Item - 2024.GG14.24

The General Government Committee recommends that:  

1. City Council, as approving authority under the Expropriations Act (the "Act"), approve the expropriation of a fee simple interest in part of the property municipally known as 165 The Queensway as set out in Appendix A (the "Property") to the report (June 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and as identified on the reference plan attached as Appendix B to the report (June 17, 2024) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management. 

2. City Council authorize the City, as expropriating authority under the Act, to take all necessary steps to comply with the Act, including but not limited to the preparation and registration of an Expropriation Plan, and service of Notices of Expropriation, Notices of Election and Notices of Possession, as may be required.

3. City Council authorize severally each of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and the Director, Real Estate Services to prepare, execute and serve Offers of Compensation based on a report appraising the market value of the Property in accordance with the requirements of the Act. 

On June 14 and 15, 2023, City Council authorized the initiation of expropriation proceedings for a fee simple interest in part the property municipally known as 165 The Queensway, for the purposes of constructing road safety enhancements, construction, maintenance, and any future repairs at the intersection of The Queensway and Park Lawn Road (the "Project"). The Project forms part of the Council-approved The Queensway Complete Street project.

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 March 11, 2024, and City Council may now approve the expropriation by this Stage 2 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 properties.

The property requirement is set out in Appendix A and shown on the reference plan attached as Appendix B.