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A. Approve claims and checks dated December 3, 2012 and the usual and necessary payments through January 14, 2013. (303) MINUTE ORDER 12-222 8. STAFF REPORT(S) (Agenda packet page #115) A. Update on Downtown Projects. (613) Recommendation: Accept the report on Downtown Projects. Mr. Ekern, Director of Community Development, provided a brief update on the various projects that are ongoing in the downtown area. This included the remodeling of Kaiser Permanente Hospital and the impacts of the added number of workers. The other development is Greystar Development on Monroe and it will be breaking ground this summer. Raintree Development is another project on Maple Street with 116 residential units, and he explained the coordination needed on the parking needs. He added that the Alchemy Apartments project on Winslow is a small project ,but will add workers to the downtown area. Also, the 525 Middlefield project at the Credit Union site, with close to 500 units of residential, will break ground this summer. He touched on other projects outside of downtown such as the Mel's Bowl site on EI Camino and a few more including the One Marina site. Subsequently, Mr. Ekern stated that 333 Main Street should be completed by the end of 2013. He provided a synopsis of the number of units that will be under construction, and alerted everyone that the downtown will be very busy and all will be impacted by the pressure of the workers. Regarding the Bradford Parking Lot, to be shared with Kaiser, he noted a grant for an electronic application that will allow people in search of parking to have information at their fingertips and through their mobile devices. One Council Member inquired about the shuttles idea and having workers park farther away. Mr. Ekern said that staff has explored various options and how the city is looking at options including shuttle services. Mr. Ekern said that discussions are still being explored and the city can be the enabler of private partnerships. Dr. Bell noted that some of the workers needed to be close to the vehicles because of their vehicles housing the tools for their jobs. Another Council Member noted that he appreciates that staff is anticipating the issues and the awareness of what is coming to downtown. He wants staff to focus on the communication and messaging pieces and find ways to accommodate everyone. Another Council Member echoed the same comments, and she noted that there should be discussions with the Building and Trade Union so that expectations are clear. Another Council Member said that the issue of the public parking facilities needs to be explored and if additional decks of parking need to be considered so be it. Mr. Ekern JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD December 3, 2012 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 6 MINUTE BOOK NO. 64 Page NO. 248