Item - 2021.GL25.14

The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that: 

1. City Council, as the Approving Authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of the Property Interests as set out in Appendix A to the report (August 31, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and identified as Parts 1 and 2 shown on sketch number PS-2019-139, attached as Appendix B to the report (August 31, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, for municipal purposes including for the West Toronto Railpath Extension project. 

2. City Council authorize the City of Toronto, as the Expropriating Authority under the Expropriations Act, to take all necessary steps to comply with the Expropriations Act, including but not limited to, the preparation and registration of an Expropriation Plan and the service of Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Election and Notices of Possession, if amicable acquisitions of the Property Interests cannot be completed to accommodate the project timelines.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to prepare and serve Offers of Compensation in accordance with the requirements of the Expropriations Act, if amicable acquisitions of the Property Interests cannot be completed to accommodate the project timelines. 

4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (August 31, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management once there has been a final determination of all claims for compensation payable to the property owners to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

This report seeks: i) Approval from City Council as Approving Authority under the Expropriations Act, to expropriate a fee simple interest and a temporary easement (the "Property Interests") over part of the property municipally known as 50 Alma Avenue (the "Property"); ii) Approval for the City, as Expropriating Authority under the Expropriations Act, to serve associated notices and make statutory Offers of Compensation in accordance with the Expropriations Act.

The Property Interests are required for the purpose of constructing the West Toronto Railpath Extension, which will improve cyclist and pedestrian connectivity and safety in the area.

This report relates to the second stage of the expropriation process. During the first stage and in accordance with the Expropriations Act, Notices of Application for Approval to Expropriate were served on all applicable "registered owners", who had 30 days to request an inquiry into whether the proposed taking is fair, sound, and reasonably necessary. No requests were received within the 30 day period ending on August 28, 2021 and City Council may now approve the expropriation by this Stage 2 report. If authorized, the Expropriation Plans will be registered and associated notices served. Statutory Offers of Compensation must be served prior to the City taking possession of the expropriated properties.