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Home My WebLink AboutCVRC Min 2006/09/14 CC/RDA MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (CVRC) AND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA September 14, 2006 6:00 P.M. A Regular Meeting of the Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation of the City of Chula Vista and Special Meeting of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista was called to order at 6:14 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located in City Hall, 276 Fourth A venue, Chula Vista, California. CVRC ROLL CALL PRESENT: Directors: Castaneda, Lewis, Paul, Rindone, Rooney, McCann and Chairman Padilla ABSENT: Directors: Chavez (excused), Desrochers (excused) REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ROLL CALL PRESENT: Agency Members: Castaneda, Rindone, McCann, and Chairman Padilla ABSENT: Agency Members: Chavez (excused) CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Council Members: Castaneda, Rindone, McCann, and Mayor Padilla ABSENT: Council Members: Chavez (excused) ALSO PRESENT: Interim Executive Director/City Manager Thomson, Assistant General Counsel/Assistant City Attorney Hull, Acting Community Development Director Hix, Principal Community Development Specialist Lee, Community Development Specialist Johnson, Senior Deputy City Clerk Peoples, Community Development Administrative Assistant Donnelly PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, MOMENT OF SILENCE CONSENT CALENDAR (Items I and 2) I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Staff Recommendation: That the CVRC approve the minutes of August 10, 2006 and August 26, 2006. 2. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS a. Memorandum from Director Castaneda requesting an excused absence from the CVRC meeting of July 13, 2006. CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) b. Memorandum from Director Lewis requesting an excused absence from the CVRC meeting of August 10, 2006. c. Memorandum from Vice Chair McCann requesting an excused absence from the CVRC meeting of August 10, 2006. d. Memorandum from Director Desrochers requesting an excused absence from the CVRC meetings of September II and September 14,2006. Staff recommendation: That the CVRC excuse the absences. ACTION: Director McCann offered Consent Calendar Items I and 2. Director Castaneda seconded the motion. Item I carried 5-0 with Directors Lewis and McCann abstaining, as they were not in attendance at the meeting, and Director's Chavez and Desrochers absent. Item 2a carried 6-0 with Director Castaneda abstaining and Director's Chavez and Desrochers absent; 2b carried 6-0 with Director Lewis abstaining and Director's Chavez and Desrochers absent; 2c carried 6-0 with Vice Chairman McCann abstaining and Director's Chavez and Desrochers absent, and 2d carried 7-0 with Director's Chavez and Desrochers absent. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were none. ACTION ITEMS 3. CONSIDERATION OF AMENDING THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BYLAWS TO CHANGE ITS REGULAR MEETING DATE AND TIME AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL, NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES In 1993, the Redevelopment Agency amended its bylaws to change the date and time of its regular meetings to correspond with the City Council regular meetings. Many actions of the Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation involve advisory recommendations to the Agency on non-delegable matters requiring final action by the Agency Board. The proposed amendments to the Agency bylaws would allow the Agency and CVRC to meet on the same night and be able to take all necessary actions at the same meeting. Principal Community Development Specialist Lee provided the staff report. ACTION: Chairman Padilla offered the resolution, heading read, text waived: RDA RESOLUTION NO. 2006-1957, RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BYLAWS TO CHANGE ITS REGULAR MEETING DATE AND TIME AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL, NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES The motion carried 4-0 with Agency member Chavez absent. Page 2 - CVRC/CC/RDA Minutes http://www.chulavistaca.gov September 14,2006 ACTION ITEMS (continued) Director/Council/Agency Member's RindomHlhd Castaneda stated they would be abstaining on this item, as they own property within 500 feet of the project area, and left the dais. 4. CONSIDERATION OF THE DISSOLUTION OF THE TOWN CENTRE PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE (TCPAC) The Town Centre Project Area Committee (TCPAC) was established under the California Health and Safety Code, in 1976, when the Town Centre I Redevelopment Project Area was adopted. After the TCP AC's three-year, state-mandated term expired, the City Council and Redevelopment Agency maintained the TCPAC by local policy and redefined its role and functions as a broader, local advisory group that made recommendations on redevelopment projects in Town Centre I, in addition to acting as the Parking Place Commission for the Downtown Parking District. Recently the Redevelopment Advisory Committee (RAC) was established through the Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation (CVRC) and will serve as an advisory body that will have broad community representation and will provide recommendations to the CVRC on projects in all redevelopment project areas, including Town Centre I. To avoid multiple committees with similar functions, and to provide a clear and consistent process of public participation through the RAC, staff recommends the dissolution of the TCPAC. Principal Community Development Specialist Lee stated that due to the lack of a quorum of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency members, Item 4b would not be acted on and would be continued to the meeting of September 28,2006. ACTION: Chairman Padilla offered the Resolution for Item 4a, and Director Paul seconded the motion: a. CVRC RESOLUTION NO. 2006-037, RESOLUTION OF THE CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVE THE DISSOLUTION OF THE TOWN CENTRE I PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE The motion carried 5-0, with Director's Castaneda and Rindone abstaining and Director's Chavez and Desrochers absent. Item 4b was continued to the meeting of September 28, 2006. b. JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE DISSOLUTION OF THE TOWN CENTRE I PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE Director's Castaneda and Rindone returned to the dais at 6:22 p.m. Page 3 - CVRC/CCIRDA Minutes http://www.chulavistaca.gov September 14, 2006 5. CVRC WEBSITE UPDATE Staff will provide a verbal report to the Board on the recent launch of the new CVRC website. Staff Recommendation: No action is needed at this time by the City Council, Redevelopment Agency or Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation. Principal Community Development Specialist Lee introduced the item and Community Development Specialist Johnson presented the staffreport. Director Lewis requested access be provided to the Independent Directors via placement of their e-mail addresses on the site. Director Rindone requested staff inquire of the RAC members at their next meeting, as to whether they too would like links to their e-mail accounts. 6. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S REPORTS a. Request to change meeting date( s) and time( s). Interim Executive Director Thomson requested that the CVRC/City Council/Redevelopment Agency meet on October 5, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. regarding the Urban Core Specific Plan, and that the October 12,2006 Regular Meeting of the CVRC/RDA be cancelled. ACTION: The Directors concurred with this recommendation. b. Report on the first Redevelopment Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting Interim Executive Director Thomas requested Acting Community Development Director Hix provide an update on the first RAC meeting. Director Hix stated that the first meeting was held September 7, 2006 in the Council Chambers, with all selected representatives except for the Chamber of Commerce who provided an interim representative. The direction, roles and responsibilities of the Committee were discussed, and the members agreed that future meetings would be alternated between the north and south, selecting possible meeting sites of the South Chula Vista Library and the Police Department Community Room or Library in the north to provide some regularity. Extensive noticing offuture meetings will be provided. At the October 12th meeting, which will be held in the Council Chambers, the Committee will be selecting their Chair by a majority vote with the second highest vote getter becoming the Vice Chair, and staff will be providing a legal presentation on the Brown Act along with a couple of projects for review. Director Rindone requested the selected Chair and Vice Chair have alternating terms so they don't expire at the same time. He also inquired and Assistant General Counsel Hull responded that applicable ethics training would be provided to the Committee. Page 4 - CVRC/CC/RDA Minutes http://www.chulavistaca.gov September 14, 2006 7. CHAIRMAN'S REPORTS There were none. 8. DIRECTORS' COMMENTS There were none. CLOSED SESSION 9. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - Pnrsuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: Assessor Parcel No. 568-043-1400 (0.54-acre vacant site located at 240 Landis A venue on the northwest corner of Landis A venue and Davidson Street) Negotiators: Redevelopment Agency: Ann Hix, Eric Crockett, Rick Ryals, Elizabeth Hull Property Owner: Ulysses Lepe, Centnry 21 Commercial Under Negotiations: Instructions to negotiators No reportable action was taken on this item. 10. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54957(b) Scheduling Interviews for Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency/Chief Executive Officer of the Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation. No reportable action was taken on this item. ADJOURNMENT At 9:05 p.m., Chairman Padilla adjourned the Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation to its next regularly scheduled meeting on September 28, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, and the City Council and Redevelopment Agency to their next regularly scheduled meetings on September 19, 20 .m. ~/o/~ Dana M. Smith, Secretary http://www.chulavistaca.gov September 14,2006