ARA2006/03/07
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING
March 7, 2006
The Anaheim Redevelopment Agency met in regular session in the Chambers of the Anaheim
City Hall located at 200 South Anaheim Boulevard.
Present: Chairman Curt Pringle, Agency Members: Richard Chavez, Lorri Galloway, Bob
Hernandez, and Harry Sidhu
Staff Present: City Manager David Morgan, City Attorney Jack White, and Secretary Sheryll
Schroeder
A copy of the agenda for the meeting of the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency was posted on
March 3, 2006 on the City Hall outside bulletin board.
At 5:30 P.M., Chairman Pringle called the regular meeting of the Anaheim Redevelopment
Agency to order for a joint session with Anaheim City Council and Anaheim Housing Authority.
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No remarks offered during the joint Agency/Housing Authority/Council public comment session
related to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1 - 3:
Agency Member Sidhu requested Item No's. 1 and 2 be removed from the consent calendar for
further discussion. Agency Member Hernandez moved to approve the balance of the consent
calendar, seconded by Agency Member Galloway. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Chairman Pringle,
Agency Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez, and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried.
3. Approve the Redevelopment Agency meeting minutes of January 10, 2006.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. Approve a grant of up to $200,000 to Mercy Housing California XXVIII to be used at the
3520 Vine Street Apartments housing site, and authorize the Executive Director to enter into a
Subgrant Agreement by and between the Agency and Mercy Housing California XXVIII.
Providing a brief report, Community Services Director Elisa Stipkovich stated Council was asked
to approve funding of a $200,000 grant to Mercy Housing for the purposes of handling
environmental problems on the Housing Authority site which contained hazardous substances.
She indicated the substances must be removed and vapor barriers provided for construction as
a precautionary measure and staff felt it was more efficient to utilize Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) funds for that purpose.
ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES
MARCH 7, 2006 - Page 2
Agency Member Sidhu questioned whether there had been an environmental study performed
before turning the property over to Mercy Housing. Ms. Stipkovich replied testing was
performed, however, it was inconclusive and when the structures were removed, additional
problems were found. Agency Member Sidhu asked where the City stood with funding on this
project as he understood there was a limit placed on the amount of subsidy the City could
provide; Ms. Stipkovich explained the project had been bid and it appeared no additional
subsidies would be needed from the City and therefore the limit was not a concern. In addition,
the Department felt there was an obligation to assist as the site belonged to the Housing
Authority and providing the federal grant to Mercy Housing would allow the developer to keep
costs down which would translate into a higher ground leases when rents were paid to the
Housing Authority.
Agency Member Sidhu supported the use of grant funds rather than City funds being used to
subsidize the clean-up efforts and moved to approve Item No 1, the $200,000 grant for use by
Mercy Housing, seconded by Agency Member Hernandez. Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Chairman
Pringle, Agency Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried.
2. Approve Amended and Restated Cooperation Agreement (regarding the Jamboree
3517 Housing sites) dated as of March 1, 2006, by and among the Anaheim Redevelopment
Agency, the Anaheim Housing Authority and the City of Anaheim, and authorize the
Executive Director of the Community Development Department to execute the
agreement on behalf of the City. (Refer to Housing Authority Item #5 and City Council
Item #25.)
Ms. Stipkovich reported Item NO.2 was an internal housekeeping issue. She explained the
cooperative agreement was between the Redevelopment Agency and the Housing Authority,
with three separate sites acquired from either Caltrans or OCT A as remnant properties involved
in the project. Two of the sites had employed federal HOME funds and one of the sites had
made use of local monies. Since federal funds were utilized for two of the project sites, Ms.
Stipkovich asked for HOME monies to be used to reimburse the local setaside funds. This
action, she added, would authorize the City to approve use of HOME money and reimburse
local set aside funds to the Agency and would also convey the site to the Housing Authority.
Agency Member Galloway moved to approve the Amended and Restated Cooperation
Agreement, seconded by Agency Member Hernandez. Roll call vote: Ayes - 5; Chairman
Pringle, Agency Members: Chavez, Galloway, Hernandez and Sidhu. Noes - O. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, Chairman Pringle adjourned the Anaheim Redevelopment
Agency meeting at 5:50 P.M.
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Sheryll Schroeder, MMC
Secretary, Anaheim Redevelopment Agency