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An incomplete development package, municipal elections and a request from the National Capital Commission prevented the city from launching a public consultation on the planning application for LeBreton Flats.
The RendezVous LeBreton group filed the development application at the end of August, but it was not completed due to the lack of a noise study.
The city subsequently received the noise study, but by that time the elections were in full swing.
Stephen Willis, Director General of Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development for the City of Ottawa, said it would have been "inappropriate" to launch a consultation in the middle of the election campaign.
Then the NCC asked the city not to begin the public consultation process before the council meeting in November.
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"We were getting ready and, as there were federal approvals and city approvals that were both closely related, some also working together, like the design review, we wanted to check with (the NCC) because we want the easiest process to get, says Willis.
Willis stated that it was "reasonable" to suspend public consultations until the NCC Board received an update on the project.
Unbeknownst to most people at City Hall, the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats was outstanding because of a bitter relationship inside RendezVous. This detail was revealed at the NCC's board meeting last Thursday and was highlighted on Friday with Capital Sports Management Inc.'s lawsuit against Trinity.
City officials "really do not know what to do with (the development application) at this point," Willis said.
"The application is waiting, as far as we're concerned, until the situation gets clearer itself."
According to what Willis saw in the development application, the proposed project is based on "good logic" that builds on the initial work done by the NCC.
"If you really compare the plans of the NCC with these, it's an evolution of the previous plans," said Willis.
"I'm always optimistic that there will come a day when new developments will occur on LeBreton Flats. I remain convinced that this is destined to happen. I just can not tell you when. "
Willis occupies a unique position in the LeBreton Flats Project. He was the former Executive Director of Capital Planning for the NCC and oversaw the work of the LeBreton Agency during his stay.
Willis declined to comment on what happened last week. He also stated that he could not comment on his work at the NCC.
"I only hope that we will find a way forward. That's what I'm going to say, "said Willis.
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