HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2011-227RESOLUTION NO. 2011-227
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING THE PHASE III EXPANSION
OF THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER, PROVIDED
THAT THE BOARD OF PORT COMMISSIONERS AGREES
TO FINANCING FOR EXISTING AND FUTURE SOUTH BAY
PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND USES
WHEREAS, the San Diego Unified Port District ("Port") will hold a special meeting on
November 29, 2011 to consider the request from the Mayor of the City of San Diego that the
Port commit $3 million annually for twenty yeazs towards the proposed expansion of the San
Diego Convention Center; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista ("Chula Vista") supports expanding the San Diego
Convention Center for the economic well-being of the region and appropriate levels of Port
funding therefor, provided that the Port enters into agreements for the implementation of other
South Bay member cities capital projects, programs and uses; and
WHEREAS, Chula Vista and Port approved the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan
(CVBMP), certified an environmental impact report in connection therewith, and expect to
receive approval of the Plan from the California Coastal Commission in early 2012; and
WHEREAS, the CVBMP is just as important a project to Chula Vista and the South Bay
as the Convention Center is to San Diego, since both are economic drivers for the San Diego
region and the South Bay Port member cities; and
WHEREAS, Chula Vista and Port are in the process of finalizing a financing agreement
for the implementation of the CVBMP (the "CVBMP Financing Agreement"), pursuant to which
the Port agrees to pledge 100% of its CVBMP related lease revenues; and
WHEREAS, other existing and proposed capital projects, programs and uses within the
South Bay tidelands are important and necessary for the economic success of the South Bay
member cities and the region.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista hereby supports the Port's proposed funding for the Phase III expansion of the San Diego
Convention Center, provided that the Board of Port Commissioners also commits to and
approves funding for (a) the CVBMP Financing Agreement, with a final agreement entered into
prior to the end of February 2012; (b) a formal agreement, with a timeline, that implements the
currently approved Port Capital Improvement Program; (c) a formal agreement that provides for
the completion by December 2012 of the H Street Extension project; and (d) a program pursuant
to which new Port revenues in excess of the $3 million required for the Phase III Expansion,
including the $4.5 million in annual savings from the expiration of the Port's commitment to the
Phase II Expansion, and/or other available funds, aze equitably distributed for the benefit of
member cities, including, as necessary to expedite the CVBMP and/or implement other Chula
Vista Bayfront projects, programs and uses as determined by the City Council.
Resolution No. 2011-227
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 29th day of November, 2011.
Presented by
J es ID. S al
ity Manager
Approved as to form by
len R. oogins
C~ orney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 29th day of November 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Bensoussan Castaneda, Ramirez and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
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Cheryl Cox ay r
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2011-227 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 29th day of November 2011.
Executed this 29th day of November 2011.
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Donna R. Norns, CMC, City Clerk