Request for Proposals for City-Owned Sites
Affordable Housing Development in the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element Item 11-A
February 25, 2025
Item 11-A
February 25, 2025
2 City’s Housing Element (2021-2029)
• Adopted by City Council on October 11, 2022
• Certified by California Housing and Community Development (HCD) on October 14, 2022
• Required the City to demonstrate that the zoning could accommodate the assigned Regional Housing Need Assessment (RHNA) of 8,895 at each income level
Item 11-A
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Item 11-A
February 25, 2025
3 Commitment of City-owned Sites in Housing Element
• Commitment for a minimum of 1,880 affordable housing units across 5 City-owned sites:
1. Former Parking Structure 3
2. Public Parking Lots 7, 8, and 12 (Wilshire Sites)
3. 4th/5th and Arizona
4. Bergamot Station Arts Center (Bergamot)
5. Main Street Parking Lots
• Commitment to release Notice/Request for Proposals (RFP) every two years
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4 2025 Release of Notice/RFP – Bergamot
Sta ff re c om m e nd s m oving
forw a rd w ith Be rg a m ot for the
ne xt Notic e / RFP
• Potential for development and
private funding for affordable
artist housing
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5 Bergamot Factors
• Bergamot requires significant capital improvements
• The 4th/5th/Arizona site has two existing bank leases • EDD would be able to negotiate lease extensions at a higher rent, and potentially a longer term.
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6 2027 Release of the Notice/RFP – 4th/5th/AZ
Sta ff re c om m e nd s m oving
forw a rd w ith the Notic e / RFP for
4th/5th/ AZ in 2027
• Release by June 30, 2027 (as is
required)
• Allows time to pursue options for
Parking Structure 1 to enable
affordable housing across all 3
sites collectively
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7 Parking Structure 1 (PS1)
Per the City’s Seismic Retrofit Ordinance Compliance and Noticing Schedule PS1 must receive a seismic retrofit by October 2027 to remain open and in operation Staff is seeking Council direction on these four options for PS1:
1. Complete a seismic retrofit by October of 2027:
2. Demolish PS1 and develop affordable housing on the site:
3. Sell PS1 with an agreement that the new owner would provide affordable housing
4. Keep PS1 in operation until October 2027, then close it to the public until its future is determined
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8 Surplus Land Declarations
Bergamot and 4th/5th/AZ:
• Designation: Surplus Land
• PS1:
• Designation: Exempt Surplus
• The land area of this site is 29,972 square feet, making this an ideal site for “exempt surplus” designation
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9 Main Street Parking Lots
• 577 residences required at this site
• Complexity of each location
• Release of RFP for these sites will occur by 2029.
• Additional Due Diligence Needed:
• Department of Transportation’s parking study
• Environmental study
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10 Next Steps
Bergamot:
• Housing Commission
• Arts Commission
• Community meeting before the release of the Notice/RFP Item 11-A
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12 Staff Recommended Action
1. Declare City-owned properties located at Bergamot Station Arts Center located at 2500 Olympic (APNs 4268-013-919 and 4268-014-900) as “surplus land” and authorize the City Manager to advance the Notice/Request for Proposal (RFP) by June 30, 2025 and take implementing actions necessary to comply with the SLA and the City’s Housing Element.
2. Declare two City-owned properties located at 1333 4th Street (APNs 4291-011- 909 and 4291-011-910) and 1324 5th Street (APNs 4291-011-900, 4291-011-901, 4291-011-902, 4291-011-903, 4291-011-904, 4291- 011-905 and 4291-011-908) as “surplus land” and authorize the City Managerto advance the Notice/Request for Proposal (RFP) by June 30, 2027 and take implementing actions necessary to comply with the SLA and the City’s Housing Element.
3. Declare City-owned property at 1234 4th Street (currently operated as a public parking structure, Parking Structure 1,(PS1) as “exempt surplus land” and direct staff to prepare the site for a future 100% affordable housing development.
4. Adopt the findings stated in the Environmental Review section of this staff report, including, without limitation, a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15312 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, a finding of no possibility of significant effect on the environment pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), and a finding that the development of affordable housing on City-owned property was previously analyzed in the 6th Cycle Housing Element Environmental Impact Report.
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February 25, 2025
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