Item - 2018.GM24.12

The Government Management Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the Director, Real Estate Services to continue negotiations for the acquisition of the property interests listed in Appendix A and displayed on the maps attached as Appendix B to the report (November 28, 2017) from the Director, Real Estate Services, and grant authority to initiate the expropriation process for the Units if the Director of Real Estate Services deems it necessary or appropriate to proceed in that manner.

2.  City Council grant authority to serve and publish Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate the Units, to forward to the Chief Inquiry Officer any requests for a hearing that are 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.

The purpose of this report is to seek authority to commence expropriation proceedings, if necessary, to acquire any remaining residential condominium units at 414 Dawes Road located above an existing library branch.  The Toronto Public Library Board has intentions to construct a new multi-level library facility at the location that will better service the residents in the community once the City of Toronto has acquired all the required residential condominium units and the condominium corporation has dissolved.