Finance and Economic Development Committee

WHEREAS response to the potential change in operator for the public realm components of Lansdowne Park has underscored the value that the community places on the current approach to the programming direction and plan of the Urban Park, and that Lansdowne Park has become the people place that Council envisioned; and WHEREAS, on February 22, 2012, City Council approved the “Lansdowne Urban Park, Aberdeen Pavilion and Horticulture Building Programming Plan” report (ACS2012-COS-PRC-0004), which was based on significant community consultation and the results of an international design competition, providing overall guidance on the programming of each element of the Urban Park (public realm components), specifically the Aberdeen Pavilion, the Horticulture Building, Aberdeen Square, the Great Lawn and outdoor plaza spaces and the Outdoor Rink; and WHEREAS the Council-approved programming approach is designed to make the Urban Park, “a world class attraction, open to the public and programmed by the City on a year-round basis….[and to support] the vision of Lansdowne hosting a variety of activities that attract residents and visitors alike, and are complementary to activities in the Stadium, Civic Centre and mixed-use sections of the site”, including the retention of the Ottawa Farmers’ Market on the site; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Finance and Economic Development Committee recommend that Council approve that Recommendation 4 be amended to read as follows: 4. That the General