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Dr. Bell asked the subcommittee to report out on this issue. Council Member Seybert <br /> said that the subcommittee went back to the original scoping sessions to see who met <br /> the requirements. This Council Member said that the culvert will have to get moved and <br /> by doing it now this will jump start the process. The other subcommittee member was <br /> Vice Mayor Gee and he noted that the two proposed teams met the "state of readiness <br /> requiremenY', consistency with our General and Precise Plan, community benefits, and <br /> "commitment readiness" and those were determining factors. Another Council Member <br /> echoed the same comments that he would have liked to have known more about the <br /> ones that did not get approved and did not make the cut. Regarding the culvert, he <br /> posed the question if this could be part of the project and looked at as an opportunity. <br /> Mr. Ekern said that this site is very challenging because of how narrow it is he would <br /> like to see it return to its original meander. One Council Member asked about the hotel <br /> option. Mr. Ekern noted that he is looking for a success story and a hotel might not be <br /> the best option since they are not doing really well now. This Council Member would <br /> like to know what type of hotel and what their track record is and if they manage it <br /> themselves or not. This Council Member would like to know the benefit of leasing the <br /> land, and the Council as a whole agreed on getting this information. <br /> For the record, City Attorney Thompson said that the action tonight is to narrow down <br /> the pool of applicants and move forward with an exclusive right to negotiate and the City <br /> could discontinue this process at any point or change its direction. One Council <br /> Member said that when the Winslow portion comes up for discussion, she would like <br /> staff to contact the neighboring owners to see what their response is and to keep them <br /> included. Mayor Aguirre acknowledged the magnitude of this process and she thanked <br /> staff, but she would also like to go further than the immediate neighbors, include others, <br /> keep people informed, and use a similar model to the one that Kaiser Permanente used <br /> in its construction. <br /> M/S Seybert/Ira to approve staff recommendation to continue discussions with the two <br /> identified developers regarding development proposals on Block 2/Depot Circle, no <br /> authorization to enter into exclusive right to negotiate at this time, developers assume <br /> risk of financial expenditures associated with proposals/continued discussion, city has <br /> right to discontinue discussions at any time for any reason; staff authorized to <br /> commence process to move the culvert. Motion carried unanimously by electronic <br /> vote. <br /> MINUTE ORDER 11-203 <br /> D. High Speed Rail - Business Plan Comment Letter. (205) <br /> Recommendation: <br /> By motion, endorse the Council High-Speed Rail Ad Hoc Committee's <br /> recommendations for Redwood City's response to the California High- <br /> Speed Rail Authority Board regarding the Draft 2012 Business Plan. <br /> JOINT CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD December 12, 2011 <br /> MEETING MINUTES PAGE 10 <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 63 <br /> Page No. 446 <br />