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5. PagÉ road stormwater management ponds / BASSINS DE GESTION DES EAUX PLUVIALES DU CHEMIN PAGÉ / |
Committee Recommendation
That Council approve the initiation of the
expropriation process for all property requirements associated with the
construction of the Pagé Road Stormwater Management Ponds and East Urban
Community Feedermain, if necessary, as set out in this report.
Recommandation du comité
Que le Conseil approuve le lancement
du processus d’acquisition de propriétés visant tous les besoins fonciers
associés à la construction des bassins de gestion des eaux pluviales du chemin
Pagé et de la conduite principale du secteur urbain Est, si nécessaire, tel
qu’énoncé dans le présent rapport.
Documentation
1. Executive Director's report (Business
Transformation Services) dated 27 August 2007 (ACS2007-BTS-RPM-0026).
Report
to/Rapport au :
Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
Comité des services organisationnels
et du développement économique
and Council / et au Conseil
27 August 2007/ le 27 août 2007
Submitted by/Soumis par : Stephen Finnamore,
Executive Director, Business Transformation Services/ Directeur exécutif, Service transformation
activités
Contact
Person/Personne ressource : Gordon MacNair, Manager, Real Estate Services
Real Property Asset Management/Gestion des
actifs des biens immobiliers
(613) 580-2424 x 21217,
Gordon.MacNair@ottawa.ca
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SUBJECT: |
PagÉ road stormwater management ponds /East Urban Community feedermain |
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OBJET : |
BASSINS
DE GESTION DES EAUX PLUVIALES DU CHEMIN PAGÉ / CONDUITE PRINCIPALE DU SECTEUR
URBAIN EST |
REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That the Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee
recommend Council approve the initiation of the expropriation process for all property requirements associated with
the construction of the Pagé Road Stormwater Management Ponds and East Urban
Community Feedermain, if
necessary, as set out in this report.
RECOMMANDATION DU
RAPPORT
Que le Comité des services organisationnels et
du développement économique recommande au Conseil d’approuver le lancement du
processus d’acquisition de propriétés visant tous les besoins fonciers associés
à la construction des bassins de gestion des eaux pluviales du chemin Pagé et
de la conduite principale du secteur urbain Est, si nécessaire, tel qu’énoncé
dans le présent rapport.
BACKGROUND
City Council, by its approval of the 2002 Capital budget, approved funding for the design and construction of the Pagé Road Stormwater Management Ponds and East Urban Community Feedermain. The timing of the project is dependant on the pace of development in the East Urban Community, with actual construction costs to be front-ended by the developers. Development planned for the next year has necessitated construction of the stormwater management ponds within the same time period. The purpose of this report is to seek Council approval for staff to initiate expropriation, if necessary. Negotiations with property owners will continue until all options are exhausted.
DISCUSSION
The Pagé Road Stormwater Management Ponds requires land from numerous
property owners adjacent to Pagé Road at the Hydro One Networks Utility
corridor. Part of the East Urban Community Feedermain will be constructed with
the Stormwater Management Ponds and temporary easements will be required for
construction purposes.
The 2002 Capital Budget that approved the project,
did not include specific authorization for staff to initiate expropration for
all and any property rights required to facilitate the said construction. In accordance with section 4 of the“Expropriations Act” Council, the
expropriating authority, must approve and direct staff to proceed with the
acquisition of lands required to facilitate the project, including
expropriation, if necessary. Notwithstanding
the forgoing and pursuant to the direction of Public Works and Services (PWS),
Real Estate Services contacted affected property owners with a view to
negotiating the acquisition of the requirements.
While staff were able to
negotiate agreements for purchase of the property requirements from some
property owners, the City has been unable to conclude agreements with all owners.
In order to secure the required property in a timely manner and proceed with the construction of the Stormwater Management Ponds and Feedermain, it is required that the City proceed with the expropriation required to facilitate the construction of the Stormwater Ponds and Feedermain projects. Upon Council approval of this report, as the expropriating authority, staff can then proceed with the expropriation procedures by providing the statutory notices to the owners together with publishing the required notices in the newspapers having general circulation in the locality in which the lands are located.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
The Stormwater Management Ponds have been approved by the Ontario Ministry of Environment and the detailed design will be vetted by the Rideau Valley Conversation Authority.
CONSULTATION
Public consultation for the project was part of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process and included open houses and notices starting with the area Master Drainage Plan in 1992 up to the City’s Community Design Plan in 2005. The Ward Councillor has been made aware of the proposed expropriations and has voiced no objections to staff’s recommendation.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Failure
to acquire the needed property in a timely manner will result in delay of the
construction of the Stormwater Management Pond and Feedermain, which may
negatively impact the expansion of the East Urban community.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
None.
DISPOSITION
Following approval, the Real Estate Services Division of the Real Property Asset Management Branch through City and external Legal Counsel will commence expropriation proceedings. Surveys and Mapping are to prepare and register reference plans and plans of expropriation as required.