REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: November 21, 2017 Report No. ADM-17-028
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
SUBJECT:
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1237-1243 Esquimalt Road
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council direct staff to provide notice to end current tenancies at 1237-1243 Esquimalt Road effective February 28, 2018 and undertake all actions and required procedures to authorize and construct a temporary parking area for use effective May 1, 2018.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Local Government Act
Community Charter
Residential Tenancy Act and Commercial Tenancy Act
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Encourage a resilient and diverse economic environment.
BACKGROUND:
The Township has recently acquired the property at 1237-1243 Esquimalt Road. This property was determined to have strategic relevance in connection with the Esquimalt Village Project and with the amenity funds that were negotiated in connection with the McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Facility.
There are currently 3 commercial tenants and 1 residential tenant that occupy the spaces in this property.
For the one residential tenancy, the Residential Tenancy Act requires the landlord to provide 2 months' written notice with the last month being rent free. Damage deposits plus any applicable interest would also be reimbursed at the end of the tenancy.
Documentation received during the conveyancing of the property shows that all commercial tenancies are on a month to month basis at this time which requires 30 days written notice to end tenancy. However the original Tenancy Agreement with the Pearl Tree Trading Company stipulated that 3 months' written notice must be provided to end tenancy.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
Public engagement for expenditure of the amenity funds is currently scheduled to commence in January, 2018. Of the $17 million in amenity funds, $5 million is restricted to capital expenditures for emergency services and/or public safety facilitie...
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