1 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:06,294 like to call to order the meeting of the Alameda County 2 00:00:06,294 --> 00:00:08,186 Board of Supervisors Transportation Planning 3 00:00:08,186 --> 00:00:08,686 Committee. 4 00:00:08,686 --> 00:00:10,310 This is Monday August 3rd. 5 00:00:10,310 --> 00:00:12,102 Please call the roll. 6 00:00:12,102 --> 00:00:15,582 I'd like to recognize and thank members of the public who 7 00:00:15,582 --> 00:00:18,276 are in the room and online. 8 00:00:18,276 --> 00:00:21,990 Your participation in the public process is appreciated 9 00:00:21,990 --> 00:00:23,926 and if you would like to speak to an item 10 00:00:23,926 --> 00:00:26,822 please fill out a speaker card. 11 00:00:26,822 --> 00:00:29,786 If you are participating online you 12 00:00:29,786 --> 00:00:33,986 may do so as well, through Zoom. 13 00:00:35,690 --> 00:00:38,669 Supervisor Miley, we have two items. 14 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,996 We have three. 15 00:00:41,996 --> 00:00:43,486 Public comment. 16 00:00:43,486 --> 00:00:45,406 Two informational items here. 17 00:00:45,406 --> 00:00:47,780 I'd like to take the second one first 18 00:00:47,780 --> 00:00:49,699 because we have members of the public in the audience. 19 00:00:49,699 --> 00:00:52,460 I've asked staff if that would be okay with them 20 00:00:52,460 --> 00:00:53,590 and they said yes. 21 00:00:53,590 --> 00:00:56,232 Would that be agreeable to you? 22 00:00:56,232 --> 00:00:58,990 Thank you very much. 23 00:00:58,990 --> 00:01:02,966 Seeing that we will proceed with the second item. 24 00:01:02,966 --> 00:01:03,896 Item number two. 25 00:01:03,896 --> 00:01:08,960 The Tri-Valley multi use information center land 26 00:01:11,519 --> 00:01:12,190 transfer. 27 00:01:12,190 --> 00:01:15,792 I will just say I don't know if we have any staff words to say 28 00:01:15,792 --> 00:01:17,137 before we get into it. 29 00:01:17,137 --> 00:01:19,306 I have met with this organization 30 00:01:19,306 --> 00:01:20,642 on numerous occasions. 31 00:01:20,642 --> 00:01:23,560 I'm excited to see their presentation today 32 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,964 to put it on the record. 33 00:01:25,964 --> 00:01:28,326 I will welcome the applicants to make 34 00:01:28,326 --> 00:01:34,326 a presentation which I think we also have paper copies. 35 00:01:34,550 --> 00:01:40,606 Of their Powerpoint slides but now would be the time for the -- 36 00:01:40,606 --> 00:01:43,854 I said applicant but you are not really applying for anything 37 00:01:43,854 --> 00:01:46,156 but you are the presenters. 38 00:01:46,156 --> 00:01:48,796 Today's presenters to come up and make your presentation. 39 00:01:48,796 --> 00:01:53,702 After which we will have public comment and deliberation 40 00:01:53,702 --> 00:01:56,102 by our board members. 41 00:02:00,625 --> 00:02:02,625 >> Good morning, supervisors. 42 00:02:03,606 --> 00:02:08,972 My name is Tracy Farhad and I am the president and CEO 43 00:02:08,972 --> 00:02:12,126 of Visit Tri-Valley and with me today for our presentation 44 00:02:12,126 --> 00:02:16,326 is Dan Fenton with JLL Hospitality Advisors. 45 00:02:17,806 --> 00:02:21,182 He's the managing director and then 46 00:02:21,182 --> 00:02:23,941 I also have in the audience with me 47 00:02:23,941 --> 00:02:28,667 our VP of Sales and Sports, our board 48 00:02:28,667 --> 00:02:30,417 member Mr. Bill Wheeler and I know we have 49 00:02:30,417 --> 00:02:32,126 a few folks watching online. 50 00:02:32,126 --> 00:02:36,347 We're excited to be able to present this to you today 51 00:02:36,347 --> 00:02:39,779 and we have a few asks let me introduce and bring up 52 00:02:39,779 --> 00:02:42,446 to the podium Mr. Dan Fenton. 53 00:02:42,446 --> 00:02:44,446 >> Thanks, Tracy. 54 00:02:44,462 --> 00:02:47,140 Thank you supervisors for the opportunity. 55 00:02:47,140 --> 00:02:50,336 We wanted to take a moment today to do two things. 56 00:02:50,336 --> 00:02:55,862 One, just a couple of minutes on the background related 57 00:02:55,862 --> 00:02:57,119 to this multi use venue. 58 00:02:57,119 --> 00:02:59,606 I know we've had the opportunity with both supervisors 59 00:02:59,606 --> 00:03:02,798 to have some time to brief you as 60 00:03:02,798 --> 00:03:08,386 to where we are in the process but let's Go to our first slide 61 00:03:08,386 --> 00:03:10,386 here. 62 00:03:13,460 --> 00:03:17,460 It's always nice if you click the right arrow. 63 00:03:17,460 --> 00:03:19,460 There we go. 64 00:03:19,326 --> 00:03:24,777 So just a quick reminder here and again, a lot of us 65 00:03:24,777 --> 00:03:28,246 know this but sort of a history of how this venue really 66 00:03:28,246 --> 00:03:31,704 came to life and how we began the discussions. 67 00:03:31,704 --> 00:03:35,503 This came out of a year long process 68 00:03:35,503 --> 00:03:39,358 of really looking at where there were opportunities in our region 69 00:03:39,358 --> 00:03:44,291 to take advantage of demand that we were seeing as part 70 00:03:44,291 --> 00:03:46,460 of the process that we went through 71 00:03:46,460 --> 00:03:48,766 as part of our strategic planning process. 72 00:03:48,766 --> 00:03:52,966 If you notice, there were three areas 73 00:03:53,766 --> 00:03:56,442 that surfaced in that process where we saw opportunity. 74 00:03:56,442 --> 00:03:59,566 The first one on the left is an important one. 75 00:03:59,566 --> 00:04:01,526 Sometimes we don't spend enough time here 76 00:04:01,526 --> 00:04:03,786 but if you look at the one on the left, 77 00:04:03,786 --> 00:04:07,386 we have talked to terminate organizers. 78 00:04:07,632 --> 00:04:11,232 Both youth and amateur tournament organizers 79 00:04:12,390 --> 00:04:14,866 across a myriad of different indoor sports 80 00:04:14,866 --> 00:04:19,860 and gotten a huge sense from them of the interest in a venue 81 00:04:19,860 --> 00:04:22,356 like this that can provide the type of flexibility 82 00:04:22,356 --> 00:04:27,156 and if you will, that you see here 83 00:04:27,319 --> 00:04:29,726 in terms of its size per the sizing 84 00:04:29,726 --> 00:04:32,462 is specifically tied to what those organizers need 85 00:04:32,462 --> 00:04:37,730 to be able to put on a regional tournament that really will make 86 00:04:37,730 --> 00:04:38,448 a big part of the impact that you 87 00:04:38,448 --> 00:04:40,989 are going to see on the next slide related to the venue. 88 00:04:40,989 --> 00:04:45,562 One of the things we felt was important in the visioning 89 00:04:45,562 --> 00:04:47,966 here was to make sure that this venue had 90 00:04:47,966 --> 00:04:49,966 multi-use capabilities. 91 00:04:50,619 --> 00:04:54,556 In doing so we also took a look at the entertainment landscape. 92 00:04:54,556 --> 00:04:57,982 If you look at the middle column here, 93 00:04:57,982 --> 00:05:00,766 this venue is designed so it can also 94 00:05:00,766 --> 00:05:03,590 convert into a competitive entertainment 95 00:05:03,590 --> 00:05:07,126 and performing arts venue that can seat somewhere between 3000 96 00:05:07,126 --> 00:05:08,470 and 5000 attendees. 97 00:05:08,470 --> 00:05:13,590 We have met with members of the broader entertainment 98 00:05:13,590 --> 00:05:15,726 community about that size of venue 99 00:05:15,726 --> 00:05:18,219 and gotten a lot of strong feedback 100 00:05:18,219 --> 00:05:23,606 about the need for this size venue in our region. 101 00:05:23,606 --> 00:05:27,712 Again the kind of quality that we are talking about -- 102 00:05:27,712 --> 00:05:31,759 we're going to show you a couple of renderings and on the right 103 00:05:31,759 --> 00:05:34,475 we spend time talking to the corporate community 104 00:05:34,475 --> 00:05:36,475 in the Valley. 105 00:05:36,482 --> 00:05:38,936 I've met with a lot of companies that all of us 106 00:05:38,936 --> 00:05:43,126 know with a lot of people within those companies that 107 00:05:43,126 --> 00:05:48,192 bring meetings, that bring things to our area and again, 108 00:05:48,192 --> 00:05:54,192 a lot of interest in the ability of this venue 109 00:05:56,786 --> 00:05:58,837 to be able to accommodate their needs. 110 00:05:58,837 --> 00:06:01,954 So the reason we show you these three pieces 111 00:06:01,954 --> 00:06:03,896 is that these are the areas of focus 112 00:06:03,896 --> 00:06:06,246 the original design envisioning around the venue 113 00:06:06,246 --> 00:06:07,523 is designed to deliver. 114 00:06:07,523 --> 00:06:09,606 One of the things important in the multi-use space 115 00:06:09,606 --> 00:06:12,586 is to make sure we can do each one of these with quality 116 00:06:12,586 --> 00:06:14,606 so that they can essentially compete 117 00:06:14,606 --> 00:06:19,346 in each one of these spaces with the particular users that 118 00:06:19,346 --> 00:06:20,340 would be there. 119 00:06:20,340 --> 00:06:25,996 So this is a big part of what has driven the financial pro 120 00:06:25,996 --> 00:06:27,996 forma . 121 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,598 You will see in the staff memo we've 122 00:06:30,598 --> 00:06:33,940 talked about that pro forma that we feel is positive. 123 00:06:33,940 --> 00:06:34,966 One of the other features that is 124 00:06:34,966 --> 00:06:37,280 important in any kind of public assembly venue 125 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:39,398 is to try to create a pro forma where 126 00:06:39,398 --> 00:06:45,998 we are confident that the venue will not need ongoing subsidies, 127 00:06:47,460 --> 00:06:50,239 as you sometimes hear about when it comes to public assembly 128 00:06:50,239 --> 00:06:50,739 venues. 129 00:06:50,739 --> 00:06:53,246 Part of the goal with the multi-use aspect and part 130 00:06:53,246 --> 00:06:55,272 of what you will see in the staff memo 131 00:06:55,272 --> 00:06:57,219 is a breakdown of the pro forma that 132 00:06:57,219 --> 00:06:59,734 shows the fact that we believe this will always 133 00:06:59,734 --> 00:07:03,991 be a very positive financial performing venue for the region. 134 00:07:03,991 --> 00:07:10,591 If you go to the next slide, A couple of things. 135 00:07:43,406 --> 00:07:45,406 Sorry about this. 136 00:07:50,966 --> 00:07:54,939 What you are going to see in a second that is also 137 00:07:54,939 --> 00:07:58,947 in the handout -- we also looked at the economic impact 138 00:07:58,947 --> 00:08:01,566 of the venue and there is a couple of key stats that you 139 00:08:01,566 --> 00:08:03,952 will see here that we think are important when it comes 140 00:08:03,952 --> 00:08:05,222 to the economic impact. 141 00:08:05,222 --> 00:08:08,438 One is the incremental overnight stays 142 00:08:08,438 --> 00:08:12,638 that will be generated from this venue. 143 00:08:13,206 --> 00:08:16,286 This is an important piece because the nature of a venue 144 00:08:16,286 --> 00:08:18,977 like this and the kind of work that we have done with 145 00:08:18,977 --> 00:08:23,451 the tournament organizers and other decision makers really has 146 00:08:23,451 --> 00:08:27,651 demonstrated that there are roughly 60,000 incremental hotel 147 00:08:27,774 --> 00:08:32,856 rooms or hotel room night stays on an annual basis that would be 148 00:08:32,856 --> 00:08:35,460 generated because of this venue. 149 00:08:35,460 --> 00:08:39,374 One of the things that is important about that statistic 150 00:08:39,374 --> 00:08:41,649 is these are new to the region. 151 00:08:41,649 --> 00:08:45,460 These are overnight stays that could not occur today 152 00:08:45,460 --> 00:08:47,566 because essentially we don't have a facility that 153 00:08:47,566 --> 00:08:52,926 can house the types of events that we are talking about. 154 00:08:52,926 --> 00:08:56,686 The second one you will see here is the number of annual 155 00:08:56,686 --> 00:09:00,886 attendees, so about 320,000 attendees over the course 156 00:09:02,214 --> 00:09:05,766 of the year based on our projections we'll basically 157 00:09:05,766 --> 00:09:08,166 utilize, enjoy the venue. 158 00:09:10,406 --> 00:09:12,506 Remember the three uses that we talked about. 159 00:09:12,506 --> 00:09:16,106 Whether it is youth sports tournaments, 160 00:09:16,549 --> 00:09:18,742 entertainment or corporate meetings, 161 00:09:18,742 --> 00:09:22,942 those are what make up the 380 000 plus. 162 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,939 The other piece is job creation. 163 00:09:25,939 --> 00:09:28,460 If you look at the right hand side 164 00:09:28,460 --> 00:09:29,939 obviously there is a lot of jobs that 165 00:09:29,939 --> 00:09:31,678 are created in the construction phase 166 00:09:31,678 --> 00:09:34,766 but this is also ongoing permanent jobs 167 00:09:34,766 --> 00:09:41,672 that are created because of the size of the venue, the nature 168 00:09:41,672 --> 00:09:45,182 of the operation and if you look at the upper left hand quadrant 169 00:09:45,182 --> 00:09:48,497 here, this takes all of that and says how 170 00:09:48,497 --> 00:09:50,366 much annual economic impact. 171 00:09:50,366 --> 00:09:54,382 And the way we define economic impact is direct spending. 172 00:09:54,382 --> 00:10:00,382 So this is how many dollars those 318,500 attendees will put 173 00:10:00,526 --> 00:10:06,116 into our economy, whether it is through retail dining or other 174 00:10:06,116 --> 00:10:07,700 activities that they will do. 175 00:10:07,700 --> 00:10:11,959 So this is a key snapshot of the incremental value 176 00:10:11,959 --> 00:10:14,706 of what the venue will do. 177 00:10:14,706 --> 00:10:17,446 The reason why this slide is also important 178 00:10:17,446 --> 00:10:21,806 is because it speaks to part of the financing structure of this 179 00:10:21,806 --> 00:10:23,640 that you will see in the staff memo 180 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:28,726 about how we have sort of composed the approach to funding 181 00:10:28,726 --> 00:10:29,366 the venue. 182 00:10:29,366 --> 00:10:33,133 Part of it has to do with its impact, 183 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:35,486 not only in direct spending but also 184 00:10:35,486 --> 00:10:37,600 its impact on property value. 185 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:42,862 We believe that if you are a landowner in close proximity 186 00:10:42,862 --> 00:10:47,912 of this venue, you will be positively impacted by the venue 187 00:10:47,912 --> 00:10:48,882 being in place. 188 00:10:48,882 --> 00:10:51,158 The second thing it speaks to is the businesses 189 00:10:51,158 --> 00:10:55,806 that are also in close proximity or in a certain proximity 190 00:10:55,806 --> 00:10:56,694 of the venue. 191 00:10:56,694 --> 00:11:00,160 We also believe that those businesses will be positively 192 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,766 impacted and you will see in the staff memo 193 00:11:03,766 --> 00:11:07,380 that we are beginning a process of reaching out 194 00:11:07,380 --> 00:11:10,166 to those businesses to talk about engagement, 195 00:11:10,166 --> 00:11:16,580 and we will get to this in a second in terms of the financing 196 00:11:16,580 --> 00:11:16,558 plan. 197 00:11:16,558 --> 00:11:19,454 So this data is not only important for purposes 198 00:11:19,454 --> 00:11:21,266 of information but to really see how 199 00:11:21,266 --> 00:11:24,286 it's going to impact not only our economy but some 200 00:11:24,286 --> 00:11:26,236 of the key business and community partners 201 00:11:26,236 --> 00:11:29,640 that will be part of the success of the venue. 202 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:35,640 If you go to the next slide , the question is, 203 00:11:39,806 --> 00:11:43,966 we did a very thorough work in the region looking around 204 00:11:43,966 --> 00:11:45,190 at different sites. 205 00:11:45,190 --> 00:11:47,686 We looked at several sites in the area 206 00:11:47,686 --> 00:11:50,443 and really came to the site that you see here 207 00:11:50,443 --> 00:11:56,432 as being the one that we think, based on both transportation, 208 00:11:56,432 --> 00:12:00,819 location and walkability in terms of things proposed 209 00:12:00,819 --> 00:12:03,419 to be around the site is how we determined 210 00:12:03,419 --> 00:12:09,419 that the Site on Martinelli Way / Arnold Road in Dublin 211 00:12:11,700 --> 00:12:13,518 was really the preferred site. 212 00:12:13,518 --> 00:12:18,366 I think both supervisors know this and the staff 213 00:12:18,366 --> 00:12:21,406 know that actually is currently under surplus land 214 00:12:21,406 --> 00:12:23,886 authority is the current ownership of the site. 215 00:12:23,886 --> 00:12:26,590 You will see what one of the requests 216 00:12:26,590 --> 00:12:28,626 that we are making today in terms 217 00:12:28,626 --> 00:12:31,238 of being able to continue to move our process forward. 218 00:12:31,238 --> 00:12:33,646 You can also see that currently we are here 219 00:12:33,646 --> 00:12:36,366 today to talk about what we think 220 00:12:36,366 --> 00:12:40,806 are some innovative thinking around how to engage 221 00:12:40,806 --> 00:12:45,486 the site in the project, and also just wanted you 222 00:12:45,486 --> 00:12:47,183 to know that this is the site. 223 00:12:47,183 --> 00:12:49,163 This is the area that we are focused on 224 00:12:49,163 --> 00:12:52,260 and we will go ahead and go to the next slide. 225 00:12:52,260 --> 00:12:56,510 So today if you look at the staff memo, 226 00:12:56,510 --> 00:12:58,852 there are basically five different specific areas 227 00:12:58,852 --> 00:13:01,432 that we want to discuss today and talk about. 228 00:13:01,432 --> 00:13:04,881 Happy to first get feedback from supervisors 229 00:13:04,881 --> 00:13:06,446 in terms of questions. 230 00:13:06,446 --> 00:13:09,826 But the first one has to do with the land acquisition process. 231 00:13:09,826 --> 00:13:13,166 We have talked through a lot of potential models 232 00:13:13,166 --> 00:13:16,686 as it relates to how the land could be secured 233 00:13:16,686 --> 00:13:20,660 and I use the word secured in quotes for purposes 234 00:13:20,660 --> 00:13:22,672 of developing the venue and we've 235 00:13:22,672 --> 00:13:28,460 come upon an approach of proposing from a lot of input 236 00:13:28,460 --> 00:13:30,752 through a lot of the leadership at the county level of having 237 00:13:30,752 --> 00:13:35,596 a 99 year ground lease as a way to secure the land for purposes 238 00:13:35,596 --> 00:13:36,990 of developing the venue. 239 00:13:36,990 --> 00:13:42,660 If you think about both private or public involvement, 240 00:13:42,660 --> 00:13:45,899 we think 99 years is the right length. 241 00:13:45,899 --> 00:13:49,571 So as we think about final financing approaches, 242 00:13:49,571 --> 00:13:51,866 that's going to give us the ability 243 00:13:51,866 --> 00:13:53,731 with both private and public investors 244 00:13:53,731 --> 00:13:57,300 to really have enough span of time for this to work. 245 00:13:57,300 --> 00:14:00,886 We also think if you look at the staff memo, one 246 00:14:00,886 --> 00:14:03,492 of the things it does is also essentially 247 00:14:03,492 --> 00:14:09,558 is a part of how the county invests in this project 248 00:14:09,558 --> 00:14:11,846 because the land has value and so 249 00:14:11,846 --> 00:14:14,846 when we think about the final financing plan 250 00:14:14,846 --> 00:14:20,586 and having this 99 year lease we think it gives us 251 00:14:20,586 --> 00:14:24,494 an efficient way to secure the land also recognizing a roughly 252 00:14:24,494 --> 00:14:27,780 20 plus million dollar value of county 253 00:14:27,780 --> 00:14:28,531 investment in the project. 254 00:14:28,531 --> 00:14:32,496 So this is one of the requests we are making today. 255 00:14:32,496 --> 00:14:34,878 Really having the committee give us 256 00:14:34,878 --> 00:14:38,186 the guidance to continue the process of investigating this 257 00:14:38,186 --> 00:14:41,786 with their support of this conceptually 258 00:14:42,326 --> 00:14:44,539 while we get into some of the details that are going 259 00:14:44,539 --> 00:14:47,926 to be needed in terms of moving this through the actual surplus 260 00:14:47,926 --> 00:14:50,846 land acts and other things that are going to be needed. 261 00:14:50,846 --> 00:14:53,686 So that is one key piece of today in terms 262 00:14:53,686 --> 00:14:55,878 of what we are asking for. 263 00:14:55,878 --> 00:15:00,918 The second piece is, as you go through this process there 264 00:15:00,918 --> 00:15:02,466 are steps along the way where you 265 00:15:02,466 --> 00:15:04,206 need to end up with funding to try 266 00:15:04,206 --> 00:15:08,140 to do some additional due diligence that will bring 267 00:15:08,140 --> 00:15:10,170 some key answers to the table. 268 00:15:10,170 --> 00:15:16,170 So we are making a request for $350,000 in reimbursable seed 269 00:15:16,266 --> 00:15:16,766 capital. 270 00:15:16,766 --> 00:15:19,766 The reason reimbursable is important 271 00:15:20,786 --> 00:15:23,819 as any of the funding that goes into the project today 272 00:15:23,819 --> 00:15:28,146 will be reimbursed out of the proceeds of the final financing 273 00:15:28,146 --> 00:15:28,816 plan. 274 00:15:28,816 --> 00:15:35,416 A couple of key things, and the staff memo details this, 275 00:15:36,126 --> 00:15:38,942 we are trying to accomplish a couple of things. 276 00:15:38,942 --> 00:15:41,854 One is digging into the site deeper from a civil perspective 277 00:15:41,854 --> 00:15:44,460 and from a viability standpoint. 278 00:15:44,460 --> 00:15:47,102 We also believe that there may be opportunities 279 00:15:47,102 --> 00:15:50,686 on this site with some additional design work 280 00:15:50,686 --> 00:15:53,788 to think about more than just the venue 281 00:15:53,788 --> 00:15:55,806 as an asset on the site. 282 00:15:55,806 --> 00:15:58,478 So the potential to actually have 283 00:15:58,478 --> 00:16:01,886 the ability for even some private development on the site 284 00:16:01,886 --> 00:16:04,460 based on being able to work together 285 00:16:04,460 --> 00:16:06,686 on parking and a couple of other opportunities. 286 00:16:06,686 --> 00:16:10,860 So we really have asked for these dollars 287 00:16:10,860 --> 00:16:14,946 to be able to do some additional work validating the site, 288 00:16:14,946 --> 00:16:18,606 validating what is possible and really making 289 00:16:18,606 --> 00:16:22,246 sure there aren't any other civil issues on the site as part 290 00:16:22,246 --> 00:16:23,454 of what we are talking about. 291 00:16:23,454 --> 00:16:25,426 Obviously what we would do is report 292 00:16:25,426 --> 00:16:27,939 back to this committee and other key stakeholders 293 00:16:27,939 --> 00:16:31,270 about the findings that have come from that as it relates 294 00:16:31,270 --> 00:16:33,474 to continuing to move the process forward 295 00:16:33,474 --> 00:16:36,260 but we think this is a critical junction. 296 00:16:36,260 --> 00:16:40,226 The other big piece of the 350 000 is, 297 00:16:41,933 --> 00:16:44,926 we have order of magnitude costs right now for the development. 298 00:16:44,926 --> 00:16:49,940 This will give us some funding to work with some of our design 299 00:16:49,940 --> 00:16:53,392 partners on really getting into the cost even further. 300 00:16:53,392 --> 00:16:55,666 So we will have another round of understanding 301 00:16:55,666 --> 00:16:58,426 what are the developing costs of the project. 302 00:16:58,426 --> 00:17:00,886 That has been a key point of discussion 303 00:17:00,886 --> 00:17:04,702 over the course of the last year of working through this. 304 00:17:04,702 --> 00:17:08,366 So that is the second area of request. 305 00:17:08,366 --> 00:17:11,260 The third area is one of the financing mechanisms 306 00:17:11,260 --> 00:17:14,342 that we have proposed and worked with others 307 00:17:14,342 --> 00:17:19,334 on is the development of a tax increment financing district 308 00:17:19,334 --> 00:17:23,656 and specifically, looking at that increment that would 309 00:17:23,656 --> 00:17:24,906 be delivered from the project. 310 00:17:24,906 --> 00:17:27,326 So the purpose of the project coming in 311 00:17:27,326 --> 00:17:31,299 is how it increases land value and then being able to partner 312 00:17:31,299 --> 00:17:33,986 with the county on the portion of that increment 313 00:17:33,986 --> 00:17:39,460 that the county would receive as part of our financing plan. 314 00:17:39,460 --> 00:17:42,859 It is important to note that this is still 315 00:17:42,859 --> 00:17:46,758 a shared piece here, so there still 316 00:17:46,758 --> 00:17:51,112 is revenue that would go to the county outside of what we were 317 00:17:51,112 --> 00:17:55,600 proposing, but we are proposing a share of the proceeds 318 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:58,860 or the increment would be generated from the district 319 00:17:58,860 --> 00:17:59,552 to be supported by the county. 320 00:17:59,552 --> 00:18:04,246 So that is the third area of request today. 321 00:18:04,246 --> 00:18:10,170 If you go to the next slide, the fourth area 322 00:18:10,170 --> 00:18:13,937 is that we have done a lot of work 323 00:18:13,937 --> 00:18:15,686 and conferred with a lot of people 324 00:18:15,686 --> 00:18:17,181 on what is the right governance. 325 00:18:17,181 --> 00:18:21,381 And I really should say ownership model, 326 00:18:21,621 --> 00:18:23,900 as it relates to the venue. 327 00:18:23,900 --> 00:18:26,792 One of the things that we have come upon is the ability 328 00:18:26,792 --> 00:18:29,192 to develop a JPA . 329 00:18:30,148 --> 00:18:32,990 And so the request today is to give 330 00:18:32,990 --> 00:18:36,334 us guidance to continue to look at the county being 331 00:18:36,334 --> 00:18:38,457 a participant in that JPA. 332 00:18:38,457 --> 00:18:42,966 One of the things I think is important here 333 00:18:42,966 --> 00:18:46,678 as we are doing a lot of research 334 00:18:46,678 --> 00:18:52,444 on how to mitigate risk when it comes to participation. 335 00:18:52,444 --> 00:18:55,446 One of the things we have talked about 336 00:18:55,446 --> 00:19:00,860 are things like very significant reserve strategies, ways 337 00:19:00,860 --> 00:19:04,886 to really create opportunities for collateralization that also 338 00:19:06,366 --> 00:19:07,798 mitigates risk to participants. 339 00:19:07,798 --> 00:19:14,998 So when we think about Jpa's and think about other JPAs that 340 00:19:16,693 --> 00:19:18,342 have occurred in our county we've 341 00:19:18,342 --> 00:19:19,943 all learned from some of those. 342 00:19:19,943 --> 00:19:21,760 So how do we create this in a way where 343 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,454 it creates the autonomy that we want 344 00:19:23,454 --> 00:19:26,110 and the nimbleness that we want from an ownership perspective 345 00:19:26,110 --> 00:19:29,390 but also works very closely with members in terms 346 00:19:29,390 --> 00:19:34,246 of their roles in the JPA, and how we can make sure 347 00:19:34,246 --> 00:19:38,860 that membership is also supported by ways to mitigate 348 00:19:38,860 --> 00:19:40,566 risk as part of participation. 349 00:19:40,566 --> 00:19:43,946 In the staff memo you will see a little bit more detail here. 350 00:19:43,946 --> 00:19:49,266 We do not yet have finalization on who all the members would be. 351 00:19:49,266 --> 00:19:52,459 What we are asking for today from the county perspective 352 00:19:52,459 --> 00:19:55,352 is essentially to say continue on this process 353 00:19:55,352 --> 00:20:00,752 and based on a suitable outcome, the county's interest 354 00:20:01,406 --> 00:20:03,634 in being a member of the JPA. 355 00:20:03,634 --> 00:20:08,100 The next area we want to bring up today and get hopefully 356 00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:10,991 some guidance on and some positive requests 357 00:20:10,991 --> 00:20:15,201 from the county here is if you look at the finance outline that 358 00:20:15,201 --> 00:20:20,508 is in the staff memo, you will see one of the lines 359 00:20:20,508 --> 00:20:26,286 in that is an essentially new or enhanced tourism improvement 360 00:20:26,286 --> 00:20:29,966 district, and one of the unique features 361 00:20:29,966 --> 00:20:34,590 of what we are proposing is a tourism improvement district 362 00:20:34,590 --> 00:20:35,828 that is more than just hotels. 363 00:20:35,828 --> 00:20:38,470 So it also includes the retail industry and other sort 364 00:20:38,470 --> 00:20:40,830 of related industries in this. 365 00:20:40,830 --> 00:20:42,998 So really what we are asking for today 366 00:20:42,998 --> 00:20:45,525 is support for this conceptually so 367 00:20:45,525 --> 00:20:50,850 that we can go out and spend time confirming 368 00:20:50,850 --> 00:20:53,666 the interest of our regional business community 369 00:20:53,666 --> 00:20:55,536 and their participation. 370 00:20:55,536 --> 00:20:58,782 This is an important part of the overall financing plan. 371 00:20:58,782 --> 00:21:01,621 The good news here is there are other examples 372 00:21:01,621 --> 00:21:05,352 in the state where this expansion of tourism improvement 373 00:21:05,352 --> 00:21:07,726 districts beyond hotels have gone on. 374 00:21:07,726 --> 00:21:11,450 So there is precedent here as well as 375 00:21:11,450 --> 00:21:13,352 an ability to assess and understand 376 00:21:13,352 --> 00:21:17,333 the interests of the business community within our region. 377 00:21:17,333 --> 00:21:20,333 The last one really -- 378 00:21:21,352 --> 00:21:25,583 I want to publicly thank both of you because we've had a chance 379 00:21:25,583 --> 00:21:29,110 to talk to both of you and it is just to really ask for that 380 00:21:29,110 --> 00:21:32,946 ongoing support and the ongoing interest in -- 381 00:21:32,946 --> 00:21:37,990 a project like this has a lot of complexities to it. 382 00:21:37,990 --> 00:21:40,786 It is obviously a public private significant project 383 00:21:40,786 --> 00:21:43,518 for the region and the continued support 384 00:21:43,518 --> 00:21:49,518 to keep the due diligence process moving, if you will. 385 00:21:49,870 --> 00:21:51,527 Because you can see that we are still 386 00:21:51,527 --> 00:21:53,141 at a relatively early stage. 387 00:21:53,141 --> 00:21:56,860 We think we have some important things that 388 00:21:56,860 --> 00:21:58,499 have been developed in terms of how 389 00:21:58,499 --> 00:22:01,499 to ultimately finance the project 390 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:03,619 and sort of continue its movement. 391 00:22:03,619 --> 00:22:06,771 But we still have a lot to do in terms 392 00:22:06,771 --> 00:22:09,299 of gaining collaborative support and making sure 393 00:22:09,299 --> 00:22:12,860 that we have a strong coalition and we just 394 00:22:12,860 --> 00:22:14,846 want to continue to publicly thank the county for really 395 00:22:14,846 --> 00:22:16,766 helping us think this through. 396 00:22:16,766 --> 00:22:19,739 Let me just go to a couple other points here then 397 00:22:19,739 --> 00:22:23,939 we will stop and ask for questions. 398 00:22:25,766 --> 00:22:32,726 With just a couple of things, we will just do this quickly. 399 00:22:32,726 --> 00:22:35,246 These are examples of other tourism business improvement 400 00:22:35,246 --> 00:22:38,846 districts that have expanded beyond hotels. 401 00:22:43,406 --> 00:22:47,192 We just wanted to remind you of this. 402 00:22:47,192 --> 00:22:50,686 And remember that at this stage it's interesting. 403 00:22:50,686 --> 00:22:54,886 We talk about improving our development costs. 404 00:22:55,326 --> 00:22:58,799 This is at this point really an image and this image 405 00:22:58,799 --> 00:23:03,112 was generated from people in our early stages 406 00:23:03,112 --> 00:23:07,801 that said to us, if we're going to develop something, 407 00:23:07,801 --> 00:23:12,143 let's do something where we as a community 408 00:23:12,143 --> 00:23:15,920 can be proud whatever the outcome is architecturally 409 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:17,206 and whatever the look and feel is. 410 00:23:17,206 --> 00:23:18,992 So not necessarily to get caught up 411 00:23:18,992 --> 00:23:21,699 in this exact design but the reason we are asking 412 00:23:21,699 --> 00:23:24,198 for the additional funding is to take this imaging 413 00:23:24,198 --> 00:23:26,716 and go further with the true cost of development. 414 00:23:26,716 --> 00:23:30,146 What are the implications of this kind of architecture 415 00:23:30,146 --> 00:23:31,802 on a venue like this? 416 00:23:31,802 --> 00:23:34,166 So this really will get us further along 417 00:23:34,166 --> 00:23:38,326 in terms of thinking of what the final venue may 418 00:23:38,326 --> 00:23:41,960 look like or feel like and what those options are together. 419 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:47,860 If you go to the next slide, what you can see here 420 00:23:47,860 --> 00:23:49,366 is this is a depiction of the multi-use piece. 421 00:23:49,366 --> 00:23:51,926 So you can see in this rendering when 422 00:23:51,926 --> 00:23:55,196 we ask our partners to help us with visualization, 423 00:23:55,196 --> 00:24:02,306 you can see with each one of these that the goal is quality, 424 00:24:02,306 --> 00:24:07,637 so that we can deliver for the youth sports world inequality 425 00:24:07,637 --> 00:24:08,137 way. 426 00:24:08,137 --> 00:24:10,266 If you look at the upper right hand side 427 00:24:10,266 --> 00:24:13,271 that is a corporate general session. 428 00:24:13,271 --> 00:24:15,350 So again if you look at that you can 429 00:24:15,350 --> 00:24:17,439 see that the interior design and all of that 430 00:24:17,439 --> 00:24:20,660 is critical to be able to deliver for that audience. 431 00:24:20,660 --> 00:24:26,374 If you look at the lower right, that is the building converted 432 00:24:26,374 --> 00:24:31,576 into a performance venue, and as part of continuing through 433 00:24:31,576 --> 00:24:33,166 with each one of these with designers 434 00:24:33,166 --> 00:24:35,662 we would continue to refine each one of those experiences 435 00:24:35,662 --> 00:24:38,366 so we know they can compete in terms 436 00:24:38,366 --> 00:24:41,906 of who the decision makers are in those areas for so I'll 437 00:24:41,906 --> 00:24:42,790 stop there. 438 00:24:42,790 --> 00:24:45,976 Again just want to publicly thank 439 00:24:45,976 --> 00:24:48,446 everybody who has been involved to get us this far 440 00:24:48,446 --> 00:24:50,966 and there is a lot of people that everybody here 441 00:24:50,966 --> 00:24:54,332 knows that has been part of giving this input to get to here 442 00:24:54,332 --> 00:24:58,670 and we continue to look forward to working with everyone that 443 00:24:58,670 --> 00:25:02,930 is really part of the greater if you want to call it 444 00:25:02,930 --> 00:25:04,926 consortium of both public and private entities 445 00:25:04,926 --> 00:25:07,886 that will ultimately be involved in this 446 00:25:07,886 --> 00:25:11,346 and have been involved with it so far. 447 00:25:11,346 --> 00:25:14,346 So supervisors , I'll stop there. 448 00:25:19,326 --> 00:25:22,606 >> I will take public comment and then we will ask questions 449 00:25:22,606 --> 00:25:26,356 of our staff and maybe even invite you back up for questions 450 00:25:26,356 --> 00:25:28,356 and answers. 451 00:25:28,416 --> 00:25:31,446 The clerk will now call any members of the public 452 00:25:31,446 --> 00:25:38,460 either in person or online who would like to weigh in. 453 00:25:41,674 --> 00:25:43,674 >> (Indistinct) 454 00:25:44,733 --> 00:25:47,286 >> Good morning, chair and members of the Transportation 455 00:25:47,286 --> 00:25:48,606 and Planning Committee. 456 00:25:48,606 --> 00:25:50,918 My name is Bill Wheeler founder and CEO 457 00:25:50,918 --> 00:25:55,118 of Black Tie Transportation located in Pleasanton. 458 00:25:56,472 --> 00:26:00,720 We've provided professional transportation for corporations 459 00:26:00,579 --> 00:26:04,600 government schools and major events across the Bay area. 460 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,600 We employ 60 people, down from 110 461 00:26:09,386 --> 00:26:13,294 before COVID with nearly 10 million in annual sales. 462 00:26:13,294 --> 00:26:16,686 The event and group travel are essential to our recovery 463 00:26:16,686 --> 00:26:18,810 and for the regional visitor economy. 464 00:26:18,810 --> 00:26:22,920 I'm here today to speak as a board 465 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,780 member of Visit Tri-Valley. 466 00:26:24,780 --> 00:26:29,478 I also serve as Pleasanton Chamber Board and Chair 467 00:26:29,626 --> 00:26:33,826 of Economic Development and Government Affairs Committee. 468 00:26:34,566 --> 00:26:40,126 I serve on the Alameda County Fair Association and Foundation 469 00:26:40,126 --> 00:26:40,646 Boards. 470 00:26:40,646 --> 00:26:45,446 I've spent my career in regional economic development. 471 00:26:45,590 --> 00:26:47,926 This is not a theoretical situation. 472 00:26:47,926 --> 00:26:50,406 I see it working today. 473 00:26:50,406 --> 00:26:53,411 Today and to all of this week black tie 474 00:26:53,411 --> 00:26:56,600 is transporting the International Little League team 475 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:00,806 from SFO to Tri-Valley hotels games and restaurants. 476 00:27:01,206 --> 00:27:06,606 While their families at room nights and local spending. 477 00:27:07,380 --> 00:27:08,856 The Good Guys car and event visitors 478 00:27:08,856 --> 00:27:10,606 create the same ripple effect. 479 00:27:10,606 --> 00:27:12,766 Hotel restaurants transportation providers 480 00:27:12,766 --> 00:27:16,460 employees and cities and taxpayers all benefit. 481 00:27:16,460 --> 00:27:20,662 Since 2018 and even through the pandemic the Tri-Valley has 482 00:27:20,662 --> 00:27:24,262 attracted more than 133 000 sports and entertainment 483 00:27:24,486 --> 00:27:25,326 attendees. 484 00:27:25,326 --> 00:27:30,126 Over 41,000 hotel room nights without the centralized facility 485 00:27:31,786 --> 00:27:36,926 yet we lose an estimated 40% of high impact events we cannot 486 00:27:36,926 --> 00:27:37,686 accommodate. 487 00:27:37,686 --> 00:27:41,286 A multi-use center lets us expand 488 00:27:41,414 --> 00:27:45,406 this proven model regionally projected at more than 120 489 00:27:45,406 --> 00:27:47,806 million annually and 500 jobs. 490 00:27:48,686 --> 00:27:53,486 Just as important the county's risk is limited. 491 00:27:55,246 --> 00:27:58,351 The county retains land through a 99 year lease. 492 00:27:58,351 --> 00:28:02,551 The $350,000 in pre-development funding is reimbursable with 493 00:28:02,626 --> 00:28:04,226 the first bond issuance. 494 00:28:04,226 --> 00:28:07,486 The JPA protects agency General funds 495 00:28:07,486 --> 00:28:11,686 while ongoing support comes from visitor revenue, 496 00:28:14,204 --> 00:28:17,804 TIFMT I'd operations and naming rights. 497 00:28:18,550 --> 00:28:22,446 New resident tax for ongoing general fund subsidy. 498 00:28:22,446 --> 00:28:23,752 Timing matters. 499 00:28:23,752 --> 00:28:26,256 Tournament organizers but 2 or 3 years ahead. 500 00:28:26,256 --> 00:28:29,716 Every delay risks another booking cycle and millions 501 00:28:29,716 --> 00:28:31,406 in regional spending. 502 00:28:31,406 --> 00:28:35,606 Moving now keeps the opportunity within reach. 503 00:28:35,766 --> 00:28:40,566 Visit Tri-Valley has proven again and again -- 504 00:28:42,851 --> 00:28:47,966 >> If you could wrap up we've exceeded our time. 505 00:28:47,966 --> 00:28:50,806 >> Regional strategy while an experienced professional 506 00:28:50,806 --> 00:28:54,846 operator manages the facility and now it knows how to turn 507 00:28:54,846 --> 00:28:57,426 events into room nights and regional spending. 508 00:28:57,426 --> 00:29:00,426 On behalf of Black Tie our employees our clients 509 00:29:00,426 --> 00:29:02,766 and your constituents and visit Tri-Valley 510 00:29:02,766 --> 00:29:05,860 we support Visit Tri-Valley Multi-Use Center. 511 00:29:05,860 --> 00:29:06,586 Thank you. 512 00:29:06,586 --> 00:29:07,902 >> Thank you very much. 513 00:29:07,902 --> 00:29:09,902 Next speaker. 514 00:29:10,646 --> 00:29:14,246 >> Caller, you are on the line. 515 00:29:14,467 --> 00:29:16,206 You have two minutes. 516 00:29:16,206 --> 00:29:18,206 Unmute your microphone. 517 00:29:23,366 --> 00:29:26,966 Caller, you are on the line. 518 00:29:30,460 --> 00:29:31,700 You have two minutes. 519 00:29:31,700 --> 00:29:32,117 Joe. 520 00:29:32,117 --> 00:29:32,617 >> Yes. 521 00:29:32,617 --> 00:29:33,117 Thank you. 522 00:29:33,117 --> 00:29:35,500 Do you hear Me? 523 00:29:35,500 --> 00:29:37,900 Thank you very much. 524 00:29:44,966 --> 00:29:45,886 >> Joe. 525 00:29:45,886 --> 00:29:49,272 Thank you for the opportunity to address the subcommittee 526 00:29:49,272 --> 00:29:50,526 this morning. 527 00:29:50,526 --> 00:29:52,606 Just had an opportunity to read the memo 528 00:29:52,606 --> 00:29:57,120 and wanted to comment briefly because as we move forward 529 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,880 with this thing, with this project 530 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:03,666 there seems to be an increasing focus on Dublin and Pleasanton 531 00:30:03,666 --> 00:30:04,636 in particular. 532 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:08,866 The proposed JPA includes the use of tax increment financing 533 00:30:08,866 --> 00:30:12,466 which if I'm reading it correctly, 534 00:30:13,405 --> 00:30:16,482 potentially would capture about $1.6 million a year 535 00:30:16,482 --> 00:30:19,396 from the city of Pleasanton as part of the financing. 536 00:30:19,396 --> 00:30:23,276 You may be aware that the city is currently operating out 537 00:30:23,276 --> 00:30:28,676 of structural budget deficit and so at this point, 538 00:30:29,532 --> 00:30:32,532 financing for a $365 million event 539 00:30:33,568 --> 00:30:36,166 center that would be operated by a private entity 540 00:30:36,166 --> 00:30:40,150 is not something that is a priority for the city. 541 00:30:40,150 --> 00:30:44,616 Our city council has never had an opportunity 542 00:30:44,616 --> 00:30:49,416 to discuss or support or endorse this plan, 543 00:30:51,243 --> 00:30:55,812 so I just wanted to weigh in, let 544 00:30:55,812 --> 00:30:59,600 you know that the city is currently focused on a TOT 545 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:03,860 increase that will be on the ballot here in November 546 00:31:03,860 --> 00:31:07,766 to help address the structural deficit that we are currently 547 00:31:07,766 --> 00:31:08,806 dealing with. 548 00:31:08,806 --> 00:31:13,266 That is where the focus is, and we 549 00:31:13,266 --> 00:31:19,266 will continue to follow this project, this effort as it 550 00:31:20,726 --> 00:31:23,126 continues to move forward. 551 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,636 >> Caller, you are on the line. 552 00:31:44,472 --> 00:31:46,597 >> Good morning president and members of the board. 553 00:31:46,597 --> 00:31:49,266 My name is Kelly and I'm not a resident of Tri-Valley 554 00:31:49,266 --> 00:31:51,494 but I am a resident of Alameda County 555 00:31:51,494 --> 00:31:53,558 and though I live outside the Tri-Valley 556 00:31:53,558 --> 00:32:00,446 I am concerned as a taxpayer out here about the general County 557 00:32:00,446 --> 00:32:03,446 revenue contribution or tax contribution. 558 00:32:03,672 --> 00:32:06,532 The County General Fund could be asked 559 00:32:06,532 --> 00:32:11,432 to pay into this and also as a quick aside, 560 00:32:11,432 --> 00:32:15,126 I'd like to thank the taxpayers of Dublin and Pleasanton 561 00:32:15,126 --> 00:32:18,374 for their generous contribution of the total of a combined 562 00:32:18,374 --> 00:32:21,286 $3 million a year taken out of their city funds 563 00:32:21,286 --> 00:32:23,406 and put into this project. 564 00:32:23,406 --> 00:32:26,348 Also on the capital cost of this, 565 00:32:26,348 --> 00:32:29,372 this is a very high end facility. 566 00:32:29,372 --> 00:32:33,342 If you look at the capital cost of other projects $300 million 567 00:32:33,342 --> 00:32:37,310 or $360 million is just a really luxurious facility. 568 00:32:37,310 --> 00:32:43,196 You are going to have the very finest of concert hall amenities 569 00:32:43,196 --> 00:32:44,939 and quality acoustics. 570 00:32:44,939 --> 00:32:46,286 Everything. 571 00:32:46,286 --> 00:32:51,110 And the county is being asked to give up $20 million 572 00:32:51,110 --> 00:32:55,976 worth of real estate and put that in for 100 years 573 00:32:55,976 --> 00:33:03,246 and a lot of the money might be coming from a $10 million a year 574 00:33:03,246 --> 00:33:04,859 diversion from the County General fund 575 00:33:04,859 --> 00:33:08,706 in the form of that tax increment finance district. 576 00:33:08,706 --> 00:33:13,506 That looks like something that the Board of Supervisors 577 00:33:13,506 --> 00:33:15,696 and taxpayers of Alameda County should 578 00:33:15,696 --> 00:33:18,696 be looking at very carefully. 579 00:33:18,910 --> 00:33:22,466 I'm also concerned about how this treats Danville. 580 00:33:22,466 --> 00:33:26,526 The packet names Danville as a jurisdiction that's 581 00:33:26,526 --> 00:33:28,646 going to be paying in taxes but is not 582 00:33:28,646 --> 00:33:34,460 getting the full representation on the Political Joint Powers 583 00:33:34,460 --> 00:33:34,778 Authority. 584 00:33:34,778 --> 00:33:36,242 So yeah. 585 00:33:36,242 --> 00:33:40,460 Also you might think about giving everybody equal time. 586 00:33:40,460 --> 00:33:42,460 Thank you. 587 00:33:48,217 --> 00:33:51,480 >> Caller, you are on the line. 588 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,448 You have two minutes. 589 00:34:00,860 --> 00:34:00,586 >> Yee. 590 00:34:00,586 --> 00:34:05,401 I like special events and I think this event center is fun. 591 00:34:05,401 --> 00:34:10,201 Yay. (Indistinct) we need more special events cinders. 592 00:34:11,102 --> 00:34:17,102 People in Dublin and Pleasanton can eat my poopie (Indistinct) 593 00:34:19,275 --> 00:34:21,275 yay. 594 00:34:33,602 --> 00:34:36,919 >> Caller, you are on the line you have two minutes. 595 00:34:36,919 --> 00:34:37,419 >> Hi. 596 00:34:37,419 --> 00:34:38,746 My name is Jim McDonald. 597 00:34:38,746 --> 00:34:41,686 I own two restaurants in Pleasanton 598 00:34:41,686 --> 00:34:44,158 and employ just slightly under 50 people. 599 00:34:44,158 --> 00:34:46,526 I'm a former board member of Tri-Valley 600 00:34:46,526 --> 00:34:48,662 and served for a number of years as board chair. 601 00:34:48,662 --> 00:34:51,486 I can certainly attest to the quality of the organization. 602 00:34:51,486 --> 00:34:53,106 You have Tracy and Todd in the room 603 00:34:53,106 --> 00:34:54,814 there with you but just outstanding work. 604 00:34:54,814 --> 00:34:57,460 I think if any organization can get this 605 00:34:57,460 --> 00:34:58,606 done this is the one to do it. 606 00:34:58,606 --> 00:35:01,198 Am really excited about the multi-use aspect of this 607 00:35:01,198 --> 00:35:04,434 and the fact that we can support youth sports 608 00:35:04,434 --> 00:35:07,176 events, entertainment and corporate events I think 609 00:35:07,176 --> 00:35:09,672 is amazing and we'll bring in a broad range of people 610 00:35:09,672 --> 00:35:11,546 to the region and extra spend. 611 00:35:11,546 --> 00:35:13,716 Certainly I expect as a small business owner 612 00:35:13,716 --> 00:35:15,464 to benefit from that and have people 613 00:35:15,464 --> 00:35:16,756 coming to visit my restaurants. 614 00:35:16,756 --> 00:35:19,350 I think many other small businesses will similarly 615 00:35:19,350 --> 00:35:24,150 benefit so I think this will be an amazing asset to the region 616 00:35:24,150 --> 00:35:26,846 but also be a big economic benefit to small business 617 00:35:26,846 --> 00:35:28,566 owners like myself. 618 00:35:28,566 --> 00:35:30,576 So thank you for the time and appreciate 619 00:35:30,576 --> 00:35:35,376 your support of this initiative so thank you. 620 00:35:37,608 --> 00:35:39,566 >> We have no additional speakers for item two. 621 00:35:39,566 --> 00:35:40,654 >> Thank you very much. 622 00:35:40,654 --> 00:35:43,654 I would like to -- 623 00:35:44,756 --> 00:35:48,496 I think staff is looking for direction on this presentation 624 00:35:48,496 --> 00:35:52,297 and the request of staff is to refer this 625 00:35:52,297 --> 00:35:56,923 to the surplus Authority ad hoc committee for deeper 626 00:35:56,923 --> 00:35:57,506 consideration. 627 00:35:57,506 --> 00:35:59,506 Is that right? 628 00:36:01,860 --> 00:36:02,260 >> Correct. 629 00:36:02,260 --> 00:36:05,112 Sandy Rivera Community Development Agency director. 630 00:36:05,112 --> 00:36:07,666 Appreciate the presentation and vision 631 00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:10,370 that these folks have but there is a lot of information 632 00:36:10,370 --> 00:36:13,619 that they provided with regard to taxing increment. 633 00:36:13,619 --> 00:36:17,228 Can involves surplus property lands as well as JPA 634 00:36:17,228 --> 00:36:20,860 so there's a number of things we need to review 635 00:36:20,860 --> 00:36:22,242 and we would like to spend the staff time 636 00:36:22,242 --> 00:36:26,860 and to bring it to the surplus property ad hoc. 637 00:36:26,860 --> 00:36:32,860 >> So the process would be staff would work with presenters 638 00:36:33,276 --> 00:36:38,318 to understand more deeply and verify and validate the items 639 00:36:38,318 --> 00:36:43,278 presented today, to digest and absorb that and understand it 640 00:36:43,278 --> 00:36:45,884 and then present it to the ad hoc committee? 641 00:36:45,884 --> 00:36:46,384 >> True. 642 00:36:46,384 --> 00:36:48,296 But we also have to have discussions 643 00:36:48,296 --> 00:36:50,386 with council and other county departments 644 00:36:50,386 --> 00:36:54,266 to evaluate what they are presenting here. 645 00:36:54,266 --> 00:36:54,766 >> Sure. 646 00:36:54,766 --> 00:36:56,983 And would you then also talk with -- 647 00:36:56,983 --> 00:37:00,436 we had for example the interim city manager of Pleasanton. 648 00:37:00,436 --> 00:37:02,346 Would you talk with other agencies 649 00:37:02,346 --> 00:37:04,817 like the City of Pleasanton and the City of Dublin 650 00:37:04,817 --> 00:37:07,217 and the other entities? 651 00:37:08,335 --> 00:37:10,752 >> I don't know that we would get that far yet but we tend 652 00:37:10,752 --> 00:37:13,566 to do that in our network but as it relates to the impact 653 00:37:13,566 --> 00:37:17,419 on the county is what we would initially start with. 654 00:37:17,419 --> 00:37:17,923 >> Okay. 655 00:37:17,923 --> 00:37:22,280 I guess it is a project that includes all of us 656 00:37:22,280 --> 00:37:28,770 so To the extent that you come to the ad hoc committee, 657 00:37:28,770 --> 00:37:31,560 you would have our skin in the game so to speak 658 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:33,639 but also I would hope you would validate the entire project so 659 00:37:33,639 --> 00:37:36,238 that we could understand it from a then 660 00:37:36,238 --> 00:37:39,838 from that standpoint, the surplus lands 661 00:37:40,140 --> 00:37:41,672 ad hoc committee could then refer it 662 00:37:41,672 --> 00:37:47,672 to the full board for further discussion and or approval? 663 00:37:48,460 --> 00:37:50,766 >> To the Surplus Property Authority which is the full 664 00:37:50,766 --> 00:37:51,826 board. 665 00:37:51,826 --> 00:37:54,990 >> To the Surplus Property Authority which is the full 666 00:37:54,990 --> 00:37:54,599 board. 667 00:37:54,599 --> 00:37:57,446 Would it then have to go to the full board I guess? 668 00:37:57,446 --> 00:38:00,446 Layers and layers of presentations? 669 00:38:01,766 --> 00:38:03,566 >> In terms of what were the next steps? 670 00:38:03,566 --> 00:38:07,126 Depending on what the outcomes are of those meetings. 671 00:38:07,126 --> 00:38:08,400 >> Sure. 672 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:10,460 Everything dependent upon the outcome of meetings 673 00:38:10,460 --> 00:38:11,451 at each step along the way. 674 00:38:11,451 --> 00:38:11,998 I understand. 675 00:38:11,998 --> 00:38:17,291 And then just so I'm clear, it comes to us 676 00:38:17,291 --> 00:38:19,220 to give that direction. 677 00:38:19,220 --> 00:38:21,219 Thus far you've had somewhat limited discussion 678 00:38:21,219 --> 00:38:23,219 with the presenters. 679 00:38:27,186 --> 00:38:27,686 >> Correct. 680 00:38:27,686 --> 00:38:28,452 >> Okay. 681 00:38:28,452 --> 00:38:31,890 Some but not enough to know everything.. 682 00:38:31,890 --> 00:38:36,900 My feedback today I think is going 683 00:38:36,976 --> 00:38:38,434 to be very consistent with feedback 684 00:38:38,434 --> 00:38:41,137 that I've given along the way. 685 00:38:41,137 --> 00:38:44,737 This is a very exciting project. 686 00:38:45,386 --> 00:38:48,386 It is certainly very ambitious. 687 00:38:49,866 --> 00:38:54,417 It's worthy of continued discussion in my opinion 688 00:38:54,417 --> 00:39:00,107 and I say that and I have some questions of staff 689 00:39:00,107 --> 00:39:01,899 that I would want to make sure are included 690 00:39:01,899 --> 00:39:03,862 in the analysis of this. 691 00:39:03,862 --> 00:39:07,462 Because on its surface, some might 692 00:39:07,702 --> 00:39:10,414 say you are asking for a bunch of money or value 693 00:39:10,414 --> 00:39:11,219 from the county. 694 00:39:11,219 --> 00:39:13,491 The land is worth a lot. 695 00:39:13,491 --> 00:39:18,462 We don't give up the land but we give it up for 99 years. 696 00:39:18,462 --> 00:39:24,776 The land has been sitting there for at least 30 years vacant, 697 00:39:24,776 --> 00:39:27,776 not generating much of anything. 698 00:39:28,266 --> 00:39:30,412 If we did this 30 years ago we would already 699 00:39:30,412 --> 00:39:32,600 be done with the tax increment. 700 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:35,600 Taxes are something, an increment 701 00:39:35,706 --> 00:39:38,716 is something that only happens if you generate something. 702 00:39:38,716 --> 00:39:41,230 You're not taking away from the general fund 703 00:39:41,230 --> 00:39:43,638 nothing of which you haven't added to the general fund. 704 00:39:43,638 --> 00:39:46,126 We've had zero for so many years. 705 00:39:46,126 --> 00:39:48,382 For the next 30 years we could have something 706 00:39:48,382 --> 00:39:51,206 that we then make money on in the future 707 00:39:51,206 --> 00:39:57,806 after that because the Tid I think only lasts for 30 years. 708 00:39:58,860 --> 00:40:00,992 So the questions that I have are, 709 00:40:00,992 --> 00:40:04,817 and I lived through some of this as Mayor 710 00:40:04,817 --> 00:40:10,190 of Dublin but Supervisor Miley, you lived for a lot longer 711 00:40:10,190 --> 00:40:10,766 of it. 712 00:40:10,766 --> 00:40:14,966 Alameda County has been able to monetize 713 00:40:15,380 --> 00:40:21,380 acres and acres and acres of former camp parks facility. 714 00:40:23,182 --> 00:40:25,646 I don't know how many that is. 715 00:40:25,646 --> 00:40:28,790 We've been able to generate millions and millions of dollars 716 00:40:28,790 --> 00:40:30,886 which is now in an Emerald fund. 717 00:40:30,886 --> 00:40:34,206 I think it is now $307 million. 718 00:40:34,206 --> 00:40:35,962 I would like to understand that. 719 00:40:35,962 --> 00:40:40,512 The funding that comes off of the Emerald Fund generated 720 00:40:40,512 --> 00:40:46,230 through partnership of the City of Dublin goes to create 721 00:40:46,230 --> 00:40:50,430 a positive bond rating for the County , 722 00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:58,938 reducing our cost of bonding for many other projects. 723 00:40:58,938 --> 00:41:01,796 The interest from the Emerald Fund capital 724 00:41:01,796 --> 00:41:06,139 projects in the county, I think at least one 725 00:41:06,139 --> 00:41:09,446 of which is the entire debt service of our juvenile hall 726 00:41:09,446 --> 00:41:11,674 facility located in San Leandro and so I 727 00:41:11,674 --> 00:41:16,806 would like to understand the requests that were being made 728 00:41:16,806 --> 00:41:23,406 of in the totality of the entire partnership over the last 30, 40 729 00:41:25,443 --> 00:41:27,214 years with the City of Dublin. 730 00:41:27,214 --> 00:41:28,558 Order of magnitude. 731 00:41:28,558 --> 00:41:30,466 So I would like to really understand 732 00:41:30,466 --> 00:41:34,182 how that has evolved over the years 733 00:41:34,182 --> 00:41:37,552 and just how much of an order of magnitude 734 00:41:37,552 --> 00:41:39,368 this request is out of that. 735 00:41:39,368 --> 00:41:41,514 Because I think the City of Dublin 736 00:41:41,514 --> 00:41:48,114 has been a very good partner, allowing for units of housing, 737 00:41:49,416 --> 00:41:54,216 affordable units of housing, sale of surplus lands. 738 00:41:54,976 --> 00:41:58,795 Millions of dollars of interest to fund other projects 739 00:41:58,795 --> 00:42:05,395 and to me, this could be a way to give back. 740 00:42:06,112 --> 00:42:09,166 To give back something that we don't give back. 741 00:42:09,166 --> 00:42:10,966 Whether we allow it to happen. 742 00:42:10,966 --> 00:42:15,466 That said, also I have questions about our involvement. 743 00:42:15,466 --> 00:42:19,660 Everyone knows we are getting out of the sports business, 744 00:42:19,660 --> 00:42:23,292 trying desperately to get out of the professional sports 745 00:42:23,292 --> 00:42:23,792 business. 746 00:42:23,792 --> 00:42:26,454 The professional sports business where 747 00:42:26,454 --> 00:42:30,540 we lease a sports facility, losing 748 00:42:32,386 --> 00:42:35,386 millions of dollars every year. 749 00:42:36,156 --> 00:42:39,156 Millions of dollars every year. 750 00:42:39,382 --> 00:42:41,859 Dealing with professional sports organizations 751 00:42:41,859 --> 00:42:47,382 and sometimes being sued by one another and a lot 752 00:42:47,382 --> 00:42:48,566 of different things. 753 00:42:48,566 --> 00:42:53,186 This cannot be a repeat of that and I don't see that it is but I 754 00:42:53,186 --> 00:42:58,326 compare this somewhat to what we've done in other parts 755 00:42:58,326 --> 00:43:05,526 of the county on a much smaller basis with much less -- 756 00:43:08,740 --> 00:43:10,102 I'm hoping that we need to validate that. 757 00:43:10,102 --> 00:43:13,721 We can't get into a repeat of a mistake. 758 00:43:13,721 --> 00:43:15,846 We're not getting back into the professional sports 759 00:43:15,846 --> 00:43:18,990 business with this but we could perhaps 760 00:43:18,990 --> 00:43:21,737 participate with a long term lease and some guidance 761 00:43:21,737 --> 00:43:24,390 as a member of a JPA possibly. 762 00:43:24,390 --> 00:43:28,839 And then I will end with the caller. 763 00:43:29,806 --> 00:43:31,616 Very important. 764 00:43:31,616 --> 00:43:33,246 Have to get everybody. 765 00:43:33,246 --> 00:43:35,972 This plan has a lot of pieces. 766 00:43:35,972 --> 00:43:39,517 It's got to work for everyone and so 767 00:43:39,517 --> 00:43:44,966 this is by no means a we are going to do this approval. 768 00:43:44,966 --> 00:43:49,206 I can only be one board member but I am cautiously optimistic, 769 00:43:49,206 --> 00:43:52,143 as I have been all along. 770 00:43:52,143 --> 00:43:54,859 This can be a good thing for the Tri-Valley. 771 00:43:54,859 --> 00:43:57,743 It can be a good thing for the region 772 00:43:57,743 --> 00:44:00,632 and it can be a good thing for Alameda County. 773 00:44:00,632 --> 00:44:04,406 So that is my thoughts on it and I'd 774 00:44:04,406 --> 00:44:06,432 be interested to see what our staff says 775 00:44:06,432 --> 00:44:10,446 and so I am supportive of referring this 776 00:44:10,446 --> 00:44:14,560 to staff to work on but then for them to bring back 777 00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:20,560 to the surplus authority ad hoc subcommittee, which would then 778 00:44:21,466 --> 00:44:25,486 have to go to the Surplus Authority full board, which 779 00:44:25,486 --> 00:44:27,200 is our board. 780 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:30,139 So we are still at the beginning. 781 00:44:30,139 --> 00:44:34,438 We are not at the beginning but we are past the embryonic stage, 782 00:44:34,438 --> 00:44:36,172 I would say. 783 00:44:36,172 --> 00:44:39,308 But we are not fully baked there. 784 00:44:39,308 --> 00:44:42,646 Supervisor Miley, you have been through these kind 785 00:44:42,646 --> 00:44:44,339 of partnerships and lived through -- 786 00:44:44,339 --> 00:44:46,739 you had Dublin in your district for many years. 787 00:44:46,739 --> 00:44:49,686 You lived through the Emerald Fund and the surplus land 788 00:44:49,686 --> 00:44:52,123 history so I would love your -- 789 00:44:52,123 --> 00:44:53,456 I can only give you my thoughts. 790 00:44:53,456 --> 00:44:55,856 I'd love your thoughts. 791 00:45:00,329 --> 00:45:04,300 >> Before I say anything, does staff have any reaction 792 00:45:04,300 --> 00:45:06,286 to anything you've heard? 793 00:45:06,286 --> 00:45:09,312 >> There has been other activity with our ad hoc Surplus Property 794 00:45:09,312 --> 00:45:12,912 Authority with regard to property D2, 795 00:45:15,884 --> 00:45:19,766 and Eileen Dalton can refresh some supervisor's memory what 796 00:45:19,766 --> 00:45:22,668 the next steps were that we were going to take with regard to D2. 797 00:45:22,668 --> 00:45:25,518 Then we would have to also have some guidance 798 00:45:25,518 --> 00:45:28,460 from your committee as it relates 799 00:45:28,460 --> 00:45:32,846 to that prior direction from surplus Property Authority 800 00:45:33,600 --> 00:45:35,600 ad hoc committee. 801 00:45:35,766 --> 00:45:38,366 >> So before I make any comments. 802 00:45:38,366 --> 00:45:39,232 >> Sure. 803 00:45:39,232 --> 00:45:43,246 Happy to address the Surplus Land Act. 804 00:45:43,246 --> 00:45:47,156 The terms get confused so just a reminder that property 805 00:45:47,156 --> 00:45:49,726 is owned by the county surplus Property Authority 806 00:45:49,726 --> 00:45:53,416 and it is a 12 acre site that was previously 807 00:45:53,416 --> 00:45:57,278 under contract for a hotel for about half the site 808 00:45:57,278 --> 00:46:00,878 and that project didn't go forward. 809 00:46:01,152 --> 00:46:04,330 Previously, half of the parcel was 810 00:46:04,330 --> 00:46:06,766 cleared from the state's surplus Land Act 811 00:46:06,766 --> 00:46:09,746 so any property that the county or public agency owns 812 00:46:09,746 --> 00:46:13,976 has to be cleared through this process where the obligation is 813 00:46:13,976 --> 00:46:15,616 to put it forth. 814 00:46:15,616 --> 00:46:19,580 If it is surplus property you put it forth to be available 815 00:46:19,580 --> 00:46:21,226 to potentially affordable housing developers. 816 00:46:21,226 --> 00:46:24,766 You are obligated to negotiate in good faith. 817 00:46:24,766 --> 00:46:26,328 You are not obligated to sell but you 818 00:46:26,328 --> 00:46:28,206 have to go through the process. 819 00:46:28,206 --> 00:46:32,430 The recommendation that I made that I am moving forward with 820 00:46:32,430 --> 00:46:36,990 unless I hear otherwise is to bring an item on the September 821 00:46:36,990 --> 00:46:40,206 15th Board of Supervisors sitting as the Surplus Property 822 00:46:40,206 --> 00:46:44,140 Authority, a recommendation to declare that remainder part 823 00:46:44,140 --> 00:46:45,486 of D2 as surplus. 824 00:46:45,486 --> 00:46:52,300 I would then send out a notice, receive comments back and engage 825 00:46:52,300 --> 00:46:53,525 in negotiation potentially and then 826 00:46:53,525 --> 00:46:56,966 come back to the board to discuss the results of that. 827 00:46:56,966 --> 00:47:00,718 So I just want to let you know that was the direction that we 828 00:47:00,718 --> 00:47:03,659 decided to pursue because everything else that we own 829 00:47:03,659 --> 00:47:06,646 has been cleared from the Surplus Lands Act 830 00:47:06,646 --> 00:47:09,674 except for that seven acre piece of D2. 831 00:47:09,674 --> 00:47:14,436 So it's a little complicated because it's half the parcel. 832 00:47:14,436 --> 00:47:16,971 The recommendation in the memo was 833 00:47:16,971 --> 00:47:22,660 to declare the property exempt from the Surplus Land Act, 834 00:47:22,660 --> 00:47:23,486 potentially. 835 00:47:23,486 --> 00:47:26,780 What we are proposing is to just declare it surplus 836 00:47:26,780 --> 00:47:29,126 and clear it so that we have the full range of options 837 00:47:29,126 --> 00:47:31,680 as the owner when we are done. 838 00:47:31,680 --> 00:47:34,966 So we have one little step. 839 00:47:34,966 --> 00:47:37,726 >> Have we ever requested exemption? 840 00:47:37,726 --> 00:47:41,263 >> We have for properties where we are pursuing an affordable 841 00:47:41,263 --> 00:47:42,960 housing development. 842 00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:43,786 So the Broadway properties. 843 00:47:43,786 --> 00:47:49,126 We have properties where we have the Lorenzo Theater we just 844 00:47:49,126 --> 00:47:50,543 declared surplus. 845 00:47:50,543 --> 00:47:51,876 >> What is the process for that? 846 00:47:51,876 --> 00:47:53,314 We just request exemption? 847 00:47:53,314 --> 00:47:56,246 Does the state have to grant a? 848 00:47:56,246 --> 00:47:57,726 >> There is a state process. 849 00:47:57,726 --> 00:47:59,826 It is a very prescribed process. 850 00:47:59,826 --> 00:48:01,462 Everyone has to follow. 851 00:48:01,462 --> 00:48:03,312 We have a notification period. 852 00:48:03,312 --> 00:48:05,622 We have to mail out notices. 853 00:48:05,622 --> 00:48:06,774 It's posted. 854 00:48:06,774 --> 00:48:09,862 We get the results and then it's certified and put 855 00:48:09,862 --> 00:48:14,120 on the >> Is there a downside to requesting exemption and seeing 856 00:48:14,120 --> 00:48:17,460 what the yield is if nobody has a problem with it? 857 00:48:17,460 --> 00:48:18,579 We could just be exempt? 858 00:48:18,579 --> 00:48:21,366 What would be the downside of that? 859 00:48:21,366 --> 00:48:22,502 Timing? 860 00:48:22,502 --> 00:48:25,440 >> I can let our county council maybe address the differences 861 00:48:25,440 --> 00:48:29,672 but in my mind, if we declare the property surplus and we go 862 00:48:29,672 --> 00:48:32,839 through the process then we are clear to do really anything we 863 00:48:32,839 --> 00:48:33,666 want to do. 864 00:48:33,666 --> 00:48:36,590 We would be obligated to negotiate 865 00:48:36,590 --> 00:48:39,780 with affordable housing developers if they show interest 866 00:48:39,780 --> 00:48:41,566 but they would have to pay fair market value. 867 00:48:41,566 --> 00:48:46,366 We are not offering it for no cost. 868 00:48:47,966 --> 00:48:51,246 >> Supervisor Haubert, if you recall if we don't go through 869 00:48:51,246 --> 00:48:54,886 the process we could end up in someone suing us like they did 870 00:48:54,886 --> 00:49:00,646 relative to the transfer of our rights with the Coliseum Way 871 00:49:00,646 --> 00:49:02,366 partners. 872 00:49:02,366 --> 00:49:06,476 >> Just to clarify, if we go through the process 873 00:49:06,476 --> 00:49:09,470 of requesting exemption and we receive exemption would we then 874 00:49:09,470 --> 00:49:13,766 be subject to legal liabilities down the road? 875 00:49:13,766 --> 00:49:18,311 >> Supervisor, the initial step that has to be taken is 876 00:49:18,311 --> 00:49:22,260 a determination by your board of what declaration you are going 877 00:49:22,260 --> 00:49:22,819 to make. 878 00:49:22,819 --> 00:49:26,774 You can declare the property as surplus and that initiates one 879 00:49:26,774 --> 00:49:30,623 process or you declare it as surplus exempt and that 880 00:49:30,623 --> 00:49:35,260 has a different path that you go forward with the state HCD who 881 00:49:35,260 --> 00:49:37,476 makes the final determination of whether or not 882 00:49:37,476 --> 00:49:40,606 your declaration is acceptable and whether you've 883 00:49:40,606 --> 00:49:42,352 complied with the processes. 884 00:49:42,352 --> 00:49:45,952 For the surplus exempt, there has 885 00:49:46,181 --> 00:49:48,206 to be a public use at the end of the day. 886 00:49:48,206 --> 00:49:49,499 So you have to be mindful. 887 00:49:49,499 --> 00:49:51,546 And as I am hearing this request it's 888 00:49:51,546 --> 00:49:53,546 asking for a private partnership so 889 00:49:53,546 --> 00:49:55,912 whether it would qualify as something 890 00:49:55,912 --> 00:49:57,993 we would have to evaluate. 891 00:49:57,993 --> 00:49:58,493 >> Yeah. 892 00:49:58,493 --> 00:50:03,246 I guess I would like staff's thoughts on that. 893 00:50:03,246 --> 00:50:03,792 So. 894 00:50:03,792 --> 00:50:07,451 I would like to understand that before it 895 00:50:07,451 --> 00:50:09,383 comes to us as a board. 896 00:50:09,383 --> 00:50:12,506 And maybe there is a way in which 897 00:50:12,506 --> 00:50:16,706 they are planning to structure not understanding 898 00:50:17,646 --> 00:50:22,446 how that would impact the surplus lands exemption, 899 00:50:24,589 --> 00:50:27,334 that maybe they would want to consider 900 00:50:27,334 --> 00:50:32,662 a different way to structure so that it allows us to comply 901 00:50:32,662 --> 00:50:34,312 with an exemption application. 902 00:50:34,312 --> 00:50:37,288 I guess it is six of one half dozen of the other. 903 00:50:37,288 --> 00:50:39,866 They seem like very similar processes. 904 00:50:39,866 --> 00:50:42,154 State HCD is involved. 905 00:50:42,154 --> 00:50:47,136 We have to in one sense solicit bidders but I see the benefit 906 00:50:47,136 --> 00:50:49,136 for us . 907 00:50:49,434 --> 00:50:52,550 The benefit for us is using this occasion 908 00:50:52,550 --> 00:50:57,950 to have the property surplus And give us options. 909 00:51:05,459 --> 00:51:07,459 Is that right? 910 00:51:07,686 --> 00:51:10,246 >> Yes and I think it gives us the most options because then 911 00:51:10,246 --> 00:51:13,860 we're clear of having to do any other kind of negotiation with 912 00:51:13,860 --> 00:51:15,886 any other affordable housing partner. 913 00:51:15,886 --> 00:51:21,986 >> If you choose surplus exempt, your options are not as open 914 00:51:21,986 --> 00:51:25,826 and available to you as they are with a regular surplus property 915 00:51:25,826 --> 00:51:26,326 approach. 916 00:51:26,326 --> 00:51:30,260 And just to clarify, there are a lot 917 00:51:30,260 --> 00:51:32,593 of steps to be involved with here starting with the fact 918 00:51:32,593 --> 00:51:34,886 that the county does not own the real property. 919 00:51:34,886 --> 00:51:37,886 Technically, the surplus Property Authority 920 00:51:38,886 --> 00:51:41,756 is a separate legal entity with its own statutory rules 921 00:51:41,756 --> 00:51:43,478 that govern how it uses the property 922 00:51:43,478 --> 00:51:46,946 and then your Emerald Fund has separate rules about how 923 00:51:46,946 --> 00:51:50,486 you expend or handle any revenues that they generate. 924 00:51:50,486 --> 00:51:52,543 So a lot of steps. 925 00:51:52,543 --> 00:51:56,982 Is the county going to acquire the property from the SPA? 926 00:51:56,982 --> 00:52:01,182 What is that approach going to be? 927 00:52:02,866 --> 00:52:09,486 Is the county going to set up this as a separate JPA? 928 00:52:09,486 --> 00:52:10,862 How is that going to be handled? 929 00:52:10,862 --> 00:52:15,339 A lot of questions and the first question I have, 930 00:52:15,339 --> 00:52:18,284 is this request coming from visit Tri-Valley 931 00:52:18,284 --> 00:52:21,284 and what is JLL's relationship? 932 00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:25,326 Are they contracted by visit Tri-Valley 933 00:52:25,326 --> 00:52:26,952 or what is their role altogether? 934 00:52:26,952 --> 00:52:28,526 Where we communicating with? 935 00:52:28,526 --> 00:52:32,791 Who are we working with in this project? 936 00:52:32,791 --> 00:52:35,374 >> I guess we could ask either them to answer that or we could 937 00:52:35,374 --> 00:52:41,472 direct staff to figure that out before it comes to the surplus. 938 00:52:41,472 --> 00:52:43,472 Supervisor >> Thanks. 939 00:52:47,771 --> 00:52:53,171 I do think it's probably a more cautious path 940 00:52:53,934 --> 00:52:58,230 to get surplus because clearly if we don't get it surplus 941 00:52:58,230 --> 00:53:03,376 then we go the exemption route, we could go down that route 942 00:53:03,376 --> 00:53:06,686 and end up being challenged legally somewhere down the road 943 00:53:06,686 --> 00:53:09,666 and that would complicate things and to make 944 00:53:09,666 --> 00:53:11,354 the process even lengthier. 945 00:53:11,354 --> 00:53:13,754 So just my $0.02 worth. 946 00:53:14,216 --> 00:53:14,716 Yeah. 947 00:53:14,716 --> 00:53:16,867 I'm neutral on all of this. 948 00:53:16,867 --> 00:53:20,222 I do think it is appropriate that it be explored. 949 00:53:20,222 --> 00:53:24,542 I'm curious why it came to this committee 950 00:53:24,542 --> 00:53:26,726 and didn't go to the Surplus Property Authority. 951 00:53:26,726 --> 00:53:31,334 It began with the JPA, the ad hoc committee 952 00:53:31,334 --> 00:53:34,866 because there is a lot here. 953 00:53:34,866 --> 00:53:38,286 The recommendation just seems to be -- 954 00:53:38,286 --> 00:53:40,299 and this is a real estate deal? 955 00:53:40,299 --> 00:53:42,299 A development deal? 956 00:53:42,312 --> 00:53:45,246 >> So it is a real estate deal for the surplus Property 957 00:53:45,246 --> 00:53:45,746 authority. 958 00:53:45,746 --> 00:53:48,860 It is not a real estate deal for the county 959 00:53:48,860 --> 00:53:50,246 because we do not own the property. 960 00:53:50,246 --> 00:53:50,874 >> Okay. 961 00:53:50,874 --> 00:53:53,686 So it's a real estate deal in the surplus property 962 00:53:53,686 --> 00:53:54,446 ad hoc committee. 963 00:53:54,446 --> 00:53:56,196 That is not a public committee. 964 00:53:56,196 --> 00:53:57,326 Right? 965 00:53:57,326 --> 00:53:59,326 >> Yes. 966 00:54:00,566 --> 00:54:03,946 >> Okay so you'll do your due diligence analysis then you will 967 00:54:03,946 --> 00:54:08,336 come to the committee so we can discuss this kind 968 00:54:08,336 --> 00:54:09,636 of confidentially? 969 00:54:09,636 --> 00:54:10,437 Yes? 970 00:54:10,437 --> 00:54:10,937 Okay. 971 00:54:10,937 --> 00:54:13,446 There is just a lot of questions here. 972 00:54:13,446 --> 00:54:16,579 I don't even want to get into the multitude of questions 973 00:54:16,579 --> 00:54:21,219 but I just wanted to kind of get a sense of the process going 974 00:54:21,219 --> 00:54:23,219 forward. 975 00:54:25,677 --> 00:54:27,177 >> Let me clarify that last comment. 976 00:54:27,177 --> 00:54:30,800 It would potentially qualify for a real estate closed session 977 00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:31,739 for the Board of Supervisors if you 978 00:54:31,739 --> 00:54:35,230 are going to acquire the property as a real estate 979 00:54:35,230 --> 00:54:36,731 transaction from the SPA. 980 00:54:36,731 --> 00:54:41,406 That is the only instance when it would qualify. 981 00:54:41,406 --> 00:54:47,406 >> I'm just saying the ad hoc committee is Supervisor Haubert 982 00:54:49,506 --> 00:54:52,526 and myself in the county administrator. 983 00:54:52,526 --> 00:54:54,526 Right? 984 00:54:55,366 --> 00:54:58,124 >> Supervisor I thank you for your comments. 985 00:54:58,124 --> 00:55:01,526 Staff, with that said I will thank the presenters. 986 00:55:01,526 --> 00:55:04,366 We will have staff get in touch with you 987 00:55:04,366 --> 00:55:06,466 and bring it to the ad hoc committee 988 00:55:06,466 --> 00:55:08,613 at some point in the future. 989 00:55:08,613 --> 00:55:13,390 With that, we will proceed to the first item 990 00:55:13,390 --> 00:55:16,590 on our agenda going back to item one and informational item 991 00:55:16,590 --> 00:55:20,475 A regional Housing policy update on transit oriented communities 992 00:55:20,475 --> 00:55:24,750 and the one Bay area Grant. 993 00:55:24,820 --> 00:55:28,882 We will have Aaron Tiedemann as the Housing 994 00:55:29,417 --> 00:55:33,170 and Community Development Specialist for presentation. 995 00:55:33,206 --> 00:55:36,806 Aaron, welcome. >> Thank you, board members. 996 00:55:45,142 --> 00:55:50,392 I am here to present on the TOC policy 997 00:55:50,392 --> 00:55:55,660 from Metropolitan Transportation Commission as well as the one 998 00:55:55,660 --> 00:55:56,166 Bay area grant. 999 00:55:56,166 --> 00:55:58,566 The Metropolitan Transportation Commission 1000 00:55:58,886 --> 00:56:02,446 adopted the resolution implementing the TOC policy 1001 00:56:02,446 --> 00:56:06,645 the transit oriented Communities policy in September of 2022. 1002 00:56:06,645 --> 00:56:10,102 That policy required compliance by all TOC jurisdictions 1003 00:56:10,102 --> 00:56:14,902 by early 2026 in order to access OBAG4 funds. 1004 00:56:19,246 --> 00:56:21,631 I'm going to discuss what all of that It means. 1005 00:56:21,631 --> 00:56:24,475 But we HD staff presented this policy and the background 1006 00:56:24,475 --> 00:56:29,275 on it to your board's transportation and Planning 1007 00:56:30,326 --> 00:56:31,910 Commission in November of 2024. 1008 00:56:31,910 --> 00:56:35,257 There have been some significant updates to the policy since then 1009 00:56:35,257 --> 00:56:40,206 so we wanted to come back and discuss some of those updates. 1010 00:56:40,206 --> 00:56:42,906 The transit oriented Communities policy 1011 00:56:42,906 --> 00:56:46,356 is really based around the planned Bay area which 1012 00:56:46,356 --> 00:56:49,386 is MTC is a sort of founding document 1013 00:56:49,386 --> 00:56:54,186 to guide housing, climate, equity and economic development 1014 00:56:57,526 --> 00:57:00,600 goals around transit and around the nine county Bay 1015 00:57:00,600 --> 00:57:03,666 area that is aiming to promote active transportation, 1016 00:57:03,666 --> 00:57:07,866 shared mobility, access to major transit stations 1017 00:57:09,779 --> 00:57:11,686 and development and transit rich areas 1018 00:57:11,686 --> 00:57:13,326 as well as build partnerships to create 1019 00:57:13,326 --> 00:57:16,526 an equitable transit oriented community across the Bay area. 1020 00:57:16,526 --> 00:57:18,376 So to have sort of the same standards 1021 00:57:18,376 --> 00:57:20,350 and encourage the development that we want 1022 00:57:20,350 --> 00:57:23,350 to see across nine counties. 1023 00:57:29,900 --> 00:57:35,900 TOC policy is centered around a couple of key areas. 1024 00:57:35,334 --> 00:57:37,764 The one we are focusing on today is the first one 1025 00:57:37,764 --> 00:57:39,806 around affordable housing production preservation 1026 00:57:39,806 --> 00:57:41,278 and protection policies. 1027 00:57:41,278 --> 00:57:45,334 The TOC policy also covers a couple 1028 00:57:45,334 --> 00:57:47,386 of different areas mostly focused 1029 00:57:47,386 --> 00:57:50,896 around station access in those transit rich areas. 1030 00:57:50,896 --> 00:57:55,696 Parking management, station access and circulation and then 1031 00:57:56,436 --> 00:57:58,299 zoning density and intensity requirements 1032 00:57:58,299 --> 00:58:02,541 around commercial offices near those major transit areas. 1033 00:58:02,541 --> 00:58:08,430 But again, planning and HCD both work on this policy 1034 00:58:08,430 --> 00:58:12,846 and HCD's main role is around that housing production 1035 00:58:12,846 --> 00:58:15,126 preservation and protection area. 1036 00:58:15,126 --> 00:58:21,126 The TOC policy is centered around the designated TOC areas 1037 00:58:21,958 --> 00:58:26,700 and these are ones near really high quality transit stops. 1038 00:58:26,700 --> 00:58:29,278 And the unincorporated county we have two such areas that 1039 00:58:29,278 --> 00:58:34,516 are centered around our two large high quality Bart 1040 00:58:34,516 --> 00:58:37,894 stations, the Bay Fair and Castro Valley stations and that 1041 00:58:37,894 --> 00:58:40,220 is really the center of TOC policy 1042 00:58:40,220 --> 00:58:43,582 so there are some policies under the TOC program 1043 00:58:43,582 --> 00:58:47,659 that are focused on circulation and things 1044 00:58:47,659 --> 00:58:50,806 within a half mile of those stations 1045 00:58:50,806 --> 00:58:53,752 and there are some policies more broadly focused 1046 00:58:53,752 --> 00:58:58,737 around any jurisdiction that has a TOC area or TOC station in it. 1047 00:58:58,737 --> 00:59:02,262 A lot of the housing policies are more broadly 1048 00:59:02,262 --> 00:59:05,126 around the jurisdiction and planning that 1049 00:59:05,126 --> 00:59:08,371 has those areas in it and those are the ones 1050 00:59:08,371 --> 00:59:12,126 that we are going to focus on today. 1051 00:59:12,126 --> 00:59:16,926 As I mentioned, the one Bay area grant 1052 00:59:17,794 --> 00:59:22,422 is a large part of how TOC was envisioned for implementation. 1053 00:59:22,422 --> 00:59:25,422 Essentially, compliance with TOC policies 1054 00:59:26,206 --> 00:59:28,146 was intended to be a condition for the award 1055 00:59:28,146 --> 00:59:30,598 of a certain amount of one Bay area grant funds. 1056 00:59:30,598 --> 00:59:35,398 One Bay area grant funds or OBAG funds 1057 00:59:35,569 --> 00:59:38,246 really provide for transportation infrastructure 1058 00:59:38,246 --> 00:59:40,390 funding for jurisdictions across the county. 1059 00:59:40,390 --> 00:59:44,510 Those funds are further split between two main programs 1060 00:59:44,510 --> 00:59:49,910 in their awards throughout the nine County Bay area. 1061 00:59:52,732 --> 00:59:54,696 The first is the county program that 1062 00:59:54,696 --> 00:59:57,190 splits that between the County transportation agencies 1063 00:59:57,190 --> 00:59:59,646 and funds local priority projects. 1064 00:59:59,646 --> 01:00:01,960 There is also the regional program 1065 01:00:01,960 --> 01:00:04,366 which implements more large scale initiatives and services 1066 01:00:04,366 --> 01:00:08,222 and also provides local grants to complement the county 1067 01:00:08,222 --> 01:00:08,878 investments. 1068 01:00:08,878 --> 01:00:12,557 So that is larger scale things connecting transit 1069 01:00:12,557 --> 01:00:15,334 is often a big use for these funds with transit systems 1070 01:00:15,334 --> 01:00:18,862 that bridge the gap between several different counties 1071 01:00:18,862 --> 01:00:23,856 as well as putting awards in for individual counties 1072 01:00:23,856 --> 01:00:27,366 and their projects under that regional program. 1073 01:00:27,366 --> 01:00:34,566 As you can see, one Bay area grant funds for rounds one 1074 01:00:35,286 --> 01:00:38,382 through three have provided almost $32 million 1075 01:00:38,382 --> 01:00:41,141 to fund unincorporated county projects. 1076 01:00:41,141 --> 01:00:43,966 Those have included street and road improvements 1077 01:00:43,966 --> 01:00:46,966 and preservation projects, corridor improvements, 1078 01:00:49,840 --> 01:00:52,840 safe and accessible route improvements. 1079 01:00:52,916 --> 01:00:55,886 A variety of transportation infrastructure 1080 01:00:55,886 --> 01:01:00,686 measures and in total, OBAG have provided $215 million 1081 01:01:01,738 --> 01:01:04,738 to transportation projects countywide since 2012. 1082 01:01:05,822 --> 01:01:10,526 So that 32 million is just our unincorporated sector. 1083 01:01:10,526 --> 01:01:12,166 There has been a lot more money that 1084 01:01:12,166 --> 01:01:16,516 has been directed from OBAG towards all of the jurisdictions 1085 01:01:16,516 --> 01:01:17,699 in the county. 1086 01:01:17,699 --> 01:01:21,899 In the next round of OBAG funding 1087 01:01:22,860 --> 01:01:26,830 MTC estimates Alameda County will receive around 70 million 1088 01:01:26,830 --> 01:01:28,966 so we are on track to receive a comparable amount 1089 01:01:28,966 --> 01:01:35,566 as we have through the previous rounds in the next one. 1090 01:01:35,726 --> 01:01:39,882 One of the large changes that has 1091 01:01:39,882 --> 01:01:43,582 been made that we wanted to update the board on 1092 01:01:43,582 --> 01:01:48,982 was around how OBAG4 funding was being relegated relative 1093 01:01:51,550 --> 01:01:53,550 to OBAG3. 1094 01:01:53,758 --> 01:01:58,659 In January of this year MTC revised their resolution 1095 01:01:58,659 --> 01:02:02,259 about the allocation of OBAG funding 1096 01:02:02,350 --> 01:02:04,542 to move around the funds a little bit. 1097 01:02:04,542 --> 01:02:06,710 There is overall about the same amount 1098 01:02:06,710 --> 01:02:09,206 of funding available total for the county 1099 01:02:09,206 --> 01:02:13,419 but there is an amount that essentially has been taken away 1100 01:02:13,419 --> 01:02:17,900 from that overall punt to support regional transit so that 1101 01:02:17,900 --> 01:02:21,209 is that -100 million and that OBAG-4 1102 01:02:22,547 --> 01:02:26,340 proposed chart on the left you will see. 1103 01:02:26,340 --> 01:02:27,486 The rest of that money is divided 1104 01:02:27,486 --> 01:02:29,980 between the county and regional program that I mentioned. 1105 01:02:29,980 --> 01:02:33,766 350 million of it will go to county programs awarded 1106 01:02:33,766 --> 01:02:36,454 to County transportation departments and 360 million 1107 01:02:36,454 --> 01:02:42,454 will go to regional program to support larger scale projects. 1108 01:02:42,696 --> 01:02:46,296 Not within that 360 for regional programs 1109 01:02:46,866 --> 01:02:49,406 there is a set aside of 45 million 1110 01:02:49,406 --> 01:02:53,259 reserved for the TOC set aside, which 1111 01:02:53,259 --> 01:02:56,766 I will cover in just a second. 1112 01:02:56,766 --> 01:03:02,766 As part of this action, MTC also set about 5 million 1113 01:03:02,926 --> 01:03:07,486 for the North Bay augmentation in North Bay counties. 1114 01:03:07,486 --> 01:03:10,990 As I said there has been a variety of changes 1115 01:03:10,990 --> 01:03:13,320 in this policy since 2022. 1116 01:03:13,320 --> 01:03:15,320 Was originally implemented. 1117 01:03:15,502 --> 01:03:22,102 They have made a lot of tweaks in the admin guidance, 1118 01:03:22,246 --> 01:03:24,246 implementation policies. 1119 01:03:24,906 --> 01:03:29,114 MTC has been really building up this program 1120 01:03:29,114 --> 01:03:32,206 to give information to jurisdictions like the County. 1121 01:03:32,206 --> 01:03:34,346 We are trying to see compliance. 1122 01:03:34,346 --> 01:03:37,946 The biggest effort there was really 1123 01:03:38,678 --> 01:03:41,486 going from the latter half of last year 1124 01:03:41,486 --> 01:03:44,966 when MTC did a series of workshops and study sessions 1125 01:03:44,966 --> 01:03:48,726 on the proposed changes to TOC and OBAG 1126 01:03:48,726 --> 01:03:53,792 that led up to the resolution I just mentioned from January 1127 01:03:53,792 --> 01:03:59,686 of this year when they passed the OBAG for funding allocation 1128 01:03:59,686 --> 01:04:02,358 framework which itself was in preparation for what they passed 1129 01:04:02,358 --> 01:04:04,994 in February of this year when they passed the updated TOC 1130 01:04:04,994 --> 01:04:05,494 framework. 1131 01:04:05,494 --> 01:04:07,686 That is the framework that really 1132 01:04:07,686 --> 01:04:12,935 decides how the set aside from that OBAG funding allocation 1133 01:04:12,935 --> 01:04:14,935 is awarded. 1134 01:04:16,646 --> 01:04:19,846 The largest change was in that February resolution 1135 01:04:19,846 --> 01:04:23,146 when they changed the TOC requirements. 1136 01:04:23,146 --> 01:04:26,950 The most significant changes that t o c compliance 1137 01:04:26,950 --> 01:04:28,206 is no longer needed in order to be 1138 01:04:28,206 --> 01:04:34,426 eligible for most OBAG-4 funds so those funds in their totality 1139 01:04:34,426 --> 01:04:39,226 are not conditioned on TOC policy compliance anymore. 1140 01:04:39,333 --> 01:04:43,366 Instead, jurisdictions who earn more than 85 points out 1141 01:04:43,366 --> 01:04:46,486 of the total 100 in the TOC framework 1142 01:04:46,486 --> 01:04:49,459 will have access to that set aside of TOC funding 1143 01:04:49,459 --> 01:04:52,646 from the regional allocation of 45 million. 1144 01:04:52,646 --> 01:04:56,499 Depending on the size of those jurisdictions, 1145 01:04:56,499 --> 01:04:59,550 they will be eligible for a different amount of funds 1146 01:04:59,550 --> 01:05:02,174 if they pass that threshold of 85 points. 1147 01:05:02,174 --> 01:05:05,486 And that point system is really broken out 1148 01:05:05,486 --> 01:05:10,886 by a couple different focuses of density, housing, parking 1149 01:05:12,146 --> 01:05:15,634 and station access project so it doesn't really 1150 01:05:15,634 --> 01:05:18,786 matter how a jurisdiction gets to 85 points there 1151 01:05:18,786 --> 01:05:21,126 but if they achieve 85 points across those different 1152 01:05:21,126 --> 01:05:24,806 categories then they get access to that TOC funding. 1153 01:05:24,806 --> 01:05:31,406 That is the largest change from there are a couple others. 1154 01:05:31,522 --> 01:05:35,122 In the initial policy the submission 1155 01:05:36,438 --> 01:05:38,398 was due January of this year. 1156 01:05:38,398 --> 01:05:44,358 With the changes that they were still making at MTC 1157 01:05:44,358 --> 01:05:45,999 they moved that submission deadline 1158 01:05:45,999 --> 01:05:47,539 to be July of next year. 1159 01:05:47,539 --> 01:05:50,262 They also are no longer giving credit 1160 01:05:50,262 --> 01:05:53,566 given for work in progress items from policies 1161 01:05:53,566 --> 01:05:57,235 that jurisdictions may still be working on, 1162 01:05:57,235 --> 01:06:00,101 given that they've moved the deadline out by about a year 1163 01:06:00,101 --> 01:06:01,518 and a half there will be no credit 1164 01:06:01,518 --> 01:06:05,486 given for work in progress in the new framework. 1165 01:06:05,486 --> 01:06:08,126 They also changed the standards around local density 1166 01:06:08,126 --> 01:06:11,910 requirements within a half mile of transit 1167 01:06:11,910 --> 01:06:17,910 given the passage of SB nine, which largely made sure 1168 01:06:18,502 --> 01:06:20,886 that any jurisdiction with a TOC area 1169 01:06:20,886 --> 01:06:23,406 was already compliant with the goals of the TOC here. 1170 01:06:23,406 --> 01:06:26,606 They essentially gave credit for any area subject 1171 01:06:26,606 --> 01:06:30,366 to SB nine zoning as meeting with the goals that 1172 01:06:30,366 --> 01:06:32,620 were originally set out. 1173 01:06:32,620 --> 01:06:37,462 Finally, in the original policy under the protections program 1174 01:06:37,806 --> 01:06:40,446 of largely tenant protections there 1175 01:06:40,446 --> 01:06:43,219 was no credit given for countywide programs, 1176 01:06:43,219 --> 01:06:47,366 jurisdictions that were in a county that had those programs. 1177 01:06:47,366 --> 01:06:49,406 Now one of those two programs that 1178 01:06:49,406 --> 01:06:53,252 are required for full points may be in county wide program. 1179 01:06:53,252 --> 01:06:58,582 For instance, if a city in the county like Fremont 1180 01:06:58,582 --> 01:07:01,566 has access to services through the county 1181 01:07:01,566 --> 01:07:04,940 and the county funds a countywide service 1182 01:07:04,940 --> 01:07:07,739 that is in the TOC policy they could receive credit 1183 01:07:07,739 --> 01:07:11,556 for that in the framework if it meets the funding 1184 01:07:11,556 --> 01:07:13,956 guidelines for that policy. 1185 01:07:18,806 --> 01:07:23,566 Staff at HCD and the Planning Department have been working 1186 01:07:23,566 --> 01:07:26,897 on t o c policy compliance for some time now and I wanted 1187 01:07:26,897 --> 01:07:30,646 to highlight again this is focusing on the housing policies 1188 01:07:30,646 --> 01:07:35,446 so the policies under those £0.03 framework of policy 1189 01:07:35,712 --> 01:07:37,712 preservation and protection. 1190 01:07:39,366 --> 01:07:42,966 Under production we have planned policies 1191 01:07:43,158 --> 01:07:47,446 that we have funding from MTC to pursue inclusionary housing 1192 01:07:47,446 --> 01:07:50,266 and ministerial approval that the Planning Department is 1193 01:07:50,266 --> 01:07:51,286 working on now. 1194 01:07:51,286 --> 01:07:55,139 Under preservation we have an existing policy with the Land 1195 01:07:55,139 --> 01:08:00,566 Trust that meets the standards set by the TOC policy 1196 01:08:00,566 --> 01:08:04,926 and we have a planned policy for our mobile home Park closure 1197 01:08:04,926 --> 01:08:08,312 ordinance that is planning on working under HDC as supporting. 1198 01:08:08,312 --> 01:08:14,251 Under protections we have an existing policy, the just cause 1199 01:08:14,251 --> 01:08:18,194 for evictions ordinance that the board passed meets the standards 1200 01:08:18,194 --> 01:08:20,594 for the TOC's policy. 1201 01:08:24,686 --> 01:08:27,656 And the planned policy we are working on anti-harassment 1202 01:08:27,656 --> 01:08:29,878 and tenant landlord relation ordinance that 1203 01:08:29,878 --> 01:08:31,786 again has the funding support. 1204 01:08:31,786 --> 01:08:36,586 There are certain TOC policies and the framework 1205 01:08:37,556 --> 01:08:39,886 that require a minimum funding commitment to be 1206 01:08:39,886 --> 01:08:40,966 counted as compliant. 1207 01:08:40,966 --> 01:08:44,701 The HCD has requested measure W funds to support 1208 01:08:44,701 --> 01:08:45,826 some of these requirements. 1209 01:08:45,826 --> 01:08:48,142 The main ones are production funding 1210 01:08:48,142 --> 01:08:50,566 for new and affordable housing. 1211 01:08:50,566 --> 01:08:54,766 Basically the TOC policy requires a $1 million 1212 01:08:56,118 --> 01:08:59,126 match annually for four years in the planning 1213 01:08:59,126 --> 01:09:03,190 period and the request for that was about the same. 1214 01:09:03,190 --> 01:09:07,219 Similarly the preservation funding for community Land 1215 01:09:07,706 --> 01:09:12,526 Trust, the required funding for that annually is about $300,000 1216 01:09:12,526 --> 01:09:18,350 per MEC HDD requested more than that million to support that 1217 01:09:18,350 --> 01:09:20,350 work. 1218 01:09:22,646 --> 01:09:28,460 Like I mentioned, we have administrative funds from MTC 1219 01:09:29,166 --> 01:09:30,656 to support a lot of these efforts. 1220 01:09:30,656 --> 01:09:33,459 They provide planning grants to help those local governments 1221 01:09:33,459 --> 01:09:36,878 meet those standards and we have been awarded 2.1 million 1222 01:09:36,878 --> 01:09:39,546 to support that policy development. 1223 01:09:39,546 --> 01:09:42,546 The majority of that, 1.7 million 1224 01:09:44,100 --> 01:09:47,920 is administered by MTC on the county's behalf. 1225 01:09:47,920 --> 01:09:49,394 It largely goes to support some of the plans we 1226 01:09:49,394 --> 01:09:52,966 have to do around station access and the intense work that 1227 01:09:52,966 --> 01:09:55,720 has to be done there. 1228 01:09:55,720 --> 01:09:59,272 Directly administered as that $400,000 for housing policy 1229 01:09:59,806 --> 01:10:02,334 development that covers the items I had covered 1230 01:10:02,334 --> 01:10:06,534 on the previous slide of inclusionary zoning, 1231 01:10:07,211 --> 01:10:09,121 ministerial approval and anti-harassment. 1232 01:10:09,121 --> 01:10:12,534 That work is split between the Planning Department and HCD. 1233 01:10:12,534 --> 01:10:15,590 We are doing it now and are grateful to have that funding 1234 01:10:15,590 --> 01:10:17,590 support. 1235 01:10:21,686 --> 01:10:24,700 This is the work that we are doing, 1236 01:10:24,700 --> 01:10:28,678 now supported by that MTC policy grant funding. 1237 01:10:28,678 --> 01:10:30,446 The inclusionary housing ordinance 1238 01:10:30,446 --> 01:10:32,706 that planning has been working on, 1239 01:10:32,706 --> 01:10:35,106 the ministerial Approval ordinance 1240 01:10:35,739 --> 01:10:37,326 that streamlines project approval 1241 01:10:37,326 --> 01:10:39,600 and the anti-harassment ordinance 1242 01:10:39,600 --> 01:10:43,918 that I mentioned that will look at tenant protection 1243 01:10:43,918 --> 01:10:47,126 policies, current state law and tenant 1244 01:10:47,126 --> 01:10:48,822 needs in the unincorporated county. 1245 01:10:48,822 --> 01:10:52,512 With that we are happy to take questions. 1246 01:10:52,512 --> 01:10:55,512 >> Let's go to public comment. 1247 01:11:02,441 --> 01:11:06,410 >> Caller, you are on the line. 1248 01:11:06,232 --> 01:11:07,766 You have two minutes. 1249 01:11:07,766 --> 01:11:08,926 Kelly. 1250 01:11:08,926 --> 01:11:09,554 >> Yeah. 1251 01:11:09,554 --> 01:11:15,790 I would like to point to OBAG-4 on the upcoming projects, 1252 01:11:15,790 --> 01:11:19,326 the next round of projects that are 1253 01:11:19,326 --> 01:11:22,586 going to be benefiting the Unincorporated and Alameda 1254 01:11:22,586 --> 01:11:23,860 County. 1255 01:11:23,860 --> 01:11:28,486 These transportation projects are very complicated and a lot 1256 01:11:28,592 --> 01:11:33,126 of things can slip through the cracks but one of the smallest 1257 01:11:33,126 --> 01:11:39,726 items that was on the list , in fact the smallest item. 1258 01:11:42,566 --> 01:11:43,518 Only $300,000. 1259 01:11:43,518 --> 01:11:46,702 A tiny item that nobody would notice but it's really 1260 01:11:46,702 --> 01:11:49,696 the most important when it comes to us from the legacy 1261 01:11:49,696 --> 01:11:54,460 of Supervisor Scott Haggerty and the legacy of supervisor 1262 01:11:54,460 --> 01:11:58,926 Richard Valle and that is the Niles Canyon Trail. 1263 01:11:58,926 --> 01:12:04,926 The Niles Canyon Trail hasn't had the Ciclavia, the roll 1264 01:12:08,782 --> 01:12:12,382 and stroll in a couple years. 1265 01:12:13,406 --> 01:12:17,646 But it still is a very important priority 1266 01:12:17,646 --> 01:12:23,460 for the people of Sinall, the people of Pleasanton 1267 01:12:23,334 --> 01:12:25,700 and the people of Fremont. 1268 01:12:25,700 --> 01:12:28,770 We've had non-motorized trails since thousands of years 1269 01:12:28,770 --> 01:12:31,278 ago when the original inhabitants of Alameda County 1270 01:12:31,278 --> 01:12:34,256 were able to walk from Fremont to Pleasanton 1271 01:12:34,256 --> 01:12:37,256 and today they can't walk. 1272 01:12:37,846 --> 01:12:40,246 From Fremont to Pleasanton. 1273 01:12:40,956 --> 01:12:44,126 It's illegal to walk down Niles Canyon Road 1274 01:12:44,126 --> 01:12:48,126 and this project will address that inequity. 1275 01:12:48,126 --> 01:12:53,819 I'd like to call back to the lessons of Supervisor Scott 1276 01:12:53,819 --> 01:12:54,345 Haggerty. 1277 01:12:54,345 --> 01:13:00,534 He taught us that no matter how small, no matter how forgotten, 1278 01:13:00,534 --> 01:13:06,626 that if you fight, that if you focus on our priorities 1279 01:13:06,626 --> 01:13:11,112 and really stay committed and stay over the long term 1280 01:13:11,112 --> 01:13:12,379 we can accomplish a lot. 1281 01:13:12,379 --> 01:13:14,379 Thank you. 1282 01:13:20,980 --> 01:13:22,432 >> I have no additional speakers. 1283 01:13:22,432 --> 01:13:23,299 >> Very good. 1284 01:13:23,299 --> 01:13:26,260 We will close public comment and bring it back 1285 01:13:26,260 --> 01:13:28,426 for discussion and deliberation. 1286 01:13:29,470 --> 01:13:31,470 Supervisor Miley. 1287 01:13:32,443 --> 01:13:34,260 >> I don't think I have any questions. 1288 01:13:34,260 --> 01:13:38,770 I do appreciate this informational update by staff 1289 01:13:38,770 --> 01:13:39,803 since I'm on MTC. 1290 01:13:39,803 --> 01:13:42,752 I was kind of familiar with what took place 1291 01:13:42,752 --> 01:13:48,706 because it did take a lot of discussion and many meetings 1292 01:13:48,706 --> 01:13:51,966 to come up with the TLC policy changes 1293 01:13:51,966 --> 01:13:56,166 because people felt there was too much 1294 01:13:56,430 --> 01:13:59,526 rigidity in the former TOC policies 1295 01:13:59,526 --> 01:14:02,622 and there was quite a lot of back and forth 1296 01:14:02,622 --> 01:14:05,438 through the entire Bay area region. 1297 01:14:05,438 --> 01:14:09,906 I'm just really pleased that once again TLC compliance is not 1298 01:14:09,906 --> 01:14:14,706 needed to be eligible for most OBAG-4 funds 1299 01:14:17,796 --> 01:14:21,890 and that we should be able to adhere to that 1300 01:14:21,890 --> 01:14:25,289 and get the 85 points through the measures 1301 01:14:25,454 --> 01:14:27,198 that we have got underway. 1302 01:14:27,198 --> 01:14:31,256 So I don't have anything to say but I do appreciate 1303 01:14:31,256 --> 01:14:34,256 this update today by staff. 1304 01:14:34,388 --> 01:14:39,660 I just want to have staff keep us 1305 01:14:39,660 --> 01:14:41,486 abreast of where we are going so we can 1306 01:14:41,486 --> 01:14:44,206 continue to get those funds. 1307 01:14:44,206 --> 01:14:44,946 >> Thank you. 1308 01:14:44,946 --> 01:14:51,679 A question I have is around the TOC policies in Alameda County, 1309 01:14:51,679 --> 01:14:52,433 the production. 1310 01:14:52,433 --> 01:14:56,460 We show none existing but two planned inclusionary housing 1311 01:14:56,460 --> 01:14:58,460 administrative approval. 1312 01:14:58,232 --> 01:15:04,832 Where are both of those in the pipeline of being discussed? 1313 01:15:05,406 --> 01:15:09,460 Is it taking a lot to get this done? 1314 01:15:09,460 --> 01:15:13,515 >> I'm going to hand it over to my colleague from >> Good 1315 01:15:13,515 --> 01:15:14,150 morning. 1316 01:15:14,150 --> 01:15:17,840 I am Olivia Ortiz, planner three with the county. 1317 01:15:17,840 --> 01:15:21,686 We are hoping to be on the early October board planning agenda 1318 01:15:21,686 --> 01:15:24,246 to give you an update on those projects. 1319 01:15:24,246 --> 01:15:27,846 We have a lovely consultant team. 1320 01:15:27,866 --> 01:15:30,378 We are going to the Eden Mac in a week 1321 01:15:30,378 --> 01:15:33,459 to begin a road show so we will be providing an update soon 1322 01:15:33,459 --> 01:15:39,206 but I can answer specific questions if you have them. 1323 01:15:39,206 --> 01:15:44,542 >> One thing that comes to mind around a production policy 1324 01:15:44,542 --> 01:15:48,506 in place doesn't mean that we don't already support production 1325 01:15:48,506 --> 01:15:50,506 projects. 1326 01:15:50,646 --> 01:15:52,646 >> 100%. 1327 01:15:52,646 --> 01:15:54,246 >> Okay. 1328 01:15:54,246 --> 01:15:59,731 And I note that under preservation we have mobile home 1329 01:15:59,731 --> 01:16:06,631 and I think mobile home is one that is both preservation -- 1330 01:16:06,631 --> 01:16:09,555 the mobile home space one of both preservation in one sense 1331 01:16:09,555 --> 01:16:14,955 and production in another sense because, unless I'm mistaken, 1332 01:16:16,542 --> 01:16:18,942 there is some opportunity. 1333 01:16:20,125 --> 01:16:23,125 Some applicants, some owners would 1334 01:16:25,324 --> 01:16:28,966 like to convert mobile home to hundreds of units and others 1335 01:16:28,966 --> 01:16:31,720 would like to keep mobile home as mobile home. 1336 01:16:31,720 --> 01:16:34,606 They both can exist and creating more units 1337 01:16:34,606 --> 01:16:38,590 would be production permit so I see mobile home 1338 01:16:38,590 --> 01:16:43,390 space as being possibly both preservation and production. 1339 01:16:46,166 --> 01:16:48,766 Am I thinking about that rightly or wrongly? 1340 01:16:48,766 --> 01:16:50,441 >> You are not wrong. 1341 01:16:50,441 --> 01:16:53,246 I don't know if it is in the most recent version 1342 01:16:53,246 --> 01:16:56,106 of administrative guidelines but at least 1343 01:16:56,106 --> 01:16:58,246 previous versions had a mobile home related 1344 01:16:58,246 --> 01:17:02,509 policy in preservation and in production a year and a half 1345 01:17:02,509 --> 01:17:04,176 ago when we were making these decisions. 1346 01:17:04,176 --> 01:17:10,146 We thought because the mobile home ordinance that was already 1347 01:17:10,146 --> 01:17:14,656 under discussion with the Planning Commission, the one 1348 01:17:14,656 --> 01:17:18,536 that I guess will eventually make its way to your board, made 1349 01:17:18,536 --> 01:17:25,136 more sense to keep in the preservation >> I think so too. 1350 01:17:26,126 --> 01:17:28,222 No other questions or comments. 1351 01:17:28,222 --> 01:17:30,270 What is the next step for this? 1352 01:17:30,270 --> 01:17:33,726 It's just information so where will this information go? 1353 01:17:33,726 --> 01:17:36,870 >> This is just information for now but there are a variety 1354 01:17:36,870 --> 01:17:40,376 of policies under this that will be coming to your board or its 1355 01:17:40,376 --> 01:17:41,646 various committees soon. 1356 01:17:41,646 --> 01:17:44,206 You should look forward to those. 1357 01:17:44,206 --> 01:17:47,254 >> Godspeed on the what do you call it. 1358 01:17:47,254 --> 01:17:48,982 Road show. 1359 01:17:48,982 --> 01:17:51,982 Godspeed on the road show. 1360 01:17:52,846 --> 01:17:54,646 >> Thank you. 1361 01:17:54,646 --> 01:17:56,646 >> Thank you. 1362 01:17:56,806 --> 01:18:00,850 With that, we will move to public comment on items 1363 01:18:00,850 --> 01:18:04,526 not on today's agenda but within the purview of this body. 1364 01:18:04,526 --> 01:18:06,526 Public comment, please. 1365 01:18:08,646 --> 01:18:09,219 >> Kelley. 1366 01:18:09,219 --> 01:18:10,702 We are on public comment. 1367 01:18:10,702 --> 01:18:13,702 You have two >> Thank you. 1368 01:18:14,950 --> 01:18:19,150 Yeah this OBAG stuff that just happened 1369 01:18:20,888 --> 01:18:24,486 reminds me of another mandate for the county. 1370 01:18:24,486 --> 01:18:27,326 That is the arena housing numbers which is probably 1371 01:18:27,326 --> 01:18:29,977 tied in very closely with the OBAG 1372 01:18:29,977 --> 01:18:33,326 and if you look at the performance of your planning 1373 01:18:33,326 --> 01:18:34,826 department of Alameda County and you 1374 01:18:34,826 --> 01:18:38,660 look at the performance of every city around in the state 1375 01:18:38,660 --> 01:18:45,260 or in the Bay area, nobody is producing those Rena housing 1376 01:18:46,276 --> 01:18:47,306 production requirements. 1377 01:18:47,306 --> 01:18:49,542 The eight year cycle. 1378 01:18:49,542 --> 01:18:54,860 The last three years out of the eight year cycle 1379 01:18:54,860 --> 01:18:56,350 they've produced on average in the Bay area something 1380 01:18:56,350 --> 01:18:59,654 like 13 or 14% so they are on track to produce 1381 01:18:59,654 --> 01:19:01,621 Bay area wide about 37%. 1382 01:19:01,621 --> 01:19:07,621 On target to produce 37% of the goal which is -- 1383 01:19:07,864 --> 01:19:11,740 in other words we are falling far short of the goal and there 1384 01:19:11,740 --> 01:19:15,326 is no penalty for not meeting the goal so a lot of these 1385 01:19:15,326 --> 01:19:21,266 mandates, there is no teeth behind them so we've got to take 1386 01:19:21,266 --> 01:19:25,566 that with a grain of salt and I'm sure that the longest 1387 01:19:25,566 --> 01:19:30,646 serving people on staff and on this board are well aware 1388 01:19:30,646 --> 01:19:35,486 of just how toothless these requirements are and probably 1389 01:19:35,486 --> 01:19:39,960 know how to play this game very well. 1390 01:19:39,960 --> 01:19:45,960 And then also, all the items that came up today, 1391 01:19:45,372 --> 01:19:48,592 it all comes down to the question 1392 01:19:48,592 --> 01:19:49,816 of who do you represent. 1393 01:19:49,816 --> 01:19:53,416 Do you represent one particular constituency? 1394 01:19:53,846 --> 01:19:59,846 Are you working on behalf of a certain geographic subregion 1395 01:20:01,276 --> 01:20:05,476 to bring benefits and bring countywide revenues 1396 01:20:08,726 --> 01:20:12,274 from the 1.6 million people of Alameda County down 1397 01:20:12,274 --> 01:20:16,184 to one small region or do you work for the whole county? 1398 01:20:16,184 --> 01:20:18,184 Thank you. 1399 01:20:20,968 --> 01:20:22,926 >> We have no more speakers for public comment. 1400 01:20:22,926 --> 01:20:24,683 >> Very good. 1401 01:20:24,683 --> 01:20:28,283 With that said, we are adjourned.