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Del Monte Master Plan Six Month Review
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BACKGROUND
On September 22, 2014, the Planning Board recommended that the City Council approve the Del Monte Master Plan (Master Plan) and Development Agreement for the 11.06 acre property located at 1501 Buena Vista Avenue.
On December 16, 2014, the City Council agreed with the Planning Board's recommendation and approved the Master Plan and Development Agreement.
In response to a suggestion from the adjacent neighborhood organization "PLAN Alameda", the Master Plan includes a requirement that within six months of the approval, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing to review progress on implementation of the project, including the:
* Wind River property acquisition for the Clement extension,
* Neighborhood parking study, and
* Affordable housing development.
Pursuant to the Development Agreement, the Planning Board will also be holding a public hearing annually to review implementation of the Development Agreement and Master Plan.
This report serves as the one-time six-month review required by the Master Plan.
DISCUSSION
Since the December 2014 approval of the Master Plan, City staff and the Tim Lewis Communities (TLC) team have maintained a regular schedule of meetings to ensure that the project commences as envisioned in the Master Plan and Development Agreement. Those on-going efforts include:
Jean Sweeney Open Space Park: Pursuant to the Development Agreement, in January, TLC transmitted $300,000 to the Recreation and Parks Department. The payment represents the first installment of the $2 million contribution towards the design and construction of the park. The Recreation and Parks Department is using the $300,000 to prepare construction drawings and documents for the future 22-acre park.
Marina Shores and Clement Avenue Extension: Pursuant to the Development Agreement, City staff collected $36,000 from Lennar Homes to fund a share ...
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