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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 21, 1997 - RA0 0 CITY OF AZUSA MINUTES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY REGULAR MEETING APRIL 21,1997 -9:11 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 Madrid called the meeting to order. ROLL CALL PRESENT: DIRECTORS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, BEEBE, MADRID ABSENT: DIRECTORS: NONE ALSO PRESENT: Assistant General Counsel Carvalho, Executive Director Garcia, Interim Redevelopment Director Steel, City Department Heads, Secretary Solis, Deputy Secretary Toscano. THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED JOINTLY AT 8:49 P.M. Ms. Marianne Miasnik addressed Loan Agreement between the City and Agency questioning where the seller's balloon payment comes from, further, if the property is not sold within five years, where will the periodic payment come from on the Light and Water loan. Interim Redevelopment Director Steel responded stating that if the property is not sold within five years the debt would have to be renegotiated, the loan would then be for a longer period. The Light and Water loan is structured as a deferred payment loan to give the agency a chance to sell the property and to generate the cash from property taxes to make the annual debt services payments to the Light fund. He further detailed the process of repayment of the debt. Moved by Councilmember/Director Hardison, seconded by Councilmember/Director Stanford and unanimously carried to approve the loan documents, and the Promissory Note and authorize execution of same. Director Hardison offered a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA REQUESTING A LOAN FROM THE CITY OF AZUSA FOR PURPOSES OF THE MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. Moved by Director Hardison, seconded by Director Stanford to waive further reading and adopt. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of the Agency: AYES: DIRECTORS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, BEEBE, MADRID NOES: DIRECTORS: NONE ABSENT: DIRECTORS: NONE Director Hardison offered a Resolution entitled: Call to Order Roll Call Also Present Cncl/CRA convenejntly M. Miasnik comments CRA Dir response/comments Loan Docs/Prom. Note/Krems approved Res. 97-RI5 Requesting Loan Merged Redevelop Project Area 0 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AUTHORIZING LOANS FOR PURPOSES OF THE MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA. Moved by Councilmember Hardison, seconded by Councilmember Stanford to waive further reading and adopt. Resolution passed and adopted by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, BEEBE, MADRID NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE Res. 97-050 Authorizing Loans Merged Redevelop Project Area THE CITY COUNCIL RECESSED AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Convene as CRA CONVENED AT 9:11 P.M. The CONSENT CALENDAR consisting of items I -la through I -lc was approved by Consent Cal. motion of Director Stanford, seconded by Director Beebe and unanimously carred by roll Appvd call vote. a. The Minutes of the regular meeting of April 7, 1997, and the regular Min appvd. adjourned/special meeting of April 14, 1997, were approved as written. b. The Agency issued tax allocation bonds for the Merged Project Area in 1992. Financing Team Interest rates have dropped sufficiently since that time to warrant consideration of approve a refunding so that the annual debt service obligations could be reduced. Approval was given to obtain a financing team subject to negotiation of acceptable contracts and authorization to complete preliminary feasibility assessments was approved. c. Resolution authorizing payment of warrants by the Agency was adopted and entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF Res. 97-1116 AZUSA ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS TO BE PAID OUT Warrants OF REDEVELOPMENT FUNDS. SPECIAL CALL ITEMS Special Call None. None. SCHEDULED ITEMS Scheduled Items None. None. It was consensus of the Boardmembers to adjourn. Adjourn. TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:12 P.M. NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 97-1117. NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 97-01. 04/21/97 PAGE TWO