REPORT TO HOUSING AUTHORITY
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Amendment No. 3 to the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Habitat for Humanity East Bay / Silicon Valley for 3575 De La Cruz Boulevard
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
The City selected Habitat for Humanity East Bay / Silicon Valley (Developer) in 2018 through a competitive process as the developer for a City-owned affordable housing site at 3575 De La Cruz Boulevard. On April 9, 2019, the City Council approved an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with the Developer for the site.
The ENA provided an initial negotiating period of 18 months, commencing on the date the Agreement was fully executed, which could be extended for two additional periods of six months each by the City Manager upon presentation of a written request from the Developer together with a schedule of tasks to be accomplished during the additional period. Both six-month extensions have been authorized by the City Manager with the first authorized. As allowed under the ENA, the City Manager previously granted two six-month extensions for the ENA (Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2) on December 14, 2020 and the second on July 12, 2021 respectively.
An additional extension requires action by the City Council. Habitat for Humanity is now requesting a Council approved Third Amendment to the ENA to grant an extension for an additional six months to allow them additional time to prepare a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) for Council consideration.
Site Description
The Property is currently a vacant 0.7-acre site. The site was previously developed with a City Fire Station, which was demolished in 2010. An 80-foot PG&E easement containing transmission lines supported on top of 100-foot tall PG&E lattice towers is located along the Property's eastern edge. Surrounding land uses include light industrial buildings to the south, single-family residences to the...
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