Presentation from Don May (CHC Presentation Feb 22-06) Pdf file
Answers provided by the CHC Planning Consultant to Questions raised at the June 14, 2007 meeting:
a. Was the land ever offered to the City for $1?
The City staff and Chedoke Health Corporation are not aware of brow lands being offered to the City for a dollar. CHC discussed transferring ownership of the woodlot to the City but it was decided that the entire brow lands should be planned as one unit and the woodlot may be transferred to the City as part of the overall subdivision approval.
b. How much land is CHC retaining for the purposes of health care?
The Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) is working on a final master plan which will determine the lands HHS wishes to retain from the present long term lease. CHC is proposing to transfer title to HHS of the requested retained lands. The HHS is seeking to retain approximately 15 acres. If the Children?s Hospital decides to develop more children?s programs at Chedoke there may be a need to retain an additional 7 acres on the east side of Sanatorium Road (around the Patterson Building).
c. How much of the land was sold for St. Peters, Arena, YWCA, Brow trail?
St. Peters received a donation of approximately 5 acres from Chedoke Health Corporation and they purchased an additional 2.2 acres of which they have returned 1.2 acres. Therefore, 6 acres have been transferred in total to St. Peter?s.
The City of Hamilton received approximately 8 acres of land from CHC for the Arena in exchange for the City assuming the responsibility for upgrades to Chedmac Drive as warranted. When the intersection of Chedmac and Rice Road was reconstructed the City received a further ? acre to the parcel.
The YWCA has not received any lands as of yet. CHC is awaiting a decision by the YWCA to locate a facility at Chedoke. The size of the land has yet to be determined. If there are some synergies between the YWCA and HHS the facility may be integrated into the HHS campus master plan.
The Brow trail is approximately 1.5 acres and was transferred to the City in exchange for park credits.
d. What is the relationship between CHC and the HHS?
Chedoke Health Corporation is a separate non profit corporation from Hamilton Health Sciences. Mr. Southall?s (President of CHC) message in the 2001 CHC newsletter stated that CHC hoped to strengthen the relationship (support) with the new HHS. The majority of the donations made by CHC have been to HHS although there have been some significant gifts to other health care organizations such as St. Josephs and St. Peters.
Contact information for the Chedoke Health Corporation Planning Consultant:
Donald May, MCIP, RPP
ALMOST THERE INC.
3310 South Service Road, Suite 205
Burlington ON L7N 3M6
Tel: (905) 332-2324
Fax: (905) 681-2924
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