Reconsideration of
Branford Point
Annexation
Pre-Application #22-01
City Council Meeting—September 19, 2022
Kim Espinosa, Planning Manager
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 1
Pre-Application Process (Adopted July 2021)
1. Applicant submits an “Annexation Pre-application.”
2. Meeting(s) with City staff & LAFCO staff.
3. Schedule for regularly scheduled City Council meeting.
4. Prepare report for City Council with analysis of “merit criteria” & the project’s infrastructure needs.
5. The City Council will indicate general support or non-support for application moving forward.
6. Applicant Decides Whether or Not to Proceed.
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 2
Current
City
Annexations
& Preliminary
Annexations
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 3
Branford Point Overview
758,597 Square Feet of Commercial/Industrial
196,000 R&D
280,000 Hospitality
205,000 Mixed Use
76,883 Retail
650 Total Dwelling Units Proposed
92 Affordable
233 Town Homes
325 Apartments
Mixed Use TBD
47.7 Acres on West Side of Lake Rd, South of Bellevue Rd (Branford Point) + 2 Added Parcels (2.3 Acres) = 50 Acres Total Annexation 5th Annexation Pre-Application Submitted Using New Process ATTACHMENT 5--Page 4
Proposed
Annexation
Area
*Within Sphere of Influence
& Bellevue Community Plan
* Per AB3312, UC Merced
would need to be Annexed
First
[47.7 Acres—Branford
Point +
2.3 Acres — Added
Parcels (Owned by
Others)
= 50 Acres Total]
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 5
Conceptual
Land Use Plan
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 6
Conceptual
Land Use
Plan Tables
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 7
Phasing Plan
The Project will NOT be Phased
Most Development will Happen
with First Phase, including
Backbone Infrastructure
Affordable Housing (92 Units)
7-Acre Townhome Project
Multiple 2-Story
Townhouse/Condos
Mixed Use Commercial Retail
Centers
10-Acre Apartment Complex
Hotel, Research & Development,
& Offices Would be Developed
According to Current Economic
Conditions
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 8
Design
Features
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 9
Jobs
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 10
Community Benefits
Public Spaces
& Walkable
Neighborhood
92 Affordable
Housing Units
(1st Phase)
Job
Generation
(1,400+ Jobs)
Local Hiring
Expansion of
Public
Infrastructure
Diverse
Housing
Types
Tax
Generation
Hotel
(UC Visitors)
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 11
Affordable
Housing &
Local
Hiring
Since the July 18, 2022, City Council Meeting, Mr.
Opinski has outlined His Commitments to:
Affordable Housing:
Constructing Most of the Project All in One
Phase, including the Affordable Housing Units
in the First Phase.
Meeting the Affordable Housing
Requirements (and Income Levels) in the
City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation Unit
Production Plan, adopted in April 2022.
Local Hiring:
Lifelong Merced County Resident
From 2009-2011, Over 70% Local Participation
in his Projects
Meetings with Local Building Trade Reps
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 12
City Council Action:
General Support or
Non-Support for
Branford Point
Annexation Moving
Forward?
ATTACHMENT 5--Page 13