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. )
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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.
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