Frédéric Cossette

The Volunteer Engagement Action Plan (PAEB) for the Ville de Laval aims to support organizations, reinforce the culture of engagement, and ensure the sustainability of community services by addressing the challenges of volunteer renewal. It is structured around four strategic orientations: fostering a current and shared vision of volunteer engagement, facilitating accessible recruitment tools, revising promotion and recognition strategies to generate enthusiasm, and supporting organizations in volunteer management. The plan seeks to mobilize the community around shared objectives for the development and sustainability of volunteerism within the territory.

This housing action plan for the Ville de Laval aims to build an inclusive, sustainable, and forward-looking city by strengthening, enriching, and adapting to evolving social and economic realities. It focuses on four thematic areas: development levers, strategic sectors and sustainable land use, support for individuals with specific needs, and collaborative municipal leadership. The plan's ambitious goal is to support the creation of 2,000 new social, affordable, and non-profit housing units by 2028, ensuring a diversity of housing to meet the needs of all residents.

The committee addressed several administrative, financial, and personnel matters. Key decisions included approving a partnership agreement for childcare services, authorizing budget transfers for the water management and police departments, and approving temporary and permanent hiring actions for various roles, including internal auditors, supervisors, and recruitment staff. Additionally, the committee approved a contract for reception hall rentals, sanctioned an agreement with the Sûreté du Québec regarding police services, enacted organizational structural changes within the police department, and confirmed several disciplinary suspensions.

The Executive Committee meeting involved unanimous resolutions on several organizational and contractual matters. Key decisions included approving a letter of agreement concerning a new work schedule for a leak detection technician within the Water Management Service. Significant resolutions were passed regarding organizational structure changes for the Water Management Service, Engineering Service, and Public Works Service, involving the creation of new permanent and temporary positions, reclassifications, budget transfers, and title changes across various divisions. Furthermore, the committee approved a grant for the Association des employés retraités de la Ville de Laval to cover administrative costs, approved budgetary transfers for the Office of Social Innovation and Ecological Transition, and approved organizational changes within Communications and Marketing. Personnel actions included permanent and temporary engagements in Public Works, engagement in the Nature Center, an unpaid internship in Human Resources, and a permanent engagement for an RH Project Manager. The committee also resolved to recommend to the council the development and implementation of a Water Asset Management Plan (PGA-Eau). Finally, financial aid was granted to the Canadian Red Cross for the Middle East humanitarian crisis, and a grant was awarded to the Centre d'interprétation de l'eau (C.I.EAU) for its 2024 activities.

The meeting addressed the adoption of the agenda and the approval of the minutes from the January 13, 2026 session. Key discussions and resolutions involved several items: submitting a petition requesting the maintenance and renovation of the Fermette at the Centre de la nature; depositing a newspaper article regarding welcome tax issues; authorizing supplementary fees for urban development work on Avenue des Terrasses; approving the purchase offer for the Club de Golf Ste-Rose site for park and conservation purposes, alongside the subsequent lease agreement; authorizing expenditures for police fuel and maintenance; adopting amendments to policies concerning contingency management, including establishing a 10% contingency for professional services and construction work; adopting new regulations for the Urban Planning Advisory Committee and the Heritage and Toponymy Committee; approving resolutions concerning the abolition of the Programme de l'expérience québécoise (PEQ) by requesting the Province establish a grandfathering clause for temporary residents, and separately, acknowledging Laval's distinct economic reality in immigration policies; and authorizing supplementary fees for several existing contracts related to retaining walls and infrastructure rehabilitation.