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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Council Chamber, Civic Center
Huntington Beach, California
Monday, April 20, 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 to order.
ROLL CALL
Present: Winchell, Mays, Finley, Kelly, Erskine
Absent: Green, Bannister
JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Chairman Kelly announced that a joint meeting of the City Council and the
Redevelopment Agency had been called.
COUNCIL ROLL CALL
Present: Winchell, Mays, Finley, Kelly, Erskine
Absent: Green, Bannister
Director/Councilwoman Finley left the meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATING TO CITY/REDEVELOPMENT ITEMS
Patrick Smith, President of Watts, Smith and Associates, subsidiary of Watt
Industries which he stated was one of the largest developers in the state of
California. He stated the development company intended to reply to the recent
Request For Proposals in the downtown development core. He stated the company
had been focusing on the Main -Pier Phase II project for the last 90 days and
had been successful in negotiation and were entering into purchase agreements
with several of the land owners. He stated his company would be requesting
the Agency to support their efforts in consolidating a major portion of the
Main -Pier Phase II property and 'therefore this week they would be requesting
the Redevelopment Agency to grant them the right to negotiate for the develop-
ment rights in that area.
Richard Harlow, representing Charles River Development Group and Griffin
Realty, referred to a court action awarding Griffin Realty the right to assume
the position that A. M. Equities had in Phase II. Hereferred to a letter
prepared at the request of the City Administrator from Mr. Terelro to Council
which Council received April. 20, 1987. He requested Council to take formal
action 'to extend their exclusive right to negotiate according to the time
frame outlined in the letter.
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MINUTES,
The Clerk presented the minutes of the regular meeting of April 6, 1987, as
written and on file in the Office of the Clerk for Agency consideration.
By consensus of the Agency consideration of the minutes was deferred to the
meeting of May 4, 1987.
DEDICATION OF PARCEL or STREET & PUBLIC UTILITIES w KOVACS CIRCLE is DEFERRED
TO PUP
The City Clerk presented a communication from the Deputy City Administrator/
Redevelopment regarding the dedication by the Agency to the City of an eases
ment for street and public utility purposes.
By consensus of the Agency consideration of the dedication of easement ad
jacent to the partially developed right-of-way of Kovacs Circle by the Agency
to the City was deferred to the meeting of May 4, 1987.
INCREMENT SHARING AGREEMENT or COUNTY OF ORANGE tt HUNTINGTON CENTER PROJECT
AREA it DEFERRED TO 5 87
The City Clerk presented a communication from the Deputy City Administrator/
Redevelopment transmitting an Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach/
Redevelopment Agency and the County of Orange and its Flood Control District
to passmthrough tax increment from the Huntington Center Redevelopment Project
Area.
By consensus of the Agency consideration of the agreement was deferred to the
meeting of May 4, 1987.
DEFAULT r AUTHORIZED fr TWO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS or SU1*fERHILL/MOLA
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The City Administrator informed Council/Agency that they had been provided
with a copy of a communication from the Deputy City Administrator/Redevelop-
ment dated April 17; 1987 regarding Notice of Default/Town Square Projects.
On motion by Erskine, second Mays, the Council/Agency authorized staff to prey
pare; 1) a 45-day Notice of Default for the Summerhill Project and 2) prepare
the Letter of Agency's intent to terminate the existing Exclusive Negotiation
Agreement between Mola Development Corporation and the Agency by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Winchell, Mays, Kelly, Erskine
NOES: None
ABSENT: Finley, Green, Bannister
Councilwoman Winchell requested a chronological report of the history of the
projects.
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The Chairman adjourned the regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency.
ATTEST:
Clerk
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