HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-04-06MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2015 — 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 returns 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 Wendy Jonathan (DSUSD, representing Riverside County Office of Education)
Member Joel Kinnamon (COD, representing Chancellor of California Comm. Colleges)
Member Anna Rodriguez (representing Riverside Co. Board of Supervisors)
Chair Robert A. Spiegel (Mayor Pro Tem, City of Palm Desert)
Absent:
Member Bill Carver (representing Riverside County)
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
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
David Hermann, Management Analyst/P.I.O.
Rachelle D. Klassen, Secretary, Successor Agency -Palm Desert RDA
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III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
APRIL 6, 2015
A. MINUTES of the February 23, 2015, 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 - 120,
approving Minutes of the February 23, 2015, 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 4-0-1 vote (AYES: Buck, Kinnamon, Rodriguez, and
Spiegel; NOES: None; ABSTAINING: Jonathan; ABSENT: Carver and Larson).
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. ACTIONS/MINUTES OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
Member Buck moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 121,
receiving and filing Minutes of the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
Meetings of January 22, February 12, and February 26, 2015. Motion was seconded by
Kinnamon and carried by 5-0 vote (AYES: Buck, Jonathan, Kinnamon, Rodriguez, and Spiegel;
NOES: None; ABSENT: Carver and Larson).
B. REPORT ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S EXECUTED CONTRACTS FOR
MARCH 2015 FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR AGENCY
PROPERTIES PER OBLIGATIONS LISTED ON THE RECOGNIZED
OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE.
Staff referred to the printed report provided in the agenda packets and answered
questions.
Member Kinnamon moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. OB - 122,
receiving and filing the report on the Executive Director's Summary of Executed Contracts for
March 2015 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 Jonathan and carried by 5-0 vote (AYES: Buck, Jonathan,
Kinnamon, Rodriguez, and Spiegel; NOES: None; ABSENT: Carver and Larson).
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C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND DESERT EQUITY GROUP, LLC, FOR THE
PROPERTY KNOWN AS DESERT WILLOW LOT PAD G
(APNs 620-430-024 and 620-430-025) LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, EAST OF PORTOLAAVENUE, PROPERTY NO. 12(g)
OF THE APPROVED LONG-RANGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PLAN
(CONTRACT NO. SA34300).
Staff reviewed the printed staff report, highlighted terms of the Purchase and Sale
Agreement, and answered questions.
Member Kinnamon moved to waive further reading and adopt Resoiution No. OB - 123,
authorizing the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Successor Agency
to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency and Desert Equity Group, LLC, in the amount of
$2,800,000 (appraised value) for property located on the north side of Country Club Drive, east
of Portola Avenue (APNs 620-430-024 and 620-430-025), Palm Desert, California, also known
as Property No. 12(g) of the approved Long-range Property Management Plan. Motion was
seconded by Member Buck and carried by 4-1 vote (AYES: Buck, Jonathan, Kinnamon, and
Rodriguez; NOES: Spiegel; ABSENT: Carver and Larson).
VI. CONTINUED BUSINESS
None
VII. OLD BUSINESS
None
VIII. REPORTS AND REMARKS
A. CHAIR
None
B. MEMBERS OF THE OVERSIGHT BOARD
None
C. SUCCESSOR AGENCY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
None
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IX. ADJOURNMENT
APRIL 6, 2015
With Oversight Board concurrence, Chair Spiegel adjourned the meeting at 1:38 p.m.
ATTEST:
RAC' EL E D. KLASSEN, ECRETARY
OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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ROBERT A. SPIE
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