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2. PROPERTY
ACQUISITION – NORTH-SOUTH LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT, RIDEAU CENTRE
TO WOODROFFE AVENUE, CITY OF OTTAWA (WILFRED ERNEST CARSON AND IVA VINA
CARSON)
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the acquisition in fee simple
of 5.876 ha of rural residential land owned by Wilfred Ernest Carson and Iva
Vina Carson described as Part of Lot 22, Concession 1, Rideau Front, City of
Ottawa (formerly the City of Gloucester) required for the North-South Light
Rail Transit corridor together with landlocked parcels of land all shown
hatched on the Annex “A” attached to this report, for the consideration of
$1,045,500.00 plus GST, made pursant to Section 30 of the Expropriations Act,
R.S.O. 1990, cE26, as amended.
RECOMMENDATION DU COMITÉ
Que le Conseil approuve
l’acquisition en fief simple de 5,876 hectares de terres résidentielles rurales
appartenant à Wilfred Ernest Carson et à Iva Vina Carson décrites comme partie
du lot 22, concession 1, façade rivière Rideau, ville d’Ottawa (autrefois ville
de Gloucester). Ces terres ainsi que
les parcelles de terrain enclavées, requises pour le couloir nord-sud du train
léger sur rail, sont toutes montrées marquées de hachures à l’annexe A jointe à
ce rapport, le tout moyennant la somme de 1 045 500 $ plus TPS,
en vertu de l’article 30 de la Loi sur l’expropriation, L.R.O. 1990, ch. E26,
telle qu’elle a été modifiée.
Documentation
1.
Chief
Corporate Services Officer’s report dated 13 January 2006
(ACS2006-CRS-RPM-0017).
Report
to / Rapport au :
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
Comité des services organisationnels et du
développement économique
and Council /et au Conseil
13 January 2006 / le 13 janvier 2006
Submitted by / Soumis par: Greg Geddes, Chief Corporate
Services Officer/
chef des Services généraux
Contact Person /
Personne ressource : Gordon MacNair, Acting Manager, Real Estate Services
Real Property Asset Management / Gestion des
actifs et des biens immobiliers
(613) 580-2424 x21217, Gordon.MacNair@Ottawa.ca
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Corporate
Services and Economic Development Committee recommend Council approve the
acquisition in fee simple of 5.876 ha of rural residential land owned by
Wilfred Ernest Carson and Iva Vina Carson described as Part of Lot 22,
Concession 1, Rideau Front, City of Ottawa (formerly the City of Gloucester)
required for the North-South Light Rail Transit corridor together with landlocked
parcels of land all shown hatched on the Annex “A” attached to this report, for
the consideration of $1,045,500.00 plus GST, made pursant to Section 30 of the
Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, cE26, as amended.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité des services organisationnels et du
développement économique recommande au Conseil d’approuver l’acquisition en
fief simple de 5,876 hectares de terres résidentielles rurales appartenant à
Wilfred Ernest Carson et à Iva Vina Carson décrites comme partie du lot 22,
concession 1, façade rivière Rideau, ville d’Ottawa (autrefois ville de
Gloucester).
Ces terres ainsi que les parcelles de terrain
enclavées, requises pour le couloir nord-sud du train léger sur rail, sont
toutes montrées marquées de hachures à l’annexe A jointe à ce rapport, le tout
moyennant la somme de 1 045 500 $ plus TPS, en vertu de
l’article 30 de la Loi sur l’expropriation, L.R.O. 1990, ch. E26, telle qu’elle
a été modifiée.
BACKGROUND
City Council, in the 2005 Capital Budget, approved funding for property acquisitions required for the construction of the North-South Corridor Light Rail Transit Project from the Rideau Centre to Woodroffe Avenue. The purpose of this report is to obtain City Council approval and authorization to purchase the lands required to facilitate this project.
DISCUSSION
The North-South Corridor Light
Rail Transit Project, including the construction of the Strandherd Bridge, will
require land from the property owned by Wilfred Ernest Carson and Iva Vina
Carson. Subsequent to the approval of
this project by City Council on 15 July 2005 (ACS-2005-PGM-ECO-0016) Real
Estate Services staff undertook negotiations with the property owners for the
acquisition of the property requirements.
Expropriation proceedings to acquire lands from this property commenced with Notice of Application for Approval to Expropriate Land, being served on the property owners by registered mail on 26 August 2005. The notices were published in the Ottawa Citizen and Le Droit on 26 August 2005, 2 September 2005 and 9 September 2005. The last date to request a hearing was 30 September 2005. The owners did not request a hearing.
Negotiations have resulted in an
Agreement pursuant to Section 30 of the Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, cE26,
as amended, to acquire the 30 metre wide North-South Light Rail Corridor
containing an area of 1.469 ha, and shown as Parcels 1 and 2 on Annex “A”
attached, together with two severed landlocked parcels containing an area of
4.407 ha, and shown as Parcels 3 & 5. The total consideration of $1,045,500
is consistent with values provided by an independent appraisal commissioned by
the city. Additional fees for legal,
planning and appraisal fees will be dealt with under delegated authority.
In accordance with the
Expropriations Act, this Agreement allows for arbitration to determine full and
final compensation by the Ontario Municipal Board in the event that a
negotiated settlement cannot be reached.
This approach allows the North-South Corridor Light Rail Transit Project
to proceed without delay while protecting the property owner’s rights provided
under the Expropriations Act to seek fair compensation in exchange for the
lands required.
This Offer of Compensation made
pursant to Section 30 of the Expropriations Act is recommended for approval.
CONSULTATION
Public consultation was part of the Environmental
Assessment Report process and included public open houses and notices. The Ward Councillor has been made aware of
the proposed expropriations.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Environmental impacts were addressed in the Environmental Assessment undertaken for the Light Rail Transit Project as approved by City Council on 15 July 2005.
The
property expropriation requested through this report will help move forward the
North-South Light Rail Project to enhance the City's transit system. This project is intended to contribute to
the City's goal of increased transit ridership of 30% modal share by the year
2020, approved by Council in 2003. In
turn, greater transit ridership will reduce the number of single occupancy
vehicles on our roads and contribute to the City's goal, approved by Council in
2005, to reduce community-generated greenhouse gases by 20% by the year 2012,
relative to 1990 greenhouse gas emissions.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Failure to acquire the needed property in a timely manner will result in costs and penalties related to delays in construction.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Account number 903715
Approved Budget to Date $724,715,000
Total Paid and Committed ($2,930,000)
Balance Available $721,785,000
This Request including GST ($1,118,685)
Balance Remaining $720,666,315
Funds have been provided in the 2006 Capital Budget and are available in Internal Order 903715, N-S Light Rail – Phase 1 (reference page 264). Manual Funds Reservation #10413642.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Attached as Annex “A” is a sketch showing the corridor lands to be acquired together with the landlocked parcels of land.
DISPOSITION
Following Council’s approval, Real Property Asset Management and Legal Services Branches will finalize the necessary documentation.
ANNEX “A”
