Mayor Todd Gloria is asking the City Council to declare three parcels in city-owned Mission Bay Park surplus land \u2014 the first step toward redeveloping over 28 acres of commercial property in the popular open space.<\/p>\n
The idea, according to the city\u2019s Economic Development Department, is to remake a conference center, two marinas and a restaurant into new community assets \u2014 in particular a hotel, as called for in the city\u2019s long-term master plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city leases portions of Mission Bay Park to various entities,\u201d Director Christina Bibler wrote in a report to the council<\/a>. \u201cThe city intends to issue requests for proposals to offer three of these properties for separate long-term ground leases, with the goal of facilitating redevelopment.\u201d<\/p>\n The affected parcels include the 23-acre Marina Village banquet and conference center\u00a0on Quivira Way, the 4.5-acre Dana Landing Marina on Ingraham Street and just under an acre nearby that hosts the Sportsmen\u2019s Seafood restaurant and various water-related businesses.<\/p>\n In her report to the council, Bibler notes that the Surplus Lands Act is generally used as a tool to develop affordable housing.<\/p>\n But the Mayor\u2019s Office said the city is not seeking to build homes on the properties. Instead, the city wants a new hotel at the site of the banquet center.<\/p>\n To negotiate what is likely to be a decades-long lease, the property must first be declared surplus under state law, spokesperson Rachel Laing said.<\/p>\n