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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/23/1977 . . . . MINUTES REGULAR MEETING COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 23, 1977 The Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency was called to order by Chairman David Brandt at 5:08 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. After the pledge to the Flag, roll was called: PRESENT ABSENT David Brandt Gordon Br icken John Garthe Dav id Ortiz James Ward Harry Yamamoto Vernon S. Evans Others in attendance: Richard E. Goblirsch, Executive Director Susan Shick, Assistant to Executive Director Tom Hammill, Real Estate Agent Stacey Creveston, Secretary Susan Fair, Administrative Assistant Ron Wolford, Assistant City Manager Keith Gow, City Attorney John Dykstra, Forestrong Development Company APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on July 26,1977 were approved upon the motion of Mr. Ortiz, seconded by Mr. Ward and carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING - ON THE NEED AND NECESSITY TO ACQUIRE BY CONDEMNATION FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, PROPERTY LOCATED AT 602 WEST SECOND, 510 NORTH MAIN STREET AND 114 NORTH PARTON The Chairman of the Community Redevelopment Agency announced that this was the time and place for the public hearing on the need and necessity to acquire by condemnation property located at 602 W. Second, 114 N. Parton, and 510 N. Main Street for redevelopment purposes. The Executive Director stated that the material on the properties in question was included in each members agenda packet, and that the building reports for 602 W. Second and 114 N. Parton were in the Agency's office for review. The building report on 510 N. Main was included in the agenda packet. The Executive Director reported that the building condition repor~s did find that each of the properties contained serious health, safety and environmental deficiencies. The Executive Director reported that staff has attempted to make contact with the property owners of 510 N. Main for well over a year but have not had any response from them. The Executive Director reported that 602 W. Second and 114 N. Parton were properties located within the 14 acre housing site and that the Aqency is obligated to acquire the property pursuant to the Contract of Sale dated May 2,1977. The Executive Director reported that staff has not been able to successfully negotiate with the owners, and that the Agency must meet its time schedule with the developer. . . . . The Chairman stated that it was the time and place for Mr. & Mrs. Albert Glasgow to come forward and present their comments. The Glasgows did not appear. The Chairman then requested that a representative of the Glasgows come before the podium. No representatives appeared. The Chairman then requested that Mr. Frank Babb come forward and present his comments. Mr. Babb did not appear. The Chairman then requested that a representative for Mr. Babb come forward. No representative appeared. The Chairman then requested that Harriet C. Arnett and Marjorie L. Banks come forward and present their comments. Their legal representative, Mr. Larry Wasserman of Oster, Millard and Suchman, 444 W. 10th Street, Santa Ana, came forward and requested that this matter be continued to the next meeting so that recently associated legal associate, Mr. Montgomery, could be present, and that an appraisal which had been approved by clients Arnett and Banks could be completed. The Executive Director stated that staff preferred that the Agency proceed with the condemnation action, and that staff would continue to negotiate with the property owners and their representatives. The Executive Director again stated that staff has attempted to negotiate with the owners over the past year, but the owners had not responded. The Executive Director reported that he would bring the matter back before the Council prior to the actual filing of condemnation if negotiations fail and a condemnation trial becomes necessary. Again, Mr. Wasserman requested that this matter be continued to the next Agency meeting when Mr. Montgomery could be present to explain the owner's argument and objections. Absent approval of a continuance, Mr. Wasserman proceeded to state his objections. Mr. Wasserman stated that in the first letter of the notice of intent to adopt a resolution of necessity the Redevelopment Agency stated that the use was for senior citizen housing. In the second letter received by his clients, Mr. Wasserman stated that the proposed use was stated as public parking. In the third notice, Mr. Wasserman stated that the use was identified as redevelopment purposes. He requested information on what the specific use was. The Executive Director stated that the reason for the notice of intent was to eliminate a blighted structure from the community and to provide needed and necessary parking resources. In addition, Mr. Wasserman stated that the appropriate EIR procedures had not been filed for the proposed temporary parking use. The Executive Director responded that an EIR had been completed on the entire Redevelopment Project and in his opinion was appropriate for the proposed parking use. Mr. Wasserman stated that he objected to the Agency proceeding on the resolution of necessity because the taking of property was not in the public interest and was neither necessary nor a necessity for the public interest. Mr. Wasserman also objected to the Redevelopment Agency action because it was not in conformance with CEQA or the Redevelopment Law because an EIR had not been filed for a temporary parking use. The Chairman then requested any members of the public in favor of or in opposition to the proposed action to step forward. There being none, the Chairman closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Mr. Ward and seconded by Mr. Yamamoto to continue the public hearing on 510 N. Main Street to the next Regular Meeting. The motion failed on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Yamamoto, Ward Brandt, Garthe, Ortiz, Bricken Evans Relative to 510 N. Main Street, a motion was made by Mr. Bricken, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried by the following roll call vote that the Agency finds that the public interest and necessity require the proposed project; that the project is planned and located in a manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and least private injury; and that the property sought to be acquired is necessary for the project. . AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Bricken, Garthe, Brandt, Ward, Ortiz Yamamoto Evans Relative to 602 W. Second and 114 N. Parton, a motion was made by Mr. Bricken, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried unanimously by the following roll call vote, that the Agency finds that the public interest and necessity require the proposed projects; that the projects are planned and located in a manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and least private injury; and that the properties sought to be acquired are necessary for the projects. . AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Bricken, Garthe, Brandt, Ward, Ortiz, Yamamoto None Evans A motion was made by Mr. Garthe, seconded by Mr. Bricken and carried by the following roll call vote to approve Resolution 77-15: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, AND DECLARING THE PUBLIC NECESSITY THEREFOR, and to approve Resolution 77-17: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES IN THE 14 ACRE SITE IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND DECLARING THE PUBLIC NECESSITY THEREFOR. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Garthe, Bricken, Brandt, Ortiz, Ward Yamamoto Evans RESOLUTION 77-18 A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried by the following roll call vote to approve agreements of sale and to adopt Resolution 77-18: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AGENCY TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. . AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brandt, Bricken, Ortiz, Ward, Yamamoto, Garthe None Evans RESOLUTION 77-19 A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried by the following roll call vote to approve the agreement, authorize the Chairman to execute the agreement for relocation services and to adopt Resolution 77-19: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND FELIX ORAMAS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL RELOCATION SERVICES. . AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Brandt, Bricken, Garthe, Ortiz, Ward, Yamamoto None Evans . . . . STATUS REPORT A motion was made carried unanimously Agency activities. by to Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Bricken and receive and file the Status Report on TAX INCREMENT PROJECTIONS A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried unanimously to receive and file the report from the Orange County Office of Auditor Controller on tax increment projections for fiscal year 1977-78. OCTD PARK-AND-RIDE STRUCTURE Mr. Ward excused himself from the meeting. The Executive Director reviewed with the Agency the letter to Edward Loritz of OCTD, dated August 5, 1977, which outlined staff's recommendations on the Park-And-Ride facility and Mortuary site. The letter was included in the agenda packet. A motion was made by Mr. Garthe, seconded by Mr. Bricken and carried unanimously to approve staff recommendations as presented in the letter to Edward Loritz, dated August 5,1977. Mr. Ward returned to the meeting. BID CALL - LEASE OF TWO DOOR TRUCK A motion was made by Mr. Bricken, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried unanimously to authorize the advertisement of bid for the lease of a two-door truck to be used for property management services. BID AWARD - OFFICE FURNITURE AND MOUDLAR WALL PANELS The Executive Director reported that due to irregularities and omissions in the bids for Redevelopment Agency office furniture and moudlar wall panels, the bid would have to be re- advertised. A motion was made by Mr. Bricken, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried unanimously for staff to reject all bids and to re-advertise for bids for Redevelopment Agency office furniture and modular wall panels. PROMISSORY NOTE - SANTA ANA INTOWN APARTMENTS A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Bricken and carried unanimously to approve the promissory note to secure an advance from Santa Ana Intown Apartments for an amount of $209,987.50, and to authorize the Chairman to execute the note. FORESTRONG DEVELOPMENT COMPANY A motion was made by Mr. Ward and seconded by Mr. Bricken to approve a six month exclusive right to negotiate between the Redevelopment Agency and Forestrong Development Company; to authorize staff to acquire the parcel for development purposes; and that Forestrong report back to the Agency in 90 days to discuss a specific development plan, plot plan and schedule for development. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Ward, Bricken, Brandt, Ortiz, Garthe Yamamoto Evans The Executive Director reported to the Agency that there is another developer interested in building an office complex on the Forestrong triangular lot. . . . . The Executive Director reported that a six months exclusive right to negotiate had been granted to Forestrong previously, but the time had run out, and they were requesting another six months exclusive right to negotiate. The Executive Director reported that the original appraisal prepared for the Forestrong parcel was out of date and that he felt the property values had gone up since the appraisals were prepared last year. The Executive Director requested the Agency to authorize staff to enter into a contract with Clifton Webb, the appraiser who prepared the original appraisal on the site, for an amount not to exceed $3,750, for an up-date appraisal on the site. The Executive Director reported that since Mr. Webb did the original appraisal, it would be much less expensive and expedient to have Mr. Webb prepare the up- date appraisals. A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Garthe and carried (Mr. Yamamoto voted nay) to authorize staff to enter into a contract with Mr. Webb to do an up-date appraisal on the Forestrong development site. STATUS OF OLD CITY HALL AGREEMENT Mr. Ortiz excused himself from the meeting. The Executive Director reported that there is a difference of legal opinion between the City Attorney's office and Rudy Gallegos as to the buy back provision if $50,000 is spent on the refurbishing of the building. The Executive Director reported that staff is still meeting with Mr. Gallegos. A motion was made by Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Yamamoto and carried unanimously to receive the report and encourage the Executive Director to keep working with Mr. Gallegos. Mr. Ortiz returned to the meeting. 14 ACRE SITE - UP-DATE OF APPRAISALS The Executive Director reported that the appraisals that were prepared last year on the 14 acre site should be up-dated to reflect the current property values. The Executive Director requested the Agency to authorize staff to enter into a contract with Paul MacMillin, the appraiser who prepared the appraisals on the 14 acre site last year. The Executive Director stated that the appraiser was willing to up-date the appraisals at a cost of approximately $346 per parcel, as compared to his cost last year of $570 per parcel, at a total cost of $4,500. A motion was made by Mr. Bricken, seconded by Mr. Ward and carried unanimously to authrozize staff to enter into a contract with Paul MacMillin, an appraiser, to up-date the appraisals on the parcels located in the 14 acre housing site. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Community Redevelopment Agency, the meeting was adjourned at 5:56 P.M. to September 19,1977 uopn the motion of Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Bricken and carried unanimously. ~ Richard E. Goblirsch Executive Director David L. Brandt, Chairman