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HomeMy WebLinkAboutrda min 1984/07/19 ~. MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Thursday, July 19, 1984 Council Conference Room 4:10 p.m. City Hall ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT Chairman Cox; Members Moore, McCandl iss, Scott, Malcolm (arrived late) STAFF PRESENT Executive Director Goss, Community Development Di rector Desrochers, Agency Attorney Harron, Agency Treasurer Christopher ITEM NO. 1 - RESOLUTION NO. 518 - APPROVING AN OWNER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND TOM MONEY FOR THE EXPANSION OF A COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIRD AVENUE AND MADRONA Mr. Tom Money has submitted plans for the expansion of the existing office building located at the northeast corner of Third Avenue and Madrona. The expansion includes construction of a 3,000 sq. ft. second floor above the existing one-story office building. The Town Centre Design Review Committee has reviewed the project and recommends approval of the design subject to condi ti ons. Community Development Director Desrochers displayed the site plan renderings of the project and indicated that the Design Review Committee had questioned the mansard roof. RESCl.UTION OFFERED BY MEMBER MOORE, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted unanimously. ITEM NO. 2 - REPORT: RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR TOWN CENTRE I A pl an has been developed for a recogniti on program for the Town Centre I Redevelopment Project. This plan was presented to the Town Centre Project Area Commi ttee and Desi gn Revi ew Board. The Project Area Commi ttee recommends that the Agency adopt the proposed program and involve the Chamber of Commerce in promotional activities. The Design Review Committee recommends that the Agency adopt the program, but issue an individual award annually (rather than a monthly or semi-annual award). Chairman Cox suggested that acknowl edgement shoul d be made to indivi dual s developing smaller projects. Recognition could then be made on a quarterly basis at Agency meetings. _.._"--".---,,. Adjourned Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeting - 2 - July 19, 1984 It was noted that this program should not confl ict with the specific awards beautification banquet held annually. MOTION TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATION MSUC (Cox/McCandliss) to accept staff recommendation with the provision that Town Centre Project Area project beautification awards be presented at the Annual Beautification Awards banquet and certificates designed "in house" to be presented to parti ci pants in the Downtown Redevelopment efforts th rou gh remodel ing of their businesses in new constructi on, remodeling, and under $10,000 cost categories. MOTION TO ADOPT PROGRAM MSUC (Moore/McCand1iss) to adopt Town Centre I recogn iti on program, as amended, to begin in 1985. ITEM NO. 3 - REPORT: RELOCATION LAW REQUIREMENTS At the ir meeting of June 21, the Agency requested that the relocation gUidelines utilized by the Agency be redistributed for review. Provided were copies of the relocation gUidelines adopted December 6, 1979, along with an information statement distributed to businesses, families, and individuals to be relocated. ~IOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT MSUC (Moore/McCand1iss) to accept the report. ITEM NO. 4 - REPORT: PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF AGENCY NOTES The sale of 1984 tax allocation notes for the Bay front/Town Centre Redevelopment P roj ect was awarded on June 21 to the 1 OI'/es t bidder, a consortium of Miller and Schroeder and Smith/Barney. Proceeds from the sale were received and invested prior to the end of the fiscal year. Members were provided with copies of the final official statement regarding this issue. In response to Chairman Cox's ques ti on, Community Development Director Desrochers stated that immediately after the approval of the implementation p1 an, the engineering p1 ans for the infrastructure will be requested from Engineering. Attempts are sti 11 being made to discuss acquisition of the Street property. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT MSUC (Cox/Moore) to accept the report. - --~ ~. -_.,-_..."~---- ------ Adjourned Regular Redevelopment Agency ~leeti ng - 3 - July 19, 1984 ITEM NO. 5 - REPORT: RESPO NSE TO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REQUEST FOR ADD IT IONAL INFORMATION REGARDING LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND (LAIF) On June 21, the Agency approved parti ci pati on in the Ca1 ifornia Local Agency Investment Fund. This gives the Agency an additional investment vehicle that is safe, highly liquid, and realizes a good rate of return. The maximum amount that anyone entity may have invested with LAIF at a given time is $5 mill ion. Currently, both the Agency and the City have separate $5 million maximums. Also at that meeting, the Agency inquired about the participation by the Industri a1 Development Authority (IDA) in LAIF. IDA may also join the LAIF with the same status as the City or Agency. However, the Authority has a very small amount of funds for investment with a 1984-85 budget of $16,900 and there would not be any advantages to joining at this time. MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT MSUC (Moore/McCand1iss) to accept the report. ITEM NO. 6 - RESOLUTION NO. 517 - APPROPRIATING $25,000 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LIMITED VISITOR DEVELOPMENT ADVERTISING PROGRAM At the budget review session held on June 18, 1984, Council directed staff to provide a report outlining the community promotion activities included in the FY 1984-85 budget and provide a staff recommendation regarding appropriation of additional funding to establish a limited visitor development advertising program. On June 26, Council appropri ated an additi ona 1 $51 ,000 in non-departmental professional services account for the development and implementation of the adverti sing program. Council directed that 50% of the cost be reimbursed by the Redevelopment Agency. Discussion followed regarding the priorities between the Redevelopment Agency and the City Manager regarding development of a City logo, site selector handbook, data book., etc. (Member Malcolm arrived at this time, 4:22 p.m.) Member Moore indi cated that of the priorities set for the promoti ona1 program, the promotional sl ide show is the most important and has not been compl eted. RESOLUTION OFFERED BY MEMBER MOORE, the reading of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and adopted unanimously. -...-.-...- - --..---, ----- ,_.._..__..._-,._._.__.__._-_.,_.__._---~-_. Adjourned Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeti ng - 4 - July 19, 1984 MEMBERS COMMENTS Member Malcolm, alluding to recent arti c1 es in the Chu1 a Vista Star-News, discussed the circumstances 1 eadi ng up to the Counc il di rected trlp to Monterey. Member Malcolm expressed concern that the newspaper was sensationalizing the enti re s itua ti on and emphas i zed the importance of attending that special session of the Coastal Commission. He suggested that the City Attorney be directed to draft a letter to the newspaper explaining the circumstances leading up to the trip. Chairman Cox concurred that Member Malcolm's attendance at this meeting was extremely critical to the Bayfront issue. He felt that the $1 ,800 expenditure to make the trip was not in vain and it would have cost more in the long run if the Coastal Commission continued the item to another date. Discussion followed regarding the Council's "direction" versus "request" that Member Malcolm attend the session. Member Scott ques ti oned the need for a letter to be prepared by the Attorney's office since such a statement wou1 d leave room for interpretation as well. ~1ember McCand1 iss requested if a 1 etter was drafted that a formal type of review procedure be followed prior to releasing the contents of the letter. MOTION TO DRAFT LETTER MSC (Cox/McCand1iss) to direct the Agency Attorney to draft a 1 etter assembling the facts regarding the trip to Monterey (for Coastal Commission matters) for review and approval prior to submittal to the newspaper. (Member Scott voted "no.") At this time a brief in-house recess was taken in order to allow the Citizens Action Network to set up their slide show presentation. CITIZENS ACTION NETWORK SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION Messrs. Dave Foreman and Guy Li chtey presented a sl ide show regarding the environmental concerns of the Otay Valley Road Redevelopment Project. ~lr. Foreman addressed several issues concerning: SDG&E noise and air poll uti on, requested water/soils tests, HYspan, Omar Renderi ng Pl ant, BKK Toxic Waste Facility, Otay Industrial Recycling Park, SANDER plant, etc. At the conclusion of the slide show presentation, the representatives of CAN suggested the City hire an environmental specialist and establish a project area committee composed of residents of the Otay Valley Road area. Chairman Cox requested a copy of Mr. Foreman's presentation in order to more thoroughly address them. Member Malcolm, noting that he has been on the Redevelopment Agency for only two years, offered his assistance in speaking with SDG&E officials regarding their air pollution violations. ._---,,_.__.__._-~-,._..,---"_.. ....- Adjourned Regular Redevelopment Agency ~Ieeting - 5 - July 19, 1984 Member McCandl iss interjected that SDG&E had attempted to perform soil s testing but had run into some problems. Discussion followed concerning the recycling park, and the current bankruptcy proceedings. Agency Attorney Harron indicated criminal complaints have been filed by the City regarding violations of the park, but because of the bankruptcy proceedings, efforts have been unsuccessful. Regarding formation of a project area committee in the Otay Valley Road project area, Community Development Director Desrochers informed members that the redevelopment project is not a 1 egi timate project yet. However, a committee could be established in order to review guidelines for the project. Discussion followed concerning the composition of the environmental task force. Dr. Lichtey suggested that the composition of the task force is suspect and he woul d be curious to discover what actually was discussed at these meeti ngs. Di scussion ensued regarding imp1 ementation of a noise ordinance. Executive Director Goss commented that noise equipment currently owned by the City is not effective for purposes of the Otay Vall ey Road project. It wou1 d be time-consuming to develop this type of an ordinance, and a1 though this type of equipment has been budgeted, the specific type to order is questionable pending preparation and adoption of an ordinance. Mr. Desrochers commented that a requisition for purchase of noise equipment has been submitted to the Purchasing Agent. In answer to Member Moore's questi on, Dr. Li chtey indi cated that the mos t important issue regarding CAN's presentation involves a health registry. An interview of residents in the area should be performed regarding their current health problems as a result of environmental impacts in the area. MOTION TO SUGGEST COMPOSITION OF A PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE MSUC (Cox/Moore) to direct staff to report back with a proposed composition of a project area committee for the Otay Valley Road Redevelopment Project. MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO OBTAIN COpy OF CAN'S LIST OF CONCERNS MSUC (Cox/Moore) to direct staff to obtain a copy of CAN's list of concerns regarding the Otay Valley Road project and prepare responses to those issues. Di scussion invo1 ved heal th hazards due to the transportati on and disposal of infectious material samples by the Mace Street Incinerator Plant located in the Otay Valley Road area. Also, a health survey should be performed of all residents located near the Fig Avenue County Health Center. It was noted that regarding the latter, a request has been submitted by the County to expand their facilities. "" ..__.__..__._--~_.__.-..."------ Adjourned Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeting - 6 - July 19, 1984 MOTION TO REPORT ON HEALTH CHECKS MSUC (Malcolm/Cox) to direct staff to report back on health checks provided by the County Health Department on Fig Avenue (due to department's request to expand this faci1 ity); investi gate how other medical faci1 ities di spose/transport i nfecti ous materi a1 samp1 es; and, request a presentati on be provided by a health official regarding the latter. ADJOURNMENT AT 5 :48 p.m. to the regul ar meeting of Thursday, August 2, 1 984, at 7 :00 p.m. WPC 1154H ~ --- .~...----..-,....------.----.----------