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Home My WebLink About06-06-1974MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA June 6, 1974 The meeting was called to order at 4:15 P.M. by Vice Mayor Vernon S. Evans in Room 831, City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, with the following Councilmen present: J. Ogden Markel, John Garthe, Harry K. Yamamoto, James E. Ward, Lorin Griset and Vice Mayor Vernon S. Evans. Mayor Jerry M. Patterson arrived at 4:30 P.M. Also present were City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, City Attorney James A. Withers and Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone. Evidence of proper Notice of the adjourned meeting having been given was on file with the Clerk. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 4:20 P.M., Council recessed for an Executive Session to consider appointments to Boards and Commissions, on the unanimously approved motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Garthe. Council reconvened at 5:35 P.M., with all Councilmen present. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION APPOINTMENT year term commencing July 1, motion of Councilman Griset, carried, with Councilman Markel dissenting. Mr. Tom McMichael was re-appointed to the Community Redevelepment Commission for the four~ 1974 and ending June 30, 1978, on seconded by Councilman Ward and (CA 82.1) GREENBELT COMMITTEE The following CitM repre- APPOINTMENTS sentatives were re,appointed to.the &reenbelt Committee for a one,year teTm commencing July 1, 1974 and ending June 30, 1975, on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Ward and carrled, with Councilman Markel dissenting: (CA 145.1) Hugh Dunn William A. Allen Lynda Eerris Everett Parks Jean Ankrum HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION The following persons APPOINTMENTS were re,appOinted to t~e Human Relations Commission for a four,year term commencing July 1, 1974 and ending June 30, 1978, on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Ward and carried with Councilman Markel dissenting: (CA 131.2) Zeke Hernandez Arturo Moreno Mildred Cobb Roy Uno HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL Mr. Victor Alleman APPOINTMENT was re,appointed as tke City's representative to the Orange CountM Health Council for a one-year term commencing July 1, 1974 and ending June 30, 1975, on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Ward and carried with Councilman Markel dissenting. (CA 112.7) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 203 JUNE 6, 1974 LIBRARY BOARD The following persons APPOINTMENTS were re-appointed to the Library Board for a four-year term com- mencing July 1, 1974 and ending June 30, 1978, on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Ward and carried, with Councilman Markel dissenting: (CA 56.1) Robert Kohl Jack E. Larson PERSONNEL BOARD Mr. Martin Mora was APPOINTMENT re-appointed to the Personnel Board for a four-year term commencing July 1, 1974 and ending June 30, 1978, on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Ward and carried, with Council- man Markel dissenting. (CA 50.8) REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT The following persons AREA COMMITTEE were re-appointed to APPOINTY~ENTS the Redevelopment Project Area Committee for a one-year term, commencing July 1, 1974 and ending June 30, 1975, on motion of Councilman Griset, seconded by Councilman Ward and carried, with Councilman Markel dissenting: CCA 82.3) Albert Alves Ernesto Iriarte Lewis Whitehead Warren A. Schmidt Dave Flaherty Howard Way Fern Zimmerman BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARKS APPOINTMENTS term commencing July 1, 1974 motion of Councilman Griset, carried, with Councilman Markel dissenting: The following persons were re-appointed to the Board of Recreation and Parks for a four.year and ending June 30, 1978, on seconded by Councilman Ward and ~A 52.2) Novel B. James Carl E. Schwarz PLANNING COMMISSION Mr. Daniel E. Griset APPOINTMENT was re,appointed to the Planning COmmission for a four~ear term commencing July 1, 1974 and ending June 30~ 1978~ on motion of Councilman Ward, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto and carried with Councilman Markel dissenting. CCA 78.1g) RECESS At 5:45 P.M., Council recessed for dinner and reconvened at 7:15 P.M., with all Councilmen present except Councilman J. Ogden Markel. REDEVELOPMENT Mayor Patterson announced PROJECT PROPOSALS that this was the time and place for tke joint meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency and the City Council with the following City Boards and Commissions to review the preliminary studies of the professional consultants employed to conduct planning and economic feasibility studies for tke Redevelopment Project Area: CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 204 JUNE 6, 1~74 1. Community Redevelopment Commission 2. Planning Commission 3. Board of Recreation and Parks 4. ttuman Relations Commission The roll call for the Community Redevelopment Commission was answered as follows: Present Absent Bill Hill Tom McMichael Robert Newcomb Alexander Nalle Gordon Bricken Hector Godinez Ted Jessee Mr. Bricken arrived at 8:15 P.M. The roll call for the Planning Commission was answered as follows: Present Absent John Acosta Jean Ankrum Hal Gosse Dan Griset Jack O'Dell Sealy Yates Everett Winters The roll call for the Board of Recreation and Parks was answered as follows: Present Absent Donald Bass ~Barbara Gaughran Glen Evans Novel James Rudy Francis Min Nitta Carl Schwarz Phil Reber Lynda Ferris There were no members of the t~uman Relations Com~lission present when the roll was called. Staff members present included: Bruce C. Spragg, City Manager James A. Withers, City Attorney Richard Goblirsch, Redevelopment Director Charles C. Zimmerman, Director of Planning Wendell Bril, Director of Building Safety Eugene Judd, Fire Chief Eugene Laumeister, Recreation Superintendent The Planning Consultants, Kennard, Delakousie and Gault, and the Economic Consultants, Larry Smith and Co., using slides and diagrams presented three concept proposals for the redevelopment of downtown project area which had been jointly deyeloped. The proposals suggested location, amount and relationskip of retail, offices, hotel, residential and puklic uses for tke project area, including street alignment. All of tke p~oposals have the same basic components: retail, specialty retail, cultural center, keritage plaza, transit terminal, high and low rise office space, civic center, housing, senior citizens center and the possibility of a site for Pepperdine Univer~ sity. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 205 JUNE 6, 1974 *Barbara Gaughran arrived later in the meeting. The cost implications for Proposal One through Three are $507,310, $440,000 and $570,000, respectively. The consensus of the consultants was that Proposal Three was the best in terms of providing the greatest tax increment and potential opportunities for development. The goals for redevelopment of the project were defined as follows: ° To eliminate the problems ° To accommodate significant existing buildings o To encourage increased density of development ° To encourage land assemblage The key change in the area would be tho retail core and specialty retail area. One of the major elements would be the transit terminal which would provide subterranean and at-grade parking. RECESS The presentation was concluded and the Mayor announced a recess. The meeting reconvened at 8:50 P.M. with Councilmen Garthe, Yamamoto, Ward, Evans and Mayor Patterson. Councilmen Griset and Markel were absent. REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT Mayor Patterson invited PROPOSALS (CONTINUED) discussion and comments from the other Board and Commission Members and the Consultants responded to questions. In response to questions regarding financing, the Redevelopment Director stated that the latest assessed valuation for the area will not be available until the end of June; that he estimates the "frozen" assessed valuation for the area will be approxi- mately $12,000,000; and that he will not request approval of any development concept until a workable Financial report has been prepared by consultants Stone and Youngberg. Mr. Joseph Gilmaker, Realtor, stated that he was opposed to closing off Fourth Street from Broadway down because it is an historical street and it would close off th~ access fo~ the people west of Broadway who want to develop. Mr. Gordon Bricken, member of tko Redevelopment Commission, stated that the proposals were creative and innovative; and that th_e project will help to serve the needs of the Cit~ now and for the future. (CA 82.5) MEMORIAL POOL The written request dated June 6, 1974, from Bob Gaughran, Chairman Water Polo, United States Olympic Committee, for use of Memorial Pool from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M., July 3 - 12, 1974, for the National Water Polo Team, was unanimously approved C5-0), and tke fees were walyed~ on motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded bM Councilman Garthe, (CA 52) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 206 JUNE 6, 1974 ADJOURNMENT Councilman Evans, The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 P.M., on the unanimously approved (5 0) motion of seconded by Councilman Ward. CLERK OF THE COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 207 JUNE 6, 1~74 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 2O8