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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 16, 1983
The Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Santa Ana was called to order by Chairman
Luxembourger at 5:43 P.M., in the City Council Chambers, 22
Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. After the Pledge
to the Flag and the Invocation given by Chairman
Luxembourger, roll was called:
PRESENT
ABSENT
John Acosta
Daniel Griset, Vice Chairman
P. Lee Johnson
Patricia McGuigan
Robert Luxembourger, Chairman
Dan Young
Gordon Bricken
Others in Attendance:
A. J. Wilson, City Manager
Rex Swanson, Executive Director
Edward J. Cooper, City Attorney
David N. Ream, Community Development Director
Thomas E. Hammill, Assistant Director Redevelopment
& Real Estate
Laura Juarez, Secretary
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM REMOVED
Chairman Luxembourger requested that item 3.A. (Extension of
Exclusive Right to Negotiate for the A-5 site, northeast
corner of First and Main Streets) be taken off the consent
calendar.
CONSENT CALENDAR STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED
On the unanimously approved 6:0 motion of Vice Chairman
Griset, seconded by Mrs. McGuigan, the Agency approved the
recommendations of Staff on the following consent calendar
items:
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MINUTES
Approved the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on
July 18, 1983, the Regular Meeting held on July 19,
1983, and the Special Meeting held on August 1,1983.
DEVELOPER SELECTION FOR THE A-6 SITE (FORMER GUILD
THEATRE)
Granted a 90 day exclusive right to negotiate to the
Trust Development Company for development of the A-6
site.
LEASE AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN AND CHESTNUT
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Authorized the Chairman to execute an agreement to
lease the real property located at the southwest corner
of Main and Chestnut for off-street parking purposes
from Edward and Norma Miner for a lease term of ten
(10) years at $500.00 per month.
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EXTENSION OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE A-5 SITE,
NORTHEAST CORNER OF FIRST AND MAIN STREETS
The City Manager stated that Staff had spent some time with
Urbatec and that Urbatec has completed the necessary market
studies. The 120 day extension to their exclusive right to
negotiate is to work out a development plan feasible for the
Agency that would be brought to the Agency at the end of the
120 days.
Chairman Luxembourger
of Urbatec, 9263 Third
address the Agency.
available to answer
wished to ask.
invited Mr. John MacLaurin, President
Street, Beverly Hills, California, to
Mr. MacLaurin stated that he was
any questions that the Agency members
Chairman
speak:
then invited the following people to
Luxembourger
Bruce McLean, 201 N. Main, Santa Ana, California
Mike McLean, 201 N. Main, Santa Ana, California
zika Djokovich, 10901 Coronel Rd., Santa Ana,
California
The following concerns were raised:
1.
Business and property owners within the affected
area were to be notified of specific plan
development for the A-5 site and that it had been
at least five months since they had been in touch
with Mr. MacLaurin¡
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2.
Seismic Ordinance should be postponed until
Urbatec decides what they're really going to do;
3.
Business and property owners within the affected
area did not wish to rehabilitate their buildings
if they were going to be demolished; and
4.
120 days was a long time and they would like to
see the time reduced.
In response to a question raised by Chairman Luxembourger,
the City Manager stated that any property owner who
rehabilitates his or her property will be exempted from
eminent domain.
Mr. MacLaurin stated that he had made every effort to
communicate with staff. He also stated that Urbatec was
devoting a lot of time so that a careful analysis would be
done.
In response to a question raised by Mrs. McGuigan, the
Community Development Director responded that the majority
of the buildings, 70 to 75%, had been mailed the seismic
letters.
Mr. Young stated that 120 days was not acceptable to him.
He also stated that he would like to support a motion of a
90 day period with the requirement that the developer,
within thirty (30) days, give adequate notice to affected
parties within the development site and meet with them and
that he would not support consideration of extensions for
seismic ordinance compliance.
Mr. MacLaurin stated that four months was barely enough time
to do the task.
In response to several questions raised by Mr. Acosta, the
City Manager stated that Urbatec was the one that was
requesting the 120 day extension and that normally we do not
submit their work to the Agency.
In response to a question raised by Mr. Acosta, Mr.
MacLaurin stated that Urbatec had worked with staff and did
get involved in discussions at all levels.
In response to several questions raised by Chairman
Luxembourger, the City Manager stated that a request from
the property owners had been made to set up a meeting so
that they could understand what was going on. He also
stated that the seismic letters did not require the
rehabilitation of the buildings within the first year.
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After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Young,
seconded by Vice Chairman Griset and carried by the
following roll call vote to:
1.
Grant a 90 day extension to the exclusive right to
negotiate with Urbatec for development of the A-5
site with the stipulation that staff make a
progress report to the Agency on October 18,1983;
2.
That Urbatec contact the property owners within
thirty (30) days to let them know what was going
on; and
3.
If buildings are brought up to seismic code, that
they be exempt from eminent domain.
AYES:
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ABSENT:
Acosta, Griset, Luxembourger, McGuigan, Young
Johnson
Bricken
Mr. Young left at 6:45 P.M.
REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR PROPOSED SANTA ANA DOWNTOWN SHUTTLE -
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Vice Chairman
Griset, seconded by Mr. Johnson and carried unanimously to
authorize the expenditure of funds, not to exceed $50,000,
to fund the City's share of the Santa Ana Shuttle Bus
subsidy.
WRITTEN NOTIFICATION
FURNITURE, INC.
GREEN'S
OF
DENIAL
OF
CLAIM
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A motion was made by Vice Chairman Griset, seconded by Mr.
Johnson and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution 83-26:
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA DENYING THE CLAIM OF GREEN'S FURNITURE,
INC. FOR RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 6:55 P.M., the Redevelopment Agency adjourned to an
Executive Session. The meeting was reconvened at 7:15 P.M.,
with the same members present.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Community
Redevelopment Agency, the meeting was adjourned at 7:16 P.M.
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