Vote on EX33.44 - Union Station Revitalization

City Council has voted 35-1 to adopt the Union Station Revitalization report with amendments.

YES Ainslie YES Ashton YES Augimeri YES Bussin [Chair] YES Carroll YES Cho YES Davis YES De Baeremaeker YES Del Grande YES Di Giorgio YES Filion YES Giambrone YES Grimes YES Hall YES Heaps YES Holyday YES Jenkins YES Kelly YES Lee YES Lindsay Luby YES Mammoliti YES Mihevc YES Milczyn YES Miller YES Moeser YES Moscoe YES Ootes YES Pantalone YES Parker YES Perks YES Perruzza YES Saundercook YES Shiner YES Vaughan YES Walker

NO Ford

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Amendments in Council:


Moved by: Councillor Moscoe
That the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer report to the Executive Committee no later than November 2009 on the matter of taxi integration into Union Station particularly as it pertains to the following comments in a report (May 6, 2004) from the Commissioner of Urban Development Services:

“In the longer term, improvement of facilities for taxis and their passengers must also be addressed in the context of any reconstruction of Front Street that may be required for the TTC’s Union Station south platform project, as well as the expansion of other facilities within the Station.”

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Moved by:
Mayor Miller
That Council adopt the following recommendations contained in the report (July 29, 2009) from the City Manager and the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer [EX33.44b]:

City Council:

1. Approve the Head Lessee named in Confidential Attachment 1 as the Head Lessee for the commercial spaces and uses within Union Station.

2. Authorize the City to enter into a Head Lease Agreement with the Head Lessee on terms and conditions substantially as set out in Confidential Attachment 1, and any other terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Chief Corporate Officer and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

3. Authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to negotiate and execute a Head Lease Phase-In Management Agreement with the Head Lessee to cover the Revitalization Period prior to the Commencement Date of the Initial Term of the Head Lease Agreement, on terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Chief Corporate Officer, subject to consistency with the Head Lease Agreement, and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

4. Delegate to the Chief Corporate Officer or his designate approving authority for any leases, licences and permits at Union Station during the Revitalization Period, if rent is at market value, on terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Chief Corporate Officer and in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

5. Authorize the Chief Corporate Officer to administer and manage the Head Lease Agreement and Head Lease Phase-In Management Agreement, including the provision of any consents, approvals, notices and notices of termination, provided that the Chief Corporate Officer may, at any time, refer consideration of such matters (including their content) to City Council for its determination and direction.

6. Authorize the public release of the confidential information in Attachments 1 and 2 after the Head Lease Agreement has been executed by the Head Lessee and the City.