May 5, 1999

To:Scarborough Community Council

From:City Clerk

Subject:Ontario Hydro Corridor Lands South of Highway 401

(Ward 14 - Scarborough Wexford and

Ward 15 Scarborough City Centre).

The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee on May 4, 1999:

(1)referred the Recommendations of the Budget Committee embodied in the communication (April 30, 1999) from the City Clerk, to the Scarborough Community Council for review and recommendations thereon;

(2)requested the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services to submit a report to the next meeting of the Scarborough Community Council on how this acquisition fits in with the City's stated objective for pedestrian/bicycle paths in Scarborough, and on whether the funds being requested could be better spent in Scarborough to achieve that objective; and

(3)requested the Commissioner of Economic Development Culture and Tourism, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to submit a report to the aforementioned meeting of the Scarborough Community Council, on the original intent of the Beare Road landfill reserve.

Background:

The Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee at its meeting on May5, 1999, had before it a communication (April 30, 1999) from the City Clerk, advising that the Budget Committee on April30, 1999, recommended to the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee, and Council, the adoption of the recommendations of the Corporate Services Committee embodied in the communication (April 22, 1999) from the City Clerk, viz:

(1)the additional lands required to increase the developers 0.3 acres to one full acre be purchased by the City from the developer, to be funded from the Beare Road Trust Fund; and

(2)consideration be given to fund portions of the Priority 2 and 3 lands north of HighwayNo.401 in the three existing communities of Wishing Well and North and South Bridlewood; and that this be funded on a proportional basis from the Beare Road Trust Fund.

subject to adding the following:

"that the costs associated with the purchase of the lands be no more than the balance in the Beare Road Trust Fund."

City Clerk

P. A. Morris/tk

Item No. 13

Sent to:Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services

Commissioner of Economic Development Culture and Tourism

c:Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Att.