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HomeMy WebLinkAboutrda min 1975/04/22 REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA Held Tuesday April 22, 1975 A regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista was held on the above date beginning at 7:53 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue with the following Members present: Chairman Hamilton, Members Scott, Hobel, Hyde, Egdahl Members absent: None Staff present: Executive Director Cole, Assistant City Manager Asmus, Acting City Attorney Beam, Director of Public Works Robens, Director of Planning Peterson, Director of Redevelopment Operations Desrochers APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Member Hobel, seconded by Member Hyde and unanimously carried that the minutes of the meeting of April 15, 1975 be approved, copies having been sent to each Member. THIRD AVENUE STUDY By Resolution No. 13, the Redevelopment GRUEN GRUEN & ASSOCIATES Agency authorized Gruen Gruen & Associates to conduct a preliminary Market Feasibility Study of the Third Avenue Area. A copy of the study was presented to the Agency. Drs. Claude and Nina Gruen discussed the study answering the Members' questions. Dr. Claude Gruen presented a review of items associated with their study of the Chula Vista Downtown District. The study included a survey of downtown shoppers, telephone interview of sample Chula Vista residents at home, history of data regard- ing assessed valuations, and interviews with several of the merchants. Dr. Nina Gruen Dr. Gruen gave some of the highlights of the information gained percentage-wise from the study by Gruen & Gruen. -52- Conclusions Dr. Claude Gruen itemized some of the things his association feels could be accomplished: l. Make some design changes and some capital improvements. 2. A strong impetus on development of the South Bay Court complex in downtown Chula Vista. 3. Reuse options available - spot clearance and redevelopment. 4. Create a program whereby individual stores and all that will be done will fit more comprehensively into a design pattern that will give the area a more distinct image. Gruen & Gruen recommended that the area be de- clared a redevelopment project area so that the kind of tools that can be used to get this evolutionary program can be put into effect and the implementation of the Court complex may be undertaken through some kind of joint power agreement with the County. South Bay Courts Mr. Desrochers pointed out that two or three locations had been considered for the site of the South Bay Court complex - the northern half of the Library site block, also the Southern Pacific Railroad property facing Alpha Beta Shopping Center but that there is a need to look at alternative locations in connection with the redevelopment of Third Avenue. MOTION TO ACCEPT It was moved by Member Egdahl and seconded by RECOMMENDATIONS Member Hobel that the three recommendations in OF STAFF report by Staff be accepted by the Council, also that it be made known that the report is avail- able to the Chamber of Commerce and the Down- town Association. SUBSTITUTE MOTION It was moved by Member Hyde, seconded by Member Scott and unanimously carried that before pro- ceeding with Staff recommendations, a public hearing be set to which private citizens and representatives of the business community would be invited to comment on the report. -53- Discussion of motion Mr. Desrochers pointed out that the contract with Gruen & Gruen had been fulfilled, that if there was a public hearing it would be necessary that they be a part of it and therefore, arrange- ments would have to be made for additional payment on a per diem basis. RESOLUTION NO. 15 In a written report to the Agency, Community Rede- APPROVING COOPERATIVE velopment Director Desrochers explained that AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE recently proposed amendments to the Community CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT Redevelopment Law would result in an overall AGENCY AND THE PASADENA negative impact to administration of redevelop- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR ment programs. The Southern California Executive SHARING COST OF TAX Director's Association is spearheading a study INCREMENT FINANCING of redevelopment in the State of California. In STUDY conjunction, Pasadena has entered into a contract with Andersen, Heiss and Hughes, a financial consulting firm to aid in the study and have solicited this City's participation by requesting a contribution of $500. MOTION FOR APPROPRIATION It was moved by Member Scott, seconded by Member OF FUNDS Egdahl and unanimously carried that resolution be brought back appropriating $500 for the legis- lative action taken previously. Resolution offered Offered by Member Hobel, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent. The reso- lution was passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Members Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl, Scott Noes: None Absent: None STATUS REPORT - Community Development Director Desrochers sub- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT mitted a status report in which he requested that Mr. Terry McCarty of Stone & Youngberg be per- mitted to talk to the Agency either on May 6 or 13, 1975 to discuss a proposed tax increment bond issue for the project. Report accepted It was moved by Member Scott, seconded by Member Egdahl and unanimously carried that the report be accepted. -54- SENIOR CITIZENS Member Egdahl queried as to what facilities are FACILITIES available for senior citizens. Mr. Desrochers advised that an information type center is being set up for senior citizens - looking at several different locations. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. ~;-~~~ ¡í' Secretary -55-