That Report RS2023-023, Proposed Surplus Declaration, Closure, and Sale of Portions of Road Allowance adjacent to 21 Blue Bay Lane, 31 Blue Bay Lane, and 79 Rainbow Road, Fenelon Falls, be received;
That, nothwithstanding Section 8.01 of By-Law 2018-020, as amended, the subject property, being a portion of road allowance adjacent to 21 Blue Bay Lane, 31 Blue Bay Lane, and 79 Rainbow Road, Fenelon Falls and legally described as Part of Lot 26, Concession 8, being Part 2 on Plan 57R-9936 (PIN: 63159-0445 (LT)) and Road Allowance between Concession 7 and Concession 8 between Cameron Lake and Highway 598 Except Part 6 on Plan 57R9936 (PIN: 63159-0449 (LT)), in the Geographic Township of Fenelon, City of Kawartha Lakes, be declared surplus to municipal needs;
That the sale of the portion of road allowance to the adjoining landowners be supported, in principle, in accordance with the provisions of By-Law 2018-020, as amended, and the Municipal Act, 2001, and subject to the parties entering into a conditional Agreement of Purchase and Sale (including a condition that the subject portion of road allowance merge with each purchaser’s adjacent property on closing);
That, if one of the adjacent landowners decides to no longer proceed with the sale, that portion of the road allowance be sold to the remaining purchasers, if appropriate (otherwise, to be retained by the City);
That Council set the value of the land at the higher of the appraised value or the minimum set price of $15.00 per linear foot of interior road allowance;
That staff be directed to commence the process to stop up and close the said portion of road allowance;
That a by-law (with any amendments deemed necessary) to close the road and authorize its disposition shall be passed, if appropriate;
That a deeming by-law be passed contemporaneously with the disposition by-law, if required; and
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign all documents to facilitate the road closing and conveyance of the lands.