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7.A. - Page 11 of 16 2) The County is planning to construct a temporary COVID informed homeless navigation center to house between 100-135 homeless residents and is currently demolishing the former Women's Jail located on the 1580 Maple parcel as that is the potential location for this facility. The County is also currently operating the Maple Street Homeless Shelter facility with 101 beds at this site. Should the City and County enter into a property exchange, the County would need to build the new permanent navigation center on the 1402 Maple Street parcel and continue to provide shelter services on the 1580 Maple parcel for at least 2 years. 3) On August 3, 2018 the City and 1548 Maple, LLC (Strada) executed a development agreement in order to facilitate the development of the 1548 Maple Street Project which will consist of up to 131 townhomes. To facilitate that development, the City vacated a portion of Maple Street in exchange for a public right-of-way and utility easement over, under and through a portion of the 1548 Maple Street property. 1548 Maple, LLC agreed to, among other things, construct or pay for certain public improvements including the construction of Phase 1 of the Extension. Since a portion of the Extension would go through the 1580 Maple County Parcel, the City agreed to make efforts to obtain fee title to or a right-of-way easement over the County Parcel in time for 1548 Maple, LLC to construct the full length of Phase 1. Should the City be unable to obtain the required fee interest or right-of-way over the County Parcel prior to the final issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the 1548 Maple Street building, 1548 Maple, LLC , in lieu of constructing certain segments of the Extension, may make an in -lieu payment to the City in the amount of $1,992,370 (to be escalated by percentage increases in construction costs since 2018) and assign plans and drawings for the Extension to the City, in which case the City would be responsible for constructing these segments. There are comparative advantages, including economies of scale, in having 1548 Maple, LLC construct the segments that goes through the County Parcel; staff estimate it would cost the City approximately $4.4 million to construct these segments if 1548 Maple, LLC does not undertake the work. The difference in construction cost between 1548 Maple, LLC and the City is due to the City's need for additional construction management, the economies of scale benefits of including the roadway extension with a much larger project if 1548 Maple LLC does the work, and the requirements of government agencies to comply with public contracting code. Per the City's Building Division, 1548 Maple LLC could be issued its first building permits in the near future and construction is expected to take approximately 18 to 24 months. Next Steps: The Committee's goal has been to work with the County on a win-win approach that would enable the Blomquist extension and, a new homeless navigation center and still preserve a large area for future public passive/active recreational and open space. A robust community engagement process would guide future planning for the public open space area. This study session is designed to receive input and feedback from the community and the full City Council and provide City staff with guidance for potential next steps based on City Council feedback. Should the City Council ultimately wish to proceed with a property exchange with the County, City staff would begin preparing agreements for City Council consideration in the near future. Page 11 of 13 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 151