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HomeMy WebLinkAboutrda min 1988/03/15 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA Tuesday, March 15, 1988 11:43 p.m. Council Chamber Public Services Building ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Cox; Members Moore, McCandliss, Nader, Malcolm MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Executive Director Goss, Assistant City Attorney Rudolf 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES for the meeting of February 16, 1988.· MSUC (Malcolm/McCandliss) to approve the minutes. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 2 through 4) 2. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS a. CONCERNS REGARDING AGENCIES RENTAL MOBILEHOME PARK - William E. Claycomb, Chula Vista POLICY AT ORANGETREE 521 Orange Avenue, #118, Community Development Director Desrochers stated that there is a need to talk further with Mr. Claycomb before the Agency approves the statement. Since this is a complicated issue, he would request continuance of this item until such time as he can meet with Mr. Claycomb along with the City Attorney and Assistant Community Development Director Dave Gustafson. Mr. Claycomb stated that he and the staff are "not speaking the same language." Mr. Claycomb stated that his attorney advised him that the Agency policy is such that he can sub-lease his space but cannot sub-lease his coach. MSUC (Cox/Moore) to refer to staff to meet with Mr. Claycomb and his Attorney along with the Agency Attorney and appropriate staff to make sure there is a clear understanding of all the issues that were raised. Member Malcolm out. Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 2 - March l5, 1988' 3. RESOLUTION 913 APPROVING AN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. EIR ON THE TOWN PLAN AMENDMENT AGREEMENT WITH P&D FOR PREPARATION OF AN CENTRE II REDEVELOPMENT The Agency's approval on February l6, 1988 of ten sites to be added to the Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area allows processing of the Redevelopment Plan Amendment to proceed. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) must be prepared for the Plan Amendment. An RFP for environmental services was issued, and P & D Technologies, Inc. has submitted a proposal to prepare the EIR. The recommendation is that the Agency approve the agreement P & D Technologies, Inc. for prepara tion of an EIR on the Centre II Redevelopment Plan Amendment. with Town The Agreement sets a not-to-exceed pr ice of $23,110. Sufficien t funds are budgeted in account # 992-9920-5201 for this outlay. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER COX, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. 4. RESOLUTION 914 APPROVING LEEDSHILL-HERKENHOFF, INC. AS THE CONSULTANT TO PREPARE THE ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR THE WIDENING OF OTAY VALLEY ROAD AND AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT On January 7, 1988, authorization was given by the Redevelopment Agency to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for engineering and environmental consulting services for the widening of Otay Valley Road. Twelve proposals were submi t ted in response to the RFP. These proposals were reviewed by a committee consisting of four City staff members from the Community Development, Engineering, and Planning Departments. The four top proposers were then invited for oral interviews. The firm of Leedshill-Herkenhoff, Inc. was ranked the highest by the participants on the interview panel. The recommendation is to approve Leedshill-Herkenhoff, Inc. as the consultant to prepare the engineering and environmental studies for the widening of Otay Valley Road and authorizing the agreement. The not-to-exceed cost for the services described in the attached agreement will be $641,575.00. There is $369,596 earmarked for engineering and environmental services. In addition, a portion of the $355,000 earmarked for property acquisition will need to be expended for the engineering and environmental services because this work must be undertaken before property acquisition. An additional appropriation may be required for property acquisition. A better estimation of the appropriation that will be required will be available following Phase III of the project which includes appraisals of properties that will need to be acquired. r-- R'edevEilopment Agel. ..j Minutes - 3 - March 15, 1988 RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER MCCANDLISS, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. Member Moore stated that if the engineers did a perfect alignment under 11 the rules of good engineering and it would be detrimental because of any environmental concerns, staff should come back to he Agency with a report in order to make minor modifications and not get into a mixup in the environmental concerns. (Councilman Malcolm returned to the dais at 11:50 p.m.) 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None 6. DIRECTOR'S REPORT a. Status of Chula Vista Shopping Center (Homart) Executive Director Goss stated that the building permits had been issued last week at $9.4 million; the improvements on Fourth and RH" Street will be completed by March 31; the Design Review Committee met last Saturday at the Shopping Center with Homart representatives to discuss landscaping plans. 7. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT a. Public improvements in front of the Cruz Building and at the corner of Brandywine and Otay valley Road Chairman Cox referred to the status report submitted by the staff. He stated he was quite upset that the improvements should have been put in at the time the building was constructed; however, they were deferred for a period of time. He does not understand why staff did not call up the bonds sooner or some other action in order to get the improvements in. 8. MEMBERS' COMMENTS a. Member Moore discussed the Air space American program which will be held at Brown Field the last two weekends in May. He noted that staff has had contact with the representatives (RT Racing) for the improvements of Otay Valley Road. He commented that they may want to put in three temporary lanes for the people to get to the business section. Fred Kassman, Redevelopment Specialist, stated take several months before the improvements construction because of all the engineering work done now. that will that it be has would under to be Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 4 - March l5, 1988 The Agency members recessed to Closed Session at 11:50 p.m. to discuss Nature Interpretive Center - mediation of disputed items; Pending litigation regarding relocation of Cabri110 Lanes; Sierra Club v. Marsh and Sierra Club v. Coastal Commission. The City Clerk was excused and the Executive Director reported that the Session ended at l2:20 a.m. ADJOURNMENT AT 12: 20 a.m. to the regular meeting of Apr il 7, 1988 at 7 p.m. dd ennie M. FUlasz, City Clerk 0936C _. _om· _,_",_",~