The item came before the City Council in September, setting off a spirited discussion involving residents exasperated over the possibility they would never see several long-promised public amenities tied to approval of the $310 million, five-star resort, which opened to guests last month. In June, Green proposed paying the city $7.25 million and other benefits he valued at $2 million in exchange for relocating the lower-income housing off the secluded resort property, as well as bypassing other elements of the original deal. “My fear I guess with taking the in-lieu fees is, how much longer will the city have wait to do the work? I think the city will follow through, I just think it may take so much longer than we anticipated.” “I do feel like it’s both frustrating for the developer and the community that the reason why some of these things are happening is because the city has not been ready to move forward with some of the work,” said Councilwoman Skylaer Palacios.
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Green would then be responsible for paying the city 2021 construction costs plus a small escalator for one year if the city doesn’t begin to build before the end the year. Under the revised proposal, the city would need to meet an April 15 deadline for submitting to the developer its cost estimates for grading both the affordable housing site and the bike path. A city staff report cited 2019’s Kincade fire, the ongoing pandemic health orders and budget constraints as reasons why the city missed the master planning cutoffs with the developer, which prevented him from preparing the land for their respective projects on set timelines. The negotiation came about last year in part after the city failed to meet at least two deadlines for submitting design plans for construction of the park and affordable housing project, per terms of the original deal. Those payments total $4.75 million, plus the yet-to-be-finalized costs associated with building the bike path and grading the future affordable housing site, which could see a mix of as many as 150 apartments and townhomes. It also maintains prior cash commitments toward the fire substation and 36 acres of parkland on the resort property. The amended deal with Green, hammered out over several months with city staff, still requires that a pair of roadways be brought up to public access specifications. The fire substation will now be built by developer Bob Comstock of Southern California-based Comstock Homes through a separate agreement for a hotel and residential project known as North Village, just west of Montage Healdsburg. The proposal also calls for Green to make cash payments to pass off construction of a planned fire substation and bicycle and pedestrian pathway. Under the revised agreement, however, Robert Green Jr., president and chief executive officer of his Encinitas-based commercial development firm, will pay a fee to the city instead of prepping 14 acres of land for the affordable housing project. The proposal, which requires council approval, would still ensure an affordable housing site on the 258-acre resort property on the north side of town, as well as a future public park and trail network, among other benefits that were tied to the prior approval of the 130-room hotel and up to 70 custom villa-style homes. The Healdsburg City Council on Tuesday will consider an amended deal with Sonoma Luxury Resort, a subsidiary of developer Robert Green Co. The city of Healdsburg is poised to accept millions of dollars in payments from the developer of the new Montage Healdsburg luxury hotel in exchange for revising some of the required public amenities that were included in a decade-old construction agreement for the resort.
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