CALIFORNIA MEMORANDUM DATE: January 16, 2019 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Christine Daniel, City Manager SUBJECT: Progress Report for December 2018 The following provides the Mayor, City Council, staff and the public with a summary of the activities in the City Manager’s office for the month of December 2018. Meetings & Events The City Manager attended the following City Council meetings: 12/10 and 12/18. The City Manager attended the following Council Committee and City Commission meetings: Budget & Governance & Budget Advisory Committees:12/13. The City Manager accompanied the Mayor to the Alameda County Mayor’s Conference meeting: 12/12. The City Manager attended the Public Art Reception: 12/13. The City Manager attended the ECCL JOA Administrative Committee meeting: 12/17. Projects & Updates The City Manager attended Berkeley Homeless Project meeting: 12/3. The City Manager attended several Parking Management meetings during the month of December; and the Emeryville/AC Transit ILC Meeting: 12/18. Miscellaneous The City Manager attended the Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting ceremony at City Hall: 12/7. CITY OF EMERYVILLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DATE: January 1, 2019 TO: Christine Daniel, City Manager FROM: Charles S. Bryant, Community Development Director SUBJECT: PROGRESS REPORT – DECEMBER 2018 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH The City Council approved a draft concept plan for 40th Street with a two-way bicycle facility on the north side and bus-only lanes in both directions. A traffic analysis, detailed cost estimates, and final concept plan will now be prepared. The Planning Commission held a study session on a revised proposal for Public Market Parcel B that includes 150,000 square feet of office/lab space, 14,000 square feet of retail space, and 565 parking spaces. The Commission also held a study session on the proposed Onni Christie Mixed Use Project, which includes a 54-story residential tower with 638 units and a 16-story office tower with 238,000 square feet of office space. The project has generated great interest from the public and the press. If constructed as currently proposed, the residential tower will be the tallest building in California outside San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Public Art Committee held a reception in City Hall on December 13 to unveil the 2018 Purchase Award, a collection of black earthen vases entitled Silhouette by artist Sara Paloma, and to celebrate other accomplishments of the Art in Public Places Program in 2018. A building permit has been issued for the first tenant improvement in the EmeryStation West/ Transit Center building, for Zogenix on the fifth floor. Zogenix is a pharmaceutical company that develops transformative therapies for rare diseases. Significant progress was made in December towards abatement of the blighted “Nady Site” at 6701 Shellmound Street. A Compliance Agreement was signed by the developer, property owner, and City, effective December 19. The demolition permit was approved on December 18 and is ready-to-issue. Meanwhile, lead-based paint and asbestos removal activities got underway in preparation for demolition of the buildings on the site. Two Emeryville companies, Gritstone Oncology and Kikoko, have been named as finalists for the 2019 East Bay Innovation Awards. The awards will be presented on March 28 at the Fox Theater in Oakland. December 2018 Progress Report • Community Development Department | 1 MEETINGS AND CONTACTS Below are listed substantive meetings and other contacts that staff has had during the month of December with individuals and organizations from outside the City of Emeryville. (To jump to the full write-up, click on the title of any item below; to return, press Alt + ) Art Center. In December, Economic Development and Housing staff continued to hold periodic meetings with Orton Development, Inc. to discuss terms of a Lease Disposition and Development Agreement, as well as to facilitate ODI’s due diligence by providing access to the project site. Building Division Pre-Submittal Meetings. During the month of December, the Building Division held numerous pre-submittal meetings with building permit applicants, as listed below in the Building Division section. Business Outreach. Staff corresponded with businesses interested in locating in Emeryville, brokers regarding available properties, and various new and existing businesses. Housing Developers. Staff spoke to one market rate housing developer in December. Novartis. On December 17, staff met with representatives of BioMed Realty to discuss the Development Agreement for the Chiron Planned Unit Development. Onni Christie Mixed Use Project. On December 20, staff held a debriefing telephone conference with the applicant following the Planning Commission study session on December 13. December 2018 Progress Report • Community Development Department | 2 CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND COMMITTEES CITY COUNCIL December 10 Election. The Council certified the results of the November 6 election, including the re-election of Councilmembers Donahue and Martinez, and then elected Councilmember Ally Medina as Mayor and Councilmember Christian Patz as Vice Mayor. They were sworn in by the City Clerk. Committee Appointments. The Council appointed themselves to various committees. Regarding committees staffed by the Community Development Department, the Council appointed Councilmember Bauters as liaison to the Housing Committee (the committee had not previously had a Council liaison), and converted two seats on the Housing Committee from Community Representatives to Business Representatives, one effective immediately and one effective June 30, 2019. Building Division Consultant Contract. The Council approved a first amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with West Coast Code Consultants (WC3) for fiscal year 2018- 2019 for plan checking and field inspection services. The amendment added $1,198,893 to the contract to cover expanded services for projects not previously included, for a total amount not to exceed $2,255,847. The Council also made corresponding appropriations to the Building Division expenditure and revenue budgets for fiscal year 2018-2019. Winter Shelter. The Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Oakland to fund the 2018-2019 Winter Shelter in an amount not to exceed $30,000 and appropriating $15,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund to the fiscal year 2018-19 Economic Development and Housing Division budget for Homeless Programs to cover the expense. December 18 Emery Go-Round Watergate Express Grant. The Council appropriated $238,819 from the Grant Fund to the “Emery Go-Round Watergate Express Service 2018” project to implement funding agreements with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Emeryville Transportation Management Association for Emery Go-Round Watergate Express service in calendar year 2018. 40th Street Concept Plan. The Council reviewed plans for the redesign of 40th Street from the Oakland border east of Adeline Street to the IKEA entrance, prepared in response to their direction at the October 16 Council meeting. The plan includes a two-way bikeway on the north side of the street created by removing parking, and two bus-only lanes: an eastbound lane created by narrowing travel lanes and the median, and a westbound lane created by converting a mixed-flow lane to bus-only. The Council approved the plans with one set of changes: reconfiguring the median between Horton and Hubbard Streets to eliminate the left turn lane from 40th Street into the Target parking lot opposite Hubbard Street and to lengthen the left turn lane from 40th Street into Horton Street. Staff and consultants will now prepare a traffic analysis, detailed cost estimates, and a final concept plan that can be used for grant applications. December 2018 Progress Report • Community Development Department | 3 PLANNING COMMISSION The Planning Commission considered the following items at its December 13 meeting: Decathlon Signs. The Commission unanimously approved a Major Sign Permit for one illuminated wall sign, one non-illuminated monument sign, and three illuminated signs on the tower structure for Decathlon sporting goods in the former Toys “R” Us building at 3938 Horton Street in the East BayBridge Shopping Center. Telecommunication Facilities Regulations Amendments. The Commission unanimously voted to recommend City Council approval of amendments to the Planning Regulations to make approvals of Wireless Communication Facilities subject to the Zoning Compliance Review process. This was necessitated by a recent Federal Communications Commission ruling that shortens the “shot-clock” for such approvals to 60 days. The item is scheduled to be considered by the City Council on January 15. Marketplace Redevelopment Project, “Parcel B”. The Commission held a study session to consider a new Final Development Plan (FDP) for “Parcel B” of the Marketplace Redevelopment Project Planned Unit Development to replace the previous FDP that was approved by the Planning Commission on June 23, 2016. The previously approved FDP included 26,000 square feet of retail space and 300 parking spaces. The proposed new FDP includes 14,000 square feet of retail space, 150,000 square feet of office/lab space, and 565 parking spaces. The Commission generally like the proposal, particularly the use of industrial vernacular, and agreed that the revised project for Parcel B was consistent with the approved Planned Unit Development for the Public Market. The Commission’s