From: Ted Godshalk
To: Public Comment
Subject: Public Comment for item 5.1 of the Special Meeting on March 5, 2024 Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:59:04 AM
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Public Comment for item 5.1 of the Special Meeting on March 5, 2024 from Mr. Ted Godshalk
Council,
I urge you direct staff to sell the parcels at West 23rd Street between Harrison Ave. and Cleveland Ave. There are no conditions that you should cite to allow for LEASE of these properties. The City of National City should not be a LANDLORD for these properties.
Business interests should invest in our city and not get a “sweetheart” deal with a lease.
Additionally, the Sycuan Nation should not be given an exclusive negotiation agreement for any more properties in National City. These are not positions you should put "future" National City into.
For guidance of the future uses for the property, please refer to an earlier document that was produced for the City’s Redevelopment Agency in 2002. The document is called Marina Gateway Place National City Harbor District Request for Proposals. Mr. Martinez may have worked on this in his earlier time here. This document calls for numerous possible uses including restaurants, retail, live/work lofts, museums, and outdoor market place and public spaces. THIS PROPERTY should not be sold for the purpose of Cannabis sales. This document should not be left on the shelf to collect dust. Find it and read what earlier responsible planning called for.
Ted Godshalk
Item 5.1 - Ted Godshalk