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16 City of San Leandro | Economic Development Initiatives and Work Plan | December 2013 <br /> <br />Accomplishments To-Date: <br /> Held over 50 public meetings to develop and review the Conceptual Master Plan <br /> Approved an updated Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement with Cal-Coast in 2012 <br /> Initiated work on the Environmental Impact Report. <br /> <br />Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center – With over 2,500 high-quality jobs <br />and almost $1 Billion in investment, the Kaiser Medical Center will be the biggest, most <br />expensive project ever constructed in San Leandro. Construction is well underway and the first <br />phase of the project will open in early <br />2014. In addition to supporting the <br />development of the project itself, Business <br />Development staff will play an active role <br />in reaching out to Kaiser and their <br />employees to ensure that they are well- <br />positioned to take advantage of the <br />opportunities to live, shop, and dine in San <br />Leandro. <br />Accomplishments To-Date: Business Development staff played a key role in negotiating the <br />Development Agreement with Kaiser Permanente that was approved in 2010 and has since <br />worked to generate estimates of the economic impact of the Medical Center . More recently, <br />the Next Generation Workplace District Study provide d a framework for the transformation of <br />the surrounding industrial areas, envisioning a future that includes increased services for <br />workers and high-tech companies in the areas around the Kaiser facility. <br /> <br />Village Marketplace – Located on a <br />1.7 acre site on East 14th Street in <br />Downtown San Leandro, the Village <br />Marketplace holds the potential to be a <br />catalyst project for Downtown San <br />Leandro. The location was identified as <br />a strategic Opportunity Site in the City’s <br />Transit Oriented Development Strategy. <br />Current plans include roughly 28,000 <br />square feet of new retail space, as well as public plazas and outdoor dining opportunities.