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CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON <br />DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION <br />Special Meeting Minutes <br />December 9, 2015 <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 5:11 p.m. in Room 1600 of the City Hall Ross Annex. <br />ATTENDANCE <br />The following Committee Members were present: Vincent Sarmiento, David Benavides <br />Absent: Michele Martinez <br />Staff present were: David Cavazos, City Manager; Hassan Haghani, Executive Director/ <br />Planning & Building Agency; Fred Mousavipour, Executive Director/Public Works Agency; <br />Kelly Reenders, Executive Director/Community Development Agency; Taig Higgins, <br />Principal Civil Engineer; Robert Cortez, Special Asst. to the City Manager; Candida Neal, <br />Planning Manager; Vince Fregoso, Principal Planner; Jorge Garcia, Senior Management <br />Analyst; Julie Castro -Cardenas, Senior Management Analyst; and Rosa Barela, PBA <br />Executive Secretary. <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS — None <br />AGENDA ITEMS <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES — October 14, 2015 Meeting <br />Motion by Committee Member Benavides and seconded by Chairman <br />Sarmiento to approve the minutes and approved unanimously by a vote of 2:0 <br />(Martinez absent). <br />2. THIRD & BROADWAY PROJECT {Strategic Plan No. 3, 5A} <br />PBA Executive Director Hassan Haghani provided an update on the Third & <br />Broadway Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process. Three developers responded <br />to the Citys' RFQ. However, Caribou Industries was the only developer to include a <br />hotel component in their proposed project as outlined in the RFQ. If the Committee <br />would like to pursue negotiations with Caribou Industries, Mr. Haghani <br />recommended that the Committee request that Caribou Industries prepare a detailed <br />pro forma which would describe funding sources, scheduling and project phasing. <br />The pro forma would be reviewed by staff review and scheduled for City Council <br />consideration. <br />Mike Harrah, representing Caribou Industries, noted they look forward to working on <br />the project. <br />Development & Transp. Council Committee Minutes 1 December 9, 2015 <br />