HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA AG PKT 2003-10-27 #A • 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.
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: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost
NOES: 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 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
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$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 1110
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.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Doane moved, second by Campbell, to approve the minutes of
the August 25th meeting.
AYES: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost
NOES: None Motion carried
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
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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: Antos, Campbell, Doane, Larson, Yost
NOES: None Motion carried
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.
THESE ARE TENTATIVE MINUTES ONLY, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH.
Agency Minutes Approved:
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