Report to/Rapport au :
Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee
Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique
and Council / et au Conseil
16 September 2003 / le 16
septembre 2003
Submitted by/Soumis par : Kent Kirkpatrick, General
Manager/Directeur général,
Corporate Services/Services généraux
Contact Person/Personne ressource : Doug McCaslin,
Manager, Real Estate Services Division
Real
Property Asset Management/Gestion des actifs et des biens immobiliers
(613)
580-2424 x 22595, doug.mccaslin@ottawa.ca
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SUBJECT: |
acquisition
of 1.57 ha of open space |
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OBJET
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acquisition d’une aire ouverte de 1,57 ha |
REPORT
RECOMMENDATION
That
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend that Council
approve a financial contribution by the City in the amount of $400,000, for the
procurement of additional open space of approximately 1.57 ha owned by the
National Capital Commission, with the National Capital Commission and DCR
Phoenix Holdings Corporation, each contributing equally one-third.
RECOMMENDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le
Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique recommande
au Conseil municipal d'approuver une contribution financière de la Ville d'une
somme de 400 000 $ pour l'achat, avec la Commission de la capitale nationale et
la DCR Phoenix Holdings Corporation, d'une aire ouverte supplémentaire d'une
superficie d'environ 1,57 ha appartenant à la Commission de la capitale
nationale, compte tenu du fait que le montant de l'achat sera divisé également
entre les trois parties.
BACKGROUND
City Council, at its meeting of 3 Septemper 2003,
approved the Moffatt Farm Secondary Planning Study wherein under recommendation
number three (3) it was approved that Council consider a financial contribution
to the procurement of an additional open space. The NCC (National Capital
Commission) and DCR Phoenix have each agreed to contribute one third of
the value of the lands.
DISCUSSION
The property known as Moffatt Farm is a 34 ha parcel
of undeveloped land. The parcel is
located along the Rideau River on the east side of Prince of Wales Drive, south
of Hog’s Back Drive. The land is owned
by the NCC, which entered into an agreement with DCR Phoenix Holdings
Corporation for a land exchange involving Montfort Woods. The Ontario Municipal Board approved the
proposed subdivision including a 3.64 ha parcel of land designated for
park/environmental protection. Subsequently,
in discussions with the NCC, DCR Phoenix Holdings and the City, it was agreed
that an additional parcel of land containing 1.57 ha be included in the open
space/park land requirement for the City.
The cost associated with these additional lands, to be shared equally
between the three parties. The
agreement reached established the value of the 1.57 ha parcel at $1,200,000.
The land value has been supported by an independent appraisal commissioned by
the City’s Real Estate Services Division.
Based on the agreement, the City’s share of the contribution would be
$400,000, plus G.S.T. (if applicable).
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no known environmental implications, which would affect these lands. Staff will undertake a Phase 1 assessment, if considered necessary, as part of its due diligence process.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The concern over the development of Moffatt Farm relates
back to the debate over how acreages such as the Montfort Woods and the Moffatt
Farm (riverfront and environmentally sensitive areas) should be preserved. Within the more built up areas of the City,
such areas take on even greater significance both as preserves for flora and
fauna, but also as open space lands for the urban population to enjoy. As such, the settlement negotiated for the
Moffatt Farm could be seen in its broader perspective as protection of the
overall environmentally unique areas of the City in general, and the Moffatt
Farm in particular. As a result, the
utilization of the Environmental Reserve Account to fund the $400,000 required
to achieve the City’s portion of the settlement, would be appropriate.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Attached as Annex “A”, is a sketch showing the Moffatt Farm lands and the approximate location of the 1.57 ha referred to in this report.
DISPOSITION
Corporate Services Department - Real Estate Services Division, Surveys and Mapping and Legal Services Branch to complete all requirements to finalize the conveyance.
ANNEX A
