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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/02/1973 . . . . - MINUTES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA JULY 2, 1973 The Regular meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency was called to order at 2:10 P.M., by Chairman Jerry M. Patterson, in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza. Roll call was answered by the Commissioners as follows: Present Absent John Garthe Harry K. Yamamoto Vernon S. Evans James E. Ward Lorin Griset Jerry M. Patterson J. Ogden Markel The following persons were also present: Thomas J. Andrusky, Executive Director-Secretary James A. Withers, Agency Counsel Bruce C. Spragg, City Manager Charles Zimmerman, Planning Director Ronald Wolford, Director of Public Works Florence I. Malone, Recording Secretary Representatives of the Press The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 4, 1973 were approved as presented on the unanimously approved motion of Commissioner Evans, seconded by Commissioner Yamamoto. MINUTES A letter from Joseph D. Gilmaker dated March 26, 1973, requesting exclusion of his real estate holdings from the Santa Ana Redevelopment Area was denied, on motion of Commissioner Griset, seconded by Commissioner Ward, with Commissioner Evans dissenting. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Commissioner Evans moved that Chairman Jerry M. Patterson and Vice Chairman respective offices. The motion was Vice Chairman Griset declined the Lorin Griset be re-elected to their seconded by Commissioner Garthe. nomination. Commissioner Evans nominated Commissioner Garthe to serve as Vice Chairman. The nomination was declined. Commissioner Evans moved to close the nominations for Chairman, seconded by Commissioner Griset and carried. Chairman Patterson was unanimously elected to serve as Chairman. Commissioner Griset nominated Commissioner Evans to serve as Vice Chairman. . . .8 . Commissioner Evans nominated Commissioner Yamamoto to serve as Vice Chairman. Commissioner Griset's motion to close the nominations was seconded by Commissioner Ward and unanimously carried. Commissioner Yamamoto was elected to serve as Vice Chairman by secret ballot. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mrs. Janice Boer, 912 No. Lowell, stated she wanted to call attention to the fact that the Downtown Redevelopment Plan will have a definite impact on the City and that it is hypocritical of the Agency to state that it will not; that the entire City will be integrated by legal means; that any amount of taxpayers' money could be loaned to the Agency; that general obligation bonds could be issued for capital improvements without a vote of the people; that subsidized leased-housing rentals could be built; that joint powers agreements with school districts and other agencies could be established; that the City may "use" the staff members of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She further stated that the School District had already been allowed to build a permanent structure in the public-right-of-way; and that the property had never been abandoned. The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 P.M., on the unanimously approved motion of Commissioner Evans, seconded by Commissioner Yamamoto. ADJOURNMENT .~.-.. ~.w..~ Florence I. Malone " Recording Sectetary MINUTES - COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY July 2, 1973 -2-