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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Approving a 24-Month Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Pacific Fusion, with Options to Extend for a Total of 33 Months, for Potential Development of a 12- to 18-Acre Property along Orion Street between West Pacific Avenue and West Ticonderoga Avenue at Alameda Point, for a Research and Development Facility.
This action is not subject to further environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378, and on a separate and independent basis, CEQA Guidelines Section 15183. (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061810)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The recommended Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) establishes a twenty-four (24) month initial period, with additional extensions for a possible total of 33 months, during which time the City of Alameda (City) will work exclusively with Pacific Fusion to advance planning, community engagement, entitlements, and a Land Transfer Agreement for a research and development facility proposed for 12 to 15 acres of property located near the corner of West Pacific Avenue and Orion Street in Alameda Point, with a potential second phase encompassing additional City-owned property in the block bounded by Orion Street, West Pacific Avenue, Central Avenue and West Ticonderoga Avenue (see Exhibit 1 for a map).
This action would not approve a project or Land Transfer Agreement. This ENA period would require certain activities to be completed by Pacific Fusion and the City in order to conduct community engagement, establish the details of a proposed development, advance entitlements, and reach mutually agreeable terms prior to review and approval by the Planning Board and City Council.
BACKGROUND
In 2014, City Council adopted the Alameda Point zoning ordinance and Alameda Point Environmental Impact Report, which established zoning designations...
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