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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/13/1975 . . . . . . . MINUTES COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGULAR MEETING SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 8TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM August 13, 1975 The Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency was called to order by Chairman Garthe at 4:00 P.M. in the 8th Floor Conference Room, 20 civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. After the pledge of allegiance, the roll was called: PRESENT ABSENT Vernon S. Evans John Garthe Harry K. Yamamoto James E. Ward Gordon Bricken David Brandt David Ortiz The following persons were also present: Richard E. Goblirsch, Executive Director Susan Shick, Assistant to Executive Director Stacey Creveston, Secretary Bruce C. Spragg, City Manager Tom Andrusky, Assistant City Manager Chuck Liberto, Assistant City Attorney George Robertson, Willow Brook Properties Woon Kim, Willow Brook Properties Jack Wakefield, Investors Mortgage Service Company Lorin Griset Henry Segerstrom Tom Jenkins, OCTD Henry Stotsenberg Howard Way, PAC Mike McNulty, Staff, PIO Members of the Press APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Minutes of Adjourned Regular Meeting of July 14,1975 were approved as submitted upon the motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Yamamoto and carried unanimously. RELOCATION CLAIMS The following claims for rental differential payments for resi- dents being relocated as a result of the assemblage of the Senior Citizens Housing Site are: Parcel 008-161-06 Parcel 008-161-06 Parcel 008-161-05 Parcel 008-161-05 Margaret Fell Frances Carapia Oswaldo Sagui R.H. Schliebe $4000 $4000 $3360 $3360 Upon the motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Yamamoto and carried unanimously, the relocation claims were approved. . . . . . . . RESOLUTION 75-14 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPOINTING KEITH L. GOW AS LEGAL COUNSEL OF THE AGENCY IN THE PLACE OF THE ACTING LEGAL COUNSEL, CHARLES J. LIBERTO, was approved upon the motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Yamamoto and carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS Henry Segerstrom reported on the status of Highway 57 and how necessary it is to the Orange County area. To complete the project, Segerstrom emphasized that Santa Ana must take a lead role particularly as to establishing the route. After discus- sion, it was suggested that more than one entity should be involved in this - such as Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa and Anaheim since it provides improved access to these surrounding cities. A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Yamamoto and carried unanimously that the Redevelopment Agency refer the matter to staff and report back at the next Redevelopment Agency meeting. WILLOW BROOK DEVELOPMENT Mr. Robertson and Mr. Kim presented to the Redevelopment Agency their proposed plans to develop approximately a 14 acre site from First to Third and Ross to Flower for a six story Senior Citizens Tower with approximately 200 one bedroom units, and approximately 176 one bedroom units geared toward a market of young married and bachelor set. The Agency members expressed concern as to the design of the Senior Citizens Tower and with the general access parking provisions of the entire project. A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Evans and carried unanimously to grant willow Brook Development Corporation an exclusive right to negotiate for a 90 day period, returning to the Agency with a progress report at that time or before. FORE STRONG DEVELOPMENT A motion was made by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Ward and carried unanimously that the Agency not grant the exclusive right request, but delay the decision until the September meeting in order to ascertain the direction the County will be taking in updating of the Civic Center Master Plan. STOTSENBERG PROPOSAL Henry Stotsenberg submitted a proposal to the Agency for the development of the block bounded by Second, Third, Sycamore and Broadway. The two major requests for assistance are that one, the City acquire the Mission building and raze the building, reselling the property to Mr. Stotsenberg's Corporation and that the City purchase the Singer building, but not the land from Mr. Stotsenberg's Corporation, raze the building, thereby, leaving Stotsenberg's Corporation with a vacant lot. A motion was made by Mr. Yamamoto, seconded by Mr. Ward and carried unani- mously to authorize the Executive Director to seek appraisals on property and to begin negotiations toward development of a offer to Stotsenberg. . . . . . . . REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT The Executive Director requested authorization to seek a replace- ment for the position of land acquisition officer to carryon day to day acquisition activities. This position would be supple- mented with a disposition consultant who could be called on as the Director required. A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Evans and qarried unanimously to continue the recommendation for 30 days. DEMOLITION CONTRACT Preparations for the bidding documents for the demolition con- tractor to remove the eight existing housing units on the Senior Citizens Housing Site directly south of Birch Park have been completed. Advertising to receive bids from qualified demoli- tion contractors will open shortly. A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Yamamoto and carried unanimously to receive and file the information on the demolition schedule for the Senior Citizens site. KRAMER BUILDING The Executive Director reported that no response has been received from Mr. Banks regarding his property at 510 North Main Street. A motion was made by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Ward and carried unanimously to authorize the Executive Director to get an appraisal on the property and to make an offer to the owners of 510 N. Main. DRAPER AND KRAMER The Executive Director reported that there was nothing new to report on the Draper and Kramer development at Fashion Square. PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Yamamoto and car- ried unanimously that the Agency provide funds of approximately $5000 for the development of a promotional brochure on the Civic Center. SPECIAL COUNSEL AGREEMENT The Agency has an agreement with Gene Jacobs for Agency's special counsel consultation. Mr. Jacobs has set up a professional corpo- ration and all of his clientele has now been assigned to a pro- fessional corporation. The agreement provides for an agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and the professional corporation headed by Gene Jacobs, rather than an agreement between the Agency and Gene Jacobs personally. A motion was made by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Ward and carried unanimously to approve the revised special counsel agreement for legal services. NEW BUSINESS A recommendation was made by the Agency to post signs in the downtown redevelopment project area signifying the type of devel- opment to be done. The recommendation was made to give the . . . . . . . Executive Director authorization to expend funds for the signs. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Agency, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 P.M. ~~JOhn Executive Director Garthe, Cha~rman