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""'.~ -. . . . . MINUTES OF THE JOINT STUDY SESSION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PLANNING COMMISSION COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION August 14, 1974 The Joint Study Session of the Community Redevelopment Agency, Planning Commission, and Community Redevelopment Commission was called to order by the Chairman of the Community Redevelopment Agency at 4:15 P.M. The following members of the Community Redevelopment Agency were present: Commissioners John Garthe, Lorin Griset, James E. Ward and Chairman J~rry M; Patterson; Commissioners Vernon S. Evans, J. Ogden Markel and Harry K. Yamamoto were absent. The following members of the Community Redevelopment ,Commission were present: Commissioners Gordon Bricken, Robert Newcomb and Chairman John W. Hill; Commissioner Hector Godine~ arrived at 4:17 P.M.; Commissioner Alexander Nalle arrived at 4:35 P.M.; Commissioners Ted Jessee and Tom McMichael were absent, excused. The following members of the Planning Commission were present: Commissioners John Acosta, Harold H. Gosse and Chairman Ja~k L. O'Dell; Commissioners Daniel E. Griset and Jean I. Ankrum arrived at 4:20 P.M. and 4:30 P.M., respectively. Commissioners Everett Winters and Sealy M. Yates were absent. Also present were the following members of Staff: City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, City Attorney James A. Witl;J.ers" Director of Planning Charles C. Zim:ine:rma:~, Executive, Secret¡n:y Redevelopment Agency !UchardGoblirsch,~è(1evelopment Agency Representative Susan Schick, and Assistant Clerk of the Council Wanda M. Schwarze; members of the, :l!I:~jttct Area Comm;l.ttee; members of the Press; and int.érestedcitizens. Chairman Patterson of theR1!d(!velopmentAgency led the Pledge of Allegiance; and stated the purpose of the meeting, which was to inform Agency Members, Planning and Redevelopment Commis- sion members, Staff, Project Area Coinmittee members, the publ:i.c and the Press, of the proposed Redevelopment Plan for the North Main Street area of the City. REDEVELOPMENT PLAN NORTH MAIN STREET CORRIDOR & SHOPPING CENTER Richard Goblirsch, Execu- tive Director of the Redevelopment Agencr~ summariZed theinfórmation contained in his memorandum to the Redevelopment Commission dated August 5, 1974, regarding proposed expansion of ~ashion Square Shopping Center, and the inclusion of that ar'ða within an expanded Redevelopment Project Area. Maps of the North Ma~ Street corridor and the proposed redevelopment site in røt.'¡on to e~j.sting shopping center and freeway access were exbiltited, sh....ing a new leasable space of 630,000 square feet ad..- to presently existing leasable space of 550,000 square felt, for a total of 1,180,000 square feet of retail space (the approximately equival.~f of South Coast Plaza shopping center); slides were shown c1_picting a model of the proposed ne~shopping center complex, and completed shopping centers in other areas illustratin¡ the qualifications and experience of the Erickson Development Company, the proposed developer. During a question and answer session initiated by Chairman Pa tterson, the following persons directed questions to the Executive Secretary;