CITY OF CARSON

REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

701 EAST CARSON STREET

CARSON, CA 90745

September 19, 2006

5:00 P.M.

CRA - Agenda Posted - Approval of Executive Session (Closed Session)

AGENDA POSTED: SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

“In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you require a disability related modification or accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please call the City Clerk’s office at 310-952-1720 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.” (Government Code Section 54954.2)

CALL TO ORDER:

APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA (CLOSED SESSION)

ROLL CALL:

CRA - Closed Session - Report On Executive Session (Closed Session)

EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED SESSION) (Items) 5:00 P.M. – 5:45 P.M.

Legal Counsel

Property Negotiator

ITEM NO. (1) CONFERENCE WITH AGENCY REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS

Property:	21252 Alameda Street
Agency Negotiators:	Jerome G. Groomes, Ronald E. Winkler
Negotiating Parties:	Brent Daniel, Granger Co.
Under Negotiation:	Terms, Price and Conditions

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1. INSTRUCT real property negotiators.

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (2) CONFERENCE WITH AGENCY REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS

Property:	21262 S Alameda Street
Agency Negotiators:	Jerome G. Groomes, Ronald E. Winkler
Negotiating Parties:	Antonio "Tony" Garcia, Century 21 Excellence
Under Negotiation:	Terms, Price and Conditions

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1. INSTRUCT real property negotiators.

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (3) CONFERENCE WITH AGENCY REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS

Property:	21264 S. Alameda Street
Agency Negotiators:	Jerome G. Groomes, Ronald E. Winkler
Negotiating Parties:	Antonio "Tony" Garcia, Century 21 Excellence
Under Negotiation:	Terms, Price and Conditions

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1. INSTRUCT real property negotiators.

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (4) CONFERENCE WITH AGENCY REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS

Property:	21268 S Alameda Street
Agency Negotiators:	Jerome G. Groomes, Ronald E. Winkler
Negotiating Parties:	Antonio "Tony" Garcia, Century 21 Excellence
Under Negotiation:	Terms, Price and Conditions

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1. INSTRUCT real property negotiators.

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (5) CONFERENCE WITH AGENCY REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS

Property:	20820 Main Street
Agency Negotiators:	Jerome G. Groomes, Ronald E. Winkler
Negotiating Parties:	John Andrade, Eight Plumbers, LLC, Managing Partner
Under Negotiation:	Terms, Price and Conditions

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1. INSTRUCT real property negotiators.

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (6) CONFERENCE WITH AGENCY REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS

Property:	2403 E. 223rd Street
Agency Negotiators:	Jerome G. Groomes, Ronald E. Winkler
Negotiating Parties:	Craig Burns, Burns Development Company
Under Negotiation:	Terms, Price and Conditions

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1. INSTRUCT real property negotiators.

ACTION:

REPORT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED SESSION)

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

6:00 P.M. – 9:45 P.M.

CRA - Flag Salue - Approval of Minutes

FLAG SALUTE:

KANESHA POMPEY, YOUTH COMMISSIONER

INVOCATION:

REV. MIKE GARDNER, CARSON BIBLE CHURCH

APPROVAL OF REGULAR BUSINESS AGENDA:

Chairman/Mayor requests the audience to fill out Speaker Forms to indicate those items on which they want to speak, and turn them into the City Clerk/Agency Secretary at the beginning of the meeting, in order to be recognized by the Chairman/Mayor. Agenda arranged so that speakers may be heard early. Agency/Council to indicate items to be pulled.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 (REGULAR)

CRA - Notice to Public - Oral Comm Public

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Public testimony may be given on any agenda item as it is called and will be LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. Please fill out a Speaker Form in order to be identified correctly in the minutes. The forms are provided on the podium in the Council Chambers. All Speaker Forms must be turned in to the City Clerk/Agency Secretary at the beginning of the meeting.

NEW BUSINESS CONSENT

NEW BUSINESS CONSENT (Items)

These items are considered to be routine items of AGENCY/COUNCIL business and have, therefore, been placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR. If AGENCY/COUNCIL wishes to discuss any item or items, then such item or items should be removed from the CONSENT CALENDAR. For items remaining on the CONSENT CALENDAR, a single motion to ADOPT the recommended action is in order.

ITEM NO. (7) ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 06-43 DESIGNATING LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE CARSON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CITY ATTORNEY)

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 06-43, "A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARSON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DESIGNATING LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE CARSON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY"

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (8) REQUEST TO EXTEND LOAN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE CARSON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ADVANCED MACHINE STRETCHFORM INTERNATIONAL (AMSI), LOCATED AT 18620 S. BROADWAY AND 18601 S. MAIN (REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA 1) (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

TAKE the following actions:

1. APPROVE financial assistance in the form of the extension of the Carson Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") serving as a borrower for a $5,000,000.00 LACCDC, CDBG Float Loan at 4 ½% fixed rate (rate to AMSI Real Estate, LLC to be approximately 6 ½%) for a term of 30 months, with the sub-borrower being AMSI Real Estate, LLC.

2. AUTHORIZE the Agency Counsel, with direction from the Executive Director, to prepare the necessary documentation, including two that are similar to the draft documents (Exhibit Nos. 6-7) for the financial assistance on behalf of AMSI with the conditions as outlined on page 14 of Exhibit No. 5.

3. AUTHORIZE the Agency Chairman to sign all final documentation necessary for the requested financial assistance after approved as to form by the Agency Counsel.

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (9) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A GRANT AND LOAN UNDER THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE PROGRAM FOR MRS. VICTORIA IBERRI FOR HER PROPERTY LOCATED AT 345 E. 181ST STREET, CARSON, CA (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)

THIS IS A JOINT ITEM WITH CITY COUNCIL ITEM #

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1. APPROVE a rehabilitation grant for $10,000.00.00 from Community Development Block Grant Funds ("CDBG") and a loan for $31,490.00 using redevelopment set-aside funds.

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (10) CONSIDERATION OF A RECOMMENDATION FOR ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 1 AND THE MERGED AND AMENDED PROJECT AREA PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33333.6(e)(2), AND AMENDING RELATED ORDINANCES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1. ADOPTION by City Council of Ordinance numbers 06-1361 and 06-1362.

ACTION:

DEMANDS

DEMANDS (Items)

SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY:

SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (Items)

Any person wishing to testify is requested to complete a speaker card, available on the podium in the Council Chambers. TESTIMONY WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. Any subject of controversy will be limited to a total of fifteen minutes of testimony per side; those wishing to address the Council are requested to select three speakers to represent your opinion.

ITEM NO. (11) JOINT PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CARSON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND VENTMAC SOUL FOOD, INC. (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT)

THIS IS A JOINT ITEM WITH CITY COUNCIL ITEM #

RECOMMENDATION for the City Council:

TAKE the following actions:

1. OPEN the joint public hearing, TAKE public testimony and CLOSE the joint public hearing.

2. APPROVE the proposed Disposition and Development Agreement.

3. AUTHORIZE the Chairman to execute the Disposition and Development Agreement after approval as to form by the Agency Counsel.

4. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 06-42, "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND APPROVING A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CARSON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND VENTMAC SOUL FOOD, INC. FOR THE SUBLEASE AND SUBSUBLEASE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 335 E. ALBERTONI STREET, SUITE 300 (PROJECT AREA 1)."

ACTION:

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Items)

NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION

NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION (Items)

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

This is the appropriate time for members of the general public to address those matters under the jurisdiction of the Agency/Council, and not on the posted Agenda. Any person wishing to address the Agency/Council is requested to complete a Speaker Form, available on the podium in the Council Chambers. TESTIMONY WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. Under the provisions of the Brown Act, no action can be taken on these items, and there can be no discussion of the items, other than to place it on the agenda for a future meeting.

CRA - Oral Comm (Staff) - Adjourn

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS I (STAFF)

9:45 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS I (STAFF)

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS II (AGENCY/COUNCIL)

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS II (COUNCIL/AGENCY)

UNFINISHED/CONTINUED EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS (CLOSED SESSION)

REPORT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED SESSION):

REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION

ADJOURNMENT