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RA1983/04/2683 -28 Anaheim Civic Center, ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY April 26, 1983, 9:30 A.M. PRESENT: AGENCY MEMBERS: Kaywood, Pickler, Overholt, Bay and Roth ABSENT: AGENCY MEMBERS: None PRESENT: CITY MANAGER: William 0. Talley CITY ATTORNEY: William P. Hopkins SECRETARY: Linda D. Roberts EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Norman J. Priest Chairman Roth called the regular meeting of the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency to order at 9:50 a.m. MINUTES: Approval of the minutes was deferred to the next regular meeting. FINANCIAL DEMANDS AGAINST THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY in the amount of 103,718.55 and $8,923.43 for Series "C" Bonds, in accordance with the 1982 -83 Budget, were approved. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS: On motion by Agency Member Roth, seconded by Agency Member Pickler, the following actions were authorized in accordance with the reports and recommendations furnished each Agency Member and as listed on the Consent Calendar Agenda: 1. 161.128: Receiving and filing the Financial Statements dated March 31, 1983. 2. 161.123: Approving the final construction drawings for the Mascial development on Parcel la located at 200 North Harbor Boulevard. MOTION CARRIED. 161.155: PUBLIC HEARING - DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PARCEL NO. 10 : To receive public comment on a draft supplemental environmental impact report in the Redevelopment Project Alpha downtown area, Development Parcel No. 10 9boundary of the site is Anaheim Boulevard on the east, proposed realigned Clementine Street on the west, Oak Street on the north, Broadway on the south). Submitted was a report from the Executive Director of Community Development, Norman Priest, dated April 18, 1983, explaining the purpose of the subject document and-giving the background of the development of Parcel No. 10. Chairman Roth asked to hear from those who wished to give input on the Draft Supplemental EIR. Mr. Larry Duvall, United States Postmaster, Anaheim, stated the Post Office Department would like to make a statement on the subject and for that reason, a representative from their Western Regional Headquarters in San Bernardino, Erwin Sherick, a career postal executive on special assignment, was present today. Mr. Erwin Sherick stated that they found nothing objectional in the environmental assessment and felt it was a well- conceived plan. They also believed that all the postal service involvements were mitigatable. They 83 -29 Anaheim Civic Center, ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGEN April 26, 1983, 9:30 A.M. would like to see the plan corrected to the extent that the Postal Service as a Federal agency had sovereignty and, therefore, was not condemnable. The plan stated there were some rights of condemnation against the U.S. Postal Service. They would open up discussions with Mr. Priest's office this afternoon to determine how they could interface with the Redevelopment plan. They were maintaining a presence in the area at their present level. They would very soon establish the amount of square footage they would maintain for their postal operation in the immediate vicinity. They anticipated full cooperation with the Redevelopment Agency and looked forward to a very fine project. Dina Torgerson, 216 North Claudina, representing the Anaheim Historical Society, then read a prepared statement, the essence of which was as follows: They had reviewed the proposal and the alternatives. They had involved much time and effort in the Pickwick Hotel and wished to see it remain intact. Ideally, low density retail commercial with retention of the Pickwick Hotel would be their most suitable option. They felt that demolition of the Pickwick would be a significant impact which could not be sufficiently mitigated. Because all alternatives except the "no project" and the proposal would mitigate the significant adverse impacts to the Pickwick Hotel, any of those would be acceptable. Because of the high taxable value, revenues from fees and licenses and job opportunities, Alternatives 2A and 2B were clearly competitive with the proposal. Tremendous tax incentives, together with the facade easement program, made the Pickwick Hotel an excellent candidate for restoration. Efforts should be made to market the Pickwick Hotel and work with a possible developer, just as would be done with any other project downtown. Developers were proving all over the County that preservation was good business. Because of their convictions that the Pickwick Hotel was an historic landmark that should remain, they were asking that the Agency allow the Pickwick Hotel to be restored. Mr. Fred Brown, 1531 Minerva, a vice - president of Bateman, Eichler Hill Richards and representing his firm today, stated that he had reviewed the Draft Supplemental EIR. There was a very strong interest in rehabilitating that building and further developing the remainder of Parcel 10. His firm had given him instructions to relay to the Agency that they had a distinct interest in marketing that project and if the Agency had an interest in allowing retention of the building for rehabilitation, they would be equally interested in getting involved. There was also a local developer in the community of Anaheim who had also expressed a strong desire in Alternative 2B (see Supplemental Environmental Impact Report -- Redevelopment Project Alpha -- Parcel No. 10 (Volume 1)- -made a part of the record) to establish a rehabilitation of the project under hotel auspices and further developing for commercial use the remainder of Parcel 10. He urged the Agency to consider strongly a rehabilitation process for the building prior to any further decisions on destruction. There were no further persons who wished to give their input relative to the subject Draft Supplemental EIR on Redevelopment Project Alpha downtown area development of Parcel 10. 83 -30. Anaheim Civic Center, ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY April 26, 1983, 9:30 A.M. Mr. Norman Priest, Executive Director of Community Development, summed up that the oral comments received, together with the written letter previously received, would be incorporated in the final environmental impact report, responses made, and subsequently brought back to the Agency for their consideration. ADJOURNMENT: Agency Member Kaywood moved to adjourn. Agency Member Bay seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED. (10:01 a.m.) LINDA D. ROBERTS, SECRETARY