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Home My WebLink About AGENDA_2011-04-18COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA APRIL 18, 2011 REGULAR MEETING POLICE COMMUNITY ROOM 60 Civic Center Plaza (Immediately following the City Council Closed Session Meeting) Miguel A. Pulido Chairperson Claudia Alvarez Vice Chairperson -Ward 5 Michele Martinez Agency Boardmember -Ward 2 P. David Benavides Agency Boardmember -Ward 4 Joseph Straka Interim General Counsel Nancy T. Edwards Interim Executive Director Vincent F. Sarmiento Agency Boardmember -Ward 1 Carlos Bustamante Agency Boardmember -Ward 3 Sal Tinajero Agency Boardmember -Ward 6 Maria D. Huizar Recording Secretary NOTE: If you need special assistance to participate in this Council meeting, please contact Ellen Smiley, 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 ll, 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 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 Responsibi/ity Fairness • Accountability • Respect • Efficiency Aqenda Information -The agenda desa~iptions provide the public with a general summary of the items of business to be considered by the Agency. The Agency is not limited in any way by the "Recommended Action" and may take any action which the agency members deem to be appropriate on an agenda item. Except as otherwise provided by law, no action shall be taken on any item not listed on the agenda. Public Comments/Public Input -Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54954.3, the public may address the City Council, Community Redevelopment Agency, and/or Housing Authority on any and all matters within the City of Santa Ana's jurisdiction. At the discretion of the Chair, at the first Public Comment portion of the meeting, all comments may be considered jointly. The public will be given the opportunity to speak on any and all matters contained on any of the Consent Calendar and Business Calendar items and/or on issues of public interest within the jurisdiction of the City. For public hearings, members of the public shall be given three (3) minutes for each duly noticed hearing (unless the matter is continued prior to taking public testimony). All requests to speak shall be submitted in writing to the Clerk of the Council at the beginning of the meeting and before Public Comments begin. Speaker forms will be available at the meeting. REQUESTS TO SPEAK SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION BEGINS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR. When speaking, all persons addressing the Legislative Body shall follow the rules of decorum as detailed on the back of the speaker form. The presiding officer shall have the power and responsibility to enforce decorum and order of the meeting as set forth in Section 2-104(c) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code. Consent Calendar -All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the Agency will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless a member of the Agency "pulls" an item(s) for a separate vote. Senate Bill 343 - As required by Senate Bill 343, any non-confidential writings or documents provided to a majority of the members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Clerk of the Council Office during normal business hours. Aqenda & Minutes -Staff reports and documents relating to each agenda item are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Council and are available for public inspection during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Clerk's office is located in City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 809, Santa Ana, California, (714)647-6520. Meeting agendas, staff reports, and Minutes are available the Friday before a meeting at the following website address: www._santa a_na.org Televised Meeting Schedule -All regular meetings will be televised and available for viewing on the City's cable channel. 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 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 videotaped and shown on CTV3 the day after the meeting. DVD copies of the meetings for loan will be available for public circulation at the Santa Ana Main Library the day after a meeting. CRA AGENDA 2 APRIL 18, 2011 CITY OF SANTA ANA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING APRIL 18, 2011 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 (Refer to page 2 "Public Comments/Public Input" for description.) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve staff recommendations Calendar Items 1 and 2. 1. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 4, 2011 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes. 2. EXCUSED ABSENCES RECOMMENDED ACTION: Excuse Agency Members absent. *** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR *** on Consent CRA AGENDA 3 APRIL 18, 2011 JOINT SESSIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 3. JOINT SESSION -SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF THE LACY HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH SANTA ANA STATION DISTRICT, LLC CITY COUNCIL ACTION RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: Adopt a resolution. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT AND A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND CONSENTING TO THE APPROVAL OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND SANTA ANA STATION DISTRICT, LLC AND MAKING CERTAIN OTHER FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH 2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager, the Chair of the Council, and Clerk of the Council to execute a settlement agreement. AGMT -With the Friends of the Lacy Historic Neighborhood, Deborah McEwen, the City of Santa Ana, the City Council of Santa Ana, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana, the Board of the Agency, and Santa Ana Station District, LLC. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACTION RECOMMENDED ACTIONS: Adopt a resolution. A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT AND A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND SANTA ANA STATION DISTRICT, LLC AND MAKING CERTAIN OTHER FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH 2. Direct the Agency General Counsel to prepare and authorize the Executive Director, the Chair of the Board, and Recording Secretary to execute a settlement agreement. CRA AGENDA 4 APRIL 18, 2011 AGMT -With the Friends of the Lacy Historic Neighborhood, Deborah McEwen, the City of Santa Ana, the City Council of Santa Ana, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana, the Board of the Agency, and Santa Ana Station District, LLC. 3. Direct the Agency General Counsel to prepare and authorize the Executive Director and Recording Secretary to execute the First Amendment to the Disposition and Development Agreement revising the Scope of Development. AGMT -Between the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana and Santa Ana Station District, LLC dated June 7, 2010. 4. Adopt the Lacy Housing Fund Program and authorize the deposit and expenditure of $200,000. 5. Authorize the release of Request for Proposals for the demolition of 620 E 5t" St., 611 N. Minter St., 609, 615-617 E. 6t" St., 623 and 707 N. Garfield and 812 E. Santa Ana Blvd., and the relocation of the structures on 613 E. 6t" St and 610-612 E. 5t" St. COMMENTS 4. 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 CRA AGENDA 5 APRIL 18, 2011