To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Nancy Weiss, Interim City Manager
Prepared By: Jacques LaRochelle, Public Works Director
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Civic Center and Downtown West End Gateway Project (JL FC15PW02) to develop a new joint Public Safety and City Administration building at 1600 First Street, 1115 Seminary Street, and 1511 Clay Street, and sell excess City land at 955 School Street and 930 Seminary Street, for private development (the "Project")
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution (1) Approving an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement for the Civic Center and Downtown West End Gateway Project with Plenary Properties Napa, LLC; (2) Approving Services Agreements with City Consultants to Provide Services During the Negotiation Phase of this Project, including: Project Management Services from Arup North America, Architectural and Technical Review, Real Estate and Negotiations Support Services from Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, and Environmental Review Services from FirstCarbon Solutions; (3) Approving Project Appropriations in the Amount of $1,295,880; and (4) Approving an Appropriation in the amount of $2,600,000 of General Fund Operating Reserve, as Security for Potential Payment of Termination Payments under the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement.
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DISCUSSION:
Overview
As an implementation of direction provided by City Council at the meeting of May 30, 2017, City staff recommends that the City Council: (1) approve the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement ("ENA") for the Civic Center and Downtown West End Gateway Project ("Project") with the Developer Plenary Properties Napa ("PPN"), which establishes the processes to be followed for the preparation of design documents, financing documents, and project agreements for the Project; (2) appropriate funds necessary to proceed with activities required by the ENA to reach financial close for the Project; and (3) approve contracts and amendments with the City's expert technica...
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