Public Closing of Portions of Gould Street and

Victoria Street, and the Public Lane

O'Keefe Lane - Yonge Dundas

Redevelopment Project (Downtown)

The Corporate Services Committee reports that pursuant to Clause No. 62 of Report No.12 of Toronto Community Council, as adopted by Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, and Clause No. 7 of Report No.15 of The Corporate Services Committee, as adopted by Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, notice of the public hearing held by the Committee on December 7, 1998, with respect to the proposed by-laws to stop up and close portions of Victoria Street and Gould Street and the public lane O'Keefe Lane, east of Yonge Street, extending between Gould Street and Dundas Street East and to authorize the sale of the southerly portion of O'Keefe Lane to PenEquity Management Corporation was published in The Globe and Mail on November 14, 21, 28 and December 5, 1998, and that no one appeared at the public hearing on December7, 1998, to address the Committee.

The Committee recommends that as the requirements of the Municipal Act have been fulfilled and no evidence has been presented to the Committee to persuade it that the proposed by-laws should not be enacted, that the by-laws to stop up and close portions of Victoria Street and Gould Street and the public lane O'Keefe Lane, east of Yonge Street, extending between Gould Street and Dundas Street East and to authorize the sale of the southerly portion of O'Keefe Lane to PenEquity Management Corporation, in the form of the following draft by-laws, be enacted by Council.

The Corporate Services Committee submits the following communication (December 3, 1998) from the City Clerk:

Pursuant to Clause No. 62 of Report No. 12 of the Toronto Community Council and Clause No.7 of Report No. 15 of The Corporate Services Committee as adopted by City Council on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998, Council authorized the closure of portions of Victoria Street and Gould Street, the closure of the public lane O'Keefe Lane, east of Yonge Street, extending between Gould Street and Dundas Street East and the sale of the southerly portion of O'Keefe Lane to PenEquity Management Corporation, and Council directed that the public hearing required pursuant to the terms of the Municipal Act be held by the Corporate Services Committee. Copies of the aforementioned Clauses are attached for the Committee's reference.

Notice of the proposed by-laws to effect the foregoing and of the public hearing to be held by the Corporate Services Committee on December 7, 1998, was published in the Globe and Mail on November 14, 21, 28 and December 5, 1998.

Draft copies of the proposed by-laws are attached for the Committees consideration.

Authority:Corporate Services Committee

Report No. __ (__), as adopted

by Council December 16, 1998

CITY OF TORONTO

Bill No.

BY-LAW No. -1998

To stop up and close the public lane O'Keefe Lane, east of Yonge Street, extending between Gould Street and Dundas Street East and to authorize the conveyance of a portion thereof.

WHEREAS it is recommended that the public lane O'Keefe Lane, east of Yonge Street, extending between Gould Street and Dundas Street East be stopped up and closed as a public lane and that the southerly portion of the public lane so stopped up and closed be conveyed to PenEquity Management Corporation or to whomever it may direct upon the terms and conditions contained in Clause 7 of Corporate Services Committee Report No. 15, as adopted by Council at its meeting held on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998;

AND WHEREAS notice of Council's intention to stop up and close the public lane and to convey a portion of same was advertised in a daily newspaper on November 14, 21, 28 and December5, 1998.

The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:

1.The public lane O'Keefe Lane, east of Yonge Street, extending between Gould Street and Dundas Street East, described by W. Kowalenko, Esq., O.L.S., City Surveyor, as follows:

In the City of Toronto and Province of Ontario, being composed of the Public Lane dedicated by City of Toronto By-law 704-88 (CT995662) lying to the east of Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 on the east side of Yonge Street, known as O'Keefe Lane, the said Lots and Lane being according to Plan 22A, designated as PARTS 12 and 13 on Plan of survey 64R-15468, both Plans being in the Land Registry Office for the Metropolitan Toronto Registry Division (No. 64)

The northerly limit of Dundas Street East and the southerly limit of Gould Street as confirmed under the Boundaries Act by Plan BA-597 (CT105506)

is hereby stopped up and closed as a public lane.

2.The soil and freehold of the portion of the public lane stopped up and closed by Section 1 of this By-law described by W. Kowalenko, Esq., O.L.S., City Surveyor, as follows:

In the City of Toronto and Province of Ontario, being composed of the part of the Lane dedicated by City of Toronto By-law 704-88 (CT995662) lying to the east of Lots 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 on the east side of Yonge Street, known as O'Keefe Lane, the said Lots and Lane being according to Plan 22A, designated as PART 12 on Plan of survey 64R-15468, both Plans being in the Land Registry Office for the Metropolitan Toronto Registry Division (No. 64)

The northerly limit of Dundas Street East as confirmed under the Boundaries Act by Plan BA-597 (CT105506)

shall be sold to PenEquity Management Corporation or to whomever it may direct upon the terms and conditions contained in Clause 7 of Corporate Services Committee Report No. 15, as adopted by Council at its meeting held on October 28, 29 and 30, 1998.

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of December, A.D. 1998.

MEL LASTMAN,NOVINA WONG,

MayorCity Clerk

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Authority:Corporate Services Committee

Report No. __ (__), as adopted

by Council December 16, 1998

CITY OF TORONTO

Bill No.

BY-LAW No. -1998

To stop up and close portions of Gould Street and Victoria Street.

WHEREAS it is recommended that portions of Gould Street and Victoria Street be stopped up and closed as a public highway;

AND WHEREAS notice of Council's intention to stop up and close the portions of the said public highways was advertised in a daily newspaper on November 14, 21, 28 and December 5, 1998.

The Council of the City of Toronto HEREBY ENACTS as follows:

1.The portions of Gould Street and Victoria Street, described by W. Kowalenko, Esq., O.L.S., City Surveyor, as follows:

In the City of Toronto and Province of Ontario, being composed of parts of the Public Highways Gould Street and Victoria Street both according to Plan 22-A, designated as PARTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on Plan of survey 64R-16090, both said Plans being in the Land Registry Office for the Metropolitan Toronto Registry Division (No. 64)

The southerly limit of Gould Street and the westerly limit of Victoria Street as confirmed under the Boundaries Act by Plan BA-597 (CT105506)

are hereby stopped up and closed as a public highway.

ENACTED AND PASSED this day of December, A.D. 1998.

MEL LASTMAN,NOVINA WONG,

MayorCity Clerk