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Staff Report for an Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement by and Between Cal-Coast Companies LLC and the City of San Leandro Relating to Development of the Shoreline Consistent with the Conceptual Master Plan
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
After more than three years of work by the City Council, the Shoreline Development Citizens Advisory Committee, the public and the master developer to create a Conceptual Master Plan for the Shoreline, staff recommends City Council adopt a Resolution that approves a new Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement (ENRA) with Cal-Coast Companies LLC (Cal-Coast) for development of the Shoreline consistent with the Conceptual Master Plan.
BACKGROUND
In October 2008, following a Request for Proposal process, the City entered into a three year Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement (ENRA) with Cal-Coast for the development of an approximately 40-acre opportunity site at the City’s Shoreline. This original ENRA expired in October, 2011.
During the three years covered by the original ENRA, Cal-Coast worked with an approximately 35-member Shoreline Development Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and City staff to develop a Conceptual Master Plan for the Shoreline area that:
· provides complementary amenities to the citizens of the City of San Leandro,
· connects the amenities with current Shoreline uses,
· recognizes the development value of this desirable regional location and how commercial development can fund public amenities and services,
· addresses logical phasing of development,
· requires little or no City investment, and
· results in a Shoreline which is self supporting.
At monthly public meetings, CAC members were educated about the shoreline area, including past development attempts, the Shoreline Enterprise Fund, boating operations, and traffic and environmental constraints of the area. The CAC participated in a visioning process to create a shared vision for the area which included amenities such...
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