HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - April 23, 2007 - CC, Special MeetingCITY OF AZUSA
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
' AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SPECIAL MEETING
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2007 — 8:40 P.M.
The City Council and the Redevelopment Agency Board Members of the City of Azusa met in
adjourned session at the above date and time in the Azusa Light and Water Conference Room,
located at 729 N. Azusa Avenue, Azusa.
Mayor/Chairman Rocha called the meeting to order. Call to Order
ROLL CALL Roll Call
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, MACIAS, HANKS, ROCHA
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ALSO PRESENT: Also Present
City Manager/Executive Director Delach, Assistant City Manager/Assistant Executive Director
Person, Economic Development Director Coleman, Tierra West Consultants Jose Ometeotl,
and Mike Garcia, Secretary/City Clerk Mendoza, Deputy Secretary/Deputy City Clerk Toscano.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Pub Part
' None.
None
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Item
Moved by Councilmember Gonzales, seconded by Councilmember Hanks and unanimously Requests for
carried that the request for certificates of recognition for Jousce Gonzalez, 1 1 year old who Certificates
won the 2007 Junior Olympics and Danny Martinez, 22 year old who won all three of his & Proc approved
boxing matches in Tahiti and request for proclamation for Jesus Is Lord Church in honor of Its
13Y" Anniversary, be approved.
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA ITEM
Redevelopment Plan Amendment Workshop. Economic Development Director Coleman
addressed the issue stating that the 2007 Redevelopment Plan Amendment will include adding
territory to the redevelopment project area and Increasing the tax increment cap; that the
process has begun as follows: on.February 28`h the Planning Commission approved the
Preliminary Plan as well as the Agency Board on March 5'h and they are beginning the
Environmental Impact Report and receiving comments from outside agencies.
Mr. Mike Garcia of Tierra West addressed the issue presenting the proposed Plan Amendment
' and the Community Guide to Redevelopment. He detailed the history of redevelopment which
was set up by law in 1945 to allow cities or counties to create redevelopment agencies.
Redevelopment encourages new development, creates jobs and generates tax revenues in
declining urbanized areas by developing partnerships between local governments and private
entities. There are over 400 California cities and counties which have adopted redevelopment
agencies. In 1979 the Health and Safety Code was amended to set aside 20% for Low and
Mode Housing purposes. He stated that the money used to redevelop is obtained through tax
increment revenue, which is generated as property tax revenue increases in that project area.
The document adopted by ordinance for the redevelopment project is the Redevelopment Plan
which outlines the powers and authority that the Redevelopment Agency has for operating
within that redevelopment area; it gets owner participation rights, methods of relocation and
prescribes what can occur within the area. The tax increment revenue is the main source of
financing that can be utilized when undertaking the redevelopment projects.
Redev item
Redevelopment
Plan Amend
Workshop
M. Garcia
Tierra West
Mr. Garcia talked about bond financing to generate money, called debt financing. He talked
about how tax Increment financing works, how it Is shared with other taxing agencies, how to
incur debt, and that tax increment can only be used for necessary revitalization projects; he
noted some uses and benefits. He stated that Azusa's Redevelopment Agency was
established in 1973; the Central Business District was established in 1978 and West End was
established in 1983 and the two projects were merged in 1988 which allows the Agency to
share tax increments from one project to another. He presented the Redevelopment Plan
Amendment process stating that the properties at 9"' and Pasadena are blighted and should be
included in the project area; city/agency owned properties on Dalton Avenue and property at
Paramount and Azusa are being considered to be Included, which amount to 26 properties.
The tax increment cap needs to be examined as It is approximately 114 million dollars; to date
they have collected 32 million dollars and they have close to 500 million dollars in projects at
this time; there is a need to Increase the cap. He noted that staff spoke to the County
regarding the request to increase the cap. He also noted that it will not be used in residential
areas. He displayed neaps of the proposed project areas and provided an update on
legislative actions that have taken place during the last year.
Mr. Garcia advised that the following actions will take place during the next few months:
Senate Bill 53 Amendment will be coming for consideration in May, should be adopted by July
1 ". Preliminary Report will outline all the physical and economic blight found in the added and
merged project area to allow the addition of territory, look at Increasing the tax increment cap
and the draft redevelopment plan will come shortly after. He stated that since there are no
residential units within the added areas that have low to mod Income there is no need for a
project area committee, but they will continue community Information outreach efforts.
Garcia
Continued
Garcia
Continued
Discussion was held regarding outside agency board appointments and suggestions were given Discussion
to the City Clerk for formal appointments at a future meeting. Brd Appts
CouncilmembersBoard Members suggested that the second Council meeting in August be 2nd Mtg August
cancelled as well as the Utility Board meeting for that month in order to allow for vacations Cancelled
and that the Utility board meeting could be held in conjunction with the first meeting in August
Council meeting.
City Manager/Executive Director Delach presented tentative dates for Council Orientation and CityMgr
City Tour as follows: May 3rd 4" and 5' and asked Council to let him know of their Orientation
availability.
Moved by Councilmember/Director Carrillo, seconded by Counclimember/Director Hanks and Adjourn
unanimously carried to adjourn.
TIME ADJOURNMENT: 9:28 P.M.
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