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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Min 2004-02-23 1-26-04 I 2-23-04 AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Campbell, Doane, Larson None Antos, Yost Motion carried ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Agency, to adjourn the meeting at 7:06 p.m. c~~ I Seal Beach, California February 23, 2004 The Redevelopment Agency met in regular session at 6:45 p.m. with Chairman Yost calling the meeting to order. ROLL CALL Present: Agencymembers Antos, Campbell, Yost Absent: Agencymembers Doane, Larson I Agencymembers Doane and Larson arrived in the Chambers shortly after the meeting was called to order. Also present: Mr. Bahorski, Executive Director Mr. Barrow, City Attorney Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Ms. Yeo, City Clerk APPROVAL OF AGENDA Campbell moved, second by Antos, to approve the order of the agenda as presented. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Antos, Campbell, Yost None Doane, Larson Motion carried PUBLIC COMMENTS Chairman Yost declared Public Comments to be open. Ms. Joyce parque, Seal Beach, noted the status report with regard to the home rehab loan program was on the agenda. She asked that after Chairman Yost becomes Mayor and the new member is .seated that an attempt be made to have the Agency meetings televised, it is only once a month and the meeting can start at 7:00 p.m., stating that the people of the community should be involved in Agency matters, it is th~ir tax doll~rs th~t are being spent. With regard to the home .loan program, Ms; parque said sixty-two percent of those monies were supposed to go to families, she would like someone to ask how many are families, and claimed that it is not right that that money go I 2-23-04 I to single people, this program needs to be done the right way, if it is not then sue them. Mr. Frank Boychuck, Trailer Park, provided an update as to the MPROP loan, said he had spoken to the person in charge of the HICD MPROP loans in Sacramento and was told that the MPROP loan forms provided by Linc were invalid, those forms did not adequately speak to the ownership aspect of the Park and what the program is about, the HICD representative has since sent the appropriate, approved form, Hunter Johnson of Linc has approved it, this means starting allover to obtain the loan signatures, this will necessitate getting one hundred seventy-two signatures submitted by March 1st, this is a benefit to the City, and it is the responsibility of the people in the Park to get that money back to the City in that it was the City who provided the bridge loan for Linc Housing to purchase the Park on behalf of the ~~siden.ts some thr~e years ago. There being no further comments, Chairman Yost. declared Public Comments to be closed. AGENCY MINUTES Larson moved, second by Antos, to approve the minutes of the January 26th, 2004 meeting. AYES: NOES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost None Motion carried I STATUS REPORT - HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The Director of Development Services presented the staff report that provided an overview of the current funding status of the different home improvement programs, the number of loans that have been approved, those under construction, the funding levels, also the funding levels for those that have been placed on suspension since there are no available funds at this time, the report also explained that the Cal Home program was not approved by the State, and the status of the MPROP loan as mentioned by the previous speaker. He pointed out that there is an attachment of frequently asked questions as well, it will be posted on the City's web page the following day which gives a general overview of the program. It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Agency, to receive and file the status report. AGENCY COMMENTS Agencymember Antos suggested that at some point possibly televising the Redevelopment Agency meeting should be looked at, it could be done one meeting a month by moving the Council session back by fifteen or twenty minutes, that may accommodate the schedules of the video crews. ADJOURNMENT It was the order of the Chair, to adjourn the meeting at 6:53 with consent of the Council, p.m. I R~ Chairman ,