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MINUTES
Room B-8, Civic Center
Tuesday, September 14, 1976
7:30 P.M.
Mayor -,Pro Tempore Pattinson called the adjourned regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7s30 P.M., for the purpose of meeting
jointly with the Huntington BeachlComniunity Redevelopment Commission, Project Area
Committee and the Downtown Merchants Guild.
ROLL CALL
Present: Bartlett, Pattinson, Gibbs, Shenkman_
Wieder (arrived at 8:05 P.M.)
Absent: Coen, Siebert
PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Present: Term*, Bennett, Wright, Shandrick, Christensen, Whaling, Shea, Mandic,
Schroeder, Gaffney
Absent: Henricksen
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MEMBERS
Present: Bazil, Perez, Milkovich, Klinge, Granger, Garofalo
Absent: Greenbaum
DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS GUILD
Present: Christensen, Hastey, Schroeder, Bennett, Parker - -
The Acting Planning Director addressed the meeting participants regarding the
forthcoming joint public hearingbetween the Council and the Redevelopment Commission
regarding adoption of the Downtown Project Area Redevelopment Plan and the manner in
'which notification and publicity have been given on the hearing. He also made a
presentation on the Redevelopment Plan time schedule.
He reported on the manner in which the public hearing would be held, stating that
separate actions would be taken by the Redevelopment Commission and the City Council.
He stated that the Environmental Impact Report and the Redevelopment Plan would be
presented for adoption. He stated that there were three parts of the Redevelopment
Plan consisting of the Land Use Plan which reflects the General Plan, the Statement
of Redevelopment Activities and the Financing Program. The Acting Planning Director
stressed that :the Redevelopment Plan should be viewed as enabling legislation which
sets forth the parameters that the City may take toward redevelopment implementation.
He stated that there would be a relocation plan to consider for adoption by the
Redevelopment Commission which is generally a statement of V?at is required of the
City under state law. He reported that the City staff working on the Redevelopment
Plan would man the downtown office previously occupied by the Economic Development
Officer.
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Mayor Wieder arrived at the Council meeting.
Mr. Thomas Whaling, Project Area Committee member, addressed Council regarding his
belief that plans to redevelop the downtown areas would succeed.
Mr. Jerry Shea, Project Area Committee member, presented a report on the history of
downtown redevelopment and the efforts which had been made toward this goal. He
commented on the role of the Redevelopment Agency, Redevelopment Commission Project
Area Committee and the City Council. He then presented an overview of the plan for
the area including traffic circulation and land use.
Mr. Whaling spoke regarding the discussion held by the Project Area Committee regarding
the matter of the constraints of the city's park implementation ordinance not being
imposed on the area fronting the beach, stating that plans should be made to make it
an environmentally sound area.
Mayor Wieder requested that staff rake all the documents available to all new members
of the Project Area Committee and Redevelopment Commission.'
The Acting Planning Director reported on the redevelopment legislation which is in the
process of being signed by the Governor. He spoke regarding the method in which the
Redevelopment Plan would be implemented following the October 11, 1976 public hearin&
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citing program activities such as owner
g p gparticipation, Housing and Community -'
Development Program, zoning, relocation plan, building code enforcement, tax increment
financing,.and issuance of certificates of conformity.
Mayor Wieder suggested that members of the Redevelopment Commission, PAC and Downtown
Merchants Guild meet Vith the various taxing agencies to discuss the impact of the
Redevelopment Plan. The Acting Planning Director reported on the notification procedure
which had been carried o,�t, stating that the City had exceeded the requirements for
notification.
In response to a question by Councilman Shenkman the Acting Planning Direetor and PAC
Chairman Whaling stated that the PAC and Redevelopment Commission were functioning well
together.
The Acting Planning Director reviewed the roles of the Redevelopment Agency, Redevelopment
Commission, Project Area Committee and Planning Commission and discussion was held.
Mr. Ray Hastey, Downtown Merchants Guild member, addressed Council and stated that he
believed there was need to clarify to the public the roles of each committee.
The Acting Planning Director stated that the staff will be in the downtown office ready
to answer any of the public's questions.
Mrs. Shandrick, Project Area Committee member, especially praised the work of the Acting
Planning Director, Assistant City Administrator and Director of Harbors, Beaches and
Development. She cited the need for the people in the redevelopment area to communicate
with staff regarding their various areas of concern.
Mr. Brian Klinge, Redevelopment Commission member, suggested that an explanatory chart
showing the bodies involved in the redevelopment project and their role be made to aid
in communications.
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Mrs. Prim Shea, Planning Commission member, stated that she believed the downtown
redevelopment o forts had been well publicized.
The Acting Planning Director introduced Monica Florian, Senior Planner and Ron
Contreras, Associate Planner, both assigned to the Downtown Redevelopment Project.
ADJOURNMENT
On motion by Patti.nson, second Bartlett, the adjourned regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Huntington Beach adjourned. Motion carried.
ATTEST:
Alicia M. Wentworth
City Clerk
By *Clerkk4p
Deputy City
Alicia M Wentworth
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council.:of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
By 1 4&"42/
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Deputy City Clerk
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Harriett M. Wieder
Mayor
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