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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: April 1, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-126 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.C. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Uchenna Udemezue <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for Resolution Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to <br />Execute Two Agreements with the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce : 1) a <br />Property Exchange and Indemnity Agreement with One and Only Right of First <br />Offer for the City’s Office Space Located at 120 Estudillo Avenue in the New <br />Downtown Garage in Exchange for the Chamber’s Parcel at 262 Davis Street <br />and 2) a Reciprocal Easement Agreement and Declaration of Covenants , <br />Conditions, and Restrictions for the Office Space <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute <br />two agreements with the Chamber of Commerce. The first is a property exchange agreement <br />of the Chamber of Commerce’s property at 262 Davis Street (APN: 075-0001-008-02) and <br />the new office parcel created at 120 Estudillo Avenue (the new downtown parking garage). <br />The second is an easement agreement and covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) <br />that will address issues concerning the 120 Estudillo Avenue office space within the parking <br />garage (Garage). <br />BACKGROUND <br />In July 2005, the former Redevelopment Agency (“Agency”) began discussions with the San <br />Leandro Chamber of Commerce regarding Agency acquisition of 262 Davis Street (“Chamber <br />Property”) in San Leandro. The Chamber Property was identified as a priority because of its <br />location in the downtown area, adjacent to other Agency -owned property. The Property and <br />the adjoining parcels were the focus of a specific planning effort to redevelop the entire block <br />and create Town Hall Square . Preliminary design schematics were for a mixed use <br />development (retail on the ground floor and residential above) including the closure of Hays <br />Street. <br />The Chamber was open to selling the Property; however, there were specific criteria that <br />needed to be met. The main criterion for the Chamber was the ability to relocate to another <br />downtown location without significantly increasing costs. <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/26/2013