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Recommendation to receive and file the Guiding Principles recommended by the Queen Mary Land Development Task Force. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
As Long Beach’s most esteemed icon, the Queen Mary represents the City’s long standing connection to maritime transportation, its rich cultural and social history, and popularity as a world-class destination. In June 2015, the City Council requested the City Manager to convene a Queen Mary Land Development Task Force (Task Force) (Exhibit A - Task Force Members) to engage the public in a dialogue to reimagine developing the over 40-acre leasehold area around the ship. Formation of the 12-member Task Force ensured a transparent process that engaged the community in creating a vision for the site.
Given the significance of the Queen Mary, the increased attention it has garnered in recent years, and the opportunities inherent in the selection of a new leaseholder for this City asset, the City Council emphasized the need for an open and inclusive process that could synthesize the desires of various stakeholders into one document. The Task Force was convened to provide leadership and inspiration for this process and to ensure that a broad range of community interests were adequately considered. The Task Force was encouraged to be creative and imaginative in establishing guidelines for the successful development of the leasehold area. Additionally, the Task Force was charged with establishing a vision that would result in the ship as the focal point of future development, as well as an enhancement of the site as an attraction and significant community asset that can be enjoyed by all who visit.
The Guiding Principles (Exhibit B) is intended to provide guidance and critical feedback to the City and the Developer/Lessee of the Queen Mary leasehold area, in regards to goals and objectives for future development and use of the area surrounding the ship. The Task Force held ten public meetings, including four design charret...
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