M-10/26/1971 (3)
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tllNUTES OF THE
REDEVELOP/IEET AGENCY
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OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
October 26, 1971
4:30 P.M.
The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa fbnica, California, met
in regular session in the City Council Chambers, on October 26, 1971,
at 4:30 P.H.
PRESENT:
MEMBERS: B. Thomas Barnard, Chairman
Clifford Connelly
Ted B. Fach
L. Wayne Harding
Mortimer T. Richey
ABSENT:
MEMBERS: Wallace Brown
J. Lee Schimmer
ALSO PRESEHT:
Philip E. Whiting, former Agency Member
Arthur Rinck, City Counci I Liaison
Richard H. Hadley, Crescent Bay Properties
William Podesto, Crescent Bay Properties
Eugene B. Jacobs, General Counsel
Anne Morgenthaler, Evening Outlook Reporter
Gary G. Jones, Executive Director
May Palfrey, Secretary
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GENERAL:
Reappointments of Aqency Members
The Chairman, with consent of the Members, moved agenda items 5A
and 5B to the first order of business.
Mr. Arthur Rinck, City Council liaison, presented Certificates of
AppOintment to Mr. Barnard, Mr. Connelly and Mr. Fach on behalf of the
City Council and congratulated them on their reappointment to the Agency
Board.
Resolution Expressinq Appreciation for Service to
Philip E. Whitinq
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The Chairman introduced and read in full Resolution No. 305 (R.A.S.)
and recommended its approval. Mr. Harding moved, seconded by Mr. Richey,
that Resolution No. 305 (R.A.S.', " A RESOlUTlmJ OF THE REDEVElOPMEn
AGH'CY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MO~l/CA, CALIFORNIA, IXPRESSH1G GRATITUDE
AND APPRECIATION TO THE HOf'lORABLE PHILIP E. WHITING FOR HIS SERVICE
AND DE'JOTl Orl TO THE OeEAt' PARK REDEVELO~I4E[JT PROGRAt1", be adopted as
read. Ine motion carried with the following roll call vote:
AVES:
NOES:
AUSENT:
NEMGERS :
MEMBERS:
MEI-iBERS :
Barnard, Connelly, Fach, Harding, Richey
None
Brown, Schimmer
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Minutes - 10/26/71
Page Two
APPROVAL OF NINUTES:
The Minutes of September 28, 1971 were approved as mailed.
APPROVAL OF \JARRMlT REG ISTERS:
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The Director submitted \Jarrant Registers ilos. 51 thru 54 for
approva I. Hr. Connelly moved, seconded by I1r. Fach, that I'Jarrant
Registers POse 51 thru 54 be approved as submitted. The motion
carried with the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
I'iHiBERS:
"'ENBERS:
llEI1B ERS :
Barnard, Connelly, Fach, Harding, Richey
t.lone
Brown, Sch immer
The Chairman requested that the Agency Counsel prepare a I!ritten
legal opinion supporting the expenditure of Tax Allocation funds to
meet costs of the Pacific Ocean Park Project.
PROJECT ACTIONS AND REPORTS:
Projects I (a), I (b) and P.O.P.
Agency Review and Report - Crescent Bay Properties
,B?s. i c Concept Draw i n9s for the 5 ,i t~
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The Director stated that the Schedule of Performance in the
Amended Land Disposition Agreement requires that the Agency approve
or disapprove the nasic Concept Drawings within 15 days after receipt
of such Plans by the Agency. He added that Crescent 8ay Properties
had extended the review time until October 26, 1971 because of the
additional time required by Tenneco and the Agency to review the
Plans. He recorrmended that the Agency adjourn to an Executive
Session to discuss the Agency's position in view of the threatened
litigation concerning this matter. The Chairman invited anyone in
the audience wishing to speak on the Plans to do so before the
Agency adjourned to an Executive Session.
Hr. Lawrence Kates, Manager of Santa Non i ca Shores, spoke in
opposition to the Plans submitted by Cre~cent Bay Properties.
Ilr. Richard H. Hadley, Crescent Bay Properties, and Mr. \1il!iam
Podesto, Architect, Crescent Bay Properties, spoke in support of the
Plans.
Mr. Harding moved, seconded by IIr. Connelly, that the meeting
be adjourned to an Executive Session. The motion carried with the
folloloJing roll call vote;
AYES:
["DES:
ABSEHT:
l'iEllBERS:
HH1BERS:
HEIIDERS:
Barnard, Connelly, Fach. Harding, Richey
I-'one
lJrown, Sch immer
The meeting adjourned at 5:43 P.H.
The meeting reconvened at 6:28 P.M.
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The Director introduced Mr. Eugene Hougham, an Architect retained
by the Agency to review the Crescent Gay Properties drawings. Mr. Hougham
commented on his review findings to the Ilembers.
'lr. Hard i ng moved, seconded by Mr. Richey, that the Crescent Day
Properties Basic Concept Drawings be approved as to all parcels ex-
cept Parcel 4 and that as to Parcel 4, the Basic Concept Drawings
be disapproved as to placement of the towers and to the existence
of the 8-story building, he further moved that the Schematic Drawings
for Parcel 2 be approved and that Crescent Bay Properties meet with
the Agency staff and consultants to arrive at a reasonable solution
for Parcel 4 and also confer loJIth representatives of Santa Honlca
Shores and Tenneco and return the matter to the Agency at the next
Agency meeting. The motion carried with the following roll call vote:
AYES;
~JOES :
ABSEIJT :
MEf'1EJ E RS :
'1EMBERS:
ME~1i3ERS :
Barnard, Connelly, Fach, Harding, Richey
t"one
Brol'm, Sch immer
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Upon the Che i ;-man r S "ll1d the ::; i rector J s recor,;m~ndat ions, r;r. i, k",:':
moved, seeond~d by hr. Connelly, tbat a'1 expenditure noe to exceed
$2,000.00 be authorized for architectural planning consultants'
services for the review of the Plans submitted by Crescent ~ay Pro-
perties. The motion carried with the following roll call vote:
i'.VE:' :
I'DES:
!\fJS:::,'T:
::;a~nard, Conne I I y, Faeh, :-Iard i n9, ,U el,ey
I'one
Bro~m, Sch immer
HEfiJERS:
iU::nGC:RS:
fiE; i~::::RS:
The-e be i ng no furthe" bus iness to be brought before -:n:o l'ierrl!::O~5,
iir. ;;.ichey moved, seconded by I'Jr. Connelly, that the meetiOlg as adjourned,
The motion carried with a unanimous voice vote.
The meeting adjourned dt 6:55 P.Il.
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