Construction of Underground Parking Garage and

Enclosed Stairway and Maintenance of

Ventilation Exhaust Grill - 285 Yonge Street (Downtown)

The Toronto Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (August 27, 1999) from the Manager, Right of Way Management, Transportation Services, District 1:

Purpose:

To report on a request to construct an underground parking garage and enclosed stairway and to maintain a ventilation exhaust grill which will encroach within the public right-of-way, on the Dundas Square flank of 285 Yonge Street.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

Not applicable.

Recommendations:

(1)That City Council approve the construction of the underground parking garage and enclosed stairway, and the maintenance of a ventilation exhaust grill which will encroach within the public right-of-way on the Dundas Square flank of 285 Yonge Street, subject to the Toronto Parking Authority, 33 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1R5, and such other licensees as may be required by the City Solicitor, entering into an encroachment 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 underground parking garage, enclosed stairway and ventilation exhaust grill, in good and proper repair and a condition satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services;

(c) Permit additions to the underground parking garage, enclosed stairway and exhaust grill, to allow additional connections to same and to permit and pay for such alterations and modifications to the underground parking garage, enclosed stairway and ventilation exhaust grill, as may be required at any time by the City to serve the public interest;

(d) Relocate any underground pipes or other connections, that may be required to facilitate the construction of the new underground parking garage, enclosed stairway and ventilation exhaust grill, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services;

(e) Pay an annual rental fee for the underground parking garage, enclosed stairway and ventilation exhaust grill, as determined by the Commissioner of Corporate Services; and

(f) Accept such additional conditions as the City Solicitor or the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services may deem necessary in the interest of the Corporation.

Background:

This site encompasses the block bounded by Yonge, Dundas and Victoria Streets and Dundas Square and is part of an overall development which has been the subject of Site Plan Approval for, among other things, the construction of an underground parking garage and stairway and maintenance of a ventilation exhaust grill by the Toronto Parking Authority, in connection with the development of a public square by the City of Toronto.

Comments:

Mr. Darren Wint, of Read Jones, Christoffersen Limited, 144 Front Street West, Suite 510, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2L7, acting on behalf of Toronto Parking Authority, requested permission to construct an underground parking garage and enclosed stairway and to maintain the ventilation exhaust grill, which will encroach within the public right-of-way, on the Dundas Square flank of 285 Yonge Street.

The underground parking garage will encroach a maximum of 4.7 m x 29.3 m within the public right-of-way, and the enclosed stairway, which will provide access to the garage, will encroach 2.4 m x 6.6 m. The ventilation exhaust grill measures 1.5 m x 4.7 m and is situated adjacent the proposed underground parking garage.

Staff have inspected the area in the immediate vicinity of this location and have determined that the underground parking garage, enclosed stairway and ventilation exhaust grill will not impact negatively on the area.

Conclusion:

As the proposed underground parking garage, enclosed stairway and existing ventilation exhaust grill will not impact negatively on the public right-of-way, these encroachments should be permitted.

Contact Name and Telephone Number:

Ken McGuire, at 392-7894