Installation of Underground Cables - 111 Bond Street and

122 Bond Street (Downtown)

The Toronto Community Council submits this matter to Council without recommendation.

The Toronto Community Council reports, for the information of Council, having requested the Steering Committee to the Inter-departmental Working Group on Telecommunications to report directly to Council on this matter.

The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (June 7, 1999) from the Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1, Works and Emergency Services:

Purpose:

To report on a request to install two communication cables under and across Bond Street, linking 111 Bond Street with 122 Bond Street.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendation:

That City Council approve the installation of two communication cables under and across Bond Street linking 111 Bond Street with 122 Bond Street, provided the owner and such other licensees as may be required by the City Solicitor enter into an agreement with the City of Toronto, agreeing to:

(a) indemnify the City of Toronto from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands and from all loss, costs, damages, charges and expenses that may result from such permission granted;

(b)maintain the cables in good and proper repair and a condition satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services;

(c) remove the cables upon receiving 90 days notice so to do;

(d)pay an annual encroachment fee as approved by City Council for this type of use (1999 rates are $20.00 per lineal metre of cable in the area bounded by Lake Ontario, Bathurst Street, Bloor Street and Jarvis Street and $10.00 per lineal metre of cable elsewhere in the City within the public right of way, which fee shall automatically increase on the first day of January in each year by the percentage increase in the All Items Index of the Consumer Price Index (not seasonally adjusted) for the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area); and

(e) accept such additional conditions as the City Solicitor or the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services may deem necessary in the interests of the City.

Comments:

Mr. Manuel Ravinsky, Co-ordinator, Campus Planning and Construction, acting on behalf of the owner, Ryerson Polytechnic University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5B 2K3, submitted an application for permission to install two communication cables under and across Bond Street, linking 111 Bond Street with 122 Bond Street. The communication cables will provide a connection for computer and telephone systems.

Conclusions:

As the installation of the communication cables will not negatively impact the public right of way or existing underground utility and City services, the communication cables should be permitted.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Fani Lauzon, 392-7894