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Home My WebLink Aboutrda min 1997/06/17 CC MINUTES OF A JOINT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA Tuesday, June 17, 1997 Council Chambers 9:18 p.m. Public Services Building CALL TO ORDER 1. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Agency/Councihncn~bers: Moot, Padilia, Rindone, Salas, and Chair/Mayor Horton ABSENT: Agency/Councihnenlbers: None ALSO PRESENT: Executive Direct~n'/City Manager, John D. Gtlss: Legal Counsel/City Attorney, John M. Kabeny; and City Clerk, Beverly A. Anthelet ORAL COMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES -- 2. PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OFTHE ADOPTION OF FINAL OPERATING BUDGET, CAPITAL BUDGETS, AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET FOR TIlE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY I, 1997 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1998 - C{luncil has held five special work sessions to consider and discuss the proposed fiscal year 1997/98 budgets, Cnuncil has received citizen input and discnssed in detail with staff the impact of these budgets tm all City operah{ms and the Redevclopn~ent Agency. The City Manager's proposed budget has been amended based on tentative decisions by Council at the budget work sessions and it is this amended budget which is rccommemled to be adopted. Staff rec{munends Coencil and Agency accept public testimony and adopt the proposed budgets as amended during the review sessions and as may be further amended as a resttit of the public testimony. Staff recommends approval of the resohltinns. (Administration) Continued from the meeting nf 6/10/97. COUNCIL RESOLUTION 18696 APPROVING ADOPTION OF THE FINAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1997 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1998 AGENCY RESOLUTION 1544 ADOPTlNG TIlE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997-98 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR Mr. Goss stated that after five workshops, we have addressed a lot of th~ issues and have addressed a lot of the "Wish List." There were a couple of items let~ over l'rlm~ the "Wish List" inchtding the After School Recreation Program tier the three additional Middle Schools that were nl~t covered by the pilot program. The Superintendent of the Sweetwater District has indicated that he thtm.~ht if a letter was wrilicn to the Board, he t~lt they would be willing to split those costs with ns. So illstead of a $50,000 to $55,000 issne, it will be more like a $25,000 issue. However, he recommended that Conncil proceed with the budget as propt,sed and not inclede it at this point because the next Board meeting where such a letter could be cllnsid¢r¢d by the Sweetwater Board wlmld be in July. Staff will come back with this intimnation. This being the time and place as advertised, tile public hearin~ was ripened. There being n{i {inc wishing tt) address the item, the public hearing was chased. Minutes June 17, 1997 Page 2 Agency/Councihnember Rindone asked tier a clalilication that Council had discussed under the tentative approval of expanding the South Council EDC liar anllther $2,500 fir a total of $I0,000 and the remaining $6,500 to be determined. He didn't know that Cimncil had designated it flit auything else: he thought there would be a discussion on this. Mr. Goss stated that he hdieved there was a general direction of the Cotmcil to put the $6.500 generally to the accounts in Economic Development of tile Commnity Development Department. He was not sure that it was specified that $5,000 go to travel and $1,500 to promotions: hut fi>r the purposes of a budget. staff had to put it sonlewhere. Agency/Councihnember Rindone was not questioning the $6,500 to the Economic Development program; what he was questkming was that we were earmarking $5,000 liar travel. He did not f~el that was a decision that Council had made. Dawn Herring, Budget Manager, stated that tile direction of Clmncil was to apply the $6.500 at the discretion of the Community Development Director. and tile Director's recmnmendation was that if we were going to divide the funds that would be his recommendation of putting $5.000 into travel and the $1,500 into promotions. Chris Sahunone. Ctmmmnity Deveh~pment Director, stated that we have the discretion to move those lhnds back and fi~rth throughout the year: we have nil predetermined nse of that money at this point. MSUC (Hortnn/Riudnue} tu adapt the prupused budget iuclnding Resolution 18696 and Resolntinn 1544 as amended during the review sessiuus. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: 1) TO CONSIDER GRANTING A SPECIAL LAND USE PERMIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORTUARY AT 753 BROADWAY LOCATED WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA; AND 2) PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 33431 AND 33433 TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED PURCHASE/SALE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF AGENCY PROPERTY AT 753 BROADWAY TO UNIVERSAL MEMORIAL CENTERS V, INC. DBA HUMPHREY MORTUARY - In March of 1996, the Agency received an ottbr ti'om tile Loewen Group, owner of Universal Memorial Centers V, Inc. dba Humphrey Mortuary. to purchase the property IBr construction of a new mortuary. At Agency's direction staff negotiated a price tBr the property consistent with the market value. Since the property is being sold without a formal public bidding process, California Redevelopnlent Law reqnires that the Agency make certain findings related to the sale uf the property. Staff recolnmends the Agency/Council approve the Purchase/Sale and Development Agreement and adopt the special land use permit. (Community Development Director) Continued from the meeting of 6/3/97. AGENCY RESOLUTION 1540 ADOPTING NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS-97-10, APPROV1NG THE DESIGN OF AND GRANTING A SPECIAL LAND USE PERMIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORTUARY AT 753 BROADWAY LOCATED WITHIN THE SOUTHWEST REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA AGENCY RESOLUTION 1541 AND COUNCIL RESOLUTION 18687 MAKING REQUIRED REDEVELOPMENT ACT FINDINGS AND APPROVING A PURCHASE/SALE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS WITH UNIVERSAL MEMORIAL CENTERS V, INC. WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 753 BROADWAY, CHULA VISTA, AND AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE SAME Miguel Tapia, Comnmnity Development Specialist II. stated that tile first resolution adopts the Negative Declaration, and approves a special use permit alld design plans t~>r the Mortuary. The joint agency/council resolution approves the sale of the property, and staff is recllmmending approwd of this resolution l'i>r the following reasons: the Minutes June 17. 1997 Page 3 property will be pnt to a higher and better use. the prqiect will serve as a catalyst for further redevelopment of the neighborhood, and the prqiect is consistent with and implements a Southwest Redevelopment Plan by preventing the spread of blight. The findings required hy State Redevelopment Law and containing the Agency/Cnuncil resolution are the tollowing: the sale of the property will prevent the spread of blight and deterioration in the Southwest Redevelopment Project Area, the sale of the property is consistent with the Redevelopment Plan and implements Plan fi~r the Project Area, the sale of the property is not less than the lhir nmrket value based on comparable sales in other relevant market data. This being the time and place as advertised, the public hearing was opened. There being no public response. the public hearing was closed. RESOLUTION 1541 AND RESOLUTION 18687 OFFERED BY AGENCY/COUNCILMEMBER RINDONE, headings read, texts waived, passed and apprnved 5-0. OTItER BUSINESS 4. DIRECTOR'S/CITY MANAGER'S REPORT(SI - none. 5. CHAIR'S/MAYOR'S REPORT(S) - none. 6. AGENCY/COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS Agency/councihnember Rindone stated that we have received an Informational Memorandum [i'olll Mr. Salomone about the EDC's nomination of Chris Lewis alld Ty Compton as members on the JTPA Policy Board/PEG Board. He felt these were outstanding choices. He rcqucsled staff to do whalevet they could to support those recom~nendations. ADJOURNMENT The meeting ac[iourned at 9:35 p.m. Rasps' 'ully sttbn~, ~ ~helet, ~MC/AAE City Clerk