Metro - File #: 2022-0574

• File #: 2022-0574
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/20/2022
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 10/27/2022
• Final action: 10/27/2022
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute an amendment to the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement and Planning Document (ENA) with East Los Angeles Community Corporation (Developer or ELACC) to extend the term for one year, with an option to extend the term for an additional year, for the joint development of Metro-owned property at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights with up to 60 units of affordable housing, ancillary ground floor community space and a community garden (Project).
• Indexes: Boyle Heights, Budgeting, Central Los Angeles subregion, Contracts, Exclusive Negotiation Agreement, Housing, Joint development, Joint Development Agreement, Maintenance, Maps, Mariachi Plaza Station, Mariachi Plaza Station Jd (Project), Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Outreach, Plan, Preservation, Project, Property Agreement, Safety, Security, Westside/Central Service Sector

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/27/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
10/19/2022	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: MARIACHI PLAZA L LINE (GOLD) STATION JOINT DEVELOPMENT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute an amendment to the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement and Planning Document (ENA) with East Los Angeles Community Corporation (Developer or ELACC) to extend the term for one year, with an option to extend the term for an additional year, for the joint development of Metro-owned property at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights with up to 60 units of affordable housing, ancillary ground floor community space and a community garden (Project).

Issue
ISSUE

In 2018, the Board of Directors authorized the execution of an ENA with the Developer in support of the Joint Development (JD) project located at the Mariachi Plaza L Line (Gold) Station (Station). Since that time, the Developer has advanced predevelopment activities, including design development, community engagement, and preparation of an entitlements package. To complete the remaining predevelopment activities, including submitting the Project for entitlements and negotiating the term sheet, Joint Development Agreement (JDA), and ground lease, an extension of the ENA Term, which is set to expire on December 30, 2022, is necessary.

Background
BACKGROUND

The joint development site consists of a 27,025 square foot (0.62 acre) parcel at the northwest corner of Pennsylvania and Bailey ("Parcel A" on Attachment A - Site Plan) and a 6,000 square foot lot to the east across Bailey Street ("Parcel B").
Mariachi Plaza is adjacent to the joint development Project to the southwest. The plaza is referenced as a historical landmark and art and cultural center in the community of Boyle Heights at the cross streets of First Avenue and Boyle Street across from the Boyle Hotel. The plaza includes the Metro Station and an adjacent City-owned area which houses a kiosko...