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Home My WebLink Aboutrda min 1992/08/04 1 Copy of Minutes for Notebook/File MINIYrES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHUI~ VISTA Tuesday, August 4, 1992 Council Chambers 7:00 p.m. Public Services Building CALL TO ORDER 1. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Members Horton, Malcolm, Moore, Rindone, and Chairman Nader ALSO PRESENT: John D. Goss, Director; Bruce M. Boogaard, Agency Attorney; and Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk 2. APPROVAL OF MINIJTES: June 23 and June 30, 1992. MSC (MooredlVlalcolm) to approve the minutes as presented: June 23, 1992 approved 4-0-0-1 with Chairman Nader abstain~g; and June 30, 1992 approved unanimously. CONSENT GALENDAR (Items pulled: None) 3. RESOLUTION 1265 APPROVING ADVANCE ASSISTANCE AND RESIDENTIAL MOVING EXPENSE PAYMEbrrs FOR RELOCATION OF TENANTS RESIDING ON RF~EVELOPMENT AGENCY PROPERTYAT 334, 338, AND 342 1/2 CHURCH AVENUE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,050 THEREFOR RESOLIrrlON 1265 OFFERED BY MEMBER MALCOLM, reading of the text was waived, passed and approved unanimously. (and) RESOLLrrlON 1266.. APPROVING FINAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND IA~ST RESORT HODSING PAYMENT FOR TENANTS RESIDING Obl REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROPERTY AT 342 1/2 CHL1RCH AVENUE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,572 TI-IFaREFOR - The Redevelopment Agency's relocation consultant, Pacific Relocation Consultants, has reviewed and recommends approving the Advance Assistance and Residential Moving Expense claims of three (3) tenants residing on property owned by the Redevelopment Agency. The purpose of relocating the tenants is to provide for development of additional parking for the downtown area at the comer of Church and Center Avenues. In addition, Pacific Relocation is recommending approval of a Final Rental Assistance and Last Resort Housing payment for Mr. and Mrs. Sanchez residing at 342 1/2 Church Avenue. Staff recommends approval of the resolutions. 4/Sth's vote required. Member Malcolm stated that Member Horton had raised a very valuable point on a similar issue. The homes were old and dilapidated and the people were requesting that the Redevelopment Agency pay $19,000 to subsidize their rent to go somewhere else. The Agency had not been provided with information as to whether or not it was similar type housing, which was all that was required of the Agency, or the location. He asked whether it was time sensitive and needed to be acted upon that evening. David Gustafson, Assistant Director of Gommunity Development, responded that the people involved were actually purchasing a $14,000 mobilehome. He apologized that the Agency had not received more information. The only problem staff had with providing that additional information was that they were trying to close the escrow and he was hoping that the escrow could be extended. Minutes August 4, 1992 Page 2 Member Malcolm stated that the Agency was only required to locate another rental of a similar amount and if the rent was more at the new place the Agency would need to pay that difference up to a maximum dollar amount and time. They were not required to buy the people a $12,000 mobilehome. Mr. Gustafson responded that Member Malcolm was basically correct. They did have a choice, however, to look at purchasing or renting and there was a comparabili~ calculation which he thought that satisfied. It was a $14,000 mobilehome and when translated into what the rental rate would be monthly on replacement housing that represented $624. The formula that was dictated by statute took the $14,000 value of the mobilehome and translated it into a comparable rent of $624 per month. There was something called last resort housing which required staff to look at the family's abiliw to pay rent. He believed the family was currently paying $538 per month for rent. RESOLUTION 1266 Ol,'l,'~tF23 BY MEMBER MOORE, reading of the text was waived. Member Horton requested that staff return with more information, specifically what was being rented presently and what they were buying. Mr. Gustafson responded that he could provide the information at that time. He stated that the mobilehome being purchased was $14,000, a two bedroom and located in a small mobilehome park in Alpine. The family's income was $8S0 per month and under the statute could only contribute 25°,6 or $215 of that toward their rent and the Agency was required to make up the difference between that and the $624. Those were the basic facts and the rest was just calculation under the requirements of the law. If the Agency did not help them purchase the unit, a differential payment for a rental somewhere would have to be paid and that would work out to be the same amount of money over time. Member Moore stated that was the formula that the government provided staff to work with and follow when people were relocated or dislocated. VOTE ON RESOLL1TION: approved unanimously. * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * ORAL COMMU~CATIONS None. ACTION ITEMS None submitted. ITEMS pIJI.LRI~ FROM THE CONSKNY CAIZNDAR Items pulled: None. OTHER BUSINESS 4- DIRECTOR'S REPORT(S) - None. Minutes August 4, 1992 Page 3 S. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT(S) a. MS (Nader/Horton) to approve ratification of appoinlmants for Kathy Lembo and William Winters to the Town Centre Project Area Committee. Member Moore had no problem supporting the talent and the individuals but did question Ms. Lembo's appointment because of the City's £mancial support for South Bay Community Services and financial subsidies given for a lot of her programs. Chairman Nader did not think those matters went before the Town Centre Project Area Committee but if they were to do so then she, like any member of any committee, should be required to abstain. Member Malcolm hoped that the majority of the people on the Town Centre Project Area Committee were people who had businesses in the Town Centre Project Area and stated that both the people being appointed did not. He thought a social service office was not normally an allowable thing in a redevelopment area to begin with but exceptions had been made. She was not a retailer and the downtown area was retail. Chairman Nader believed all of the members on the committee had businesses of one kind or another in the Town Centre Project Area but did not know if they were all retail businesses. Member Horton thought someone with retail experience was necessary. She asked that the Chairman return with another recommendation. Chairman Nader pointed out that the ordinance establishing the committee said that there should be some people who do business in the Town Centre Project Area, there should be some who represent the community-at-large and there should be some who represent the residential area surrounding the project area. VOTE ON MOTION: approved unartinaously. 6. MEMBERS' COMMENTS - None. ADJOURNMENT The Redevelopment Agency recessed at 7:22 p.m. and met in closed session at 7:24 p.m. to discuss: The acquisition of property at 4705 Otay Valley Road (Jimmie & Judy Shinohara, owners), pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. Adjourned at 8:22 p.m~ to the regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency on Thursday, AugUst 20, 1992, at 4:00 p.m., in the Council Conference Room, City Hall. Respectfully submitted, BEVERLY A. AUTFIELET, CMC, City Clerk C arl'a'~'. Griffin/.~d'min i s tr a tiv~'6.~_~c r e t ary