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2023-071 By-law to Authorize the Execution of An Agreement Between The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte and Antoneta Berisha and Ivan SosnowskiThe Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte By-law No. 2023-071 A By-law to Authorize the Execution of An Agreement Between The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte and Antoneta Berisha and Ivan Sosnowski Whereas Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte did on the 19th day of May 1999, enact By-law No. 99-50, Being a By-law to provide policy for encroachments on road allowances and municipally owned property; And Whereas the Township, pursuant to By-law No. 99-50, has granted permission to maintain the said Encroachment(s) upon the condition of entering into an Encroachment and License Agreement; And Whereas the Municipal Act, 2001,S.O. 2001, c.25, Section 224, as amended, states that it is the role of Council to ensure that administrative practices and procedures are in place to implement the decisions of Council; And Whereas the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte approved, by Resolution No. C190925-24 the request to enter into an Encroachment Agreement with the owners of 80 Lake Shore Promenade. And Whereas the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte deems it desirable to enter into an Encroachment and License Agreement with Antoneta Berisha and Ivan Sosnowski; Now Therefore the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte hereby enacts as follows: 1. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the Agreement attached hereto as Schedule "A" and forming part of this By -Law. 2. This by-law shall take effect on the final passing thereof. By-law read a First, Second and Third time, and Passed this 16th day of August, 2023. The Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte A27Y ayor, Randy Greenlaw CierYvonne Aubichon Schedule to By -Law No. aM " Q-j Encroachment and License Agreement made this koiLday of (�,�t c�Gct 2023 Between: The Corporation of The Township Of Oro-Medonte (the "Township") Of The First Part - and - Antoneta Berisha and Ivan Sosnowski (the "Owner") Of The Second Part Whereas the Owner is the owner of certain lands and premises situated in the Township of Oro-Medonte, which lands are more particularly described in Schedule "A" attached hereto (the "Owner's Lands"); And Whereas the Township is the owner of the lands shown as Lakeshore Promenade in accordance with Registered Plan 626, in the Township of Oro-Medonte (the "Township's Lands"); And Whereas the Owner maintains encroachments on the Township's Lands to the extent described in Schedule "B" attached hereto (hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Encroachment(s)"); And Whereas the Township, pursuant to By-law No. 99-50, being a By-law to Provide Policy for Encroachments on Road Allowances and Municipally Owned Property, has granted to the Owner permission to maintain the said Encroachment(s) upon the condition that the Owner enters into this Agreement, which the Owner has agreed to do; Now Therefore This Agreement Witnesses that in consideration of the premises, and of the covenants and agreements hereinafter contained on the part of the Owner to be observed, fulfilled and performed, the Township hereby agrees that the Owner has the right to exclusively use, possess and maintain the said Encroachment(s) but not substantively expand nor change the character of the Encroachment(s) for a term of five, plus two years, renewable for further five year terms, and for a total of 10 terms from the year of 2025, provided that the Township has not indicated any bona fide requirement at each five year interval that the Encroachment (s) be removed. In the event the Owner wishes to renew this Agreement upon the expiry of each five (5) year term herein granted, the Owner may, provided he is not in default of his obligations hereunder and upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Township, apply to renew same, taking all necessary steps and paying all appropriate fees in effect at the time to do so. Such Application shall be considered in accordance with the Township's policies and practices in place at that time. Upon the sale or transfer of the Owner's Lands, the Owner shall forthwith notify the Township in writing thereof and shall provide the Township with the name and address of such Transferee or Purchaser who shall be required to enter into a new Agreement with the Township (and which Agreement shall be in like form and content as herein) and pay all appropriate fees as are required by the Township in entering into such replacement Agreement. In the event the Transferee or Purchaser fails to enter into a replacement Agreement with the Township, the Encroachment(s) shall forthwith be removed by the Owner at his sole expense; and failing which the Township may do so, and the Owner and Purchaser or Transferee shall be jointly and severally liable to the Township for the cost of demolition or removal. During the term of this Agreement, and any renewal thereof, the Owner shall have the exclusive use and possession of the Encroachment(s). The Township agrees to provide reasonable signage indicating the private nature of the Encroachment(s). In Consideration Of the granting by the Township of such permission, the Owner hereby covenants and agrees with the Township as follows: 1. The Owner agrees to pay to the Township an annual fee as stipulated in the Township's current Fees and Charges Bylaw for Encroachment Agreements. The annual fee will be payable no later than the 1st day of May in each year, and may be added to the tax roll for the Owner's Lands, if required, by the Township. 2. The Owner shall, forthwith upon execution of this Agreement, retain a qualified professional engineer to conduct a safety review of the Encroachment(s) and undertake any necessary repairs, as required by the review, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Township. The Owner shall provide the Township with a copy of the safety review and proof that the necessary repairs were undertaken. 3. The Owner will at its own expense and to the satisfaction of the Township's Chief Building Official, keep and maintain the said Encroachment(s) in good and proper state of repair and will not make any related modifications to the Encroachment(s), without first obtaining the consent of the Township, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Should the Owner fail or neglect in maintaining the Encroachment(s) in a good and safe state of repair to the satisfaction of the Township's Chief Building Official, on thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Owner, the Owner will, at its own expense, notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, remove the said Encroachment(s) from the Township's Lands, without being entitled to any compensation whatsoever for such removal and the permission given herein for the maintenance of the Encroachment(s) shall be revoked and shall be deemed at an end. If the Encroachment(s) are not removed by the Owner as aforesaid, the Township may do so, and the cost of demolition and removal shall be at the sole expense of the Owner. 4. The Owner shall have the right to store the Temporary Encroachment(s) identified at Schedule "B" of this Agreement on the Promenade, at the Owner's risk, and the Temporary Encroachment(s) shall be stored in such a way that same does not impede public access along the Promenade and does not create or pose a safety hazard to the public. The Township shall have the right to inspect the Encroachment(s) stored on the Promenade, to ensure that such storage does not pose a safety hazard to the public or impede access along the Promenade. 5. The Township or its officials shall not be liable for any damage caused to any of the Temporary Encroachment(s) while being stored on the Promenade or injury to the public caused by same, unless same is caused by the negligence of the Township or its officials. 6. The Owner shall have the rights to maintain, in their present location, any Sub - Surface Infrastructure (without limiting the generality of this provision), such as waterlines, electrical cabling, etc. in place at the time of the execution of and identified at Schedule "B" this Agreement, and shall be entitled to maintain same, provided that the Owner undertakes to return the Promenade to its pre - construction state after any maintenance has been completed, and that same may be removed or relocated, should the Township reasonably require same for work that needs to be completed on the Promenade. 7. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as giving to the Owner anything more than permission to maintain the said Encroachment(s) until such time as the removal of such Encroachment(s) from the Township Lands. The Owner agrees that under no circumstances shall additional Encroachment(s) be constructed or placed on the Township's Lands. 8. The Owner hereby releases, waives and forever discharges the Township and its respective agents, officials, servants, contractors, representatives, elected and appointed officials, successors and assigns, of and from all claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses, actions and causes of action, whether in law or equity, in respect of death, injury, loss or damage to the person or any property of the Owner howsoever caused, arising or to arise by reason of the permission granted pursuant to this Agreement. 9. Notwithstanding any consent or approval given by the Township with respect to any plans, specifications or other construction -related matters, the Township will not be in any way liable for the design or construction of any structure, and the party that has obtained the consent or approval of the Township shall be wholly liable for such design and construction. 10. The Owner shall facilitate the construction of any and all utilities over or under the said Encroachment(s), as may be required from time to time. The parties acknowledge and agree that the permission granted in this Agreement does not in any way whatsoever diminish the rights of the Township, or any gas, telephone, telegraph, electric light or other public utility company, their respective officers, servants, workers, employees, agents, and contractors, to enter at all times upon the Encroachment(s) for the purpose of constructing, repairing, maintaining, replacing or removing any sewers, mains, culverts, drains, water pipes, gas pipes, poles, wires or other services and installations and appurtenances thereto, provided that the Encroachment(s) is returned to its pre - construction state after any maintenance has been completed. The Owner shall not be entitled to any damages or compensation as a result of the reasonable exercise of the Township's or utility company's rights contained in this paragraph. 11. The Owner will from time to time and at all times hereafter will and truly save, defend and keep harmless and fully indemnify the Township, its officers, directors, servants, workers, employees, agents, and contractors, and any other corporations, boards, commissions or bodies having utilities or services which may in any manner be affected by the having utilities or services which may in any manner be affected by the erection or maintenance of the said Encroachment(s) and their respective officers, directors, servants, workers, employees, agents, and contractors, from and against all actions, suits, claims and demands whatsoever which may be brought against or made upon any or all of them and from and against all loss, costs, charges, damages and expenses whatsoever which may be sustained, incurred or paid by any or all of them, regardless of whether or not they be parties hereto, for or by reason of or on account of the granting by the Township to the Owner of the permission hereby granted and/or the exercise by the Owner of such permission and/or the erection and maintenance of the said Encroachment(s) and appurtenances thereto and/or anything in any manner relating thereto should any such action, suit, claim or demand be brought against or made upon the Township, or any of its officers, servants, workers or employees. 12. The construction, installation, occupation, operation and maintenance of the Encroachment(s) shall comply with all applicable statutes, by-laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the issuance of a building permit(s). 13. The Owner shall obtain and maintain public liability (personal injury and property damage) insurance covering the maintenance of the Encroachment(s) in the amount of at least Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00), naming the Township of Oro-Medonte as additional insured. The Owner will provide evidence of such insurance annually, to the Township no later than the 1st day of May in each year, naming the Township as an additional insured. In the event the Owner's insurer is unable or unwilling to add the Township as an additional insured to the Owner's policy, the Township agrees to add the Owner as an additional insured to its public liability policy, and any incurred premium, surcharge or administration fee occasioned thereby shall be the responsibility of and paid by the Owner in addition to those fees set out in paragraph 1. 14. In addition, all such sums and costs so paid, sustained or incurred by the Township, as aforesaid, and all such annual fees, or further or other fees to be paid by the Owner as set out herein, shall form and constitute a charge or lien on the Owner's Lands until fully discharged by payment thereof and may be collected in a like manner as taxes. 15. The Township, its officers, servants, workers, employees, agents and contractors under its control or supervision shall have the right from time to time and at all reasonable times during the currency of this Agreement, to enter in and upon the said lands or any part thereof, with all necessary workers, plant, equipment and material for the purpose of inspecting the said Encroachment(s) provided that such inspection shall not free or relieve the Owner in any way whatsoever from the liability under the covenant hereinbefore set forth to keep and maintain the said Encroachment(s) in good and proper repair and condition. 16. (a) All notices, consents, approvals or other communications permitted or required to be given under this Agreement (collectively "Notices") shall be in writing, shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, and shall be: personally delivered; sent by prepaid mail (except during a postal disruption or threatened postal disruption), or; sent by facsimile, in each case to the applicable address set out below: (i) in the case of the Township: 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, ON LOL 2E0 Attention: Clerk (ii) in the case of the Owner: 80 Lakeshore Promenade Oro-Medonte, ON LOL 1T0 (b) Any Notice shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given and received: if personally delivered, on the date of delivery; if sent by prepaid mail, on the third (3rd) business day next following the date of mailing, provided, however, that during any postal disruption or threatened postal disruption, delivery shall be in person; and if sent by facsimile, on the business day next following the day on which it was sent. (c) Either party under this Agreement may from time to time by Notice to the other party change its address for service under this Agreement. 17. Nothing in this Agreement derogates from, interferes with, or fetters the exercise by the Township of all of its rights and obligations as a municipality (whether discretionary or mandatory), or imposes any obligations on the Township in its role as a municipality, and the Township shall not be prevented from or prejudiced in carrying out its statutory rights and responsibilities, including its planning rights and responsibilities. Nothing in this Agreement derogates from, interferes with, or fetters the exercise by the Township's officers, employees, agents, representatives or elected and appointed officials of all of their rights, or imposes any obligations on the Township's officers, employees, agents, representatives or elected and appointed officials, other than as expressly set out in this Agreement. % \ \ co co �e patn90x3 CD 0 In Witness Whereof the Owner hereto has hereunto affixed its hand. //ƒ 77 o7 CD =2£c �o_a _ axa._i c.�> \Ec. /�c) 7\// n271 � << I ® \\ 'Cr) 2 7 0 0 /\ j C/ �%\// �±/7/ e k\ 2.0_ 2\ CD ° 0 e 7___a \Z 2§-ƒ) '$ƒ /7 _•G &m§k° /wO` o_° =0.®§ =0-i E/ 2m\4 mg-0a \° ƒ/&& 7\e& H = Co kƒ// /02& \3 e�oo q$E/ \J \2\/ 7?°/ o = -CD c ¥ § e aE e D7 J0CL« _� _— qg em3] a0 •E °= o� k\GS CD \\�7 \=®a r m±s<7 &�&E 7 77\° \$f\ &_=� ___ \ R=ZR »mm« \ j\77 §�/\ c § D) ® t al \ C �»k8 °��� \ CD \\ƒ& \ /)\\ E\\cn � Ja77 SE§\ 22�0IC e&==m �2\ C /\g ° \ ƒ \ / 7 CD E 0 Schedule "A" Owner's Lands: Lot 26, Plan 626, Township of Oro-Medonte, County of Simcoe. PIN 74040-0134 (LT) Municipally known as 80 Lakeshore Promenade. Schedule "B" Township Lands: Part of the Lake Shore Promenade between Kempenfeldt Avenue and Owen Road, Registered Plan 626, designated as Part 5 and 6, Plan 51R-36143 (Geographic Township of Oro), Township of Oro-Medonte, County of Simcoe, being Part of PIN #74040-0003(LT); Encroachments as set out below: Permanent Encroachments 1. Wooden Stairs Temporary Encroachments 1. Seasonal floating dock Sub -surface Infrastructure 1. None