Item - 2022.GL28.12

The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to negotiate and execute an agreement of purchase and sale to transfer 5.2 acres of the northerly portion of the property municipally known as 1355 Bridletowne Circle to the YMCA of Greater Toronto, for nominal consideration, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix B to the report (December 22, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and on such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to amend the ground lease with the Scarborough Health Network on behalf of the City of Toronto, substantially on the amended terms outlined in Appendix C to the report (December 22, 2021) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and on such other terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to obtain authority to proceed with the sale of 5.2 acres of City-owned land located on the northerly portion of 1355 Bridletowne Circle (the "Property"), as shown on Appendix A to this report, to the YMCA of Greater Toronto (the "YMCA"  or "Purchaser") for nominal consideration, and for the purposes of developing of a multi-service community hub (the "Community Hub") in the priority neighbourhood of Steeles-L'Amoreaux in northern Scarborough.

The Community Hub at 1355 Bridletowne Circle is a partnership between the City, the YMCA, the Scarborough Health Network and United Way Toronto that incorporates an integrated service delivery model, allowing for increased funding flexibility, reduced administrative burden and development of a space that co-locates health and social care. The YMCA portion of the Community Hub will house health and fitness facilities, several community agencies and childcare centre that offers a variety of programming for all age groups in this neighbourhood and surrounding community. Health services will be provided by Scarborough Health Network in their respective space of the Community Hub.

The acquisition of the Property by the City and now its proposed sale to the YMCA was authorized by City Council in September 2011 as part of a Public Sector- Community Sector Initiative between the City, the YMCA and United Way Toronto.

With federal funding awarded to the YMCA in June 2021, both the City and the YMCA are ready to proceed on the next steps of the Community Hub, including securing site plan approvals, finalizing and executing the Property transfer to the YMCA and commencing construction.

Staff recommend the City proceed with the transfer of the Property to the YMCA as key conditions and terms of the transfer of the Property have been negotiated and are ready for City Council's consideration and approval.