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Joint P.H.- DDA with The Charles <br />Bowers Museum Corporation for <br />1902-1914 North Main Street <br />February 17, 2009 <br />Page 2 <br />1) the City Council adopt a resolution making certain findings with respect <br />to the consideration to be received by the Community Redevelopment Agency <br />pursuant to a Disposition and Development Agreement between the Community <br />Redevelopment Agency and The Charles Bowers Museum Corporation, a California <br />non-profit public benefit corporation, for the sale of certain real property <br />in the Merged Redevelopment Project Areas and approving the sale of said <br />real property upon the terms and conditions contained in that Agreement, and <br />2) the Community Redevelopment Agency adopt a resolution approving a <br />Disposition and Development Agreement with The Charles Bowers Museum <br />Corporation, a California non-profit public benefit corporation (Museum). <br />DI ~C'i1S ST(~N <br />In September 2005, the City Council and Redevelopment Agency approved and <br />authorized several actions to facilitate the 30,000 square foot expansion of <br />the Bowers Museum. As part of the transaction, the City effectuated a land <br />exchange with Steadfast Companies, a residential developer who owned the <br />property immediately north of the Museum. Under the exchange, Steadfast was <br />to develop a luxury condominium project on the City's existing 20th Street <br />parking lot, and the Museum was to expand its operation on the northerly <br />Steadfast parcel. <br />The Museum has completed its $14 million expansion; however, the Steadfast <br />development has been on hold due to market conditions. Steadfast recently <br />expressed a willingness to sell the lot to the Agency as they are not <br />interested in pursuing development of the site. Steadfast has agreed to <br />sell their parcel to the Agency for $1,300,000, which is considerably below <br />market value. In turn, the Agency proposes to enter into a Disposition and <br />Development Agreement (DDA) with the Museum for parking on an interim basis <br />and future museum expansion. The DDA provides that the Agency will convey <br />the property to Bowers for $1. At such time as Bowers determines the scope <br />of its future expansion, the appropriate zoning actions will be taken. In <br />the meantime, the existing parking lot will remain and be maintained by <br />Bowers. The DDA contains a deed restriction for the term of the project <br />area (2026) to allow only a public and/or museum use on the property. In <br />return for the property, the Bowers Corporation will be reimbursing the <br />City's general fund for prior year operating expenses in the amount of $1.3 <br />million. These funds will be paid after close of escrow on the parking lot <br />parcel. The City Council will need to take a subsequent action to <br />appropriate the funds once received. <br />80A-2 <br />