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Home My WebLink AboutPrelim - RDA - 06/10/2010DRAFT PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2010 CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBER 73510 FRED WARING DRIVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260 I. CALL TO ORDER - 3:00 P.M. Chairman Finerty convened the meeting at 3:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Present: Member Jean M. Benson Vice Chairman Jim Ferguson Member Richard S. Kelly Member Robert A. Spiegel Chairman Cindy Finerty Also Present: Justin McCarthy, Acting City Manager/RDA Executive Director David J. Erwin, City Attorney Stephen Y. Aryan, Assistant to the City Manager Russell Grance, Director of Building & Safety Lauri Aylaian, Director of Community Development Paul S. Gibson, Director of Finance/City Treasurer Janet M. Moore, Director of Housing Bo Chen, City Engineer Frankie Riddle, Director of Special Programs Bill Hunley, Battalion Chief, Palm Desert Fire/Riverside Co. Fire Dept./Cal Fire Dorian Cooley, Division Chief, Palm Desert Fire/Riverside Co. Fire Dept./Cal Fire Andrew Shouse, Asst. Chief, Palm Desert Police/Riverside Co. Sheriff's Dept. Grace L. Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk III. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION Reauest for Closed Session: Conference with Real Property Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8: PRELIMINARY MINUTES PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING DRAFT JUNE 10, 2010 1) Property: APN 628-130-015 Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Lauri Aylaian/City of Palm Desert/ Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Barracuda, LLC Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 2) Property: APN 628-130-008 Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Lauri Aylaian/City of Palm Desert/ Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: David Nelson Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 3) Property: 72559 - 72567 Highway 111, Palm Desert (APNs 640-370-015, 640-320-004) Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Justin McCarthy/City of Palm Desert/ Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: City of Palm Desert Other Parties: Palm Springs Art Museum Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 4) Property: Lease Property - 73-470 El Paseo, Suite No. 13, Palm Desert (APN 627-202-010) Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Justin McCarthy/City of Palm Desert/ Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: El Paseo Square, LLC Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 5) Property: APN 637-242-004 Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Justin McCarthy/Janet Moore/ City of Palm Desert/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Bank of New York Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 6) Property: APN 625-031-015 Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Justin McCarthy/Janet Moore/ City of Palm Desert/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Deutsche Bank Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment o: PRELIMINARY MINUTES DRAFT PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JUNE 10, 2010 7) Property: APNs 627-051-022, 625-064-016, 619-571-014 Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Justin McCarthy/Janet Moore/ City of Palm Desert/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Fannie Mae Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 8) Property: APN 625-062-029 Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Justin McCarthy/Janet Moore/ City of Palm Desert/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 9) Property: APN 625-061-003 Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Justin McCarthy/Janet Moore/ City of Palm Desert/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: LaSalle Bank Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 10) Property: APN 627-153-003 Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Justin McCarthy/Janet Moore/ City of Palm Desert/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: US Bank Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment 11) Property: APNs 625-062-012, 637-262-017 Negotiating Parties: Agency: John M. Wohlmuth/Justin McCarthy/Janet Moore/ City of Palm Desert/Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Property Owner: Wells Fargo Under Negotiation: x Price x Terms of Payment Upon a motion by Ferguson, second by Benson, and 5-0 vote of the Agency Board, Chairman Finerty adjourned the meeting to Closed Session at 3:01 p.m. She reconvened the meeting at 4:00 p.m. IV. RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING - 4:00 P.M. A. REPORT ON ACTION FROM CLOSED SESSION. None Kj PRELIMINARY MINUTES DRAFT PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JUNE 10, 2010 V. AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, AND APPOINTMENTS None VI. CONSENT CALENDAR A. MINUTES of the Regular Redevelopment Agency Meeting of May 27, 2010. Rec: Approve as presented. Approved. 4-0-1 (Ferguson ABSTAINING) B. CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE AGENCY TREASURY - Warrant Nos. 239RDA, 241 RDA, 242-Housing, and 243-Housing. Rec: Approve as presented. C. COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS AND INVESTMENT REPORTS for the Month of April 2010 (Joint Consideration with the Palm Desert City Council). Rec: Receive and file. D. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION forthe Chairman to Execute a Quitclaim Deed Conveying Fourteen (14) Vacant Lots Associated with the Self-help Units Located on Merle Street from the Redevelopment Agency to the City of Palm Desert. Rec: By Minute Motion, authorize the Chairman to execute a Quitclaim Deed, conveying 14 vacant lots intended for Self-help Home Ownership to the City of Palm Desert, E. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL of Three Contracts for Redevelopment Consulting Services in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $50,000. Rec: By Minute Motion, authorize award of the following Redevelopment Consulting Services Contracts and authorize the Chairman to execute same: 1) Keyser Marston Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $10,000 (Contract No. R29850A); 2) Rosenow Spevacek Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $10,000 (Contract No. R29850B); 3) REASCO in an amount not to exceed $30,000 (Contract No. R29850C) — funds are available in the respective Professional Service Accounts for each Project Area. Vice Chairman Ferguson stated he would be abstaining on Item A. S PRELIMINARY MINUTES DRAFT PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JUNE 10, 2010 Upon a motion by Ferguson, second by Benson, and 5-0 vote of the Agency Board, with Ferguson ABSTAINING on Item A, the remainder of the Consent Calendar was approved as presented. VII. CONSENT ITEMS HELD OVER None VIII. RESOLUTIONS None IX. NEW BUSINESS None X. CONTINUED BUSINESS None XI. OLD BUSINESS None XII. PUBLIC HEARINGS None XIII. REPORTS, REMARKS, AND AGENCY BOARD ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION A. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR None B. AGENCY COUNSEL None C. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY None PRELIMINARY MINUTES DRAFT PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING JUNE 10, 2010 XIV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - C MS. BARBARA deBOOM, President/CEO of the Palm Desert Chamber of Commerce stated that after hearing of the possibility of the Art Museum being a neighbor, she was concerned about security and having the building staffed during the time the Museum was open with communication into the building to take calls and things along that line. Vice Chairman Ferguson responded the Palm Springs Art Museum planned to put more than $20 million worth of art in that building, so he was confident it would be staffed, security guarded, making the area safer than ever. MS. deBOOM inquired on the timing of the Museum occupying the building. Vice Chairman Ferguson responded it would be this summer. Chairman Finerty stated she hoped to start the season right and today the City Council made decisions to allow that endeavor to move forward. V. ADJOURNMENT With Agency Board concurrence, Chairman Finerty adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m. ATTEST: CINDY FINERTY, CHAIRMAN GRACE L. MENDOZA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY C.1