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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-01-31 (7)MINUTES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Council Chamber, Civic Center Huntington Beach, California Monday, January 31, 1977 Chairman Wieder called the adjourned regular meeting of the Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency to order. CONTINUED JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Mayor Wieder called the adjourned regular meeting of the City. Council/Redevelopment Agency to order. The meeting was called to conduct a continued public hearing between the City Council/Redevelopment Agency and the Redevelopment Commission on the Proposed Redevelopment Plan for the Huntington Beach Downtown Project area, and to consider and act upon the final Environmental Impact Report for the project and the Redevelop- ment Plan. ROLL CALL - CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Present: Bartlett, Pattinson, Gibbs, Siebert, Shenkman, Wieder Absent: Coen ROLL CALL - REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION The Chairman called the meeting of the Redevelopment Commission to order. Present: Greenbaum, Granger, Milkovich, Perez, Garofalo, Klinge Absent:. Bazil The Deputy.Clerk was directed to enter into the record the Notices of Adjourned Meetings of the City Council/Redevelopment,Agency and the Redevelopment Commission. Mayor Wieder declared the hearing re -opened, stating that the hearing had been recessed from November 18, 1977 to receive statements and testimony of those persons who had not yet had an opportunity to speak. She reported on a.communication received from the Redevelopment Commission stating that further public input would not be necessary as -action ori_t a plan -cannot be taken due to legislation effective January 1 1977 and that considerable revision on the plan, to take between six and nine months, would. be necessary. Marcus Porter and Denise Jacot stated that they wished to present testimony. A motion was made by Gibbs, second Shenkman, to receive testimony from Mr. Porter.and Mrs. Jacot. Motion carried unanimously. Denise Jacot, 215 Crest Avenue,'City, representing S.O.S. (Save Our Seaside) was administered the oath by the Deputy Clerk and presented the informal petition mentioned at the November 22, 1977 portion of the hearing, listing approximately 3,000 signatures of residents in the area stating their concern regarding the proposed ptan. She then read the petition and gave her views on the matter. �._ Page #2 - Redevelopment Minutes - 1/31/77 Marcus Porter, 19561 Topeka Lane, City, representing the Home Council, was administered the oath by the Deputy Clerk. Mr. Porter informed Council of the position of the Home Council relative to downtown redevelopment. He referred to a series of articles in the Los Angeles Times regarding redevelopment which might prove beneficial reading. On motion by Pattinson,.second Bartlett, the public hearing was declared closed by the Redevelopment Agency. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Milkovich, second Garofalo, to declare the public hearing closed by the Redevelopment Commission. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Gibbs, second Pattinson, to declare the public hearing closed by the City Council. Motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Shenkman, second Pattinson, to direct staff to begin'a process to bring to the City Council, at such time as deemed appropriate, a plan for downtown redevelopment, as ascertained from the imput derived at the public hearings and from individual Council comments. Following discussion, the motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Pattinson, second Shenkman, to direct the City Administrator to direct appropriate staff to start enforcement of all the various codes in the downtown area for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens. Following discussion, on' motion by Siebert, second Gibbs, Council tabled the previous motion to the February 7, 1977 meeting or until such time as reports can be prepared by the Department.of Building and Community Development and the Planning Department. Motion carried. David Garofalo, representing the Project Area Committee, suggested the formation of a task force comprised of two Council members, two Redevelopment Commissioners and two staff members to review and present recommendations regarding code violations. Mayor Wieder stated that this could be discussed at the time the report is presented. The Vice -Chairman of the Redevelopment Commission announced that the regular meetings of the Redevelopment Commission are held the second'Thursday in the Council Chamber and the members were interested in hearing the opinions of the community. Councilman Siebert requested that reports,from the Department of Public Works., Fire Department and other affected departments also be included with the reports from Planning and Department of Building Community Development on the costs and processes involved in correcting any problem which may exist relative•to blight such as street and alley cleaning, trees, and sidewalks. Councilman Shenkman recommended that if code enforcement is to occur, the staff should study a system for the notification of persons in the downtown area relative to the City's intent regarding code enforcement to give owners an opportunity to start con- forming to code requirements. On motion by Garofalo, second Klinge, the meeting of the Redevelopment Commission adjourned. Motion carried. On motion by Pattinson, second Bartlett, the Redevelopment Agency adjourned. Motion carried. Alicia M. Wentworth Clerk Chairman By Connie A. Brockway Deputy