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Home My WebLink AboutA-200 and AttachmentsCITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT MEETING DATE: September 17, 2013 AGENDA ITEM NO. ITEM TITLE: Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City reaffirming the Phase III Expansion of the San Diego Convention Center PREPARED BY: Leslie Deese, City Manager PHONE: 619-336-4240 EXPLANATION: See attached report. DEPARTMENT: City Manager APPROVED BY: FINANCIAL STATEMENT: ACCOUNT NO. N/A ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: N/A ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION: FINAL ADOPTION: APPROVED: APPROVED: Finance MIS STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve the resolution reaffirming its support for he Phase III Expansion of the San Diego Convention Center and urges the California Coastal Commission to approve the project at its October 2013 Hearing. BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A ATTACHMENTS: Staff Report Council Agenda Statement of November 15, 2011 City Council Minutes of November 15, 2011 Resolution Staff Report: Resolution of the City Council Reaffirming the Phase III Expansion of the San Diego Convention Center The purpose of this item is to request the City Council reaffirm its support for the Phase III Expansion of the San Diego Convention Center and urge the California Coastal Commission to approve the project at its October 2013 hearing. Background: On November 15, 2011, the City Council voted to support the expansion of the San Diego Convention Center (attached). At the request of the San Diego Unified Port District, the City Council is being asked to reaffirm their support for the current plan to expand the convention centerto meet market demand, address lost business concerns and build on the success of the current facility while also generating new job and regional economic benefit.The request is in response to a proposal by the San Diego Chargers to include a football stadium in the project. The expansion plan, estimated at $520 million dollars, goes before the California Coastal Commission for approval next month. If approved, the expansion would create a total area of 275 million square feet which is the most contiguous floor space on the West Coast. According to project supporters, San Diego is losing an estimated 25 major gatherings per year because it needs more connected space; the expansion is also critical to keeping Comic -Con International, the largest annual trade show in San Diego. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council approve the resolution reaffirming its support for the Phase III Expansion of the San Diego Convention Center and urges the California Coastal Commission to approve the project at its October 2013 hearing. 1.1 I T ur NAI IUNAL (1 t Y, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT MEETING DATE: November 15, 2011 ADDED ITEM AGENDA ITEM NO. ITEM TITLE: Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City supporting the San Diego Convention Center Phase III Expansion Project. PREPARED BY: ;Chris Zapata, City Manager DEPARTMENT: PHONE: 619-336-4240. APPROVED BY: EXPLANATION: See Attached. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: APPROVED: ACCOUNT NO. APPROVED: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: N(A ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION: FINAL ADOPTION: Finance MIS STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 'Staff Recommends that the City Council approve the Resolution.: BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Nf ATTACHMENTS: Resolution' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY IN SUPPORT OF THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER PHASE III EXPANSION PROJECT San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders has requested a long term financial commitment to expand the San Diego Convention Center and has requested the Unified Port of San Diego fund $60 million for a period of 20-years for this project. The Port is scheduled to hold a special meeting on November 29, 2011 to discuss and consider this funding request further (It is not known at this time whether the scheduled meeting is going to be an open or closed meeting.) In response, staff is recommending the City Council approve a draft resolution as an added item to the November 15, 2011 agenda. The proposed expansion is expected to generate $698 million of economic activity annually in addition to the $1.3 billion a year the San Diego Convention Center already generates, plus $15 million in new revenues for San Diego and nearly 7,000 permanent jobs. Staff recommends the City Council approve the Resolution which supports the convention center expansion if a proportionate investment is made in other Port cities similar to the 1995 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was drafted and passed when the second phase of the Convention Center was requested. This MOU provided significant resources to the other four South Bay cities and is proposed as a model for this request by San Diego. This proportionate investment would not be in lieu of existing commitments by the Port and would be aimed at helping cities realize projects that generate revenue and quality of life. RESOLUTION NO, 2011 — 251 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER PHASE 11I EXPANSION PROJECT WHEREAS, the cities of National City, Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, and San Diego comprise the San Diego Unified Port District; and WHEREAS, the proposed $550 Million expansion of the San Diego Convention Center would increase its size by approximately one-third, and would create the largest contiguous exhibit hall west of the Mississippi River and the largest ballroom of any conventional facility along the West Coast; and WHEREAS, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sander's Citizen Task Force estimates that the proposed expansion is expected to generate $698 Million of economic activity annually in addition to the $1.3 Billion a year the San Diego Convention Center already generates, plus $15 Million in new revenues for San Diego, and nearly 7,000 permanent jobs; and WHEREAS, on October 10, 2011, the San Diego City Council approved a three- tier taxing formula based on proximity to the San Diego Convention Center and percentage of room revenue that is expected to raise a substantial amount of funding needed to pay for the expansion; and WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of San Diego is requesting a long term financial commitment to expand the San Diego Convention Center, and has requested the Unified Port of San Diego fund $60 Million for a period of 20 years for this project; and WHEREAS, the Unified Port of San Diego will hold a special meeting on November 29, 2011, to discuss and consider this funding request further; and WHEREAS, the City of National City, as a member city of the Unified Port of San Diego, supports the expansion of the San Diego Convention Center and the economic well- being of the region; and WHEREAS, the City of National City supports the San Diego Convention Center expansion if a proportionate increase in the amount of revenue producing/quality of life funding is provided to the four San Diego Unified Port member cities of National City, Chula Vista, Coronado, and Imperial Beach for a 20-year period, similar in concept to the 1995 Memorandum of Understanding between the Unified Port of San Diego and its member cities; and WHEREAS, the expansion of the San Diego Convention Center, along with a parallel Memorandum of Understanding, creates a win for City of San Diego, a win for the Region, and a win for the South Bay cities. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of National City hereby supports the San Diego Convention Center Phase III Expansion Project and a new Memorandum of Understanding for the Unified Port of San Diego member cities. --- Signature Page to Follow -- Resolution No. 2011 — 251 November 15, 2011 Page Two PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of November, 2011. ATTEST: PPROV AS TO FORM: udia City Morrison, Mayor Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on November 15, 2011 by the following vote, to -wit: Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Natividad, Rios, Sotelo-Solis, Zarate. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON Mayor of the City of National City, California r Ala City Clerk of the City of Nat anal City, California By: Deputy I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of RESOLUTION NO. 2011-251 of the City of National City, California, passed and adopted by the Council of said City on November 15, 2011. City Clerk of the City of National City, California By: Deputy Book 93 ! Page 292 11-15-2011 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA November 15, 2011 The Regular Meeting of the City Council and Community Development Commission of National City was called to order at 6:11 p.m. by Mayor Chairman Ron Morrison, ROLL CALL Council / Commission members present: Morrison, Natividad, Rios, Sotelo-Solis, Zarate. Administrative Officials present: Babaki, Della, Deese, Duong, Norrdin, Parra, Raulston, Rodriguez, Silva, Smith, Stevenson, Williams, Zapata. Others present: City Treasurer Mitch Beauchamp and Student Representatives Aileen Horta and Leemaylin Avila. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG BY MAYOR RON MORRISON PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Sunshine Horton, El Cajon, invited everyone to attend the Mother Goose Parade. Mark Lovato, Cornerstone Church of San Diego, extended an invitation to the City Council and staff to attend their annual Thanksgiving community dinner on November 201h at Sweetwater High School. OFF AGENDA ITEM Mayor Morrison indicated that there was an item for consideration that came up after the posting of the agenda that should be added to the agenda. SUBJECT: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER PHASE III EXPANSION PROJECT. RECOMMENDATION: Add the Item. ACTION: Motion by Sotelo-Solis, seconded by Natividad, to bring the item onto the Agenda as Item No. 25a. Carried by unanimous vote.