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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Minutes 2009-01-28~zx S _ MINUTE S SPECIAL MEETING o REDEVELOPMENT ACJENCY c'~LIFOR~~~ CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMMUNITY ROOM 33 ARROYO DRIVE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2009 City Council Meeting Called to Order: Redevelopment Agency Meeting Called to Order: City Council and Redevelopment Agency Roll Call: * For reporting purposes, participants are referred to by their titles alliliatcd with the City Council. Public Comments -Comments were limited to items on the Special Meeting Agenda. None. 2. Presentation - ROMA Design Group, regarding preliminary design concepts for the potential redevelopment of Oyster Point in conjunction with ongoing discussions with Oyster Point Ventures, LLC regarding redevelopment of the Oyster Point Business Park. Assistant City Manager Van Duyn presented the staff report introducing a presentation from ROMA Design Group ("ROMA"). ROMA had presented a similar report to the Harbor District Subcommittee. Assistant City Manager Van Duyn explained the presentation would focus on the part of the plan that pertained to publicly held portions of site, which would be planned to complement the SKS Shorenstein project and work towards revitalizing the Oyster Point Marina. He requested that after listening to ROMA's presentation, Council advise as to 6:03 p.m. 6:03 p.m. Present: Councilmen/lioardmembers Garbarino, Gonzales and Mullin, Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman Addiego and Mayor/Chairwoman Matsumoto. Absent: None. whether the plan was moving in the right direction. Mayor Matsumoto questioned timing of the plan and negotiations with SKS Shorenstein. Assistant City Manager Van .Duyn advised SKS had a window in which to purchase options on the King Venture leases. However, SKS did not want to pursue the options until an MOU with the City was finalized. Boris Dramov of ROMA advised the firm had designed the Ferry Building and had taken a look at the project proposed by SKS. He opined the opportunity brought to life by the proposed life sciences campus was a step in the right direction that would strengthen the market in the area and bring a significant population to the Marina. ROMA considered these factors when putting the preliminary design together. Mr. Dramov advised the design called for a phased approach to confrontation of infrastructure issues, which was permitted by the timeline on the SKS project. During this time, multiple land use options were possible. Mr. Dramov then. presented a schematic map of the area, which highlighted the publicly owned parcels in the Marina. He drew attention to the entrance to the site which faced the waterfront and would create a sense of arrival. He then reviewed options for several of the parcels, including recreational fields, a hotel site and parking. He emphasized that as the market in the area unfolded, parcel uses could be redesignated and configurations could be revisited. The present design allowed for such flexibility. Councilman Gonzalez expressed concern about designating parcels for use as recreational fields when the parcels may need to be adjusted for other uses in the future. He stressed the difficulty of taking away a community field once established. Mayor Matsumoto thanked ROMA for incorporating recreational uses into the design. She expressed concern that the proposed hotel parcel was placed next to recreational playing fields, which might not fit well with afour-star hotel concept. She also commented that the proposed surface parking seemed like a waste of real estate on the Point. Mr. Dramov responded the design concept should be viewed in a phased way. He further noted that the referenced parking presently existed on the Point for the boat ramp and Marina. The proposed hotel and playing field locations were suggestions, but it would be important to make changes to the area that would allow the life sciences campus to move through the several phases of development that would need to occur. He noted that the market for the hotel was not yet in existence, and Council could revisit land uses at a point in time when the market changed. The recreational fields would be an interim use of the parcels that would allow flexibility for the future and accommodate the market for alternative uses. Mayor Matsumoto requested more detail on proposed phases of development on the Point. Assistant City Manager Van Duyn advised a lot was contingent upon timing and sequencing of the adjacent SKS development. He believed the SKS project would create a market in the area, which would allow staff to gauge interest from the Development Community. On the subject of the recreation parcel, he advised the goal was to accommodate recreational use interchangeably while leaving infrastructure options open. He further stated parcels could be SPECIAL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY & CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 2 designed for interim passive recreational uses. Councilman Garbarino stated he realized plans would be market driven, but advised he would be pleased to see a four (4) star hotel on one of the parcels with a nice restaurant on an adjacent parcel. Accordingly, he advocated for a buffer zone between the proposed future hotel site and recreation field. He further stated he liked the plan a lot. Councilman Mullin concurred that the hotel/recreation field proposal felt incongruous. He also expressed concern about establishing a recreational field that may require conversion to another use in the future. Accordingly, he advocated moving the proposed recreation site down the road a bit with the expectation that it would have some kind of permanence. He further added he would like to see the possibility of a baseball field entertained. He advised he liked the general direction of the overall plan but noted it would need to be modified some to determine how recreational fields might best fit with a future hotel site. Councilman Gonzalez approved of the entrance to the Marina. He thought a tennis court facility might work best next to the proposed hotel site. Vice Mayor Addiego commented on the spectacular views in the area that would be more accessible if SKS's plan to move the businesses in the village came to fruition. He opined the Eastern most point should be kept open so that the public could enjoy the views. Accordingly, he did not want to see the proposed hotel location move any further down the Point. Mayor Matsumoto acknowledged the plan would be market driven, but questioned how much time was projected for completion of the development. Assistant City Manager Van Duyn advised SKS' project was at least five (5) years out, during which time phasing demands would become clearer. Mr. Dramov noted the design objective was to maintain exposure as one moved through the site. The site plan could also move or reorganize easily. For example, the entire Eastern portion could someday some day be reorganized and surface parking could perhaps be eliminated. 3. Closed Session: Conference with Real Property Negotiator and Seifel Consulting. (Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.8) Property: Oyster Point Marina Area Properties know as Parcels A, B, C, D- l , D-2, E 1- 4 and I-4. Negotiating Parties: City of South San Francisco, South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency: and Oyster Point Ventures, LLC. City/Agency Negotiator: Marty Van Duyn. Under Negotiations: Terms and Conditions for potential sale or lease of property interests. Closed Session opened: 6:44 p.m. Open Session resumed: 7:10 p.m. SPECIAL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY & CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 3 Direction given. Recess: 7:10 p.m. Meeting resumed: 9:51 p.m. 4. Conference with Legal Counsel: Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Gov Code Section 54956.9 (a).) In Re Green Building Exchange, Inc. Case No. 08-32161-TEC. Closed Session opened: 9:51 p.m. Open Session resumed: 10:53 p.m. Report out of Closed Session: by a 5-0 vote, members authorized the Agency to file a Statement ofNon-Opposition to the assumption of the Green Building Exchange lease to Green V. 5. Adjournment of City Council Meeting and Redevelopment Meeting. Being no further business, Mayor Matsumoto adjourned the meeting at 10:53 p.m. Submitted by: Krista tinelli- son, City _Clerk City of Sou - rrancisco Clerk, Redevelopment Agency Approved: , r t ~ ~~ ~ ~~` °~. Karyl Matsumoto, Mayor City of South San Francisco Chairwoman, Redevelopment Agency SPECIAL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY & CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, 2009 MINUTES PAGE 4