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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSPJT Minutes 1984-10-22 @ 4SRRA/SRCC MINUTES (Special Joint) 10/22/84 Page 1 In the Council Chambers of the City of San Rafael, Monday, October 22, 1984 at 4:00 p.m. Special Meeting: Present: Lawrence E. Mulryan, Chairman/Mayor (arrived at 4:30 p.m.) Dorothy L. Breiner, Agency/Council Member Gary R. Frugoli, Agency/Council Member Richard Nave, Agency/Council Member Jerry Russom, Agency/Council Member Also Present: Robert F. Beyer, Executive Director/City Manager; Linda Downey, Acting Agency Secretary/Deputy City Clerk File - R-239 x (SRCC) 4-4-4 x 11-13 PRESENTATIONS BY FOUx DEVELOPERS FOR SECOND & LINDARO PROJECT SITE Executive Director Robert Beyer stated that the purpose of the meeting was to have the four developers give formal presentations of their proposals for the PG&E site at Second & Lindaro Streets. He indicated that staff would be analyzing the proposals during the next one and a half months and will come back to the Agency with a detailed report and recommendation on December 3. Some of the questions staff needs answers to are: 1. Does the project meet the objectives of the Agency? 2. What are the costs? 3. What is the marketability? What is the financial ability of the developer? Time schedule? How does it conform to parking and zoning standards? Economic benefits? Does it meet the housing objectives? Executive Director Beyer reported that review and comments from the Planning Commission, Design Review Board and the Citizens' Advisory Committee to the Redevelopment Agency will also be included with the report from staff. Transamerica Realty Services Mr. Albert Bianchi, attorney for Transamerica Realty Services, introduced the members of the development team, Mr. Kent Colwell, President; Andrew Fescus, Project Architect; Lynn Sedway, Consultant. Mr. Bianchi explained the concepts as follows: . To focus on the provision for rental housing (affordable units) . To allow the City to receive the maximum financial benefit . Upgrade the entrance to San Rafael . Provide a viable economic development Mr. Bianchi stated that the site was in a transitional area and if upgraded, it would provide a trend for other businesses to follow suit. Mr. Colwell stated that the strengths of the site were the fact that it is close to the downtown, near a major park, easy access to Highway 101 and good visibility. A weakness of the site is that it is in a predominately industrial area and would require more site preparation work. He indicated that they had expanded their proposal to include the railroad right-of-way, service station and City corporation yard. Two research and development buildings would be on Shell Station and corporation yard sites. Rental units would be placed in the back of the PG&E property away from highway noise. The Second Street frontage would consist of a hotel (subject to a comprehensive feasibility study). Mr. Andrew Fescus, project architect, reported that the residential portion would consist of 200 units in three buildings, two, three and four stories. Forty percent of the area would be open landscaping, with bike and foot paths to Albert Park. The hotel would have two five -story wings with parking below the building. The research and development portion would consist of two two-story buildings with landscaping to buffer noise from the highway. Ms. Lynn Sedway, consultant for the project, stated that some of the direct economic benefits of their proposal would be the 200 housing units (20% of those low income); job opportunities created; property tax (based on 1% of construction costs) would be $470,000 annually; an 8% room tax at 75% occupancy would be $350,000 room tax revenue; $100,000 in sales tax from the restaurant, banquet facilities and bar; annual revenue projection of approximately $858,000 ($640,000 for the hotel portion). SRRA/SRCC MINUTES (Special Joint) 10/22/84 Page 1 'RA/SRCC MINUTES (Special .,,int) 10/22/84 Page 2 She indicated that if a hotel was not feasible, a supermarket would generate about $45,000 in sales tax, with a property tax of $44,000, for a total of $90,000 in revenue generated. Topa Management Company Mr. Robert Hollman, President of Topa Management introduced his team: Paul Ginger, Vice President; Elliot Maltzman, President of Shapel Housing; Jerry Kramer and Denny Lord, architects. He stated that they had prepared two plans for consideration: The first consists of a mixed use of residential office and commercial, with 230 rental units and 35,000 sq. ft. of retail and office. The second plan consists of a 45,000 sq. ft. supermarket, 18,000 sq. ft. of shop space, and 116 rental units. Mr. Hollman said they wanted to create a country village atmosphere with the use of heavy timber and tile roofs. Mr. Jerry Kramer, architect, described the commercial portion of the project. He indicated that the retail/office use would be at the northerly end of the property facing Second Street. The shops would encourage business to that end of town and would act as a buffer to the housing on the southern end of the property. The first plan would consist of about 2.5 acres of office/retail, while the second plan would contain the supermarket on about 4.8 acres. The larger acreage is needed for required parking for the supermarket. The areas would be heavily landscaped and 12-15 ft. mounding strips would be created along the streets to hide the parking lots and the lights of the cars on the streets. Mr. Denny Lord described the residential portion as an open cluster of 58 units, two and three stories. There would be a mix (1/3 each) of two- bedroom units (875 sq. ft.), one bedroom units (575 sq. ft), and efficiency units (422 sq. ft.). The first scheme would consist of two clusters and the second would have four. There would be eight entrances to a central courtyard. Each unit would have a private balcony. Mr. Elliot Maltzman, President of Shapel Housing, described other redevelopment projects they have developed in other communities. He stated they are currently working with six other redevelopment agencies trying to provide affordable housing. Joseph Fitzpatrick Development Company U/C Construction Mr. Joseph Fitzpatrick, President, described some of the work his company is involved with at the present time. Currently, three city blocks in the San Francisco redevelopment area are under construction for commercial/residential use, as well as a project in Hawaii. Mr. Fitzpatrick stated that his proposal for the site is for a single use of 410 rental units, 82 of which will be affordable housing. He said he wanted a project that would still be rentable 20-30 years from now. No more than four units would be served by a single staircase. Fifty percent of the project would be two-story and 50% three-story. Each unit would have an individual deck. More than 40% of the units are ground floor with patios. The site will have a pool and recreational facilities. He reported that the intention is to acquire the land from the railroad and build units on it as well. He did a master plan for the entire ten acres, using the Shell Station and corporation yard sites as a buffer for the eventual development of the land towards the freeway. Curtis Poon and Ron Case, architects, described the project. They wanted to include the canal in the project, so this was done by putting units on the other side. The shared stairwells and individual entrances to the units create an atmosphere where neighbors can interact. The project will have tree lined streets. A 35,000 sq. ft. supermarket would go on approximately three acres, with parking for 177 cars. Their feeling was it was important to separate the retail use from the residential use in terms of parking. SRRA/SRCC MINUTES (Special Joint) 10/22/84 Page 2 RRA/SRCC MINUTES (Special mint) 10/22/84 Page 3 American Diversified Capital Corporation Mr. Jim Fisher, Development Manager, acknowledged his team which included Anthony Guzzardo & Associates, Landscape Architects; Copple & Foreaker, Civil Engineers, and Chris Craiker & Associates, Architects. He gave a brief background on the firm. Over the last thirteen years, they have successfully developed 20,000 residential units and numerous office/commercial buildings throughout the United States. Mr. Chris Craiker, architect, stated that their proposal was specifically for a mixed use development on the site. It is designed to provide a variety of housing accommodations, shopping and dining opportunities and a high quality office complex. He said the most important thing that the City has to look at is that this site is the front door to San Rafael. Mr. Craiker reported that almost all the parking is under the buildings. Their proposal is for 5.5 acres of apartments on the southern side of the property, backed up to the new location of the canal, and 2.5 acres of retail/office use on the north side. They feel the City should acquire the railroad right-of-way and create a park like environment there, as an extension of Albert Park. While the corporation yard was not included in the original RFP, but they would like to look into developing that site in the future. American Diversified feels that they can develop a project with 300 rental units and 156,000 sq. ft. of retail/office and restaurant and still retain 40% of the property as open space. Mr. Craiker described the residental units as being in four clusters of varying heights. The commercial area would consist of a five -story building with various uses. The top floor would contain a restaurant or executive offices. There was a brief slide show of various projects developed by American Diversified. City Manager Robert Beyer asked that these proposals be referred to the Planning Commission, Design Review Board and Redevelopment Agency Citizens' Advisory Committee for review, with the anticipation that the report will be submitted to the Agency and Council around December 3. He indicated that a list of the criteria that staff will be using to evaluate these project will be given to the Agency/Council. Councilmember Russom wondered if the recently lowered federal limits on our bond issuance capability would impact those projects considering IDB financing. He would like staff to bring back some information on what the spin-off benefits would be in connection with the development of a hotel on the site, as well as the soil conditions. He suggested that staff put prices on the various conditions, such as the relocation of the canal. Councilmember Russom also asked whether a feasibility study might be necessary to see if a supermarket would be viable, due to the location of the Safeway store on B Street. Councilmember Frugoli suggested staff look into the other areas of West Francisco to see the feasibility of development later on. Councilmember Breiner would like staff to do a study on the possibility of expanding Second Street. She also asked if the City would need to go to bid if something was developed on the city -owned property. LINDA DOWNEY, Acting Agen�y Secretary/ Deputy Cityy{{// Clerk APPROVED THIS DAY OF , 1985 AGENCY CHAIRMAN/MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL SRRA/SRCC MINUTES (Special Joint) 10/22/84 Page 3