CITY OF CARSON
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE
MINUTES
CARSON COMMUNITY CENTER
801 E. Carson Street Hall “C”
CARSON, CALIFORNIA 90745
7:00 P.M.
AGENDA POSTED: MAY 13, 2002
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:15 PM by PAC Chair Vera Robles DeWitt at the Carson Community Center, 801 E. Carson Street, Carson, California 90745.
ROLL CALL: Present: Committee Members: Vera Robles DeWitt (Chair), Joe
Acosta (Vice Chair), Pamela Acosta, Tracy Rodriguez, Dennis Calkins, Sal Duarte, Terry Everett, Sherron Ferguson, Anna Narez, Joe Palicte, Brad Pearl, Thomas Perrett, Neva Rogers, Dianne Thomas, Issac Canales.
Absent: None
Also Present: Margarita Cruz, Redevelopment Manager
Steve Masura, Redevelopment Project Manager
Phil Tillman, Redevelopment Project Manager
John Perfitt, Redevelopment
Project Analyst
Robin Harris, Legal Counsel
Ernest Glover, GRC Redevelopment Consultants
A. APPROVAL OF ABSENCES
Tracy Rodriquez phoned earlier and informed staff she would be late; she joined the meeting at 7:30 PM.
B. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Ø By a vote of 11-4, Item 5b (Redevelopment Plan Discussion and Recommendations) was moved before Item 5a (Eminent Domain Alternatives Discussion and Recommendations).
Ø By a unanimous vote, Item 5a (Eminent Domain Alternatives Discussion and Recommendations) was moved after Item 5b (Redevelopment Plan Discussion and Recommendations).
C. OPENING STATEMENT BY STAFF/CONSULTANTS
Ø Redevelopment Consultant Ernie Glover outlined the objectives of the meeting and that the PAC needs to take action only on the Redevelopment Plan; the other documents (e.g. the EIR, Preliminary Report, etc.) are provided for informational/background purposes.
Ø Redevelopment Consultant Ernie Glover indicated that the City of Carson Planning Commission has “continued” until its June 11 meeting the consideration of the Redevelopment Plan’s consistency with the City of Carson’s General Plan.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ø By a unanimous vote, the Minutes from the April 18, 2002 PAC Meeting were approved with the following changes: the date that the Agenda was posted must be changed to April 15, 2002 and all PAC members’ full names be spelled out.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Ø Using comment cards filled out and submitted to PAC Chair Vera Robles DeWitt the public commented on the proposed redevelopment project area and the redevelopment project adoption process. These comments were recorded by City staff using a tape recorder.
4. REPORTS
Ø None
5. OLD BUSINESS
Ø Consultant Ernie Glover led a discussion and chapter-by-chapter review of the Draft Redevelopment Plan. PAC members suggested numerous changes. These changes will be clearly indicated in the revised document to be distributed to all PAC members at the next scheduled PAC meeting (June 6). PAC members will continue reviewing/revising the Draft Redevelopment Plan document during the June 6 meeting.
Ø A motion was made to have staff make the necessary changes to the Draft Redevelopment Plan and then redistribute the revised document at the next scheduled PAC meeting; the motion passed unanimously.
Consultant Ernie Glover led a discussion with respect to the current eight options available for the use of Eminent Domain, one of which will be included in the Redevelopment Plan. The discussion was cut short as PAC members wanted more time to consider these options, and have also requested a parcel-by-parcel, non-graphical documentation of the zoning on the east side of Main Street and the west side of Shearer Street.
6. NEW BUSINESS
Ø Due to time constraints, this item will be added to the June 6 PAC Meeting Agenda and taken up at that meeting.
Ø Due to time constraints, this item will be added to the June 6 PAC Meeting Agenda and taken up at that meeting.
Ø Due to time constraints, this item will be added to the June 6 PAC Meeting Agenda and taken up at that meeting.
Ø Due to time constraints, this item will be added to the June 6 PAC Meeting Agenda and taken up at that meeting.
7. PAC MEMBER COMMENTS
Ø PAC member Dianne Thomas commented on the importance of thoroughly reviewing all documents; Ms. Thomas indicated that she was thankful for both the additional time and effort required of staff and PAC members to do this.
8. STAFF COMMENTS
Ø Without a vote, the PAC administratively approved the following schedule for upcoming events:
- May 30 – Town Hall Meeting #3
- June 6 – PAC Meeting #7
- June 13 – PAC Meeting #8
9. ADJOURNMENT
Ø PAC Chair Vera Robles DeWitt continued this meeting until the next scheduled PAC meeting on June 6, 2002.