Report to: General Committee Report
Date: May
2, 2007
SUBJECT: Town Conveyance of a
Portion of New Delhi Drive
to
the Region of York
Legal
File No.: 06 0803 LG 0109
PREPARED BY: Catherine M. Conrad, Town
Solicitor, Ext. 4737
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT
the report entitled “Town Conveyance of a portion
of New Delhi Drive
to the Region of York” be received;
THAT Part of Lot 3, Concession 8, designated as Parts 1 and 4, Plan
65R-29254 be declared surplus pursuant to Town of Markham By-law 178-96 and
that notice of the proposed disposition of such lands be placed on the agenda
for the Council meeting of June 12, 2007;
AND THAT a by-law be
enacted at Council on June
12, 2007, authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Transfer of
Land in favour of the Region of York for nominal consideration and other
related documents for the completion of this transaction, all in a form
satisfactory to the Town Solicitor.
AND THAT Staff be
authorized and directed to do all things necessary including execution of
documents to give effect to this report.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Not applicable
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Not applicable
Council at its
meeting of April 11, 2006,
authorized the purchase from Forest Bay Homes Ltd. of lands required to extend
Golden Avenue into the development on the east side of Markham Road for a
purchase price of $500,000.00.
Costco/Trinity Developments funded $250,000.00 of this purchase and the
Town paid the remaining $250,000.00.
This transaction was closed on September 22, 2006.
That road has since been named New
Delhi Drive.
This road serves both the Costco subdivision and the Town lands acquired
for the future South East Community Centre.
The Town’s
Engineering Department has been advised by the Region of York that Part 1
comprising the daylighting triangle/road throat and Part 4 being a 0.3m reserve
needs to be conveyed to the Region of York to form part of Markham Road (Highway 48) road allowance
maintained by the Region. The Town will
retain Part 2, being the balance of New
Delhi Drive and Part 3, being the 0.3m reserve
along the entire length of Part 2.
Attached to this report is a reduced copy of Plan 65R-29254 for your
reference.
This report
recommends the conveyance for nominal consideration. The lands will remain road, however
jurisdiction for that part of the road will be transferred to the Region.
ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSIDERATIONS:
Not applicable.
ACCESSIBILITY
CONSIDERATIONS:
Not applicable.
ENGAGE 21ST
CONSIDERATIONS:
Not applicable.
BUSINESS
UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:
The Town’s
Engineering Department approve of the Region’s request for ownership of Parts 1
and 4, Plan 65R-29254 for incorporation into the Region’s road network.
RECOMMENDED
BY: __________________________
Catherine M. Conrad
Town
Solicitor