TAMRMS#: B06
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Time Extension Request - Badger Lands
Presented by: Kevin Scoble, Chief Administrative Officer
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RECOMMENDED MOTION
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That the deadline for Administration to respond to Council's request for a proposal for the future disposition or use of the City-owned Badger lands (43 City Annex) together with a list of resolutions previously passed by Council concerning planning for or use of the Badger lands (CM AR-19-491) be extended to the end of 2021.
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REASON FOR TIME EXTENSION REQUEST
On January 20, 2020, Council passed Motion AR-19-491-Community Amenities, the second part of which reads as follows:
"That Administration present to Council, by the end of 2020, a proposal for the future
disposition or use of the City-owned Badger lands (43 City Annex), together with a list of resolutions previously passed by Council concerning planning for or use of the Badger lands, for consideration of rescinding those resolutions.”
Administration is requesting a time extension to the end of 2021 due to the following:
1. The City has completed Sub-Surface Technology Monitoring, and understands the extent of the existing environmental impacts as well as the travel pattern of the attributed plume. However, in order to initiate a cost effective remediation plan an understanding of proposed land uses is required. The high-level cost comparison that Administration has provided through previous Council inquiries (CI’s) and Information requests (IR’s) indicates that there is no positive business case to sell the land as-is or remediated with/without services.
a) Based on the land transaction policy C-ED-03, if a disposition were to occur, it should be for the highest possible negotiated price, considering the highest and best use of the land, and that reasonable costs and fees incurred by the City for disposition shall be considered for recovery.
b) Based on Council Policy C-IS-06 (Environmental Management of Contaminated Sites), best ...
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