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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-05-12 (7)MINUTES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Room B-8, Civic Center Huntington Beach, California Monday, May 12, 1986 Mayor/Chairman Mandic called the adjourned regular meetings of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency .of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7:00 P.M. The Mayor/Chairman stated that the City Council would meet as the Redevelopment Agency later in the evening for the purpose 'of hearing presentations relative to the Main -Pier Redevelopment Project Area. The Mayor stated that the City Council would now meet jointly with the Plan- ning Commission to review the proposed sign code. ROLL CALL — CITY COUNCIL Present: Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green Absent: Thomas ROLL CALL - REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Present: Kelly, MacAllister, Finley, Mandic, Bailey, Green Absent: Thomas ROLL CALL - PLANNING COMMISSION Present: Rowe, Livengood, Mirjahangir, Schumacher, Winchell Absent: Erskine, Porter RECESS - REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY The Mayor called a recess of the Redevelopment Agency and stated that the Agency would be reconvened later in the meeting. RECONVENE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Chairman Mandic reconvened the adjourned regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency at 8:50 P.M. MAIN -PIER PHASE I REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA - REPORT - SCHEMATICS OF PIER E OF HUM APPROVED The Deputy City Administrator/Redevelopment stated that presentations would be made on Main -Pier, Phase I and Phase II, and that Council had been provided 7 Page 2 - Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 5/12/86 with communications from the City Administrator dated May 9, 1986 and May 12, 1986, respectively - Main -Pier Redevelopment Project Area, Phases I & II. Mr. John Cahill, Design Marketing, and Mr. Charles Kausen, Project Architect, representatives of Pier Side Development, presented an overview of the Pier Side Development Plan, using schematics and drawings to illustrate. Mr. Ron James, Parking Consultant, Bryant L. Morris Development, addressed Council regarding parking provisions for the Pier Side Village and discussion was held. A motion was made by Bailey, seconded by Kelly, to conceptually approve the schematics of the Pier Side Development as presented to Council. Motion car- ried unanimously. Bob Smith, architect, representing Peter Lendrum, & Associates, presented a status report on the Hotel Project. Using schematics, he reviewed plans for the hotel including parking provisions, pedestrian overpasses, types of rooms and adjacent commercial areas. A motion was made by Mandic, seconded by MacAllister to approve the conceptual diagram of the hotel and related developments on the inland side of Pacific Coast Highway as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Absence From Council Meeting Approved q-V A motion was made by MacAllister, seconded by Mandic to approve the absence of Councilman MacAllister from the May 19, 1986 Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. RECESS -'RECONVENE - CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Mayor/Chairman Mandic called a recess of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency at 10:00 P.M. The meetings were reconvened at 10:03 P.M. MAIN -PIER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA - STATUS REPORT Doug LaBelle, Deputy City Administrator/Redevelopment, presented an up -date on Main -Pier Redevelopment Project Area - Phase II including the status of the negotiations to date. He stated that a proposal had been developed with the Main -Pier Property Owners. He reviewed a list of items that will be presented to Council in the near future. COUSTEAU FACILITY ` "1f fU Mike Adams, Principal Redevelopment Planner, informed Council that they had been provided with copies of the Preliminary Economic and Financial Considera- tions Study for a Cousteau Facility. Discussion was held between the Council and staff. The need to explore the various financing options were discussed as well as identifying precise development locations. Page 3 - Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 5/12/86 I A motion was made by MacAllister, seconded by Bailey, to direct staff to nego- tiate with the Cousteau Society on the following items: (1) Exclustivity for a Southern California facility (2) The financial option (3) The facility size and combination of activities (4) The type exhibits the facility will display The motion carried unanimously. HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY �'ti L Mike Adams, Principal Redevelopment Planner, reported on the Historic Resources Survey and distributed a communication from .the City Administrator dated May 12, 1986, transmitting the Historic Survey of Downtown Buildings - City of Huntington Beach. The City Administrator reported on the matter. Discussion was held regarding the demolishment of the Golden Bear and the City's request to preserve the facade. LUE AMENDMENT 85-1 - REMOVED FROM TABLE - HOLLY PROPERTY - ELLIS/GOLDENWEST A motion was made by Bailey, seconded by MacAllister, to remove Land Use Ele- ment Amendment No. 85-1 from the table; Land Use Element Amendment No. 85-1 is a request by the Huntington Beach Company to change the land use designation on 126 acres from General Industrial, Office Professional and Real Estate Res- idential to Planned Community. The study area. is known as the Holly Property and is located between Ellis .Avenue, the Southern Pacific Right -of -Way, Gar- field Avenue, Crystal Street, Ernest Avenue and Goldenwest Street. The motion carried unanimously. AMENDMENT NO 85-1 - HOLLY PROPERTY - TO RETURN TO COUNCIL 6/2/86 Discussion was held by Council regarding the need to give direction to the Ellis-Goldenwest Plan Ad Hoc Committee. On motion by MacAllister, second Bailey, Council directed that staff bring the Holly Property question - Land Use Element Amendment No. 85-1 back to the whole Council, as a separate item, by June 2, 1986. Councilwoman Finley gave reasons why she opposed the motion. Councilman Kelly stated that he did not believe the Ellis-Goldenwest Plan Ad Hoc Committee should have been formed as there was a public hearing process to reach a solu- tion. He stated that the recommendations of the committee should be accepted for consideration by the Council at which time the committee's mandate would be over. Page 4 -,.Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 5/12/86 ADJOURNMENT - COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY The Mayor/Chairman adjourned the regular meeting of the City Council and the adjourned regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Hunting- ton Beach to Monday, May 19, 1986 at 6:00 P.M. in Room B-8, Civic Center Alicia M. Wentworth Clerk of the Re eve opment Agency and City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California :BY Deputy City. er er ATTEST: o „ Alicia M. Wentworth City C erk/Clerk Deputy City Clerk/C1e o . Mayor Chairm n.