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MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
A REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND A SPECIAL
MEETING OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
April 19, 2005
6:00 p.m.
An Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council, a Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment
Agency, and a Special Meeting of the Housing Authority were called to order at 8:03 p.m. in the
Council Chambers, located in the Public Services Building, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista,
California.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Agency/Authority/Councilmembers: Castaneda, Davis, Rindone
and Mayor Padilla
ABSENT: Agency/ Authority/Councilmembers: McCann (excused)
ALSO PRESENT: Executive Director/City Manager Rowlands, City Attorney Moore,
and Deputy City Clerk Bennett
CONSENT CALENDAR
Item 2 was removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion by Patricia Aguilar, representing
Crossroads II. Ms. Aguilar then deferred her comments to Oral Communications.
I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of March I, 2005 and March 22, 2005
2. COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2005-132 AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
RESOLUTION NO. 1908, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING A
TWO-PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND
ECONOMIC AND PLANNING SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED, TO PROVIDE A
PUBLIC FACILITIES IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM FOR THE URBAN CORE
SPECIFIC PLAN, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID
AGREEMENT
Adoption of the resolution approves a contract with Economic and Planning Systems
Incorporated to provide consulting services and preparation of a facilities implementation
plan for the Urban Core Specific Plan. This task is an essential and parallel product that
will assess and assure that the Specific Plan public facility needs and proposals can be
implemented to serve new development in the plan area. (Director of Community
Development)
Staff recommendation: CounciVAgency adopt the resolution.
ACTION:
Agency/Authority/Councilmember Davis moved to approve staff's
recommendations and offered the Consent Calendar, headings read, texts waived.
The motion carried 4-0.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Patricia Aguilar, representing Crossroads II, distributed a map of historical sites in the City and
stated that the General Plan Update and the Urban Core Specific Plan documents do not
adequately address or protect these areas, specifically from C Street on the north to L Street on
the south, and from Hilltop on the east to Broadway on the west.
PUBLIC HEARING
3. CONSIDERATION OF ISSUANCE OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVENUE
BONDS
In 2003, the Housing Authority issued multi-family housing revenue bonds in the
approximate amount of $1.8 million to assist CIC EastLake, L.P. construct a ISO-unit
affordable housing development known as Rancho Buena Vista Apartments, located at
2155 Corte Vista in the Eastlake master planned community. CIC EastLake is requesting
that the Housing Authority and the City consider the issuance of additional tax-exempt
bonds in the amount of $1,715 million. The additional bond allocation will be used to
finance cost overruns experienced by the project. (Director of Community Development,
Director of Finance)
Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the hearing was held
on the date and at the time specified in the notice.
Chair/Mayor Padilla opened the public hearing.
Agency/Authority/Councilmember Rindone asked the cause of the cost overrun. Senior
Community Development Specialist Hines responded that rising construction costs, rain delays,
and changes to the project scope were the primary contributing factors.
There being no members of the public who wished to speak, Chair/Mayor Padilla closed the
public hearing.
Agency/Authority/Councilmember Rindone asked staff to prepare an analysis of affordable
housing on the east and west sides of the City in order to compare and seek parity with regard to
quality affordable housing.
Agency/Authority/Councilmember Castaneda expressed the need to establish a policy with
regard to Council-approved projects with associated funding mechanisms that requires staff to
provide an explanation of significant increases and cost estimates.
Mayor Padilla asked staff to provide to Council, and make available for public review, a
memorandum on: I) whether or not costs for amenities that the applicant agreed to add to the
project between Design Review Committee review and final approval are borne by the City or,
directly or indirectly, by any tax-paying citizen; 2) what, if any, impact they have on the ability
to provide the number of units in this project; and 3) whether it is an impact on the financing
scheme and is the risk of the underwriter and the bond purchasers, who are the investors.
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PUBLIC HEARING (Continued)
ACTION:
Agency/Authority/Councilmember Davis moved to adopt Housing Authority
Resolution No. HA-26 and Council Resolution No. 2005-133, headings read, texts
waived:
HOUSING AUTHORITY RESOLUTION NO. HA-26, RESOLUTION
OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
REGARDING ITS INTENTION TO ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT
OBLIGATIONS
COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2005-133, RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PURSUANT TO
SECTION 147(F) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA FOR RANCHO
BUENA VISTA APARTMENTS ATEASTLAKE
The motion carried 4-0.
OTHER BUSINESS
4. DIRECTOR/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS
There were none.
5. CHAIR/MAYOR'S REPORTS
There were none.
6. AGENCY/COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
There were none.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:06 p.m., ChairlMayor Padilla adjourned the Housing Authority until further notice and the
Redevelopment Agency to a Special Meeting on April 26, 2005, at 6:00 p.m., immediately
following the City Council Meeting, in the Council Chambers.
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Lorraine Bennett
Deputy City Clerk
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