Item - 2021.GL22.8

The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City to enter into a lease (the "Lease") of the property known as 209 Mavety Street, Toronto (the "Leased Premises") pursuant to the Community Space Tenancy Policy with the Four Villages Community Health Centre (the Tenant") for a five (5) year term, with a conditional option to renew for a further fifteen (15) years, based substantially on the terms and conditions set out in the attached Appendix A to the report (April 12, 2021) from the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, with such revisions and on such other or amended terms and conditions acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, or their designate, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize each of the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management severally to execute the Lease, and any related documents on behalf of the City.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, in consultation with the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to administer and manage the Lease including the provision of any amendments, consents, approvals, waivers, notices, and notices of termination, provided that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

4. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration to enter into, execute and administer a service agreement in respect of the tenancy at the Leased Premises, including the provision of any amendments, eligibility assessment, and annual reporting with the Tenant.

5. City Council pass a By-law pursuant to Section 252 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, providing authority to:

a. enter into a Municipal Capital Facility Agreement with Four Villages Community Health Centre for the Leased Premises, comprised of approximately 25,793 square feet of community space, for the purposes of providing a Municipal Capital Facility related to the provision of social and health services and ancillary parking; and

b. exempt the Leased Premises and ancillary parking, if any from taxation for municipal and school purposes, with the tax exemption being effective from the latest of:

1. the commencement date of the Lease;

2. the date the Municipal Capital Facility Agreement is entered into; and

3. the date the Tax Exemption By-law is enacted.

6. City Council direct the City Clerk to give written notice of the By-law to the Minister of Finance, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, le Conseil Scolaire Viamonde, and le Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir.

The Community Space Tenancy Policy provides a process for the City of Toronto to lease City-owned or City-managed space at below-market rent to not-for-profit organizations that deliver community and cultural services to residents to further the City's strategic objectives.

The purpose of this report is to obtain City Council authority to enter into a Community Space Tenancy lease with the Four Villages Community Health Centre for approximately 21,000 square feet of City-owned space located at 209 Mavety Street in Ward 4 – Parkdale High-Park. The Four Villages Community Health Centre is a not-for-profit organization that delivers a range of health services and health promotion programs to residents and families living in Toronto West such as the Roncesvalles, Swansea, Bloor West, and the Junction Area communities. Many services and programs offered by the organization focus on the needs of seniors, newcomers, families with children, and youth which aligns with a number of the City's strategic priorities.

This report also seeks City Council's authority for the adoption of the necessary by-law to designate the entire property as a Municipal Capital Facility, and to provide an exemption from municipal and education property taxes.