14.    SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTIES - 3071 RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND 2720 RICHMOND
ROAD - OWNED BY THE OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

 

EXCÉDENT DE PROPRIÉTÉS SCOLAIRES - 3071, PROMENADE RIVERSIDE ET 2720, CHEMIN RICHMOND - APPARTENANT À LA OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

 

 

Committee Recommendations AS AMENDED

 

That Council approve:

 

1.         That staff be given direction to pursue the acquisition of 3071 Riverside Drive and 2720 Richmond Road from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board within the parameters established by Committee and Council;

 

2.         That staff be directed to return with an appropriate redevelopment plan for these two properties in 2008, should the acquisitions be finalized; and

 

3.         That staff be directed to provide a funding recommendation to Council at its next meeting.

 

 

Recommandations MODIFIéES du comité

 

Que Conseil approuve :

 

1.         que le personnel soit avisé de poursuivre les démarches d’acquisition du 3071, promenade Riverside et du 2720, chemin Richmond auprès de la Ottawa-Carleton District School Board dans le cadre des paramètres établis par le Comité et le Conseil; et

 

2.         que le personnel soit avisé de revenir avec un plan de réaménagement adéquat pour ces deux propriétés en 2008 dans le cas où les acquisitions seraient confirmées;

 

3.         que l’on demande au personnel de faire une recommandation sur le financement au Conseil dans le cadre de sa prochaine réunion.

 

 

DOCUMENTATION

 

1.   Executive Director's report (Business Transformation Services) dated 20 November 2007 (ACS2007-BTS-RPM-0042).

 

2.   Extract of Draft Minute, 20 November 2007, to be issued separately prior to Council meeting.


Report to/Rapport au :

 

Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee

Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique

 

and Council / et au Conseil

 

20 November 2007 / 20 November 2007

 

Submitted by/Soumis par : Stephen Finnamore, Executive Director/directeur exécutif,

Business Transformation Services/Services de transformation des activités

 

Contact Person/Personne ressource : Gordon MacNair, Manager, Real Estate Services

Real Property Asset Management/Gestion des actifs des biens immobiliers

(613) 580-2424 x21217, gordon.macnair@ottawa.ca

 

Bay/Baie (4), River/Rivière (16)

Ref N°: ACS2007-BTS-RPM-0042

 

 

SUBJECT:

SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTIES  – 3071 RIVERSIDE DRIVE and 2720 richmond road – OWNED BY THE OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

 

 

OBJET :

Excédent de propriétés scolaires – 3071, promenade riverside et 2720, chemin richmond – appartenant à la OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

 

 

REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

 

That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee consider recommending to Council:

 

1.      That staff be given direction to pursue the acquisition of 3071 Riverside Drive and 2720 Richmond Road from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board within the parameters established by Committee and/or Council; and

 

2.      That staff be directed to return with an appropriate redevelopment plan for these two properties in 2008 should the City decide to proceed with the acquisition.

 

 

RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT

 

Que le Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique examine la possibilité de recommander au Conseil :

 

1.      que le personnel soit avisé de poursuivre les démarches d’acquisition du 3071, promenade Riverside et du 2720, chemin Richmond auprès de la Ottawa-Carleton District School Board dans le cadre des paramètres établis par le Comité et le Conseil; et

 

2.      que le personnel soit avisé de revenir avec un plan de réaménagement adéquat pour ces deux propriétés en 2008 au cas où la Ville déciderait de procéder à l’acquisition.

 

 

BACKGROUND

 

On 27 June 2007 Real Estate Services Division (RESD) received notice from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) that 3071 Riverside Drive (Bayview School) and 2720 Richmond Road (Grant School) were surplus to the Board’s needs and were being circulated to the City under Regulation 445/06 of the Education Act. The properties were offered, in accordance with the Regulation, to the “priority purchasers” which includes the City, which requires a response within 90 days.

 

It should also be noted that on 29 August 2007, Council approved the “Policy for Surplus Schools” under report number ACS2007-PTE-POL-0033. As part of the approval for this Policy, staff was directed to establish criteria for the evaluation of surplus school sites and to develop a funding strategy and to report back to Council at a later date. This Policy could potentially provide a mechanism and funding strategy to allow the City to acquire surplus school sites as they become available depending on their priority after evaluation and will be submitted to Council in 2008.

 

The OCDSB has afforded the City this limited opportunity to submit an offer to purchase the Bayview and Grant Schools now as a priority purchaser. Therefore, the City needs to act now on this opportunity in advance of the above report; otherwise the properties will be placed for sale on the open market.

 

 

DISCUSSION

 

Below is general information on each of the properties:

 

Bayview School

 

The site is located on the east side of Riverside Drive, to the north of Walkley Road and south of Mooney’s Bay Place, in the Mooney’s Bay/Riverside Park neighbourhood as outlined on Annex “A”.

 

The site area is approximately 10 acres and is improved with an older two-storey brick school. The total building area is estimated at approximately 30,785 sq. ft.

 

 

 

The current zoning is I1 – Minor Institutional Zone and R2A – Semi-detached house Zone while the proposed Comprehensive By-law is I1A – Minor Institutional Zone and R2F – Residential Second Density Zone.

 

Grant School

 

The site is located on the south side of Richmond Road as well as the west side of Rob Roy Avenue within the Queensway Terrace North Community as outlined on Annex “B”.

 

The site area is approximately 5 acres and is improved with a three-storey brick school with a one-storey addition on the south side of the building. There is also a detached one-storey building located in the rear yard. Part of the building has been designated as heritage. The total combined building area is approximately 30,516 sq. ft.

 

The current zoning is I1 – Minor Institutional Zone while the proposed Comprehensive By-law is I1A – Minor Institutional Zone

 

It should be noted that staff has not completed detailed reports related to the condition of the improvements due to the tight timelines of moving this opportunity forward.

 

Should Council decide to acquire these properties staff will report back in 2008 with a business case outlining how each property can be optimized and the financial implications are outlined in the In-camera report.

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The offer to OCDSB will be subject to the City satisfying its due diligence investigations including environmental investigations.

 

 

CONSULTATION

 

In accordance with normal procedure, upon receipt of notice of the surplus schools RESD circulated the information regarding these properties to various City Departments and the Ward Councillors for consideration. 

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

Particulars with regard to the proposed property acquisition will be provided separately by way of an In-camera report.

 

 


 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

 

Annex “A” – 3071 Riverside Drive (Bayview School)

 

Annex “B” – 2720 Richmond Road (Grant School)

 

 

DISPOSITION

 

Following Council’s approval, the Real Property Asset Management, Legal Services and Surveys Branches will finalize this transaction.

 

 


ANNEX A

ANNEX B