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Home My WebLink About1987-07-09 JointMINUTES JOINT MEETING OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AND THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1987 CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor/Chairman Kelly convened the Redevelopment Agency meeting at 7:05 p.m. for the purpose of conducting Joint Public Hearings with the Palm Desert City Council on Items A & B. II. ROLL CALL Present: Vice Chairman Jean M. Benson Member Walter H. Snyder Member S. Roy Wilson Chairman Richard S. Kelly Excused Absence: Member Buford A. Crites Also Present: Bruce A. Altman, City Manager David Yrigoyen, Administrative Assistant William Strausz, Agency Counsel David J. Erwin, City Attorney Mary P. Frazier, Deputy City Clerk/Assistant Agency Secretary Ramon A. Diaz, Director of Community Development/Planning Richard J. Folkers, Director of Public Works Kirby J. Warner, General Services Director A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF COMMERCIAL CORE AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AND ASSOCIATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. (Continued from the meeting of June 25, 1987.) Mr. Altman stated that staff was requesting continuance of this item to the meeting of July 23, 1987, so that the Executive Director and Mr. Phil Drell of the Planning Department could be present. Mayor/Chairman Kelly noted this was a continued public hearing and invited testimony in FAVOR of or OPPOSED to this request. None was offered. Councilman/Member Wilson moved to continue this matter to the meeting of July 23, 1987. Motion was seconded by Benson and carried by unanimous vote of the Council/Agency Board. MINUTES JOINT MEETING OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AND THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JULY 9, 1987 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * B. CONSIDERATION OF PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 2. Mayor/Chairman Kelly requested a report from the Deputy City Clerk. Mrs. Frazier stated that notice of this hearing had been published once a week for four successive weeks as required by law and that the notice was mailed, by certified mail with return receipt requested, to each property owner and to each affected taxing agency, all in accordance with Sections 33349, 33350, and 33361 of the Health and Safety Code. Mayor/Chairman Kelly declared the public hearing open and asked for staff's report. Mr. Yrigoyen read from a prepared script (on file and of record in the City Clerk's Office). Mayor/Chairman Kelly asked for a report from the Deputy City Clerk relative to written communications. Mrs. Frazier stated that seven written communications had been received: One from California Rural Legal Assistance; two from the City Attorney of the City of Indian Wells; one from legal counsel to Sunrise Company; one from Coachella Valley Resource Conservation District; one from Mr. John Pashgian; and one from the City of Palm Springs (all on file and of record in the City Clerk's Office). Mayor/Chairman Kelly invited testimony in FAVOR of the proposed Redevelopment Plan or the Environmental Impact Report, and none was offered. He invited testimony in OPPOSITION, and the following spoke: MR. JOHN FLYNN of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox 8 Elliott stated he represented Sunrise Company. He said his client was joining the written objections made by the City of Indian Wells. He said that "In addition to the fact that there is not an adequate attempt to deal with feasible alternatives to this redevelopment plan, there are 2 MINUTES JOINT MEETING OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AND THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JULY 9, 1987 • a • • • ■ s • • a • • • • • • • • • • • a • • • alternatives to this redevelopment plan, there are particular alternatives that I would like to point out to both the Agency and the City Council. First of all, there could have been an attempt to deal with the alternative of permitting development under existing policies of both the City and the Agency without a redevelopment agency. Other alternatives could have been considered within the Redevelopment Agency. There could be a serious attempt to deal with feasible alternatives under an accurately defined smaller redevelopment agency. And finally, the Agency and City could have dealt more seriously with alternative financing mechanisms; that is, alternatives to redevelopment financing - for example, Mello -Roos district financing or 1915 Act amendment districts." He said there was one additional point about the attempted finding of urbanization which was in the Redevelopment Plan. He said "the analysis offered in the Plan was that the 3,000 acres was contiguous or at least proximate to a housing area, and based on that fact the Agency found that there was urbanization of the area because of an integral relationship, as the Plan puts it, between the 3,000 acres and the surrounding housing. The 3,000 acres in fact dwarfs any housing development, and to call that 3,000 acres an integral part of a housing area is simply not an accurate way to state the fact." MR. GENE NAZAREK reaffirmed that his firm had submitted, on behalf of the City of Indian Wells, written objections to both the Environmental Impact Report and the Redevelopment Plan. MR. LES PRICER, P.O. Box 6254, Fullerton, California, spoke on behalf of the Coachella Valley Soils Conservation District and asked that the City Council/Agency Board consider full pass -through of tax increment funds to the Soils Conservation District. Mayor/Chairman Kelly asked the Director of Community Development/Planning to respond to comments made relative to the Environmental Impact Report. Mr. Diaz stated that the letters received from representatives of the Sunrise Company, City of Indian Wells, and Citv of Palm Springs discussed various aspects 3 MINUTES JOINT MEETING OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AND THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JULY 9, 1987 • • • • • • • • • • • • a • • • • • • • • • • • ■ of the draft environmental report, and thee aspects fell into three main categories: 1) The lack of discussion of an overall impact for the entire project area; 2) An overall reliance on specific project environmental review; and 3) The lack of completeness of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and response to comments. He said in response to Item #1, the EIR adequately describes the impacts which may result from the adoption of a redevelopment plan for the project area. In response to Item #2, he said as will be evidenced by the EIR currently under preparation in connection with the specific plan for the North Sphere Area, the CEQA process will be undertaken for each and every individual project as it occurs and the Redevelopment Agency will be utilized to assure that any environmental impact which may be generated by those projects are mitigated. As far as Item #3, Mr. Diaz stated the responses to comments in the EiR were adequate and complete, and the agencies which commented were responded to with ample time to request any further clarification or answers. Mayor/Chairman Kelly declared the public hearing closed. Member Snyder moved to waive further reading and adopt Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 208, approving a Redevelopment Plan and Environmental impact Report and directing that said plan and report be submitted to the City Council. Motion was seconded by Benson and carried by unanimous vote of the Agency Board. Councilman Snyder moved to waive further reading and adopt City Council Resolution No. 87-64, approving a Redevelopment Plan and Environmental Impact Report for Project Area No. 2 of the Agency. Motion was seconded by Benson and carried by unanimous vote of the City Council. Councilmember Benson moved to waive further reading and pass Ordinance No. 509 to second reading, approving the Redevelopment Plan as the official Redevelopment Plan for Project Area No. 2 and making certain findings. Motion was seconded by Wilson and carried by unanimous vote of the City Council. Member Wilson moved to adjourn the Redevelopment Agency meeting at 7:35 p.m. until immediately following adjournment of the City Council meeting. Motion was seconded by Snyder and carried by unanimous vote of the Agency Board. 4 MINUTES JOINT MEETING OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AND THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JULY 9, 1987 Chairman Kelly reconvened the Redevelopment Agency meeting at 8:20 p.m. III. CONSENT CALENDAR A. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF JUNE 25, 1987. Rec: Approve as presented. Upon motion by Wilson, second by Benson, and unanimous vote of the Agency Board, the Consent Calendar was approved as presented. IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None V. RESOLUTIONS None VI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER None VII. NEW BUSINESS None VIII. CONTINUED BUSINESS None IX. OLD BUSINESS None 5 MINUTES JOINT MEETING OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL AND THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY JULY 9, 1987 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • X. REPORTS, REMARKS, AND AGENCY BOARD ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR None B. AGENCY COUNSEL None C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY None XI. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Snyder, second by Benson, and unanimous vote of the Agency Board, Chairman Kelly adjourned the meeting at 8:22 p.m. ATTEST: MARY P. TO THE P ) ZIER, ASSISt)NT SECRETARY DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 6 RICH"kRD S. KELLY CHAIRMAN