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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION Special Meeting Minutes December 9, 2015 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:11 p.m. in Room 1600 of the City Hall Ross Annex. ATTENDANCE The following Committee Members were present: Vincent Sarmiento, David Benavides Absent: Michele Martinez Staff present were: David Cavazos, City Manager; Hassan Haghani, Executive Director/ Planning & Building Agency; Fred Mousavipour, Executive Director /Public Works Agency; Kelly Reenders, Executive Director /Community Development Agency; Taig Higgins, Principal Civil Engineer; Robert Cortez, Special Asst. to the City Manager; Candida Neal, Planning Manager; Vince Fregoso, Principal Planner; Jorge Garcia, Senior Management Analyst; Julie Castro - Cardenas, Senior Management Analyst; and Rosa Barela, PBA Executive Secretary. PUBLIC COMMENTS — None AGENDA ITEMS APPROVAL OF MINUTES — October 14, 2015 Meeting Motion by Committee Member Benavides and seconded by Chairman Sarmiento to approve the minutes and approved unanimously by a vote of 2:0 (Martinez absent). THIRD & BROADWAY PROJECT {Strategic Plan No. 3, 5A} PBA Executive Director Hassan Haghani provided an update on the Third & Broadway Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. Three developers responded to the Citys' RFQ. However, Caribou Industries was the only developer to include a hotel component in their proposed project as outlined in the RFQ. If the Committee would like to pursue negotiations with Caribou Industries, Mr. Haghani recommended that the Committee request that Caribou Industries prepare a detailed pro forma which would describe funding sources, scheduling and project phasing. The pro forma would be reviewed by staff review and scheduled for City Council consideration. Mike Harrah, representing Caribou Industries, noted they look forward to working on the project. Development & Transp. Council Committee Minutes 13A-7 December 9, 2015