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Seal Beach, California
August8,2005
The adjourned meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. this date was canceled due to a
lack of business items in need of Closed Session discussion.
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ity Clerk / Secretary
Seal Beach, Califomia
August8,2005
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seal Beach met in adjourned session
at 9:32 p.m. with Chairman Ybaben calling the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Chairman Ybaben
Agency Members Antos, Larson, Levitt, Yost
Also present:
Mr. Bahorski, Executive Director
Mr. Barrow, Agency Counsel
Mr. Vukojevic, Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Mr. Whittenberg, Director of Development Services
Mrs. Devine, Secretary
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Antos moved, second by Levitt, to approve the order of the agenda as presented.
AYES:
NOES:
Antos, Larson, Levitt, Ybaben, Yost
None
Motion carried
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Chairman Ybaben declared the Oral Communications period open. Ms. Joyce
Parque, Seal Beach, stated she believes that the RDA should be closed down
and not take any property by eminent domain. Ms. Sue Corbin, Seal Beach, said
the consultant told her that the Agency is in violation of the Howard Jarvis Act
and believes that the funds for the trailer park were misdirected. Mr. Ken
Williams, Seal Beach Trailer Park, said that he was speaking on behalf of 90% of
the residents in the trailer park and would recommend the attorney fees be paid
and make a fresh start. The new board approved Chairman Ybaben as the City
representative to the SBAHC Board. Mr. Hunter Johnson, L1NC Housing,
welcomed Chairman Ybaben to the Board and said that escrow should close in
two weeks, would like to see the legal fees paid out of the escrow account, and
looks forward to all working together. Mr. Alan Thompson, Seal Beach Trailer
Park, expressed his concem of approving to pay for the legal fees before the
MPROP funding has been completed. There being no further comments,
Chairman Ybaben declared Oral Communications to be closed.
AGENCY MINUTES
Levitt moved, second by Antos, to approve the minutes of the Joint Close
Session and Regular RDA meeting of July 25, 2005.
AYES:
NOES:
Antos, Larson, Levitt, Ybaben, Yost
None
Motion carried
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SEAL BEACH TRAILER PARK I ATTORNEY COSTS I MOBILE PARK
RESIDENT OWNERSHIP PROGRAM (MPROP) FUNDING
Agency Member Yost recused himself stating his residence is within 500 feet of
the trailer park and would like the record to show his abstention.
The Director of Development Services stated that at the request of the Agency,
staff and Agency Counsel did an analysis of the legal fees that were submitted
for reimbursement, the results are stated in the staff report. Of the four I
altematives for Agency consideration staff recommended the approval of
Alternative 1 - authorize payment of bills listed, payment would be made out of
the escrow account when the MPROP is funded. L1NC Housing has executed
the documents and the State estimates that the MPROP should fund by August
12, 2005. There are costs not related to the MPROP in the amount of about
$14,000, these costs are for the transfer of the trailer park to the Seal Beach
Affordable Housing Corporation (SBAHC) and should be paid from the escrow
account. It was noted that L1NC Housing had reduced their requested expenses
by about $20,000. Two of the other alternatives would need the Agency to
stipulate the amount to be reimbursed and would not pay any expenses out of
the escrow account and the final alternative the Agency would receive and file
the staff report and maintain the directions to staff as set forth at the July 11,
2005 meeting. The Director reiterated that Alternative 1 guarantees that the
expenses would only be paid if the MPROP is funded and placed into escrow.
Chairman Ybaben received clarification of the amount being reimbursed and that
the fees will only be paid when MPROP is funded and the property is transferred
to SBAHC.
Antos moved, second by Levitt, to adopt Resolution Number 05-9 - Alternative 1
entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
DIRECTING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO INSTRUCT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENTS FROM THE ESCROW
ACCOUNT FOR THE FUNDING OF STANDARD AGREEMENT 01-MPROP-68
FOR LEGAL EXPENSES INCURRED AS STIPULATED." The Agency Counsel
pointed out the amount to be paid, totaling $112,569.37 at the end of escrow. By
unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 05-9 was waived.
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
Antos, Larson, Levitt, Ybaben
None
Yost
Motion carried
Agency Member Yost returned to the Council Chambers.
ADJOURNMENT
It was the order of the Chair, with consent of the Agency, to adjourn the meeting
at 10:00 p.m. to Monday, September 12, 2005 at 6:30 to meet in Closed Session
if deemed necessary.
Mayor Antos reconvened the City Council meeting.
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