HomeMy WebLinkAbout02101976-cc_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of an adjourned, adjourned Joint Meeting of the City of Redlands
Council and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands, he
in the Council Chambers, Safety Hall, 212 Brookside Avenue, on
February 10, 1976 at 6 . 50 P.M.
PRESENT., Tack B. Cummings , Mayor - Chairman
Ellsworth E. Miller, Vice Mayor - Vice Chairman
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Charles G. DeMirjyn, Councilman - Member
Chresten M. Knudsen, Councilman - Member
,Bertha Rose Grace, Councilwoman - Member
R. P. Merritt, Jr. , City Manager - Acting Executive
Director
Edward F. Taylor, City Attorney
Peggy A. Moseley, City Clerk - Secretary
Erwin S . Hein, Redlands Daily Facts
Pat Sheeran, San :Bernardino Sun
Charles Roberts , KCAL
ABSENT None
The meeting was opened with the pledge of allegiance, followed b
invocation by Mayor Sack B. Cummings .
Mayor Cummings addressed the large audience present in the chamb
explained the problem of communications concerning the adjournme
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the meeting last night, apologized to all who had been inconveni
and thanked them for returning tonight,
Mayor Cummings announced that the purpose of this joint meeting
consider the annexation of property at Alabama Street and Redlan
Boulevard to the Redevelopment Area of the City of Redlands . He
explained that the only matter under consideration at this time
the annexation of the K-Marr nroneri-v arra fwn narr-P-1 a(9-iac-€--n-f- 1-
acquired by the Redevelopment Area, and one from Lois Morgan asking mord
information concerning a certain parcel. These letters will. be
answered. Acting Redevelopment Director Merritt then reviewed the H
actions taken by the Council and the Planning Commission prior to this
hearing, as is required by State law. The meeting was then declared a
public hearing for any questions or comments concerning this annexation.1;
First to address Council was Reverend Ira K. Hall, of 230 East Cypress !I
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Avenue, who questioned why a block of property "three miles from the
Redevelopment Area" is being considered. Mayor Cummings explained that ,,.
the property is just across the street from the Redevelopment Area,
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which contains over 500 acres , even though the property is several bloc "
west of the present redevelopment project in downtown Redlands . Mayor
Cummings repeated his reasons for voting for the inclusion of the K-Mart'
property within the Redevelopment Area, and spelled out the tax advan-
tage to the City of Redlands . Councilman Knudsen explained the possi-
ble tax loss to the Recreation Department. Also addressing Council il
were Mr . Harry Vander Ven of 507 Nottingham Drive, Planning Commissione4i
Warren Elliott of 1622 Bellevue Avenue, and Mr. Ronald McPeck of 624
Falcon Lane.
Mayor Cummings then asked for any further questions or comments . No
one came forward. On motion of Mrs . Grace, seconded by Dr. Miller, it
was unanimously approved to close the public hearing.
Council then discussed Ordinance No. 2575, which will bring about the
annexation of the property under consideration to the City of Redlands
Redevelopment Area. Mr. Knudsen stated that the land use maps are
different from the original ones . Mr. Schindler explained that this I isil
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ice an updating of property use and that these maps reflect zone changes
X75 which have recently been made by Council..
On motions of Councilman Miller, second by Councilwoman Grace, Ordin-
op- ante No. 1575, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of
,an Redlands approving and adopting the Redevelopment Plan as amended for
the Redlands Redevelopment Project Area; incorporating said plan by
reference; setting forth the purposes and intent of said project area-, 11
designating the approved plan as the official Redevelopment Plan of thell
Project Area; making findings and determinations as required by appli-
cable law; overruling objections to adoption of the amended plan; pro-
vidinq for the expenditure of funds by said City as required by said
plan; declaring its intention to undertake and complete any and all
proceedings necessary to be carried out by said City as provided for in
said plan; and approving and declaring the feasibility of relocation 11
and amending Ordinance No. 1000, was given first reading of the title,
with waiver of reading of the ordinance in full, subject to correction il
of a drafting error in the map attached to the plan wherein the area
Luna uouncrr votea to rermourse me KecreaLion Tuna, on a yearry nasi
for any deficiency in that fund arising as a result of the trans
of this property to the Redevelopment Area. This motion was car
by the following vote :
AWES : Miller, Knudsen, Grace, Cummings
NOES : LeMirjyn, as he believ% this is taking money from one
and putting it in another
SENT: None
Where being no further business, the Council and Redevelopment A
adjourned, on motion.
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Next regular meeting, February 17, 1976.
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