AgdaPkt 2016-01-11 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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6.1.D. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager January 11 , 2016 SUBJECT Bradford Housing Proposal Evaluation Criteria RECOMMENDATION Approve by motion the Bradford Housing Proposal Evaluation Criteria as recommended by the Bradford Site Evaluation Subcommittee. BACKGROUND Earlier this year, the City Council approved the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of affordable housing on City owned land. A RFP was published in June 2015 and the City received 7 proposals from developers on August 31, 2015. The proposals ranged from 56 to 137 units of housing affordable to extremely low and very low income households. The proposals also included public open space along Redwood Creek, childcare space and a range of other onsite and offsite amenities. An introductory "preview" of the development proposals was provided to Council in a Special Study Session on October 26, 2015. The Council decided to form a "Bradford Site Evaluation Subcommittee" to review proposals and prepare a selection process. The Committee includes three Council members (Seybert, Bain and Aguirre), the Chair of the Planning Commission, the Chair of the Housing and Human Concerns Committee and the Vice Chair of the Senior Affairs Commission. ANALYSIS The Evaluation Committee met on December 3, 2015 to develop development proposal evaluation criteria for City Council review and approval. The Committee reviewed the City's goals, objectives and priorities for the project, as outlined in the RFP, as well as the proposal submittal requirements established in the RFP. The Evaluation Committee determined that the following criteria established in the RFP were already met: submission of the proposal by due date, complete submittal, creative approaches to mixed use development, and establishment of clear lines of responsibilities of the development team. The Committee discussed, but opted not to