Council delays decision on Gloria's shelter proposal

Yes, but: The shelter comes with a pricey lease that critics see as another bad real estate deal in a city plagued by them.

Driving the news: On a 7-2 vote, following two hours of contentious public comment, the council directed staff to continue negotiating a lease for Hope @ Vine, the 65,000-square-foot warehouse Gloria envisions as a 1,000-bed shelter.

• The council aims to continue discussing the proposal next Tuesday, though city staff and the city attorney's office indicated it may not be possible to address all their concerns by then.
• Council members Kent Lee and Vivian Moreno voted against the extension.

Between the lines: Some council members, and especially Marni von Wilpert, harshly scrutinized the deal.

• Concerns included the cost, current disclosure of the property's condition, the city's share of building upgrades, whether upgrades would fall under the city's union construction agreement, and the level of legal review the city attorney has been able to conduct.

By the numbers: The proposed lease calls for the city to initially pay roughly $1.5 million a year to occupy the nearly 65,000-square-foot warehouse at Kettner and Vine, with rent increasing 3.5% each year for 30 years.

Between the lines: The city's independent budget analyst and city attorney both issued reports last week slamming the transaction.