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Home My WebLink About1986-03-17 (7)MINUTES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Council Chamber, Civic Center Huntington Beach, California Monday, March 17, 1986 Chairman Mandic called the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL Present: Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green, Thomas Absent: None JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Chairman Mandic announced that a joint meeting of the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency had been called. AGENCY ROLL CALL Present: Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green, Thomas Absent: None AGENCY CLOSED SESSION Chairman Mandic called a Closed Session of the Agency pursuant to Government Code Section Section 54956.9(b)(1) there is a significant exposure to litiga= tion); Section 54956.9(c) Agency has decided to initiate or is deciding whe- ther to initiage litigation); and Section 54956.8 to give instructions to the Agencies negotiator regarding negotiations with various property owners con- cerning the purchase/sale/ exchange/lease of the property located Main -Pier Subarea of the Main -Pier Redevelopment Project Area. RECESS - RECONVENE The Chairman called a recess of the Agency at 6:00 P.M. The meeting was reconvened at 7:30 P.M. ADJOURNMENT - COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY The.Chairman/Mayor adjourned the adjourned regular meeting of the Redevelop- ment Agency and the adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach. ATTEST: Alicia M. Wentworth City Clerk Clerk BY Deputy City Clerk/Clerk.67 Alicia M. Wentworth Clerk of the Redevelopment Agency and City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California BY Deputy City Clerk Clerk 40, 4v,q Va. Mayor Chairma i MINUTES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Council Chamber, Civic Center j Huntington Beach, California Monday, March 17, 1986 j A tape recording of this meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office Chairman Mandic called the regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency to order, ROLL CALL Present: Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green, Thomas Absent: None JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Chairman Mandic announced that a joint meeting of the Redevelopment Agency and the City Council had been called. COUNCIL ROLL CALL Present: Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green, Thomas Absent: None PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATING TO CITY/REDEVELOPMENT ITEMS j _ 1 No one chose to speak at this time.. MINUTES APPROVED The Deputy Clerk presented the minutes of the adjourned regular meeting of j March 3, 1986, and the regular meeting of March 3, 1986 for Agency considera- tion. On motion by Kelly, second MacAllister, the Agency approved and adopted the i minutes of the adjourned regular meeting of March 3, 1986, and regular meeting of March 3, 1986, as written and on file in the Office of the Clerk, by the j following roll call vote: o j AYES: Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green, Thomas NOES: None ABSENT: None I_ d. Page 2 - Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 3/17/86 MAIN -PIER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA - REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PREPA- RATION OF MASTER PLAN APPROVED The Clerk/City Clerk presented a communication from the Deputy City Adminis- trator/Redevelopment regarding the preparation of a,Master Plan for Main -Pier Redevelopment Project Area. Chairman Mandic stated that tie would abstain from voting on the matter because of a possible conflict of interest. A motion was made -by MacAllister, seconded by Kelly, to authorize staff to prepare and distribute a "Request for Qualifications" proposal to contract for planning services with interested development architectural and/or planning firms for the Main -Pier Redevelopment Project Area. Following discussion, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Kelly, MacAllister, Green NOES: Finley, Bailey ABSTAIN: Mandic NOT VOTING: Thomas ABSENT: None JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTIONS OF NECESSITY FOR MAIN -PIER REDEVELOPMENT AREA - CONTINUED OPEN TO TfT47 6 The Chairman/Mayor announced that this was the day and hour set for a joint public hearing to consider Agency Resolution of Necessity No. 129 "A RES- OLUTION OF THE, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH DECLARING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY REQUIRE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES, AND AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF SUCH PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN," and Council Resolution No. 5649 - "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH DECLARING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY REQUIRE ACQUISITION OF CER- TAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES, AND AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF SUCH PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN." The Chair- man/Mayor stated the resolutions of necessity were to acquire real property generally located southwest of the Huntington Beach Pier for beach related public :facilities and commercial uses and other public uses.. He stated that the purpose of the noticed hearing was to allow those owners of land in the project area to be heard concerning three topics: 1. Whether the public interest and necessity require the project; 2. Whether .the project is planned and located in a manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury; and 3. Whether the property sought to be acquired is necessary for the pro- ject. The Chairman/Mayor stated that it was not the purpose of the noticed hearing . to consider the value of the subject property. Therefore, no testimony or evidence would be received on the issue of compensation, or any topic other than those previously mentioned. J -13 Page 3 - Redevelopment Agency Minutes-.3/17/86 The Deputy City Attorney announced that a. letter dated March 13, 1986 had been received from William Dial, of the Law Office of Lawler, Felix and Hall, requesting an opportunity to speak at the public hearing. The Chairman/Mayor opened the public hearing and stated that those entitled to speak on the stated topics must have an ownership interest in the property, or be their legal. representative, and they must have filed with the Clerk/City Clerk a notice of their intention to speak fifteen days prior to this hearing. William Dial, counsel for the Huntington Beach Company, stated the Huntington Beach Company is the owner in fee of the property, located approximately southwest of the pier and Pacific Coast Highway. He said that such property is subject to an easement in favor of the City for a "public recreational park and playground purposes and other uses as pertinent or incident thereto," and that the property has always been used for this purpose. He stated he under- stood Council was going to be asked to make a finding that would be used. to acquire Huntington Beach Company's interests in the property and turn it into essentially a private retail commercial use with a development of 75,000 square feet of private retail and other mixed commercial uses. He stated he. believed that the City/Agency has already entered into a Disposition and Development Agreement with a developer, and was obligated to acquire the Hunt- ington Beach Company's title to be turned over to the developer, regardless of testimony presented at the public hearing. He described a court of appeals decision involving the City of Huntington Park. He stated there had been no approach to the Huntington Beach Company regarding the development of their property; there had been no owner/participation with the Huntington Beach Com- pany. He urged Council/Agency not to adopt the proposed resolutions .but to approach the Huntington Beach Company regarding the development of the area. A motion was made by Mandic, seconded by Bailey, to continue the hearing open to March 24, 1986. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: - Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green NOES: None NOT VOTING: Thomas ABSENT: None 1� MAIN -PIER PHASE II - MOU TO BE PREPARED - MAIN -PACIFIC PROPERTY OWNERS A motion was made by MacAllister, seconded by Kelly, regarding the Main -Pier Phase II Project and the proposal by the Main -Pacific Property Owners; Council directed staff to prepare an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding for a fifty -day negotiation period with the developer and property owners to rede- fine their position and submit a precise physical plan of development in a timely fashion and in sufficient detail to enable the project's costs and ben- efits to be determined. A specific component of the analysis shall include a cost benefit analysis of the rehabilitation of the Main Street frontage or in the alternative demolition, construction and re-entry of the owner, also that within thirty days that a formal agreement to be concluded between the parties would be submitted to the Agency. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES:. Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green, Thomas NOES: None ABSENT: None