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MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
February 3, 1975
The Special Meeting of the COIIIIIUIlity Redevelopment Agency was called to order at
4:00 P.M. by Chairman Evans, in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza.
A notice of the meeting had been provided with affidavits of mailing and posting
on file in the office of the Executive Director of the Agency.
Present
Absent
J. Ogden Markel
John Garthe
Harry K. Yamamoto
Gordon Bricken
James E. Ward
Lorin Griset
Vernon S. Evans,
None
Chairman
The following persons were also present:
Richard E. Goblirsch, Executive Director
Bruce C. Spragg, City Manager
Ronald Wolford, Director of Public Works
Charles Zinmerrnann, Director of Planning
Frank Blazcak, Public Information Officer
Florence I. Malone, Recording Secretary
Executive Session The Chairman immediately adjourned
to an Executive Session for legal
matters and the meeting was reconvened at 4:15 P.M. with all Commissioners present.
The Executive Director stated that
Mr. Harvey Kresky, Amphitheater for
the Performing Arts, Inc. has expressed an interest in constructing a 5,000-7,000 seat
amphitheater at an estimated cost of some $2 million; that staff suggests investigation
into ~he possibility of leasing Civic Center land to Mr. Kresky for the amphitheater,
taking the annual lease payment (currently estimated at $150,000 to $200,000) and
matching it with an amount from Santa Ana Conmnmity College, and perhaps the County,
and constructing a 1,500-2,000 seat enclosed theater and supporting exhibit space,
resulting in a true cultural center at limited cost to all parties.
Mr. Goblirsch further stated that in order to present a preliminary plan for discussion
purposes with the City, County, Civic Center Commission, and College, he proposes enter-
ing into a $2,000 contract with the architecturål firm of John Carl Warnecke as repre-
sented by Pacific Rim Associates; that this investment would produce an artist,! s
rendering and a brochure for discussion purposes with the City Council and the Board
of Supervisors; and that Mr. Kresky has agreed to provide one-half of the $2,000
necessary.
Cultural Center Proposal
Mrs. Janice Boer, 912 NOrth Lowell, spoke against the use of Agency funds for the
preparation of the brochure and artist's rendering, stating her opinion that such
preparation should be the responsibility of the developer.
There was discussion regarding the efforts of the Orange County Cultural Commission
to get government and public support for a cultural facility in Orange County that
would be similar to the Los Angeles Music Center and possible conflict between the
two proposals.
Staff was authorized to proceed with arrangements for the preparation of the artist's
rendering and the brochure for a proposed cultural facility in the Civic Center, with
an Orange County architect, in the total amount of $2,000--$1,000 to be contributed
by the Agency and $1,000 to be contributed by Mr. Kresky, acceptable to staff and
the following roll call vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Ward, Griset, Evans, Garthe
Markel, Bricken, Yamamoto
None