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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/02/1973 ~, . . . MINUTES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA April 2, 1973 . The Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency was called to order at 2:20 P.M., by Chairman Patterson, in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Roll Call was answered as follows: Present Ray V~lla, Commissioner Vern Evans, Commissioner Lorin Griset, Commissioner Harry Yamamoto, Commissioner Wade Herrin, Commissioner Jerry Patterson, 'Chairman Also present were Thomas J. Andrusky, Executive Director- Secretary of the Agency; James A. Withers, Agency Counsel; Bruce C. Spragg, City Manager; Charles Zimmerman, Planning Director; Ronald Wolford, Director of Public Works; Florence I. Malone, Recording Secreta~y and representatives of the Press. Absent ~en Markel, Commissioner The Minutes of the Special Organizational Meeting held on March 12,1973, were approved as mailed on motion of Commissioner Yamamoto, seconded by Commissioner Griset and unanimously carried. MINUTES MEMBERS' COMPENSATION Establishment of a policy that Agency members shall not receive any compensation as described in Section 33114.6 of the Community Redevelopment Act of the State of California was moved by Commissioner Evans, seconded by Commissioner Herrin. The motion failed on the following roll call vote: AYES: Evans, Herrin NOES: Villa, Griset, Yamamoto, Patterson ABSENT: Markel COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT ACT Amendments to the Community Redevelopment Act, by the 1972 Legislature, set forth as an attachment to a memorandum dated March 22,1973, from the City Attorney to the Director of the Agenc~ were received and filed by unanimous informal consent. . The Schedule for the Redevelopment Project was received and filed by unanimous informal consent subsequent to discussion regarding the öate proposed for the adoption of the Ordinance approving the Redevelopment Plan. Councilman Evans suggested that REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT SCHEDULE . -1- " . . . MINUTES ~ COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY April 2.1973 8' July 2 would not be a date when many citizens could attend the Council Meeting due to the July 4 holiday. Chairman Patterson responded that the hearing on the ordinance and first reading were scheduled for June 20 which date would not pose that same problem. The draft of the Preliminary Plan for the Santa Ana Redevelopment Project Area dated March 23.1973 was presented and discussed by the Agency and the Director. The Director stated that the Plan outlines basically the land uses that would be encompassed in the Project Area. the legal boundaries and the map of the area. PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA Commissioner Evans indicated that the proposed Project Area included too many residential units and that he would find it a difficult area to suppDrt as it now stands. The Director stated that there were approximately 638 residential living units in the Area. Chairman Patterson remarked that the area contained mostly commercial structures. Commissioner Griset stated that he was enthusiastic about the Project Area and stated that his only concern was that additional consideration be given to inclusion of the area of Santa Ana Boulevard to the west to provide ready access to the downtown area; that the cut~off at Raitt Street constitutes a real limitation of access to the Civic Center and downtown. The Plan was unanimously received and filed on mo~ion Of Commissioner Villa. seconded by Commissioner Herrin. Thomas Andrusky stated that there is a need for a Project Area Committee, that the Staff will continue to move ahead and obtain names and submit them prior to the April 16 meeting; that one member from each of the following categories in the proposed Project Area will be recommended I residential owner occupants. residential tenants. businessmen. and members of existing organizations within the Project Area; that 16 members would be a workable number, to act in an advisory capacity to the Comissioner and Agency. PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE . Chairman Patterson stated that the membership should be somewhere between four and 16; that the Agency members should submit suggestions for Committee membership including their respective category. to the Director so that a determination can be made on April 16. 1973 regarding the number of appointees and who shall be appointed. . ~2~ . . . MINUTES - COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY April 2, 1973 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 P.M., to Monday, Aprill6, 1973, at 2:05 P.M., in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, on the unanimously approved motion of Commissioner Villa, seconded by Commissioner Herrin. . :-¥'~~ ~~ -Q. UJ ~ Florence I. Malone Recording Secretary . .