2212 Beach Boulevard

Questioned an eighth hotel in six miles of coastline, raised flooding and shade impacts, and suggested a small-business market concept like San Francisco's Ferry Building instead.

Supported moving forward with the hotel process, noting decades of discussion and the city's fiscal crisis, and trusting robust public engagement to shape the design.

Strongly supported the luxury hotel concept as a start toward fiscal stability and urged a yes vote on Measure BB.

Maiman urged the city to use a financiable ground lease instead of selling the 3.5-acre parcel, citing comparable public-private hotel ground leases elsewhere in California.

Langer, a Sanchez Adobe volunteer, asked the council to weigh the loss of natural open coastal land and honor its land acknowledgment.

Renero called selling 2212 Beach Boulevard a short-sighted gamble and urged building a public town square instead, citing economic benefits of parks.

Urged the city to keep the 2212 Beach Boulevard property as a public town square rather than sell it for a hotel, citing greater long-term economic value.

Criticized closed-door negotiations to sell the property, citing coastal hazard risks, seawall failures, and loss of public trust.

Asked the city to proactively trim or remove the hazardous cypress near power lines before storms, and opposed selling the Beach Boulevard property in a vulnerable coastal zone.