:34] Volkswagen. Therefore, 400%
[1:08:37] increase in dioxin in the old
[1:08:40] stoves, Indian stoves, excuse
[1:08:41] me, 40% higher dioxin, has the
[1:08:46] city looked at those documents?
[1:08:48] I paid $80, brought you a hard
[1:08:51] copy, did anyone look at these
[1:08:54] documents? Does anyone ever look
[1:08:56] at the information?
[1:08:57] >> I do. I do.
[1:08:59] >> I know you do. You have been
[1:09:01] a very encouraging man, and a
[1:09:04] man of integrity and respect.
[1:09:06] >> Thank you, Miss Haley.
[1:09:07] >> Thank you.
[1:09:08] >> You know that I concur on
[1:09:10] this, and that a lot of the
[1:09:11] cities across North America are
[1:09:13] proving this, and cities across
[1:09:14] North America are going that
[1:09:16] route. It is the reality of the
[1:09:18] future, it is a carcinogen, and
[1:09:20] especially, when it's not well
[1:09:21] ventilated, it's really bad, and
[1:09:23] the stats are there. The studies
[1:09:24] are there, and they are
[1:09:26] unequivocal. I agree with you
[1:09:27] completely on the. Miss Haley is
[1:09:30] referring to would smoke.
[1:09:32] >> The risk for heart attack
[1:09:34] among people.
[1:09:35] >> And there is a correlation
[1:09:36] with heart attack, like smoking.
[1:09:38] >> What I would like to mention
[1:09:39] to you is that he said that
[1:09:41] during the cold season, when
[1:09:43] pollution from wood stoves is at
[1:09:45] its highest, the risk for our
[1:09:47] attack amongst subjects that are
[1:09:49] 65 years or older is increased
[1:09:52] by 19%. Now, this is not
[1:09:58] something that we should be
[1:10:00] waiting for. We have Montréal
[1:10:03] regulation. We have the data on
[1:10:05] the improvement in air quality
[1:10:08] and the lower reduction in
[1:10:10] cardiovascular disease. The last
[1:10:12] thing that I would like to
[1:10:14] mention, we have children
[1:10:20] breeding smoke at bus stops. We
[1:10:24] have children walking to school
[1:10:26] in the smoke and inside their
[1:10:31] homes. The small concentration
[1:10:36] is absent as high as it is
[1:10:38] outside undetected. I've met
[1:10:41] parents who have cried in the
[1:10:42] area where I live tell me that
[1:10:47] they bought a house here, that
[1:10:48] they were subjected to this
[1:10:50] horrible smoke. You can see it
[1:10:52] on my website, so I have to the
[1:10:54] website for citizens of
[1:10:56] environmental health. I want to
[1:10:58] say, it's not we bring up these
[1:11:00] issues, we have the same, push
[1:11:04] that to the backburner, the head
[1:11:07] of the Québec long association,
[1:11:09] who sat next to me at the public
[1:11:10] consultations in Ontario in the
[1:11:13] module Gazette is quoted as
[1:11:14] saying, would smoke is killing
[1:11:16] our children, it is a silent
[1:11:19] night killer. I gave each of the
[1:11:22] councillors a copy of the
[1:11:24] article. Are we just going to
[1:11:25] sit here, as I said to Mayor
[1:11:30] Belvedere at the last meeting,
[1:11:31] are you okay with this, people
[1:11:33] breathing smoke 22,000 times a
[1:11:35] day? Are we okay? Who are we,
[1:11:37] and what is our responsibility?
[1:11:39] So, my question now, to put it
[1:11:42] very clear, the information that
[1:11:44] I brought to you last week,
[1:11:47] right? Documented studies,
[1:11:50] research, right? The information
[1:11:53] I brought to you for 14 errors,
[1:11:56] documented studies, research, do
[1:12:00] you ever sit together, and have
[1:12:03] education become the basis for
[1:12:05] the decisions in our policy?
[1:12:07] >> Yes. Yes. Yes. We do that
[1:12:12] quite often.
[1:12:13] >> Have you looked at these
[1:12:14] articles?
[1:12:15] >> Yes I. Have
[1:12:16] >> Yes you have, but I'm asking
[1:12:17] the councillors who are opposed
[1:12:19] to. It
[1:12:20] >> I'm not sure they are opposed
[1:12:21] to it, not sure if they have or
[1:12:22] haven't read them. But Miss
[1:12:24] Halle, we can't say that
[1:12:27] offhand.
[1:12:29] >> What do you want us to do?
[1:12:30] Stop wood burning? People have
[1:12:33] fireplaces. What do you expect
[1:12:34] me to do about that. Let's just
[1:12:36] look at this. Okay so there is a
[1:12:40] point. What I like to say is
[1:12:42] this. We are adults. We must
[1:12:51] make health report Yorkie of our
[1:12:54] community. Do you have any
[1:12:55] response to the questions are
[1:12:56] brought to you? I brought a
[1:12:57] question.
[1:12:59] >> They're not in the position
[1:13:01] to -- you should be asking that
[1:13:04] --
[1:13:05] >> I'm sorry, excuse me. Okay,
[1:13:06] Mister Mayor, excuse me. My
[1:13:10] actual verbal skills in meetings
[1:13:11] are not exactly --
[1:13:12] >> We can revisit the issue,
[1:13:15] Miss Haley.
[1:13:16] >> I have a quick question,
[1:13:18] though. When a city councillor
[1:13:20] has three or four criminal
[1:13:23] offences, are they eligible to
[1:13:24] run as a city councillor? Is
[1:13:27] that a part of our ethical, does
[1:13:29] that fall under ethics? I'm
[1:13:31] asking you if there is a
[1:13:33] councillor, just out -- of
[1:13:35] >> Miss Halle? Not to imply
[1:13:37] anything, but my understanding
[1:13:39] is I believe they are but I am
[1:13:40] not sure on this one. I'm not
[1:13:44] sure of the laws on this one.
[1:13:45] >> I'm not either. I just want
[1:13:47] to say that when I look at
[1:13:50] something I don't like the idea
[1:13:53] of defamation or whatever but I
[1:13:55] do believe that maybe we have, I
[1:14:00] won't say another word. I just
[1:14:02] --
[1:14:03] >> Thank you.
[1:14:04] >> We'll stop there, all right?
[1:14:07] >> Thank you, Miss Haley.
[1:14:09] >> Thank you.
[1:14:10] >> Thank you. No, no, enough,
[1:14:13] Mister --
[1:14:14] >> Who is this man?
[1:14:15] >> That's okay.
[1:14:16] >> Isn't that an infraction?
[1:14:17] >> Excuse me, he's not to yell
[1:14:19] at you from the audience. That
[1:14:20] was a tad rude. But yes, Miss
[1:14:23] Haley I think --
[1:14:24] >> I thank you so much. I know
[1:14:26] it's hard for people to
[1:14:27] understand some things. Thank
[1:14:29] you. Thank you so very much.
[1:14:31] Thank you so much.
[1:14:32] >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank
[1:14:36] you. Sharon Weaver? Oh. Oh,
[1:14:42] Susan, sorry. Sorry, Susan. It's
[1:14:45] written Sharon. But I should
[1:14:47] have known better.
[1:14:48] >> Okay, Susan Weaver,
[1:14:51] Pointe-Claire.
[1:14:52] >> In the suburban newspaper
[1:14:54] last month you were invited to
[1:14:57] defend your viewpoints as to the
[1:15:00] differences that you may have
[1:15:01] had with others on Council, and
[1:15:03] that is only fair to help the
[1:15:05] two sides. You are quoted is
[1:15:07] describing yourself as a
[1:15:09] gentleman acting with grace,
[1:15:10] calm, behaving with decorum,
[1:15:13] with different visions and so
[1:15:14] on. Then he went on to say that
[1:15:17] they, I suppose you mean
[1:15:19] Council, disrupt the process,
[1:15:21] even planting people in public
[1:15:24] meetings to cause disruptions.
[1:15:26] Can you please tell me who these
[1:15:27] people are that they plant?
[1:15:30] >> I could. I could get you
[1:15:32] some. I will compile a list and
[1:15:33] I will get back to you on that
[1:15:35] one, Miss Weaver.
[1:15:36] >> A list?
[1:15:37] >> Because I attend all these
[1:15:38] Council meetings. Okay, because
[1:15:40] I thought it might have been the
[1:15:42] case of the skunk that smells
[1:15:44] his own smell first.
[1:15:45] >> Well, I don't think so.
[1:15:47] >> Well, this will be an easy
[1:15:48] one for you, Mister Thomas. You
[1:15:51] claim to care about the
[1:15:53] environment and climate change.
[1:15:55] Will you immediately implement a
[1:15:57] ten second idling bylaw as
[1:16:01] Outremont has recently done?
[1:16:03] Québec has, I think, a bylaw for
[1:16:06] three minutes and 60 minutes.
[1:16:08] >> I will consult with my
[1:16:09] council on that. I don't have
[1:16:11] the power to do. That
[1:16:12] >> You can do that immediately.
[1:16:13] >> No, Miss Weaver, Miss Weaver,
[1:16:16] your understanding of municipal
[1:16:18] government is a bit flawed. I
[1:16:21] cannot solely make that
[1:16:23] decision. A mayor is not in able
[1:16:26] to make that decision alone.
[1:16:28] People attribute, Miss Weaver,
[1:16:30] you're talking from the front
[1:16:32] seat, front row, if you go back
[1:16:33] to the microphone if you like.
[1:16:36] The mayor is not solely
[1:16:38] responsible for that. Our policy
[1:16:39] decisions are decided by
[1:16:41] Council. So to attribute that
[1:16:42] kind of thing to a mayor is an
[1:16:44] unjust thing.
[1:16:45] >> No, I mean to implement. You
[1:16:46] could start the process.
[1:16:47] >> I can speak to it. Sure. If
[1:16:50] you like us to speak to us.
[1:16:51] >> I know it takes a while --
[1:16:52] for
[1:16:53] >> Miss Weaver, I can certainly
[1:16:54] speak to it.
[1:16:55] >> Okay.
[1:16:56] >> Okay. All right, so that
[1:16:59] concludes question period.
[1:17:26] - 5.1 Déposer les rapports
[1:17:27] concernant les registres qui ont
[1:17:28] été tenu du 8 au 12 janvier
[1:17:29] 2024, relativement aux
[1:17:30] Règlements PC-2964, PC-2965,
[1:17:31] PC-2968 et PC-2969.
[1:17:33] >> This is point went to grant
[1:17:34] financial support for total
[1:17:35] amount of $35,000 for the
[1:17:37] Lakeshore General Hospital
[1:17:38] Foundation. Des règlements
[1:17:39] d'emprunts, donc les registres
[1:17:40] se sont tenues et aucune
[1:17:41] signature n'a été reçue. The
[1:17:42] calculation is based on $1
[1:17:43] issued for each residents of
[1:17:44] Pointe-Claire. Les règlements
[1:17:45] sont réputées approuvés par les
[1:17:46] personnes habiles à voter.
[1:18:00] - 6.2 Accorder un soutien
[1:18:01] financier pour un montant total
[1:18:02] de 25 000 $ à la Résidence de
[1:18:03] soins palliatifs Teresa Dellar.
[1:18:04] >> 06. 03, to edify certain
[1:18:06] things on the -- overture with
[1:18:07] the Arts that was held of every
[1:18:08] three 2024. 10000 dollars est
[1:18:09] accordé pour la course pour la
[1:18:10] compassion et 15000 dollars est
[1:18:11] accordé pour les services
[1:18:12] offerts par cette organisation.
[1:18:13] To thank the City of
[1:18:17] Pointe-Claire, over to the arts
[1:18:18] offer to complimentary tickets
[1:18:19] and a third ticket was purchased
[1:18:22] by Councillor and has been
[1:18:23] reimbursed by the City.
[1:18:29] >> Do I have a mover? And
[1:18:31] second? Are
[1:18:32] >> There Stainforth, district
[1:18:33] four.
[1:18:34] >> All in favour?
[1:18:36] >> Mr. Stork? Your vote please?
[1:18:40] - Pour 6,1 6,3. Thank you
[1:18:50] >>
[1:18:51] >> 7.2, to renew the mandates of
[1:18:52] members of Pointe-Claire quite a
[1:18:53] club board of directors, the
[1:18:54] board of directors recommended
[1:18:55] the appointment of Miss
[1:18:56] Catharine better soul as
[1:18:57] president for a one-year term
[1:18:58] and Sean McGrath as vice
[1:18:59] president for a one-year term as
[1:19:00] well as his appointment as a
[1:19:01] member of the board of directors
[1:19:02] for three-year term effective
[1:19:03] January 1st, 2024.
[1:19:04] - 7.1 Déposer le procès-verbal
[1:19:05] de la réunion du 9 novembre 2023
[1:19:06] du comité consultatif de la
[1:19:07] Bibliothèque de Pointe-Claire.
[1:19:17] >> For 7.2 to 7.3, do I have a
[1:19:19] mover?
[1:19:24] - 7.3 Déposer et approuver le
[1:19:25] procès-verbal de la réunion du
[1:19:26] comité de circulation du 5
[1:19:27] décembre 2023. >> Don't need
[1:19:28] one?
[1:19:29] >> Three is. I'll
[1:19:30] >>? Four for 7.2 do I have a
[1:19:31] mover? 7.3 as well? Okay. So so
[1:19:37] for 7.2 to 7.3 as originally
[1:19:40] quest to, do I have a mover?
[1:19:42] >> District. Two
[1:19:43] >> And seconder?
[1:19:45] >> District four.
[1:19:47] >> All in favour? Thank you
[1:19:50] >>.
[1:19:51] >> 9.1. Approve the and
[1:19:53] satisfactory performs assessment
[1:19:55] for documents and production
[1:19:57] Inc. within the framework of the
[1:19:58] realization of the contract for
[1:20:00] potential translation services
[1:20:02] in and the performance
[1:20:03] assessment was carried out by
[1:20:04] the general manager, documents
[1:20:07] tried action Inc. did not
[1:20:09] comment on the final assessment
[1:20:10] of an satisfactory performance
[1:20:12] within the timeframe provided.
[1:20:15] Consequently City refuses to
[1:20:16] tender documents for a period of
[1:20:18] two years.
[1:20:20] >> Do I have a mover?
[1:20:23] >> Brent Cowan, district eight.
[1:20:25] >> And seconder? The
[1:20:27] >> Club was in a, district one.
[1:20:30] >> All those in favour?
[1:20:38] >>
[1:20:39] >> 10.2, the other report of
[1:20:40] activities under the act
[1:20:42] respecting elections and
[1:20:43] referendums in municipalities.
[1:20:47] - 10.1 Déposer le rapport
[1:20:48] concernant l'application du
[1:20:49] règlement sur la gestion
[1:20:50] contractuelle.
[1:20:52] >> Ten point 42 other ways the
[1:20:55] use of reserve to authorize debt
[1:20:57] rescheduling.
[1:20:58] - 10.3 Déposer la liste des
[1:20:59] amendements budgétaires et le
[1:21:00] registre des chèques pour la
[1:21:01] période du 8 janvier 2024 au 26
[1:21:02] janvier 2024. The amounts
[1:21:03] reimbursed are 7,992,000 and
[1:21:06] 6,223,000.
[1:21:21] 10.5 Octroyer un contrat pour la
[1:21:22] fourniture et l'installation
[1:21:23] d'écrans dynamiques, à
[1:21:24] Libertevision
[1:21:25] (Controle Concept Dynamique
[1:21:26] Inc.)
[1:21:27] , pour un montant total de 144
[1:21:28] 960,48 $, taxes incluses.
[1:21:31] >> For 10.4 to 10.5, do I have a
[1:21:32] mover?
[1:21:33] Ce contrat a pour objet la
[1:21:34] fourniture et l'installation de
[1:21:35] deux écrans dynamiques Dale 6
[1:21:36] millimètres essaiment des a
[1:21:37] double face afin de remplacer
[1:21:38] des écrans désuets existants à
[1:21:39] l'avant de l'hôtel de ville. >>
[1:21:40] Brent Cowan, district eight.
[1:21:41] >> Seconder?
[1:21:42] >> Claude closer no, district
[1:21:43] one.
[1:21:44] >> All those in favour?
[1:21:45] >> 12 point 1 to 5, staff
[1:21:47] changes for the list of February
[1:21:49] 2024.
[1:21:52] Claude Cousineau, district un.
[1:21:56] >> 14.1 to award a contract for
[1:22:00] our borough cultural group two
[1:22:02] -- for total amount of
[1:22:03] $63,633.61, tax included.
[1:22:04] - 12.2 Approuver la liste des
[1:22:05] changements au personnel par
[1:22:06] décisions non déléguées au 6
[1:22:07] février 2024. Agricultural works
[1:22:10] involved pruning, bracing, and
[1:22:12] felling.
[1:22:29] 14.2 Octroyer un contrat pour la
[1:22:30] fourniture, la distribution
[1:22:31] porte à porte et la réparation
[1:22:32] des bacs roulants, à USD Global
[1:22:33] Inc., Pour un montant total de
[1:22:34] 541 338,57 $, taxes incluses. Ce
[1:22:39] contrat est conclu pour les
[1:22:40] années 2024, 2025 et 2026 avec
[1:22:44] deux options de renouvellement.
[1:22:45] La fourniture et la réparation
[1:22:47] de bas collants est destiné à la
[1:22:48] collecte des mais c'est
[1:22:49] recyclable et organique.
[1:22:50] >> 14.3 has been withdrawn. 14
[1:22:51] by four, approved change order
[1:22:52] with a contract entered into
[1:22:53] with gestion UST for the supply
[1:22:54] of rolling bins for the
[1:22:55] territory, for the City of
[1:22:56] Pointe-Claire in the amount of
[1:22:57] $88,199.08, tax included.
[1:22:58] L'objectif de cette démarche et
[1:22:59] de répondre aux besoins de la
[1:23:00] population, de maintenir le
[1:23:01] service et d'encourager les
[1:23:02] citoyens à participer à ces
[1:23:03] collectes afin de détourner le
[1:23:04] maximum de déchets des sites
[1:23:05] dans sous le ciment. The initial
[1:23:06] contract was for the supply of
[1:23:07] wheel bans. As of April 1st,
[1:23:09] agreement for the repair
[1:23:10] maintenance of the bins has been
[1:23:13] reached. To compensate for an
[1:23:14] interruption in service
[1:23:15] following the termination of the
[1:23:16] contract number TP one 60 or 012
[1:23:19] for the collection of organic
[1:23:21] materials and recycling. The
[1:23:26] >> Do I have a mover?
[1:23:27] >> Eric Stork, district 7.,
[1:23:34] District 6.
[1:23:35] >> All and savor?
[1:23:38] - Pour 2,2 à 14,4.
[1:23:44] - On a Tremblay, district sept.
[1:23:51] - 16.1 Octroyer un contrat pour
[1:23:52] le remplacement de lampadaires
[1:23:53] de rue en divers endroits sur
[1:23:54] l'avenue Stillview, à Neolect
[1:23:55] Inc., pour un montant total de
[1:23:56] 285 350,13 $, taxes incluses.
[1:23:57] >> 16.2, to award a contract
[1:23:59] professional services for an
[1:24:00] environmental impact study
[1:24:01] within the framework of the
[1:24:02] Public shoreline stabilization
[1:24:03] program for the City of
[1:24:04] Pointe-Claire to -- for a total
[1:24:05] amount of $703,145.71, tax
[1:24:06] included. Les travaux consistent
[1:24:07] à l'installation compléter la
[1:24:08] modification du système
[1:24:09] d'éclairage sur le cul-de-sac
[1:24:11] servirait varie. The Ministry of
[1:24:14] Environment requires that the
[1:24:16] City will carry out an
[1:24:17] environmental impact study
[1:24:19] before undertaking any shoreline
[1:24:21] stabilization or prevention
[1:24:22] works. The works have already
[1:24:23] been identified for certain
[1:24:25] sections we can't begin without
[1:24:27] first carrying out said study.
[1:24:44] - 16.3 Approuver une
[1:24:45] modification au contrat
[1:24:46] intervenu avec Troice
[1:24:47] Construction Inc., Pour la
[1:24:48] construction d'un bâtiment
[1:24:49] sanitaire accessible au parc
[1:24:51] Tony-Proudfoot, pour un montant
[1:24:52] de 1 521,15 $, taxes incluses.
[1:24:53] >> For 16.1 to 16.3, do I have a
[1:24:54] mover?
[1:24:57] La modification est requise pour
[1:24:58] la fourniture et l'installation
[1:24:59] d'un évier de concierge et un
[1:25:00] robinet pour boyau non prévues
[1:25:01] au contrat initial. >>
[1:25:05] Cynthia Homan district 5.
[1:25:06] >> --
[1:25:07] >> All of? Over
[1:25:08] >> 18 point, when authorize
[1:25:09] documents from the library can
[1:25:10] collection turns a library for
[1:25:11] the 18th year the volunteer
[1:25:12] group the friends of
[1:25:13] Pointe-Claire library is
[1:25:14] organizing use book sale to
[1:25:15] benefit the community and
[1:25:16] generate funds.
[1:25:17] - Mais ce n'est, district deux.
[1:25:35] - 18.2 Autoriser la réalisation
[1:25:36] d'un projet d'art public
[1:25:37] temporaire dans le parc
[1:25:38] David-W.-Beck. Le comité d'art
[1:25:41] public de Pointe-Claire
[1:25:43] recommande la réalisation d'un
[1:25:44] projet d'art public sur la
[1:25:46] clôture entourant l'aire de jeu
[1:25:47] des tout-petits dans le parc
[1:25:48] David-W.-Beck.
[1:25:51] >> Do I have a mover?
[1:25:52] Situé à l'angle des avenues
[1:25:53] d'Allemands et Saint-Louis. >>,
[1:25:54] Tremblay, district 6.
[1:25:55] Ce projet d'art public se veut
[1:25:56] temporaire et aura une durée de
[1:25:57] vie minimale de 2 ans et
[1:25:58] contribuera positivement à une
[1:26:00] identité visuelle du quartier.
[1:26:03] >>
[1:26:04] - Pour 18,1 18,2.
[1:26:05] >> Mr. Stork, can you vote
[1:26:07] please?
[1:26:08] >> Yes. - Oui, Monsieur le
[1:26:09] Maire. Carmant
[1:26:10] Bruno Tremblay, district six. >>
[1:26:16] [Inaudible]
[1:26:22] >> Is it okay? To translate what
[1:26:26] I said in my first comments, is
[1:26:29] that I will have information
[1:26:32] session on the proposed, well
[1:26:36] not the proposed deal, the
[1:26:38] approved deal on the city side
[1:26:41] for the windmill. I didn't
[1:26:45] determine that it didn't have a
[1:26:47] place yet. But there will be a
[1:26:49] meet and greet. That will be a
[1:26:51] main subject so we can ask you
[1:26:53] all the questions to go into the
[1:26:57] details so we can understand
[1:27:00] what is done by our team. Thank
[1:27:03] you.
[1:27:04] >> And hopefully I will be
[1:27:05] included in that session,
[1:27:09] Councillor Claude Cousineau,
[1:27:10] thank you.
[1:27:12] >> Closure.
[1:27:13] >> Foreclosure do I have a
[1:27:15] mover?
[1:27:18] >> Tara Stainforth, district 4.
[1:27:22] Merci, Monsieur. >>, The
[1:27:23] district 7.
[1:27:24] >> Thinks, over one.
[1:27:35] Merci beaucoup, tout le monde.