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Page 2 of 7 <br />On August 31, 2015 the City received seven proposal from developers. The proposals <br />ranged from 56 to 137 units of housing affordable to extremely low and very low income <br />households. The proposals also included public open space along Redwood Creek, <br />childcare space and a range of other onsite and offsite amenities. An introductory <br />preview of the development proposals was provided to Council in a Study Session on <br />October 26, 2015. <br />The Council decided to form a Bradford Evaluation Ad Hoc Subcommittee to review <br />proposals and prepare a selection process. The Ad Hoc Subcommittee is comprised of <br />three City Council members, the Chair of the Planning Commission, the Chair of the <br />Housing and Human Concerns Committee and the Vice Chair of the Senior Affairs <br />Commission. <br />The Bradford Evaluation Ad Hoc Subcommittee met on several occasions beginning in <br />December 2015. The series of meetings included presentation from all seven <br />developers. Based on those presentation, and the submittal materials, the Evaluation <br />Subcommittee forwarded a unanimous recommendation to the Council that MidPen <br />Housing be the selected developer. Additional details on the subcommittee process, <br />evaluation criteria and MidPen Housing’s proposal can be found in the Analysis section <br />of the report below. <br />ANALYSIS <br />As noted, in the attached Request for Proposal document, the City’s primary goal in the <br />development of the Site is a well-designed mixed use project that includes affordable <br />rental housing. The project should include the long-term enhancement of both the <br />economic and physical development of the Downtown. The Council-approved RFP also <br />identified the following essential objectives that must be met: <br />· Affordable Rental Housing: The goal of the City is to select knowledgeable, <br />financially sound and experienced providers of affordable housing that will meet the <br />current and future needs of low-income residents, produced at a cost that is <br />affordable to the greatest number of very low to moderate income households. The <br />City expects to provide the land to qualified developers of the Site. <br /> <br />· Mixed Uses: The Site is located in the “Downtown General” use zone. The <br />Downtown Precise Plan describes this zone: “This area is intended to be a vibrant, <br />mixed-use residential neighborhood and office district, and uses in this zone are <br />intended to support that goal.” This zone would allow a wide range of Permitted Use <br />Groups (DTPP, Section 2.2.3). Specific use groups that are not permitted are <br />Entertainment, Anchor Retail, General Retail, and Bars. The General Retail <br />restriction does not include Neighborhood Retail, Corner Store Retail; these uses <br />are permitted on the ground floor within the Downtown General use zone. This zone <br />also allows Civic uses, which include childcare facilities. Childcare facilities are in <br />particular demand within the Downtown area. <br /> <br />· Publicly Accessible Park Adjacent to Redwood Creek: The Site is unique in that <br />it is adjacent to Redwood Creek, a historically important, tidal-influenced waterway in <br />9.A. - Page 2