That Report RS2021-021, Proposed Surplus Declaration, Closure, and Sale of a Portion of Gilson Street, Little Britain, be received;
That the subject property, being a portion of road allowance legally described as Part of Gilson Street on Plan 343 Except Part 2 on Plan 57R-929; Part of Lot 5, Concession A, being Part 1 57R-929; S/T R407182, R256369, R373813 & R373140, in the Geographic Township of Mariposa, City of Kawartha Lakes, designated as Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 57R-9063, being Part of PIN: 63195-0381 (LT), be declared surplus to municipal needs;
That the closure of the portion of road allowance and sale 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;
That, notwithstanding Section 3.05 Public Notice of Disposition By-law 2018-020, which section requires that disposition of any real property be advertised in a local newspaper and on the City website for a 3 week period prior to declaration of surplus by Council, that Council waive this requirement (as this land was originally conveyed to the City from the now-purchaser/ developer for road purposes);
That, notwithstanding Section 4.04 of By-law 2018-020, the subject portions of road allowance be sold for nominal consideration (as this land was originally conveyed to the City from the now-purchaser/ developer for road allowance purposes, and thus the City did not pay for this land and nor does the purchaser acquire a financial advantage as a result of the conveyance and reconveyance);
That staff be directed to commence the process to stop up and close the said portion of road allowance;
That the by-law attached as Appendix H required to close the road and authorize its disposition shall be passed;
That the deeming by-laws attached as Appendix I and Appendix J be passed contemporaneously with the disposition by-law; and
That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign all documents to facilitate the road closing and sale of the lands.