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Resolution 10391i. CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 10391 AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF A REVISED UDAG APPLICATION FOR ALAMEDA GATEWAY, LTD. TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, the City of Alameda on April 17, 1984 authorized the submission of an Urban Development Action Grant ("UDAG") application on behalf of Alameda Gateway, Ltd. requesting $8,000,000 in grant funds, to redevelop the former Tcdd Shipyard located at 2900 Main Street in the City of Alameda; and WHEREAS, after a series of discussions among the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), the project lender and the Alameda Department of Community Development and review of available market analysis it was determined that the Gateway grant application should be revised to reflect a smaller scale project, deleting all of the retail previously proposed; and WHEREAS, the Gateway project has been reduced from total development costs of approximately $54,000,000 to $25,000,000; and WHEREAS, due to the contributory cost of financing and other market conditions, the revised project continues to incur an approximate $4,000,000 deficit; and WHEREAS, with a UDAG of approximately $4,000,000 the defi- cit is reduced to approximately $1,500,000, which the Gateway sponsor has committed to cover subject to approval of the UDAG and development of the project; and. WHEREAS, but for the UDAG the City of Alameda will lose the opportunity to redevelop the abandoned Todd Shipyard facility resulting in the loss of approximately 1,100 skilled and semi- skilled jobs and $250,000 annually in real property taxes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA that an amended UDAG application be submitted on behalf of Alameda Gateway, Ltd. in the amount of $4,000,000, to be repaid to the City of Alameda in accordance with the terms and conditions negotiated between the City and Gateway, subject to the holding of two public hearings prior to July 31, 1984 to receive public comment in accordance with HUD regulations. I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 17th of July, 1984, by the following vote to wit: AYES: Councilmembers Gorman, Hanna, Lucas, Monsef and President Diament - 5. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 18th day of July, 1984. City Clerk of the C of ameda