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National Capital Commission CEO Mark Kristmanson will provide a brief update on the status of the LeBreton Flats redevelopment project when the NCC board meets next Tuesday.
The update will be the first since the NCC announced in late April that Eugene Melnyk’s RendezVous LeBreton proposal was rated highest by a selection committee, giving his team the first shot at negotiating an agreement to develop 21.3 hectares of vacant land on the Flats, 20 minutes by foot west of Parliament Hill.
The news of the update comes amid rumours that no negotiations have yet taken place. However NCC spokesman Nick Galletti said Thursday those suggestions were “unfounded,” adding: “I can also reassure you that the NCC is committed to moving this process forward.”
Under NCC rules, neither RendezVous nor the runner-up team, the Devcore Canderel DLS Group, is permitted to speak publicly about their proposals or the ongoing process.
Despite Galletti’s assurances, there are rumblings that the RendezVous team has not yet agreed on an internal governance structure or finalized the composition of its negotiating team.
RendezVous LeBreton is a joint venture between Melnyk’s Senators Sports & Entertainment and John Ruddy’s Trinity Development Group. There are more than 30 other partners, ranging from builders Windmill, Brigil and Mattamy Homes to architectural firms Rossetti, Daoust Lestage, Barry Hobin & Associates and others.
Knitting those disparate elements together in a way that’s acceptable to all, it appears, is proving to be a challenge.
The mercurial Melnyk, who wants to move his NHL team to a proposed new arena on LeBreton Flats, is accustomed to running his own show and may be having difficulty sharing responsibility with Ruddy and his other partners.
If negotiations between RendezVous and the NCC founder, DCDLS is waiting in the wings. It would be given an opportunity to negotiate a development agreement based on its runner-up proposal, which includes numerous museums and attractions as well as an arena and a new central Ottawa library.
The NCC has been vague about the timetable for the negotiations, saying only that they will take place this year and in 2017, if necessary. The agency’s negotiating team will report to the board on the status of the negotiations in November.
If and when a deal is reached, there will be a public announcement, expected next year, and the agreement will go to the federal cabinet for approval. According to the NCC, it could take until 2019 to obtain the necessary municipal approvals for the project.
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The update will be the first since the NCC announced in late April that Eugene Melnyk’s RendezVous LeBreton proposal was rated highest by a selection committee, giving his team the first shot at negotiating an agreement to develop 21.3 hectares of vacant land on the Flats, 20 minutes by foot west of Parliament Hill.
The news of the update comes amid rumours that no negotiations have yet taken place. However NCC spokesman Nick Galletti said Thursday those suggestions were “unfounded,” adding: “I can also reassure you that the NCC is committed to moving this process forward.”
Under NCC rules, neither RendezVous nor the runner-up team, the Devcore Canderel DLS Group, is permitted to speak publicly about their proposals or the ongoing process.
Despite Galletti’s assurances, there are rumblings that the RendezVous team has not yet agreed on an internal governance structure or finalized the composition of its negotiating team.
RendezVous LeBreton is a joint venture between Melnyk’s Senators Sports & Entertainment and John Ruddy’s Trinity Development Group. There are more than 30 other partners, ranging from builders Windmill, Brigil and Mattamy Homes to architectural firms Rossetti, Daoust Lestage, Barry Hobin & Associates and others.
Knitting those disparate elements together in a way that’s acceptable to all, it appears, is proving to be a challenge.
The mercurial Melnyk, who wants to move his NHL team to a proposed new arena on LeBreton Flats, is accustomed to running his own show and may be having difficulty sharing responsibility with Ruddy and his other partners.
If negotiations between RendezVous and the NCC founder, DCDLS is waiting in the wings. It would be given an opportunity to negotiate a development agreement based on its runner-up proposal, which includes numerous museums and attractions as well as an arena and a new central Ottawa library.
The NCC has been vague about the timetable for the negotiations, saying only that they will take place this year and in 2017, if necessary. The agency’s negotiating team will report to the board on the status of the negotiations in November.
If and when a deal is reached, there will be a public announcement, expected next year, and the agreement will go to the federal cabinet for approval. According to the NCC, it could take until 2019 to obtain the necessary municipal approvals for the project.
dbutler@postmedia.com
twitter.com/ButlerDon
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