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MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands
held in the Council Chambers, 212 Brookside Avenue, on February 71,
1989, at 4:30 P.M.
PRESENT Barbara C. Wormser, Vice Chairman
Charles G. DeMirjyn, Member
Tim Johnson, Member
William E. Cunningham, Member
John E. Holmes, Executive Director
Dallas Holmes, Agency Attorney
Dan Olivier, Agency Attorney
Norman McMenemy, Acting Agency Director
Lorrie Poyzer, Agency Secretary
Pamela Fitzsimmons, The Sun
Sheryl Oring, Redlands Daily Facts.
ABSENT Carole Beswick, Chairman
Minutes of the regular meeting of January 17, 1989, were approved as
submtited.
PUBLIC HEARING
Resolution In accordance with Section 1245.235 of the Code of Civil Procedure,
No. 210 notice has been duly given to each person whose property or an interest
in whose property is sought to be acquired by eminent domain. This
Eminent was the time and place set for the hearing of the Redevelopment Agency
Domain of the City of Redlands to consider adoption of a Resolution (No. 210)
of Necessity to acquire certain real property for the purpose of developing
a commercial retail and office complex and constructing certain flood
control channel improvements and ancillary public improvements within
such area located in the City of Redlands described as two parcels
of land north of Redlands Boulevard_running-east-west between Sixth
and Seventh Streets, Agency Counsel Dan Olivier briefly described
the purpose and scope of.this hearing. Acting Chairman Wormser
declared the meeting open as a public hearing to consider adoption
of the Resolution (No. 210) of Necessity. Acting Director McMenemy
summarized the proposed projects: the land formerly occupied by the
Southern Pacific Railway is to be the site of a portion of the Mission
Zanja flood control channel and a portion of the Redlands Village Plaza.
He discussed the public interest and necessity for the projects, that
these projects are planned and located in a manner that will be most
compatible with the greatest public good and least private injury, and
explained why the property south is necessary for the projects. Acting
Chairman Wormser announced that all persons entitled to speak on the
proposed project were welcome to speak at this time. She asked that
all comments and discussions be limited to those elements of necessity
which the Redevelopment Agency must find in order to adopt the
Resolution. (No. 210) before the Board. Comments or discussion on
the amount of just compensation offered by the Agency to a particular
owner or owners were inappropriate at this time as they did not affect
the necessity issue before the Board at this time. There being no
comments, the hearing was closed. It was noted that a vote of two-
thirds of all members of the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment
Agency was required to approve the Resolution (No. 210) of Necessity.
Mr. Johnson moved to adopt Resolution No. 210, a Resolution of the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands, California, stating
the public use for which certain properties in the Redlands Redevelopment
Project Area are sought to be acuqired and stating the statutory authority
describing such acquisition by eminent domain; describing the general
location and extent of the properties to be acquired; finding and
determining that the public interest and necessity require the
development of the proposed project, that the proposed project is
planned or located in a manner that will be most compatible with the
greatest public good and the least private injury, that the property
herein described is necessary for the proposed project, and that the
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offer required by Section 7267.2 of the Government Code has been
made to the owner of one of the subject parcels but has not been made
to the owner or owners of record of the other subject parcel because
such owner or owners cannot be located with reasonable diligence;
and authorizing proceedings in eminent domain and authorizing legal
counsel for the Agency to obtain an order for immediate possession.
Motion seconded by Mrs. Wormser but failed by the following vote:
AYES: Members Johnson, Cunningham,
Acting Chairman Wormser
NOES: Member DeMirjyn
ABSENT: Chairman Beswick
Executive Director Holmes argued for reconsideration of this resolution
noting that the flood control project was vital for the community and
that the developer will be buying the property from the Agency.
Agency Counsel Olivier explained how the railroads work and the
necessity to declare eminent domain in order to acquire the property.
Also urging Mr. DeMirjyn's reconsideration, Mr. Johnson stated this
action jeopardizing the flood control channel project was breathtaking
to him. Mr. DeMirjyn indicated he was willing to vote for the flood
control channel, but refused to be a party to any further Agency-
involved development in downtown. Acting Chairman Wormser re-
opened the hearing and Mr. DeMirjyn moved for reconsideration of
this action. Motion seconded by Mr. Johnson and carried by AYE
votes of all present. Mr. Johnson then moved to adopt the portion
of Resolution No. 210 that applied to the property for the flood control
channel only. Motion seconded by Mr. DeMirjyn and carried by AYE
votes of all present. Mr. Johnson moved to continue the hearing to
February 21, 1989, at 3:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as City Council
business would permit. Motion seconded by Mrs. Wormser and carried
with Mr. DeMirjyn voting NO.
Workshop Mr. Cunningham asked that a workshop be scheduled to discuss
Redevelopment projects and financing in the near future. (The
following day, a special meeting for this purpose was noticed for
Friday, February 17, 1989, at 9:00 A.M. in the Redevelopment
Agency Conference Room.)
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:58 P.M.
Next regular meeting, February 21, 1989.
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