3.       PROPERTY ACQUISITION – NORTH-SOUTH LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT RIDEAU CENTRE TO WOODROFFE AVENUE, CITY OF OTTAWA (GARY WILLIAM JASPER AND SHARON ANN JASPER)


ACQUISITION DE PROPRIÉTÉ – PROJET DU COULOIR NORD-SUD DU TRAIN LÉGER SUR RAIL DU CENTRE RIDEAU À L’AVENUE WOODROFFE, VILLE D’OTTAWA – (GARY WILLIAM JASPER ET SHARON ANN JASPER)

 

 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council approve the acquisition in fee simple of the improved residential lands together with a landlocked parcel of land and a limited right-of-way along the driveway owned by Gary William Jasper and Sharon Anne Jasper all described as Part of Lot 20, Broken Front Concession, Rideau Front, formerly the City of Gloucester, now in the City of Ottawa. The lands to be acquired in fee simple, including the landlocked lands, are shown as Parcel A hatched on Annex “A” and Parcel B shows the hatched Limited Interest, all for the consideration of $380,000.00, plus GST, made pursuant 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 des terrains résidentiels améliorés ainsi qu’une parcelle de terrain enclavé et un droit de passage limité le long de l’entrée de cour appartenant à Gary William Jasper et à Sharon Anne Jasper, entièrement décrits comme partie du lot 20, concession de forme irrégulière, façade rivière Rideau, autrefois la ville de Gloucester, maintenant la ville d’Ottawa.  Les terrains devant être acquis en fief simple, y compris les terrains enclavés, sont montrés comme la parcelle A hachurée sur l’annexe A et la parcelle B montre l’intérêt limité hachuré.  Le tout moyennant la somme de 380 000 $ 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-0020).

 

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

 

Gloucester-Southgate (10)

Ref No. / N° réf. : ACS2006-CRS-RPM-0020

 

 

SUBJECT:

property Acquisition – North-south LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT Corridor PROJECT Rideau CENTRE TO Woodroffe Avenue, CITY OF OTTAWA (Gary William Jasper and sharon ann Jasper)

 

 

OBJET :

ACQUISITION DE PROPRIÉTÉ – PROJET DU COULOIR NORD-SUD DU TRAIN LÉGER SUR RAIL DU CENTRE RIDEAU À L’AVENUE WOODROFFE, VILLE D’OTTAWA – (GARY William Jasper ET sharon ann Jasper)

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee recommend Council approve the acquisition in fee simple of the improved residential lands together with a landlocked parcel of land and a limited right-of-way along the driveway owned by Gary William Jasper and Sharon Anne Jasper all described as Part of Lot 20, Broken Front Concession, Rideau Front, formerly the City of Gloucester, now in the City of Ottawa. The lands to be acquired in fee simple, including the landlocked lands, are shown as Parcel A hatched on Annex “A” and Parcel B shows the hatched Limited Interest, all for the consideration of $380,000.00, plus GST, made pursuant 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 des terrains résidentiels améliorés ainsi qu’une parcelle de terrain enclavé et un droit de passage limité le long de l’entrée de cour appartenant à Gary William Jasper et à Sharon Anne Jasper, entièrement décrits comme partie du lot 20, concession de forme irrégulière, façade rivière Rideau, autrefois la ville de Gloucester, maintenant la ville d’Ottawa.  Les terrains devant être acquis en fief simple, y compris les terrains enclavés, sont montrés comme la parcelle A hachurée sur l’annexe A et la parcelle B montre l’intérêt limité hachuré.  Le tout moyennant la somme de 380 000 $ 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 Gary William Jasper and Sharon Ann Jasper.  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 Parcel A in Fee Simple (including the landlocked lands) containing 7510.3m2 together with the Limited Interest (right-of-way) shown as hatched parcel B containing 677.4m2.  These parcels are shown on attached Annex “A”. These lands and a limited interest will be conveyed by the owners for the consideration of $380,000.00 plus GST.  The market value for the land requirements together with the landlocked lands and right-of-way were estimated by an independent appraisal consultant commissioned by the City.

 

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 this project including property acquisitions.

 

 

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 acquisition approval 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                                                 ($ 3,975,500)

 

Balance Available                                                            $720,739,500

 

This Request including GST                                                  ($406,600)

 

Balance Remaining                                                           $720,332,900

 

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 # 10413643.

 

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Attached, as Schedule “A” is a legal description of the lands to be acquired and attached as Annex “A” is a sketch showing the lands to be acquired in Fee Simple and the Limited Interests over the right-of -way to River Road.

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

Following Council’s approval, Real Estate Asset Management and Legal Services Branches will finalize the documentation through outside Counsel.

 

 

 

SCHEDULE “A”

 

  1. Part of Lot 20, Broken Front Concession, Rideau Front, formerly the City of Gloucester, now in the City of Ottawa, as set out in Instrument Nos. NS182595 being PIN 04589-0424 (LT) and shown as Part 2, 11, and 12 on Plan 4R-20502, together with a limited right and interest in the nature of a right of way over Parts 4, 5, and 8 on Plan 4R-20502.

 

 

ANNEX “A”