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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
July 9, 1974
The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment
Agency was called to order by Chairman Patterson at 4:40 P.M"
in Room 83l, City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza. Affidavit of
Mailing and Posting the Meeting Notice were on file in the
office of the Recording Secretary. Roll call was answered by
the Commissioners as follows:
Present
Absent
John Garthe
Harry K. Yamamoto
James E. Ward
Lorin Griset
Jerry M. Patterson,
J. Ogden Markel
Vernon S. Evans
Chairman
The following persons were also present:
Richard E. Goblirsch, Executive Director-Secretary
James A. Withers, Agency Counsel
Bruce C. Spragg, City Manager
Florence I. Malone, Recording Secretary
Representatives of the Press
Mr. Thomas Lewis, rep-
resenting the Planning
Consultant firm of
Kennard, Delahousie and Gault, presented a recap of the working
phases preparatory to the develop\!lynt of three concepts for the
development of the Project Area; ìrtcluding ân inventory of urban
systems within the downtown and City in general, an analysis of
the market demand up to 1990 ,ofrèg"ional and community factors,
access, zoning, circulation and actéss within the Project Area
itself. .
PROJECT AREA CONCEPTS
He stated that current development proposals included: A Mexican
Village, an Old Town, a high-rise bank and a transit terminal.
He reviewed the strengths of the Project Area and its weaknesses.
He recommended Alternative 3 and stated that it was the one his
firm was using in preparing a phasing program and evaluating the
essential costs.
Mr. Grahm Stubblefield, representing Larry Smith and Company,
Economist Consultants, stated that his firm had started out to do
a broad market potential study for various land uses in the Project
Area; that high interest rates and the cost of development are
deterrents; that a key ingredient is the transportation site be-
cause of utilization of air rights and maximum usage; that the
primary catalyst in terms of market demand, will continue to be
the high rise office, that it is important to push the Civic Center
Eastward rather than toward the west; that there is developer
interest - the problem is getting major tenant interest; that there
is a need to put enough land together for a sizable development.
He further stated that he is trying to work out the financing of
Alternative 3 and its variations to determine how much tax flow
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MINUTES ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
July 9,1974
will be created from the tax increment; that there is two
million dollars that could be bonded now from the tax increment;
and that he anticipates a very difficult "front end cash flow
problem".
The Agency consensus favored Alternative 3 for Project Area
development.
ADJOURNMENT
At 5:40 P.M., the meeting
was adjourned to July 13,
1974, 8:00 A.M., in Room
831, City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza.
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F orence I. Malone
Recording Secretary
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
July 9,1974
The Special Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency
for an Executive Session to consider legal matters was called
to order at 3:40 P.M., in Room 831, City Hall, 20 Civic Center
Plaza. Affidavits of Mailing and Posting the Meeting Notice
were on file in the office of the Recording Secretary. Roll
call was answered by the Commissioners as follows:
Present
Absent
John Garthe
Harry K. Yamamoto
James E. Ward
Lorin Griset
Jerry M. Patterson,
J. Ogden Markel
Vernon S. Evans
Chairman
The following persons were also present:
Richard E. Goblirsch, Executive Director-Secretary
James A. Withers, Agency Counsel
Eugene Jacobs, Special Counsel
Bruce C. Spragg, City Manager
Florence I. Malone, Recording Secretary
Press Representative
EXECUTIVE SESSION At 3:41 P.M., the Agency
recessed for an Executive
Session to consider legal
matters and reconvened at 4:10 P.M., with the same members present.
ADJOURNMENT At 4:10 P.M., the meeting
was adjourned on the
unanimously approved
motion of Commissioner Griset, seconded by Commissioner Garthe.
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