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2. SALE OF LAND –
4980 ALBION ROAD – CENTRAL CANADA EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION VENTE DE TERRAIN – ¬ 4980, CHEMIN ALBION –
ASSOCIATION DE L'EXPOSITION DU CANADA CENTRAL |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS AMENDED
That Council:
1.
Declare a parcel of vacant land containing an
area of 23.62 ha (58.36 acres), described as part of Lot 25, Concession 3
(Rideau Front) geographic Township of Gloucester now City of Ottawa, shown
hatched on the attached Document 1, as surplus to the City’s needs;
2.
Waive the City’s policy regarding the sale of
property at market value and approve the sale of the land outlined in
Recommendation 1, estimated to have a market value of $1,120,000 to Central
Canada Exhibition Association for $1.00 plus GST and subject to any easements
that may be required;
3.
Delegate
authority to the Director of Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office to
finalize negotiations and execute an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with the
Central Canada Exhibition Association for the property described in Recommendation
1, substantially in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in the
attached Document 2, and to complete the sale of the property to the Central
Canada Exhibition Association;
4.
Provide a maximum grant of $280,226 to the CCEA
to offset applicable fees for planning applications, engineering, development
charges and building permits to the end of 2018, payable at the time the
various applications and charges are due;
5. Direct Staff to ensure that the
Traffic Impact Assessment for the CCE relocation specifically assess the
transportation impacts of this relocation on Albion Road through the Blossom
Park Community (Albion Road between Bank Street and Lester Road) and whether
the traffic impacts warrant the consideration and implementation of interim
measures as part of the
relocation; and
Direct
Staff to look into the long-term transportation solution such as an Albion
Road By-Pass that will
accommodate projected growth from other planned developments that will impact
the area as part of the next Transportation Master Plan review, as well as
other upgrades that may be warranted to the broader transit and transportation
network;
6. Approve that no action be taken on the reports on the
Central Canada Exhibition until their Business Plan has been received and
approved by the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee;
7. Substitute
the existing Document 2 with a revised Document 2.
Recommandations modifÉes DU Comité
Que le Conseil :
1.
Déclare r excédentaire la parcelle d'une superficie de 23,62 ha (58,36
acres) décrite comme faisant partie du lot 25, concession 3 (façade rivière
Rideau), canton géographique de Gloucester, maintenant dans la ville d'Ottawa,
et représentée en hachuré dans le document 1 ci-joint;
2.
Renonce à la politique de la Ville
en matière de vente de biens-fonds au prix du marché et d’approuver la vente du
terrain décrit dans la recommandation 1, évalué au prix du marché à
1 120 000 $ à l'Association
de l'Exposition du Canada Central pour la somme de 1,00 $ plus TPS, sous
réserve de toute servitude éventuellement nécessaire;
3.
Délègue le pouvoir au directeur du
Bureau des partenariats et du
développement en immobilier en vue de finaliser les négociations et de mettre
en œuvre l’Entente d’achat et de vente conclue avec l’Association de
l’exposition du Canada central concernant la propriété décrite dans la
recommandation no 1, essentiellement en vertu des conditions
établies dans le document 2 ci-joint, et de procéder à la vente de la propriété
à l’Association de l’exposition du Canada central;
4.
Accorde une subvention maximale de 280 226 $ à l'AECC pour
compenser les frais exigibles pour les demandes d'aménagement, les études
techniques, les redevances d'aménagement et les permis de construire jusqu'à la
fin de 2018, subvention payable à mesure que les diverses demandes et
redevances sont dues;
5. Fournisse
au personnel des directives pour que l’évaluation des répercussions de la
réinstallation de l’Exposition sur le Canada central sur la circulation vise
particulièrement la circulation sur le chemin Albion dans le quartier de
Blossom Park (entre la rue Bank et le chemin Lester), et détermine si ces
répercussions justifient l’examen et la mise en œuvre de mesures provisoires
dans le cadre de la réinstallation; et
Fournisse au personnel des directives
pour que celui-ci envisage des solutions à long terme en matière de transport, telles qu’une voie de contournement du chemin Albion qui permettrait de
répondre aux prévisions en matière de croissance
attribuable à d’autres projets d’aménagement qui auront des répercussions sur
la région et qui feront partie du prochain examen du Plan directeur des
transports, ainsi que d’autres améliorations qui pourraient se justifier en
regard de réseaux de transport et de transport en commun élargis;
6. Approuve qu’aucune mesure ne soit
prise relativement aux rapports sur l’Exposition du Canada Central avant que
leur plan d’activités ne soit reçu et avalisé par le Comité des services
organisationnels et du développement économique;
7. Substitue
le document 2 révisé au document 2 actuel.
DOCUMENTATION
1. City Manager’s report dated 1 June 2010
(ACS2010-CMR-REP-0031).
2. Extract
of Draft Minute, 1 June 2010.
Report to/Rapport au :
Corporate Services and Economic Development
Committee
Comité des services organisationnels et du développement économique
and Council / et au Conseil
Submitted by/Soumis par : Kent
Kirkpatrick, City Manager/Directeur municipal
Contact
Person/Personne ressource : Gordon MacNair, Director
Real
Estate Partnerships and Development Office/Directeur, Partenariats et
Développement
en immobilier
(613)
580-2424 x 21217, Gordon.MacNair@ottawa.ca
SUBJECT:
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SALE
OF LAND – 4980 ALBION ROAD – CENTRAL CANADA EXHIBITION ASSOCIATION |
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OBJET :
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VENTE DE TERRAIN – 4980, chemin ALBION –
Association de l'exposition du Canada central |
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Corporate Services
and Economic Development Committee recommend that Council:
- Declare a parcel of vacant land containing an area
of 23.62 ha (58.36 acres), described as part of Lot 25, Concession 3
(Rideau Front) geographic Township of Gloucester now City of Ottawa, shown
hatched on the attached Document 1, as surplus to the City’s needs;
- Waive the City’s policy regarding the sale of
property at market value and approve the sale of the land outlined in
Recommendation 1, estimated to have a market value of $1,120,000 to
Central Canada Exhibition Association for $1.00 plus GST and subject to
any easements that may be required;
3. Delegate authority to the Director of Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office to finalize negotiations and execute an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with the Central Canada Exhibition Association for the property described in Recommendation 1, substantially in accordance with the terms and conditions outlined in the attached Document 2, and to complete the sale of the property to the Central Canada Exhibition Association.
4. Provide a maximum grant of $280,226 to the CCEA to offset applicable fees for planning applications, engineering, development charges and building permits to the end of 2018, payable at the time the various applications and charges are due.
RECOMMANDATION DU RAPPORT
Que le Comité des services organisationnels et
du développement économique recommande au Conseil :
1.
de déclarer excédentaire la parcelle d'une superficie de 23,62 ha (58,36
acres) décrite comme faisant partie du lot 25, concession 3 (façade rivière
Rideau), canton géographique de Gloucester, maintenant dans la ville d'Ottawa,
et représentée en hachuré dans le document 1 ci-joint;
2.
de renoncer à la politique de la
Ville en matière de vente de biens-fonds au prix du marché et d’approuver la
vente du terrain décrit dans la recommandation 1, évalué au prix du marché à
1 120 000 $ à l'Association
de l'Exposition du Canada Central pour la somme de 1,00 $ plus TPS, sous
réserve de toute servitude éventuellement nécessaire;
3.
de déléguer le pouvoir au directeur
du Bureau des partenariats et du
développement en immobilier en vue de finaliser les négociations et de mettre
en œuvre l’Entente d’achat et de vente conclue avec l’Association de
l’exposition du Canada central concernant la propriété décrite dans la
recommandation no 1, essentiellement en vertu des conditions établies
dans le document 2 ci-joint, et de procéder à la vente de la
propriété à l’Association de l’exposition du Canada central.
4.
d'accorder une subvention maximale de 280 226 $ à l'AECC pour
compenser les frais exigibles pour les demandes d'aménagement, les études
techniques, les redevances d'aménagement et les permis de construire jusqu'à la
fin de 2018, subvention payable à mesure que les diverses demandes et
redevances sont dues.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Assumptions
and Analysis:
On 28 August 2002, Council approved a report directing staff to negotiate terms and conditions with the CCEA in support of its move to the Albion Road site, subject to a number of principles or recommendations. Further, on 13 July 2005, Council directed that the Agreement of Purchase and Sale to be negotiated be submitted to CSEDC and Council for approval.
An Agreement of Purchase and Sale is currently being negotiated and the pertinent business terms are listed in Document 2 attached. The purpose of this report is to provide details on the original principles for the Agreement that were directed by Council in 2002.
A draft Agreement of Purchase and Sale has been provided to the CCEA. The Agreement is scheduled to be presented to its Board of Director at the end of June 2010, including the terms and conditions discussed in Document 2 attached.
Authority is requested for the Director of Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office to finalize negotiations, execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale and complete the sale of the property to the CCEA.
Legal/Risk Management Implications:
Approval of this Report would provide the final authorization for the sale of the City’s property to the CCEA, together with financial support for various planning, engineering and other related costs, to facilitate the relocation of the CCEA’s annual Exhibition from Lansdowne Park after 2010 to the new site on Albion Road. The recommendations in this report are supported by the background from previously approved Reports in order to provide the full history and context for the current recommendations.
Waiving of the requirement to dispose of land at fair market value is permitted as the CCEA is a not-for-profit corporation and its use of the land will not be an industrial or commercial enterprise.
Based on previous Council approvals as outlined in this Report, there is support for Council to commit to a grant in the amount of $280,226 as set out in Recommendation 4.
Covenants will be registered on title to ensure that the CCEA is bound by and will comply with the conditions of the transfer of the land as set forth in Document 2.
Technical Implications:
N/A
Financial Implications:
Funding for the $280,226 to provide
offsetting
grants for planning applications, engineering, development charges and building
permits is available in the one-time and unforeseen account, payable at
the time the various expenses are incurred.
Public Consultation/Input:
No Public Consultation has been undertaken with
respect to the disposition of this property. The Ward Councillor is in agreement that there
is no further need of Public Consultation on the disposition of the land.
RÉSUMÉ
Hypothèses et analyse :
Le 28 août 2002, le Conseil municipal
approuvait un rapport mandatant le personnel de la Ville de négocier avec
l’Association de l’exposition du Canada central (AECC) les modalités de son
déménagement sur une propriété du chemin Albion, sous réserve d’un certain
nombre de principes ou de recommandations. De plus, le 13 juillet 2005, le
Conseil demandait que la convention d’achat-vente à négocier soit soumise au
CSODE et au Conseil aux fins d’approbation.
La convention d’achat-vente est en cours de
négociation et les conditions commerciales pertinentes sont présentées dans le Document 2 en annexe. Le but de ce
rapport est de fournir des détails sur les principes originaux pour cette
convention établis par le Conseil en 2002.
Une convention d’achat-vente provisoire a été
remise à l’AECC. La convention devrait être soumise à son conseil
d’administration à la fin de juin 2010, y compris les conditions présentées
dans le Document 2 en annexe.
Autorisation est demandée pour permettre au
directeur du Bureau des partenariats et du développement immobilier de
compléter les négociations, exécuter la convention d’achat-vente et achever la
vente de la propriété à l’AECC.
Incidences juridiques / concernant
la gestion des risques :
L’approbation de ce rapport aura pour effet
d’accorder l’autorisation finale pour la vente de la propriété de la Ville à
l’AECC, ainsi que le financement pour couvrir les coûts d’aménagement,
d’ingénierie et autres frais afférents afin de faciliter le déménagement de
l’Exposition annuelle de l’AECC après 2010 du parc Lansdowne au nouvel
emplacement sur le chemin Albion. Les recommandations de ce rapport sont
appuyées par la documentation de rapports approuvés antérieurement par le
Conseil laquelle fournit un historique complet et le contexte des
recommandations actuelles.
Il est permis de se soustraire à l’exigence de
vendre un terrain à sa juste valeur marchande étant donné que l’AECC est un
organisme sans but lucratif et que l’utilisation du terrain ne sera pas à des
fins industrielles ou commerciales.
En vertu des mesures approuvées antérieurement
par le Conseil décrites dans ce rapport, le Conseil peut s’engager à verser une
subvention de 280 226 dollars conformément à la recommandation 4.
Des clauses restrictives seront inscrites au
registre des titres pour s’assurer que l’AECC est liée par les conditions de
transfert de terrain conformément au Document 2
et qu’elle respectera ces conditions.
Incidences techniques :
S.O.
Répercussions financières :
Le financement de 280 226 dollars alloué à
titre de subvention pour couvrir le coût des demandes d’aménagement,
d’ingénierie et d’aménagement ainsi que les permis de construction est
disponible dans le compte des dépenses uniques et imprévues; les sommes sont
payables au moment où les diverses dépenses seront effectuées.
Consultation publique / commentaires
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Aucune
consultation publique n’a été entreprise entourant la vente de ce terrain. Le
conseiller du quartier est d’accord qu’il n’est pas nécessaire de s’engager
dans une consultation publique à propos de la vente du terrain.
BACKGROUND
The Central Canada Exhibition Association (CCEA) is a not-for-profit organization that has staged its annual fair at Lansdowne Park since 1888. However, in 2002 with a view to the City’s long-term vision for the re-development of Lansdowne Park, the CCEA Board of Directors committed to relocate its fair to an alternate site. With the City’s assistance, the CCEA identified a 23.62 ha (58.36 acres) parcel of vacant City-owned land situated in the northwest corner of Albion and Rideau Roads, which had been transferred by the federal government to the former Township of Gloucester in 1959. Municipally identified as 4980 Albion Road, this property is shown hatched on the property sketch attached as Document 1.
In June 2002 the City and the CCEA reached an understanding with respect to the relocation of the fair from Lansdowne Park, and the sale of the City’s property at 4980 Albion Road. At that time, the CCEA had entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with respect to a 55.76 ha (137.78 acres) parcel of vacant land, and which had potential to amalgamate with the City’s parcel, as it was situated adjacent to the westerly limit of 4980 Albion Road.
DISCUSSION
On 28 August 2002 (CSEDC Report 32, item 6) Council approved a report directing staff to negotiate terms and conditions with the CCEA in support of its move to the Albion Road site, subject to eight principles or recommendations which are discussed below. Further, on 13 July 2005 (CSEDC Report 32, Item 10), Council directed that the Agreement of Purchase and Sale to be negotiated be submitted to CSEDC and Council for approval.
An Agreement of Purchase and Sale is currently being negotiated between the City and the CCEA and the pertinent business terms of that Agreement are listed in Document 2 attached. Details regarding the original eight principles for the Agreement that were directed by Council in 2002 are as follows:
1. Providing the use
of Lansdowne Park by the CCEA for its final year of operation at no cost to the
CCEA per the same operating agreement as 2001 and including forgiveness of the rent
for office space and administration fees;
Report ACS2010-CMR-REP-0011, which is being
tabled at CSEDC on the same date as this report, deals with the waiving of the
CCEA’s 2010 rent for Lansdowne Park.
2. Assistance in
finding equivalent office space at another site for a term not exceeding August
2004 at no cost to the CCEA;
This item has been addressed in a report
(ACS2005-CRS-RPR-0026) approved by Council on 13 July 2005. The 2002 report
identified an amount of $50K as the amount to be committed to assist in finding
equivalent office space. The City has
paid the CCEA $51,314 towards that move.
3. Declaring a vacant
parcel of land comprising an area of 23.62 ha (58.36 acres) being the northwest
corner of Albion and Rideau Roads, shown on Annex "A" as surplus to
City needs, and approving the sale of the land to the CCEA, subject to the land
being successfully rezoned for its use and the CCEA reserving space and access
on its site for the development of a permanent snow disposal facility, transit
lands around the CP rail line and land for a park and ride;
On 18 December 2002, Council adopted
Amendment 27 to the Official Plan of the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton which
re-designated the City’s lands from “Sand and Gravel Resource Area” to “General
Rural Area” and “Major Community Facility”, allowed the establishment of the
Central Canada Exhibition as a permitted use, permitted connection to central
water and sanitary sewer services, and allowed the extension of water and
sanitary services to 4980 Albion Road.
On 18 December 2002 Council
enacted By-law 2002-535 to amend the zoning on the subject property from Me
(Industrial Extraction) and Ag Agriculture General) to Cr 12 (Commercial
Recreational Zone, Exception 11) and MeX (Industrial Extraction – Exception
X). The City’s new Comprehensive Zoning
By-law amended that zoning to RC [529r],which permits relevant uses such as amusement
park, parking lot and temporary trailer parking for event employees.
Council
committed, under Disposition 38, on 28 August 2002, to provide transit service to the Albion/Rideau Roads
site for the duration of the Fair each year, to be reviewed on a
bi-annual basis.
When Council
approved the CCEA relocation report in 2002, the abandoned CPR line that
traverses the westerly portion of the lands that are currently owned by the CCEA
was being considered as a future light rail corridor. The 2008 updated Transportation Master Plan (TMP)
does not show any rapid transit corridor to the CCEA site by 2031. The rail line, which is currently under the
City’s ownership, is shown in the TMP as an abandoned Corridor to be protected
for “future” transportation use. The
City’s requirements for transit lands or for a park and ride will be addressed
at the Site Plan Approval stage when the CCEA’s lands are developed.
Based on the presence of the waste
at the site and the lack of surface water discharge capacity for melt water,
Surface Operation Branch have decided
not to proceed with a snow disposal facility at this location.
4. Providing a grant
of $275K, being the market value of the subject land, paid to the CCEA in equal
instalments over a period of 5 years, subject to the CCEA providing the City
with a viable business plan and demonstrating its ability to raise funds;
Staff is recommending that the City’s property be
sold to the CCEA for $1.00 as opposed to reimbursing the market value to the
CCEA by way of a grant over five (5) years.
In discussions with the CCEA, they have indicated a preference to using
all available funding toward relocation costs rather than paying the City $275K
and having it reimbursed over a five (5) year period.
Based on the above, Recommendation 2 of this report
is that the sale of this property to the CCEA be at $1.00.
It should also be noted that in 2002 when Council
directed staff to negotiate this Agreement, the market value of the lands were
established at $275K. The current market
value of the lands are estimated at $1.12M.
Similarly, the value of the adjacent lands that were acquired by the
CCEA in 2002 have considerably increased in value. This significant increase in value is in part
due to the zoning and Official Plan amendments which allowed the establishment
of the CCEA as a permitted use, permitted connection to central water and
sanitary sewer services, and allowed the extension of water and sanitary
services to the property.
5. That if the subject
City land ceases to be used as the site of the CCEA’s annual fair, that the
CCEA shall pay the City the market value of the lands, at the time the land or
portion thereof, ceases to be used for an annual fair;
A covenant will be registered on the subject
property’s title to ensure the City’s interest in the event the property ceases
to be used as an annual fair, as detailed in Document 2. This matter will also be addressed in the
Agreement of Purchase and Sale between the City and the CCEA.
6. Contributing to the
provision of sanitary and water services to the proposed site to a maximum of
$600K and ensuring that the City land is free from any contamination;
The CCEA entered into a cost sharing
agreement with the Rideau Carleton Raceway to have Urbandale construct a
private sanitary sewer to service the Raceway property and to further service
the CCEA site. The sewer has now been
constructed from the Raceway property to a point just east of the Riverside
South development where it will outlet into Urbandale’s Riverside South public
sewer system. In 2009 the City made the
$600,000 contribution for the provision of water and sanitary services to its
site as directed.
The westerly 11 ha (27 acres) portion of the
property at 4980 Albion Road, which is slightly less than half of the total
area, was previously used by the City as a landfill for miscellaneous
construction debris until 2002. The
Environmental Protection Act requires that no land use is permitted on a former
waste disposal site within 25 years of its closure without approval of the
Minister of the Environment, pursuant to S. 46 of the Act. City staff have been working with the
Ministry of the Environment toward obtaining this approval and have completed
all of the necessary studies to demonstrate that there are no risks associated
with using the former waste disposal area as a granular surface parking area in
conjunction with the use of the CCEA’s adjacent property as the site for the
annual Central Canada Exhibition.
At the request of the Ministry of the
Environment, the Agreement of Purchase and Sale between the City and the CCEA
for this property will clearly identify the roles and responsibilities of each
party with respect to the S. 46 lands.
The Agreement will establish that no structures or paved hard surfaces
shall be install on the S. 46 lands and that, other than a granular surface
parking area, no other land uses are permitted on those lands without the prior
approval of the Minister of the Environment for the duration of the S. 46
approval. The Agreement will also establish
that the City will
maintain a groundwater and landfill gas
monitoring program on the property. The
estimated annual cost of the monitoring program is $50K. The Agreement of Purchase and Sale will establish
that the CCEA will grant an easement to the City to ensure continued access to
the site to carry out the monitoring program.
Upon execution of the Agreement of Purchase
and Sale by the parties, the Agreement will be forwarded to the Ministry of the
Environment as the final document required for consideration of the S. 46
approval.
7.
a) Waiving or providing offsetting
grants as appropriate for all applicable fees, including fees for planning
applications, engineering, development charges and building permits to the end
of 2004;
The 2002 report identified an amount of $300K as the
amount to be committed to assist in development charges, and other fees to the
end of 2004. To date, the City has
reimbursed the CCEA approximately $19,774 in fees, which leaves a committed
balance of $280,226. Recommendation 4 of
this report addresses a grant to be available to the CCEA for this amount.
b)
Commit to local residents that every effort will be
made to mitigate the negative anticipated impacts of the CCEA on the
surrounding residents by specifically addressing quality of life issues
including
i.
roadway improvements on the rural section
south of Lester on
Albion Road
ii.
noise issues
iii.
flora and fauna implications
iv.
light issues
v.
traffic management through Blossom Park
vi.
potential groundwater contamination
vii.
servicing
viii.
public transit
and any other
issues of concern raised through the public process;
These requirements will be addressed at the Site
Plan Approval stage as well as the requirement for an environmental impact
statement as outlined in the Environmental Implications section of this report.
8.
Making a commitment to provide transit service to
the Albion/Rideau Road Site for the
duration of the Fair each year, to be reviewed on a bi-annual basis;
Council committed, under Disposition 38, 28
August 2002, to provide transit service
to the Albion/Rideau Road site for the duration of the Fair each year,
to be reviewed on a bi-annual basis.
The requirements for a bus staging area and
costs for OC Transpo service during the fair would be included as a budget
pressure for Council approval in the year of the move.
In consideration of the above principles, Realty Services has drafted an Agreement of Purchase and Sale which has been provided to CCEA representatives. The Agreement is scheduled to be presented at the end of June 2010 to the CCEA Board of Directors. The salient terms and conditions of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale are provided in the attached Document 2. Recommendation 3 of this report requests the authority for the Director of Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office to finalize negotiations, execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale and complete the sale of the property to the CCEA, substantially in accordance with those terms and conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPLICATIONS
A review of the City’s environmental information does not indicate the presence of any designated or known natural heritage features on the property of 4980 Albion Road. However, the information suggests the potential for unidentified natural heritage constraints on the southwest side of the property.
The southwest corner of 4980 Albion Road lies within 120 m of a significant woodland, as identified in Annex 14 of OPA 76. Development or site alteration of the property by the new owners would require preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) demonstrating that there will be no negative impact on the ecological values or functions for which the woodland was identified as significant.
One of the significant ecological values of the woodland is the presence of wetlands. The City’s 2008 aerial photography appears to show that the wetlands within the significant woodland extend north across Rideau Road onto the southwest corner of 4980 Albion Road. The wetlands, themselves, are not designated as provincially significant. However, the juxtaposition of wetlands and woodlands creates the potential for habitat for several species at risk, which could extend on to the property at 4980 Albion Road. Therefore, any EIS for development on the property would need to include a survey for habitat for species at risk. If such a survey were to identify an endangered or threatened species within or dependent upon the wetland areas, such as Blandings Turtle, then such an occurrence would also qualify the wetland for designation as provincially significant under the Provincial Policy Statement and the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System.
In summary, therefore, any development or site alteration at 4980 Albion Road would require an EIS with a low, but not negligible potential for identification of species at risk and designation of a PSW. In that case, there could be development constraints imposed on the southwest portion of the property.
The environmental risks associated with the former landfill area have been addressed through the Section 46 application under the Environmental Protection Act to the Ministry of the Environment.
RURAL IMPLICATIONS
The approval of the recommendations will support the continuation of a longstanding annual exhibition with an historical connection to the rural area.
CONSULTATION
In accordance with policies approved by City Council on 14 November 2001, the availability of the property was circulated to all client City Departments, including the Affordable Housing Division, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability and City Operations, to determine if the parcel should be retained for a City mandated program.
The
Environmental Sustainability Division of the Infrastructure Services and
Community Sustainability Department was consulted with respect to the Urban
Natural Area Environmental Evaluation Study and Greenspace Master Plan. Their
comments are indicated under the Environmental Implications section of this
report. Neither the Affordable Housing
Division nor any City Department expressed interest in retaining the property.
The utility companies were also circulated and no requirements were indicated.
The following Advisory Committees have been circulated:
- Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC)
- Ottawa Forests and Greenspace Advisory Committee (OFGAC)
- Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC)
- Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee (PRAC)
- Roads and Cycling Advisory Committee (RCAC)
- Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee (PTAC)
- Rural Issues Advisory Committee (RIAC)
HOUSING FIRST POLICY
The Official Plan policy directs that the City make land available for affordable housing and give priority for the sale or lease of surplus City-owned property for this purpose.
The Housing First Policy, approved by Council on 13 July 2005, establishes priority consideration to the Affordable Housing Division in the identification of potentially surplus City-owned property, to be used in achieving the City’s affordable housing program targets. The policy also requires that the Official Plan target of 25% affordable housing, be met on any City-owned property sold for residential development. Where viable, residential properties are disposed of without a condition requiring an affordable housing component, 25% of the proceeds from the sale are to be credited to a housing fund, to be used for the development of affordable housing elsewhere in the City.
The subject property is zoned RC [529r], and therefore does not meet the affordable housing criteria outlined in the Housing First Policy.
COMMENTS BY THE WARD COUNCILLOR
Councillor Thompson, Osgoode Ward 20, concurs with the Report and confirms
that there is no further need of Public Consultation on the disposition of the
land.
LEGAL/RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
Approval of this Report would provide the final authorization for the sale of the City’s property to the CCEA, together with financial support for various planning, engineering and other related costs, to facilitate the relocation of the CCEA’s annual Exhibition from Lansdowne Park after 2010 to the new site on Albion Road.
The recommendations in this report are supported by the background from previously approved Reports in order to provide the full history and context for the current recommendations.
Waiving of the requirement to dispose of land at fair market value is permitted as the CCEA is a not-for-profit corporation and its use of the land will not be an industrial or commercial enterprise.
Based on previous Council approvals as outlined in this Report, there is support for Council to commit to a grant in the amount of $280,226 as set out in Recommendation 4.
Covenants will be registered on title to ensure that the CCEA is bound by and will comply with the conditions of the transfer of the land as set forth in Document 2.
CITY STRATEGIC PLAN
There are no City Strategic Plan implications
to implementing the recommendations of this report.
TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS
There
are no technical implications to implementing the recommendations in this
report.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Funding for the $280,226 to provide offsetting grants for planning applications, engineering, development charges and building permits is available in the one-time and unforeseen account, payable at the time the various expenses are incurred.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Attached as Document 1 is a sketch showing the City’s property at 4980 Albion Road.
Attached as Document 2 is a summary of salient terms and conditions to be included in the Agreement of Purchase and Sale.
DISPOSITION
Following approval, the Director of Real Estate Partnerships and Development Office will finalize the negotiations and execute the Agreement of Purchase and Sale after it has been executed by the CCEA.
Realty Services will submit the Agreement of Purchase and Sale to the Ministry of the Environment in order to finalize the Ministry’s requirements for the Section 46 Approval.
Legal Services will complete the sale transaction.
DOCUMENT 1
REVISED DOCUMENT
2
AGREEMENT
OF PURCHASE AND SALE
SUMMARY
OF SALIENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The City agrees
to sell 23.82 hectares of land (Real Property) at 4980 Albion Road to the CCEA
for $1.00.
The sale of the Real Property will be
completed on the 16th day of December 2010 (Closing Date).
If at any time after the Closing Date any change or amendment is made to the uses permitted by the zoning by-law in effect on the Closing Date, the CCEA will pay to the City the market value of the Real Property at the time such change or amendment is made.
The CCEA will be allowed eight years from the closing date to establish a fair or a use in support of a fair on the Real Property. If the CCEA has not established a fair within the eight year period, the City may at its option require the CCEA to transfer the property back to the City for $1.00. The City will not have to compensate the CCEA for any improvements made to the Real Property.
If, at any time after the eight year period a fair or a use in support of a fair is established on the Real Property, then, if there is no such fair held again for three consecutive years, the City may at its option require the CCEA to transfer the property back to the City for $1.00. The City will not have to compensate the CCEA for any improvements made to the Real Property.
The City will contribute to the provision of sanitary and water services to the Real Property to a maximum of $600,000, the payment of which has already been made by the City. The City will also contribute a maximum of $200,000 for the construction of watermain laterals to twelve residential properties on Rideau and Albion Roads.
For a period of eight
years from the closing date the City will provide the CCEA with offsetting
grants to a maximum of $280,226 toward the cost of all applicable municipal
fees to develop both the Real Property and the CCEA’s abutting property as an
exhibition site.
The City will
provide transit service to the Real Property for the duration of the Exhibition
each year, to be reviewed on a bi-annual basis.
The
City is required to obtain approval pursuant to Section 46 of the Environmental
Protection Act (EPA) for the use of the former landfill area of the Real
Property as a vehicular parking lot in support of the CCEA’s use of its
adjacent property for the Exhibition.
The CCEA agrees that
any site plan approval for the development of the Real Property will be in
accordance with specified planning and engineering studies that were undertaken
in support of the EPA Section 46 approval.
The CCEA
acknowledges that any development of the lands subject to the EPA Section 46 approval
shall be restricted to a granular surface parking lot.
The City will
maintain a groundwater and landfill gas monitoring program as referenced in the
City’s Section 46 application pursuant to the EPA and the CCEA will grant an easement to the City over the
Real Property to permit the City to carry out its groundwater and landfill gas
monitoring program.