DISTRICTOFLAKECOUNTRY

REPORTTOCOUNCIL

MEETINGTYPEANDDATE: REGULARMEETINGNOVEMBER07,2017
FROM: CHIEFADMINISTRATIVEOFFICER
SUBJECT: ROADCLOSUREBYLAW(GABLEROADEND)1031,2017
FILE#: RC2017001

ISSUE(S)/PURPOSE:
Toconsideraroadclosure,inresponsetoarequestfrom3adjacentpropertyowners,topurchaseaportionofthe
propertyidentifiedastheGableRoadendfromtheDistrictofLakeCountry,forfairmarketvalue.

RECOMMENDATION(S):
THATRoadClosureandRemovalofHighwayDedicationBylaw(GableRoadEnd)1031,2017bereadafirst,second
andthirdtime.

EXECUTIVESUMMARY:
Thisreportrepresentsamultidepartmentaleffortandwaswrittenbyvariousdepartments.Thisisthereason
thereportissubmittedbytheChiefAdministrativeOfficer.
The 3 adjacent property owners have expressed an interest in the property in question, making them upland
propertyownersandgrantingthemriparianrights.
Council has directed staff to negotiate the land sale with the interested property owners and prepare the
attachedRoadClosureBylaw.
Public access to water will be preserved at both Gable Road End and Toby Road End as only a portion of the
GableRoadrightofwaythathasbeenunmaintainedisbeingproposedforclosureandsale.
An analysis of parkland supply identified that the ward of Carrs Landing is well served, under the established
800mand400mbuffers,byalltypesofparksandlakeaccesseswiththeexceptionofaschoolsite.
Thesaleofthelandsisexpectedtoresultinproceedstotheamountof$1.34million.
AsperCouncilsdirection,theDistrictintendstousethefundstoreducetheinterestoftheCityofKelownain
thelandsoftheLakeCountryportionoftheOkanaganRailTrail.
Staffisinsupportofthe roadclosure.Sellingthecurrentlyunmaintainedrightofway,whichisapproximately
210minlength,willprovidesignificantrevenueforcommunitybenefit.

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ApplicationType RoadClosure
FileNumber: RC2017001
RollNumber: 02024.100
William&AnnaPortz;John&Colleen
MacDougall;Gordon&DoloresElliott
Proponent: DistrictofLakeCountry Owner(s):

Lot6,Section17,Township14,ODYD,Plan31431;Lot1,Section17,Township14,
LegalDescription:
ODYD,Plan35343;&Lot2,Block38,Section17,Township14,ODYD,Plan712
PID 003716899;001451022;&003952282
CivicAddress: 16624TobyRd,16590TobyRd,WentworthRoadLot6
OCPDesignation: RuralResidential
ZoningDesignation: RR3RuralResidential3
LandUseContract 262onLot6,Plan31431
ALR: No
ParcelSize: 0.26hectares(0.65acres)
DPArea(s): Erosion;Hillside;NaturalEnvironment;GreenhouseGas
WaterSupply: N/A
Sewer: N/A
SiteSummary: Zoning: Use:
North: RR3RuralResidential3 Residential
East: RR3RuralResidential3 Residential/Vacant
South: RR3RuralResidential3 Residential/Vacant
West: W1RecreationalWaterUse LakeOkanagan

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BACKGROUND:
In2011,theuplandpropertyownerswereplaintiffsinacase,namingtheDistrictofLakeCountryasdefendants,
disputing the declaration that the foreshore strip of land was dedicated as a public highway. The case was
dismissed,aswellasthesubsequentappealin2012,infavouroftheDistrictsposition.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
Theownersofthepropertieshighlightedintheabovemapswouldliketoacquireasectionoftheroadrightof
way,adjacenttotheirproperties,fromthemunicipality.
CouncilhasdirectedstafftonegotiatethelandsalewiththepropertyownersandpreparetheattachedRoad
ClosureBylawtobeginproceedingsforthedispositionoftheland.
TheCommunityCharterSection40(1)(a)givesCounciltherighttocloseallorpartoftherightofway.
CommunityCharterSection41(1)(c)hascertainrestrictionsfortheuseofthefundsfromtheproceedsofthe
saleoftherightofwaywhetherinpartorinwhole.Themunicipalitycanexchangethepropertyforother
propertythatthecouncilconsiderswillprovidepublicaccesstothesamebodyofwaterthatisofatleastequal
benefittothepublic.
AsperCouncilsdirection,theDistrictintendstousethefundstoreducetheinterestoftheCityofKelownain
thelandsoftheLakeCountryportionoftheOkanaganRailTrail.
TheDistrictissatisfiedthattheuseofthefundsasdescribedabovecomplywithSection41(1)(c)ofthe
CommunityCharter.
Enhancementofpubliclakeaccess/beachparksinCarrsLandingatGableBeach,CoralBeach,andWhiskey
Cove,aswellasthepathwaybetweenMakiRoadandCoralBeachRoadisproposed.
ThedraftLakeCountryParksandRecreationMasterPlannotesthattheunmaintainedportionroadrightofway
alongthewaterfrontisnotessentialtofutureparkplanningeffortsbytheDistrict.
NotificationforpropertydispositionisdealtwithunderSection26andSection94(1)oftheCommunityCharter.
Thiswillprovideanopportunityforpersonswhoconsiderthemselvesaffectedtomakerepresentationsto
Council.

APPLICABLEPOLICIESANDLEGISLATION:
OfficialCommunityPlan

Section15.ParklandConservation

15.3WaterfrontAccess

ThevastmajorityoflakefrontagewithinLakeCountryisownedorcontrolledbyprivatebodies.Nonetheless,
theDistrictofLakeCountrycontrolsapproximatelysixkilometresofatotalof45kilometresoflakefrontage,
which consists of all public beaches, boat launches and road ends along Okanagan, Wood and Kalamalka
Lakes.

As of this year, the District directly or jointly owns approximately 21 kilometres of lake frontage, which is
nearly half of the lake frontage in the municipality. This includes 8 km of publicly accessible lake frontage
withthepurchaseoftheRailCorridor;aswellas7kilometresofpubliclyaccessiblelakefrontagewiththe
transferofPelmewashParkway.OntopofthisarethelakeshorepropertiesownedbytheRegionalDistrict
andotherlevelsofgovernmentwithinLakeCountry.

GoalsandpoliciesfromSection15oftheOCPbeingsupportedinclude:
Improveandexpandtheparknetworkandrecreationalfacilitiestomeetcommunityneeds.
Improvepublicaccesstotheforeshoreofalllakes.

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REFERRALRESPONSES:
ParksandInfrastructureServicescomments:
WorkundertakenthroughthedevelopmentofthedraftLakeCountryParksandRecreationMasterPlandeemed
thecurrentlyunmaintainedportionofroadrightofwayalongthewaterfrontinthevicinityofGableandToby
RoadsasnonessentialtofutureparkplanningeffortsbytheDistrict.Analysisofparklandsupplywasundertaken
todeterminethecoverageareawithinestablished800mand400mbuffers.(seeAttachmentCParksSpatial
DistributionMap).ThisexerciseidentifiedthatthewardofCarrsLandingiswellservedunderthese800mand
400mbufferswithavarietyofparktypes,amenitiesandlakeaccessopportunities.

StrategicandSupportServicescomments:
ItwasidentifiedwiththepurchaseoftheRailTrail,thatthesaleofsurpluslands,nottaxation,willbeappliedin
reducingKelownas50percentinterestintheRailTrail(approximately$2.6million).Todate,therehavenot
beensufficientsurpluslandsexclusivelywithintheRailCorridortocovertheentireamountowing.Itisproposed
that$1.1millionofthesalebeappliedtoreducingKelownasinterestinLakeCountryRailTraillands.

FinanceandCorporateServicescomments:
TheproceedsfromthesaleofthelandwillbetransferredtotheAccesstoBodyofWaterReserveFund.Council
has,bymotion,determinedthefundsinthisreservewillbeusedtoreducetheinterestoftheCityofKelownain
the lands of the Lake Country portion of the Okanagan Rail Trail. The Rail Trail has provided approximately 8
kilometresofwaterfrontaccesstotheDistrictofLakeCountry.

COMMUNITYIMPLICATIONS:
ImprovementsacrossCarrsLandingareproposed(seeAttachmentDParkEnhancementPlan)
TherearenoplanstoextendtheprogrammedandmaintainedsectionofGableBeachfurtherthatwouldrequire
theselands.
AccesstowateratGableRoadEndorTobyRoadEndwillnotberemovedasaresultofthisclosure.

COST,BUDGETCONSIDERATIONSANDFINANCIALIMPLICATIONS:
Thecostoftheproposedroadendclosureandsaleisapproximately$40,000.

IMPACTONSTAFFCAPACITYANDWORKLOAD:
Thereareminorimpactstostaffcapacityorworkloadiftheroadclosureproceedsandtitleisraised.

ALTERNATERECOMMENDATION(S):
THATRoadClosureandRemovalofHighwayDedicationBylaw(GableRoadEnd)1031,2017bedeniedfirstreading.

Respectfully,

AlbertoDeFeo
ChiefAdministrativeOfficer

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Thisreporthasbeenpreparedinconsultationwiththefollowinglisteddepartments:

CONCURRENCES
Department Name
DirectorofCommunityServices MarkKoch
Manager,StrategicandSupportServices MattVader
DirectorofInfrastructureServices GregBuchholz
ChiefFinancialOfficer TanyaGarost
DirectorofEngineering&EnvironmentalServices MichaelJ.Mercer

ATTACHMENTS:
AttachmentADraftRoadClosureBylaw
AttachmentBGableRoadRightofWayImages
AttachmentCParksSpatialDistributionMap
AttachmentDProposedParkEnhancementPlan
AttachmentECorrespondenceReceived

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DISTRICTOFLAKECOUNTRY

BYLAW1031


ABYLAWTOCLOSEAPORTIONOFGABLEROADTOTRAFFIC,REMOVEITSDEDICATIONASA
HIGHWAYANDTRANSERTHECLOSEDROADTOTHEADJACENTPROPERTYOWNERS

Councilmaypermanentlycloseahighway(road)thatisvestedinthemunicipalityandmayremove
highwaydedication;

ANDCouncildeemsitdesirabletocloseportionsofGableRoad,removeitsdedicationasahighwayand
disposeoftheclosedportionsoftheroadforthepurposeofconsolidationwiththeadjacentlands;

NOWTHEREFOREtheCounciloftheDistrictofLakeCountry,inopenmeetingassembled,enactsas
follows:

1. TheDistrictofLakeCountryherebyauthorizestheclosuretotrafficandtheremovalofhighway
dedicationofthoseportionsofGableRoadasoutlinedonthereferenceplanwhichisattached
tothisbylawasSchedule"A";

2. TheDistrictofLakeCountryherebyauthorizesthedisposalofthatsectionofhighwaythathas
beenclosedbythisbylawanddescribedinSection1above,totheownersoftheadjacent
properties,beingLot6,Section17,Township14,ODYDPlanKAP31431;Lot1,Section17,Township14,
ODYDPlanKAP35343;&Lot2,Block38,Section17,Township14,ODYDPlanKAP712;

3. TheCorporateOfficerandtheMayorareherebyauthorizedassignatoriesonalllegalplans,
conveyancesandagreementsthatarenecessaryfortheclosure,removalofdedication,and
disposaloftheclosedroadforconsolidationwithLot6,Section17,Township14,ODYDPlan
KAP31431;Lot1,Section17,Township14,ODYDPlanKAP35343;&Lot2,Block38,Section17,Township
14,ODYDPlanKAP712;

4. ThisbylawmaybecitedasRoadClosureandRemovalofHighwayDedicationBylaw(Gable
RoadEnd)1031,2017.

ADVERTISEDintheOctober25andNovember1,2017editionsofthelocalnewspaperandposted
pursuanttosection94(1)oftheCommunityCharter.

READAFIRSTTIMEthis___dayof_____,2017.
READASECONDTIMEthis___dayof_____,2017.
READATHIRDTIMEthisthis___dayof_____,2017.

ADOPTEDthis___dayof_____,2017.

Mayor CorporateOfficer

Bylaw1031,2017 2

I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the Bylaw cited as Road Closure and
Removal of Highway Dedication Bylaw (Gable Road End) 1031, 2017 as adopted by the Municipal
Councilonthe_____dayof_____,2017.

DatedatLakeCountry,BC CorporateOfficer

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ScheduleA

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Attachment B Gable Road Right-of-Way Images

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Photo 3

Photo 4

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Bylaw 1031, 2017 -6-

Photo 5

Photo 6

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Bylaw 1031, 2017 -7-

Attachment C - Parks Spatial Distribution Map

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Bylaw 1031, 2017 -8-

Attachment D- Proposed Park Enhancement Plan

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Maggie O'Neill

From: MARIE MOLLOY

Sent: November-01-17 9:20 AM
To: Mayor and Council
Subject: BIG Questions? Little Answers. (Reference number RC2017-001)

To: Mayor James Baker and Members of Council

RE: Gable Public Beach Lot Sales

(Reference number RC2017-001)
https://globalnews.ca/news/1933904/rail-trail-controversy-continues-in-lake-country/

"I'm confident the money is there..." (Mayor James Baker)

http://www.lakecountrycalendar.com/news/lake-country-endorses-development-plan-for-okanagan-
rail-trail/

The money obviously doesn't appear to be here. Were the Gable Public Beach lots on the potential
sale table when Mayor Baker was confident the money was there?

"The District has master plans and funding parameters in place to ensure that
infrastructure needs are addressed over time, yet still allow the District to take
advantage of once-in-a-lifetime opportunities such as the rail corridor
acquisition. (Michael Mercer)
https://www.lakecountrymuseum.com/time-to-vote-for-your-heritage-okanagan-rail-corridor-goes-to-
borrowing-referendum/

What master plans and funding parameters was Mr. Mercer referring to? Did those include the sale
of Gable Public Beach lots?

"We do not have any hidden agendas" (Mayor James Baker)

https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Central_Okanagan/15/04/10/Lake_Country_M
ayor_Denies_Hidden_Agenda_Surrounding_CN_Rail_Line/

After months of non-disclosure regarding the District's intent to sell-off a significant portion of Gable
Public Beach land to three private property owners, it's now painfully obvious there were, and may
still be, hidden agendas.

"This is going to cost the District a bundle" (Ron Volk)

http://www.summerlandreview.com/news/lake-country-homeowner-suing-over-okanagan-rail-trail/

Yes, it is costing a bundle and now thousands of taxpayers are signing Save Gable Public Beach
petitions and asking how this situation was allowed to happen?

How did the District of Lake Country get taxpayers into this financially desperate position where we
are now being unfairly and unexpectedly asked to choose between the sale of Gable Public Beach
lots OR the Rail Trail OR having our taxes raised?
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"Demand the Mayor and Council be more upfront..." (Ron Volk)

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_5e4601ec-9a45-11e6-a7cf-
8bb11fde9e16.html

We're demanding now.

It's time to honestly, publicly identify and acknowledge all the unanticipated costs associated with the
Rail Trail including litigations, natural hazards, construction, clean-up costs etc. Also any
potential future expenses such as "Wish List" projects the District may be considering and have not
yet publicly disclosed. If the District intends to use funds from the sale of Gable Public Beach lots for
things like a pool, a conference centre, etc., taxpayers want (and expect) to be informed of this now.

"Is there something going on they don't want us to know about?" (Ron Volk)
http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_4dbe8380-3276-11e6-8b1d-
9b941bed0a3d.html

We still only know we know very little about the actual financial and current debt situation in the
District of Lake Country. Selling a Public Beach is akin to selling one's wedding ring when still
married. It's viewed as an act of financial desperation.

"Lake Country already has enough trails and too much debt" (Guy Bissonette)
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/okanagan-considers-turning-scenic-rail-
corridor-into-bike-path/article23514525/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&

How much debt did the District of Lake Country actually have before the Rail Trail vote? How much
debt does it have today?

"...a hazard to public health." (Ron Seymour)

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/opinion/columnists/columnist_ron_seymour/article_fee0f816-3274-
11e6-96e3-77ba8f91b118.html

"What is the truth here?" (Guy Bissonette)

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/opinion/letters_to_editor/article_01427ca8-c63e-11e6-8abf-
236e897eb048.html

"The site is non-toxic" (Mayor James Baker)

https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/194511/No-problem-on-rail-trail

Aboriginal titles underlies all of BC (Mayor James Baker)

http://infotel.ca/newsitem/okanagan-indian-band-embraces-lake-country-mayors-support-for-land-
claim/it19078

Marie Molloy, MA
Property Owner, Carr's Landing
Gable Beach Adopt-a-Road Coordinator
Board Member, Carr's Landing Recreation Association

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Maggie O'Neill

From: Patti Iwaskow

Sent: November-01-17 10:13 AM
To: Mayor and Council
Subject: RE: Reference Number RC2017-001

Dear Mayor Baker and Members of Council:

RE: Reference Number RC2017-001

As a home owner in Lake Country, I am writing to ask that you vote against proposed bylaw 1031,
2017.
As you are aware, Lake Country is one of the fastest growing communities in all British Columbia.
With our continued growth, the need for public lake access is ever increasing. Selling public
lakefront, any public lakefront would only serve to demonstrate a lack of forethought on behalf of
our community. A decision which is irreparable once made.
Land can be developed as the need for more homes, shops and amenities arise. Unfortunately, we
cannot just "make" more lakefront, it is an asset that is in limited supply.
As leaders of our community the decision you make on this issue will have consequences that
stretch far into the future. I ask that you chose not to sell an asset owned by our community which
is in limited supply. Please consider how your decision impacts our community not just now, but in
100 years from now. Please vote against bylaw 1031, 2017.
Regards,
Patti Iwaskow
Property Owner Lake Country
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