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Anaheim Civic Center, ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
February 27, 1990, 5:20 P.M.
PRESENT: AGENCY MEMBERS: Daly, Ehrle, Kaywood, Pickler, Hunter
ABSENT: AGENCY MEMBERS: None
PRESENT: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER: James Ruth
CITY ATTORNEY: Jack White
SECRETARY: Leonora N. Sohl
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Lisa Stipkovich
A complete copy of the agenda for the meeting of the Anaheim Redevelopment
Agency was posted at 4 :00 p.m. on February 23, 1990 at the Civic Center kiosk,
containing all items as shown herein.
Chairman Hunter called the regular meeting of the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency
to order at 5:46 p.m.
MINUTES: Agency Member Kaywood moved to approve the minutes of regular
meetings held January 9 and January 16, 1990. Agency Member Pickler seconded
the motion. MOTION CARRIED.
FINANCIAL DEMANDS AGAINST THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY in the amount of
$75,775.21 for the week ending February 16, 1990; and $444,930.27 for the week
ending February 23, 1990, in accordance with the 1989 -90 budget, were approved.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS: On motion by Agency Member Hunter, 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. 161.157: PROPOSED PLAZA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT - 1) DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT: 2) PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN: 3) DRAFT RULES GOVERNING
PARTICIPATION AND PREFERENCES BY PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OCCUPANTS: 4)
PRELIMINARY REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED PLAZA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT: Ratifying
actions of the Community Redevelopment Commission with regard to the proposed
Plaza Redevelopment Project. Submitted was report dated February 21, 1990
from the Community Development Director, recommending ratification of the
subject actions taken by the Community Redevelopment Commission.
Agency Member Hunter moved to ratify the following:
Receive and authorize circulation of the Draft Environmental Impact
Report for the Redevelopment Plan for the proposed Plaza
Redevelopment Project, set a public hearing thereon, and authorize
publication of Notice of Completion and availability of Draft EIR and
public hearing;
Receive the Redevelopment Plan for the proposed Plaza Redevelopment
Project, and authorize transmittal of Redevelopment Plan to affected
--� taxing agencies, the fiscal review committee, and persons and
organizations within the project area, and authorized submittal to
the Planning Commission for report and recommendation;
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Receive draft Rules Governing Participation and Preferences by
Property Owners and Business Occupants in the Plaza Redevelopment
Project and authorize public inspection of said rules;
Approve and authorize transmittal to affected taxing agencies of the
Preliminary Report for the proposed Plaza Redevelopment Project.
Agency Member Pickler seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Agency Member Pickler. The foregoing actions are positive. What he is
concerned about is the present ownership of Anaheim Plaza, the State Teacher's
Retirement System (STRS) to get them to move to do something positive relative
to the Plaza. He understands that buyers have been standing in line. If
there is anything that can be done through the City's legislators or the
Chamber he would like to see it done. He feels the owners are not doing
anything because they do not care.
Agency Member Kaywood. She feels there must be something in the law that does
not permit owners to run something into the ground causing merchants to lose
everything. Knowing two years ago last December that there were 28 leases
coming up for renewal in the Plaza, the owners did absolutely nothing and they
had bonafide offers before that time. There are real developers who want to
come in and do something but the ownership does not want to do anything.
Agency Member Pickler. He suggested that the City Manager and staff come back
with a recommendation to see what can be done. If it is necessary to go to
Sacramento to get something moving, then that is what they should do.
Chairman Hunter. He and the City Manager were prepared to do that
previously. They put pressure on STRS to come to the table and talk to them.
Their broker now is Goldman Sachs who the City deals with on other items.
Perhaps some pressure can be applied.
Lisa Stipkovich, Community Development Director. She agrees with everything
that has been said. The action the Agency just took is the most positive
thing the Agency could be doing at this time and very encouraging to the
people in that area who want this in a Redevelopment Project. Staff will
consider what their alternatives are with STRS. Their experience in talking
with Goldman Sachs and the people who are marketing the Center is that
Redevelopment would be a potential benefit to the area and that all the
developers who are interested in the site are talking to them on what role
Redevelopment might play. Staff is in contact with them but she believes
until it is in a Redevelopment area, most of the people looking to buy the
site are reticent to make an offer until they know what the situation will be
in terms of Redevelopment. Staff can think about what other strategies they
might use to encourage STRS and Goldman Sachs to even be more cooperative.
She will come back with a report and give the Agency an idea on options and
what they can do as an Agency.
Agency Member Kaywood. If there is money that STRS needs to spend, the City
should not take that over. She feels they can make that plain so tkay will
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not say that $30 million is not enough but they want $50 million when they
have run the Plaza into the ground and be able to do that the City has
to put millions into it as well. e d.L
ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST:
No items of public interest were addressed.
ADJOURNMENT: Agency Member Hunter moved to adjourn. Agency Member Pickler
seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED. (5:50 p.m.)
LEONORA N. SOHL, SECRETARY
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