Speaker 1: Item 20.
Speaker 0: A report from Economic and Property Development and Development Services recommendation to adopt specifications for the purchase and development opportunity at Anaheim Street and Lime Avenue. Declare the property a surplus and authorize the city manager to execute all necessary documents with CJD Development Group for the sale of the property in the amount of $500,000. District six.
Speaker 1: Councilman.
Speaker 12: Thank you, Vice Mayor. This is another great development choice for the Midtown, and I am really excited about this project. We're looking at adding on an additional ten temporary jobs and 24 permanent jobs with this development, hopefully filling in with the six district residents. This building has been a complete eyesore for as many as I can see as far as you is concerned. And I'm so happy to see that this is an award winning developer and project manager. Cha Cha Lewis will be restoring the property back to its original splendor as an art deco masterpiece on the ground floor. The project will include two cultural, five favored enhancement restaurants that include a contemporary Asian noodle restaurant called Glass Noodle. The second floor will be dedicated to a full flexible workspace. Google, AT&T, Vision, Apple, American Express. Facebooks are examples of some of the large companies using flexible workspace. I'm really excited about this project and I'm looking forward to seeing the finishing project and the new wave possibilities that will mixed use will be bringing to the midtown Anaheim and Long Beach Boulevard. Thank you very much for this. And then we do have the developer and one of the owners here. Would you like to say a few words? I'll just say everything fine with you. And you guys can come up and speak if you like to.
Speaker 1: Feel, Yes, we can take this as.
Speaker 12: Mr. Lewis here.
Speaker 1: We can take public comment at this time. Yes, yes. Come.
Speaker 12: I thought I jumped the gun because everybody's so, you know, safe at this time. Just come up and speak.
Speaker 5: Madam Vice Mayor, esteemed council members, we just wanted to take one minute to thank you for the opportunity to talk, but more importantly, for the opportunity to participate in what we think is the fastest growing and best city in the state. So thank you. We're excited to see what we can do with the location. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Speaker 1: Next speaker, please.
Speaker 0: Hello. My name is Terry Henry, and I'm here with my business partner and husband, Gregory Dane Sabin. We have been Long Beach residents since 1999 and 2004 respectively, and own three Long Beach life properties between between us excuse me, and two thriving Long Beach based businesses. Ours was one of the three proposals submitted on the RFP property at Anaheim in Lime. Unfortunately, we were as we were not awarded the property, but we are here to express our disappointment in the way the award of the property was processed. We were told that when properties were released, they would have we. Proposers would have or potential buyers would have one mandatory walk through and that we would need to attend in order to submit a proposal. One walk through turned into three, after which we were told there would be no more walkthroughs. We spent five months, a lot of time, effort and thousands of dollars to submit what we thought was a very dynamic proposal that would bring jobs, art and culture to the Six District. The day before the proposals were due, we received an email saying the due date would be postponed a month and there would be yet another walk through which we attended. There was only one new group attending the fourth walk through and lo and behold, the property was ultimately rewarded to them. Perhaps these guys, you know, have submitted a more compelling proposal. They had 23 days to put it together and to adhere to all the required, uh, proposal specifications crossing every T, dotting every I. But we feel the rules were changed halfway through the game to award the property to a group not based in Long Beach after they came in at the 11th hour. And we're given the opportunity for a walk through and to submit a proposal was unfair to those of us that played by the rules and did not ask for special consideration. We are not here to formally protest the decision of the city and will of course abide by the final decision. But we would like to respectfully request that the City Council evaluate all three proposals that were submitted before making a final decision. Thank you for your time.
Speaker 1: Thank you.
Speaker 5: Mr. Conway be happy to make a comment relative to their testimony in our efforts to solicit interested parties in all of our offices. We have, on occasion, extended the due date in order to accommodate additional interest which may have been late. The objective being to bring forth the largest number and most qualified proposals for each of our properties. We have, I think, conducted that same activity relative to this parcel by having more walkthroughs and is typical. And that intent again is to solicit more interest and higher quality proposals submitted for the property. So this is not an unusual event relative to the RDA properties.
Speaker 1: Councilman Andrews?
Speaker 12: Yes. I'd like to move to your pro.
Speaker 1: Okay. There's been a motion and a second. Thank you, Mr. Conway. Members, please cast your vote.
Speaker 0: Motion carries.
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP EP16-002 for the purchase and development opportunity at Anaheim Street and Lime Avenue (622-628 East Anaheim Street/1225-1235 Lime Avenue), Assessor Parcel Numbers 7274-002-904,-905, -906, -907 (Subject Property);

Declare the City-owned Subject Property as surplus; 

Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all necessary documents, including a Purchase and Sale Agreement with CJDT Development Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, or affiliate, for the sale of the Subject Property in the amount of $500,000; and

Accept Categorical Exemption CE 16-135.  (District 6)