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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11012005 - C60 r t 1 i zoo VA v TO: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FROM: John Sweeten, Executive Director DATE: November 1, 2005 SUBJECT: LAS DELTAS REUSE PLANNING STUDY SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE the Redevelopment Director to enter into a Project Agreement and Work Program with the Contra Costa County Housing Authority in the amount of $20,000 for a term beginning November 1, 2005, and ending October 31, 2006 for a Las Deltas Reuse Alternative Planning Study. FISCAL IMPACT No general fund money will be used on this project. The Redevelopment Agency has budgeted $20,000 for this project. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The Redevelopment Agency has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), dated September 2, 2004 with the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Richmond Housing Authority, Richmond Redevelopment Agency, Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond, and Contra Costa County Housing Authority to promote affordable housing in the North Richmond area. A component of the MOU is an evaluation of alternative approaches for the reuse, revitalization, and/or redevelopment of the 224-unit Las Deltas public housing site. The Redevelopment Agency and Housing Authority will jointly seek qualifications and proposals from financial and real estate development consultants to perform and deliver a written report for changing the character and use of all or part of the site. A public planning process will be conducted with the community to discuss alternative uses, scattered site development, relocation of current occupants and opportunities for business and job development. The desired outcome of this joint planning process will be a community sup p rted plan for revitalizing the site and the North Richmond area. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATUqE*""� ECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF AGENCY COMMITTEE ✓APPROVE OTHER } SIGNATURE(S):'� 0", ACTION OF B ON � 0-wr� APPROVED AS RECO ENDED � OTOR t� l Vt1TE OF COMMISSIONERS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE VYTE (ABSENT�/t�d' AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON THE DATE SHOWN Contact: D'Andre Wells-335-7236 ATTESTED / �"� /V*X&kl cc: CAO JOHN SWEETEN, AGENCY CRETARY AND It County Counsel COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Community Development Redevelopment Agency A qk Housing Authority BY ,DEPUTY C:\DOCUME-1UKennedy\L.OCALS-1\Temp\notesBAAA25\BOARD. 11.1.05 las deltas project agreement.doc11.01 1