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CityCouncil | 2010-01-05 | 12 | another additional 20% for the construction contingency aggregate to 45%, which is pretty high. The Public Works Director stated the amounts depend on the level of detail; a reputable civil engineering firm checked the amounts. Councilmember Gilmore inquired whether the transfer of rights applies only to vertical development. Mr. Keliher responded SunCal has to create a pattern book or design guideline; stated the community needs to know what SunCal says will be built is what will be built once the land is sold off; the guidelines are overseen and approved by the Planning Board and City Council; the other piece is conveyance documents with the Navy; there are other steps; saying that there would not be City oversight is true to a certain extent; however, the City approves everything that will go on the particular parcels that are going to be sold; there are a lot of steps that SunCal has to go through to be able to sell the land; SunCal does not want to have to go through a City process to see if a company wants to buy 20 lots; they [the purchasing company] will have to go vertical in the way SunCal described it [the project]. Board Member N. Tam inquired what is the City's plan to obtain funding to buy the land from the Navy if the initiative fails. The Interim City Manager responded the City and SunCal could come up with an alternative between now and July 2010 if the initiative fails; if not, the Navy will accept payment under a variety of scenarios; the City's negotiations with the Navy are to have continued clean up of the property first; the City would proceed with some solution and would not abdicate responsibility if the initiative fails and SunCal decides to check out; several past scenarios have not worked out; the City keeps following through with plans to develop the site; that she anticipates that the City will continue to do so. Mayor Johnson requested the Interim City Manager and School Superintendent to outline the three largest risks; stated one risk for the School District would be if the initiative passes and the District cannot reach an agreement with the developer. The School Superintendent stated the guarantee of [building] schools and figuring out generation rates are risks; one elementary school does not provide enough seats for 1,300 kids; going through the CEQA phasing is another big issue; currently, nothing is required and legally binding in writing. The Interim City Manager stated everything is about money; the three biggest issues are money, money and money; there is a difference between what the initiative says and what it intends; what is says is being voted on; based on her past experience, her first analysis was that transit improvements alone would cost $1/4 billion; the numbers ended up being $227 million; the initiative language pertaining to money is an issue. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and 12 Board of Education January 5, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-01-05.pdf |