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REGULAR MEETING OF THE
OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — 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 return 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 1:30 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present:
Member Heather Buck (Palm Desert RDA former Employee)
Member Bill Carver (representing Riverside County)
Member Wendy Jonathan (DSUSD, representing Riverside County Office of Education)
Member Joel Kinnamon (COD, representing Chancellor of California Comm. Colleges)
Member Anna Rodriguez (representing Riverside County Board of Supervisors)
Chair Robert A. Spiegel (Councilman, City of Palm Desert)
Absent:
Member Patricia A. Larson (representing Coachella Valley Water District)
Also Present:
John M. Wohlmuth, Executive Director of the Successor Agency -Palm Desert RDA
William L. Strausz, Richards, Watson & Gershon, Successor Agency Counsel
Rudy P. Acosta, Assistant City Manager
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
Ryan Stendell, Senior Management Analyst
Veronica Tapia, Management Analyst II
Rachelle D. Klassen, Secretary, Successor Agency -Palm Desert RDA
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III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
A. MINUTES of the October 14, 2014, Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Oversight
Board of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency.
Member Buck moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 097,
approving Minutes of the October 14, 2014, Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Oversight Board
of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency. Motion was seconded
by Member Jonathan and carried by 5-0-1 vote (AYES: Buck, Carver, Jonathan, Rodriguez, and
Spiegel; NOES: None; ABSTAINING: Kinnamon; ABSENT: Larson).
V. NEW BUSINESS
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A. ACTIONS/MINUTES OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT me
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
Member Buck moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 098,
receiving and filing Minutes of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
Meeting of September 25, 2014. Motion was seconded by Member Carver and carried by 5-0-1
vote (AYES: Buck, Carver, Jonathan, Kinnamon, and Rodriguez; NOES: None; ABSTAINING:
Spiegel; ABSENT: Larson).
Member Carver questioned the procedure about when the Oversight Board gets
to weigh-in on the items listed under Closed Session of the Successor Agency
Minutes. Staff responded that the action requested and taken here is receiving
and filing the Successor Agency Minutes, which are required by the
Redevelopment Dissolution legislation to be put before the Oversight Board,
accordingly. Further, staff provided reassurance that the Oversight Board has to
ultimately approve anything regarding disposition of property.
B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF AN EL PASEO MULTI -USE COMMUNITY
CENTER 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. C33970).
Staff presented the printed staff report and answered questions about the
proposed Bond Proceeds Funding Agreement.
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Member Kinnamon moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 099,
approving execution of an El Paseo Multi -Use Community Center 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 6-0 vote (AYES: Buck, Carver, Jonathan, Kinnamon, Rodriguez,
and Spiegel; NOES: None; ABSENT: Larson)
C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OFAHOUSING PROGRAM BUY -DOWN HOUSING
BOND PROCEEDS FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND THE
PALM DESERT HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND TAKING CERTAIN RELATED
ACTIONS (CONTRACT NO. HA33980).
Staff reviewed the printed staff report provided in the agenda packets and
answered related questions.
Member Carver moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 100,
approving the execution of a Housing Program Buy -down Subsidy Bond Proceeds Funding
Agreement between the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency and the
Palm Desert Housing Authority, and taking certain related actions. Motion was seconded by
Member Jonathan and carried by 6-0 vote (AYES: Buck, Carver, Jonathan, Kinnamon,
Rodriguez, and Spiegel; NOES: None; ABSENT: Larson).
D. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AND CITY OF PALM DESERT FOR UNIVERSITY SITE WORK AND COSTS,
AND TAKING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS (CONTRACT NO. C33890D).
Secretary Klassen noted for the record that the contract number appearing on the
agenda for this meeting needed to be amended. She said there was already a
contract number assigned to this project, so the one on the agenda should read
"C33890D," instead of the "C33990" that was listed, and Oversight Board
Members so noted this modification.
Staff provided a review of the printed staff report provided in the agenda packets
and offered to answer questions.
Member Jonathan moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 101,
approving the execution of a Funding Agreement between the Successor Agency to the
Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency and the City of Palm Desert for University Site Work and
Costs, and taking certain related actions. Motion was seconded by Member Buck and carried
by 6-0 vote (AYES: Buck, Carver, Jonathan, Kinnamon, Rodriguez, and Spiegel; NOES: None;
ABSENT: Larson).
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VI. CONTINUED BUSINESS
None
VII. OLD BUSINESS
None
VIII. REPORTS AND REMARKS
A. CHAIR
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
1. University Planning and Development Committee —Chair Spiegel noted for
the Oversight Board that there was going to be a University Planning and
Development Committee Meeting (California State University,
San Bernardino - Palm Desert, and University of California, Riverside -
Palm Desert) this Friday (November 7) in the City Hall Administrative
Conference Room at 1:30 p.m.
Staff noted that the City's University Planning and Development Committee
was related to the Disposition and Development Agreement for a 200-acre
site initially with Cal State that was then also extended to UC-Riverside
when it was provided 20 acres of land at the location. Purpose of the
Committee is a venue to discuss future plans for the University Site to keep
City Council involved in the process. In answer to question, staff said the
Committee did not include a representative from College of the Desert, but
if warranted, the Committee could make such a request for consideration
by the City Council as a whole.
2. Update on Property Disposition
Chair Spiegel asked staff to provide a brief update on the progress of
property disposition for some of the Successor Agency parcels currently
being worked on, and staff provided same for the following sites that will be
coming forward to the Oversight Board for final approval in the future:
— Former Casey's Restaurant Site, 42455 Washington Street.
— El Paseo Hotel, northeast corner of Larkspur Lane/Shadow Mountain
Drive.
— Quiksilver, Lot Pads C, D, and E, along with Option Parcels, at
Desert Willow Golf Resort.
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B. MEMBERS OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD
None
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
C. SUCCESSOR AGENCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
None
Chair Spiegel noted for his colleagues that the next regular Oversight Board Meeting is
scheduled to be held Monday, December 1, 2014, at 1:30 p.m.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
With Oversight Board concurrence, Chair Spiegel adjourned the meeting at 1:45 p.m.
ROBERT A. SPIE
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RA HELLE D. KLASSE 1, SECRETARY,
OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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