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CITY OF AZUSA
MINUTES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 18, 1993 - 7:52 P.M.
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa met in
regular session at the above date and time in the Civic
Auditorium.
Chairman Moses Called the meeting to order. Call to
order
ROLL CALL Roll Call
PRESENT: DIRECTORS: DANGLEIS, MADRID, NARANJO
ALEXANDER, MOSES
ABSENT: DIRECTORS: NONE
ALSO PRESENT Also
Interim General Counsel Barnes, Executive Director Garcia, Present
Redevelopment Director Steel, Redevelopment Project Manager
Forintos Department Heads, Secretary Solis, Deputy
Secretary Toscano.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Pub Prtc
NONE None
The CONSENT CALENDAR consisting of Items I -2a through I -2d, Cons Cal
was approved by motion of Director Naranjo, seconded by apvd
Director Madrid, and unanimously carried by roll call with 12c spec
the exception of Item I -2c, which was considered under call
Special Call portion.
a. The minutes of the regular meeting of January 4, Min apvd
1993, were approved as written.
b.
The Agency must, by law, submit an annual report
Annual rpt
to the State Controller's Office which includes
State
the independent financial audit, information
Controller's
regarding housing and displacement activities,
Office
and fiscal statements summarizing all financial
transactions of the Agency for Fiscal Year
1991/92, a Resolution approving the annual report
as submitted was approved.
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE
Reso #93-R3
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1992.
Annual rpt
C.
SPECIAL CALL ITEM.
Spec Call
d.
A resolution authorizing payment of warrants by
the Agency was adopted and entitled:
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
Reso #93-R5
CITY OF AZUSA ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS
Warrant
TO BE PAID OUT OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDS.
SCHEDULED ITEMS
Sched Itm
NONE
None
SPECIAL
CALL ITEMS
Spec Call
Mr. Ron
Legault addressed Boardmembers requesting that the
R.Legault
Centennial
Square site be utilized for a worthwhile
Cent Squ
project.
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Director Steel addressed Boardmembers with a presentation Director
of the proposal for the Centennial Square Site. He began Steel
by providing an overview of the master planning effort and overview
outlined the history of the site and current progress. He Centennial
further introduced Mr. Steve Copenhaver, of Gunn, Russell Square
and Copenhaver, the Agency's real estate consultant, to
give a presentation on a Market Analysis.
Mr. Copenhaver addressed Boardmembers with a presentation S.Copenhaver
which consisted of: performance of the City, categories of GCR
sales, restaurant sales, rental rates, sufficient retail Copenhaver
space, and he concluded that combining all these Market
conditions, office buildings and restaurants constituted Analysis
the best use for the site.
Questions and answers were raised between board members and Question
Mr. Copenhaver which consisted of: specialty stores, if the & Answer
railroad stopped in the City, how it would increase our session
activity? Also, having vacant spaces, how would it affect
the City?
Director Steel continued his presentation by explaining the Director
major concepts of this proposal: a) Expansion of Police Steel
Department, b)The need for Light and Water Department to be Major
relocated, c)The rear portion of the Centennial Square Site Concepts.
is unsuitable for most commercial tenants, d)The suggested
restaurant to accommodate Azusa residents, e)The balance of
site provides flexibility to add another restaurant, retail
or office building if demand develops in the future. He
introduced Mr. Ray Sopano from the Arroyo Group to give a
presentation on concept plans.
Mr. Sopano addressed Boardmembers, presenting flexible R. Sopano
concept plans and alternatives for the 3.5 acre site. Present
Several options were displayed showing how the site could Concept
be effectively developed. Plans
Discussion was held with regard to the possibility of Discuss
relocating Bank of America to this site, and Mr. Steel
suggested that this could be researched.
It was then moved by Director Naranjo, seconded by Director
Dangleis and unanimously carried by roll call to approve
and adopt Resolution adopting the concept plan and direct
staff to proceed with the development of specific plans and
solicitations to implement the plan.
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING THE Res #93-R4
CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTENNIAL SQUARE Centennial
SITE. Square
It was consensus of the Boardmembers to recess to the end Recess
of the City Council Meeting.
THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED JOINTLY WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT CRA Cnvnd
AGENCY AT 9:27 P.M. w/Cncl
Moved by Councilman/Director Alexander, seconded by Clsd Sess
Councilman/Director Naranjo and unanimously carried by roll
call to recess to Closed Session to discuss the following:
Personnel Matters (Gov. Code Sec. 54957)
Real Property Negotiations (Gov. Code Sec. 54956.8) Azusa
Valley Water Company.
Litigation or Potential (Gov. Code Sec., 54956.9), Metmor
v. City of Azusa, Nortron Electric v. City of Azusa, United
States v. Montrose (Potlatch Simpson).
TIME OF RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION: 9:28 P.M. Recess
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECONVENED Reconvnd
AT: 9:50 P.M.
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Moved by Director Alexander, seconded by Chairman Moses Adjourn
and unanimously carried by roll call to adjourn.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:51 P.M.
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 93-R6
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 93-ROl
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