AgdaPkt 2016-10-17 Closed and Special Joint SA PFA

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6.1.G. - Page 2 We found that the YMCA of Silicon Valley was also in a similar scoping process as they are looking to expand YMCA operations with a new, larger facility. Together, City and YMCA staff believed that there as an opportunity to explore something greater. On December 14, 2011, PRCS staff and YMCA staff presented to the City Council the idea of entering into a partnership agreement to consider building a joint-use intergenerational health, wellness, and recreational facility at Red Morton Park. Council authorized Staff to move forward with the exploration of this concept and appointed three Council Members to the "City-Y Partnership Task Force" to provide input and feedback to Staff regarding process, analysis, communication points, best practices, the development of a Letter of Intent (LOI) and any future agreements. After numerous Partnership Task Force meetings, stakeholder engagement meetings, staff retreats, and community and members surveys, the City Council approved the LOI with the YMCA of Silicon Valley on December 8, 2014. In the first half of 2015, the City and the YMCA worked together to developing a Request for Qualifications/Proposal for Phase I of architectural services which included a full site analysis, building massing, constraints analysis, and the development of a Project Description. The City and the YMCA collectively selected ELS Architecture to perform this scope of service along with conducting the first community meeting for input about the project and specifically if there was interest for preserving the Veterans Memorial Senior Center (VMSC) or to rebuild the VMSC as part of the overall project. On October 5, 2015, the Community Workshop allowed staff to understand any concerns about the project along with the reflections of the VMSC specifically. Over 150 people attended and the vast majority would like to see a brand new facility. Through the future California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process, there will be further study on a number of areas including traffic, parking, and the historical assessment of the VMSC. On June 27, 2016, the City Council approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) between the City and the YMCA of Silicon Valley. The ENA allows the City and the YMCA of Silicon Valley to exclusively negotiate the details of the Project. CEQA review is necessary to study the Project. The Community Development Department initiated a Request for Proposal (RFP) for CEQA Consulting Services on July 22, 2016.