Title
Adoption of Resolution Approving a Partial Exemption from Public Art Ordinance for the McKay Respite Center (1245 McKay Avenue), Reducing the Public Art In-Lieu Fee From $244,117 to $100,000. (Base Reuse and Economic Development)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Adam W. Politzer, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City of Alameda's (City) Public Art Ordinance (Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-98) requires commercial, industrial and municipal development projects having a building development cost of two hundred fifty thousand ($250,000) dollars or greater to devote one percent (1%) of building development costs for public art in Alameda. 1245 McKay Avenue was federal property until 2017, when it was declared surplus. Under Title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) applied for and secured the property to use for homeless services. In 2019, Alameda residents approved Measure A to support development of a medical respite center and supportive housing community at 1245 McKay Avenue. Additionally, the project has received more than $30 million in state and regional grant funding, as well as support from foundations and health care organizations.
After a series of hearings and submittals, APC was granted approval by the City to develop the property. The project, officially named the Beacon, is currently under construction and will feature two buildings:
Building 1, an approximately 61,300-square-foot, two-story senior convalescent living facility with 90-100 units of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). By becoming stably housed, residents will gain the foundation to stabilize physical and behavioral health conditions, address complex trauma and social determinants of health, and receive palliative or end-of-life care when appropriate.
Building 2, the McKay Respite Center, an approximately 29,810-square-foot, 50-bed recuperative care medical respite facility with twenty-fou...
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