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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
MAY 8, 1975
PALM DESERT MIDDLE SCHOOL
I. CALL TO ORDER
The May 8, 1975, meeting of the Redevelopment Agency was
called to order by Chairman Clark at 8:39 p.m., at the
Palm Desert Middle School
II. ROLL CALL:
Present: Members CHUCK ASTON; JEAN BENSON; NOEL BRUSH;
JIM McPHERSON; Chairman HENRY B. CLARK
Others present:
Harvey Hurlburt, Executive Director
Dave Erwin, City Attorney
Paul Williams, Planner
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Minutes of Redevelopment Agency Meeting of April 21,
1975
Member Benson moved and Member Aston seconded that
the minutes of the April 21, 1975, meeting be approved as presented;
carried unanimously.
IV.
V.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
A. Acceptance of Planning Commission RESOLUTION NO. 44
approving the proposed Redevelopment Plan for Project
Area No. 1
Executive Director, Harvey Hurlburt, advised that
each item on the agenda under New Business would be
handled separately and that action would be taken
on items C and D
Member Brush moved and Member Aston seconded that
RESOLUTION NO. 44 be received and considered for action; carried
unanimously.
B. Acceptance of Project Area Committee's recommendations
on proposed Redevelopment Plan for Project Area No. 1
GEORGE MINTURN, Chairman of the Project Area Committee,
presented citizens' input from the members of PAC,
which he termed an "action committee."
Member Aston moved and Member McPherson seconded that
the PAC's recommendations be received and considered for action;
carried unanimously.
C. Acceptance of recommendations by Wilsey & Ham on
proposed Redevelopment Plan for Project Area No. 1
(To include response to proposed changes)
BILL GARRETT, Wilsey & Ham, agreed with Mr. Minturn's
suggested changes in the text of project area No. 1.
In response to Mr. Minturn's surprise that a large area
at the west entrance of Palm Desert was still zoned
residential, and not commercial as recommended by the
PC, he explained that the map could not be changed
as it was consistant with the General Plan, but that
an amendment to the General Plan could be made at
some future date.
Member Benson questioned the wording on Page 2, 1 a.
and wanted to know how the word "suitable" was defined,
as regarded relocating a tenant to other housing.
ATTORNEY ROBERT JOEHNCK advised that the City was
required to relocate a displaced tenant into comparable
housing; you could not move people into substandard
housing.
Paul Williams advised that this stipulation applied
to residential only, not commercial.
Chairman Clark asked if this meant that the City would
have to provide housing for anyone it displaced.
Mr. Hurlburt responded that the stipulation referred
to tenants, not necessarily the owner.
Mr. Joehnck advised that in regards to commercial
property, if relocation could not be made, the City is
liable up to $10,000.
Member Aston moved and Member Brush seconded that the
recommended changes in the proposed redevelopment plan for Project
Area No. 1, as proposed in the Wilsey & Ham memorandum of May 1, 1975,
be approved and that the proposed redevelopment plan be amended to
incorporate such recommended changes; carried unanimously.
D. Consideration of RESOLUTION NO. 11, apl5roving the
Redevelopment Plan for Project Area No. 1
Member Aston moved and Member Benson seconded that
the Council approve RESOLUTION NO. 11 and authorize staff to notify
property owners by letter of a Public Hearing by City Council on
June 12, 1975, on the adoption of the Redevelopment Plan for Project
Area No. 1; carried unanimously.
E. Because one of the Project Area Committees'
recommendations calls for an alternate land use in the
area west of the Palm Valley Channel and south of
Highway 111, Executive Director, Harvey Hurlburt,
recommended that Council forward this item to the
Planning Commission for study to determine if any
changes would be required in the General Plan
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Member Brush moved and Member McPherson seconded
that the PAC's recommendation for alternate land use be forwarded
to the Planning Commission for study; carried unanimously.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
ATTEST:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
HENRY B. ARK
Chair
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HARVEY L. HURLBURT
Executive Director