HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRELIM - RDA - 09/28/2006PRELIMINARY MINUTES
REGULAR PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER
I. CALL TO ORDER - 3:00 P.M.
Chairman Ferguson convened the meeting at 3:04 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present: Excused Absence:
Vice Chairman Richard S. Kelly Member Jean M. Benson
Member Robert A. Spiegel
Chairman Jim Ferguson
Also Present:
Carlos L. Ortega, City Manager/RDA Executive Director
Robert W. Hargreaves, Assistant City Attorney
Sheila R. Gilligan, ACM for Community Services
Homer Croy, ACM for Development Services
Justin McCarthy, ACM for Redevelopment
Stephen Y. Aryan, Assistant to the City Manager
Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk
Joseph S. Gaugush, City Engineer
Amir Hamidzadeh, Director of Building & Safety
Phil Drell, Director of Community Development
Patrick Conlon, Director of the Office of Energy Management
Paul S. Gibson, Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Mark Greenwood, Director of Public Works
David Yrigoyen, Director of Redevelopment & Housing
Frankie Riddle, Director of Special Programs
Steve Thetford, Chief of Police/Palm Desert Police/Riv. Co. Sheriff's Dept.
Frank Taylor, Asst. Chief, Palm Desert Police/Riverside Co. Sheriff's Dept.
Walt Holloway, Battalion Chief, Palm Desert Fire/Riverside Co. Fire Dept./CDF
Grace L. Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk
III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - A (CLOSED SESSION ITEMS)
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IV. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Request for Closed Session:
Conference with Real Property Negotiator pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8:
1) Property: APN 627-262-011
Negotiating Parties:
Agency: Justin McCarthy/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
Property Owner: Villa Property Developers
Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment
2) Property: APNs 627-101-033/038/039/002/017
Negotiating Parties:
Agency: Justin McCarthy/Lauri Aylaian/
Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
Property Owner: Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment
3) Property: 73-255 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert
Negotiating Parties:
Agency: Justin McCarthy/Lauri Aylaian/
Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
Property Owner: Foundation for the Retarded of the Desert
Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment
With Agency Board concurrence, Chairman Ferguson adjourned the meeting to
Closed Session at 3:05 p.m. He reconvened the meeting at 4:02 p.m.
V. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M.
A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION.
None
VI. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Vice Chairman Richard S. Kelly
VII. INVOCATION - Member Robert A. Spiegel
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VIII. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - B
MR. MEL HABER, representing Angel View Crippled Children's Foundation,
addressed the Agency Board/City Council to express appreciation for the City's
generosity in the two grants it bestowed upon his organization: one for $10,000 in
Outside Agency Funding, and one for $10,000 of Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Funds. He said the monies were used to help put on camps for
developmentally disabled and economically disadvantaged children that over2,400
of them have attended free of charge. He added that the funds also help cover the
non -reimbursed costs of transporting their clients to Loma Linda University
Hospitals for specialized medical and dental care.
IX. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS
A. PRESENTATION TO RECOGNIZE CAPTAIN CRAIG KILDAY FOR HIS
SERVICE TO THE CITY OF PALM DESERT AS ITS CHIEF OF POLICE.
On behalf of the Agency Board/City Council, Chairman/Mayor Ferguson
presented an engraved brass platter to Capt. Kilday, now Chief of the
Riverside County Sheriff's Department East County Field Operations
Division Team, recognizing his 28 years of service with the Department, the
last two of them as Station Commander of the Palm Desert Station and
Palm Desert's Chief of Police.
B. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH OF
OCTOBER 2006 AS "MINI -MUSTER MONTH" IN THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT.
On behalf of the Agency Board/City Council, Chairman/Mayor Ferguson
presented the proclamation to Chairman of the Historical Society of
Palm Desert's Mini -Muster Program, John Marman, and Battalion Chief
Walt Holloway, recognizing the upcoming 141h annual fire prevention and
personal safety training for Palm Desert third graders during the month of
October.
C. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 9, 2006,
AS "NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL SERVICE DAY" IN
THE CITY OF PALM DESERT.
On behalf of the Agency Board/City Council, Chairman/Mayor Ferguson
presented the proclamation to Battalion Chief Holloway and Palm Desert
Firefighters.
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Battalion Chief Holloway stated that Palm Desert's Fire Chief Ignacio Otero
would be representing the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony this year
at the National Fire Academy, which was a large honor for the Department.
At this time, Mr. Ortega took a moment to announce a couple of more promotions
in the Palm Desert Police Department/Riverside County Sheriff's Department
following Chief Kilday's. He reported that Palm Desert Assistant Chief of Police
Steve Thetford had been named Station Commander of the Palm Desert Sheriff's
Station and Palm Desert's Chief of Police, and Lt. Frank Taylor would be the City's
new Assistant Chief of Police.
X. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. MINUTES of the Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeting of
September 14, 2006.
Rec: Approve as presented.
B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE AGENCY TREASURY - Warrant
Nos. 47RDA, 51 RDA, 55RDA, 57RDA, 60RDA, 45-Housing, 52-Housing,
56-Housing, 57-Housing, 61-Housing, 48HA, and 53HA.
Rec: Approve as presented.
C. CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PROJECT AREA #4 Minutes for
the Meeting of June 19, 2006.
Rec: Receive and file.
D. REQUEST FOR RATIFICATION of a Professional Services Agreement for
an ALTA Survey and Aerial Topographical Survey of a 2.63-acre Parcel
Adjacent to Country Village Apartments (Contract No. R25790).
Rec: By Minute Motion, ratify the subject professional services agreement
with Dudek Engineering + Environmental, Palm Desert, California, in
the amount of $14,800 plus $500 in reimbursable expenses of
APNs 637-170-003, -004, and -007 —funds are available in Account
No. 870-4195-466-3092.
Upon a motion by Kelly, second by Spiegel, and 3-0 vote of the Agency Board, with
Benson ABSENT, the Consent Calendar was approved as presented.
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XI. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER
None
XII. RESOLUTIONS
None
XIII. NEW BUSINESS
A. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY KNOWN AS
75-436 ORANGE BLOSSOM LANE (APN 634-062-007) - DESERT ROSE -
PALM DESERT.
Member Spiegel moved to, by Minute Motion: 1) Authorize acquisition of the subject
property for the purpose of retaining affordability covenants and resale, if necessary, in
anticipation of the expiration of the 60-day Right of Refusal period; 2) approve a Silent
Second Trust Deed in an amount necessary to secure an affordable housing cost pursuant
to Redevelopment Law for either a direct sale or Agency sale; 3) authorize the Executive
Director to execute any documents necessary to facilitate this transaction — funds are
available in the Housing Set -aside Fund. Motion was seconded by Kelly and carried by
a 3-0 vote, with Benson ABSENT.
XIV. CONTINUED BUSINESS
None
XV. OLD BUSINESS
None
XVI. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
XVII. REPORTS, REMARKS, AND AGENCY BOARD ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION
A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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B. AGENCY COUNSEL
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None
C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY
None
XVIII. ADJOURNMENT
Upon a motion by Spiegel, second by Kelly, and unanimous vote of the Agency
Board, Chairman Ferguson adjourned the meeting at 4:35 p.m.
ATTEST:
JIM FERGUSON, CHAIRMAN
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, SECRETARY
PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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