Item - 2024.GG10.13

The General Government Committee recommends that: 

1. City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act, approve the expropriation of fee simple interests over part of the property municipally known as 24 Ferrand Drive, as set out in Appendix A to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and designated as Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 on Plan 66R-32872 attached as Appendix B to the report (January 30, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, for municipal purposes including for the Housing Now project at 805 Don Mills Road, the realignment of Ferrand Drive, and works ancillary thereto.

2. City Council authorize the City, 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, as may be required.

3. City Council authorize the Director, Transaction Services, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to prepare and serve Offers of Compensation based on a report appraising the market value of the Property Interest in accordance with the requirements of the Expropriations Act. 

4. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (January 30, 2024) 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 by arbitration, appeal or settlement to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.

This report seeks approval from City Council as approving authority under the Expropriations Act (the “Act”), to expropriate the fee simple interest in part of the property municipally known as 24 Ferrand Drive (the “Property Interest”) for the purpose of incorporating the Property Interest into the Housing Now Initiative site at 805 Don Mills Road and facilitating the road realignment of Ferrand Drive.

This report relates to the second stage of the expropriation process. During the first stage and in accordance with the 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 December 10, 2023, and City Council may now approve the expropriation by this Stage Two report. If authorized, an Expropriation Plan will be registered, and associated notices served. Statutory Offers of Compensation must be served prior to the City taking possession of the expropriated Property Interest.

The Property Interest is set out in Appendix A and shown in the reference plan attached as Appendix B.