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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-06-26MINUTES REGULAR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1986 CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER • • • • • • • • • • I. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Kelly convened Redevelopment Agency meeting at 7:50 p.m. to conduct a joint hearing with the City Council on the proposed City and Agency budgets. I1. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Member Jean Benson Member Walter H. Snyder Member S. Roy Wilson Chairman Richard S. Kelly Vice Chairman Phyllis Jackson III. JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. A. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF FISCAL YEAR 1986-87 FINANCIAL PLAN. Mr. Altman stated that both budgets represented a compre- hensive effort by both staff and City Council. He said that all modifications made by the Council during adjourned meetings which were conducted as study sessions had been incorporated in the final document before Council at this meeting. He said it is an excellent budget, one that is fiscally responsible and meets the needs of the public by moving the City forward. Mayor\Chairman Kelly declared the public hearing and invited testi- mony in FAVOR of or in OPPOSITION to the proposed budget. No one spoke. He declared the hearing closed. MINUTES REGULAR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JUNE 26, 1986 • • • • • • • * • • • • • • * • • • • • • * • • • Councilman Snyder moved to waive further reading and adopt Resolu- tion No. 86-75, adopting a program and financial plan for the fiscal year July 1, 1986, through June 30, 1987. Councilman Wilson seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Member Snyder moved to, by Minute Motion, approve the 1986-87 Fiscal Year Budget for the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency. Member Benson seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Member Wilson moved to adjourn Redevelopment Agency meeting to close of City Council meeting. Member Snyder seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Chairman Kelly adjourned the Agency meeting at 7:55 p.m. and stated that while it might seem like the budget adoption process was quick, the Council had spent 10 hours in previous meetings reviewing the two documents in detail. He said the Council commended staff for an outstanding job in putting both together. Chairman Kelly reconvened the Redevelopment Agency meeti.ng at 8:04 p.m. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF JUNE 12, 1986, AND ADJOURNED JOINT MEETINGS OF JUNE 13 AND JUNE 17, 1986. Rec: Approve as presented. B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE AGENCY TREASURY - DEMAND NO. 86-117. Rec: Approve as presented. C. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO RELEASE REDEVELOPMENT FUND MONIES TO COLLEGE OF THE DESERT. Rec: By Minute Motion, approve the release of $15,000 to the College of the Desert from the Agency's Increment Pass -Through Trust Account. Upon motion by Wilson, second by Benson, the Consent Calendar was approved as presented by unanimous vote of the Agency. V. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS MR. JACK REJNIAK addressed the Council regarding the property it owned on San Pablo Avenue and on Guadalupe. He said he was 2 MINUTES PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JUNE 26, 1986 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • interested in developing in that area and would be interested In the obtaining the land. Chairman Kelly responded that the Agency had not yet determined what should or should not be done with the land and advised Mr. Rejniak that he would be notified at such time as that decision was made. VI. RESOLUTIONS None VII. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER None VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF PALMA VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSAL. Mr. Ortega reviewed the report in detail. He said that staff's recommendation was to move ahead with investiga- tion of the sewer and curb and gutter installation in this area as a first priority. He noted that Mr. Joe Kicak had submitted a proposal in an amount not to exceed $15,000 to complete an engineering survey in the area for this work, and it was staff's recommendation that it be authorized. Upon question by Board Members, Mr. Ortega assured that approval of this plan would be conceptual only. Each and every segment of It would be brought back to the Board for specific approval. Included in that process could be contact with all property owners and the final report would include cost estimates and a specific plan. Member Snyder moved to approve the concept of the program and to direct staff to act immediately relative to the vacant lots, and the curb, gutter, and sewer program, with the understanding that all programs will be brought back to the Agency Board for specific approval and action. Member Benson seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. Mr. Ortega noted that Mr. Michael Rubin of the Town Center Apartments had submitted a request for the Agency's financial assistance in the amount of $84,000. He said that the plan provided for this type of funding provided that certain requirements are met. He noted that some of the items requested in Mr. Rubin's letter were not 3 MINUTES PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JUNE 26, 1986 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • eligible for Agency assistance. He recommended that staff be directed to sit down with Mr. Rubin, work out the details of what can and cannot be done, so that a recommendation can be made to the Agency. He pointed out that any such assistance would not be a grant, but rather a loan. MR. RUBIN addressed the Board stating that he had been to them months earlier and was anxious to have his request approved. He said the City had created a drainage problem for his property when it widened Monterey Avenue and that it also needed to be resolved. Member Benson said she did not think it fair to start loaning this money without notifying everyone in the area that it was available so they too could make application. She said the fund was not a bottomless pit and that the Board should see all requests before it made decisions on the loans. Member Snyder said he had a problem making the approval inasmuch as staff had just told him that the plan approval was conceptual only. Now it was asking for a specific approval for a loan. He said he needed far more Information before he would consider this first of what he felt would be many requests. Member Wilson said he felt this man's request was a reasonable one in that he had taken the time to learn that it was avail- able and had made an application for it in a timely manner. He suggested that Mr. Ortega sit down with Mr. Rubin, come up with specific requirements and terms, and that the item be placed on the next agenda for the Agency Board's considera- tion. With concurrence from the other members of the Board, staff was so directed. Member Wilson moved to award an engineering contract to the firm of Kicak and Associates in an amount not to exceed $15,000 for engineering services required for the proposed curb, gutter, and sewer program in the Palma Village area. Member Benson seconded the motion. Motion carried by unanimous vote. IX. CONTINUED BUSINESS None X. OLD BUSINESS 4 MINUTES PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JUNE 26, 1986 • • * • • * • • * • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • XI. REPORTS AND REMARKS A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR None B. AGENCY COUNSEL None C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY None XII. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Snyder, second by Benson, and unanimous vote, Chairman Kelly adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. ATTEST: SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, CRETARY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 5 �4 (/ 4, J. RICHARD S. KELLY, CHAIR AN