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Home My WebLink AboutRA Minutes 2005-06-20SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 06/20/2005 Page 1 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2005 AT 7:30 PM Regular Meeting: San Rafael Redevelopment Agency Also Present: Rod Gould, Executive Director Gary T. Ragghianti, Agency Attorney Jeanne M. Leoncini, Agency Secretary CLOSED SESSION — CONFERENCE ROOM 201 MOTOR Present: Albert J. Boro, Chairman Barbara Heller, Vice -Chair Paul M. Cohen, Member Cyr N. Miller, Member Absent: Gary O. Phillips, Member ORAL COMMUNICATIONS OF AN URGENCY NATURE: 8:06 PM None CONSENT CALENDAR: Member Phillips moved and Member Miller seconded, to approve the following Consent Calendar items: ITEM RECOMMENDED ACTION Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of Monday, June 6, Minutes approved as submitted. 2005 (AS) 2. Monthly Investment Report for Month Ending May 2005 Accepted Monthly Investment Report (MS) — File R-123 for month ending May 2005, as presented. 3. Unapproved Minutes of Citizens Advisory Committee Accepted report. Meeting of Thursday, June 2, 2005 (RA) — File R-140 IVB AYES: MEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Chairman Boro NOES: MEMBERS: None ABSENT: MEMBERS: None PUBLIC HEARINGS: 4. RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CENTRAL SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT FIVE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2005/06 — 2009/10 (RA) — FILE R-140 XIX x (SRCC) 140 Chairman Boro declared the public hearing opened. Reporting that this was the third Implementation Plan, Economic Development Coordinator Katie Korzun explained that Implementation Plans were now required by State Redevelopment Law. She indicated that the intention of the Implementation Plan was to lay out to the best of the Agency's ability what monies would be available over the next five years and where staff believed they might be going. Emphasizing that this was a plan, Ms. Korzun explained that by including projects in the plan did not SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 06/20/2005 Page 1 SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 06/20/2005 Page 2 mean they had to be done, rather it was staff's best guess they would be done. She noted that midway through (in the third year) the plan would be amended to ascertain whether major changes were necessary, and at the end of the five years, a new cycle would commence. Ms. Korzun stated that the Implementation Plan under discussion this evening had no major changes or alterations to the general direction of the projects the Agency had been working on for the past fifteen years, and the approved agency budget was used as a basis for the plan so that the two would be consistent. Overall, Ms. Korzun stated it was being demonstrated that there was a limited amount of non -housing funds remaining to the Agency. Should there be a new bond issuance, the plan would be amended at that time to describe what would be done with those monies; however, in short form, this plan was basically describing where the remaining housing monies would be located over the next five years. Albert Barr apologized for the fact that in forwarding a letter regarding the plan he addressed it to the City Council instead of the Agency Board. He indicated that in the letter he proposed that the Redevelopment Agency take a time out regarding their plans for the Corporate Center. He explained that the concept went back to the City's visioning plan discussed by citizens several years ago, at which time one of the suggestions was "No Big Box" development (retail) at that site, which made sense at that time. He noted also that people were afraid that any retail development on the site would compete with the downtown area. Noting a revenue enhancement plan would be presented to the voters, given that, Mr. Barr suggested that the Redevelopment Agency take a second look at their plan for that site and hire a third party to generate the various scenarios for developing this as a retail complex, for the obvious reasons that the City could use that revenue. Indicating that two criteria should be kept in mind, Mr. Barr stated that there should not be any retail there to compete with downtown and second, traffic would be an issue. Believing this could be addressed further down the road, he stated that at this stage, it was important that the Redevelopment Agency at least look at comparative benefits the City might achieve by developing retail at that site compared to their present uses. He stated it was owed to the citizens of San Rafael to at least look at the retail potential on the site before continuing down the path of developing it as a corporate center or even a movie complex. Ms. Korzun stated the Implementation Plan was written in such a way that if the City Council decided to do that, it could be accommodated. She indicated there was a program in the plan that states: "Completion of the San Rafael Corporate Center - Prompt completion of this partially constructed office complex will add substantial activity to the area. The Agency will support changing the approved development plans to include projects that complement the Downtown revitalization effort." Indicating that this was just a list of potential projects, Ms. Korzun stated that if the Council wished to pursue this further and look at retail uses, this would be addressed through the General Plan or other specific plans staff would be directed to develop. She stated it would not require at this time any changes to the Implementation Plan, rather a separate action. For the benefit of the audience and Mr. Barr, Chairman Boro stated the other issue was that the current property owners had an entitlement on that site for certain development that still had a life expectancy. He indicated they were in the process of selling to another party and there were indications they wished to speak with the City concerning changes to the site. He reiterated that at this point there were entitlements that had been approved for the site. Agency Executive Director Rod Gould believed the City Council subcommittee consisting of Mayor Boro and Councilmember Cohen were meeting with the potential new owners on July 6, 2005 to discuss potential changes to those entitlements, and Mr. Barr's suggestion could be kept in mind. SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 06/20/2005 Page 2 SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 06/20/2005 Page 3 There being no further comment from the audience, Chairman Boro closed the public hearing. Member Miller moved and Member Heller seconded, to adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 2005-16 — RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE CENTRAL SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA (5 Year Plan 2004/05 to 2009/10) AYES: MEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Chairman Boro NOES: MEMBERS: None ABSENT: MEMBERS: None 5. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2004-2005 AND ADOPTING 2005-2006 AND 2006-2007 BUDGETS (MS) — FILE R-103 x (SRCC) 8-5 Assistant Executive Director Ken Nordhoff stated that much of what was contained in tonight's report was information covered in the joint session on June 7, 2005. None of the revenue or expenditure projections over the next two years had been changed and the first resolution was a common practice where the Agency Board is requested to take, particularly unspent capital monies, and encumber those into the future years as funds are drawn down to complete projects, such as Pickleweed, that are underway. Chairman Boro declared the public hearing opened and there being no comment from the audience, closed the public hearing. Member Miller moved and Member Phillips seconded, to adopt the Resolution. a) RESOLUTION NO. 2005-17 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEARS JULY 1, 2005— JUNE 30, 2006 AND JULY 1, 2006 — JUNE 30, 2007 PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURE OF ALL SUMS SET FORTH IN SAID BUDGET (IN THE AMOUNTS OF $5,432,788 AND $5,436,967 RESPECTIVELY) AYES: MEMBERS: Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Chairman Boro NOES: MEMBERS: None ABSENT: MEMBERS: None Member Phillips moved and Member Heller seconded, to adopt the Resolution. b) RESOLUTION NO. 2005-18 — RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE 2004-2005 BUDGET AYES: MEMBERS: NOES: MEMBERS: ABSENT: MEMBERS: AGENCY MEMBER REPORTS: 6. None Cohen, Heller, Miller, Phillips and Chairman Boro None None There being no further business, the San Rafael Redevelopment Agency meeting was adjourned at 8:37 PM. SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 06/20/2005 Page 3 SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 06/20/2005 Page 4 JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Agency Secretary SRRA MINUTES (Regular) 06/20/2005 Page 4