Item - 2021.GL23.8

The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to continue negotiations to acquire the Project Requirements as set out in Appendix A to the report (May 12, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and as illustrated on the property sketch attached as Appendix B to the report (May 12, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and as Approving Authority, authorize the initiation of expropriation proceedings for the Project Requirements for the purposes of constructing a new alternative station entrance, emergency exit and electrical substation facility as part of the Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement project.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to serve and publish the Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land for the Project Requirements, to forward to the Chief Inquiry Officer any requests for inquiries received, to attend the hearing to present the City's position, and to report the Inquiry Officer's recommendations to City Council for its consideration.

This report seeks authority to initiate expropriation proceedings for the fee simple interest in the properties municipally known as 40-42 Hayden Street and 81 Bloor Street East (the "Project Requirements"), for the purposes of constructing a new alternative station entrance, emergency exit and electrical substation facility as part of the Toronto Transit Commission Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvement project (the "Project").

This is Stage 1 of the expropriation process. Should Council adopt these recommendations, staff will serve and publish the Notice of Application for Approval to Expropriate on each registered owner. Owners, as defined in the Expropriations Act (the "Act"), will have 30 days to request an inquiry into whether the City's proposed taking is fair, sound and reasonably necessary.

Staff will report back to City Council with Stage 2 Report, providing details on property values and other costs, and if an inquiry is requested, the report of the Inquiry Officer. The proposed expropriation would be effected after adoption of the Stage 2 Report, by registration of expropriation plans, which would then be followed by the service of notices as required by the Act.

Before the City could take possession of the expropriated Project Requirements, offers of compensation based on appraisal reports must be served on each registered owner.