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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Min 2003-09-22 8-25-0~ / 9-22-03 Community Development Block Grant Program, instruct staff to continue to meet with impacted applicants to respond to additional questions and concerns of program applicants, and receive and file the staff report. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried I ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Agency, to adjourn the meeting at 7:20 p.m. ~rm~ Seal Beach, California September 22, 2003 The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 6:45 p.m. with Chairman Yost calling the meeting to order. I ROLL CALL Present: Chairman Yost Agencymembers Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson Absent: None Also present: Mr. Bahorski, Executive Director Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Ms. Yeo, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA Larson moved, second by Campbell, to approve the order of the agenda as presented. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman Yost declared Public Comments to be open. Ms. Joyce Parque, Seal Beach, said since the Department of Water and Power property is in the Redevelopment Agency area it may be a good idea to speak to that matter at both meetings in that the Agency meetings are not cablecast. She claimed that people do not understand what the Redevelopment Agency is, a flawed policy adopted by the Council, the Council has been asked to disband the Agency which they have not done. With regard to where the property tax goes Ms. parque said she would imagine that the DWP property sold in the range of $5 million, a property on Ocean Avenue, not in the Agency area, sold for $4.3 million, the frozen basis of the DWP property I 9-22-03 I goes back to when the Agency was formed in 1969, the property tax on the DWP site is about $50,000 per year, the City receives about $10,000, the Agency receives $49,000, the property tax on the Ocean Avenue site is approximately $43,000 per year, the City receives $.15 on the dollar or $6,450, the County gets $.06 on the dollar, $2,580, the schools receive sixty-four percent on the dollar, $27,520, that shows where the property tax money goes. Ms. parque asked that the District One member of the Council prepare a resolution to start closing down the Agency with the money that will be coming in from development of the DWP site, about $1.5 million per year, there will also be fourteen houses in the Agency area from the Hellman development. She asked where this money goes, then claimed that it goes for free money, to pay. the Agency debt of $9.25 million, a payment of about $750,000 per year, it goes to rental payments for people who live in the Trailer Park but before the deal with Hall and Linc to sell the Park the people paid their own rent, now the Agency is in debt $3.6 million for rent, $2.8 million for free money, there are $10,000 grants with no strings attached, there are strings for the $50,000 loans yet if one stays on the property for twenty years the person(s) do not have to pay it back, it is said that one person making $63,480 is poor, how could the Trailer Park people be poor in that they own their own trailers. Ms. parque said the Mayor was recently at the Trailer Park representing Linc Housing, she is elected to first represent the tax payers of the City. To a question as to who is the Redevelopment Agency, Chairman Yost responded that it is the City Council sitting as the Agency, and suggested that further questions be directed to their Council representative for an explanation of the redevelopment process, City staff as well. There being no further comments, Chairman Yost declared Public Comments to be closed. I APPROVAL OF MINUTES Doane moved, second by Campbell, to approve the minutes of the August 25th meeting. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried I RESOLUTION NUMBER 03-4 - AMENDING REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BY-LAWS The Executive Direction mentioned that as a result of Agencymember Antos bringing forth some issues relating to the Redevelopment Agency By-Laws, staff has proposed revisions to assure compliance with current practice and State law. Chairman Yost made reference to Article III, Quorum, the proposed language is changed from 'an affirmative vote by three members of the agency' to 'an affirmative vote by a majority of the quorum', and stated his preference for the existing language as it seems that public hearing requirements for the Redevelopment Agency are less stringent than for the City Council, and given the potential that the Agency has for making major decisions that affect the community he would prefer to retain the three affirmative votes for Agency decisions, and given no objection from the members of the Agency, so moved, and further moved the remaining changes as recommended. Agencymember Larson seconded the motion. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried 9-22-03 / 10-27-03 AGENCY ITEMS No Agency items were presented. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Agency, to adjourn the meeting at 6:50 p.m. -IJ~ Chai;man - I Seal Beach, California October 27, 2003 The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 6:45 p.m. with Chairman Yost calling the meeting to order. ROLL CALL Present: Chairman Yost Agencymembers Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson I Absent: None Also present: Mr. Bahorski, Executive Director Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Mr. Danes, Director of Public Works/City Engineer Ms. Yeo, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA Antos moved, second by Campbell, to approve the order of the agenda as presented. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman Yost declared the Public Comment period open. Ms. Joyce parque, Seal Beach, requested that the Redevelopment Agency meetings be televised, the taxpayers are not aware of what the Redevelopment Agency is and how it works, if televised they would then realize how much debt there is, the City is responsible for the Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency debt. Ms. parque said she does not know why things have to be so secretive, it is said things are noticed when they are going to be on the agenda yet the people are working in order to pay their bills, pay their taxes, the utility tax, user fee tax, they are not paying attention to the agendas. She made reference to the agenda packet, documents labeled confidential, attorney/client privilege oi"'a~torney work product, the memorandum suggests '. I . "