RA1975/02/1875 ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
February 18, 1975, (1:00 P.M.)
Council Chambers
Anaheim City Hall
PRESENT: Mrs. Kaywood, Mr. Pebley, Mr. Sneegas and Mr. Seymour
ABSENT: Mr. Thom
PRESENT: ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER: Robert M. Davis
CITY ATTORNEY: Alan R. Watts
DEPUTY CITY CLERK: Linda D. Roberts
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES: Ronald Thompson
CITY ENGINEER: James P. Maddox
REDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: Knowlton Fernald
Chairman Pro Tem Seymour called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M.
MINUTES: On motion by Mrs. Kaywood, seconded by Mr. Pebley, minutes
of the regular meeting held February 4, 1975 and adjourned regular
meeting held February 12, 1975, were approved. MOTION CARRIED.
STATUS REPORT ON CURRENT PROJECTS, POLICIES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY: Mr. Knowlton Fernald advised that his department, in
response to the recent items in the press on the matter of their
being invited to staff meetings, advised that it was never his
intent to preclude the public from participating or receiving this
information. He advised that he plans to present a program
outline for citizen participation to the Redevelopment Commission
at its next meeting and would like to also present this to the
Agency for approval on February 25, 1975, at an adjourned regular
meeting. He emphasized that it is important to have public input
on the Redevelopment Project; that the press will be invited to
publicly announced work sessions and that he plans to supplement
the press coverage with a full program of citizen participation.
Mr. Fernald remarked in reference to the outcome of the
joint meeting held February 17, 1975 with the Planning Commission,
Redevelopment Commission and City Council on the processing of
project applications within Project Alpha Area between these two
Commissions, that he is working on a process outline together with
Mr. Thompson and Mr. Watts and they expect to have this plan to
the City Council /Redevelopment Agency in two weeks.
Mr. Fernald reported that the Redevelopment Department has
hired two additional people, a third Planner and an Economist, and
are currently recruiting for a Relocation Specialist. He outlined
the status of negotiations with Dr. Brashears for the proposed
office building development, and further noted that they received
strong interest from developers regarding three apartment projects,
covering a broad spectrum of housing needs from assisted, low -
income housing to conventional and higher income type units. He
indicated that they have also been contacted by Ralph's Markets/
Federated Department Stores who have expressed a strong interest
in locating a market in the downtown redevelopment area. The
Redevelopment Department and Commission have been working for some
time on a proposal to the Orange County Board of Supervisors for a
County Health Department Administration building and are finalizing
a tentative proposal which they hope to bring to the Agency for
approval on February 25, 1975.
ADJOURNMENT: Mrs. Kaywood moved to adjourn to Tuesday, February 25,
1975 at 1:00 P.M. Mr. Sneegas seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNED: 1:14 P.M.
ALONA M. HOUGARD
SECRETARY, REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
BY:
Linda D. Roberts
Deputy City Clerk