REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Consider County Request to Site Modular Shelter Building on Parcel E at Onizuka
Report
BACKGROUND
On September 29, 2015 (RTC 15-0857) Council issued a temporary license to the County allowing it to use City property located at "Parcel A" on the former Onizuka Air Force Station (AFS) for the four-month winter shelter season, which runs each year from the Monday after Thanksgiving until the end of March. With allowance for demobilization and the possible need to extend the operation of the shelter to accommodate an Inclement Weather Episode, the license agreement has a termination date of April 30, 2016 (Attachment 1).
In mid-January, to allow for proper transition time, City and County staff began discussing the demobilization and transition strategy for the Cold Weather Shelter from the Parcel A site. While discussions for next year's Cold Weather Shelter are beginning, along with the County's recent acquisition of a facility on Hamlin Court, at issue currently is the County's interest in securing a site to store its modular structure. The County has indicated that it would take two years to ready the Hamlin Court site for a longer term cold weather shelter use, if that is the final County determination of its use. The County recently inquired about the possibility of temporarily locating the modular structure on "Parcel E." This is entirely a decision of the City Council, and it has deliberated on this parcel in the past; however, staff is presenting the most current County request for additional dialogue on this site and presents policy considerations to add to the discussion. A map of the various parcels at Onizuka is provided in Attachment 2.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 1.2.7
Acquisition, Leasing, and Disposition of City-Owned Real Property
In all real property transactions, consideration must be given to the City's near and long-term goals and the public benefit derived from the use. Using an approa...
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