CITY OF CARSON

REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

 

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

701 EAST CARSON STREET

CARSON, CA 90745

 

January 16, 2007

 

5:00 P.M.

 

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

AGENDA POSTED: JANUARY 16, 2007

“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:

 

 

ROLL CALL:

 

 

APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA (CLOSED SESSION)

 

 

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

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

 

Legal Counsel

ITEM NO. (1)                        CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION  (RESOLUTION NO. 07 - 06)

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1.                  WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-06, "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONFER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ONE MATTER OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION."

ACTION:

Property Negotiator

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

21227, 21231, 21237 Figueroa Street

Jerome G. Groomes, Ronald E. Winkler

L.A. Housing Partnership, Inc.

Terms, Price and Conditions

Property:

21227, 21231, 21237 Figueroa Street

Agency Negotiators:

Jerome G. Groomes, Ronald E. Winkler

Negotiating Parties:

L.A. Housing Partnership, Inc.

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 NEGOTIATORS

Property:

21801 Avalon Boulevard

Agency Negotiators:

Jerome G. Groomes, Ronald E. Winkler

Negotiating Parties:

Howard Panosian

Under Negotiation:

Terms, Price and Conditions

 

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

 

1.         INSTRUCT real property negotiators.

 

ACTION:

 

REPORT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED SESSION)

 

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:

 

MS. JESSICA SMITH, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT

CARSON HIGH SCHOOL

INVOCATION:

 

REVEREND WILMA WILSON, PEACE & JOY CHRISTIAN CENTER

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.

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:

 

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. (4)                        DESIGN OVERLAY REVIEW NO. 962-06.  APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A 50-FOOT HIGH UNMANNED WIRELESS 'MONOPALM' TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY FOR T-MOBILE IN THE MH (MANUFACTURING, HEAVY) ZONE AND WITHIN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 1.  THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 16925 S. MAIN STREET (RESOLUTION NO. 07-03)  (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES)

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

TAKE the following actions:

1.                  APPROVE Design Overlay Review No. 962-06 subject to the conditions of approval attached as Exhibit "B" to the Resolution.

2.                  WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-03 (Exhibit No. 3), "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DESIGN OVERLAY REVIEW NO. 962-06."

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (5)                        DESIGN OVERLAY REVIEW NO. 937-06. APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A NEW 123,340 SQUARE-FOOT, FOUR-STORY, MIXED-USE BUILDING ON 2.46 ACRES.  THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED AT 101-155 E. LOMITA BOULEVARD IN THE CN (COMMERCIAL, NEIGHBORHOOD) ZONE DISTRICT AND WITHIN THE MERGED AND AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA.  THE PROJECT REQUIRES CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONE TO ML-D (MANUFACTURING, LIGHT - DESIGN OVERLAY DISTRICT) AND FOR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL  (RESOLUTION NO. 07-02)  (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES)

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

TAKE the following actions:

1.                  APPROVE Design Overlay Review No. 937-06, subject to the conditions of approval attached as Exhibit "B" to the Resolution.

2.                  WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 07-02 (Exhibit No. 3), "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING DESIGN OVERLAY REVIEW NO. 937-06."

ACTION:

ITEM NO. (6)                        METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 2007 CALL FOR PROJECTS REQUEST FOR ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

1.                  APPROPRIATE $800,000.00 of the unreserved, undesignated merged and amended project area fund for the new grant application local match required by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for project No. 919:  Wilmington Avenue Interchange Modification at the I-405 Freeway.

ACTION:

DEMANDS

 

 

DEMANDS (Items)

ITEM NO. (7)                        RESOLUTION NO. 07-05 ALLOWING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST PROJECT 1 FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $198,276.96, DEMAND NUMBERS 1-003725 THROUGH 1-003751; PROJECT 2 FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $94,248.08, DEMAND NUMBERS 2-003445 THROUGH 2-003463; PROJECT 3 FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,135.50, DEMAND NUMBER 3-000409; AND PROJECT 4 FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,386.25, DEMAND NUMBERS 4-000083 THROUGH 4-000086.

ACTION:

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.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

 

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS (Items)

NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION

 

 

NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION (Items)

ITEM NO. (8)                        MARCH MEETING SCHEDULE DUE TO THE CARSON GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 6, 2007  (CITY CLERK)

RECOMMENDATION for the Redevelopment Agency:

APPROVE the March Meeting Schedule as follows:

1.                  Tuesday, March 6       Election Day (No Meetings)

2.                  Wednesday, March 7  Adjourned Regular meetings at 5:00 P.M. for the closed session agenda and 6:00 P.M. for the regular business agenda.

3.                  Tuesday, March 20     Regular meeting (Council only) at 6:00 P.M., Carson Community Center (with present Council) at 6:00 P.M., for the canvass, certification of results, swearing-in ceremony, and selection of the mayor pro tempore (GC 36801) with the cake and punch reception to follow immediately.

4.                  Wednesday, March 21            Adjourned Regular meetings (with new Council/Agency Members) at 5:00 P.M. for the closed session agenda and 6:00 P.M. for the regular business agenda.

ACTION:

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

 

ADJOURNMENT