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Council.Chamber., Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Thursday, May 15, 1969
Mayor Green called the regular adjourned meeting of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:00 P.Mo
The Pledge of Allegiance was given by all present in the Council.
Chamber.
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Councilmen Present: Shipley, Bartlett, McCracken, Kaufman, Matney,
Coen, Green
Councilmen Absent: None
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CIVIC CENTER SITE
Mayor Green announced that discussion held on the proposed Civic Center
Site would be restricted to Council members, unless any Councilman
wished to recognize a question from the audience.
Councilman Kaufman asked Council if they had any questions or comments
relative to the presentation he made at the last meeting.
Considerable discussion was held by Council regarding Councilman
Kaufman's presentation including the comparative space needs of the
two sites, the best land use of the downtown property and the need for
adequate surrounding land for possible location of State and Federal
Buildings.
Mayor Green asked the City Administrator if he desired to make a state-
ment regarding this matter.
The City Administrator addressed Council and stated that he feels the
site opposite the high school affords several advantages, among which
would be the benefit of a freeway interchange, however, his position
remains that a beach orientated Civic Center is.compatible with a
coastal, city. He a1go"expresseed his ,de,sire that -a: final';
decision on the site location be determined at this time.
Councilman Coen suggested that the Council designate the site opposite
the High School as the location for the Civic Center and that negotia-
tions with the landowner be consummated, as per the Assistant Adminis-
trator's letter of January 30, 1969.
The Assistant City Attorney informed Council that she believed a six
month reversionary period should be granted the Huntington Beach Company,
with the option to reclaim the land and refund monies paid therefore,
if the City fails to initiate development within three years from the
date of the agreement.
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On motion by Coen, Council designated the site opposite the high school
as the location for the Civic Center and directed that negotiations
with the landowner be consummated, as per the Assistant Administrator's
letter of January 30, 1969, with the stipulation that a six month
optional revisionary period be allowed the Huntington Beach Company to
reclaim the land and refund any monies paid if the City failed to initiate
development within three years from the date of the agreement. The
motion was passed by the following roll call vote -
AYES: Councilmen: Shipley, Matney, Coen, Green
NOES: Councilmen; Bartlett, McCracken, Kaufman
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
EXTENSION OF PARKING AUTHORITY
Mayor Green announced that at the invitation of the Council, two major
owners of property in the proposed Parking Authority area had been
invited to present their plans for development of their property.
Mr. Jack Froggatt, President of the Huntington Beach Company, 2110
Main Street, City, addressed Council and stated that his company felt
the Parking Authority objectives should be redefined so that the full
potential of the area is realized, rather than only the objective of
providing parking for beach visitors. He further stated that his
company would probably submit to a friendly condemnation on the north-
erly half of Parcel No. 2, with the condition that they retain and
develop the southerly portion of this parcel. Mr. Froggatt stated
that the Huntington Beach Company is conducting studies on this matter,
and the development of this portion could probably be concurrent with
the City's project,
Mr. Bill Wren, representing the Huntington Beach Company addressed
Council and presented a resume' of studies which were conducted in
1964 and 1966 relative to the existing possibilities of development
of the downtown area.
Mr. David Holt, representing his mother, Mrs. Martha Holt, addressed
Council and presented an architect's sketch illustrating the proposed
plans for development of their property. Considerable discussion was
held between the Council and Mr. Holt regarding his plans for develop-
ment of the property,
On motion by Coen, Council directed that the ULI Committee perform
three feasibility studies on the following sections of the project
area for report to Council:
Study No, 1
(a) The area bounded by Pacific Coast Hwy,, Sixth Street,
Fifth Street and Walnut Avenue.
(b) The area bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, Fifth Street,
Lake Street and Walnut Avenue.
(c) The Huntington Beach Company property located north of
Pacific Coast Hwy. and east of Lake Street.
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Study No. 2
(a) The area bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, Sixth Street,
Fifth Street and Walnut Avenue.
(b) The area bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, Fifth Street,
Lake Street and Walnut Avenue.
(c) The north portion of the Huntington Beach Company property
located north of Pacific Coast Highway and east of Lake
Street.
Study No. 3
(a) The area bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, Sixth Street,
Fifth Street and Walnut Avenue.
(b) The area bounded by Pacific Coast Highway, Fifth Street,
Lake Street, Walnut Avenue excluding the block bounded by
Main Street, Pacific Coast Highway and Third Street.
(c) The north portion of the Huntington Beach Company property
.located north of Pacific Coast Highway and east of Lake
Street.
The motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Shipley, Bartlett, McCracken, Kaufman, Matney,
Coen, Green
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Council adjourned to an Executive Session at 9:35 P.M. The meeting
was reconvened at 9:43 P.M. by Mayor Green.
INT16iVIEWS - ARCHITECTS FOR NEW CIVIC CENTER
On motion by Bartlett, Council directed the Design Review Board to
arrange Council interviews with the two top architectural candidates
for the design of the new -Civic Center. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion by Shipley, the regular adjourned meeting of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned. Motion carried.
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Pau ;1 . Jones
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
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Paul Jones
City Clerk
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