HomeMy WebLinkAbout050200rda_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES ofaregular meeting of the Board of Directors ofthe Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Redlands held in the City Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon
8tnae{. at 4:23 P.M. on May 2, 2000.
PRESENT Pat Gilbreath, Chairman
Gary George, Vice Chairman
John LFreedman, Member
Susan Pepp|er. Member
Karl N. "Kosey" Haws, Member
Daniel J. McHugh, Agency Attorney
LorrigPoyzgr. Agency Secretary
ABSENT None
The minutes Of the [8gu|@[ OO8GUOg Of April 18. 2000. were uD@Oi0OuS|y
approved aesubmitted onmotion ofMr. George, seconded byMr. Freedman.
JOINT MEETING -- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND CITY COUNCIL
Neighborhood Initiative Program - Po|ioeChimfBueermanngaveestatusneport
on the Neighborhood |niduUvg Program. The Department of Veterans Afaira.
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act 1998 appropriated $15.000.000.00 in Federal Department ofHousing and
Urban Development (HUD) funds to the County of San Bernardino for the
purpose of neighborhood pPeS8rv@UOO in the cities OfHighland, ROd|8OdS, and
San Bernardino. This bi||, known on the Neighborhood Initiative PnnQnmnn, is
designed to promote innovative and transferable strategies to eradicate blight
and revitalize neighborhoods. F|ad|onda identified on area |0001md in the
northern portion of the City bounded by streets south of Lugunia /\venue, east
of Orange Street, west ofChurch 81nnet, and north of Colton Avenue. Initial
improvements, Phase |. have concentrated un Herald Street between Brockton
and Lugonio Avenues; expansion in later phases will include properties
abutting Herald Street between Sixth and Tribune Streets.
Resolution No. 302 - Great Neighborhoods Program - K8na. Gilbreath moved to
adopt Resolution No. 302, o resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands authorizing the use of low- and
moderate-income housing funds outside the Redlands Project Area, and
approved participation agreements with Georgia M. 8a|dana, 1119 Herald
Street, and Jessie R. C)rtiz, 1217 Herald Street. Motion seconded by Mr.
F[8edn08D and carried uD8Din0OuS|y. (Also see City Council minutes for May 2.
20O0.)
NEW BUSINESS
Agreement - Morse - Mr. Freedman moved [oapprove Amendment No. 1 to
Regulatory Agreement ofRestrictive Covenants between the Redevelopment
Agency and Steven A. Morse and Agnes W1oreo, and authorized the
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amendment be executed. This action is for the rehabilitation of four multi-
family residential housing units located at 200 Craig Court and reduces the
term of the agreement to fifteen years.
EIR - Redlands Project Area Plan - Community Development Director Shaw
said on March 7, 2000, the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency
authorized staff to immediately begin the process to re-establish eminent
domain power to the Agency. Staff has initiated a Plan Amendment to the
Redevelopment Project Area Plan to re-establish the use of eminent domain
power to acquire nonresidential properties and to update the Plan's land uses
by referencing the current General Plan of the City of Redlands and applicable
specific plans which cover portions of the Redevelopment Project Area. The
first step in the Plan Amendment process is compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act. On April 17, 2000, the Environmental Review
Committee analyzed the Environmental Initial Study prepared by staff and
adopted a motion to require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) for the Plan Amendment. Staff contacted five environmental consultants
and requested proposals to prepare the environmental document for the Plan
Amendment. Four consultants that responded with proposals were:
Cotton/Beland Associates, Inc., GRC Associates, Inc., Helix Environmental,
Inc., and Urban Futures. The Cotton/Beland Associates' proposal was the
most comprehensive and best identified the issues germane to the Plan
Amendment. Mr. Haws moved to approve the contract with Cotton/Beland
Associates, Inc. for environmental services to prepare an Environmental Impact
Report for the Plan Amendment to the Redevelopment Project Area Plan in the
amount of $34,978.00. Motion seconded by Mr. Freedman and carried
unanimously.
S.H.U. Relocation - Mr. George has discussed the possible relocation of S.H.U.
facilities to a permanent site inside the Neighborhood Initiative Project area
with our assistance utilizing the HUD grant monies in our next phase of funds
received. Board members concurred with this suggestion. Mr. George will
proceed with his discussions with all involved.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the Board of Directors' meeting of the
Redevelopment Agency adjourned at 4:49 P.M. The next regular meeting will
be held on May 16, 2000.
Secretary
Redevelopment Agency
May 2, 2000
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