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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-018 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT KATHERINE, A PRIVATE NON-PROFIT UNIVERSITY, FOR A PROPOSED UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
In December 2014 the City completed its acquisition of 375 acres of land for the University and Innovation District (UID). In January 2016 the City Council approved the recruitment and development strategy for a bi-national, multi-institutional higher education campus for the UID. Since acquiring the property, the City has been progressing on creating a master plan and completing the appropriate environmental studies, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), so that the property would be shovel ready for development.
Recently, the City of Chula Vista was approached by the University of Saint Katherine (Saint Katherine) which is currently located in San Marcos, to establish a permanent undergraduate college on a portion of the UID. Saint Katherine is a private non-profit, Western Association of School and Colleges (WASC) accredited University. City staff is interested in further evaluating the opportunity to relocate and permanently establish Saint Katherine on a portion of the UID property. The proposed Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) will allow the City to review the financial capacity of Saint Katherine to construct, expand and maintain an institution of higher education and also allow the parties to determine the most appropriate location and phasing for the proposed development.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Environmental Notice
Environmental Notice
The activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.
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Environmental Determination
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