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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/25/1977 ~ . . . MINUTES REGULAR MEETING COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 25, 1977 The Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency was called to order by Chairman David Brandt at 5:05 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. After the pledge to the Flag, roll was called: PRESENT ABSENT Dav id Br and t Gordon Bricken Vernon Evans John Garthe David Ortiz James Ward Harry Yamamoto Others in attendance: Richard E. Goblirsch, Executive Director Susan Shick, Assistant to Executive Director Tom Hammill, Real Estate Agent Stacey Creveston, Secretary Bruce Spragg, City Manager Ron wolford, Assistant City Manager Keith Gow, City Attorney John Dykstra, Economics Research Associates Richard McElyea, Economics Research Associates Harvey Champlin, Ultra Systems Bob Hench, Blurock APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Mr. Garthe, seconded by Mr. Ward and carried unanimously to approve the Minutes of the Special Meeting held on September 19, 1977 and the Special Meeting held on October 3, 1977. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Ortiz and carried unanimously to authorize the Executive Director to make relocation payments as follows: A. Tenant res id ing at 110 N. Parton $3,120 B. Tenant res id ing at 208 N. Parton, *B 4,000 C. Tenant residing at 606 W. Second, JI4 3,165 D. Tenant residing at 606 W. Second, *5 3,300 E. Tenant residing at 709 W. Second 4,000 F. Tenant residing at 208 N. Parton, U 3,610 G. Tenant residing at 618 W. Third 4,000 AGREEMENT - ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY A motion was made by Mr. Yamamoto, seconded by Mr. Bricken and carried (Mr. Ward abstained) to approve the Agreement between the Orange County Transit District and the Community Redevelopment Agency designating the Community Redevelopment Agency as the lead Agency for purposes of conducting a public hearing on the Environmental Impact Report for the Park-And-Ride Facility. ~ . . . RESOLUTION 77-22 A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Evans and carried unanimously to approve the Agreement for acquisition of real property in the Redevelopment Project Area, and to adopt Resolution 77-22: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AGENCY TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. RESOLUTION 77-24 A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Evans and carried unanimously to authorize the Executive Director to make expenditures and adopt Resolution 77-24: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF LIFE INSURANCE AND A.D.&D. INSURANCE TO COVER ELIGIBLE AGENCY MEMBERS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - STAFF REPORT A motion was made by Mr. Bricken, seconded by Mr. Ortiz and carried unanimously to receive and file the report prepared by the staff on Economic Development Corporation. The Executive Director reported that the Redevelopment Commission has received a copy of this report and Agency staff will be working with the Commission to bring back recommendations for implementation to the Redevelopment Agency by the next Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Agency. STATUS REPORT ON AGENCY ACTIVITIES A motion was made carried unanimously Agency activities. by to Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Bricken and receive and file the Status Report on PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT 700 CAR PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITY PROPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT BROADWAY, BIRCH, FIFTH AND SANTA ANA BOULEVARD Mr. Ward left the meeting. The hearing was opened by Chairman David Brandt. Following the presentation by Mr. Harvey Champlin, Associate Manager of the Environmental Studies Department of Ultra Systems, Inc. who described the traffic, noise, air pollution impacts that will be introduced into the area by the construction of the Park-And-Ride facility, the Chairman then invited comments from the public and the following persons spoke: Eric Sorenson, 18001 Norton Street, Irvine. Mr. Sorenson stated that there were five planning students who undertook to do an inventory of downtown Santa Ana¡ that they took pictures and walked through the streets and came up with a booklet which is a graphic representation of how they perceive the Civic Center area, how it could be a link between the existing and historical area as outlined on page 15 of the booklet. He further stated that the booklet, .Santa Ana: A Downtown Study., presents an alternative which the EIR does not address and that is the location of the transit center on the triangular lot bounded by Santa Ana Boulevard, Birch and Fifth Street. . . . . He was interrupted by Chairman Brandt who reminded him that it was the Park-And-Ride structure EIR that was under consideration. Mr. Sorenson stated that the students support the Park-And-Ride structure as proposed. The booklet was received and filed on the approved motion of Mr. Yamamoto, seconded by Mr. Ortiz, with Mr. Garthe dissenting. Mr. LeRoy Connelly, 17332 Roseleaf Avenue, Tustin. Mr. Connelly stated that he represented the Masonic Temple located at Fifth and Sycamore. Referring to page 2 of the EIR regarding the number of vehicles, he commented that all of them must go past the Masonic Temple; that there was also concern with the number of pedestrians the vehicular traffic would generate and the safety and security of those pedestrians. He expressed concern about inadequate lighting not properly "spelled out" in the EIR and about pollution of air. He stated that the Temple was built in the early 1930's; that the pollution generated by the increased traffic and the number of vehicles would make it impossible to ever open the Temple windows; that there is a difference of opinion of the toxicity of diesel fumes; that the Masons are vitally concerned that they are faced with the problem of completely air conditioning their building and closing it off and they are concerned about the noise pollution, 90 decibels; that it means they will have to soundproof their building to conduct their business; that the traffic generated on Sycamore Street will be terrific; that there are people who come to the Temple in wheelchairs; that undoubtedly the Park-And-Ride and bus terminal will be executed as presented and they feel they must throw themselves on the City's mercy for some help in refurbishing their beautiful building; and that their renters and people can be assured of being able to park and walk to the building without difficulty. Adelaide Walker, 323 East Chestnut, Santa Ana. Mrs. Walker stated that L.I.S.A. (Let's Improve Santa Ana) does support the location of the bus terminal because it will preserve the Smith- Tuthill-Lamb Mortuary. Milford Dahl, Jr., 401 Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana. Mr. Dahl stated that he officially represents the Santa Ana Presbyterian Church. He stated that the EIR is deficient in discussing viable alternate locations and he referred to page 147 by saying it was nothing more than a boot-strapping argument which he expects to see in the Transit Plaza EIR, "no other program alternative locations". He added that the Church feels that alternate locations have not been properly dealt with in the report nor has the report dealt with the effect and possible relocation of other establishments in the immediate area of the parking structure; that it does deal with some of the businesses that will be immediately removed but no real discussion on the Church or Masonic Temple and the problems that will be created for them. He added that the "Views of the Church" in the EIR do summar ize their concerns; that they are also concerned with lack of mitigating effects of the use of the streets; that there will be 335 buses a day traveling on Santa Ana Boulevard or an average of one bus every four minutes which, at times, will interfere with the use of the Church and the Temple; that generally the EIR is somewhat summary and lacking on mitigation and alternatives for the problems; that they feel the report raises many problems; that the problems of policing, pollution, noise and conversion have been spelled out and are there and they are incompatible with the uses of the Church and Temple. 8 . . . Francis Griset, 2324 Oakmont, Santa Ana. Mr. Griset stated that he is a representative of the presbyterian Church. He stated that when a diesel engine is started up in a shed completely open on one side, it has to be immediately moved from the shed because of the fumes; that the Church has the same problems as the Temple, it would have to be refurbished with soundproofing and air conditioning to live with the changes. He stated that the City should own the property surrounding the Transportation Plaza and Park-And-Ride facility. There being no one else to speak on the subject, the Chairman asked for responses from the Agency members. Mr. Yamamoto asked whether staff has been working with the Masonic Temple and the presbyterian Church. The Executive Director reported that staff had met recently with representatives of the Masonic Temple, addressing many of the issues raised here today. The Executive Director stated that the Agency's architect will provide several alternatives to the Masonic Temple in regard to the noise and possible problem created by the lack of air conditioning in the present building. Staff will continue to meet with the Masonic Temple on these problems and will bring the recommendations of the architect back to the Masonic Temple and the Agency for action. The Executive Director reported that staff has not met with the Presbyterian Church since the last public conversation about where the terminal would be located. The Executive Director reported that the Mayor has been attempting to set up meetings with the Church. The Executive Director reported that since the last public meeting, the County has agreed to open the Main and Sixth Street parking lot during the evenings and on the weekends for use by the Church. The Executive Director reported that staff has met with OCTD regarding Sycamore Street, and that changes were made on the preliminary plans to allow the stacking of buses proposed for Sycamore Street to occur instead adjacent to the parking facility. Staff told the Masonic Temple representatives that the character of Sycamore Street, whether a street, pedestrian mall, or both, will be worked out jointly. The Chairman stated that the public hearing was now closed, and that final action will be taken on November 29, 1977. A motion was made by Mr. Bricken and seconded by Mr. Ortiz to receive all comments and direct staff to prepare a proposed response to the public comments for incorporation into the final EIR. Mr. Evans stated that he was going to vote no on the question because he was not in favor of the site plan Scheme selected for the Park-And-Ride facility. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brandt, Bricken, Garthe, Ortiz, Yamamoto Evans Ward Mr. Ward returned to the meeting. BID AWARD - STORM DRAIN A motion was made by Mr. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Bricken and carried unanimously to award a bid to Summit Underground, Inc., a construction company, the lowest, responsive bidder for an amount of $54,489, for the construction of a storm drain in Van Ness Avenue to serve the 14 acre housing project. I . . . BID CALL - LEASE OF AUTOMOBILE A motion was made by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Ortiz and carried unanimously to authorize the advertisement for bids for the lease of an automobile for a two year period. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER A motion was made by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Ward and carried (Mr. Yamamoto voted no) to authorize staff to proceed with the performing Arts Center based on the Redevelopment Commission's recommendation as follows: 1. Proceed with organizing the support groups for the purpose of immediately raising funds, per the recommendations of the study: 2. Redevelopment Agency staff be retained to guide the project: 3. Funding be oriented on a County-wide basis and that the funding role of the Redevelopment Agency be secondary to funding obtained elsewhere. GOLDRICH, KEST ASSOCIATES - SENIOR CITIZENS APARTMENTS A motion was made by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried unanimously to receive and file the letter from Goldrich, Kest Associates, dated September 29,1977, on the construction of the senior citizens apartments between Ross and Van Ness, First and Third. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND AGENCY The Executive Director reported that the Agreement between the City and Agency has been prepared in draft form. The Redevelopment Commission has reviewed the draft Agreement and has requested that a study session be held on the draft Agreement by the Agency and the Commission. The Executive Director requested that if a study session were desired by the Agency, that a date be set. Mr. Evans responded that he did not think it was the proper time to discuss this matter and requested that the Agency defer any action on this matter to a later date. REPORT BY ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATES FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR PERFORMING ARTS CENTER ON CONCLUSION OF Mr. Richard McElyea and Mr. John Dykstra of Economics Research Associates reported their findings on the feasibility study for the performing Arts Center to the Agency. A summary of the report was given to each of the Agency members. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Community Redevelopment Agency, the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 P.M. upon the motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried unanimously. ~~ .... W-- David L. Brandt, Chairman Yr~ Richard E. Goblirsch Executive Director