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Council Addresses Housing, Flooding, Transit - 23 Sep 26
Ottawa · September 24, 2026
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Hello. So, hello. We'll
begin in one minute.
So, good morning
on behalf of the
city council of I would like to
know
about the nations whose
culture and presence have nourished
and continue to nourish this land. The
city of Atawa pays homage to the people and
territory of the Alganquin Nation in
Nichnabé. We express our gratitude
to all the people of the First Nations, the
Inuit and the Métis for their
precious past and
present contribution to these lands.
If you can rise for a moment of
personal reflection.
So stay standing, I want to ask
the idiot to introduce those who are going to
sing the national anthem. Thank you, Mr.
Mayor. Good morning.
It is a great pleasure to
welcome some very special guests from
my neighborhood, students from Heritage
Public School in Naven under the guidance
of their teacher Shelby Wilson. The
music program was uh again
uh put into practice and I had the
opportunity to see or participate in
a performance of the orchestra
last year. It's good to
allow these students to represent
their school and the town of Naven.
Let's welcome
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Thank you very much.
Now call the roll.
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you have leum Mr. Mayor
So adoption of minutes uh so
for the meeting of September 9 adopted. Are there any
declarations of interest?
[Clearing throat]
So, communications, the
agenda,
Councillor G will not be the motion to
present the report, the clerk, that
finally,
report number 34 of the
built heritage committee, the
municipal clerk's report entitled "Summary of
Public Written Observations
on the Responses to the Requirements
of Involvement in the Law," be
adopted. So, 10. Review of the Opposition to
the Designated Life Intention, property
located at 575 Allen Park Crescent,
adopted. 10. Heritage Easement,
Saint Mark Street United Church, adopted.
103. 1485. 1495. Heron Road, application for a
heritage permit, adopted.
So now the agenda by
approval is blocked. There are no
questions. Yes, closed. So,
following the motion to adopt
reports, Councillor KS,
while report number 34 of the
built heritage committee, the
municipal clerk's report, "Summary of
Obligations," will have the public written
[Clearing throat] on the
management issues subject to the requirements
of application of the laws of the, at the end of
the law, the land-use planning is
adopted,
then
the motions for which an opinion has been given
previously.
Trump Avenue name change, Councilor Brockington.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. A few
comments first of all, I would like to
thank Councillor Ter for
supporting the motion. I appreciate his support.
So, this is a new beginning
for the residents of Trump Avenue.
As you know, Ashcroft built
the Central Park area in the late
90s, early 2000s and
Central Park
eventually followed a New York theme many
streets
uh finally are named
uh based on New
York names since my arrival uh my
arrival finally there have been several
requests from residents of Central Park
and Trump Avenue who would like the
City of Ottawa uh change the
street names. This wasn't something that
was important to me before, when I
arrived. The city was in the process
of resolving, uh, the duplicate
street names. There were nine duplicates
when, at the time, we changed the name
of one street and changed the
numbers of another street. So I have
experience working with
residents to find a solution.
But at this point, no, it's a process
led by the city.
So I could
talk to you for a very long time about
why we need to, uh, we need to
change our name. This is a
new beginning. I want it to be a
process led by the community, by
the neighbourhood. It is the neighborhood that must
recommend the new name. The motion
is very simple. You are being asked to
make a decision, namely, that we are
going to change the name. Secondly, which
will have a public consultation process
composed of 4-5 residents.
We're going to look at the options that mention
New York.
So also, finally, also
names that have nothing to do with the
city of New York, and there will therefore be a
set of names that will be proposed to the
residents and the residents will vote on them
. We need to maintain unity, we
need to talk about it, we have time, we finally have the
time necessary to
do it. [grunt] So Mr.
Mayor, the time has come for the
city to change the name of
Trump Avenue. I would appreciate your support
in launching this process today.
THANKS.
152 municipal votes of support were adopted for a
national plan to reduce and eliminate
homelessness. The stupid plant is not with
us today. This is supported by
the Trust that is there. Adopted
by Councillor Cavona, item 153.
temporary financing of the
Tawa community housing society for the
reflection of fixed assets. Madam,
Madam Councillor, you have the
floor. The
Taroin Community Housing Corporation is a
public entity and
the city must invest $5,000 per
household to maintain
15,500 homes.
So most of the units are on
average 55 years old.
Building new housing is
important, but maintaining
existing housing is also
important, and repairs
support the
city's 10-year plan to combat homelessness by investing in
affordable housing so that
housing is available for
current and future tenants.
Maintaining housing
ultimately
allows us to
maintain safety and carry out
structural repairs. The
city's funding allows the
company to finally seek
funding for the repairs,
but we know that a partnership is needed
at all levels, uh, all levels
of government. It's a very, uh,
very simple motion.
It's a question of funding and it
will therefore allow the company
to carry out the
necessary repairs quickly. I
simply wanted you to
understand the reasoning behind
the motion. The advisor of the rocks.
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I support
this resolution. A few questions
for the staff.
We have good housing providers
who offer
community housing such as NP Housing and
other religious groups that do the
same thing. Why is it only
available to the company? Why is this
not available to Housing, which is
also a time management organization that
could ultimately benefit from
this app?
because of
municipal laws and housing laws.
So
we are a municipality and we do
not have the right to finance
private entities and under the
housing law, the company is ultimately
exempt because we are the
owner.
Have we set any conditions? Did the
board of directors set any
conditions? I had outlined the
list of repairs to be done, but I
think we should focus on
renovations, building
new units as well, and not
concentrate on administration.
We had
an idea beforehand about what these funds would be
spent on. We have a board of
directors who will receive this
information, but I would like it to be
allocated to the community and to
meet needs. I know that when
you apply for municipal funding,
it's a competitive process, it's a
contest. So, Mr. Mayor,
[grunt] it's exclusively for
repairs. This is not
funding for exports or for
administration.
It's really, uh, uh, finally the
council approved,
uh,
the use of these funds for
infrastructure.
We finally agreed to
dip into municipal funds to
finance the repairs. This
motion gives the city the opportunity
to finance these repairs. This is
not temporary funding
for operations. That answers my
question. I hope we can
repair the units as quickly as
possible so we can reduce the
waiting list. Thank you very much, Mr.
Advisor. And adopting 4,154
contributions from the city of Taawa, the
Canadian Red Cross appeal
for residents
affected by the July 2026 floods.
We changed the first resolution
to change the deadline and sadie
until the Canadian Red Cross
finishes its campaign. I would like to
thank Councillor Johnson for
supporting this motion and adopting it.
So,
motion demanding direct suspension of
proceedings, Councillor Cabana has a
motion seconded by the medical councillor
on the expansion of the
compensation program for
damages caused by
natural disasters. Madam
Councillor, given that on July 1st,
2026
the floods caused a lot of
damage. So the quantities of PU
varied in Ottawa during the clothing period.
Some areas received
more than 115 mm
of rain.
So finally, the rainfall intensity
was concentrated in the center and
southwest of the city. More than 7500
households and
residents continue to have to deal with
the impact of flooding stemming from the
July 1, 2026 floods.
The province has activated the
disaster relief program for a
small number of residents in
the Stwater and Graham Creek areas.
Given that the eligibility map
excluded several neighbourhoods that were
hard hit in Crystal Beach in
Ottawa's west. Since activating
this program for a small
Ottawa neighbourhood, the city has continued to work
with provincial officials to
provide information to
support the expansion of the
eligibility map to include more
neighbourhoods. given that
extreme weather events, including
intense wells, continue to
intensify. Whereas
municipalities across Ontario are experiencing
the impact of
extreme events, including the city of Ottawa which
experienced a 100-year storm
consisting of 150 mm of
torrential rain on September 2, 2026;
whereas action is needed at the
federal and provincial levels to
support municipalities in their
response to these increasingly
severe events. given that the
current parameters for eligibility for the
program do not reflect the reality
experienced by residents.
that it be resolved that the council request
staff to work with other
municipalities in Ontario to request that the
province review the eligibility for the
program to better reflect
the experience and needs of
affected residents; that it be further resolved that the
municipal clerk send a copy of
this resolution to the Premier
of Ontario, the provincial minister
responsible for preparing the
response, the Association
of Ontario Municipalities, and the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities as
well.
So, I can tell you that
after experiencing the floods,
after seeing the damage caused, it was
shocking to see the map that was
published. I was in Crystal Beach at the time
when someone showed me this
map; it was like they had been
forgotten, and it was a neighborhood where every
house was affected.
I would like to thank the staff who helped me
draft this motion Aen
Pro and Ryan Bell and I would like to
thank them for their work that we continue
with the province to review the
eligibility map I wrote to
Premier Ford in July to
express my concerns about
eligibility the
program boundaries do not recognize
the impact of the flood in
Ward B and in the ward of my
colleagues across the city. Since
July, I have been working with the
Otaro West Nin provincial member of parliament as well as
with residents to request that they
claim the expansion of the
borders. Thousands of people
or residents of Ottawa have been affected.
So uh we based ourselves on uh
geographical boundaries which do
not reflect the reality of the storm,
especially in Christ Beach where almost all
basements were flooded and all
these uh but they were excluded. This
motion asks the province to
review the parameters governing the
program for this event. For
future events, the most
intensive ones could therefore lead to a
serious flood. The programs need to be
there to help the residents. I will
continue to fight for the residents
who are trying to cope with
the emotional and financial costs. The
Johnson concern. Thank you, Mayor.
I would like to thank my colleagues
for introducing this motion.
I would like to thank the staff who are
working diligently to negotiate
good ways with the
provincial government. I know that we have made
several representations to the
provincial government to demonstrate the need
experienced by residents excluded from
the map. It was uh difficult for
the residents who saw a river
fall from the sky to be
disqualified.
So being excluded from the program, we have
a plan, uh, finally, which is in
effect for floods caused by
the Tawa River. And I often get calls asking for
help. Residents, uh, do
not understand their future situation.
Then winter comes, there is no
insulation in their basement and
people don't know what to do. So,
private markets don't help
people. Insurers have not
helped all residents, and that is
where governments must
defend residents. The
provincial government is part of it. Everyone
is a resident of Ontario and we all
deserve in these
times to know
that the provincial government
will support us, help us. I think that by
making this public appeal we will
finally encourage the province to
understand that when 167 mm of rain
falls on a city, that
constitutes a natural disaster.
Thank you, Councillor Curry, you have the
floor. Thank you, Mayor. I would like
to confirm with the staff that all
areas of the city have had
flooded houses. Is that it? Yes, Mr.
Mayor. Okay, very good. So it's
important to remember that
every neighborhood has experienced flooding,
whether it's thousands or
hundreds or just 25 houses.
Regardless, the challenges are real for all
residents who have been flooded. And as
for exclusion from the
compensation card,
we are asking to exclude all other
neighborhoods. I hope that in the
communication to the province, to the
provincial government, it is said that this has
affected all neighborhoods, this needs to
be specified. I agree with
my colleagues, people have
objects that are
damp and dying in their basements. We are
talking about rented units where
management companies are not providing for people
in Canada who still do not have a
boiler.
So, uh,
ultimately we estimate that it costs
approximately $70,000, but we will
only compensate them up to
$30,000. So there
is a gap of
$40,000 in lost revenue.
When speaking to LAMO or the
provincial government, it must be clearly stated that
all neighborhoods have been affected by
these floods. I just wanted to make that
clear. Thank you, V's advisor.
You have the floor. Thank you, Mr.
President. So, I don't want to
say too much because my colleagues have
clearly intervened to raise my
own concerns.
I agree with these concerns
because I have visited people who are
finally trying to recover.
We shouldn't ultimately be talking about
what should be covered by the
provincial program, but I would like
the staff to at least
communicate
very clearly about
program eligibility. It's very painful.
We still don't know what
is covered. But something
that annoys me the most is that if you
look at the guidelines, it says that you
can be covered up to a
maximum of $250,000. And
for many residences, this is
ultimately a windfall, but in
the end the program did not
compensate anyone. At this
point, city staff
mentioned that the last time the
program
responded to a
natural disaster,
the total compensation for the entire
city was
$500,000. So it's very misleading
in the end that the program promises to
pay up to $200,000. So, we
need to ask for clarification on what
is covered by the program
and if they would like to increase it to
$200,000. I agree with
Councillor Johnson that the
private market is not ready to act.
The government must intervene, and now is the time to
intervene.
Councillor Brackington, you have the
floor. Thank you
for
that forces the province to think more
clearly and widely about how coverage is
provided and who qualifies for coverage.
Uh to counselor Curry's point, every
word was impacted and um if you didn't
live beside a swollen creek uh it
doesn't matter. Your basement was still
flooded, you still have tens of thousands
worth of damages, and why should some
people qualify for coverage and not
others?
Personnel are investigating to help us
better understand, but in my neighborhood,
water has
crossed
Hydroan corridors, sports fields,
NCC fields,
neighborhood streets have become
rivers, and
we have many other examples.
Colleagues in the west of the city
had small rivers that
overflowed their banks. So, I think
we need to distinguish
between those who have been affected by a
natural disaster. They must have
access to these programs. I
strongly support this motion because what we
have learned and as we have seen in
the people affected, in fact everyone
has been affected but some
people are eligible for
assistance programs and not others. But
everyone needs to be covered
by this program.
Thank you to the councillor for presenting
the motion. Council, thank you Mr.
Mayor. I know that the motion
follows a very
specific event and I want to thank the
motion-maker
for wanting this program to
apply to everyone.
The Dero was not the subject of an
assistance program. Not at all. So it's a bit
unclear for the residents.
So in the future, I think
everyone should be well aware of
the eligibility criteria.
Okay, adopted
now, I have a motion seconded by
Councillor Johnson
regarding
the disaster
recovery assistance program
.
Therefore, the adopted regulation is suspended.
As an explanation, the
provincial government has a recovery assistance program
for municipalities,
but the damage must exceed
a certain threshold, and
municipal staff are compiling
data to see if the damage
incurred in the city of Ottawa as of
July 1st falls within that threshold. But
with this motion, we are going to ask
here to delegate the power to the staff
to continue their work and to
submit a claim
if [grunt]
the damages are above the threshold.
So, given that on July 1, 2026,
the city of Ottawa experienced heavy
rainfall over a short period
with strong winds, which led to
flooding following
July 1.
The city has therefore incurred
infrastructure and property repair costs
and expected that the disaster recovery assistance program
helps municipalities recover from
extraordinary expenses
following a natural disaster and that
the city will implement the program
if the eligible costs of the
municipalities
are at least 3% of the total planned
and expected that the city must present
a
council resolution within 120 days following the
disaster and expected that the city is
compiling the expenses incurred
following July 1st
once completed and if the 3% threshold
is met, it will submit an application
to the office of municipal services as soon as possible
to meet the
province's deadline. It is therefore
resolved that if the city's eligible costs
reach the
3% threshold, the council
will ensure that the city
applies for assistance from this
provincial program. It is also resolved that
the Director General and the Director of
Finance and Integrated Services have the
authority to verify and attest to
the validity of the claim under the
Provincial Assistant Program.
Advisor Johnson. Yes, quickly.
Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor. I
was very happy to support this
motion. I wanted to understand how
the expenses were calculated. Are these
expenses incurred as a result of the
damage or the cost
of repairs?
Mr. Mayor, it must be
related to the storm.
As for the immobilization, it's for the
replacement of what already existed.
So, the restoration is...
but if there are
inflationary expenses,
construction costs for example, we can
submit a claim for what it has
cost so far and not
just the damages. Yes, that's
correct. The cost is what it costs to
repair and replace the
notice of motion.
Councillor Cy
for a street closure.
Whereas events can
contribute to recreational tourism and the
city's economic objectives,
but can also lead to
street closures that harm
residents, businesses, farms, and places
of worship. Given that a
recent event required the closure of
roads in West Carlton, March and
North Canat and that the notices were given
too late and
access to certain areas was prohibited.
Whereas residents and
businesses affected by these
street closures should receive
sufficient notice to make the
necessary arrangements for work or
family activities,
business operations and other commitments.
Given that the impact of
road closures can be particularly
significant in rural areas
where detours or
alternative routes are scarce. Given that the
local councillor is often
best placed to identify
access issues for the communities
concerned,
and
given that these major events
involving numerous
street closures should include an access plan
for residents and a traffic management plan
before being approved. Whereas
event organizers must have a permit sufficiently in
advance to
establish an access plan for
residents
and it is resolved that staff
review complaints received from
residents and councillors affected
during these recent events,
including the bike event and
present recommendations to the
appropriate committee to address the problems that have arisen
and that specific requirements are added for advance
notice to be submitted
during special events to
facilitate access to properties to
rural sector communities with
traffic at least 30 days in advance
of the life of the proposed detours
or street closures.
and, where possible, provide
opportunities for
residents to provide feedback. It is also resolved that
all staff
participate in the necessary advance notice
and if there are to be
significant street closures and restrictions on
access to properties and
communities in rural areas.
Thank you,
Advisor Johnson.
Whereas, starting in 2027-28, the city
will undertake a
reconstruction project in the BR sector
and the reconstruction of Whitmore, Klein
and Sherman, whereas the project limits the
sewer and water pipe rehabilitation project in this
sector
on WHmore between Iris
and Klein Crassin.
and Sherman Drive and whereas
certain particular driveway widths do not
really
conform to city regulations and whereas
for
existing properties,
front yard parking restrictions and
private driveways
will be modified if complaints are
filed and whereas
residents of the area are willing to
help residents who will be
affected by the reconstruction of their
driveway.
It is therefore resolved that the council
approve the reconstruction of
WHmore CR Sherman Avenue and that the entrances
be restored and returned to the
same condition as they were before the
work.
Truster Advisor,
thank you.
Whereas the City of Ottawa and the
promoter 1197692
Ontario Inc. concluded a memorandum
of understanding establishing a framework for
land swaps where 72 and 74
Pamea Streets would be transferred to the city in
exchange for 80 Normund Street to create a
neighbourhood park to replace the current Mcan Park
. Whereas the owner of
425 Preston would offer 72 Pame Street
and 74 Pame Street to the city and the
additional 378,000 m² contribute to
this park
and whereas this transfer must be made
whereas 85 Pamilla, which will be
part of the future development under
the memorandum of understanding, is in poor
condition and is not habitable.
It is expected that the
demolition request will be submitted.
It is therefore resolved that the council
waive the demolition approval
for 72, 74 and 85 Rupam and allow
the applicants to proceed with the
demolition. It is also resolved that
the 72nd and 74th Pame streets will be paved,
covered with grass and provided with landscaping
and that the 85th Pamillard will
also be fenced. It is also
resolved that the exemption from the
demolition application will be null and void
if the work is not started
within 2 years of the application.
Given that
Riverside South High School opened approximately
1 year ago and the city has received
feedback from parents and residents
regarding the 60
km/h speed limit. Given that several students
have to cross Sprad Road to
get to school. given that the
speed limit imposed by the city has been in
place for about 1 year and that it
may be necessary to reconsider this
limit. It is resolved that a
limit of 40 km/h be
imposed on the SPRAT road during
school hours.
It was also resolved that the cost of
the signage would be financed from the
traffic services budget.
Are there any other notices of motion
?
Motion to present the regulations.
That the regulations listed on the
agenda under the motion for the presentation
of regulations be read and adopted three times
.
Ratification regulations.
The following regulation should be read and
adopted. Regulation ratifying the
deliberations of the council of September 23,
2026.
Adopted.
Inquiry. Kitz Council.
THANKS.
Given the numerous
concerns raised about
electric scooters and bikes in
areas where there are also
pedestrians and
vulnerable people, I wondered if the city
could ban these bikes and
scooters on trails and in
municipal parks.
What legal power does the city have to
restrict or
prohibit the operation of these
electric vehicles on
multi-use public trails and city trails?
And if the council wants to proceed and
ban electric bikes and scooters
on public trails in
municipal parks, what regulation or
policy would apply and could
staff identify
options to limit such a
ban?
Thank you, advisor Kelly.
In light of the numerous
street closures associated with the bike race, many
complaints have been raised from
adjacent residents. Could the
staff please
answer the following questions? On
what date did the city receive the
request to hold this event?
On what date was this event
finalized? And on what date was
the permit issued, and
which municipal department, directorate, or
official delegated the authority
to approve this event and
street closure, and what
internal review and consultation took place
before the permit was issued? What
consideration has been given to the
very limited availability of
alternative routes in rural areas?
Did controlled crossing points
exist? And if so, where
was it located and where
could residents obtain information about
it? What arrangements were made
for reopening the roads once
the cyclists had passed? And
did the GFNY
provide the city with an
electronic copy of the traffic data notices
? What direct feedback was
given by the organizer? On what date
was this notice distributed? What
methods were used? What
geographical area was covered?
Did the organization notify the
city
that it would send notices via Canada Post
and/or deliver the notices
door-to-door, and at what time did the
traffic services
receive the notice in question? Were there
other processes besides those
used by the organizer to
give this notice of road closure?
What mechanism exists if
the organizer does
not comply with the
city's permit conditions? What
criteria would allow the city to
suspend or modify the permit?
Please identify communications
issued by the city prior to the event,
including utility announcements
, website notices, and
social media notices.
What other consideration was given
to the blackout period when
planning the
city's communications? Were the
traffic services and
municipal communications aware of the
areas that would be affected by the
road closure? Does the city
have a specific communication protocol
for special events
? How many complaints,
inquiries, or service requests
regarding this trip have been
received by 311 or traffic services
? And what were the
main issues identified in the
complaints? Has the city undertaken
or committed to conducting a review
following the race? What examination was conducted regarding
prior communications and consultations prior
to the race?
Please also provide us, as part
of your response to this inquiry, with the
full description
of the event permit, the
approved traffic management plan, the
approved resident access plan and communications, the advance
notice plan, and all advance
notice materials submitted by
the organizer.
THANKS.
Are there any other inquiries
?
Motion
to adjourn the meeting and postpone the
council's decision of the meeting of September 23,
2026. Adopted.
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Hello. There we go.
Hello everyone. Hello everyone. Thank
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their questions. You may ask question
with a followup
alphabetized question.
We'll start with David Fraser CBC. What are
your thoughts on renaming
Trump Avenue, and what
message would you send to the US administration
and how would you explain your decision to the
city? But listen, I supported the
motion. I understand why Councillor
Brockington and Councillor Tyney
introduced this motion. As I've
said before, I don't like the idea
of having something named in
honor of Mr. Trump who has done
horrible things to our country,
our city. So, as long as the
residents, uh, the residents of this street
are comfortable with the
name change because they are the ones who will have to go
through the whole
administrative process that will follow. I'm
American, I have
many Canadian friends who
live in the United States. And
generally speaking, the relationship between our countries has
always been very good. There
are still some very beautiful relationships and
friendships that exist, and that's what we
need to focus on.
We must continue to maintain these
relationships despite the
difficult period we are going through
because we are receiving unprecedented threats
from the Trump administration which is creating a
lot of anxiety for residents
and small businesses
and all this tension and
hostility is so
unnecessary, we need to see how we can
work together rather than
perpetuating these threats
and tariffs.
So, this isn't my case. I have many
other concerns on my mind.
It is the responsibility of the
federal government, which is handling the situation very well
.
I applaud the Prime
Minister's efforts in everything he does. But
for us, it's a question of how much
time. If you ask the
city's residents if they want
something named in honor of
Trump, the answer will be no.
Since the idea was floated by
Councillor Brockington a few
months ago, what can you say about
people's reaction
to the possible name change?
There have been strong reactions. I
know that it has been discussed at the
national level as well. So I support the
motion, I support the name change. as long as
the
residents of this street agree.
That's not my main
concern. I have other fish to
fry,
particularly in response to the
threats of customs duties. I must
respond to economic issues that will
have significant repercussions
for Ottawa residents and the
merchants of OTAwa. There are those who are
directly and indirectly affected in Tawa,
and many are also
affected by this looming economic uncertainty
. So I, I, I gave less
thought to this name change. Rather,
I want to ensure the resilience of
the economy. I have reached an agreement with
the Gâtino association for the creation of an
economic region to eliminate the
obstacles between our two cities. I am happy to
support small businesses
in the city. We need to work
hard in the face of these tariffs and
all these threats so that our
economy remains strong and resilient.
More and more people are buying local,
buying Canadian, and that's what
I've focused on everything.
Yes.
Yes. Uh, so uh, I support the
motion to change the street name,
but uh, my priority is to build a
stronger, more resilient economy.
I worked with the Marquy
Bisonet de Gatino group on an agreement to
create an economic zone in the
National Capital Region.
I work with small and
medium-sized businesses to
support them during this period
of uncertainty and
worry. Uh, there are several
SMEs that are impacted by the tariffs
directly or indirectly, and that
are impacted by the uncertainty of
residents, consumers, and
their clients. So, we need to
support businesses, we need to create
a stronger, more resilient economy
to,
uh, to fight against these threats
from Donald Trump.
Can you explain to us exactly what will happen next
? What
exactly does that imply?
Well, after speaking with
Councillor Brockington,
we understand that he will be in charge of the
process. The city has a
commemorative naming policy and process. And
for the time being, the councillor said he
wanted to take charge of the
meetings with the residents. So, we
support him. We can support him in
logistics and we will also
present names that will be submitted.
We will discuss it with the councillors,
submit some names and the residents
will be able to choose.
This is what is generally done
when there are two similar names.
Residents are allowed to choose,
and once a name has been chosen,
the councillor will have the option of either
presenting a motion to the
municipal council to recommend the adoption of
that name.
That would be the preferred option, but he
could also ask the staff
to conduct a general public consultation
and then present
a report. We have a
regular process to follow that we do
for all commemorations.
Hello Mr. Mayor, I wanted to
ask you some questions about the
disaster recovery assistance program. Can you
explain exactly what the city
hopes to achieve with this program?
Well, I'll let the
staff speak for more
details. But from what I
understand, when a disaster
occurs in a municipality
and the damages incurred
exceed 3%
of a given threshold, it depends on the amount of
property tax collected
each year. There are many details
involved, and if it exceeds 3% of our
annual tax base, then we are
eligible for assistance from the
provincial government.
Municipal staff are currently calculating
all the
repercussions of this storm and
if we exceed 3%, we can
submit a request to the province and
obtain reimbursement for part
of the expenses. But if it doesn't spend
the 3%, we would have to submit
a request.
THANKS.
The 3% is roughly $67 million
.
So it's the property tax on the income
. It's divided in two.
In fact, there is the cost of, in fact,
what was the city's response.
Staff time is also included in
that. This is
the data we
collect
to fully understand the impact we have
suffered. And then there is the
fixed asset element, that is to say the
damage incurred to the city for our
assets.
So, there was damage caused to
some municipal facilities.
for example in the west of the city
for the second stage of the train.
So these are all the calculations
we need to do to see if we reach
this threshold.
I imagine you need
precise figures before making a
formal request. Yes, we should
have a good estimate of the costs.
Knowing that you have reached the threshold. That is
the reason for the motion that was
tabled today.
We're going to Frédéric Pap, Radio Canada.
Mr. Mayor, I would also like to
do some poussin' on Trump Avenue with
you. In the past, when Dog Ford
did an advertisement in the United States that took
a bit of a swipe at the
Trump administration, Mr. Carney wasn't
very happy. Did Mark Carney
tell you, talk to you about
what's going on here? Did he,
uh, did he tell you not to
do that? He gave you the
green light on that. Do you have any
direction from the federal government on this?
No, I have never spoken with Mr.
Carny about the street.
OK, perfect. I was asking, I was asking
the question. Mr. Chiné, I will
wait for you regarding the procedure.
Mr. Brockington told us
clearly that what he's going to do is have
a group of 3 to 5 people
choose some possible names and
then conduct a kind of survey
with the residents. So what are the
next steps in the process to get
this brought back before the city council
? Uh, the advisor, uh,
during his consultation, will receive,
uh, three names. The staff
offered to review those names to
ensure they comply with
our policy. It doesn't cause any
problems with the emergency services
responding to the fire, the police,
and so on. After that,
a decision would have to be made to bring a
motion back to the council to recommend the
chosen name or to ask the staff
to continue the administrative process
which would involve a
broader public consultation
and the creation of a report which would also be
submitted to the council.
So this part is not
necessary. Mr. Brockington
could simply say, "This is what the
residents want." That's it.
With a motion, that wouldn't be
necessary. Councillors always have
the option of
naming either a commemoration or
just a simple name that is not a
commemoration
by vote of motion. OK thanks.
Thank you
concludes the point of
Thank you.
Great.