May 7, 1998

 To: Corporate Services Committee

 From:City Clerk

 Subject:Toronto Transit Commission - Sheppard Subway Bayview Station Bus Loop and

Commuter Parking

  The North York Community Council at its meeting on May 6, 1998, concurred with the following motion by Councillor Moscoe, North York Spadina:

 "WHEREAS the Toronto Transit Commission is in the process of acquiring land to construct the Sheppard Subway;

 AND WHEREAS the Toronto Transit Commission has, through Johnson Donald Associates, been negotiating a deal to acquire land for the Bayview Station;

 AND WHEREAS in doing so they are negotiating away the ability of the North York Community Council to ensure that the official plan objectives of the City can be met;

 AND WHEREAS by negotiating away the easements that will ultimately control whether or not these lands can be developed, or how they can be developed, they are robbing the community and their elected representatives of the leverage necessary to shape the development of this quadrant;

 AND WHEREAS if the city uses the consensual expropriation route it is clear that any money expended on the expropriation will ultimately be recouped through the sale of the easements and related development rights;

 AND WHEREAS the interests of the community are better served by retaining the opportunity for the Community Council to shape the development of North York;

 AND WHEREAS consensual expropriation will allow the land to be acquired without delay to the subway construction schedule and at the same time retain community control of the destiny of the development on these lands and the neighbouring plaza lands;

 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council be advised that it is the position of the North York Community Council that the land for the Bayview Station be acquired through the consensual expropriation option;

 AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the matter of the comprehensive development of the block bounded by Bayview Avenue, Bayview Mews, Hawksbury Drive and Sheppard Avenue East, be referred to planning staff for a full report to the North York Community Council."

City Clerk

North York Community Council

Barbara Liddiard/ay

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