Vancouver City Council |
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Date: October 22, 2003
Author/Local: Alice Yee/7180
RTS No. 3726
CC File No. 1203
Meeting Date: November 18, 2003
TO:
Vancouver City Council
FROM:
Director of Real Estate Services, in consultation with the General Manager of Engineering Services
SUBJECT:
Approval of a Loading and Garbage Facility Easement Agreement between City-owned lands at 130 Water Street, and 125 West Cordova Street
RECOMMENDATION
THAT Council authorize the Director of Legal Services to execute on behalf of the City an easement agreement between the City-owned Lot K, Block 5, Old Granville Townsite, Plan BCP203 at 125 West Cordova Street and the City-owned Lot J, Block 5, Old Granville Townsite, Plan LMP52319 at 130 Water Street. The Easement is for the Lot J users to access the loading and garbage facility on Lot K, across a City lane. The Easement to be granted for a nominal fee and to be to the satisfaction of the Directors of Real Estate and Legal Services.
THAT Council authorize the Director of Legal Services to execute on behalf of theCity as Regulatory Authority, a Section 219 Covenant with the City as Owners of Lot J at 130 Water Street and Lot K at 125 West Cordova Street, to the satisfaction of the Director of Real Estate Services and the Director of Legal Services.
GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS
The General Manager of Corporate Services RECOMMENDS approval of the foregoing.
COUNCIL POLICY
There is no Council policy directly attributable to this matter.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is to seek Council's approval for an easement agreement between the two City-owned properties, Lot K at 125 West Cordova Street, and Lot J at 130 Water Street, for the Lot J users to access the loading and garbage facility on Lot K, across the City lane known as Trounce Alley (See Appendix A).
BACKGROUND
The Gastown Parkade comprises of the Water Street parking and the Cordova Street parking structures. On April 9, 2002 Council approved the redevelopment of the Water Street structure and the demolition and redevelopment of the Cordova Street structure.
One of the conditions of the development permit of the Cordova Street structure is for the Owner of Lot K to grant an easement to the Owner of Lot J. The City, as Regulatory Authority, requires the Owners to enter into a Section 219 Covenant with the City, for a registered easement agreement to continue in perpetuity, for access between the Water Street structure on Lot J, and the loading and garbage facility on the Cordova Street structure on Lot K.
The easement agreement would allow for the access to and from the loading and garbage facility from Lot J to Lot K, and for both owners to equally share the costs of maintaining and repairing the facility on the Cordova Street structure, except for structural costs which will be the responsibility of the owner of Lot K.
CONCLUSION
The Director of Real Estate Services is of the opinion that the easement agreement will have little to no effect on development of the City-owned lands. The General Manager of Engineering Service is of the opinion that any disruptions in the lane during the access to and from the loading and garbage facility service area will be minimal.
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