Item - 2010.PW35.7
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on August 25, 2010 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on August 18, 2010 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on August 25, 2010.
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)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-32439.pdf
Motions (City Council)
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.
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
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
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/pw/bgrd/backgroundfile-32439.pdf