Metro - File #: 2017-0476

• File #: 2017-0476
• Type: Agreement
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/28/2017
• In control: Executive Management Committee
• On agenda: 11/16/2017
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute a two phase, six-month Short Term Exclusive Negotiation Agreement and Planning Document (Short Term ENA) with Watt Companies, doing business as WIP-A, LLC (Developer) and the County of Los Angeles (County) for the development of 1.77 acres of Metro-owned property and 1.66 acres of County-owned property at the Expo/Crenshaw Station (Site), subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Budgeting, City of Los Angeles, Crenshaw Station, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project, Exclusive Negotiation Agreement, Expo/Crenshaw Jd (Project), Expo/Crenshaw Station, Guidelines, Hubs, Inglewood, Joint development, Joint Development Policy, Los Angeles International Airport, Maps, Memorandum Of Understanding, Metro Crenshaw Line, Metro Exposition Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Outreach, Payment, Pedestrians, Plan, Procurement, Project, Request For Proposal, Safety, Strategic planning, Transit Oriented Community, Transit Oriented Development
• Related files: 2017-0808

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/16/2017	Executive Management Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Subject
SUBJECT: EXPO/CRENSHAW STATION JOINT
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Action
ACTION: AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF SHORT TERM EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT AND PLANNING DOCUMENT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute a two phase, six-month Short Term Exclusive Negotiation Agreement and Planning Document (Short Term ENA) with Watt Companies, doing business as WIP-A, LLC (Developer) and the County of Los Angeles (County) for the development of 1.77 acres of Metro-owned property and 1.66 acres of County-owned property at the Expo/Crenshaw Station (Site), subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.

Issue
ISSUE

In January 2017, Metro and the County released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for joint development of Metro and County-owned parcels at the Expo/Crenshaw Station (see Attachment A - Site Map). On April 20, 2017, Metro and the County received four proposals (see Attachment B - Procurement Summary), and following evaluations, staff recommends entering into a Short Term ENA with Watt Companies, the highest scoring firm. The Short Term ENA will provide an interim period before executing a full term ENA during which community outreach can occur and the project can be further defined based upon community input. In addition, the Developer will be required in the initial three months to identify and enter into a letter of intent with a community-based organization for its participation in the development of the project, including the opportunity for an economic interest in furtherance of the goals of Metro's Joint Development Policy and the Expo/Crenshaw RFP and Development Guidelines (Development Guidelines).

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Background
On March 26, 2015, the Metro Board of Directors (Board) directed staff to develop a strategic plan for joint development activities along the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor and to work with public sector partn...