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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-07-11MINUTES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Council Chamber, Civic Center Huntington Beach, California Monday, July 11, 1983 A tape recording of this meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office Chairman MacAllister called the adjourned regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency to order at 7:30 P.M. ROLL -CALL Present: Pattinson, Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Bailey, Mandic Absent: Thomas JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Chairman MacAllister announced that a joint meeting of the City Council and 'the Redevelopment Agency had been called. ROLL CALL - CITY COUNCIL Present: Pattinson, Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Bailey, Mandic Absent: Thomas JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - MAIN/PIER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLAN AMENDMENT NO 1 - CONTINUED TO 7/18/83 The Chairman/Mayor announced that this was the day and hour set for the continued joint .public hearing by the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency on the Main -Pier Redevelopment Plan Amendment No. 1 and Negative Declaration. The hearing was continued open from July 5, 1983. The Clerk/City Clerk announced that all legal requirements for notification, publication and posting had been met, and that she had received no communications or written protests to the matter. Chief Executive.Officer/Acting City Administrator Moorhouse stated that the objectives of.the Main -Pier Redevelopment Plan are: 1) To overcome the conditions of blight which have kept private enterprise, acting alone, from developing the site to its full potential; 2) To provide for meaningful owner participation in the redevelopment process; 3) To establish an effective business retention program; and 4) To expand the city's economic base. He stated that the plan had been prepared in conformance with State Community Redevelopment Law and the California Environmental Quality Act. He stated that the information submitted to Council, which had been made available for public review, was submitted as part of the record of the public hearing at the meeting of July 5, 1983 and contained, but was not limited to, the following documents: ma Page 2 - Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 7/11/83 1. The Main -Pier Redevelopment Plan Amendment No. 2. The Negative Declaration and its attachments 3. The Redevelopment Agency's report to the City Main -Pier Redevelopment Plan Amendment No. 1 1 Council on the He stated that in addition, the Clerk/City Clerk had received full copies of the referenced documents from which references have been made or excerpts taken and included in the various documents, but most importantly, the documentation of the Blight Report. Said documents were, likewise, submitted at,this time as part of the public hearing record and include the previously adopted Agency Owner Participation and Tenant Re-entry Rules and the method and plan for relocation of families and persons to be displaced. Tom Tincher, Director of Business and Industrial Enterprise gave a brief description of the project area and reviewed the proposed plan amendment for the area. He presented viewgraph and slides. Michael Wagner, Redevelopment Consultant, reported on blight characteristics of each of the sub areas. He presented slides regarding the matter. Mr. Tincher reported on resolutions related to the Main -Pier Redevelopment Project Plan passed by the Project Area Committee and the Planning Commissivon. Tom Clark, Special Redevelopment Legal Counsel, presented the Fiscal Review Report. Mr. Tincher spoke regarding the tax increment financing program. Barney Allison, representing Stradling, various changes to the resolutions and Redevelopment Plan. PUBLIC TESTIMONY Yocca, Carlson and Rauth, recommended ordinances related to the Main -Pier The following people spoke in favor of the redevelopment plan: Richard Jensen, proprietor of Richard's Tee Shirt Shack; Spencer Sheldon, Manager of Public Affairs for Aminoil USA and Vice -President of the Chamber of.Commerce; R. L. Kirkland; Bill Holman, representing the Huntington Beach Company; Shirley Long; Lynn Gruber; Dale Dunn; Jim McGuy; Kent Pierce, HB/FV Board of Realtors stated he represented 1500 realtors; Natalie Kotsch, Chairperson Main -Pier Project Area Committee; Tony Lucia; Jerry Williams; and Bob Davis., President of the Chamber of Commerce. RECESS - RECONVENE The Chairman/Mayor called a recess of Council at 9:10 P.M. The meeting was reconvened at 9:19 P.M. PUBLIC TESTIMONY RESUMED The following people expressed fears concerning the power of eminent domain: Donald Perry, Doug Langevin, Donald Alexander, Ryan Seltzer, Bob Bolen, Gloria Hensley, Dewitt Easterly and Verl Cowling. -57 Page. 3 -• R,edev=e Topmen;t, Agency, Mi,nu.tes. -• 7/11 /83 The: following, p.eo.pl e; exp,ressed, conc.e:rn; regarding Ki gh r, •i se; andi/br• densi:ty.,, poten;ti�a ; park1ng, and, traffic: p;rob,l;ems;: Dean, Al b.r, i ght., Ed, Zschoche., E'.. L. C.omlion,, Ann, Garter,, K•ei•th Campbe1A;,; Rave Ha,11i,, Lance J.acot. and; John.Augpstine., There being; no one present: to speak f: ur. they on the matter and; there _ be,i,ng no further: they: pirotes.ts f iil;ed', e ither oral; or wr i+tten,, the hear. i,ng; was,,. c1o,sed; by,,, they Ch.aiIrman%M'ay or, ChaJ,rman/,Kayor MacA:l l.i.s.ter stated! that: Councilman, Mandi-c had, requested, a. recess, of •Councitl so, that, he: couad consu,l,twith the Acti;n.g; C,ity, Attorney, regardi;n.g; , a pos si;bXe; co.n:f; lJ ct of tn;terest, r. el aced to; the matter, under consa d'e.ratiion. RECESS'- R'ECONMEN'E. The; Chairman/May,or cal;l;edi aE recess; of Counci`.l at 10):15• P.M., .The: meet:i+ng; was r,econ,vened at 10,:25• P.M`., Dis.cu,s,s.i;on; was held regar, d;i;ng co:ntl nu;i'ng, cons,i derati on; of the Ma1n,-P•i;er, Redevelopment P�lfan to, July 1%,, 19.83.. Acting; City, Attorney Art- Deg La Loz:a, spoke: regardsi;ng; the; reasons, for,, the, con:fl,i:ct.i:ng; op,i'n.i:on& reg4rd`i;ng Councilman. Mand:ic"s, poss:ibl`e. c;onf'lict. of interest., TheL Mayor requested; & writtem op1:nion,, si;g9e.0 by- the, City Attorney, reg,ard:i,ng any poss:ibJet conflict of. interest, of, any, of; the seven; di.recto,rsh coun•c,flmember, s;.; D,ir. ector/Cou:nci,lman; Mandifc. ques.t,iio,nedi a.. staff report on, Area 2' projecti;ng; .a loss. of, $800,,O.00; to $•900',,OQQ per,, year,, if the: p.r:oi,ect•. is, not, pa?s,sed; and° stated, that based; on th;e� Proj;ect.ilam of Revenue. sheet it. averaged! ou;t, $1505,000;., He: requested: clar i ftc•ati�om on, the d;is,crepancy, in., they fi;gu,res;., A motion. was, made by P'att.i;nson,, se,condeO by- Ke11;y,, to, continue- consi derati;on; of, the,Main.=Pi;er:. Rede;vel,opment. Plan: to: Jw;l`.y,, 18`, 19.83., The; motion, carried; by. th;e fol.lowJ,ng; rollf c,&11 vote,:,- AYES,:- Patti'as:on, Ke,11iyF,, M•acA,l;li;ster,, F..1n1ey,, Ba;i,l ey NOES':; None: ABSTAIN:: _ Mandifc; ABSENT:; Thomas Chairman/Mayor Mac-&Tli.ster requested; that. staff' updat& all, documents with; a;1;1. the,, changes, techni,ca-1, or otherw:i,se,,; so! therel, w•ou14 be no. last mi;`nute changes... Director./Councilwoman, Fi.n,l.ey requested clarification. regarding fiinanc:tal; i'nf ormati on- S.he requested, inf orm:ati on: regar• di ng the 1•ega,l status of- the recommendation of. the Fiscal: Re.v.,i;ew, Committee,, parti,cu.l;ar,l'y� as, it, appal1es., to. the Flood Control: District. Incl,usi,on of f l.00d control areas, i:n the• redevelopment pl an: was. d;is.cu:s.s:ed�., Record control. of red,eve,lopment projects was d1scussed. S'evera.l; counc i lmembers/directors. assured the publ'i.c. they had; no wt&h, to .employ the{ ;pr tool of eminent domain. Tom Tincher stated that the Fis.ca.l Review Report had been on file: in the Office of Business, and Industrial Enterprise and. would be on file in the.' Office of the Clerk/City Clerk for public revi.ew. Al t� Page 4 - Redevelopment Agency Minutes—7/11/83 ADJOURNMENT Chairman/Mayor MacAllister adjourned the adjourned regular meeting of the, City Council of the City of Huntington Beach. City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City ATTEST:. of ington Beach, California olo Clerk/City Clerk Chairman/May r P� U