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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: October 10, 2007 TO: John Jermanis, City Manager FROM: Steve Hollister; sistant City Manager ~,~~ BY: Cynthia Battenberg,~~kssistant to the City Manager SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Jo . Jermanis C~ anager MATTER OF APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR A MASTER DEVELOPER FOR THE SHORELINE-MARINA AREA RECOMMENDATION Consistent with the City's plan to develop the 40 acre opportunity site at the Shoreline-Marina, a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a Master Developer has been created. The document has been previously reviewed by the Council, and the Shoreline-Marina Committee recommends Council approval. Staff recommends Council approve the RFQ for a Master Developer for the Shoreline-Marina Area by motion. BACKGROUND The Shoreline-Marina Committee has been meeting monthly since its formation in January 2007 to discuss the future of the boat harbor and development of the approximately 40 acre opportunity site. The City held two Town Hall meetings to share information and gain public input on how to fund the approximately $2 million annual shortfall and what type of development citizens would like to see at the Shoreline-Marina Area. To determine the appropriate approach to development, past development efforts and lessons learned were reviewed. Consensus was reached that an RFQ for a master developer would allow the City to select a development team that had the expertise and financial ability, as well as experience working with a community, to create a vision for a quality development and follow it through to construction. Additionally, the City has contracted with Environmental Science Associates for an Environmental and Regulatory Constraints Assessment which will be available to potential developers for review prior to submittal of their qualifications. Substantive changes have not been made to the document since Council review of the draft RFQ. A Pre-Submittal Conference to take place during the week of January 7 - 11, 2008 has been added to the RFQ and Project Schedule and the number of copies required for submittal has been increased from five to eight. The Shoreline-Marina Committee reviewed the final RFQ on October 9, 2007 and recommended the Council approve the RFQ for a Master Developer for the Shoreline-Marina Area.