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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRPS-08-138 - Doon Valley Golf Course Expansion - Declare Portion of Lands Surplus for Easement & Road WideningREPORT Report To: Committee of the Whole Date of Meeting: August 18, 2008 Submitted By: Lesley MacDonald Director of Legal Services and City Solicitor Prepared By: Lesley MacDonald Director of Legal Services and City Solicitor Ward(s~ Involved: n/a Date of Report: August 14, 2008 Report No.: CRPS - 08 -138 Subject: Doors Valley Golf Course Expansion- Declare a portion of Lands Surplus for conveyance of Easements and a Road Widening RECOMMENDATION: "That the lands located south of the Highway 401, in the City of Cambridge, owned by the City of Kitchener to be developed as part of the Doors Valley Golf Course, more specifically Part of Lots 9, 10 and 11 of Beasley's Old Survey, in the City of Cambridge be declared surplus to the City's needs for the purposes of 1) granting a conservation easement over said lands in favour of the Region of Waterloo; 2} granting a 30 metre wide easement for a public recreational walking trail over a portion of the said lands in favour of the City of Cambridge; and 3} the conveyance of a road widening across the Fountain Street frontage of a portion of the said lands in favour of the Region of Waterloo." EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: N/A BACKGROUND: Staff is in the process of satisfying the conditions imposed by the Ontario Municipal Board relating to the City of Kitchener's expansion of the Doors Valley Golf Course on to lands in the City of Cambridge. 2 REPORT: These conditions require either the granting of easements or the conveyance of land as listed in the recommendation section of this report. Council has previously authorized the Mayor and Clerk in Report-08-038 to execute the necessary documentation to give effect to these transfers/grants. Upon the declaration of these lands as being surplus for the purposes intended staff will be in a position to complete these transactions. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: There is no cost associated with the development of the necessary documentation referenced in the recommendation. The financial implications pertaining to the granting of these easements and the conveyance of the land are within the scope of the approved Business Plan for this project which was previously presented to Council and approved. CONCLUSION: Support of the recommendation will allow staff to satisfy the conditions and advance the project. Lesley MacDonald, Director of Legal Services and City Solicitor /tr