Item - 2015.GM3.22

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of the Property for the purposes as set out in the report and Attachment 1 to the report (March 23, 2015) from the Chief Corporate Officer.

2.  City Council, as expropriating authority under the Expropriations Act, authorize all steps necessary to comply with the Expropriations Act, including but not limited to, the preparation and registration of an Expropriation Plan and the service of Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Election as to a Date for Compensation and Notices of Possession.

3.  City Council authorize the Director of Real Estate Services to sign the Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Possession and the Offer of Compensation on behalf of the City for the Property.

4.  City Council grant a leave for the introduction of the necessary Bills in Council to give effect thereto.

5.  City Council authorize an amendment to the 2015 Approved Capital Budget for Real Estate by the addition of  a new capital project "14 John Street Expropriation" including all fees and disbursements, with funding provided from the Community Development Reserve Fund (XR3100) as identified in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 23, 2015) from the Chief Corporate Officer.

6.  City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information contained in Attachment 1 to the report (March 23, 2015) from the Chief Corporate Officer, once there has been a final determination of the compensation payable for the Property by arbitration, appeal or settlement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

This report seeks approval from City Council, as the approving authority under the Expropriations Act, to expropriate 14 John Street, vacant land located east of Weston Road and north of Lawrence Avenue West (the "Property").  The Property is required to facilitate the Toronto Parking Authority redevelopment of the adjacent City-owned property at 22 John Street which includes the proposed Community/Cultural Hub identified in the Weston Revitalization Strategy, and construction of the pedestrian bridge and access ramps over the Georgetown South Rail Corridor at the Weston GO Station which forms part of the Union/Pearson Air-Rail Link.