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Mission Viejo says staff selected developer for ‘Site 3’ and to begin negotiations
Summary
After a closed session, city officials said staff analyzed four proposals and selected a developer for ‘Site 3’ (the parcel below Saddleback College near Home Depot); staff were directed to begin negotiations and return an agreement to council as soon as possible.
Mayor Bucknam and the city attorney told the council there was no reportable action from the closed session but that staff had analyzed four proposals for a city-owned parcel referred to as "Site 3" and had selected one developer. Staff were directed to commence negotiations and bring an agreement back to the City Council as soon as possible.
The mayor clarified Site 3’s location as the parcel below Saddleback College near the Home Depot. No developer name, proposed uses, price or timetable for bringing the final agreement back to council were disclosed during the closed-session report.
City Attorney (speaking in the public meeting) framed the update as a transparency measure, saying staff had completed an internal analysis and that negotiations would begin. The council made no formal vote or motion in open session to approve a particular developer during the report; the item was described as staff-directed next steps rather than a final council action.
What happens next: staff will negotiate terms with the selected developer and return a proposed agreement to the City Council for public consideration. The mayor and staff reiterated the council’s previous direction to follow statutory processes applicable to surplus land and housing-element work when Site 3 proceeds.
The council did not provide a timetable for return of a draft agreement at the meeting and did not identify the selected developer on the public record during this session.
