HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Min 2011-03-07Seal Beach California
March 7, 2011
Mayor Levitt called the joint adjourned meeting of the Seal Beach City Council
and Redevelopment Agency to order at 3:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference
Room.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Levitt Council /Agency Members: Deaton, Miller, Shanks, Sloan
Also present: Quinn Barrow, City Attorney /Legal Counsel
Jill R. Ingram, Acting City Manager /Acting Executive Director
Linda Devine, City Clerk/Secretary
Mayor Levitt stated that this would be the time for members of the public to
comment on the items identified on the agenda. Speaker: Ed Selich,
representative for Bay City Partners (BCP), stated that they would hope that the
City and BCP will be able to come to some consensus - there were no other
speakers.
CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney announced that the City Council would meet to discuss the
items identified on the closed session agenda: Item "A" - conference with legal
counsel - existing litigation - Government Code §54956.9(a); 2 cases: 1) BAY
CITY PARTNERS LLC v. CITY OF SEAL BEACH - Orange County Superior
Court (Case No. 30 -2010 00364556); 2) CITY OF SEAL BEACH v. BAY CITY
PARTNERS LLC - Orange County Superior Court (Case No. 30 -2009
00305309); item "B" - public employment - Government Code §54957 - City
Manager.
The City Council recessed closed session at 5:00 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
ITEM "A" / ORDINANCE NO. 1605 / REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE
RIVERFRONT
Miller moved, second by Levitt to adopt Ordinance No. 1605 entitled "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH AMENDING THE
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY
CODE SECTION 33333.6(e)(2)(B)" - eliminating the time limit on the Agency's
ability to incur debt. The City Attorney read the title for the record.
AYES: Deaton, Levitt, Miller, Shanks, Sloan
NOES: None Motion carried
ITEM "B" / REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY / UPDATE
The City Attorney /Legal Counsel stated that other cities are sending letters
stating their position on Governor Brown's proposal to eliminate California
Redevelopment Agencies. After a brief discussion and with no objection the City
Council /RDA authorized the Mayor to sign a letter to the Governor that would
include: opposing the proposal to eliminate Redevelopment Agencies, list of the
City projects using RDA funds, indicating the City /RDA has not exercised
eminent domain on single family residential properties in the City, and state that
the City agrees with some reforms to the Redevelopment law.
The City Council reconvened the closed session at 5:48 p.m.
The City Attorney reported that the City Council gave directions regarding the
items listed on the closed session agenda and no other reportable action was
taken.
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ADJOURNMENT
With no objection, the Mayor adjourned the joint adjourned meeting of the City
Council and RDA at 6:03 p.m. to Monday, March 14, 20! 1 at 6:00 p.m. to meet in
joint closed session, if deemed necessary.
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