Item - 2020.GL14.13

The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to continue negotiations for the acquisition of the property municipally known as 480 Coxwell Avenue, listed in Appendix A to the report (June 19, 2020) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and displayed on the maps attached as Appendix B (the "Property") to the report (June 19, 2020) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and as Approving Authority, authorize the initiation of the expropriation process for the Property for the purpose of the construction of the proposed Odour Control Facility related to the Coxwell Sanitary Trunk Sewer.

2. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or his/her designate, to serve and publish the Notice of Application for Approval to Expropriate the Property, to forward any requests for a hearing of necessity to the Chief Inquiry Officer, to attend any hearings to present the City of Toronto's position, and to report the Inquiry Officer's recommendations to City Council for consideration.

This report seeks authority to commence expropriation proceedings to acquire the property municipally known as 480 Coxwell Avenue (the "Property") for the purpose of constructing an Odour Control Facility (the "OCF") for the Coxwell Sanitary Trunk Sewer (the "Sewer"). 

This is the first stage of the expropriation process. After the application for approval to expropriate is authorized by City Council, as the Approving Authority under the Expropriations Act, staff will serve and publish a Notice of Application for Approval to Expropriate on all registered owners. Registered owners will have 30 days to request an inquiry into whether the City's proposed taking is fair, sound and reasonably necessary.

If no inquiry is requested, City Council may approve the expropriation through a subsequent Stage 2 report. At that time, staff will report to City Council with further details on the anticipated costs, based on appraisals. Following the Stage 2 report, an Expropriation Plan will be registered and Notices of Expropriation will be served to the appropriate parties. Statutory offers of compensation must be served before the City can take possession of the expropriated Property.