SA 2023/01/10 SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO
ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 10, 2023
The Successor Agency to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency regular meeting of January 10,
2023 was called to order at 5:13 P.M. in the Council Chamber located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd.
in joint session with the Anaheim Public Financing Authority, Anaheim Housing and Public
Improvements Authority, Anaheim Housing Authority, and Anaheim City Council. The meeting
notice, agenda, and related materials were duly posted on January 5, 2023.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairperson Ashleigh E. Aitken and Agency Members Natalie
Rubalcava, Jose Diaz, Carlos A. Leon, Stephen Faessel, and
Natalie Meeks [One Agency Member vacancy]
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Jim Vanderpool, City Attorney Robert Fabela, and
Secretary Theresa Bass
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDAS: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS (all agenda items): No public comments offered related to the
Successor Agency agenda. No electronically submitted public comments related to the
Successor Agency agenda.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS:
Agency Member/Council Member Meeks wished everyone a Happy New Year and, as the City's
representative on the Orange County Water District, provided an update on the rain and noted it
is currently above average for the season, which is expected to continue.
Agency Member/Council Member Faessel requested the meeting adjourn in memory of JoAn
Burdick, Anaheim High School (AHS) Class of 1951, AHS Hall of Fame inductee, stage and
screen star, and community volunteer. He thanked Larry Larsen and Vern Nelson for their
online comments regarding Ms. Burdick. He displayed photos and highlighted the Anaheim
Public Library's 3D Printing Program that started in 2019 as part of their STEAM program,
including 40 classes held in 2022 with over 2,400 participating residents. He congratulated the
Library and the Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim for helping expand the program. He reported
that the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) elected a new Chairperson, Don Ortega, from
Fullerton who represents San Fernando, who is the first Latino to hold the position in the 94-
year history of the MWD.
Agency Member/Council Member Diaz highlighted District 1 small business Hajime Ramen Bar
located at 2717 West Lincoln Avenue, noting they serve ramen, soup, sushi, and teriyaki, and
have been open for five years. He thanked Walmart for assisting with façade improvements and
improving District 1 at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Beach Blvd. as well as their donations
to the Anaheim Health Fair and the Anaheim Police Foundation. He thanked Mayor Aitken for
touring Beach Blvd. with State Senator Josh Newman and was thankful for State partnerships,
requesting that the next tour include Congressman Lou Correa. Council Member Diaz invited
the public to a pop-up tent on Wednesday, January 11, 2:30 —4:30 P.M., at the corner of Beach
Blvd. and Rome Avenue to ask questions and learn more about the Rebuild Beach efforts.
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Vice-Chairperson/Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava thanked department heads and staff for their
responsiveness to constituents, specifically Code Enforcement for their graffiti clean-up efforts
near Patrick Henry Elementary School and Public Works for responding on a Saturday to
address a tree removal issue. She announced an Orange County Young LULAC event on
Sunday, January 15, 3:00 — 5:30 P.M., and thanked Community Services Director Sjany Larson-
Cash for her assistance. Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava stated they would share details of this
event on her webpage.
Agency Member/Council Member Leon wished everyone a Happy New Year in both English
and Spanish. He reported his attendance at a tour of housing projects and meeting with the
City's partners, and thanked staff for their efforts. He reported his attendance at a Community
Services Department holiday breakfast, an Anaheim Public Utilities (APU) team meeting,
presentation, and tour, and a toy giveaway in the ABC neighborhood near Brookhurst and
Crescent that several departments and the California Highway Patrol assisted with. He
congratulated Kathy and Art from K&A Café for their Christmas Eve brunch and event along
with Mayor Pro Tern Rubalcava. He thanked APU for their donation of water and resources to
Buhos Marching Band from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico that participated in the Rose Parade. He
reported his attendance at a Dia de Reyes event in Circle Park and the swearing-in ceremony
for the Orange County Board of Supervisors, congratulating Supervisors Chaffee, Sarmiento,
and Foley. He reported that he has been working with staff on the Charter Review and would
likely bring it to City Council at the first meeting in February for consideration and thanked
District 2 residents and neighbors for their comments and participation.
Chairperson/Mayor Aitken thanked City staff for hosting and attending the Mayor's Open House.
She noted her office was able to help support the Buhos Marching Band before the Rose
Parade and thanked the offices of Congressman Correa, Santa Ana Mayor Amezcua, and Irvine
Mayor Khan for their support, as well as Caterina's Club that delivered a meal during their
practice and Anaheim Public Utilities. She thanked Council Member Diaz for the tour of Beach
Blvd. with Senator Newman, thanked Yesenia Rojas for a Dia de los Reyes community event,
and noted she was asked to swear in the executive board of the United Food and Commercial
Workers and looked forward to their partnership with families in Anaheim. She highlighted
Consent Calendar Item Nos. 17 and 18 and thanked the offices of Congressman Lou Correa
and Assemblymember Avelino Valencia for helping bring funding to La Palma and Boysen
Parks.
CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE:
City Manager Jim Vanderpool congratulated and thanked the Community Services Department
for their annual Adopt-A-Family holiday event that provide gifts and funds to 75 families in
conjunction with the Anaheim Community Foundation, D.E.V.O.T.E., and participating staff and
residents.
Secretary/City Clerk Theresa Bass provided an update on the City Council District 4 vacancy,
noting that following direction received at the December 20, 2022 City Council meeting, the
District 4 vacancy webpage was launched the next day including information about the vacancy,
a downloadable application, and a community input form. Additionally, the Public Information
Office has been sharing information via social media, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,
and NextDoor for District 4, with such postings continuing until the January 18 application
deadline. She noted that information regarding the vacancy has also been provided on Anaheim
TV Channel 3 and a bilingual postcard was mailed on January 9 to over 21,000 District 4
addresses. Further, information was included in the Citywide newsletter to over 10,000
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subscribers, a message is displayed on the Anaheim Convention Center's marquee along
Katella Avenue through January 18, posters and flyers are on display at the Ponderosa Family
Resource Center. She reported partnering with the Community Services Department
Neighborhood Services team to provide the flyers and information to various community groups
and volunteers. She encouraged residents to visit www.Anaheim.net/councilvacancy for more
information and noted that applications and community input are distributed to City Council upon
receipt and posted on the website. She shared that the deadline for submitting applications and
input is January 18 to allow for inclusion in the agenda packet for the January 24, 2023 City
Council meeting, noting that City Council reserved January 31, 2023 for a special meeting if
additional time is needed.
At 6:41 P.M., Chairperson Aitken recessed the Anaheim City Council, Anaheim Public Financing
Authority, Anaheim Housing and Public Improvements Authority, and Anaheim Housing
Authority to address the Successor Agency to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency agenda.
CONSENT CALENDAR: At 6:41 P.M., the consent calendar was considered.
MOTION: Agency Member Faessel moved to approve the consent calendar as presented, in
accordance with reports, certifications, and recommendations furnished each agency member
and as listed on the consent calendar, seconded by Agency Member Meeks. ROLL CALL
VOTE: AYES — 6 (Chairperson Aitken and Agency Members Rubalcava, Diaz, Leon, Faessel,
and Meeks); NOES — 0. Motion carried.
1. Terminate the Sub-Sublease Agreement between ASC-Anaheim, LLC and the former Anaheim
AGR 6691.0.1 Redevelopment Agency dated March 1, 2011 due to nonpayment of rent and failure to perform
pursuant to the agreement; authorize the City Manager, or designee, to provide notice of
termination to ASC-Anaheim, LLC; authorize the City Attorney to pursue all remedies available
under the law including, but not limited to, commencing unlawful detainer proceedings as
necessary to regain possession of the property, in the event that ASC-Anaheim, LLC fails to
surrender and vacate the property and improvements pursuant to the terms of the Sub-
Sublease after the City's issuance of the Notice of Termination (property at Claudina Way north
of Interstate 5 and east of South Anaheim Boulevard).
SA162 2. Approve minutes of the Successor Agency to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency
meeting of September 27, 2022.
ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business to conduct, without objection, Chairperson Aitken adjourned the
meeting of the Successor Agency to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency at 6:42 P.M.
Res ectfully submitted,
eresa Bass, CMC
Secretary to the Successor Agency
to the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency