Lansdowne Partnership Plan - Authorization to Proceed to the Next Steps in the Redevelopment Report

The recitals

• the staff report “Lansdowne Partnership Plan - Authorization to Proceed to the Next Steps in the Redevelopment” advises that there will be “no requirement to provide a Cash-lieu of Parkland development fee (in accordance with the Parkland Dedication Bylaw)” on future residential development
• the applicable exemption in the By-law references “any development or redevelopment of a use undertaken in partnership with the City”
• identifying the rezoning and sell-off of air and subterranean rights for private residential development as a development in partnership with the City is a liberal interpretation of this exemption
• the overall Lansdowne 2.0 proposal will see a net-loss of existing parkland and greenspace that services the existing community
• the purpose of the Parkland Dedication By-law is to ensure that new density either comes with more parkland through parkland dedication, or with a cash payment in lieu of it
• the City should prioritize public benefit when selling off public assets, at minimum adhering to existing requirements like those under the Parkland Dedication By-law; THEREFORE