The Seaside City Council will consider
a third amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with
Monterey Downs, LLC for the proposed Monterey Downs and Monterey
Horse Park in the former Fort Ord.
The amendment is an extension of the
agreement for twelve months so the city can complete its compliance
with the California Environmental Act (CEQA), to obtain the project
entitlements and to complete negotiations of the Disposition and
Development Agreement.
“The extension is necessary for the
city and the applicant to both continue to meet the terms of the ENA
and requirements for the parties to move forward,” said Teri
Wissler Adam, Seaside contract project manager.
The Final Environmental Impact Report –
a key component to completing the project – has not yet been
submitted and there is no scheduled date for its publication.
“There are other thing that need to
occur, but it is the EIR that is at the crux of it,” said Adam.
The council will also receive the
Monterey Downs Fiscal and Economic Impact Analysis Final Draft Report
dated Aug. 2015 at the Thurs. March 3 meeting. That report was
prepared by Willdan Associates for Monterey Downs, LLC and the peer
review and supplemental sensitivity analysis conducted by Economic &
Planning Systems on behalf of the City of Seaside.
“The idea is to provide the council
with economic and fiscal information on the project,” said Adam.
“There are no decisions being made on the project.”
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