7/12/23 Community Meeting Summary

Thank you to all who took the time to attend, listen and participate in the project update meeting – both in person and virtually. And, a special thank you to the Prince of Peace Abbey for hosting us! 

The meeting included a brief project overview, and focused on three primary topics: tenants, trucks, and traffic/circulation.

• Tenants: We understand the interest in future tenants and aim to provide additional information where we can to alleviate concerns.

  • The building is designed to include manufacturing, warehouse and office use. In Oceanside, there is a demand for this kind of facility to meet the needs of this growing industry. While it is too soon to sign a tenant now, RPG is focused on a life science tenant. 

  • Adam estimated that project will take roughly $150 Million to entitle and build. A high-quality tenant is needed to make the project financially viable. In other words, the type of tenant that would be able to afford the rent.

  • Although not required, RPG commissioned an economic study for the project. The study focused on life sciences as well and indicated that the project would create 500 new jobs and generate more than $70,000 each year for the City of Oceanside. Click here to download the study. 

• Trucks

  • The big announcement of the night was that RPG is reducing the number of truck bays by 50%! The project application is being modified to go from 114 to 57.

• Traffic Analysis and Methodology

  • We reviewed the methodology for traffic analysis. The project traffic study is based on objective metrics and is looking at the maximum number of trips, regardless of the changes to the project. As Adam mentioned, this more conservative approach resulted in a higher financial contribution to local circulation improvements for the project. The complete traffic study will be available for review in compliance with CEQA.

• Evacuation

  • Fire is one of the many disciplines that reviews the project. Availability of public facilities is also evaluated during the CEQA process.

  • The building is designed to be ignition resistant, making it less vulnerable in the event of a wildfire. That is important because there would be a different evacuation protocol for the facility than there would be for the residential uses.

  • Evacuation is ultimately determined by first responders based on the nature and location of the emergency.

We apologize for the technical glitches at some points during the recording (Wi-fi was limited at The Abbey). However, we’re making the recording available, as promised.

The evening concluded with nearly two hours of questions from attendees. Questions were primarily about traffic, emergency evacuation, air quality and noise, and community compatibility. We are working on adding more information to the FAQ page on our website. The website is a good resource for answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions.