TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Bruce Moe, Finance Director
Andy Sywak, Economic Vitality Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Review Alternative Uses for Site and Draft for Request for Proposal for Hotel Developer at Parkview Site (Finance Director Moe).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider a report on alternative uses for the Parkview site, and provide direction on a preferred use. Should Council determine that the preferred use is a hotel, staff recommends City Council review the list of hotel developer finalists from the Request for Qualifications process and approve the hotel development Request for Proposal (RFP) that would be used to select a hotel developer for that site from the three recommended finalists.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City has been exploring alternative uses for a city-owned parking lot located at the southeast corner of Parkview Avenue and Village Drive (Parkview Site Aerial View - Attachment #1). At its Dec. 1, 2015 meeting, City Council directed staff to research additional alternative uses to the Parkview site, while also soliciting Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from hotel developers interested in developing a high-end life style hotel for the site. Please note that the area under exploration is limited exclusively to the parking lot; neither Manhattan Village Soccer Field nor any other open space or athletic facilities is under consideration. In the event the City Council authorizes staff to issue a RFP seeking proposals for a hotel or other private development (e.g., senior housing), the RFP will require that any potential developers increase the capacity of the parking lot so that there is adequate parking for, not only the existing uses, including visitors to and users of the soccer field, that currently use the lot, but for any ...
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