10-0817_CRA_Minutes_Regular MeetingMINUTES
August 17, 2010
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
CLOSED SESSION 810.85: None
RECESS UNTIL 6:30 P.M.
BUSINESS SESSION
Chair Freese called the Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency
Board of Directors to order at 8:42 p.m.
DIRECTORS PRESENT: Tom Hribar, Dr. Londres Uso, Mark Nielsen,
and Chair Laura Freese.
DIRECTORS ABSENT: Vice -Chairman Allevato
Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of the
minutes' reader, but were not necessarily heard in that order.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Board Action: Moved by Director Hribar, seconded by Director Nielsen and carried 4-0-1
with Vice Chair Allevato absent to approve items 1 through 3 as recommended by staff.
1. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING
OF AUGUST 3, 2010, APPROVED
2. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WARRANTS DATED JULY 29, 2010, IN THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF $321,976.02, RECEIVED AND FILED (300.30)
3. CRA RESOLUTION NO. 10-08-1701 ENTITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, QUITCLAIMING AND DEDICATING
APN 649-191-03, 649-201-02, 121-160-15, AND 121-160-18 TO THE CITY OF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO FOR RIGHT OF WAY AND PARKING LOT
PURPOSES" (670.50)
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
BOARD ACTIONS:
1, AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RRM
DESIGN GROUP FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING SERVICES FOR
GRADING THE PROJECT, APPROVED (600.40)
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Laura Stokes, Housing/Redevelopment Coordinator, provided a staff report, and
responded to questions. Alan Oswald, Traffic Engineer, responded to questions.
Board Comments:
• Felt that is not necessary to widen Camino Capistrano to -64ft, adding
additional concrete to a rural area right at the edge of open space, where
there's not a need at this time to accommodate traffic from the north side.
• Supported widening Camino Capistrano, which would promote growth in the
northwest of town.
• Supported the widening of 'Camino Capistrano, felt that widening after the fact
would be difficult and create impacts to the residents in the area.
■ Felt that it would be difficult to widen the road after the fact.
Board Action: moved by Director. Uso seconded by Director Hribar and carried
3-1-1 with Vice -Chair Allevato absent and Director Nielsen opposed to approve
the amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with RRM Design
Group, to include engineering and surveying services for grading the project site
and slope between the roadway and the site and widening Camino Capistrano
totaling a cost of $113,007; and appropriation of an additional $60,000 from the
Agency's Set -Aside Fund (Affordable Housing Bond) Reserve for the Agency
Capital Improvement Fund, increasing the overall budget for CRA Project The
Groves at Williams Ranch, approved.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: DIRECTOR: Hribar, Uso and Chair Freese
NOES: DIRECTOR: Nielsen
ABSENT: VICE -CHAIR: Allevato
2. DISCUSSION OF FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN CENTRAL
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA (470.50)
Karisa Rojas -Norton, Administrative Specialist, provided a staff report, and
responded to questions.
Board Comments:
■ Board of Director should not be involved in the administration of $100,00.0,
too low of an amount; and felt that the Chair and Vice -Chair should review the
applications.
■ Need to be more proactive in reaching out to businesses that need assistance
with blight; and suggested that the chair and vice -chair review applications
and grant funds in smaller amounts, and make recommendations to the
Board of Director to grant funds for larger amount.
■ Need stronger blight mitigation laws in the City; felt that is not wise to spend
redevelopment agency funds on businesses that can afford to improve their
business; and felt that the funds can be used for upcoming large projects in
town.
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Felt that the program should not be first come, first served; preference in
using funds based on objective and subjective criteria, such as location,
design, quality of material, and conformance. with long term redevelopment
strategies; and supported a Sub -committee or the Chair/Vice-Chair reviewing
applications and making determinations within parameters set; and making
recommendations to the Board of Directors if it is beyond the set parameters.
r Deed to look into the City's Municipal Codes in order to use
code enforcement to reduce/eliminate blight; and felt that program should not
be over the counter, but instead based on a "need -based", determined by a
Sub -committee within the set parameters, and anything over that would
require Board approval.
Board Action: moved by Director Hribar, seconded by Director Nielsen and
carried 3-1-1 with Vice -Chair Allevato absent and Director Uso opposed to
authorize the Chair and Vice -Chair to review applications with staff and
approve allocations within the Facade Improvement Program; including that
the program is no longer "first come, first served"; and based on a criteria that
improvements are in furtherance of the objectives of the Agency within the
particular area.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: DIRECTOR: Hribar, Nielsen and Chair Freese
NOES: DIRECTOR: Uso
ABSENT: VICE -CHAIR: Allevato
3. DISCUSSION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITES AND MILITARY
PROGRAMS (470.50)
Laura Stokes, Housing/Redevelopment Coordinator, provided a staff report and
responded to questions.
Board Comments:
■ In favor of the "Old Fruit Stand" location for affordable housing; should look
into a recently sold property on Calle Rolando for a Habitat for .Humanity
Phase Il; preference in not looking into "Downtown Mixed Use"
as an option; and support rental instead ownership.
■ Felt that the "Old Fruit Stand" is a good location for affordable housing; and
preference in only looking into renting.
■ Worth pursuing the "Old . Fruit Stand"; should continue to look into
"Camino Las Ramblas"; not supportive of the "Hirsch Pipe", or the
"Downtown Mixed Use" properties for affordable housing; and expressed
support for rental, not ownership.
■ Proponent of spreading the projects, throughout town; felt that having 17 units
at the "Old Fruit Stand" and 90-182 units at "Camino Las Ramblas" would be
too dense for the area; not in favor of the "Hirsch Pipe" location and the
"Downtown Mixed Use"; felt that the "Seaside Nursery" site is worth
looking into; very interested in the military programs, as it has been difficult in
the past to find military families who qualify for Habitat for Humanity; and
preference in rental over ownership.
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Board Action: moved by Director Nielsen, seconded by Director Hribar and
carried 4-0-1 with Vice Chair Allevato Absent to direct staff to focus on the
"Old Fruit Stand", "Camino Las Ramblas", and "Seaside Nursery" as the
preferred potential affordable housing sites; .and worth looking into the
"Calle Rolando" site.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: DIRECTOR:
NOES: DIRECTOR:
ABSENT: DIRECTOR:
ADJOURNMENT:
Hribar, Nielsen, Uso and Chair Freese
None
Allevato
There being no further business, Chair Freese adjourned the meeting at 9:17 p.m. to
Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session, and 6:30 p.m. for the
public,Busin4s, Session, in the City Council Chamber,
SECRETARY
Approved: September 7, 2010
ATTE T:
LAURA FREESE, CHAIR
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