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By Genevi\u00e8ve April<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Perhaps it was because of the snow, perhaps citizens have already lost interest in their newly elected city council, but the second meeting of the new civic administration, Dec. 2, was nowhere near as well-attended as those of prior months.<\/p>\n

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\nEven the national media, who hitherto crowded the council chamber media pit, were conspicuous by their absence.<\/div>\n
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\nThe whole meeting wrapped up in under an hour-and-a-half, with very few interventions at question period. Even though they were present for the whole meeting, opposition political parties\u2019 leaders confined themselves to an observer role.<\/p>\n

During the adoption of the 2014 city council meeting dates, the audience witnessed a refreshing collaboration between ruling Mouvement lavallois (ML) and opposition members.<\/p>\n

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\nMichel Trottier, independent councillor for Fabreville, proposed postponing the March 3, 2014, meeting to the following week, to permit citizens who might be vacationing during spring break to attend. ML Councillor Alain Lecompte immediately seconded the amendment, which was approved unanimously on the spot.<\/p>\n

Question period gave Mayor Marc Demers an opportunity to preview to the upcoming budget, which had not yet been made public, the night of the meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking at what measures we can take [to remain true to our electoral platform] but we often find ourselves stuck with faits accomplice.\u201d<\/p>\n

He specified that the 2014 budget will not accomplish all ML\u2019s objectives, because of decisions taken by the preceding administration. Another questioner asked whether Demers would keep his election promise to relax the city\u2019s question period protocol. Citizens currently have to write down and submit their questions in advance, to get a prepared answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to introduce a new way of doing business, and foster a new ambiance in a serene climate,\u201d Demers replied. \u201cYes, we\u2019re reviewing how to go about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once again, condo projects came up, this time when a citizen asked the city to consider reopening the question of zoning for the Mattawa Street project in Fabreville, calling for round of public consultation to ensure that it will blend harmoniously with the surrounding neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFrom now on, every significant project in Laval will be subject to public consultation,\u201d vowed Demers. \u201cAs for this particular project, we have loads of files to go through, so unfortunately we\u2019re not there yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Question period, and city council, ended on a comical note, after a citizen approached the mike to ask if Laval police services would consider buying and using Robocops, as in the eponymous 1987 movie. \u201cWith the advancement of telerobotic research, there could be patrolbots, giving injured cops new cybermechanical limbs. Will you consider investing in that sort of research during your first mandate?\u201d asked citizen Dennis Poletic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Laval is one of the most technologically advanced police services, Robocops have not been considered, and it\u2019s not in our plans,\u201d Demers answered respectfully, before adding, tongue-in-cheek, \u201cI think we\u2019ll let others test the merchandise before we go there ourselves.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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