E106- Interview with Chris Meany on Treasure Island: Part 2

In Episode 106 of the Land to Lots™ Podcast, Carter continues his conversation with Chris Meany, founding member of Wilson Meany, on the history, structure, infrastructure, financing, and entitlement complexity behind Treasure Island.  Chris shares the unique history of Treasure Island, from its origins as a man-made island and planned municipal airport to its role as the site of the Golden Gate International Exposition and later as a naval station. Carter and Chris then discuss the complicated public-private structure behind the redevelopment, including the BRAC process, public trust issues, infrastructure financing, tax increment, sea level rise planning, and the broader challenges of building housing in California.    In this episode, you'll learn:  The history of Treasure Island, including its origins as a man-made island, planned airport, World's Fair site, and naval station.  How the BRAC process shaped the transfer and redevelopment of the former military base.  Why public trust land issues created a unique ownership and entitlement structure for the project.  How the Treasure Island team approached seismic safety, ground improvement, sea level rise, and long-term infrastructure resilience.  Why the project's CFD was structured to help fund future sea level rise adaptation.  How tax increment and infrastructure financing districts became essential to funding the project after redevelopment agencies were eliminated in California.  The importance of certainty, flexibility, and transparency when negotiating complex public-private development agreements.  How CEQA, mission creep, and rising construction costs continue to impact housing production in California.  Why Chris believes California must address the cost of building housing, not just the entitlement process    Show Notes Chris Meany Contact Information –  O – 415 905 5300W – https://wilsonmeany.com/    Plus: Whenever you're ready here are 4 ways Launch can help you with your project:  Prepare a Special Tax District Bond Analysis for your Project – If you have a projects in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NC, NM, SC, TX, UT, WA contact Carter Froelich and have Launch prepare an initial complimentary high-level bond analysis for your project.  Add Favorable Financing Language to Annexation and/or Development Agreements – Create certainty and flexibility related to your project's infrastructure financing by having Launch professionals prepare handcrafted favorable financing language for inclusion in your Annexation and/or Development Agreement. Contact Carter Froelich for more information.   Perform The RED Analysis™ on your Project – We have developed a unique process at Launch called The RED Analysis™ in which we perform a diagnostic review of your project to determine possible ways to Reduce, Eliminate and Defer infrastructure construction costs in order to enhance project returns. Contact Carter Froelich for more information.  Track Your Reimbursable Costs Utilizing The Launch Reimbursement System™ ("LRS") – Never lose track of your district eligible reimbursable costs and have Launch manage your district's costs reimbursement tracking, preparation of electronic reimbursement submittal packages and processing of your reimbursement requests with the district, jurisdiction and/or agency. Contact Curry Froelich for more information.  Complimentary Offers for Land to Lots™ Listeners  Complimentary Land to Lots book: https://www.launch-mpc.com/offer   Complimentary Bond Sizing Analysis:  https://form.jotform.com/231376408765160