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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-0115_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands held in the Council Chambers, 212 Brookside Avenue, on January 15, 1991, at 4:24 P.M. PRESENT Charles G. DeMirjyn, Chairman Carole Beswick, Vice Chairman William E. Cunningham, Member Swen Larson, Member Dee Ann Milson, Member James D. Wheaton, Executive Director Daniel J. McHugh, Agency Attorney Norman McMenemy, Agency Director Pamela Fitzsimmons, The Sun Steven Church, Redlands Daily Facts ABSENT None Minutes of the regular meeting of December 18, 1990, were approved as submitted. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING Resolution A joint public hearing was advertised for this time and place to No. 217 consider the proposed sale of real property (205 West Stuart Avenue, Assessor Parcel Number 169-281-12) to Parkwest Group, Parkwest Inc. Notice of this hearing was published in the Redlands Daily Group, Inc. Facts, a newspaper of general circulation, on December 28, 1990 and January 4, 1991. Chairman DeMirjyn declared the meeting open as a public hearing on the proposed sale of real property to the Parkwest Group for the purpose of redevelopment as a professional office complex and related public improvements within the Redlands Redevelopment Project. Redevelopment Director McMenemy was available for questions. John Moore, Parkwest Group, Inc. , presented architectural renderings of their proposal. There being no further comments, the public hearing was declared closed. Mr. Cunningham moved to adopt Resolution No. 217, a resolution of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands approving and authorizing execution of the Disposition and Development Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands and the Parkwest Group, Inc. Motion seconded by Mrs. Beswick and carried unanimously. (Also see City Council Resolution No. 4726. ) 0131 Project Home Mr. Larson explained that a multi-agency cooperative program is to Again Shelter be conducted at the House of Neighborly Service building located at 612 Lawton Street. The facility is currently occupied by the Boys and Girls Club of Redlands who will remain and conduct programs at the building and at the schools. The "Project Home Again Shelter" will be a daytime center where parents can obtain help in finding jobs and safe, decent, affordable housing and where children can eat nutritious meals and receive licensed day care and a classroom education. All families will be screened by the Family Service Association. The focus is on the family helping themselves through the tools and opportunities the center will provide. With funding for permanent lodging, adequate self-help programs and care provided for the children, no family should remain homeless or in a motel longer than a week or two. Redevelopment Director McMenemy explained that with the adoption of Resolution No. 216, there has been established a housing set- aside fund in the amount of $308,517. 00. In accordance with the advice of Agency counsel, a development such as this is clearly eligible for financial assistance from that fund. Mrs. Beswick moved to approve the allocation of $160,000.00 to be used toward the capital cost of renovating the property at 612 Lawton Street for "Project Home Again Shelter" subject to the subsequent approval by this Agency of an appropriate agreement between the Agency and the owner(s) of the property. Motion seconded by Mr. Larson and carried unanimously. Grigsby Mr. Cunningham moved to approve the first amendment to the rothers Owner Participation Agreement between the Redevelopment Agency Agreement and Victoria and Michael R. Hargrave, DBA Grigsby Brothers to provide additional assistance in an amount not to exceed $4,000.00. Motion seconded by Mrs. Beswick and carried unanimously. The Redevelopment Agency meeting recessed at 4:45 P.M. to a closed session for the purpose of discussing property disposition and pending litigation. In accordance with State law, the Agency Attorney prepared a confidential memo providing justification for the pending litigation portion of the closed session. No report was expected following the closed session. Next regular meeting, February 5, 1991. IV✓" r ATTEST: Sts—cre ry 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0