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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES
DECEMBER 11, 1984
A special meetIng of the Redevelopment Agency was called to o~de~
at 7:43 P.M., by Chal~person Reed.
Roll Call: Present: ChaIrperson ChristIne E. Reed
Chairpe~son Pro Tempore William H. Jennings
Agency Member James P. Conn
Agency Member Ken Edwards
Agency Membe~ DavId G. EpsteIn
Agency Member Herbert Katz
Agency Membe~ DennIs Zane
ExecutIve Dl~ector John Jalili
Agency Attorney Robert M. Myers
Agency Secretary Ann M. Shore
RA-1: ANNUAL REPORT: Presented was a staff report recommendIng
adoption of the 1983-84 Annual Report of the Redevelopment Agency
and dl~ectIon to the Executive DIrector to submit the report to
the CalIfornIa HOUSIng and CommunIty Development Department.
DIScussion was held. Agency Member JennIn6s moved to accept the
1983-84 Annual Report of the Redevelopment Agency and dl~ect the
ExecutIve DIrector to submIt this report to the CalIfornia
Hous ing and Commun i ty Development Department. Second by Agency
Member Conn. Discussion was held. The motIon was approved by
the followIng vote:
Agency Vote: Unanimously app~oved 7-0
RA-2: CITY-WIDE HOUSING ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM:
Presented was a staff report recommending app~oval of use of
CItY-WIde Hous lng Acqu is I tion and Rehabll i tat ion P~ogram funds
for the 1843-45 Seventeenth St~eet ProJect. DiSCUSSIon was held.
Agency Member EpsteIn moved to approve the staff recommendation
thereby approv lng the use of City-wIde Hou sIng Acqu is 1 t Ion and
RehabIlItation Program Funds for the 1843-45 Seventeenth Street
proJect and autho~lzlng the ExecutIve Director to release funds,
upon satisfaction of all program reqUIrements, not to exceed
$20,000. Second by Agency Member Katz. Dl SCUSSIon was held.
The motIon was approved by the folloWI~g vote:
Agency Vote: UnanImously approved 7-0
RA-3: AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTIES: Presented was a staff
report (as revIsed) ~ecommendlng that the ExecutIve DI~ector be
authorIzed to negotiate and execute an assignment of the Purchase
Agreements to acquI~e properties at 6th Street and Ashland Avenue
and 3005 Highland Avenue for use as affordable hOUSIng in the
Ocean Park Redevelopment ProJect. At 7: 55 P. M. Agency Member-
Edwar-ds depar-ted the dais due to a repor-ted conflIct of lnterest.
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DISCUSSIon was held. Agency Member Epstein, mov,e,~ to hear from
members of the publIC for three mInutes each. Second by Agency
Member J enn Ings. The mot Ion was approved by a vote of four in
favor, Agency Member Conn opposed, Agency Member Edwards
absent. The following members of the public spoke in favor of
the proJect: Sheldon Krongaus, Michael Hill, Gary Squier. The
following persons spoke to request that park and/or open space be
planned in the proJect: Frances Smi th, DaVId Fr' eldman, Thane
Roberts. The follOWIng persons spoke in OppOSItIon to the
proposal: Joy Cole, Ralph August. Agency Member Epstein mov~~,
for dISCUSSIon purposes, to approve the staff recommendatIon, as
revised, the~eby authorizing the Executive DIrector to negotIate
and execute an aSSIgnment of the Purchase Agreements to purchase
the propertIes at 3005 HIghland Avenue and 6th Str'eet and Ashland
Avenue, delaYIng development of the Ashland parcel for thl...ty
days to gIve the neIghborhood the opportunIty to come forward
with funds for the acqu iSI t ion. Second by Counc ilmember
Jennings. DIScussion was held. Agency Member Conn moved a
substi tute motion to approve the revised staff recommendatIon
amended In regard to the Ashland lot so that staff be dIrected to
come back in thirty days with some indication of whether or not
there IS partIal funding for parkland on that SIte, eIther from
the CIty'S budget or from the prIvate sector. Second by Agency
Member Zane for purposes of dIScussIon. Discussion was held.
The substitute motIon faIled by the follOWIng vote:
Agency Vote: AffIrmatIve:
Agency Membe"'s Conn and Zane
Negative:
Agency Members EpsteIn, JennIngs,
Katz and ChaI~person Reed
Absent:
Agency Member Edwards
DI SCUSSlon was held. WI th the consent of the second, Agency
Membe" EpsteIn added to the motIon a request to staff that in
reportIng back to CounCIl and In developIng RFP1s (Requests for
Proposals), the staff propose approprIate ways to address the
issue of publIC space on the Ashland site, and that it be
deSIgned with publIC space If feasible. The motIon and its
addItIon were approved by the follOWIng vote:
Agency Vote: AffIrmative:
Agency Membe~s Epstein, JennIngs,
Katz, Zane and Chairperson Reed
NegatIve:
Agency Member Conn
Absent:
Agency Member Edwa~ds
Agency Membe'" Conn requested the record reflect that hlS negatIve
vote IS not due to oppOSItion to low cost housing, but due to the
way the motIon flIes 10 the face of a four-year struggle by the
neighbo~s, their rIght to have a strong VOIce In the development
of this piece of property, and because thIS is a passlve process
rather' than an actIve process for the neighbors; the City should
be on the side of the neIghbors as advocates in this process.
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ADJOURNMENT: At 8:43 P.M., A6ency Membe- EpsteIn moved to
adjourn the Redevelopment Agency MeetIng. Second by Member Katz.
The motIon was approved by unanImous vote.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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Chairperson
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Ann M. Shore
Secretary
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