COUNCIL AGENDA: 10/25/22ITEM:10.3
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND FROM:Councilmember RaulPeralezCITY COUNCIL SUBJECT:SEE BELOW DATE:October 21, 2022
Approved by: Date: 10/21/2022
SUBJECT:DA22-001 - Third Amendment to the DevelopmentAgreement withJackson-Taylor Partners, LLC for the Japantown Corporation Yard RedevelopmentProject (Ordinance No. 29528)
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Staff’s recommendation and direct Staff to return to the Community andEconomic Development Committee with regular progress reports on the construction,occupation, and utilization of the Creative Center for the Arts.
BACKGROUND
After nearly two decades of planning, community engagement, negotiations with multipledevelopers, and city meetings, I am excited to see the Creative Center for the Arts onestep closer to providing a permanent, stable home for San José Taiko and other localnonprofit arts and cultural groups in the heart of San José’s Japantown.
I want to thank Staff from the City’s Office of Economic Development and CulturalAffairs as well as Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement for the time and energythey have invested in this project. Thanks are also due to Swenson Builders, SheaProperties, SVCreates, San José Taiko, Japantown neighbors and businesses, and all ofthe partners who came together in a spirit of collaboration to create a truly unique assetfor our creative community.