Item - 2010.PW35.7

Tracking Status

PW35.7 - Agreements with Railway Companies, Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Contract No. 10FS-34S

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Ward:
19 - Trinity-Spadina

City Council Decision

City Council on August 25, 26 and 27, 2010, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council grant authority to negotiate and enter into agreements, including rail crossing agreements, with property owners and/or affected railway companies, as required to permit the construction, maintenance and use of the Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Contract 10FS-34S, on terms acceptable to the Executive Director of Technical Services and the Acting Director of Waterfront Secretariat, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor, and that the Executive Director of Technical Services be authorized to execute any required agreements on behalf of the City.

 

2.         City Council direct that the price paid to the railways for access across their property be properly reflective of the fact that:

 

a.         the bridge is being constructed for public purposes; and

 

b.         the railways do not pay full property taxes for this property.

 

3.         City Council grant authority to the City Solicitor, in the event that acceptable crossing agreements cannot be negotiated, to undertake an application to the Canadian Transportation Agency under the Canadian Transportation Act, to obtain permission from the Agency for the construction, use and future maintenance of the Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge.

Background Information (Committee)

PW35.7-Agreements with Railway Companies, Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Contract No. 10FS-34S - Staff Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-32439.pdf

Motions (City Council)

1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Howard Moscoe (Carried)

That City Council direct that the price paid to the railways for access across their property be properly reflective of the fact that:

 

a.         the bridge is being constructed for public purposes; and

 

b.         the railways do not pay full property taxes for this property.


Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried)

PW35.7 - Agreements with Railway Companies, Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Contract No. 10FS-34S

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Ward:
19 - Trinity-Spadina

Committee Recommendations

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee recommends that:

 

1.         City Council grant authority to negotiate and enter into agreements, including rail crossing agreements, with property owners and/or affected railway companies, as required to permit the construction, maintenance and use of the Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Contract 10FS-34S, on terms acceptable to the Executive Director of Technical Services and the Acting Director of Waterfront Secretariat, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor, and that the Executive Director of Technical Services be authorized to execute any required agreements on behalf of the City.

 

2.         City Council grant authority to the City Solicitor, in the event that acceptable crossing agreements cannot be negotiated, to undertake an application to the Canadian Transportation Agency under the Canadian Transportation Act, to obtain permission from the Agency for the construction, use and future maintenance of the Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge.

Origin

(August 3, 2010) Report from Executive Director, Technical Services

Summary

The purpose of this report is to recommend that authority be granted to negotiate and execute agreements with rail companies affected by the construction of the Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge.

 

An expedited completion of the required agreements is necessary to facilitate the construction of the Fort York pedestrian/cycle bridge in time for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration in 2012.

Background Information

PW35.7-Agreements with Railway Companies, Fort York Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge, Contract No. 10FS-34S - Staff Report
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-32439.pdf

Motions

Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Gord Perks (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council