Approve Point Molate development timeline and hire $150,000 financial advisor
In Plain English
The city owns 270 acres at Point Molate, a former Navy fuel depot site overlooking San Francisco Bay. This approves a development schedule and hires Kosmont Companies to provide financial advice as the city seeks a master developer. If approved, the city begins the formal process to select a developer for housing and mixed-use construction on the waterfront property.
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Votes
Approve the RFQ and postpone approval of the contract
7 to 0
Why This Vote Matters
The council unanimously approved moving forward with finding a developer for Point Molate, a 270-acre waterfront site the city owns, but delayed hiring a financial consultant. The decision allows the city to begin the formal process of selecting a master developer to build housing and other projects on the former Navy fuel depot overlooking San Francisco Bay. However, the council postponed approving a contract with Kosmont Companies, which was supposed to provide financial advice during the developer selection process. This represents a significant step toward developing one of the city's largest undeveloped properties, though the delay in hiring financial expertise suggests the council wants more time to consider that aspect of the process.
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Approve the tentative schedule as recommended by staff
4 to 2
Why This Vote Matters
The city approved a development schedule and hired financial consultants to help select a master developer for Point Molate, a 270-acre former Navy site on San Francisco Bay. This decision launches the formal process to find a developer who will build housing and other projects on the valuable waterfront property the city owns. The council passed the measure in a divided 4-2 vote, with Councilmembers Martinez and Beckles opposed and Willis abstaining. The approval moves forward a long-discussed plan to transform the former fuel depot into a major development that could significantly change Richmond's waterfront.
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Other motions
Adopt staff's recommendation with two conditions: (1) incorporate the subject matter that Councilmember Martinez presented on this item at the City Council meeting on July 10, 2018; and (2) delete the provision in the proposed RFQ that would prohibit responders from contacting or lobbying councilmembers and staff regarding the RFQ
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