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City Hall Leases for Media Offices

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The decision

2020-10-27 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on October 27, 28 and 30, 2020, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management to execute a lease agreement with each of the current and future (if vacancies occur during the term) media tenants of the Press Gallery at City Hall, substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Appendix A to the report (September 21, 2020) from the Executive

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Director, Corporate Real Estate Management and including such other terms as deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The vote

Adopt Item · Carried, 23-0

For (23)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jennifer McKelvie, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mark Grimes, Michael Ford, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday
Absent (2)Jaye Robinson, John Tory
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On the agenda

As the city filed it

The purpose of this report is to seek authority to enter into lease agreements with ten (10) media tenants of the Press Gallery at City Hall (collectively, the "Press Gallery Tenants") for a term of five (5) years, commencing January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2023, with an option to extend for an additional term of five (5) years. In 2009, City Council authorized entering into leases with media tenants at below market rent based on the full recovery of the operating costs and realty taxes payable in respect of the Press Gallery.

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Given that these leases have since expired, this report provides advice to City Council in respect of entering into lease agreements with media tenants of the Press Gallery at a rental rate which attains the full cost recovery of operating this space, in alignment with prior Council direction.

Staff recommended

The Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to execute a lease agreement with each of the current and future (if vacancies occur during the term) media tenants of the Press Gallery at City Hall, substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Appendix "A", and including such other terms as deemed

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appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

Considered

  • 2020-10-05 · General Government and Licensing Committee · adopted

    Decision as filed

    The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to execute a lease agreement with each of the current and future (if vacancies occur during the term) media tenants of the Press Gallery at City Hall, substantially on the major terms and conditions set out in Appendix A to the report (September 21, 2020) from the Executive

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    Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and including such other terms as deemed appropriate by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

  • 2020-10-27 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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