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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
October 21, 1969
4:30 P.M.
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica. California. met in
regular session in the City Council Chambers, on October 21, 1969, at
4:30 P.M.
PRESE NT:
MEMBERS:
J. Lee Schimmer, Chairman
B. Thomas Barnard, entered at 4:55 P.M.
Clifford Connelly
Mortimer T. Richey
Philip E. Whiting
ABSENT:
MEMBERS:
Ted Fach
L. Wayne Harding
ALSO PRESENT:
Eugene B. Jacobs, General Counsel
Arnie Friedman, Evening Outlook Reporter
Gary G. Jones, Acting Executive Director-Secretary
May Palfrey, Stenographer
The minutes of September 16, 1969 were approved
as mal led.
~PPROVAL OF MINUTES:
APPROVAL OF BILLS:
The Secretary reviewed the bills as follows:
John Gray
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. $2]0.00
$2 ,690.06
Eugene B. Jacobs. .
TOTAL BILLS.
. . . . j2,960.06
Mr. Richey moved. seconded by Mr. Connelly, that the bills be paid as
submitted. The motion carried with the following roll call vote;
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
MEMBERS:
MEMBERS:
MEMBERS:
Schlmmer, Connelly, Richey, Whiting
None
Barnard. Fach, Harding
PROJECT ACTIONS AND REPORTS:
Project I(b):
Temporary Use of ProJect Area - Los Angeles County Storm Drain
Project
The Secretary informed the Members that a portion of the I(b) Project
land was presently being used as a temporary site for deposit of excavated
materials from the Los Angeles County Storm Drain Project currently under-
way on Main Street. He added that the Agencv and the Contractor had executed
a letter agreement which required the Contractor to provide full liability
insurance coverage and in which the Contractor agreed to return the site to
its original condition.
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Minutes - 10/21/69
Page Two
GENERAL:
AudIt frogress Report
The Secretary stated that he had requested Mr. Arthur Rott, of the
Harry L. Nourse Audit Company, to present a progress report to the Members on
the current audit of the Tax Allocation Bond account during the Executive
Session following the meeting. He requested the Members' approval of a
progress billing submitted by the Nourse Audit Company for said audit, in
the amount of $1,794.00, which Included the original contract price of
$800.00. Mr. Whiting moved, seconded by Mr. Richey, that the bill from
the Harry L. Nourse Audit Company for the audit of the Tax Allocation Bond
funds be paid as submitted, in the amount of $l.794.00. The motion carried
with the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Schlmmer. Connelly, Richey, Whiting
None
Barnard, Fach, Harding
MEMBERS:
MEMBERS:
MEMBERS:
National NAHRO Membership
The Secretary stated that the membership fee for National NAHRO was
presently due, in the amount of $800.0~and recommended that this membership
be discontinued because of the reduced benefit to the Agency at this time.
Discussion followed, in which the Secretary stated that the Agency would
still maintain NAHRO membership at the Regional level. Mr. Connelly moved,
seconded by Mr. Richey, that the Agency's membership In National NAHRO be
discontinued at this time. The motion carried with the following roll call
vote;
AYES;
NOES;
ABSENT:
MEMBERS:
MEMBERS:
MEMBERS:
Schimmer, Connelly, Richey, Whiting
None
Barnard, Fach, Harding
Executive Session - Personnel and Pending Liti9atlon
The Secretary requested that the meeting be adjourned to an Executive
Session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters and pending litiga-
tion. The Chairman declared the meeting adjourned at 4:45 P.M.
Mr. Barnard entered at 4:55 P.M.
The regular meeting reconvened at 7:05 P.M.
Mr. Whiting moved. seconded by Mr. Connelly, that the Agency authorize
the Harry L. Nourse Audit Company to prepare certain audit schedules and
any other reasonable information requested by the District Attorney.s
Office which relates to the Investigation into the apparent misappropriation
of Agency funds. The motion carried with the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
MEMBERS:
MEMBERS:
MEMBERS:
Schimmer, Barnard, Connelly, Richey, Whiting
None
Fach, Harding
Mr. Whiting moved. seconded by Mr. Connelly, that the Agency authorize
the Harry L. Nourse Audit Company to extend the audit period beyond the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1969 through the termination date of Mrs. Grace
Thomas on August 19, 1969. The motion carried with the following roll call
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
MEMBERS:
I-IEMBERS;
MEMBERS:
Schimmer, Barnard, Connelly, Richey, Whiting
None
Fach, Harding
There being no further business to be brought before the Members,
Mr. Barnard moved, seconded by Mr. Richey, that the Agency adjourn the
meeting in memory of Mr. Ted Fach1s son, Captain Christopher Neilson Fach,
who was killed on October 17, 1969 while serving with the United States
Air Force in Korea. The motion carried with a unani ous voice vote. The
meeting adjourned at 7:15 P.M.
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