May 29, 1998

  To:Corporate Services Committee

 From:City Clerk

 Subject:Request to Purchase Property Abutting 169 Hopedale Avenue.

 Recommendation:

 The East York Community Council recommended to the Corporate Services Committee, the following:

 (1)that the land abutting 169 Hopedale Avenue be declared surplus;

 (2)acceptance of the offer to purchase the City owned lands abutting 169 Hopedale Avenue; and

 (3)that, if the City of Toronto agrees to sell this land, any proceeds from the sale be used exclusively and uniquely to improve Arthur Dyson Parkette.

 The East York Community Council reports for the information of the Corporate Services Committee that it received the report (February 2, 1998) from the Acting Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Operations, East York, and the communications (May 26, 1998) from Mr. Nick Antonoglou, East York and (May 24, 1998) from Ms. Anne Allin, East York.

 Background:

 The East York Community Council, at its meeting on May 27, 1998, had before it the following report (February 2, 1998) from the Acting Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Operations, East York, requesting input on a real estate matter concerning lands abutting 169 Hopedale Avenue.

 The East York Community Council also had before it the following communications:

 -(May 26, 1998) from Mr. Nick Antonoglou, East York; and

 -(May 24, 1998) from Ms. Anne Allin, East York.

 The following persons appeared before the East York Community Council in connection with the foregoing matter:

 -Mr. Alfred Lamprecht, East York;

-Ms. Anne Allin, East York; and

-Mrs. Helen Lamprecht, East York.

 City Clerk

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