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Home My WebLink About2013-09-10MINUTES ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 —1:30 P.M. ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE ROOM - PALM DESERT CIVIC CENTER 73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260 This Oversight Board has been created pursuant to § 34161 through 34190 of the Health and Safety Code for the sole purpose of overseeing the actions of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency. In accordance with Health and Safety Code § 34179(h), all Oversight Board actions shall not be effective for five (5) business days, pending a request for review by the State Department of Finance ("Department"). In the event that the Department requests a review of a given Oversight Board action, it shall have 40 days from the date of its request to approve the Oversight Board action or retum it to the Oversight Board for reconsideration, and such Oversight Board action shall not be effective until approved by the Department. In the event that the Department retums the Oversight Board action to the Oversight Board for reconsideration, the Oversight Board shall resubmit the modified action for Department approval, and the modified Oversight Board action shall not become effective until approved by the Department. I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Spiegel convened the meeting at 1:35 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Present: Member Bill Carver (representing Riverside County) Member Joel Kinnamon (COD, representing Chancellor of California Comm. Colleges) Member Patricia A. Larson (representing Coachella Valley Water District) Chair Robert A. Spiegel (Councilman, City of Palm Desert) Absent: Member Lisa Brandt (representing Riverside Co. Board of Supervisors) Member Heather Buck (Palm Desert RDA former Employee) Member Cindy McDaniel (DSUSD, representing Riverside County Office of Education) Also Present: John M. Wohlmuth, Executive Director of the Successor Agency -Palm Desert RDA Robin D. Harris, Richards, Watson & Gershon, Successor Agency Counsel Paul S. Gibson, Finance Officer Lauri Aylaian, Director of Community Development Martin Alvarez, Director of Economic Development Janet M. Moore, Director of Housing Mark Greenwood, Director of Public Works Veronica Tapia, Management Analyst II Tamara Hedges, Chief Operating Officer, UCR - Palm Desert Graduate Center Rachelle D. Klassen, Secretary, Successor Agency -Palm Desert RDA MINUTES ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 A. MINUTES of the June 24, 2013, Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency. Member Larson moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 047, approving the Minutes of the June 24, 2013, Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency. Motion was seconded by Member Kinnamon and carried by 4-0 vote, with Members Brandl, Buck, and McDaniel ABSENT. V. NEW BUSINESS A. ACTIONS/MINUTES OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. Member Larson moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 048, receiving and filing Minutes of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Meetings of May 23, June 13, June 27, and July 11, 2013. Motion was seconded by Member Carver and carried by 4-0 vote, with Members Brandl, Buck, and McDaniel ABSENT. B. REPORT ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S EXECUTED CONTRACTS FOR JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST 2013 FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR AGENCY PROPERTIES PER OBLIGATIONS LISTED ON THE RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE. Member Carver moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 049, receiving and filing the report on the Executive Director's Summary of Executed Contracts for June, July, and August 2013 for Routine Maintenance and Emergency Maintenance Services for Agency Properties per obligations listed on the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS). Motion was seconded by Member Larson and carried by 4-0 vote, with Members Brandl, Buck, and McDaniel ABSENT. 2 MINUTES ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE FIFTH SIX-MONTH PERIOD, PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 34177, FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2014, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014 ("ROPS 13-14B"). Member Larson moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 050, approving ROPS 13-14B for the period of January 1 - June 30, 2014. Motion was seconded by Member Kinnamon and carried by 4-0 vote, with Members Brandl, Buck, and McDaniel ABSENT. D. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR THE FIFTH SIX-MONTH PERIOD, PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 34177, FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2014, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014. Member Larson moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 051, approving the Administrative Budget for the Fifth Six-month Period, January 1, 2014, through June 30, 2014. Motion was seconded by Member Kinnamon and carried by 4-0 vote, with Members Brandl, Buck, and McDaniel ABSENT. E. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SUCCESSOR AGENCY) TO APPROVE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, ALLOWING THE CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY KNOWN AS A.P.N. 694-160-003 / PARCEL B (11.5 ACRES) TO THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UCR), PURSUANT TO EXISTING OPTION AGREEMENT. Staff reviewed the printed report provided with the agenda packets and offered to answer questions. Member Carver expressed significant concerns about the proposed agreement. Member Larson moved to, by Minute Motion, continue this matter to the Oversight Board's next meeting. Motion was seconded by Member Carver and carried by 4-0 vote, with Members Brandl, Buck, and McDaniel ABSENT. 3 MINUTES ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 F. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTION OF AN EL PASEO PROJECT BOND PROCEEDS FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, AND TAKING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS (CONTRACT NO. C33030A). Staff reviewed the printed report provided with the agenda packets and offered to answer questions. It was noted there was a blank on the draft agreement's Section 2, and the amount to be filled in there is $120,000, which is listed on ROPS 13-14B approved above. Member Larson moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 053, approving the execution of an El Paseo Project Bond Proceeds Funding Agreement between the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency and the City of Palm Desert, and taking certain related actions. Motion was seconded by Member Carver and carried by 4-0 vote, with Members Brandt, Buck, and McDaniel ABSENT. VI. CONTINUED BUSINESS None VII, OLD BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL SERVICES (NO. 4) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $40,926.93 ON PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH INTERACTIVE DESIGN CORPORATION FOR WORK ON THE CARLOS ORTEGA VILLAS PROJECT (CONTRACT NO. R29410A). Staff reviewed the printed report provided with the agenda packets and offered to answer questions. Member Carver expressed opposition to this item. Member Larson moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 054, approving Additional Services No. 4 in an amount not to exceed $40,926.93 to the subject contract with Interactive Design Corporation, Palm Springs, California, for work on the Carlos Ortega Villas Senior Apartments Project. Motion was seconded by Member Kinnamon and FAILED to be approved by a majority of the Oversight Board Membership on a 3-1 vote, with Member Carver voting NO, and Members Brandt, Buck, and McDaniel ABSENT. 4 MINUTES ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE — SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY r w 411110-.4. SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 VIII. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. CHAIR None B. MEMBERS OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD Mr. Carver expressed his consternation with continuing changes to the formatting of the ROPS Form each time it is presented for approval. Staff responded that the State creates and provides the form, and Palm Desert is required to work with it as provided. C. SUCCESSOR AGENCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mr. Wohlmuth reported that Palm Desert is still working closely with the State on the Long-range Property Management Plan that the Oversight Board approved at its June 24 meeting. The State hasn't given its approval for the Plan yet; however, they have contacted the City with two rounds of questions on it, which have been answered. It was hoped that approval would be forthcoming; then for the Governmental Use properties, Palm Desert will continue on with its disposition process for properties identified for University of California, Riverside, Cal State, and College of the Desert. He said the next step after that would be to look at prioritization for selling the various identified properties that comprise some 500+ acres. IX. ADJOURNMENT With Oversight Board concurrence, Chair Spiegel adjourned the meeting at 1:59 p.m. ____‘‘,-k`-& .gi2ed ROBERT A. SPIE gL, ATTEST: RA " HE LE D. KLASSE SECRETARY) OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 5