REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: September 27, 2017 Report No. DEV-17-056
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Request from Hidden Harbour Marina for letter of support to Transport Canada re Captain Jacobson's Park
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council authorize the Chief Administrative Officer or her designate to send a letter to the Superintendent of Property Services for Transport Canada on behalf of the Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt (the Township) stating that Council consents to the impairment of the Township's riparian rights adjacent to Captain Jacobson's Park subject to:
- The Township retaining the right to repair, maintain, replace, and relocate the storm water pipe and outfall located in Captain Jacobson's Park;
- The Township retaining the right to repair, maintain, or otherwise modify the shore of Captain Jacobson's Park, subject to receiving all necessary approvals, to enhance safety or the ecological integrity of the shore line; and
- Nothing in the renewed lease preventing emergency responders from accessing the riparian area in emergency situations (e.g. to pump water for fire fighting or desalination).
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RELEVANT POLICY:
West Bay Neighbourhood Design Guidelines
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
The proposed consent is not related to any of the Corporation's strategic priorities.
BACKGROUND:
The owners of the Hidden Harbour Marina are currently negotiating a renewal of their lease with Transport Canada. Transport Canada has requested that they obtain written consent from all upland landowners who own land adjacent to the proposed lease. As the owner of Captain Jacobson's Park, the Township is one such owner. Consent needs to be granted by Council via a Council resolution.
The map in Schedule "A" illustrates the situation. The proposed renewed lease would abut the east boundary of Captain Jacobson's Park. While the Township owns the la...
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