The Sunnyvale Onizuka Local Redevelopment Authority met in City Council Chambers,
456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, California, at 10:12 p.m., with Authority Chair Ron Swegles presiding.

PRESENT:

Authority Chair Ron Swegles

Authority Vice Chair John Howe

Authority Member Dean J. Chu

Authority Member Melinda Hamilton

Authority Member Anthony Spitaleri

Authority Member Christopher Moylan

ABSENT:

Authority Member Otto Lee (excused)

STAFF PRESENT:

Amy Chan, Authority Executive Director

David Kahn, Authority Counsel

Coryn Campbell, Assistant to the City Manager

Katherine Bradshaw Chappelear, Authority Clerk

1.A.

Approval of Draft Minutes of Regular Meeting of July 25, 2006

2.

LRA 07-002

Onizuka Air Force Station Conceptual Reuse Options for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)

Onizuka BRAC Project Manager Bob Switzer presented the staff report.

Public hearing opened 10:16 p.m.

Joe Kirchofer, representing the Mid-peninsula Housing Coalition (an affordable housing developer) stated the coalition supports reuse Alternative 1(e) and they encourage the Authority to approve this option for the base realignment. Kirchofer stated there is a great need in this area for homeless housing. He stated the Coalition and their partner, Shelter Network, have submitted a notice of interest to the LRA proposing housing units on the former Onizuka site (50 percent for homeless housing and 50 percent for very low income).

Authority Member Moylan stated the Onizuka site is not really conducive for residential housing because it is not close to services and is surrounded by freeways and industrial buildings. Authority Member Moylan inquired as to why Kirchofer would support housing at this location.

Kirchofer stated in any former military base reuse, organizations that serve the homeless have an opportunity to apply for a no-cost transfer of the land. The coalition understands that it is within the power of the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) to transfer a land application to another location.  Therefore, if there is not an opportunity to provide housing on the Onizuka site, the coalition requests that Council provide another site for their homeless housing project.

Authority Member Chu confirmed with Kirchofer that his project would be 164 housing units and 26 homeless families. Kirchofer stated the housing plans break this out among transitional housing and permanent housing needs.

Public hearing closed 10:22 p.m.

MOTION: Authority Vice Chair Howe moved and Authority Member Moylan seconded to approve Alternative 1: Authority approves the five reuse options presented in this report and initiates Phase II of the reuse planning process:

a.     Low-density or VA-style office development over the remaining parcel; 

b.     Corporate headquarters of a higher density over the entire parcel;

c.     Hotel/conference center facilities over the entire parcel; 

d.     Automotive retail sales center on the entire parcel, possibly enlarged; and

e.      Homeless housing for up to 245 units on two sites up to 7.2 acres.

Authority Member Chu stated he wished to make the Authority aware that the Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) of the LRA had a number of additional comments which are listed on page 2 and 3 of the staff report. One suggestion was to consider adding the fire station to the parcel (and then possibly relocate the fire station) in an effort to maximize the parcel for redevelopment.

VOTE: 6-0  (Authority Member Lee absent)