Item - 2023.GG3.14

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council authorize the City to enter into a licence extension agreement with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue for a portion of the City-owned lands located at the property municipally known as 205 Wilmington Avenue as outlined in Appendix A to the report (April 4, 2023) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Appendix B and on such other or amended terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

2.  City Council authorize each of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Director, Transaction Services, Corporate Real Estate Management severally to execute the licence extension agreement, and any related documents on behalf of the City.

3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, their successors and designates, to administer and manage the licence extension agreement, including the provision of any consents, approvals, waivers, notices (including notices of termination) provided that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters to City Council for direction and determination.

The purpose of this report is to obtain City Council authority for the City (the "Licensor") to enter into a license extension agreement (the "Agreement") with Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue (the "Licensee") for parking purposes. The Agreement will (i) amend the terms the parties' existing parking licence agreement (the "Licence") for a portion of the City-owned lands located at 205 Wilmington Avenue (the "Licenced Premises") shown on Appendix A to this report and (ii) extend the term of the Licence for an additional period of ten years. Parking on the Licenced Premises will continue to be available to the visitors of the synagogue, the abutting Irving W. Chapley Park and the surrounding community.