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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/04/1997 . . . " MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 4, 1997 CALLED TO ORDER 8:14 P.M. ATTENDANCE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMBERS Present: MIGUEL A. PULIDO, Chairman ROBERT L. RICHARDSON, Vice Chairman TONY ESPINOZA BRETT FRANKLIN TOM LUTZ PATRICIA MCGUIGAN TED R MORENO Absent: NONE STAFF Present: DAVID N. REAM, City Manager DEBRA KURITA, Assistant City Manager JOSEPH W. FLETCHER, City Attorney CYNTHIA NELSON, Executive Director COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/CITY COUNCIL SESSION 1. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - CONTRACT AWARD FOR RENOVATION OF CSUF GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER, AMENDMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, AND AMENDMENT TO CONSOLIDATED PLAN The public hearing opened at 8:14 p.m. Executive Director Cynthia Nelson presented the staff report and comments. See August 4, 1997 City Council Minutes for additional information. The public hearing closed at 9:03 p.m. City Council Action: See August 4, 1997 City Council Minutes. Community Redevelopment Aqency Action: Motion: Direct the Agency Attorney to prepare, and authorize the Chairman and Executive Director to execute an amendment to the agreement with AMS-NATEC Environmental Services, Inc. for environmental management services for the 1. . . . renovation of the Grand Central Building in an amount of $20,000 for a total contract amount of $45,000. 2. Direct the Agency Attorney to prepare, and authorize the Chairman and Executive Director to execute, a Cooperative Agreement with the City for the renovation of the CSUF Grand Central Arts Center. MOTION: Pulido Lutz SECOND: VOTE: AYES: Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, Pulido, Richardson NOES: Espinoza, Moreno ABSENT: None RECESS - 9:03 p.m.- 9:23 p.m. The Community Redevelopment Agency session reconvened at 9:23 p.m. with Agency Members Espinoza and Moreno absent. BUSINESS CALENDAR (Taken out of Agenda order) 4. DISCÕVERY SCIENCE CENTER PROJECT - EXEMPTION FROM PREVAILING WAGE POLICY Michael Potts of Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, expressed his support of proposed action, and also indicated that the Carpenters Union represented by Randy Thornhill were also in support of the proposed action. Motion: Exempt the Discovery Science Center project from the Agency's prevailing wage policy subject to a Project Labor Agreement between Discovery Science Center and the local trade unions which has been approved by the Agency's Executive Director. MOTION: McGuigan Richardson SECOND: VOTE: AYES: Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, Pulido, Richardson NOES: None ABSENT: Espinoza, Moreno CONSENT CALENDAR Motion: Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar items. MOTION: McGuigan Lutz SECOND: VOTE: AYES: Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, Pulido, Richardson NOES: None ABSENT: Espinoza, Moreno lŒDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES -2- AUGUST 4, 1997 . . . MINUTES Motion: ADMINISTRATIVE HATTERS Approve the Minutes of the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency held on July 21, 1997 and Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency held on July 15, 1997. RECORDING SECRETARY REPORT Motion: 2. Motion: Instruct the Recording Secretary to enter notice of posting into the Minutes. The Notice of Adjournment for the July 15, 1997 Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting was posted on the door of the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza at 5:32 p.m. on July 15, 1997. The July 21, 1997 Agenda for the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency was posted on the door of the Council Chambers, 22 civic Center Plaza at 4:20 p.m. on July 16, 1997. The July 21, 1997 Supplemental Agenda for the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency was posted on the door of the Council Chambers, 22 civic Center Plaza at 5:30 p.m. on July 18, 1997. BUSINESS CALENDAR AGREEMENT WITH NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT CORPORATION AND SANTA ANA NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES 1. Direct the Agency Attorney to prepare, and authorize the Executive Director to execute, an agreement with Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and Santa Ana Neighborhood Housing Services establishing a loan loss reserve in an amount not to exceed $30,000 as part of the Santa Ana Neighborhood Housing Services Family Fund Program. 2. Authorize the Executive Director to execute all related documents as necessary. MOTION: McGuigan Franklin SECOND: VOTE: AYES: Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, Pulido NOES: None ABSENT: Espinoza, Moreno, Richardson lŒDEVELOPIŒNT AGENCY MINUTES -3- AUGUST 4, 1997 . . . 3. LOAN AGREEMENT WITH ST. JOSEPH BALLET Motion: Authorize the City Attorney to prepare and the Chairman and Executive Director to execute a Loan Agreement with St. Joseph Ballet. MOTION: McGuigan Pulido SECOND: VOTE: AYES: Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, Pulido NOES: None ABSENT: Espinoza, Moreno, Richardson ORAL COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC COMMENTS None ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:28 p.m. . ~~~~ Pu ido, Chairman Cynthi J. Nel~, Executive Director Redevelopment Agency REDEVELOPMEN'l' AGENCY MINU'l'ES -4- AUGUST 4, 1997 . . . PUBLIC HEARINGS 75A CITY COUNCIUREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - RENOVATION OF GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER - 222 W. 2ND STREET Public hearing regarding a proposed Amendment to the City's 1997 Consolidated Plan and reallocation of Fiscal Year 96-97 Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) funds for the renovation of the Grand Central Art Center located on the south side of Second Street between Broadway and Sycamore Legal notice published in The Orange County Register on June 21, 1997 The Mayor opened the public hearing regarding the renovation of Grand Central Art Center at 7:05 p.m. Presentation of staff report and staff comments by Community Development Agency Project Manager Susan Helper Presentation of written communications by Clerk of the Council Janice C. Guy: None The following persons from California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) discussed various aspects of the proposed Art Center project and presented slides demonstrating project scope and samples of award-winning artwork created and exhibited by CSUF university students: Mike McGee Willie Hagan Dean Hess Darryl Curran Charlie Keeling Edgar Ulloa The following persons spoke in favor of the Grand Central Art Center Renovation Project: Randy Coleman Robert Balen John Nixon Matthew Cruz Arthur Strock Harriet Harris Randy Au Michael Macres Henry Kaim There were no speakers in opposition to the Project. The Mayor closed the public hearing at 8: 14 p.m. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 235 AUGUST4,1997 BUSINESS CALENDAR 50.B. APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT 98-12 - TRANSFER OF INOPERAJ1ÝE VEIDCLE ABATEMENT PROGRAM . Councilmember McGuigan commented that the City's neighborhood associati s had long supported the transfer of inoperable vehicle abatement responsibility from t Police Department to Community Preservation and thanked staff for completing e necessary budget and ordinance changes to accomplish the transfer. Community activist Dave Lopez expressed his personal thanks to th neighborhood organizations and people who had supported this change in code e orcement for abandoned and inoperative vehicles. Motion: 1. Place ordinance on first reading and olicing (COP) group had Robert L. Henson reported the Westend Community Orient formally voted in support of the program change. ORDINANCE NS-233 I - An ordinance the City of Santa Ana amending Article IV Chapter 16 of the Santa Ana Munici al Code to grant the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency and is or her designee the authority to administer and enforce the abatement of abando ed or inoperative vehicles - Planning and Building Agency . 2. Adopt resolution. RESOLUTION 97-032 - A r olution of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana to amend the current annual udget to delete one vacant Senior Parking Control Officer position and one v ant Parking Control Officer position and add two Community Preservation nspector positions - Personnel Services 3. Approve approp iation adjustment. (Requires five affirmative votes) APPROPRIATION ~JUSTMENT transferring $47,752.50 fÌ'om the Police Department Budg to the Planning and Building Agency - Finance and Management Se 'ces FILE CA SECOND: Franklin VOTE: NOES: Espinoza, Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, Moreno, Pulido, Richardson None None FILE CA . CITY COUNCIL MII'furES 234 AUGUST 4, 1997 \ .. . l . . . PUBLIC HEARINGS Motion: (Concurrent action with Community Redevelopment Agency) 1. Approve appropriation adjustments. (Requiresfive affirmative votes) Transferring $750,000.00 ITom Community Development Block Grant Section 108 Holding Facility Loan Repayment Project to the Grand Central Building Project - Finance and Management Services APADJ 98-015 Recognizing $500,000.00 in unanticipated Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) repayment revenue and appropriating same to Grand Central Building Project,- Finance and Management Service APADJ 98-014 2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the Mayor and Clerk of the Council to execute agreement. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR RENOVATION OF GRAND CENTRAL ARTS CENTER - With the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana - Community Development Agency AGMT 97-094 3. Award in accordance with Request for Council Action. RENOVATION OF GRAND CENTRAL BUILDING - 222 W. SECOND STREET - To Southwest Engineering in the estimated amount of$3,744,335.00- Public Works Agency PROJ 7748 4. Approve. Funding analysis with a total estimated construction cost of$4,640,335.00 - Public Works Agency MOTION: Pulido SECOND: Lutz VOTE: AYES: NOES: Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, Pulido, Richardson Espinoza, Moreno ABSENT: None FILE CA COUNCIL RECESS - 9:02 P.M. - 9:28 P.M. (The Community Redevelopment Agency met from 9:23 P.M to 9:28 P.M.) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 236 AUGUST 4,1997 . . . .. , FY 96-97 WEED ABATEMENT REPORT J . Public h 'ng to confirm the FY 96-97 Weed Abatement Report and authorize transmittal of uncollecte weed abatement charges to the County of Orange Office of Auditor-Controller the public hearing regarding the FY 96-97 Weed Abatement Report at Presentation ofstaffr ort and comments by Public Works Agency Maintenance Services Manager Paul Emery Fax received Augu 4, 1997 from Robert Green requesting a continuation of the assessment against R. .405-272-15 unications by Clerk of the Council Janice C. Guy: 1 Presentation of written co There were no speakers on the matter. . The Mayor closed the public hearing at 9:3 Motion: Amend resolution by deleting ass smentfor A.P. 405-272-15; and adopt. RESOLUTION 97-033 - A resolution the City of Santa Ana overruling objections to and confirming the report 0 the Executive Director of Public Works Agency pertaining to the costs of weed, ruB 'sh and garbage abatement; making, confirming and levying assessments for such c ts; and ordering a copy thereof to be filed with the County Auditor, Assessor and Tax ollector - Public Works Agency MOTION: McGuigan SECOND: Lutz VOTE: AYES: Franklin, Lutz, McGuigan, M~, Pulido, Richardson NOES: None ~., ABSENT: Espinoza FILE'ABATE . CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 237 AUGUST 4,1997