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MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
DATE: June 26, 2018
SUBJECT: Consideration and Approval of Lucerne Hotel RFP Proposer's Recommendation by Proposal Evaluation Panel
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On December 19, 2017, your Board approved staff's recommendation to make the Lucerne Hotel available for purchase, lease to purchase, or long-term lease agreement through a Request for Proposal (RFP) Process. That RFP was issued February 2, 2018 with a closing deadline for proposals of April 25, 2018.
Two proposals were received, and per the Consultant Selection Policy, a panel was convened to review. One proposal was for purchase, one proposal was for long-term lease:
The Romero Institute - New Paradigm College, a California-based 501(C) (3) as proposer. The Romero Institute - New Paradigm College proposal for purchase intends to transform the Lucerne Hotel property into a four-year educational institution offering a Bachelor of Arts degree program in Integrative Global Studies, as well as a University Extension Program, and a Conference Center for Lake County and surrounding communities. These offerings would be made in partnership and with support of administration and faculty from the University of San Francisco and additional participation from Williams College, Rice University, Kansas State University, Loyola Marymount, and the University of Manitoba. The University Extension Program would be developed for broad general public appeal in the areas of environmental studies; architecture; transportation planning, entrepreneurship; community development; and others. The development of an entrepreneurial incubator to help students, faculty, and the community is also a key component of the proposal.
Elizabeth Larson with John Jensen as proposers. The proposers are also the founders of the Lucerne Area Revitalization Association (LARA) which is currently in the non-profit incorporation phase and ...
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