Reso 23-054 Ending of the Shoreline Advisory Group

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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2023-054 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMPLETION OF GOOD WORK AND APPROVE THE ENDING OF THE SHORELINE ADVISORY GROUP WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro owns certain real property consisting of over fifty (50) acres located within the City limits in the Shoreline development area; and WHEREAS, the City desires to facilitate the development of the Shoreline development area to create new housing units, lodging and restaurants, new facilities to foster economic growth, and new recreational opportunities for the public, as well as promoting the productive use of property and encouraging quality development and economic growth, thereby enhancing employment and recreation opportunities for residents and expanding the City's tax base; and WHEREAS, in 2008, the City Council approved the formation of the Shoreline Development Citizens Advisory Committee (Shoreline CAC) to advise the City Council and staff on the vision for the Shoreline development area; and WHEREAS, the City and Cal Coast Companies LLC, Inc., a Delaware corporation doing business in California as Cal Coast Developer, Inc. (Cal Coast), entered into an Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement dated April 2, 2012 regarding development of a portion of the Shoreline development area, as such agreement has been amended and extended (the "ENRA"); and WHEREAS, the Shoreline CAC fulfilled its mission and was disbanded in Spring 2011 when the City Council signed the ENRA with Cal Coast; and WHEREAS, in 2012, the City Council Shoreline -Marina Committee approved a Shoreline Advisory Group to provide continuing community input to the City Council and staff on the comprehensive master plan for the Shoreline development area; and WHEREAS, on June 4, 2012, the City Council approved a 21-person subset of the Shoreline CAC to continue to serve as an Advisory Group to the City and Cal -Coast to assist in refining the plans and studies for the Shoreline Development Project including the Harbor Basin Redevelopment (Shoreline Advisory Group); with an amendment to refer to the Shoreline -Marina Committee the development of specific criteria to use in selecting three additional members to the Advisory Group; and WHEREAS, on November 5, 2012, the City Council approved the addition of three individuals to the Shoreline Advisory Group to assist in refining the plans and studies for the Shoreline Development Project; and WHEREAS, the Shoreline Advisory Group met multiple times from 2012 to 2020 to provide input on project, park and water basin scope and design, as well as the Environmental Impact Report; and