Item - 2024.SC18.11

The Scarborough Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the permanent closure of the unused portion of the public road known as Agincourt Drive, shown as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 66R-33288, attached as Attachment 1 to the report (November 20, 2024) from the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services.

2. City Council enact a by-law to permanently close the unused portion of the public road known as Agincourt Drive, substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Attachment 2 to the report (November 20, 2024) from the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services.

3. City Council authorize public highway designation and dedicate the lands described as Part 1 on Plan 66R-33287, set out as Attachment 3 to the report (November 20, 2024) from the Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services, to take effect upon transfer of Part 1 by Metrolinx to the City, to form a part of the public highway known as Sheppard Avenue East.

4. City Council authorize the appropriate City Officials to take all steps necessary to implement the proposed dedication referred to in Recommendation 3 above, including requesting the City Solicitor to prepare and submit the relevant bill(s) necessary to register the resultant by-law(s), if required; and

5. City Council authorize the appropriate City officials to submit directly to City Council at the appropriate time any necessary bills to amend the effective date of any dedication by-law(s) and/or permanent closure by-law(s) made in connection with the report (November 20, 2024), from Deputy General Manager, Transportation Services, to, among other things, insert a specific effective date.

This report recommends the permanent closure of an unused portion of Agincourt Drive ("City Lands") between Sheppard Avenue East and a point 30 metres north, and the dedication of lands adjacent to Sheppard Avenue East, east of Reidmount Avenue ("Metrolinx Lands"), as part of the public highway Sheppard Avenue East. These actions address remnant parcels created by Sheppard Avenue East Grade Separation and Agincourt GO Station improvements.

The City Lands, described as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 66R-33288, will be transferred to Metrolinx to support the Agincourt GO Station. In exchange, Metrolinx will transfer the Metrolinx Lands, described as Part 1 on Plan 66R-33287, to the City for dedication as a public highway.

Both transactions will be executed under delegated authority in accordance with Toronto Municipal Chapter 213. Following the transfer, City Council approval is required for their closure and dedication by-laws, respectively.