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