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Tuesday, April 19, 1994 Council Chambers
6:00 p.m. Public Services Building
(immediately following the City Couocil meeting)
Joint Meeting of the Redevelonment Agencv/Citv Council
of the City of Chula Vista
CALL TO ORDER
1. ROLL CALL: Agency/Council Members Fox -, Horton -, Moore_,
Rindone -' and ChainnanlMayor Nader -'
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 28, 1993 and January 28, 1994
CONSENT CALENDAR
None submitted.
3. WRIITEN COMMUNICATIONS:
* * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * *
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
The following items have been advertised and/or posted as public hearings as required by law. If you wish to
speak to any item, please fill out the "Request to Speak Form" available in the lobby and submit it to the
Secretary of the Redevelopment Agency or the City Clerk prior to the meeting. (Complete the green form to speak
infavorofthe staff recommendation; complete the pinkform to speak in opposition to the staffrecommendation.)
Comments are limited to five minutes per individual.
None submitted.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This is an opportunity for the general public to address the Redevelopment Agency on any subject matter within
the Agency's jurisdiction that is not an item on this agenda. (State law, however, generally prohibits the
Redevelopment Agency from taking action on any issues not included on the posted agenda.) If you wish to
address the Council on such a subject, please complete the yellow "Request to Speak Under Oral Communications
Form" available in the lobby and submit it to the Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency or City Clerk prior to
the meeting. Those who wish to speak, please give your name and address for record purposes and follow up
action. Your time is limited to three minutes per speaker.
Agenda Page 2 April 19, 1994
ACTION ITEMS
The items listed in this section of the agenda are expected to elicit substantial discussions and delíberations by
the Agency, staff, or members of the general public. The items will be considered individually by the Agency
and staff recommendations may in certain cases be presented in the alternative. Those who wish to speak, please
fill out a "Request to Speak" form available in the lobby and submit it to the Secretary to the Redevelopment
Agency or the City Clerk prior to the meeting. Public comments are limited to five minutes.
4. AGENCY
RESOLUTION 1390 ADOPTING TIlE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET FOR FY
1993-94 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TIlEREFOR--The FY 1993-94
Redevelopment Agency Budget was reviewed as part of the City budget
approval process. As the Redevelopment Agency is a separate legal entity,
it is necessary to approve the budget separately as required by California
Community Redevelopment Law. The fonnal Agency adoption of the
budget had been delayed in order to determine the full impact of State budget
resolutions and to complete the evaluation of staffing needs for the Economic
Development function in the Community Development Department as
directed by City Council during and subsequent to the City's budget review
process. This item was continued from the meeting of March 15 1993.
Staff recommends the Agency: [a] continne the item to the next regular
meeting of May 3, 1994; or, [b] call a Special Meeting of the Agency on
April 26, 1994 following the regular Council meeting.
(Community Development Director)
OTIlER BUSINESS
5. DIRECTOR'S/CITY MANAGER'S REPORTlS)
6. CHAIRMAN'S/MAYOR'S REPORT(S)
7. AGENCY/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting will adjourn to the Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeting on May 3, 1994 at 4:00p.m., immediately
following the City Council meeting, in the City Council Chambers.
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advance for scheduled services and activities. California Relay Service is available for the hearing
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Minutes of a Special Joint Meeting of the
Redevelopment Agency/City Council of the City of Chula Vista
Tuesday, December 28, 1993 Council Conference Room
5:00 p.m. City Hall Building
CALL TO ORDER
1. ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Members/Council Members Horton (arrived at 5:07 p.m.), Fox, Moore, Rindone,
and Chainnan/Mayor Nader
ALSO PRESENT: Sid Morris, Assistant City Manager; Glen Googins, Deputy City Attorney; Lyman
Christopher, Finance Director; Fred Kassman, Redevelopment Coordinator;
William Gustafson, Transit Coordinator; and Alicia Gonzalez, Acting Recording
Secretary
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None Submitted.
CONSENT CALENDAR
3, WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None Submitted.
* * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * *
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None Submitted.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
ACTION ITEMS
4,A COUNCIL-ORDINANCE 2585 AMENDING ORDINANCE 2146 WITH RESPECT TO LIMITATIONS
ON TIlE AMOUNT OF TAX INCREMENT REVENUES FROM TIlE BAYFRONT/TOWN CENTRE
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS, AND AUTHORIZING INSTITUTION OF JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS TO DETERMINE TIlE VALIDITY HEREOF {UrQencvl -- The Agency issued $7 million in
Tax Allocation Bonds for the combined Bayfront/Town Centre Redevelopment Project Areas in 1979. These bonds
were refinanced in 1984 and again in 1986 decreasing the total principal amount and annual debt service.
Snbsequent to that action, however, tax revenues accruing from the Bayfront Project Area have been reduced due
to the Unitary Tax, transfer of major equipment by Rohr. Inc., and reduction in State subventions. In addition, the
delay in the development of the Midbayfront has not provided additional anticipated revenues to date. Annual debt
service on the bonds exceeds revenues accruing from the Bayfrout Project Area. The proposed refunding of the
tax increment bonds, taking advantage of currently low interest rates, should reduce annual debt service and,
conseqnently, reduce the Agency's annual operating deficit for the Bayfront Redevelopment Project Area. Staff
recommends Council adopt the urgency ordinance and the Agency approve the resolution. {4/5ths Vote Reauiredl
B. AGENCY-RESOLUTION 1383 AUTHORIZING TIlE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF TAX ALLOCATION
BONDS IN TIlE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $37,500,000 RELATING
TO TIlE BAYFRONT/TOWN CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS, AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING EXECUTION OF RELATED INDENTURE OF TRUST, AND AUTHORIZING INSTITUTION
OF JUDICIAL VALIDATION PROCEEDINGS
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Redevelopment Coordinator Kassman presented a brief staff report. The Ordinance would keep options open to the
Agency. It would not obligate the Agency to any further action. The Agency would not be issuing bonds by taking
action. The Agency was keeping the option to issue bonds. The ordinance corrected an error which occurred about
one and one-half year's ago. (Said error was clarified in the written staff report.)
Chainnan/Mayor Nader said it was his understanding the resolution authorized issuance of bonds. Was staff saying
the Agency/Council, if the resolution passed, could hold the issuance of bonds in abeyance until some circumstance
occurs, or in the Agency's/Conncil's judgment it wonld be desirable to issue bonds.
Member/Council Member Rindone said he desired to also pursue the Chainnan's/Mayor's point. He asked if what
was in front of the Agency/Council was different than what had been sent to them prior.
Finance Director Christopher said not to his knowledge. There had been no change.
Member/Council Member Rindone noted on page 2 of the December 23, 1993 memorandum (printed on lavender
paper), the last paragraph, first sentence stated "The action which the Agency will take will not obligate the issuance
of bonds...." Staff just stated the Agency/Council was keeping the option open. Compare that to the statement in
the Staff Report, page 4-4, paragraph just prior to the Fiscal Impact, which stated "Approval of the resolution
authorizing the sale of the bonds and revision of the Ordirwnce does not obligate the Agency to any further actions
to issue bonds." Was he correct in understanding the Agency/Council was authorizing the sale of the bonds but
may not issue the bonds.
Mr. Christopher replied it was the other way round. Staff was trying to get the authorization to issue the bonds.
The reason staff needed to do so was to take a proactive step prior to the end of the calendar year in order to
preclude the effect of ABI290 on the Redevelopment Agency. Staff was asking the Agency/Council to authorize
the issuance of bonds so it could be shown the Agency/Council took some action prior to the end of the calendar
year. Also, that would be the basis for doing a validation action. The Agency's legal counsel, Jones, Hall, Hill
and White, would then use the approval of the resolution to issue bonds.
Member/Council Member Rindone said that answered his question and provided the clarity he was seeking. The
Agency/Council would be authorizing the issuance of the bonds, but not the sale.
Member/Council Member Rindone then pointed out on page 4-2 of the staff repon, under Discussion, it was
indicated that "debt service".currently exceeded income from the Bayfront Project Area creating a yearly deficit."
Would staff know what that deficit figure was.
Mr. Christopher responded the deficit was about $100,000. The debt service on the Tax Allocation Bonds was
approximately $3.1 million a year. The amount of money received from Property Tax Increment and the
Supplemental Subvention from the State was approxitoately $3.0 million per year.
Member/Council Member Rindone, referencing the same paragraph, "". may be feasible and mny reduce annual
debt service." "May" was a maybe word, not a for sure word.
Mr. Christopher said staff used the word "may" because the 1986 Tax Allocation Bonds were looked at several
times in the past two years, due to the revenue shonfall, to ascenain if the bonds could be refunded. It was a tough
Issue to refund as it had several structural liabilities. Staff had come up with feasible ways of refunding Tax
Allocation Bonds in the past and by taking another look at this Issue, and being allowed to extend the tenD of the
bonds, it could result in a structure whereby it would be economically feasible to refund. A problem with the
Bayfront Project Area included the two major propeny tax owners--Rohr, Inc. and San Diego Gas & Electric.
Rohr, Inc. has had problems and has made major cut backs in the past several years which made it more difficult
to issue bonds in that Project Area. Another problem was the fact the Supplemental Subvention the City received
from the State had dropped from $1.2 million/year down to about $620,000/year. The latter figure, at best, was
tenuous as the State had talked about totally eliminating the Supplemental Subvention. That reduction was a real
problem. A third problem was the Bayfront Project Area had not developed as anticipated when the Bonds were
issued in 1986. Those were the structural weaknesses to that Bond Issue. Staff was looking at various ways to
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structure a refunding which wonld result in less annual debt service. Staff used the word "may" because staff had
looked at refunding in the past but had not been able to come up with a way to do the refunding. Staff was not sure
it could do a refunding but wanted to look at it.
Member/Council Member Rindone said the clarity was certainly appreciated. By taking action, the Agency /Council
was putting in a reservation by issuing the bonds; but, because either the rate was not low enough or the other three
problems ennmerated by Mr. Christopher come into play, then the Agency/Council may never decide to sell the
Issue. Agency/Council could take--and if staff did not agree he asked to be corrected--this action, but some people
might make an allegation the Agency/Council was trying to subvert the intent of AB1290. But the fact of the matter
was these projects were anthorized, with the full anticipation of moving forward under the rules in effect prior to
January I, 1994. The fact statf was asking the Agency/Council tonight to reserve the option, since this Council
and previous Councils had made certain long-tenD commitments which would be impossible to honor by changing
the rules with new legislation, was a rational basis for the Agency/Council to act. That was the critical point. The
law was changing and would impact projects that had been committed, authorized, developed, foreseen, and
planned. If the State changed it rules, then the Agency/Council had to have the opportunity to allow staff to be
resourceful in meeting that challenge to protect the intent of this and previous Councils who had taken actions based
on the existing rules.
Member/Council Member Rindone referenced staff report page 4-3, last paragraph "".the sum of $50 million for
the Bayfront Project Area and the $20 million for the Town Centre I Project Area were erroneously listed as the
aggregate amount of tax revenues which could be received by the Agency. " and asked why staff just discovered that.
Mr. Christopher replied staff discovered that fact several years prior and had been waiting for the right time to come
back to Agency/Council to set the correct limit. With the advent of AB1290, which set time limits on a Project
Area's expiration, staff was better able to calculate the amount needed to be received from Property Tax Increment
in order to payoff any debt that could feasibly be issued in a Project Area. Staff may have been able to come to
the Agency/Council earlier, but Bond Counsel had been struggling with that issue for about one year.
Member/Council Member Rindone suggested should something like this be discovered in the future, then at the least
a "heads up alert" should be given to Agency/Council.
Member/Council Member Moore asked if it was $50 million for the Bayfront and $20 million for Town Centre.
Mr. Christopher replied those figures were in the original resolution.
Member/Council Member Moore asked if the City got the full $50 million and $20 million.
Mr. Christopher said the $50 million figure had probably not been reached. In tenus of the amount received in the
past, plus the amount that might be needed to payoff the existing or any future debt, would far exceed the $50
million or the $20 million.
Member/Council Member Moore recalled the Bond Issue for the Bayfront was $30 million and the interest was more
than the debt payment.
Mr. Christopher said yes. When the 1986 Bonds were issued, the Project Area's total debt service over the tenD
of the bonds was around $100 million. A limit of $70 million had been set. There was a miscommunication in
tenus of what was trying to be done.
Member/Council Member Moore, referring to staff report Ordinance, page 4-6, asked if the $50 million over the
30 year period resulted in a total of $210 million and the $20 million, over a 30 year period, amounted to $84
million.
Mr. Christopher said that was true.
Member/Council Member asked if Agency/Council knew what it owed as of today. Was it anywhere near those
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figures.
Mr. Christopher said far less than those figures. An amount was set which would not be exceeded.
Member/Council Member Moore asked what cash was in the bank drawing interest and what was the interest being
earned.
Mr. Christopher said the City had, which included all Agency funds, between $80 and $85 million drawing interest
of3%t04%.
Member/Council Member Moore requested an update be brought back to the Agency.
Member/Council Member Moore asked if the Rohr, Inc. and San Diego Gas & Electric property tax was divided
between the Elementary School District, Sweetwater School District, Southwestern College, and the County.
Mr. Christopher said each Redevelopment Project Area had a base year for property tax assessment. The amount
of property tax collected up to the base year amount was what was distribnted to all the taxing agencies.
Member/Council Member Moore asked if the Bayfront Project Area was still under the old rules.
Mr. Christopher said over the past several years the Legislature had mandated some Agency funds be shifted to the
Education Augmentation Fund. The Southwest Project Area was the OlÙY Project Area sharing property taxes under
the new rules as those rules were in existence wheu the Project Area was fonned; the Bayfront Project Area was
exempt as it was fonned under the previous tax sharing fonnula.
Member/Council Member Moore asked if the Bayfront Project Area would be exempt with the new bonds.
Mr. Christopher said that would have to be negotiated, bnt he was not sure.
Member/Council Member Moore said he believed the new tax sharing rule applied only when a new Project Area
was established after the tax sharing rules changed. The Agency should receive a memorandum from staff which
showed the base fee, annual debt service, and profit margin each year, if any. Redevelopment is a "pnsh"--with
redevelopment enhancing major areas of the City, but as far as actual income--when that income was split between
all the tax sharing agencies, then it was a "push".
Member/Council Member Fox asked if the instrument used to authorize the sale of bonds was an Official Statement
and was that the document Agency/Council would review prior to authorizing the sell.
Mr. Christopher replied the Agency/Council was reserving the option. In 1994 staff and Bond Counsel wonld
evaluate the feasibility of issuing and selling bonds. Should staff structure a refunding that would be marketable
then staff would prepare all legal documents and those would come before the Agency/Council prior to the issuance
and selling of bonds. One of those legal documents would be the Official Statement.
Member/Council Member Moore asked if staff saw the bond market changing in the next 90 to 120 days.
Mr. Christopher said the literature he had been reading indicated the bond market wonld hold for about another six
months. The tax exempt market had been somewhat stable for some time.
Member/Council Member Rindone pointed ont, on a six month anticipation forecast, that was as stable as could be
anticipated.
Member/Council Member Fox asked if a positive action was taken, would that result in no fiscal impact.
Mr. Christopher said yes.
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Chainnan/Mayor Nader said his understanding was there would be a potential benetit to the City of $1.5 million
which the City would lose if it waited past December 31, 1993.
Mr. Christopher said what was acted upon tonight would not cause an outlay of funds. Anything that staff would
recommend that would have a fiscal impact was going to occur in 1994. There would be the potential benefit to the
City of about $1.5 million.
MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 2585 AS AN URGENCY and OFFER RESOLUTION 1383
MEMBER/COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE, reading of the text was waived, passed and approved
unanimously.
ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
None.
OTHER BUSINESS
5. DIRECTOR/CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
[a] Schedule of Meetings.
[b] Bus Advenising -- Request for Proposals
Transit Coordinator Gustafson gave a brief staff report. One shortcoming of the RFP program was a reliance on
a change in State law which would permit the use of bus revenues for youth transit funding. Staffhas been working
on au alternative bus advertisement program and RFP to address the problem. The City Attorney's Office and staff
conceived of a bus advenisement alternative which could achieve the desired objective of enabling the City to use
bus revennes for youth transit purposes without the need for a Legislative change. A Policy Paper had been
prepared which provided a brief outline of the proposed alternative program.
Member/Council Member Rindone asked what grounds staff would use to recommend political advenisements since
that was not the direction of Council.
Chairman/Mayor Nader stated staff should retain the essential features of the RFP proposal previously approved
by Council but with modifications the City Attorney believed would enable the City to use the funds for the purpose
Council iutended.
Member/Council Member Rindone had reservations about pennittiug political advertisements without payment in
advance.
Member/Council Member Fox said he would object to English only advertisements.
Chainnan/Mayor Nader said that was not in the original proposal bronght to Couucil.
Member/Council Member Horton said advertisements printed in Spanish or whatever other language, could be
required to be printed in English as well, as the majority of the people speak English.
ChainnanlMayor Nader said he agreed with Member/Council Member Horton if it was a government advertisement;
otherwise, the advertiser should choose the language he desired to use for the advertisement.
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MOTION [Nader/Fox] direct staff to make only that modification suggested by the City Attorney which was
contained ou page 1 of the report which would facilitate implementation of Council's purpose to support
certain youth and commurtity activities and suspend formal issuance of the RFP only as long as it was
necessary to effect the change and would leave, in place, the conditions previously approved by Council.
Member/Council Member Fox asked if staff intended to return to Council with the revised RFP.
Deputy City Attorney Googins said staff would.
Member/Council Member Rindone pointed out the memorandum before Council was marked confidential. He
wanted to know if public action was taken, would that not then make the memorandum a public memorandum.
Deputy City Attorney Googins distributed an outline of the existing program and the proposed alternatives
("handout") which was not marked confidential and requested Council take action only on the "handout".
Member/Council Member Rindone had previously voted in opposition to the bus advertising issue. He would
support the suspension of the fonnal RFP. He was concerned about the nonpayment of advertisement as it seemed
the only penalty for those that did not pay would not be allowed to adverrise again. He could not support a policy
that would not charge anybody to advertise with the hope the advertiser would pay the appropriate fee. Should the
desire be to do bus advertising, then the City should seek redress through appropriate legislation. Newspapers do
not run advertisements and then ask for payment, they get payment up-front.
Member/Council Member Horton concurred with Member/Council Member Rindone as there could be abuse. How
would the City know it was getting fair value for the advertisement.
Chainnan/Mayor Nader did not see the motion on the floor doing that. The motion essentially authorized
advertisements in exchange for contributions. It would not leave the determination of how much the contribution
was to the advertiser.
Member/Council Member Horton said the word "donation" implied that.
Chairroan/Mayor Nader c1aritied his interpretation of the word "donation". It would not be left to the advertiser
to detennine how much the donation would be.
Deputy City Attorney Googins stated staff was in the process of working out the practical considerations: . how
the City supported that policy, . how to attribute value to a particular advertisement, . how to ensure donations
were being given, . and how to monitor compliance to ensure the monies were being used for the appropriate
purposes.
Member/Council Member Horton expressed concern about the legal aspects of using the word "donation".
Chainnan/Mayor Nader replied that was a different set of laws as it dealt with gambling.
Deputy City Attorney Googins said it was an area of law staff needed to analyze to ensure the City was not merely
circumventing the existing TDA guidelines and regulations, but was in full compliance with existing laws.
Member/Council Member Rindone pointed out should the City state what a required donation was to be, it would
no longer be a donation and would be in direct conflict of the TDA current gnidelines. He asked staff if they were
comfortable in recommending a policy of required donations that was in conflict with TDA.
Deputy City Attorney Googins replied staff was not recommending that particular policy. That was another
important issue staff wonld need to evaluate further. Staff did not believe the proposed alternative structure had
yet been pronounced on by MTDB.
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Member/Council Rindone asked would staff come back within several weeks with a report atìer the issues had been
researched.
Deputy City Attorney Googins stated staff's recommendation was to have Council authorize the City Attorney and
staff, should the proposed alternative bus advertising program be attractive, to suspend issuance of the approved
RFP to allow analysis of the legal and practical issues of concerns raised. Staff was recommending the
recommendation as it appeared on page 2 of the "handout".
Member/Council Member Moore asked staff to also analyze the implication to a business between paying for bus
advertising as an expense, and the making a donation. The write-off for a business expense was 100 percent; but
what was the write-off for a donation.
Mayor/Chainnan Nader said the intent of his motion was to authorize staff to suspend issuance of the RFP to give
staff time to research OIÙY that issue which had been identified by the City Attorney, to wit, potential exchange of
donations to specified organizations in exchange for advertising for the purpose of enhancing the City's ability to
use advertising space to promote purposes identified by the City Council to youth serving transit and bring back any
revised RFP as soon as practical.
Member/Council Member Fox asked what was meant by specified organizations.
Mayor/Chainnan Nader said staff would look at the issue in tenus of how the organizations would be specified;
whether it be done in advance by Council, by staff, or according to certain criteria.
Vote on Motion: Passed 5-0,
Member/Council Member Rindone expressed concern all members of Council had not been polled about the special
meeting. He met with Community Development Director Salomone on the Wednesday prior to Christroas and Mr.
Salomone indicated staff was going to poll the Council to find an appropriate date and time for the special meeting
as Tuesday, December 28, at 5:00 p.m. was not a desirable time and he had suggested several alternatives. He
received no call, either at home or the office. Friday morning, prior to Christmas, he met with the Mayor who
inforroed him of the date and time for the special meeting. There needed to be better communication between staff
and all Council Members. No member should ever be exclnded from being polled regarding a potential meeting.
After reviewing the Agenda, he changed plans as the Agenda clearly stated four members were necessary for a vote
to pass. Staff added items to the Agenda, i.e., the bus advertising item, without prior permission of the Chair/
Mayor.
Chairman/Mayor Nader said staff in the Community Development Department needed to be reminded special
meetings are OIÙY called by the Chair or Mayor, as the case may be, and not by staff. Items could not to be added
to an Agenda after the fact, without prior approval of the Chair or Mayor.
Member/Council Member Horton stated she was infonned Member/Council Member Rindone was unable to make
the meeting. As four votes were needed, she cancelled plans to be in town in order to attend the meeting to ensure
four members were present.
Member/Council Member Rindone said staff was not following through. It was not a problem in the Mayor's
Office. As elected officials, when an Agenda stated four votes was required, they could not leave the City in a
lurch. He, too, cancelled vacation plans to attend the meeting. All Council Members did not have the same
courtesy of being polled and infonned and it should not be repeated again.
ChainnanlMayor Nader said when four votes was needed, it would be helpful if he were infonned at the time he
gave directions to staff to poll the Council.
Member/Council Member Moore said the Agency worked differently than Council. There was a difference between
how the Community Development Departroent works versus the Mayor and Council Office. When there was a
meeting it shonld be coordinated by the Mayor and Council Office, not a departroent within the City.
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Member/Council Member Rindone said a time should be sought when all Members wonld be able to be present.
Not seek the minimum number.
6. CHAIRMAN/MAYOR'S REPORT
None.
7, MEMBERS/COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
ADJOURNMENT AT 5:05 P.M. to the Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeting on January 4,1994 at 4:00p.m.,
immediately following the City Council meeting. Council Chambers, Public Services Building.
Respectfully submitted,
~Æf.~
Berlin D. Bosworth
Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency
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Minutes of a Special Meeting of the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista
Friday, January 28, 1994 Council Conference Room
5:05 p.m, City Hall Building
CALL TO ORDER
1. ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: Members Horton, Fox, Moore, Rindone (arrived at 5:06 p.m.), and Chainnan Nader
ALSO PRESENT: John D. Goss, Executive Director; Bruce M. Boogaard, Agency General Connsel;
Kenneth Johnson, Agency Special Counsel; Chris Salomone, Community
Development Director; and Berlin D. Bosworth, Secretary to the Redevelopment
Agency
2, APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None submitted.
BUSINESS
3. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None Submitted.
4. REPORT TERMS OF TIlE CONSENT AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENTS WITH TIlE FORD
MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY AND GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION--On 1/4/94 the
Redevelopment Agency approved a Consent and Subordination Agreement to be entered between the Agency and
Ford Motor Credit Company. The FMCC Subordination Agreement is substantially similar to the Consent and
Subordination Agreement previously entered into by the Agency and General Motors Acceptance Corporation in
connection with their loan to Messrs. Ordway and Reneau. In negotiating the final tenus of the FMCC
Subordination Agreement, certain conditions affecting the Agency's right of reverter and requirement to subordinate
to the CC&Rs have been altered at the request of Ford Motor Credit Company. These changes are presented to
the Agency for concurrence for inclusion both in the GMAC and FMCC Subordination Agreements. Staff
recommends that the Agencv aDDrove the changes and authorize execution of the FMCC Subordination Agreement
as modified and nreDaration and execution of an amendment to the GMAC Subordination Agreement incoroorating
such changes therein. (Community Development Director)
Agency General Counsel Boogaard stated staff desired additional authority than set forth in the Consent and
Subordination Agreement, previonsly approved by the Agency, by which Agency wonld have the duty to subordinate
the Agency's Right of Revener on the Anto Park to a subsequent lender, Ford Motor Credit Company on the Ford
dealership parcels and GMAC on the Chevrolet dealership parcels. The question arose as to whether the Agency's
Reverter Rights would be below or snbject to the Use Covenants of the CC&Rs. The lenders wanted the Agency
to be bound by the Use Covenants so the Agency would not go into the Auto Park Center, purchase the propeny
and put a shopping center or some other use in the Auto Park that would be a disadvantage to the neighboring Auto
Park dealerships. The new Agreement authorized additional authority beyond what Agency had previonsly given.
A fonnula was developed whereby each party, based upon the prodnctivity of the Auto Park as a whole, would be
given a reasonable period of time to get an Anto Park-related business back into the Park. Should the Auto Park
generate less than a given year's projected tax revenue, the Agency would then agree for one year to suspend its
Reverter Rights and try and get another Auto Park dealership into the Park. Should the Auto Park generate tax
revenne greater than that projected, then the Agency would snspend its Revert Rights for a period of three years.
However, should the sales tax revenues drop below that projected, then the Reverter Rights wonld fall back to the
maximum period of time originally established. Staff was seeking additional approval of the Agency to subordinate
the Agency's Reverter Rights conditionally to the land use restriction.
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Member Horton asked how value was detennined for a dealership property.
Agency Special Counsel Johnson replied it wonld be based on the dealership's actual cost, taking all factors in the
Disposition and Development Agreement into consideration, plus the cost of improvement to that point in time.
Agency General Counsel Boogaard stated that fonnnla was established in the previously approved Disposition and
Development Agreemeut.
Member Moore asked the Executive Director if he had any problem with the new Agreement.
Executive Director Goss stated from a business standpoint he had no problem.
Member Rindone said the time lines provided in the new Agreement were very reasonable.
Agency General Counsel Boogaard concurred.
MOTION [Moore/Horton] to approve staff recommendation.
Chainnan Nader stated it did not seem like an unreasonable condition, but asked why the Agency should agree.
Agency General Counsel Boogaard responded the lender would not lend on the site should the Agency have the right
to come in, buy the property and put a non-anto related commercial facility within the Auto Park Center. That
would disrupt the commercial purpose for which the Auto Park Ceuter had been established.
Chainnan Nader asked if the restriction applied only as long as there was an auto dealership functioning as such,
and would the Agency have to wait one year to do something with the site if there was no dealerships.
Agency General Counsel Boogaard stated the Agency would be bound for the year period uuless Ford Motor Credit
Company or GMAC was convinced it was futile to place another auto dealership at the site. They would then, by
consent, also seek to re-market the site and get their costs out the deal.
VOTE ON MOTION: 5-0-0.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None Submitted.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None Submitted.
ACTION ITEMS
None Submitted.
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OTHER BUSINESS
5. DIRECTOR'S REPORT - None.
6. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - None.
7. MEMBERS' COMMENTS - None.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:13 P.M. to a Joint Meeting of the Redevelopment Agency/City Council on
Tuesday, February I, 1994 at 4:00 p.m., immediately following the City Conncil meeting, Council
Chambers, Public Services Building.
Respectfully submitted,
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Berlin D. Bosworth
Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency
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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA STATEMENT
Item L
Meeting Date 04/19/94
ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION 1390 Adopting the Redevelopment Agency
Budget for FY 1993-94 and Appropriating Funds Therefor
SUBMITTED BY: Community Development Director (,1) I
REVIEWED BY: E . D' (}c I.
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Council Referral Number: -
BACKGROUND:
The FY 1993-94 Redevelopment Agency Budget was reviewed as part of the City budget
approval process. In fact, the Community Development Department's budget, which
encompasses the City's redevelopment activities, has been approved as part of the regular City
budget approval process. Since the Redevelopment Agency is a separate legal entity, however,
it is necessary to also approve the budget separately as a Redevelopment Agency item which
aJlocates the already approved Community Deve]opment Department and Capita! Improvement
Program budgets to each project area as required by CaJifornia Community Redevelopment Law,
The formal Agency adoption of the budget has been delayed in order to determine the full
impact of the State budget resolutions, and to complete the evaluation of the staffing needs for
the Economic Development function in the Community Development Department as directed by
the City Council during and subsequent to the budget review process.
At its meeting on March 22, 1994 the Agency requested staff return in four weeks with a five
year and 10 year perspective on balancing the Agency's budget. Staff is in the process of
complying with that request.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Agency: [a] continue the item to the next
regular meeting of May 3, 1994; or, [b] call a SpeciaJ Meeting of the Agency on April 26, 1994
following the regular City Council meeting.
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