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AIRPORTS COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	09/11/2019
Subject: 3-acre business park development, Buchanan Field
Submitted For:	Keith Freitas
Department:	Airports
Referral No.:
Referral Name:
Presenter:		Contact:	Beth Lee (925) 681-4200

Information

Referral History:

On December 8, 2015, the Contra Costa County Public Works – Airports Division received a letter of interest from a private party to develop an industrial business park use on approximately 3 acres of land owned by the County and located on the northeast corner of Marsh Drive and Sally Ride Drive on the west side of Buchanan Field Airport. The parcel is designated for non-aviation use on the Buchanan Field Master Plan.

Per adopted procedures, the County notified existing commercial tenants at Buchanan Field and Byron Airport and publicized the notice to solicit other competitive interest in the property. The response deadline was January 14, 2016, and the County did not receive any additional letters of interest to develop this property. On March 29, 2016, the Board authorized County staff to negotiate a lease with the proposed developer.

In November 2016, the development team submitted a development plan application to DCD for the proposed project. Public Works staff would perform the environmental analysis for the project. Airports staff will draft a lease for the 3-acre business park. The lease will be scheduled for the Board’s review and consideration when the environmental review process has been completed (the lease may be approved concurrently with the environmental component).

Development of this 3-acre vacant parcel for business park use would expand economic development activity at Buchanan Field Airport and lead to increased revenues to the Airport Enterprise Fund. This development will also facilitate the growth and development as identified in the adopted Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan. A business proposal must be consistent with the Airport Master Plan and General Plan for consideration.

The project was reviewed by DCD and they found that it does not require a planning approval process. On January 11, 2017, the project sponsors submitted the paperwork necessary to initiate the environmental review process. The environmental process was estimated to take 4 to 6 months to complete. However, it has been 14 months and the environmental process is not yet done.

On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, the Board approved to lease with Montecito to develop a business park on the northeast corner of Marsh and Sally Ride Drive.

Referral Update:

The project is still in being reviewed for compliance with its environmental mitigation requirements which is required before submitting for building permits.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

3-acre business park development, Buchanan Field. An application will be submitted for building permits.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

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