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<br />The question was <br />. roll call vote: <br /> <br />then <br /> <br />called <br /> <br />for, and carried by the following <br /> <br />AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSENT: <br /> <br />Griset, Luxembourger, Serrato, Ward, Yamamoto <br />Bricken <br />Markel <br /> <br />After the vote was taken, Mr. Bricken stated that the observations <br />made were basically correct: The Commission and Agency instructed <br />Staff to take their actions and they (Staff) operated on the <br />confidence that the Agency would follow through with their <br />request. Mr. Bricken further stated that if the Agency now <br />chooses not to do that, this poses a question of priorities and <br />our authority to follow through with the previous instructions to <br />take a certain policy direction: Such things have a way of <br />getting around that we are not able to follow through on our <br />commitments, so it seems that we may have a problem with <br />Redevelopment and priorities to negotiate with future developers. <br />He further stated that the Agency should follow through on the <br />policy that they set sometime in the past, and feels that we <br />(Agency and Staff) are going to have to mend some fences. <br /> <br />. WHITMOR PROPOSAL FOR WEST SANTA ANA IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br /> <br />A motion was made by Mr. Bricken, seconded by Mr. Luxembourger and <br />carried unanimously to receive and file the report on the Whitmor <br />Proposal for the West Santa Ana improvement program. <br /> <br />HERITAGE EXPANSION PROPOSAL <br /> <br />A motion was made by Mr. Bricken, seconded by Mr. Serrato and <br />carried unanimously to grant a six month extension on the <br />exclusive right to negotiate to Heritage Development Company, and <br />approve their preliminary plans on their expansion proposal. <br /> <br />ORAL STATUS <br />GRGAS) <br /> <br />REPORT/ECONOMIC <br /> <br />DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (MR. VICTOR <br /> <br />The Executive Director reported that Mr. Grgas was ill and that <br />the report would have to be continued. <br /> <br />ORAL STATUS REPORT/COMMERCIAL <br />ROBERT CLAYTON) <br /> <br />REHABILITATION <br /> <br />LOAN PROGRAM (MR. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. Robert Clayton, the Agency's Rehabilitation Planning <br />Specialist, reported that Staff has been pursuing the development <br />of a preferential rate commercial rehabilitation loan program to <br />facilitate the revitalization of downtown Santa Ana. Negotiations <br />are continuing with two major lending institutions. The delays <br />have been occasioned by the extraordinary legal questions involved <br />in such a program; these seem now nearing final resolution. We <br />should be receiving a letter of commitment from one of these <br />lenders within the next several weeks, which we will report <br />immediately to the Agency. <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SESSION <br /> <br />At 3:30 P.M., the meeting was recessed to an Executive Session to <br />discuss legal matters regarding hiring and firing, and a <br />condemnation suit. At 3:37 P.M., the meeting was called back to <br />order with the same members present. <br /> <br />SETTLEMENT OF RYAN CONDEMNATION LAW SUIT <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />motion <br /> <br />was <br /> <br />made <br /> <br />by <br /> <br />Mr. <br /> <br />Griset, seconded by Mr. Serrato and <br /> <br />-5- <br />