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Home My WebLink About1987-03-02MINUTES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach, California Monday, March 2, 1987 A tape recording of this meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office Chairman Kelly called the adjourned regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 5:30 p.m. BOLL CALL Present: Mays, Kelly, Green, Bannister Winchell (arrived 5:55 p.m.), Erskine (arrived 6:22 p.m.) Absent: Finley Doug La Belle, Deputy City Administrator/Redevelopment reviewed the issue of the pro- posals received from the two highest bidders for the disposition of the Agency -owned five acre industrial parcel in the Talbert -Beach Redevelopment Project Area. Lee Weider, representing Boureston Development, Inc. introduced members of the team that put together the Boureston proposal. Richard Boureston presented slides of a few of the projects the partnership built in the area. Michael Todd clarified various points of their proposal, including improvements to Kovac Street and the total valuation of the proposed project at its completion. He reviewed the advantages of a single use on the property. George Robertson, owner of Southwest Quilted Products, Inc. stated that he .had long term plans for the property as his corporate headquarters. He introduced some of his employ- ees. Mr. Robertson stated he would distribute to the Agency written testimony from his friends. Tom Ewing described projects developed by Rhoades -Ewing Development. He reviewed the advantages of developing the site as a multi -use small industrial park. He clarified various points in their proposal including the improvements and maintenance of Kovac Street, landscaping, height and parking. Roger Rhoades described the tax revenue for the city if the property was developed as a multi -use industrial park of nine buildings. Chuck Noble, Managing General Partner of Lee & Associates, a major commercial industrial brokerage firm in Orange County, reviewed his analysis of a brief market survey prepared by Rhoades -Ewing relative to the value of large buildings versus small buildings. Discussion washeld between Mr. Noble and Director Green regarding the report. Roger Rhoades displayed a poster depicting the type of equipment the Boureston proposal would anchor to the building. Carl Boznanski, independent fee appraiser active in the Orange County market, stated he was asked to evaluate the two projects. He valued the Boureston project at $5,000,000 and the Rhoades -Ewing project at $5,750,000. Page 2 - Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 3/2/87 In response to questions from the Agency, the City, Administrator stated that a perfor- mance bond could be required of the developer, although he recommended either a cash bond or an irrevocable letter of credit. Bob Chrisman of Coldwell Bankers, spoke in support of the Boureston project. Considerable discussion was held by the Agency regarding various aspects of the two proposals. In response to inquiry by the Agency, the City Attorney stated that because six directors were present five affirmative votes were needed to agendize a request to take action on the matter under consideration. A motion was made by Erskine, seconded by Kelly, to place on the agenda of the regular Agency meeting scheduled at 7 p.m., March 2, 1987 a request for action on the proposals received for the disposition of the Agency -owned five acre industrial parcel in the Talbert -Beach Redevelopment Project area. The motion failed for the lack of five affirmative votes, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Winchell, Mays, Kelly, Erskine NOES: Green, Bannister ABSENT: Finley The Chairman requested that the matter be placed on the agenda of the Agency meeting scheduled for March 16, 1987. Director Bannister requested that staff gather the following information in preparation for that meeting: 1. Definitive answers on sales tax. 2. Staff's opinion regarding the valuation for tax purposes of the.property. Director --Bannister requested definitive answers on sales tax. ;-He requested- information regarding the difference in staff'§"opinion and the evaluation for. tax, purposes- of the pro- perty. He stated that in one case the report indicated real property and in another case personal property, or equipment. He requested an opinion from staff as to whether, to the benefit of the city, there is a substantial difference in value between the two operations. Director Bannister also requested that staff find out whether the CC&R's can in fact be enforced if the City elects to go on the small property plan and whether that enforcement can include outside storage, smell from operations that create odors and noise from noisy operations and if it can be enforced by the city or whether it can be enforced through CC&R's. He requested further information on a performance bond in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit. He requested an actual description of the real property, what the real property evaluation might be at the end of development, including just the real property and not the personal property, or equipment. ADJOURNMENT The Chairman adjourned the regular meeting of the P 036 ATTEST: Clerk, 1 MINUTES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Council Chamber, City Hall Huntington Beach,. California Monday, March 2, 1987 A tape recording of this meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office Chairman Kelly called the regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order. Present: Winchell, Mays, Kelly, Erskine, Green, Bannister Absent: Finley Chairman Kelly announced that a joint meeting of the City Council and the Redevelop- ment Agency., had been called. Present: Winchell; Mays, Kelly, Erskine, Green, Bannister Absent: Finley Barbara Milkovich stated that the historical survey was completed and there was nobody to officially take over the task of monitoring the historical sites. She urged Council to call on her organization for help regarding historical buildings in the downtown area.. Natalie Kotsch representing the Downtown Advisory Committee commented on a meeting with redevelopment staff. She urged Council to approve the proposed redevelopment field office for the downtown area. On motion by Erskine, second Green, the Agency approved and adopted the minutes of the regular meeting of February 17, 1987, as written and on file in the Office of the Clerk, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Winchell, Mays, Kelly, Erskine, Green NOES: None ABSENT: Finley, Bannister (out of the room) fD7 Page 2 - Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 3/2/87 The City Clerk/Clerk presented a communication from the Deputy City Administrator/ - Redevelopment transmitting the Main -Pier Redevelopment Master Plan prepared by 3-D International. She presented a communication from the City Administrator dated February 25, 1987 transmitting additional information regarding the matter. The City Administrator and the Deputy City Administrator/Redevelopment presented staff reports and recommended the concept of a master developer for the area in question. The Clerk presented Resolution No. 139 for Agency consideration - "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH APPROVING A MASTER PLAN TO CONTROL THE INTENSITY OF FUTURE DEVELOP- MENT WITHIN A PORTION OF THE MAIN -PIER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA." Following considerable discussion, a motion was made by Erskine, seconded by Mays, to adopt Resolution No. 139, as amended, by modifying the language to reflect that the Agency approve the 3-D International plan along with market constraints for guidance and to modify the language pertaining to use of the 3-D International Model as a guiding fac- tor in the intensity of future development and to direct staff to prepare an implementa- tion plan to address each of the items discussed in the 3-D/I Master Plan report; and to direct staff to forward a Request for Qualifications/Proposals for a master developer to work with the area property owners and Agency in the implementation of the Master Plan, the Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals to be returned to Council to be approved separately. Following discussion, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Winchell, Mays, Erskine, Green NOES: Kelly ABSENT: Finley, (Bannister out of the room) A motion was made by Mays, seconded by Erskine, to schedule a study session on the Downtown Specific Plan sometime in the future, after the responses had been received. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Winchell, Mays, Kelly, Erskine NOES: None ABSENT: Finley (Green, Bannister out of the room) The Chairman adjourned the regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency to 6:00 p.m. on March 16, 1987. ATTEST: Clerk*, ME