Item - 2024.TE12.31

The Toronto and East York Community Council:

1. Authorized the City to enter into an encroachment agreement (the "Agreement") with the owner of 98 Armstrong Avenue (the "Owner") for the purpose of permitting the owner to maintain a basement walkout fronting 98 Armstrong Avenue subject, but not limited to, the following conditions:

a. the property owner shall indemnify the City from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands and from all loss, costs, damages, and expenses that may result from such permission granted;

b. maintain the basement walkout at their own expense in good repair and a condition satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services and will not make any additions or modifications to the encroachment beyond what is allowed under the terms of the Agreement;

c. accept such additional conditions as the City Solicitor or the General Manager, Transportation Services may deem necessary in the interest of the City;

d. remove the basement walkout upon receiving written notice to do so; and

e. the property owner will enter into an encroachment agreement with the City of Toronto, at the owner's expense, and assume all liability and damages related to the encroachments.

This staff report is about a matter that Community Council has delegated authority from City Council to make a final decision.

Transportation Services has reviewed an application to maintain an encroachment within the public right-of-way at 98 Armstrong Avenue. The encroachment consists of a basement walkout within the municipal boulevard of the Armstrong Avenue frontage of the property.

The purpose of this report is to seek authority to enter into an encroachment agreement with the property owner of 98 Armstrong Avenue, to permit the basement walkout and its ongoing maintenance within the City's right-of-way.