On Tuesday Sept 14th the city’s Planning & Environment Committee will discuss matters pertaining to Lansdowne including the rezoning report and a query regarding the Ontario Heritage Trust Heritage Easement Agreement for the Aberdeen Pavilion. Here's the agenda for the PEC meeting.

The  city council’s Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee approved a staff report that recommended a two-phase competitive-bid approach on the air rights at Lansdowne Park. Friends of Lansdowne member Brian Tansey spoke against the process. Read the  Ottawa Citizen article here.

Tomorrow, Tuesday September 7, at 10 a.m. the City’s Corporate and Economic Development Committee will be considering approval of a request for offer process for the air rights for the residential and office components of the Lansdowne Partnership Plan.

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Here is the crux of what is being proposed:

The city's Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee (CSEDC) will tackle the process of how to sell or lease the air rights for the Lansdowne Park Plan implementation. The potential revenue is pegged at 10.2 million dollars. The full report to  CSEDC can be read here. A few notes from the document:

• the site plan design and specifications for the parking and retail components will continue to be reviewed and amended until an anticipated Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) appeal decision is rendered in January 2011
• the parking garage is to commence in May 2011
• the stadium is to be ready for the 2013 Canadian Football League season and therefore completed by June 2013

The committee meets to debate the report on Tuesday Sept 7th.