Marina Senior Development, Cypress Point, Delayed Again: View From A Private Duty Caregiver Serving,

Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas & Seaside,
California

The City of Marina, once again, delayed making a decision which would allow developers to go forward
with a $200 million senior residential community which has been on the drawing board since 2009. The
city solicited project proposals in October of 2009 and received two plans in March of 2010, but suddenly
halted the process when former city council member Dave McCall accused Vince DiMaggio, a principal
with Peninsula Housing Partners, of offering him a $10,000 bribe for his vote. After DiMaggio announced
in April that he was resigning from Peninsula Housing Partners, the city council voted 3-2 to allow the
company to remain in the running, along with Coastal Rim Properties, for development of a 772-home
senior community on 190 acres of city-owned Fort Ord land. However, after the City Council spent four
hours debating the two proposals May 25, they adjourned without making a decision and put off any
decision making until June 7. The Cypress Point project faces a tough road ahead if delays continue as
both of the companies are relying on the use of redevelopment tax dollars in part to fund the project.
Governor Jerry Brown has proposed eliminating all funding for redevelopment agencies and, under
questioning, Coastal Rim Properties project manager Miguel Vasquez said that eliminating the
redevelopment agency funds would make it impossible for Coastal Rim to move forward on the project. A
representative from Peninsula Housing Partners said it might be possible to find other sources of
financing. Once the council picks a development team, it's expected to take six months to go through the
land-use approval process and negotiate a formal development agreement. It's a shame the project
remains in a state of limbo given the growing population of seniors on the Monterey Peninsula which
could use affordable housing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/nyregion/28judge.html

About Richard Kuehn & Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey:

After more than a decade of caregiving, both in a professional environment and for a 97 year old family
member Richard Kuehn was dissatisfied with service from local caregiving agencies. He became
convinced of the need for a service which provides very personal assistance to the elderly and founded
Family inHome Caregiving serving the Monterey Peninsula. Please visit my blog where I talk about
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