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Home My WebLink Aboutrda min 1985/02/21 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Thursday, February 21, 1985 Council Conference Room 4:00 p.m. City Hall ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT Chairman Cox; Members Malcolm, Moore, McCand1iss, Scott MEMBERS ABSENT None STAFF PRESENT Executi ve Director Goss, Communi ty Development Director Desrochers, Agency Attorney Harron ITEM NO.1 - QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE PORT COMMISSIONER Port Commissioner Phil Creaser gave a status report on the following items: Sweetwater River Channel, dredging on the south side of the Sweetwater Channel (as notified by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers), expansion of the Chu1 a Vista park maintenance contract, removal of dere1 ict vessel s, j oi nt i nspecti on of the f1 oati ng cast1 e, schedule of the Convention Center contracts, ground breaking of the Convention Center, application for a Master P1 an Amendment to convert the area near the foot of IIGII Street from a waterfront industrial site to a bay side park, bayside mooring and anchorage plan (Master Plan Amendment), and a letter of objection by the Coastal Commission to the inclusion of additional dredgi ng of the Sweetwater Ri ver Channel. Discussion followed concerning the latter item. According to a report by the Coastal Commi ssion, it was recommended that a consi stency determi nati on not be given. Chairman Cox suggested that if no obj ecti on is made by the Redevelopment Agency, that he be all owed to address the Commi ssi on on thi s subject on Tuesday in Los Angel es. MSUC (Malcolm/Scott) to authorize the Chairman to attend the Coastal Commi ssi on heari ng in Los Angel es on Tuesday, February 26, to represent the City regarding a consistency determination on the Sweetwater dredging. Member Scott expressed concern that the City of San Diego has been requesting a lot of funding from the Port District. Commissioner Creaser commented that the Port Di stri ct wi 11 recei ve approximately $50 mi 11 i on next yea r. The Convention Center will probably be getting the bulk of that funding. ITEM NO.2 - RESOLUTION NO. 564 - AUTHORIZING THE LEE C. JOHNSON COMPANY TO UNDERTAKE AN UPDATE APPRAISAL OF THE MERZIOTIS, ET AL, PROPERTY ON BAY BOULEVARD On February 11, the Agency retai ned possessi on of the Street property holdings at Bay Boulevard and "E" Street and subsequently obtained a 62-year lease from the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the Santa Fe _._..._-~---_.+- - - ,,-,-"._-,,~-- Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 2 - February 21, 1985 Financial Company. The fee ownership of this property remains the same. in order to make a bonafi de offer to the fee owner, an update of the val ue of the property should be made. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER SCOTT, the readi ng of the text was wai ved by unanimous consent, passed, and adopted unanimously. The Redevelopment Agency recessed at this time to the City Council meeting. The Agency meeting reconvened at 5:18 p.m. ITEM NO. 3 - RESOLUTION NO. 565 - ENTERING INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH PAUL THORYK FOR THE RENTAL OF 22 OFFSITE PARKING SPACES TO BE UTILIZED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BROWN DERBY BRASSERIE At their meeting on February 7, 1985, the Redevelopment Agency requested the 1 ease agreement presented that eveni ng with Paul Thoryk for offsi te parki ng be revised. The revised agreement is for the use of 22 offsite parking spaces to accommodate the requi red parki ng for the Brown Derby Brasseri e. The terms of the lease entail a "hold harmless" clause for the Agency and Ci ty and requi re a Certifi cate of Insurance in the amount of $1 mi 11 i on to include the City and Agency as "additional insured." RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER MALCOLM, the readi ng of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed, and adopted unanimously. ITEM NO.4 - RESOLUTION NO. 566 - AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE STATE RESOURCES AGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $375,000 FOR PURPOSES OF FUNDING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NATURE CENTER ON GUNPOWDER POINT The Agency recently authori zed the issuance of a Request of Proposal (RFP) for desi gn competi ti on for the proposed Nature Center on Gunpowder Poi nt. RFP's are being sent to the design community and advertisements are being made in legal and trade journals in anticipation of the March 8 deadline for responses from desi gners. A jury to revi ew the responses is not due to be se1 ected unti 1 March 7 at the earl i est. The Agency has requested to take advantage of funding source made available to Ca1 ifornia communities by the State through the sale of personalized license plates. Communi ty Development Di rector Desrochers commented that the amount originally requested, $750,000, is being amended. He explained that the City has a better chance of obtaining Conservancy funds if an attempt is·,made to use local funds. Therefore, he suggested that the grant request be cut in half. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER MOORE, the readi ng of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed, and adopted unanimously, as amended. Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 3 - February 21, 1985 ITEM NO. 5 - REPORT: BAY FRONT FINE ARTS FEE At their mid-November meeting, the Redevelopment Agency was presented with a report on the Bayfront Fine Arts fee. Three options were given based upon an analysis of other cities in California that tend to be the approximate size of Chu1 a Vi sta in popu1 ati on. Those options include: pooling private funds derived from the development projects and administer the funds via the Agency; pool i ng pub1 i c and pri vate funds that are not only deri ved from the individual developments but are also the product of matching funds from the tax increment; using the same funding arrangement that is already in place in the Town Centre Redevelopment Area. MSUC (Scott/Moore) to accept the report. ITEM NO. 6 - RESOLUTION NO. 567 - ACCEPTING CONTRACT WORK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOWN CENTRE ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS, EAST OF THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN CENTER AND MADRONA STREETS Completion of the alley improvements between Center and Madrona Streets east of Third Avenue has been made. Various property owners adjacent to the alley improvement made cash deposits for their proportionate share of the cost of the work totalling $11,775.37. Parti ci pati on agreements were approved for three property owners for advance of construction costs of approximately $4,500. Of the cash deposits made, $858.31 will be refunded to ten property owners in the various amounts. Three property owners will have liens placed against their property and one property owner, First Southern Baptist Church of Chu1 a Vi sta, will execute an agreement with the City for total construction costs of $2,478.54. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER MOORE, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed, and adopted unanimously. Chairman Cox reported that a meeting was held with property owners and staff regardi ng improvements to the east si de of Thi rd Avenue between "F" Street and Madrona. At that meeti ng, 7m concurrence was recei ved from property owners to participate. MSUC (Cox/Moore) to ask staff to take the same approach on the all ey section from "F" to Davidson on the west side of Thi rd Avenue (and contact property owners). CHAIRMAN'S REPORT A. The Chairman requested that the Agency adjourn to Closed Session for matters of potential and current litigation. MSUC (Cox/McCand1iss) to a dj ourn to Closed Session for potenti a 1 and current litigation. - "".---.-.--."-- --.-. -,-_.._.---,--'+-" Redevelopment Agency Minutes - 4 - February 21, 1985 It was noted that the La Fonda restaurant awnings have been installed. The Chairman requested a status report regarding the problem with the fountain at the South Bay Regional Center. DIRECTOR'S REPORT The Director reported that the fountain at Memorial Park was inoperable due to a blown fuse. Executive Director Goss stated that the grates on Third Avenue and Davidson were damaged by a Pepsi truck. New grates are on order. MEMBERS' COMMENTS Member Moore expressed concern wi th the City's and the Port I s 1 i abi1 ity involving the floating castle. Agency Attorney Harron informed the Agency that the City has discretionary immunity from liability in this situation. Chairman Cox stated that next Thursday (February 28) the Coastal Commission will consider a permit for an access road to Gunpowder Point; a favorable recommendation has been offered. (Community Development Director Desrochers noted, however, that the U. S. Fi sh and Wildlife Service will requi re consul tati on. ) ADJOURNMENT AT 5:30 p.m. to Closed Sessi on. The Recordi ng Secretary was excused and the Executi ve Secretary reported that Closed Sessi on ended at 6:00 p.m. t~jd~ P~u G. Desroch~rs, xecutlVe Secretary WPC l469H _ _ _ ______",·~___··_.'_"_m______