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C. 53

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	March 9, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Exclusive Negotiating Agreement-Pacific West Communities

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/09/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor

Contact:

Maureen Toms, 925-674-7878

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 9, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Pacific West Communities for the development of a minimum of 325 multiple family residences and 40,000 sq. ft. of commercial space for the Orbisonia Heights site in the Bay Point area.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact to the General Fund. Staff project costs are covered by the Housing Successor budget.

BACKGROUND:

The County, in its capacity as Housing Successor to the Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency, is the owner of approximately 7.767 acres of vacant real property located southeast of Bailey Road and State Route 4 in the Bay Point area. The site is within the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station Area and is planned for high density transit-oriented development. The site was assembled by the former Redevelopment Agency and is a housing asset, now owned by the County (as Housing Successor).

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The County released a Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals in December 2016. A committee of staff and community members selected Pacific West Communities (Developer) as the developer for the site. An exclusive negotiating agreement between the County and the Developer was approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 17, 2017. That agreement has expired but the parties desire to continue to pursue the originally-contemplated project and would, therefore, like to enter into the exclusive negotiating agreement that is the subject of this board order.

The purpose of this Agreement is twofold. First, it is intended to enable the parties to assess the feasibility of the development. Second, if the development is determined to be feasible, it is intended to enable the parties to negotiate a disposition and development agreement (a “DDA”). Under the DDA, the Property would be conveyed to the Developer for construction of the development. The disposition of the property is governed by the County, in its capacity as Housing Successor.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Development of a Housing Successor asset will be delayed.