DATE: November 8, 2016
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PRESENTATION AND UPDATE ON THE WORLD CLASS WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY (CENTRAL EMBARCADERO) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND BOARD ACTION AND DIRECTION TO STAFF INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
A) ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION SELECTING A SUCCESSFUL PROPOSER AND CONCLUDING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RESERVING CERTAIN RIGHTS THEREUNDER;
B) DIRECTION TO STAFF ON NEXT STEPS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, FURTHER DUE DILIGENCE AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING DUE DILIGENCE AND INFORMATION GATHERING EFFORTS;
C) DIRECTION TO RETURN TO THE BOARD WITH AN UPDATE AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING, AND IF NECESSARY, OBTAIN FURTHER DIRECTION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On February 22, 2016, staff issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the 70 acres of land and water located within the District's Central Embarcadero (Attachment A). On May 2, 2016, the District received 11 proposals, of which, six were deemed complete and moved forward for consideration. On June 13 and 14, 2016, the District hosted an open house, which over 1,200 members of the public attended to preview the six proposals, meet the development teams and provide comments. On July 13, 2016, the Board directed staff to exclusively continue discussions regarding the proposal submitted by Gafcon on behalf of the 1HWY1 team and to further evaluate the Seaport San Diego (Seaport) proposal (Attachment B), while not making a final selection or eliminating the other five proposals. Commissioner comments made in support of the Seaport proposal and 1HWY1 team included:
* Provided the most comprehensive approach to the overall project;
* Included a variety of exciting and innovative programmatic components (as identified in the RFP);
* Development team is best in class with well-qualified teammates;
* Considered existing prioritized land uses on Tidelands; and
* Was heavily supported by stakeholders during public comment.
Following the Board's direction, staff immediately comm...
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