Nominal Lease Agreement with the Ontario Tennis Association - Allen East District

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2022-07-19 · Toronto City Council · amended

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City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, on behalf of the City as landlord, to enter into nominal forty year lease with the Ontario Tennis Association for the property located east of Allen Road and south of Sheppard Avenue West, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Attachment 2 to the report (June 17, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and on such other or amended terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

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2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Park, Forestry and Recreation, or their designate, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to negotiate and execute the Community Access Agreement on behalf of the City in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to execute the Lease and administer and manage the Lease including the provision and execution of any amendments, consents, approvals, waivers, notices, and notices of termination, provided that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction. 4. City Council request the Board of Directors, CreateTO to explore the feasibility of including parkland, an Artscape cultural hub, and affordable housing, including for artists and their families, on the land on which Ontario Tennis Association would have been situated if the Ontario Tennis Association decides to terminate the project described in the report (June 17, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.

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In October 2021, City Councill directed the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to explore opportunities to locate a not-for-profit tennis facility, bound to a satisfactory public access agreement with the Ontario Tennis Association, a not-for-profit organization, at the southwest end of the Allen East District, and report back with all major terms and conditions of any required agreements.

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The purpose of this report is to obtain City Council authority for the City to enter into a nominal ground lease agreement (the "Lease") with the Ontario Tennis Association for approximately three acres of City-owned property located east of Allen Road and south of Sheppard Avenue West (the "Property") as shown on Attachment 1 to this report, for the purpose of operating a national tennis training and sports centre with public access The Ontario Tennis Association will provide approximately 15,000 square feet of space dedicated for community-specific programming and a minimum of 50 percent public access during operating hours, a portion of which shall be fulfilled through tennis court access and programming. This report further seeks City Council authority for the City, to negotiate and enter into a Community Access Agreement with the Ontario Tennis Association, identifying the specifics around how public access and community programming will be operationalized.

Staff recommended

The Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, on behalf of the City as landlord, to enter into nominal forty year lease with the Ontario Tennis Association for the property located east of Allen Road and south of Sheppard Avenue West, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Attachment 2, and on such other or amended terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

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Considered

2022-07-04 · General Government and Licensing Committee · amended
Decision as filed
The General Government and Licensing Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, on behalf of the City as landlord, to enter into nominal forty year lease with the Ontario Tennis Association for the property located east of Allen Road and south of Sheppard Avenue West, substantially on the terms and conditions set out in Attachment 2 to the report (June 17, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, and on such other or amended terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, in consultation with the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
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2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Park, Forestry and Recreation, or their designate, in consultation with the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, to negotiate and execute the Community Access Agreement on behalf of the City in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor. 3. City Council authorize the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, or their designate, to execute the Lease and administer and manage the Lease including the provision and execution of any amendments, consents, approvals, waivers, notices, and notices of termination, provided that the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction. 4. City Council direct the Chief Planner to initiate an official plan amendment to designate the three acres of City-owned property located east of Allen Road and south of Sheppard Avenue West, as identified in the report (June 17, 2022) from the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management report, as parkland if the Ontario Tennis Association decides to not proceed with the tennis facility. 5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, on behalf of the City as landlord, to include the requirement to provide a green space in front of the tennis facility for the purposes of delivering a small parkette for the local community as a term and condition of the Lease.
2022-07-19 · Toronto City Council · amended

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