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4. Steve McLaren, owner of Beverages & more! Mr. McLaren indicated that he would like to continue at the same location. All four submittals are attached. The Redevelopment Agency's original action was to "seek proposals from landowners and others with property interests for the redevelopment of the area identified as Phase I... The purpose of the Redevelopment Planninq Area is to retain and strenqthen the automotive uses already existinq in this Phase I area". Given this original Redevelopment objective in Phase I, the only response that addresses the objective is that submitted by Mr. Kopf. Staff therefore recommends that the Board direct staff to negotiate the terms of an Owner Participation Agreement (OPA) with Mr. Kopf. If the terms of an OPA can be negotiated then the agreement would come back to the full Board for consideration. With regard to Phase II the Redevelopment Board's May 6, 2002 action required that "any action in Phase il... would take subsequent action by the Redevelopment Board. An owner or other respondent to the Phase I offer to participate will not acquire any rights to develop/redevelop in the Phase II area". During the summer, staff began discussing planning for the Phase II area. However, after considering how many other projects we are pursuing in the Downtown and elsewhere, staff is recommending to the Board that the Agency postpone planning in Phase II4. Subsequent action bythe Agency Board on Phase II will also include prior participation and discussion with stakeholders before any proposed action is brought to the Board for consideration. Staff has notified everyone in the area of this recommendation and provided them with a copy of this staff report. A meeting is scheduled for October 29, 2002 from 5-6 p.m. to allow discussion of any issues raised by these recommendations. Alternative 1. Abandon the process in Phase I 2. Repeat the process to solicit additional responses in Phase I 3. Begin the planning process in Phase II immediately by holding meetings with the stakeholder group. Fiscal Impact The Agency initiated this owner participation process to retain and strengthen automotive uses within this area. An eventual agreement with Mr. Kopf could achieve this, although the specific details will not be known until a subsequent agreement is reached. Staffs recommendation is that the Board considers such an agreement but only on the condition that any and all costs associated with this action be borne by Mr./K~)pf. , Michael Church Ed Ev~ere}t Executive Director City Manager Attachments 1. Map of South Main Redevelopment Planning Area 2. Copies of Statements of Interest in Participating Staff does not believe that planning for Phase II will likely resume before 2005-06 at the earliest.