pages: CityCouncil/2006-11-21.pdf, 14
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CityCouncil | 2006-11-21 | 14 | Vice Mayor/Commissioner Gilmore stated the staff report indicates that the Northern Waterfront Specific Plan (NWSP) would come to the Council/Commission in January; inquired why the Council/Commission is looking at the project now; stated that she was on the NWSP Committee; the School District owns a piece of property on the site; inquired whether a deal has been reached with the School District stated bringing the project forward without said deal is premature; the applicant has not gone through community workshops to see if the public thinks the project is a good idea; the process seems backwards. The Development Services Director stated the process is very forward; typically staff time is spent whittling though issues before anything is in any kind of condition to go out to the public because of just the questions asked; the request is before the Council/Commission because staff is going to spend a lot of time on the project; staff wants to set up a cost recovery mechanism upfront because of the size and scale of the project consultants need to be hired to help staff deal with some of the questions and issues, such as cost and feasibility; a Settlement Agreement with the School District in 2000 gave the District rights to certain properties within the State Tidelands area; the School District' S intentions have to be worked out. Vice Mayor/Commissioner Gilmore inquired whether staff or the developer would work with the School District. The Development Services Director responded staff would work as a team with the developer; stated the State Tidelands properties are leased to Encinal Real Estate until 2029. however, the City manages the lease; a joint effort has to be made; the City deals with more real estate transactions than the School District and could help set out an outline of what needs to be evaluated and a path of actions which need to be accomplished to bring a decision to completion. Mayor/Chair Johnson stated the School District was not allowed to go onto the property to complete environmental testing the School District was considering filing a lawsuit to access the property. Peter Wang, Encinal Real Estate, Inc., stated the City compensated the School District for loss of the Mastick Senior Center around 2000 by trying to assign the lease to the School District ; the State Tidelands Commission turned it down because the Tidelands Trust designates use for maritime and commercial/public; the land cannot be used for a school; the City Manager at the time signed an extension of lease and an estoppel certificate; said documents were e-mailed to the City today. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and 2 Community Improvement Commission November 21, 2006 | CityCouncil/2006-11-21.pdf |