Additions to Council May 7
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ADDITIONS TO COUNCIL. MONDAY. MAY 7.2007
Revised Order of Business (Council only)
DEPUTATIONS
1. Email from Don Jackson - Chair, Recreation Committee
COUNCIL
1. Report L-2007-24, Declare Surplus and Authorize Land Exchange and Lease Agreement
with 1251435 Ontario Limited ("IBF") - Union Avenue (Council only)
Uocomina Meetina
Special Corporate Services Meeting, Wednesday May 16th at 5:00 pm in the Council Chambers
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From: "Mary & Don" <marydon@cogeco.ca>
To: "Dean lorfida" <diorfida@niagarafalls.ca>
Date: 5/7/200711:47 AM
Subject: Tonight's Coucil Meeting
Hi Dean. In reviewing the agenda for tonight's Special Council meeting, I see that you have now added an
item for "Delegations". Had I known that was going to be the case, I would have contacted you earlier on
behalf of the Recreation Committee. WiiI it still be possible for me to speak attonighl's meeting?
Don Jackson
Chair, Recreation Committee
May 7,2007 L.2007.24
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NiagaraFgI1D~
His Worship Mayor Ted Salci
and Members of the Municipal Council
City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Members:
Re: L-2007-24
Declare Surplus and Authorize
Land Exchange and Lease Agreement with 1251435 Ontario Limited ("IBF")
Union Avenue
Our File No.: 2005-367
RECOMMENDATION:
1. That Council pass the By-law appearing on tonight's agenda to declare surplus the
lands designated as Part 8 on Reference Plan 59R-13223, being Union Avenue, as
stopped up and closed by By-law No.2007-83; and
2. That Council pass the By-laws appearing on tonight's agenda to authorize the
execution of:
(i) The temporary Lease by the City to IBF of part of Union Avenue, as stopped
up and closed for the parking of motor vehicles thereon, pending the
completion of the land exchange; and
(Ii) The above noted Agreement providing for the sale by the City to IBF of Part
8 on Reference Plan 59R-13223, in exchange for a conveyance to the City
by IBF of the lands designated as Part 4 on Reference Plan 59R-13223.
BACKGROUND:
On April3'd, 2006 Council authorized City Staff to work with IBF and the adjacent St. Paul's
Church in order to attempt to facilitate the preservation of parking spaces on IBF's lands
for the Church's use for its handicapped congregation members, once the IBF Hotel
redevelopment was concluded. On March 26, 2007 Council gave approval, in principle,
to a proposed solution of this matter facilitated by City Staff; as directed by Council; and
agreed to by the parties. The solution agreed to provides for the City to sell to IBF Part 8
on Plan 59R-13223, a copy of vyt;l.ich is attached hereto, being Union Avenue as stopped
up and closed by By-law No. ')f~83, in exchange for a conveyance from IBF to the City
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Corporate Services Department
Legal Services
May 7, 2007 -2- L.2007.24
of Part 4 on Plan 59R-13223. The two parcels of land are of virtually equal value as
appraised, since Union A venue is almost entirely encumbered by underground utilities that
render it effectively limited to non-building uses.
The result of the exchange will allow the Church to continue to use Part 4 for parking for
Its handicapped congregation members near the elevator in its building during Sunday
mornings, under a lease to be entered into with the City once the land exchange is
complete. IBF will be able to create new parking spaces for its redeveloped hotel on Union
Avenue in lieu of the land being conveyed to the City. The lands to be conveyed to the City
will be available to the City for public commercial parking, other than on Sunday mornings,
together with a strip of land from the Church, thereby enabling the City to generate income
from the lands acquired from IBF.
As the land exchange agreement is conditional upon re-zoning the westerly portion of
Union Avenue to permit its use for the parking of motor vehicles, the Lease appearing on
tonight's agenda will provide IBF temporary use of the easterly portion of Union Avenue
for parking motor vehicles while the re-zoning process is under way and pending
completion of the land exchange. In addition, IBF will be permitted, on a temporary basis
during May and June, to utilize eleven parking spaces by permit in the City's Kitchener
Street public parking lot pending completion of the land exchange.
Notice of Council's intention to consider declaring Part 8 as surplus and authorizing its sale
under the terms of the Agreement referred to above has been published in the Niagara
Falls Review in accordance with The Corporation of the City of Niagara Falls By-law No.
2003-16.
Recommended by: ff!~,
Kenneth L. Beaman, Acting City Solicitor
Approved by: /~
. Burden, Acting Director f Corporate Services
Respectfully submitted:
n MacDonald, Chief Ad inistrative Officer
K. SeamanlL. Sanks
Corporate Services Department ~
Clerk's Division
Inter-Department Memorandum NiagaraFcqll~
TO: Mayor Ted Sa1ci & DATE: May 7,2007
Members of Council
FROM: Dean Iorfida
City Clerk
Ex!. 4271
RE: Special Corporate Services Committee Meeting, Wednesday, May 16th @5:00p.m.
Further to my e-mail oflast week (see below), a Special Corporate Services Committee meeting to
deal with the budget will be held:
Wednesday, May 16th
5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
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In order to give the budget the due consideration it deserves and avoid the timing situation we had
on Monday, staff is proposing a Budget-only meeting on Wednesday, May 16th at 5:00 p.m.
Cogeco will be available to cover the meeting live. There will be no pre-meetings, therefore, no
concern about getting to the Council Chambers on time.
If this date and time doesn't work, please notifY me ASAP.
Thanks
Dean
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