Q&A
Discussions with supermarket purveyors for the 150 Mill Street project
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Council Member Avilés questions the applicant team about their discussions with supermarket purveyors and the concreteness of any proposals received. The team provides information about their outreach efforts and potential supermarket operator.
- The applicant team claims to have talked to several supermarket purveyors, with three serious discussions
- They mention having one signed Letter of Intent (LOI) from Met Fresh
- Avilés expresses skepticism about the substantiveness of the LOI, noting it appears to be just a record of a conversation rather than a detailed proposal
- The applicant team defends their outreach efforts, emphasizing the developer's commitment to community benefits
- Avilés presses for more concrete details about pricing and community benefits in the supermarket proposal
Alexa Avilés
0:37:27
purveyors did you actually talk with?
0:37:30
And how many proposals have you received concretely from supermarket purveyors?
UNKNOWN
0:37:34
We talked
Nicholas Liberis
0:37:34
we talked to several.
0:37:35
I think we have 3.
0:37:36
We have 3.
0:37:37
We have how many LOIs.
0:37:39
We have one that was signed that I think so Met Fresh is the one that we're
Kevin Riley
0:37:43
going with.
Alexa Avilés
0:37:44
The LOI is saying I met with you.
0:37:46
We haven't No.
Nicholas Liberis
0:37:47
No.
0:37:47
No.
0:37:47
We've done we've like, like, we've done, like, significant outreach.
0:37:50
Because part part of what what makes us a lot different than other applications that that I've seen is that know, we have we have somebody who really isn't, like, a developer.
0:38:00
Like, this guy owns like, he owns this this this, like, scaffolding business.
0:38:03
So he's not he's not, like, really thinking in that in that way.
0:38:05
He's, like, very into, you know, giving giving back to the community.
0:38:09
So these all have been very real real conversations.
Alexa Avilés
0:38:12
So have you submitted concrete proposals from the LOA that I saw was just a recording of a conversation with one person from MetFresh?
0:38:21
It was not a substantive proposal around what a supermarket would entail and price points.
0:38:27
The things that our community deserves.
0:38:29
Right?
0:38:30
A real meaningful proposal, not a we met, and this was a great conversation.
Nicholas Liberis
0:38:36
Well, I mean, I'm just I'm I'm just seeing this right now.
0:38:39
This this looks like a pretty standard LOI.
0:38:41
So So I don't see the any pricing info.
Alexa Avilés
0:38:45
So the shipping
Nicholas Liberis
0:38:45
pricing info Let's
Alexa Avilés
0:38:46
take a let's take a step back
Nicholas Liberis
0:38:48
to the