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City council begins contract negotiations with conditional redeveloper for Grama Street parcels

City Council · January 28, 2025
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Summary

City staff told the council a conditional redeveloper was chosen in January for two Grama Street parcels and contract negotiations will begin in February; staff said renderings and a draft purchase-and-sale agreement will be returned to council for review, and the RFP allowed proposers to assume the alley would be vacated.

Unidentified Speaker 4, the meeting facilitator, opened a special City Council meeting on Jan. 28 to discuss the possible sale and redevelopment of two parcels on Grama Street. Unidentified Speaker 2, a city staff member, summarized the procurement timeline and next steps.

"We scored that proposal in December, and then, in January, we selected, that developer as a conditional developer," Unidentified Speaker 2 said, describing the staff review process. The RFP was issued in September; staff received one proposal in November, scored it in December and selected the conditional redeveloper in January. Staff said formal contract negotiations are scheduled to begin in February.

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