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JOINT SESSION BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY building is completed. Councilmember Solorio moved, seconded by Councilmember Garcia, that an Ad Hoc Committee be formed to negotiate a development agreement with the developer and bring recommendations back to the Council in sixty days. Councilmember Christy said that she would not support the project and did not believe that attorneys and other professionals would lease the office space. Council debate continued. Motion: Continue the matter to May 17, 2004, and in the interim, create a Council Ad Hoc Committee, comprised of Councilmembers Garcia and Solorio, to work with the developer and staff to negotiate a development agreement and return recommendations to the Planning Commission and the City Council M., MOTION: Solorio VOTE: AYES NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: PUBLIC COMMENTS SECOND: Garcia Alvarez, Bist, Garcia, Solorio (4) Christy (1) None (0) Franklin, Pulido (2) COMMENTS Ricci Zukerman addressed the Council with concerns related to the placement of the bus stop near the Otis Building downtown Ben Grabiel, Paul Giles, Katherine Cate, Philip Chinn, Jo Ann Ramirez, Roberta Reed, Barry Jensen, and Ginelle Hardy spoke of additional concerns related to the One Broadway Plaza development. Steve McGuigan expressed con Godinez High School at Centennial all the conditions imposed by the met by the school district CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS cern that the groundbreaking of Hector Park has been scheduled even though City to build the school have not been Councilmember Solorio Asked the City Manager to give an update on the bus stop location at the Otis Building on 4 and Broadway; the City Manager reported that the bus stop was relocated from the front of the building to the front of CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 82 MARCH 15, 2004