agenda city of watsonville city council/redevelopment agency meeting

Jennings Industrial Park
Jennings Industrial Park is roughly 25 net acres adjacent to the north edge of the Watsonville Municipal Airport.
The project is home to the new international headquarters of Nordic Naturals, a fish oil supplement company
that employs roughly 180 people in Watsonville. The project is constrained by access. Its primary access is via
Manfre Road, a county road that is narrow and winding. All other possible routes cross one of the airports’ two
runway flight paths. There is capacity remaining in the part to build roughly 200K square feet of additional
building which would provide employment for up to 200 people.
25 Sakata Lane
Sakata Lane is 9.4 net acres of developable land adjacent to the Pajaro River. The site is constrained in that was
formerly the bus depot for the regional transit agency. The 150K square feet building built in 1987 by the transit
district was irreparably damaged in the 1898 Loma Prieta Earthquake. This building has become a palate for
graffiti and an attractive nuisance for vagrants. The property has a PG&E substation adjacent to the property
and would be able to receive PG&E’s lowest possible rates. The site has infrastructure and there is some latent
demand for the property, but at the current time no development has taken place largely due to the existence
of the derelict transit building. The developer estimates that with an investment of as little as $2MM the project
could come to fruition. The project is entitled and even has approved plans for an 85K square feet building as
phase 1 of the development plan.
Indalux
Indalux was a manufacturer of extruded aluminum window frames. The operated in Watsonville from the late
50’s to the early part of the 2000’s. The 7.3 acre site is constrained by environmental conditions created by the
former occupant. The site is in the process of being cleaned up but the owners believe that the functionally
obsolete buildings on the site have residual value. In order to overcome this problem, city staff hopes to rezone
the site to accommodate freeway serving retail uses and hotels. The site is on the main freeway exit to the
beach resorts near Watsonville and several retail developers have expressed interest in the site. With a modest
investment, the site could be cleared and developed into a hotel with other tourist serving retail options. It
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