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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-194 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING IN CONCEPT AN INCENTIVE PACKAGE TO ENTICE AMAZON TO LOCATE ITS PROPOSED NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN CHULA VISTA AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING STAFF TO NEGOTIATE AND BRING BACK FOR COUNCIL ACTION FINAL AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENTING SAME
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
On September 2, 2017, Amazon released a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking responsive bids for a location that could accommodate up to eight (8) million square feet of office for a second headquarters. The first requirement of the RFP requires a site that can deliver 500,000 square feet by 2019. The RFP requests that only one (1) proposal be submitted per metropolitan statistical Area (MSA) which for San Diego includes all of San Diego County. An MSA is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. There are 388 MSA's in the United States and each MSA has an opportunity to submit one proposal. However, the RFP indicates that Amazon has a preference for an MSA of at least one (1) million people of which there are approximately 55 MSAs with one (1) million people and the San Diego MSA ranks 17th in the Country with a population of approximately 3.3 million. It is staff's expectation that a large number of MSAs in the U.S. will submit their one (1) proposal to Amazon, possibly with several alternatives for Amazon's consideration. The RFP encourages each MSA to submit their BEST site that meets or exceeds the needs of Amazon. The representative of the MSA was identified as the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (SDREDC). The City of Chula Vista is participating with SDREDC and South County Economic Development Council (SCEDC) on the vetting of proposed locations being submitted throughout the region for the proposal to Amazon.
The Chula Vista proposal will be comp...
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