DATE: January 16, 2019
SUBJECT:
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PRESENTATION AND UPDATE ON THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE 7-ACRE ELBOW PARCEL ON EAST HARBOR ISLAND, WHICH MAY INCLUDE DIRECTION TO STAFF AS FOLLOWS:
A) PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO STAFF ON THE REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSED BY SUNROAD HIE HOTEL PARTNERS, L.P. (SUNROAD) FOR THE 7-ACRE ELBOW PARCEL (SITE) ON EAST HARBOR ISLAND AND RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO NEGOTIATE AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND SUNROAD (SUNROAD ENA) THAT REQUIRES SUNROAD TO SUBMIT IN 120 DAYS A REVISED SECOND SUBMITTAL PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(b) OF THE SUNROAD ENA WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES:
I. DELETION OF THE REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 5(b)(i)(5) THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE SUNROAD HARBOR ISLAND HOTEL PROJECT & EAST HARBOR ISLAND SUBAREA PMPA REVISED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, AND FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS (BOARD) ON MARCH 4, 2014 (COLLECTIVELY, 2013 EIR); AND
II. ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA IN SECTION 5(b):
a) PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE A HOTEL DEVELOPMENT WITH 450 TO 500 ROOMS BUILT IN ONE PHASE;
b) PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS ONE OR TWO HOTEL BUILDINGS THAT CONTRAST EACH OTHER IN SCALE AND MASSING;
c) INTEGRATE PARKING FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INTO THE SITE INTERIOR BY MINIMIZING ITS VISIBILITY FROM HARBOR ISLAND DRIVE;
d) PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATES TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT MINI DESTINATION AREAS THROUGHOUT THE SITE THAT DRAWS THE PUBLIC TO AND THROUGH THE SITE BY CREATING ACTIVATING USES, INCLUDING ON THE GROUND LEVEL;
e) THE OPERATOR FOR THE HOTEL COMPONENT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE AN UPSCALE HOTEL BRAND SIMILAR IN QUALITY AND AMENITIES TO AC HOTELS BY MARRIOTT, ELEMENT, ALOFT, HYATT PLACE, HYATT HOUSE, HILTON HOTELS & RESORTS, CURIO - A COLLECTION BY HILTON, TAPESTRY COLLECTION BY HILTON, OR SWISSOTEL; AND
f) THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT...
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