HomeMy WebLinkAbout AGENDA_2009-01-05CITY OF SANTA ANA
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MEETING AGENDA
JANUARY 5, 2009
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
22 Civic Center Plaza
6 P.M.
Miguel A. Pulido
Chairperson
Claudia C. Alvarez
Vice Chairperson -Ward 5
P. David Benavides
Agency Boardmember -Ward 4
Carlos Bustamante
Agency Boardmember -Ward 3
Vincent F. Sarmiento
Agency Boardmember -Ward 1
Michele Martinez
Agency Boardmember -Ward 2
Sal Tinajero
Agency Boardmember -Ward 6
Joseph W. Fletcher Cynthia J. Nelson Patricia E. Healy
General Counsel Executive Director Recording Secretary
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the City ADA Program Coordinator at (714) 647-5340. Please call prior to the meeting date to allow the City
enough time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. (Americans with Disabilities Act
Title 11, 28 CFR 35.102)
BASIC COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MEETING INFORMATION
CODE OF ETHICS AND CONDUCT
The people of the City of Santa Ana, at an election held on February 5, 2008, approved an amendment to the
City Charter of the City of Santa Ana which established the Code of Ethics and Conduct for elected officials and
members of appointed boards, commissions, and committees to assure public confidence. A copy of the City's
Code can be found on the Clerk of the Council's webpage. The following are the core values expressed:
Integrity ~ Honesty ~ Responsibility ~ Fairness ~ Accountability ~ Respect ~ Efficiency
AGENDA DESCRIPTIONS
The Agenda descriptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by the
Community Redevelopment Agency (Agency). The Agency is not limited in any way by the Recommended Action and may
take any action, which the Agency deems to be appropriate on an Agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action
shall be taken on anv item not appearing in the Agenda.
All supporting documentation for this agenda is available for public review in the Community Development Agency during
regular business hours, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Community Development Agency is located in City Hall,
6th Floor, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California, (714) 647-5360. Late materials received following the posting of the
agenda will be available for viewing in the Agency meeting location during the session.
PUBLIC INPUT
AGENDA ITEMS AND ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST -The City Council will convene a joint session with the Community
Redevelopment Agency (CRA) to receive public comments regarding any agenda items or items of public interest within the
jurisdiction of the CRA. All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing by submitting a speaker card to the Clerk of the
Council. Requests to speak shall not be accepted after the public comment session begins without permission of the
presiding officer.
During this public comment period, members of the pubic shall be given a total of three (3) minutes to speak on any and all
matters contained on the City Council agenda and any and all matters including items of public interest within the subject
matter jurisdiction of all related Agencies meeting on the same date.
PUBLIC HEARINGS -Members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes to address the Community Redevelopment
Agency for each duly noticed hearing, unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the Community Redevelopment Agency and will
be enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Agency "pulls" an item(s) from the consent calendar for a
separate vote.
TELEVISED MEETING SCHEDULE
All regular Agency meetings will be televised and available for viewing on the City's web page live or taped delayed.
Meetings held in the Council Chamber or other designated locations which are televised live on CTV3 Time Warner Cable
will be cablecast Mondays at 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays immediately following the Agency meeting at 9:00 a.m., Wednesdays at
6:00 p.m., and Sundays at 1:00 p.m. Meetings held in locations that do not have a live cable feed will be video taped and
shown on CTV3 and the City's website one day following the Agency meeting.
DVD copies of the Agency meetings for loan will be available for public circulation at the Santa Ana Main Library the day
after the Agency meeting.
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CITY OF SANTA ANA
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
JANUARY 5, 2009
REGULAR MEETING 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER CHAIRPERSON PULIDO
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
BOARD MEMBERS ALVAREZ, BENAVIDES,
BUSTAMANTE, MARTINEZ, TINAJERO,
SARMIENTO
CITY MANAGER, GENERAL COUNSEL,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RECORDING
SECRETARY
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AND ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
The City Council will convene a joint session with the Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA) to receive public comments regarding any agenda items or items of
public interest within the jurisdiction of the CRA. All requests to speak shall be
submitted in writing by submitting a speaker card to the Clerk of the Council. Requests
to speak shall not be accepted after the public comment session begins without
ermission of the presiding officer.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Recommended Action:
Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar items.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
MINUTES
Recommended Action:
Approve Minutes. (Item 1.)
REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 1, 2008
MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATION
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2. EXCUSED ABSENCES
*** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR ***
JOINT SESSION BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL AND
THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
PUBLIC HEARINGS
3. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING - DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT WITH RSI DEVELOPMENT LLC
Legal notice was published in the Orange County Reporter on December 22
and December 29, 2008.
At its Regular Meeting of December 2, 2008, by a vote of 6:0, the Community
Redevelopment and Housing Commission recommended to continue this item
to the December 16, 2008, meeting to allow them time to review the new project
in context with the existing neighborhood.
At its Regular Meeting of December 16, 2008, by a vote of 4:1 (Vasquez, No),
the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission recommended that
City Council adopt a resolution regarding the sale of 1112 and 1118 S. Orange
to RSI Development LLC for the development of two affordable, detached
single-family homes and recommended that the Community Redevelopment
Agency adopt a resolution approving a Disposition and Development
Agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency and RSI
Development LLC for the development of two affordable, detached single-family
homes at 1112 and 1118 S. Orange, and which should include collaboration
between the developer and the Eastside Neighborhood Association to develop
home designs compatible with the historical integrity of the neighborhood.
Recommended Action:
CITY COUNCIL
Adopt a resolution regarding the sale of 1112 and 1118 S. Orange to RSI
Development LLC for the development of two affordable, detached single-
family homes.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Adopt a resolution approving a Disposition and Development Agreement
between the Community Redevelopment Agency and RSI Development
LLC for the development of two affordable, detached single-family homes
at 1112 and 1118 S. Orange.
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JOINT SESSION BETWEEN CITY COUNCIL /
THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY /
AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
PUBLIC HEARINGS
4. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING -TAX EXEMPT BOND FINANCING AND LOAN
AGREEMENTS WITH LACY AND RAITT, LP (703 N. LACY/702 S. RAITT)
Legal notice was published in the Orange County Register on December 15,
2008.
Legal notice was published in the O. C. Reporter on December 15, 2008,
(Notice of Consideration and Action on the Proposed Replacement Housing
Plan for property at 702 S. Raitt, Santa Ana)
At its Regular Meeting of December 16, 2008, by a vote of 5:0, the Community
Redevelopment and Housing Commission recommended the following:
Recommended that the City Council:
1. Conduct a Tax Equity and Financial Responsibility Act (TEFRA) Hearing in
consideration of the issuance of multi-family housing revenue bonds by the
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana for the purpose of financing the
acquisition and rehabilitation of 703 N. Lacy and 702 S. Raitt.
2. Adopt a resolution approving the issuance of tax exempt bonds for the
projects.
3. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager to
execute a loan agreement with Lacy and Raitt, LP for the acquisition and
rehabilitation of 703 N. Lacy in a total amount not to exceed $1,330,643.
4. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager to
execute a loan agreement with Lacy and Raitt, LP for the acquisition and
rehabilitation of 702 S. Raitt in a total amount not to exceed $689,397.
5. Adopt a resolution approving the Relocation Plan for the property located at
703 N. Lacy.
6. Adopt a resolution approving the Relocation Plan for the property located at
702 S. Raitt.
Recommended that the Community Redevelopment Agency:
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1. Direct the Agency General Counsel to prepare and authorize the Executive
Director to execute a loan agreement with Lacy and Raitt, LP for the
acquisition and rehabilitation of 703 N. Lacy in a total amount not to exceed
$1,556,217.
2. Direct the Agency General Counsel to prepare and authorize the Executive
Director to execute a loan agreement with Lacy and Raitt, LP for the
acquisition and rehabilitation of 702 S. Raitt in a total amount not to exceed
$806,265.
3. Adopt a resolution approving the Relocation Plan for the property located at
703 N. Lacy.
4. Adopt a resolution approving the Relocation Plan for the property located at
702 S. Raitt.
5. Adopt a resolution approving the Replacement Housing Plan for the property
located at 702 S. Raitt.
Recommended that the Housing Authority:
Adopt a resolution relating to the issuance of bonds for the purpose of financing
the acquisition and rehabilitation of the properties located at 703 N. Lacy and
702 S. Raitt.
Recommended Action:
CITY COUNCIL
1. Conduct a Tax Equity and Financial Responsibility Act (TEFRA)
Hearing in consideration of the issuance of multi-family housing
revenue bonds by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana for
the purpose of financing the acquisition and rehabilitation of 703 N.
Lacy and 702 S. Raitt.
2. Adopt a resolution approving the issuance of tax exempt bonds for the
projects.
3. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager to
execute a loan agreement with Lacy and Raitt, LP for the acquisition
and rehabilitation of 703 N. Lacy in a total amount not to exceed
$1,330,643.
4. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager to
execute a loan agreement with Lacy and Raitt, LP for the acquisition
and rehabilitation of 702 S. Raitt in a total amount not to exceed
$689,397.
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5. Adopt a resolution approving the Relocation Plan for the property
located at 703 N. Lacy.
6. Adopt a resolution approving the Relocation Plan for the property
located at 702 S. Raiff.
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1. Direct the Agency General Counsel to prepare and authorize the
Executive Director to execute a loan agreement with Lacy and Raitt, LP
for the acquisition and rehabilitation of 703 N. Lacy in a total amount
not to exceed $1,556,217.
2. Direct the Agency General Counsel to prepare and authorize the
Executive Director to execute a loan agreement with Lacy and Raitt, LP
for the acquisition and rehabilitation of 702 S. Raitt in a total amount
not to exceed $806,265.
3. Adopt a resolution approving the Relocation Plan for the property
located at 703 N. Lacy.
4. Adopt a resolution approving the Relocation Plan for the property
located at 702 S. Raiff.
5. Adopt a resolution approving the Replacement Housing Plan for the
property located at 702 S. Raitt.
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Adopt a resolution relating to the issuance of bonds for the purpose of
financing the acquisition and rehabilitation of the properties located at 703
N. Lacy and 702 S. Raitt.
COMMENTS
5. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARDMEMBER COMMENTS
AT THIS TIME Community Redevelopment Agency board members may
comment on non-agenda matters and ask questions of or give directions to
staff. NO action may be taken on non-agenda items unless authorized by law.
ADJOURNMENT
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