Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutJULY 10,1984 CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS ARE TAPE RECORDED AND ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 25 :0997 I ROLL CALL A R A AMERICAN S & L DESIGN APPROVED J q1 fAr I EXTENSION OF ERN ( Fa 1 zone) First & Huntington Project APPROVED ~~ ~ t-'" ",; ~ '}-o.. \ M I NUT E S CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA and the ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING JULY 10, 1984 The City Council of the City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency met in an adjourned regular session at 7 p.m. July 10, 1984 in the Arcadia City Hall Conference Room. PRESENT: Agency Members Gi1b, Lojeski, Pellegrino, Young, Hannah ABSENT: None ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONTINUED from July 3, 1984 - Design Review of the proposed American Savings and Loan Association at 30 South First Avenue. It was noted that building plans have been submitted to the City for issuance of a building permit. They have been given a November 6, 1984 deadline by which time they are to remove the existing temporary structure they occupy at 30 North Santa Anita Avenue. . Some di scuss ion he1 d on some of the conditions with which the Association have advised they will comply. Member Lojeski specifically mentioned the convex mirror of a minimum of 12 inches in diameter to be placed on the wall at the base of the ramp. The architect suggested alternate locations for this mirror which should be of a size and location suitable to allow drivers to clearly see merging traffic. The rendering was reviewed indicating what the finished product will look like. It was MOVED by Member Gi1b, seconded by Member Lojeski and carried ) on roll call vote as follows that the project be APPROVED subject to the conditions set forth in staff recommendation dated July 10, 1984, except that the convex mirror be 15" in diameter and placed in the landscaped area. AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Members Gilb, Lojeski, Young None Members Pellegrino and Hannah None CONTINUED FROM JULY 3, 1984 - Request for time extension on Exclusive Right to Negotiate by the Falzone Development Company for a period of sixty days (until September 21) or alternately to proceed directly to a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA). Staff agreed to the 60 day extension but they are not ready to proceed with the DDA. The conceptual plans have been received, therefore, one of the conditions relating to an additional processing fee of $2000 could be eliminated. It was.MOVED by Member Gilb, seconded by Member Young and carried on roll call vote as follows that Mr. Falzone's request be APPROVED for a time extension of sixty days pursuant to the following conditions: Mr. Falzone shall submit complete and accurate plans and elevations to staff by July 27, 1984 and that he shall sign a copy of this Agency Report agreeing to comply with these conditions as part of the Exclu- sive Right to Negotiate. A condition set forth in said report con- cerning an additional fee of $2000 was deleted. -1- 7-10-84 4a & 4b. 4c. 25:0998 AYES: NOES: A8STAIN: A8SENT: Members Gilb, Lojeski, Young None Members Pellegrino, Hannah None WORKSTUDY ITEMS Prior to considering the various agenda items for this study the Agency expressed interest in knowing how the Willdan - Downtown Revitalization Study - is progressing. Staff wil invite a repre- sentative of Willdan to come before the Agency and discuss this. AGENCY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES I 1. Bring to the City and particularly the Downtown Redevelopment Project Area new, quality, intensive development that is at- tractive and contributes to the quality of life and economic growth of Arcadia. 2. Encourage the revitalization of the City's underutilized and economically stagnant areas, particularly the Downtown. 3. Cooperate with business, educational, civic, and service or- ganizations to improve the quality of life and economic oppor- tunity for all in Arcadia. 4. Increase sales and other direct and indirect tax receipts to the City. 5. Increase tax-increment and other revenues to the Agency. 6. Provide increased employment opportunities for Arcadia residents. 7. Improve the image of Arcadia, and Downtown as a place to live, shop and work. During this consideration it was submitted that staff include the entire city.. not just downtown and reference was made to the Chicago Park area, West Arcadia for instance. Member Gilb suggested changing the word 'in' to 'of' Arcadia in No.3 second line. It was MOVED by Member Lojeski, seconded by'Member Pellegrino and carried on roll call vote as follows that the Goals and Objectives be APPROVED with the one word changed in paragraph 3 last sentence to read "for all of Arcadia". AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members Gilb, Lojeski, Pellegrino, Young, Hannah None None I IMPbEMENfAflON TOOLS In order to implement the City's Econ6mic beve10pment Goals and Ob- jectives, the Arcadia Redeve10pment Agency or t~e City as may be legally possible may utilize any of the tools llsted below: A. The Agency may consider assistance in financing a development, when such is consistent with the Agency's objectives, by receiving payments over a longer time than customary, at less than the pre- vailing interest rate, or through such other financing arrangements as may best meet the Agency's needs. -2- ~-iO-84 25:0999 B. The Agency or City may consider tax-exempt financing for a devel- opment when such assistance will carry out their objectives, when the development cannot occur without such assistance and when such assistance is not an unreasonable liability of the City or Agency. I C. The Agency may consider a land writedown, when such action is con- sistent with and carries out the Agency's goals, and when there is a reasonable expectancy of a beneficial return to the City and/ or the Agency, though not necessarily a monetary return. D. The Agency may consider the acquisition of land for speculative development {i.e., land bank} when such voluntary acquisition is consistent with and carries out the Agency's objectives, when funds are available, and when such a project can be accomplished without significantly interfering with the implementation of other priority projects. E. The Agency may consider payment for specialized consulting services, for desi9n and construction of off-site and/or certain on-site improvements to assist the redevelopment of an area or site. F. The Agency may consider the use of eminent domain when no other reasonable solution is available, and when the only way to accom- plish the Agency's objective is by the use of such power. It was MOVED by Member Pellegrino, seconded by tlember Gi1b and carried on roll call vote as follows that the Implementation Tools be APPROVED. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members Gi1b, Lojeski, Pellegrino, Young, Hannah None None 4d. LIST OF ECONOmc DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WORK ACTIVITIES Arm MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR 1984-85 I. First/Huntington - (Falzone) A. Exclusive Right to Negotiate - Implement ERN; Administer EIR process; Work with Parking Place Commission. B. Disposition and Development Agreement - Draft DDA; Administer Public Hearing process; Implement DDA; Monitor parking struc- ture construction. II. Third/Huntington (Beck/Target) A. Exclusive Right to Negotiate - Implement ERN; Administer EIR process. I 8. Acquisition of residential on Third, appraisals, negotiations. C. Disposition and Development Agreement - Draft DDA, Administer Public Hearing process; Implement DDA including industrial and acquisition, as necessary. D. Relocation - manage relocation process with Port & F1or; Prepare update/evaluation; Administer demolition process. E. Arcadia Datsun/Industrial/Commercial Owners/Tenants - Research alternate location site/costs; Prepare Owner Participation Agreements; Implement OPAs including land acquisition, as necessary. III. Fifth/Huntington - Monitor Developer Performance under DDA IV. Administrative Marketing. Staff seeks out developers, 'pr9fe?sion?J an.d . quality businesses for the City. Staff would like to prepare ~j- --<,;., ..... ';"-. : ~...... . 7~10-84 ....'-7-....,F ~~.. '\l 25: 1 000 ADMINISTRATIVE (Continued) a marketing brochure in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Realtors. It was explained in detail how this could be distributed in an endeavor to reach developers. Council would like emphasis be placed in it indicating that the "City wants your development we want you". Every effort should be made to interest a developer in coming in to the City. Staff will provide list of city owned developable proper- ties and will also provide a report on fees in connection with the Larmor project. Staff advised that Arcadia's fees are below most other cities. The Agency expressed concurrence with the various projects I listed in the staff report. Staff will QO forward on not only the redevelopment areas but all other areas in the City. 4e. & 4f. ESTIMATED AGENCY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES FOR 1984-85 The report indicated the estimated FY 84-85 revenue to be $3,400,000 which included property tax increment, sale of land (First and Hunt- ington), interest and rents. Staff explained expenditures when the Agency carries a project: Cost of land acquisition, cost of public improvements, administrative costs related to consultant, public hearing procedures, appraisal fees, title fees, escrow fees .. then there are internal administrative costs (salaries, fringe benefits and basic support for the particular departmental operation). See detailed Agency report. AGENCY INDEBTEDNESS SUMMARY - will be submitted to Los Angeles County in August 1984 as proof of indebtedness. ARA GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET for 84-85 (included in the current budget) . 4g. NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFFING (approved later in this meeting - one Economic Development Assistant and one full time Typist Clerk II). 4h. POSSIBLE NEW AGENCY PROJECTS: Staff submitted nine maps indicating possible new projects, along with an information sheet setting forth the square footage, zoning and land use, occupancy, project cost estimates and relevant comments. The projects consist of the following locations: No.1 - South side of Huntington, Railroad to Fourth 2 - Alta Street-proposed parking area on the north side, both east and west of First Avenue 3 - Second Avenue - Huntington to Wheeler 4 - Second Avenue - Wheeler to Santa Clara 5 - 100 to 1 Club (staff to contact Santa Anita Plaza Associ- ates in this regard) 6 - Southeast corner of Huntington and Santa Anita 7 - Southwest corner of Huntington and Second 8 - First Avenue north of the railroad north of Wheeler g - First Avenue/St. Joseph/Railroad I Considerable discussion held on each of the above locations and the members submitted their individual preferences for staff to work on. GILB: Study Area Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 would be his major projects. No'. '8 wg'uld be good if it could be worked out. Also No,. 9 might be developable. PELLEGRINO: Favored Nos. 5.. 7, 3, 4, 2 with No'. 5 to be consid- ered quickly. I,', + 0.'., , . 7-10-84 .., e-.",I ,. PERSONNEL INCREASED 5. ROLL CALL < ~ I R ELI G IOUS SOLICITATION LEAVE OF 1 ~', ABSENCE (Hobbs) APPROVED TO JULY 25, 1984 CITY CLERK 11'. MICROFILM OLD RECORDS APPROVED ADJOURNMENT 25 :1001 LOJESKI: No.1 would be his primary project. YOUNG: No.3 would be her first choice with No.1 second. HANNAH: Felt the Council is interested in and will consider all staff presentations. During these deliberations Chairman Hannah said in part that the American Legion Post No. 247 has indicated it does not need all of its property. Staff will pursue this. Discussion held on just how the property owners can be encouraged to improve and clean up their property. It was MOVED by Member Pellegrino, seconded by Member Gi1b and carried on roll call vote as follows that the employment of the additional personnel as recommended by staff be APPROVED. Member Gi1b said he voted in favor on the premise that the job can be accomplished with the added staff during the ensuing year. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Members Gilb, Lojeski, Pellegrino, Young and Hannah None None The Agency ADJOURNED to 6 p.m. July 17, 1984. The City Council convened with roll call vote as follows: PRESENT: Councilmembers Gilb, Lojeski, Pellegrino, Young and Hannah ABSENT: None Council received the Fire Chief's report on July 4th fireworks activities. Council received a communication from the Granada Royale Hometel concerning the development of the triangular piece of property across Second Avenue as overflow parking; also that it is willing to assist in converting an office building belonging to the Sturnio10 family on Huntington Drive into a landscaped area. )Referring to the sale of fireworks in the City, it was the consensus \ that they should not be sold in the City at all. Council received information concerning two applications for Certifi- cates of Religious Solicitation,- United States Mission and Iskcon (International Society for Krishna Consciousness of California, Inc.) It was MOVED by Councilman Gilb, seconded by Councilman Pellegrino and carried on roll call vote as follows that the request of Fire Dispatcher, William Hobbs for 14 additional days on his leave of absence which will expire July 11,1984 be APPROVED. This will extend the leave to July 25, 1984. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmembers Gilb, Lojeski, Pellegrino, Young and Hannah None None The City Clerk was granted permission to have bound book records microfilmed at a cost of $700 ... the amount is encumbered in the 1983-84 budget. Council adjourned at 10:00 p.m. to July 17," 1984 at 6:00 p.m. in memory of Frank Hicks who passed away recen 1y. Mr. Hicks was a City employee in the Print Shop. .~.~~ City Clerk 7 -10-84 -5-