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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO MEMORANDUM DATE: July 15, 1997 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Leslie Gould, Manager of Redevelopment Projects ol-•SVQ& s�- SUBJECT: General Plan Conformance Concerning: 1. Amendment to the Land Utilization Plan of the Plaza 2 Redevelopment Plan to Allow Retail Sales Uses at the Property on the Northeast Corner of Davis Street and San Leandro Boulevard (the former "Corp Yard Site") 2. Sale of the Property by the Redevelopment Agency for Development of a Neighborhood Shopping Center. BACKGROUND On August 18, 1997, the City Council and Redevelopment Agency will consider an amendment to the Plaza 2 Redevelopment Plan to change the land use designation of the property at the northeast comer of San Leandro Boulevard and Davis Street (also known as the former "Corp Yard site") from "Residential or Office" to "Retail Sales, Office Facilities, or Residential." They will also consider sale of the property to Developer David Inner of Creekside Center Associates for development of a neighborhood shopping center. The Redevelopment Agency owns the 7.75 acre property at San Leandro Boulevard and Davis Street, 960 San Leandro Boulevard. Despite several Agency attempts to solicit development proposals, it has been vacant for many years. Over the past two years, developer David Inner has worked on development proposals and tenants for the site. During the first year, efforts focused on an entertainment complex with a movie theater anchor tenant. That concept proved to be in conflict with movie theater plans at Bayfair and required more parking than the Corp Yard site could accommodate. The Agency subsequently approved a concept for a neighborhood shopping center use that incorporates high quality design, quality tenants that do not currently exist in the community, and public open space related to the creek. In February 1997, the City Council entered into a letter of intent with the developer for the development of "Creekside Center". The developer moved forward to obtain letters of intent from key tenants, and develop a project design in coordination with a citizen's committee. On June 30, 1997, the Council made amendments to the letter of intent, and approved the design development concept that was presented.