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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO and <br />REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF <br />THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: January 7, 2008 <br />TO: John Jermanis, City Manager/Executive Director <br />FROM: Luke Sims, Community Development Director <br />VIA: Cynthia Battenberg;'$lssistant to the City Manager <br />BY: Ryan Evans, Development Planner ~ <br />SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL/ <br />REDEVELOPMENT <br />AGENCY <br />Jo i Jermanis <br />Ci ~~anagerBxecutive <br />Dir for <br />MATTER OF TRANSFER OF CITY OWNED PARCEL AT 268 PARROTT STREET TO <br />THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />It is recommended that the Council approve the transfer of 268 Parrott Street to the <br />Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Leandro, and that the Council and the Agency Board <br />approve the agreement for the transfers. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In 1998, the City of San Leandro acquired property located at 268 Parrott Street (the "Parrott <br />Parcel") for $125,000 via an open-market purchase (i.e. a voluntary transaction). At the time of <br />the sale, the property included a dilapidated single family home which was subsequently <br />removed and relocated. The intent of purchasing the property was to clear the site and construct <br />a public parking lot for use in the Downtown Plaza area at a date to be determined in the future. <br />In 2003, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), the owner of the property and building <br />at 1595 Washington Avenue (the "Washington Parcel") directly adjacent to the Parrott Parcel, <br />notified the City it was planning to close its business office at that location. By California law, <br />EBMUD was required to offer the property for sale to the local economic development agency <br />before putting it on the open market. Due to its strategic location in the heart of downtown, the <br />Redevelopment Agency ultimately purchased the Washington Parcel. <br />In 2005, a Request for Proposals was released to solicit development proposals for both the <br />Parrott Parcel and the Washington Parcel. As a result of this process, six development proposals <br />were received and two developers were selected for interviews to further discuss their <br />development proposals. With the consent of the Business and Housing Development <br />Committee, staff entered into an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with the John Benjamin <br />