Item - 2025.GG22.14

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to enter into three sublease / lease agreements for nominal consideration and for a term of 10-years with an option to renew for a further 10-years, with the following operators:

a. Canadian Mothercraft Society, as subtenant, at the property municipally known as 15 York Garden Way, substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Appendix A to the report (June 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services, and as illustrated on the location map and floor plan set out in Appendix B and Appendix C to the report (June 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services respectively;

b. Child Development Institute, as subtenant, at the property municipally known as 135 Kyle Lowry Road, substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Appendix D to the report (June 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services, and as illustrated on the location map and floor plan set out in Appendix E and Appendix F to the report (June 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services respectively; and

c. Red Apple Day Care (Overlea), as tenant, at the property municipally known as 8450 Sheppard Avenue East, substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Appendix G to the report (June 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services, and as illustrated on the location map and floor plan set out in Appendix H and Appendix I to the report (June 2, 2025) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the General Manager, Children's Services respectively,

and including such other or amended terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

2. City Council authorize severally each of the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and the Director, Real Estate Services, Corporate Real Estate Management to negotiate and execute the sublease / lease agreements, and any related documents on behalf of the City.

This report seeks authority to enter into 10-year nominal sublease / lease agreements (collectively the “Agreements”) with the following child care operators: (1) Canadian Mothercraft Society as subtenant at 15 York Garden Way; (2) Child Development Institute as subtenant at 135 Kyle Lowry Road; and (3) Red Apple Day Care (Overlea) as tenant at 8450 Sheppard Avenue East, for the purpose of delivering child care services at newly constructed child-care centres.

The child care centres at 15 York Garden Way and 135 Kyle Lowry Road are located in condominium buildings while the child care centre at 8450 Sheppard Avenue East is located in the North East Scarborough Community Recreation Centre. The operators were selected by the General Manager, Children's Services, pursuant to Expression of Interest processes conducted by Children's Services, for the purpose of operating not-for-profit child care centres.