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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
ROSEMEAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
August 14, 2007
Chairman Tran called the regular meeting of the Rosemead Community
Development Commission to order at 5:28 p.m. in the conference room of City
Hall, at 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. The pledge to the flag
was led by Commissioner Low and Commissioner Clark led the invocation.
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS:
Present: Commissioners Clark, Low, Vice-Chairman Nunez, Chairman Tran
Absent: Commissioner Taylor
Chairman Tran recessed the Community Development Commission meeting at
5:29 pm and reconvened back at 6:05 pm.
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Chairman Tran: We did the roll call and moving on to the next item: Public
Comments from the Audience. Is that 2D, Juan?
Juan Nunez: Yes, I ah,...
Chairman Tran: 2D, 3A and 4A?
Juan Nunez: Yes.
Chairman Tran: I'll call you up when the items are up.'
Commissioner Clark: 2D what?
Chairman Tran: 2D, 3A and 4A. Marlene is just, um...I won't call you to speak in
Public Comment.
Marlene Shinen: (Inaudible) ...I've never spoken at this before. Is this the time
that we would speak to the council on an item?
Chairman Tran: We have it on the Agenda item, can I bring you back?
Marlene Shinen: Yes.
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2. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Resolution No. 2007-14 Claims and Demands
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2007-14 for payment of
Commission expenditures in the amount of $13,382.17 demands
8158 through 8165.
B. Resolution No. 2007-15 Claims and Demands
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2007-15 for payment of
Commission expenditures in the amount of $43,815.23 demands
8171 through 8174.
C. Minutes
June 12, 2007 - Regular Meeting
July 17, 2007 - Regular Meeting
Chairman Tran: Okay, moving on to the Consent Calendar. A motion would be in
order to approve 2A, 2B and 2C.
Vice-Chairman Nunez: So moved.
Chairman Tran: Is there a second?
Commissioner Low: Second.
Chairman Tran: All those in favor say "Aye".
All Commissioners: Aye.
Chairman Tran: Abstain or opposed?
Commissioner Clark: "No", I'd like the record to show that I object to the
prepayment of services for GCR.
Vice-Chairman Nunez made to motion, second by commissioner Low to
approve items 2A, 2B and 2C.Vote resulted:
Yes: Low, Nunez, Tran
No: Clark
Abstain: None
Absent: Taylor
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D. Approval of Plans and Specifications and Authorization to
Seek Bids for Traffic Signal Improvements at Del Mar Avenue
and Graves Avenue
Plans and specifications have been prepared for traffic signal
modifications at Del Mar Avenue and Graves Avenue, to include
dedicated left-turn phasing in the north/south direction. The
Community Development Commission will consider the approval of
the plans and specifications and authorization to advertise for bids.
Recommendation: That the Community Development
Commission approve the plans'and specifications for the Traffic
Signal Improvements at Del Mar Avenue and Graves Avenue and
authorize advertisement for bids by the Commission Secretary.
Juan Nunez: Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar, I just wanted to make a comment on
this Del Mar and Graves signal. I find nothing wrong with that, but you put a
signal on Garvey, you know and Graves and Jackson and if you notice that when
you are driving west on Garvey, there's cars traveling east on Graves there on
the other side and they may receive a signal change and you may not see a car
coming when you are going to make a left turn (inaudible) or even cars that are
coming out of Jackson, integrate coming east when they are traveling through
that area there.
Commissioner Clark: When you are traveling west on Graves or you said
Garvey?
Juan Nunez: Graves.
Chairman Tran: Graves.
Juan Nunez: When your going west on Graves where the light is, there is a hill
there and don't see below that hill, sometimes the traffic is coming east don't see
you either, because you make a turn into Maryvale.
Commissioner Clark: There is a signal there.
Juan Nunez: What?
Commissioner Clark: There is a signal there.
Juan Nunez: There is a signal there but if it's green on both directions the cars
are traveling quite fast, before you can make a turn onto Maryvale, you are going
west, you are going west and you want to make a left turn into Maryvale. The
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traffic is coming east, may not see you and you don't see the traffic. I don't know
what you can do to slow it down or? ,
Chairman Tran: Well, we are on Del Mar and Graves.
Juan Nunez: I know. I just wanted to point this out that this happens on Graves
and Jackson.
Chairman Tran: Okay.
Juan Nunez: Check it out. (inaudible)
Chairman Tran: Can you have Public Works, look at that - Graves and Jackson?
Interim Executive Director Chi: Yes.
Chairman Tran: Thank you. A motion would be in order.
Vice-Chairman Nunez: Move to approve.
Commissioner Clark: Second.
Chairman Tran: All those in favor say "Aye".
All Commissioners: Aye
Chairman Tran: Abstain/ opposed? 4 - 0
Vice- Chairman Nunez made a motion to, second by Commissioner Clark to
approve Item 2D. Voted resulted:
Yes: Clark, Low, Nunez, Tran
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent. Taylor
Vice-Chairman Nunez: I'd like to make a comment on that. The city has been
working with the County on this and this has been it just takes forever to work
with the County to get this signal, and I just wanted to let you know that since we
started this, this project (inaudible) and the Traffic the Commission approved, it
takes for ever and it is just one of those things that we have to start finding out
ways that you know, work close to the County to make sure that things get done
a little sooner. Um, any suggestions from our Engineer and (inaudible) we would
be really grateful, so we can have the questions, the correct questions to ask the
people when we see them - when we see Molina's staff members and all that.
Because I get the feeling that we are not asking the right questions, we're not
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saying the right things and that's why it's taking so long to get some of these
things done.
Commissioner Clark: Mr. Mayor?
Chairman Tran: Yes?
Commissioner Clark: I'd like to make a comment. On the signal that Juan brought
up, I live fairly close to and I am very impressed with that signal because it
seems like it has a sensor, it senses the cars going through. I know (inaudible)
but you don't have to wait at all, and yet Jackson and Garvey is a long wait, I
think that's probably an old fashioned kind. So I'm just wondering if that new
technology the one at Jackson and Graves is very efficient and moves you along
and it changes real fast. You can get other there but you know they can do that
on Garvey and I mean the one we just approved. If they can put the new
technology on that, that would save a lot of car idling and frayed nerves.
Chairman Tran: Can you give us some information on that?
Interim City Manager Chi: We will look into that. Thank you very much.
Chairman Tran: Next item is: Matters from the Chairman and Commissioners
3. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIRMAN & COMMISSIONERS
A. Community Development Commission Legal Counsel Selection
Juan Nunez: Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar. I just wanted to ask how much money
is in the cookie jar to be hiring all these Commissioners or this Counsel. Is there
enough money to hire Counsel for the Redevelopment, Counsel for the City
Council and Counsel for some other type that comes up later on? I.just wanted to
know were does ah, I'm just trying to understand, you know.
Chairman Tran: I understand, and basically this position is going to be a split
position as well. The general counsel is split with Garcia, Calderon and Ruiz.
And tonight's selection is just the Community Development Commission related
items instead of doing both, they're just doing one.
Juan Nunez: But they'll be paying... paid separately?
Chairman Tran: Correct, instead of paying one firm, you're splitting it.
Juan Nunez: That's what I mean.
Chairman Tran: But what we had before, we had one law firm but two different
attorneys.
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Juan Nunez: You are paying two different Counsels for the same amount?
Vice-Chairman Nunez: No, it's different.
Juan Nunez: (inaudible)
Vice-Chairman Nunez: We have a certain amount in the budget to do
Redevelopment legal and that's were that money is coming from.
Juan Nunez: And, Redevelopment does it have that much money in the cookie
jar?
Vice-Chairman Nunez: Yes, we that money set aside.
Commissioner Clark: Mr. Mayor, I have a question related to that. If we approve
a firm tonight, will we revisit Bonny's contract for the development agency?
Chairman Tran: Yes. .
Commissioner Clark: So that would be deleted. So we would not be paying...
Chairman Tran: We won't be paying both.
Juan Nunez: I am just asking you because hands on the (inaudible) I don't know.
Interim City Manager: Steering wheel, Juan.
Chairman Tran: Marlene.
Marlene Shinen: Good evening, my name is Marlene Shinen. I reside at 8447
Drayer Lane in South San Gabriel. I'm not a Rosemead resident. But only you,
Mr. Tran, know why you were ready to select a firm without interviewing either of
them. You made a. big mess, but my concern is, because I live in South San
Gabriel I don't want this to happen. So I'm firmly in objection to hiring Alvarez,
Arnold Alvarez Glassman as Redevelopment attorney for Rosemead City. As a
South San Gabriel resident since 1955, my concern is Rosemead's expressed
interest in annexation of South San Gabriel for low-income housing. We had that
meeting yes, on June 28th of '07. You came to your residential meeting in South
San Gabriel where that was discussed. But since then, this has come up with this
Arnold Alvarez Glassman. He is a good friend with Henry Attina, he does
business with Henry Attina.
So we've got an investigation I have read on this man. As a Montebello City
Attorney, Glassman signed a deal in which the City loaned Attina over a million
dollars to partly finance a building at a restaurant in Montebello. The story is long,
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but who owns the restaurant now? Applebee's is owned by Attina. It's a long
disgusting story. And second thing - in addition to one million dollars for the
restaurant, the City Redevelopment agency also loaned Attina 22 million dollars
plus for two senior housing complexes built by Attina. This disturbs me as far as
Attina in Redevelopment and your're coming close to South San Gabriel looking
for places to put your little low income housing. You're looking over the fence to
put in low income housing in South San Gabriel. That does "not sit well with me.
Arnold Alvarez Glassman's close relationship with Developer Attina is a major
conflict of interest. At tax payer's expense, Attina is enriched by millions with
lucrative forgivable loans to the extent of over 2.5 million dollars. So Glassman
had said he had not had this relationship, close relationship with Attina since 89'.
But that is not true, that is not true because I went to the Superior Court
California, County of L.A. yesterday and I found a court case, where guess who
represented Hank Attina in his DUI, but Arnold Alvarez Glassman, his friend.
So this is a conflict of interest. You're going to have this man as an attorney for
the City, looking over the fence there and use Attina maybe to annex my area for
your low income housing. I see it, I oppose it. So this is a copy for all of you to
look at, it came from Downey Courthouse. It's all the record about why this man
was arrested for a DUI at .16, drugs in his car, he plead guilty, even though he
had his friend as his attorney, he was convicted.
Commissioner Clark: This is Attina? Attina was...
Marlene Shinen: Attina was the defendant, Arnold Alvarez Glassman, his friend,
is the attorney. This is a conflict of interest. With this body of people, you have
proven it's too close, too close, the club is getting too close. I oppose it; I oppose
it with all my heart. I hope you reconsider John, you are a young man, you've got
ambition and you've got a bright feature, you're anxious. You need some
wisdom. I really pray that you will consider what you doing here because this is
going effect not just you, me and all the residents. And you've always said it has
to come from the residents and tonight it did:
Audience member: See no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil.
Chairman Tran: Do we have anymore speakers? Okay, Community Development
Commission Legal Counsel Selection, what's the will of the Commission?
Commissioner Clark: Mr. Mayor? One of the reasons that I asked the question
about eminent domain was, I'm very much opposed to the use of it, unless as a
last resort. And I was impressed with Burke, Williams, and Sorensen who, they
were the only ones that said they would try not to use it and that sits well with
me. Juan knows, I started off fighting eminent domain for the high school. And I
still believe very strongly in the right to own your own property. And so, I would
make a motion that we go with Burke, Williams and Sorensen, for other reasons
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also. I also have a real problem with Glassman in the sense of his involvement in
politics. Just last week he filed for Montebello, running for office and then
withdrew it. It doesn't matter to me that he withdrew it, that shows that he is still
involved in politics, and according to the newspaper he was wanting to run again,
to show somebody, run against her, there was, retribution or whatever. We don't
need that kind of politics in this City. I'm very, very, worried that would come in,
that kind of thing. And I also have the campaign contributions statement that I
believe that Mr. Nunez took $500 from Mr. Attina and as well as Mr. Glassman.
Vice-Chairman Nunez: From Mr. Who?
Commissioner Clark: Mr. Glassman. (inaudible) Not a good sign when you
accept contributions from someone who wants a contract with the City.
(inaudible) because it taints your vote. Can't help it. I know it's legal, but to me it's
unethical.
Vice-Chairman Nunez: First of all, I don't remember ever taking any contributions
from Mr. Glassman, and if you can correct me, I will stand corrected. But I don't
really look at who gives me all this. Any money that I take, because I just don't
look at that as trying to pay back a favor, if someone gives me money. But I do
understand the fact that I have not received any money from any Wal-Mart or
developers through Wal-Mart.
Commissioner Clark: I didn't take anything from Wal-Mart.
Vice-Chairman Nunez: I'm just telling you, that I have not done that and if you
haven't done that that is great too.
Chairman Tran: Haven't you indirectly received contributions from Mike Lewis,
who is a consultant for Wal-Mart?
Commissioner Clark: No.
Chairman Tran: You were quoted in the paper, about using his copy machine.
Commissioner Clark: I didn't use it, the paper didn't say that. The supporters, the
group used it.
Chairman Tran: Mike Lewis did say... okay
Commissioner Clark: No I didn't.
Chairman Tran: So you printed out postcards... I mean you want to go into
campaign contributions you received $5,000 from Panda Express which is doing
a project in our City.
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Commissioner Clark: I did not receive $5,000.
Mayor Tran: From Andrew Cherng. It's, I don't have it right now, if you want to
look into it. If you want to talk about campaign contributions -
Commissioner Clark: Now, what he is doing in our city?
Chairman Tran: He's doing a project in our city, right on the Wal-Mart pad. So
that requires us to go through...
Commissioner Clark: Well, I'll abstain, if it comes to it then ...(inaudible)
Chairman Tran: Well, I would hope you abstain from all...
Commissioner Clark: (inaudible)
Commissioner Low: Chairman?
Chairman Tran: Yes?
Commissioner Low: I think, as we go through our campaign period, from time to
time we do receive contributions from different people. But I don't think... that
doesn't necessarily mean that one will always vote just because that person
made contributions to your campaign. So I wish I will stop that discussion
because it will go on forever. I just want to come back to this attorney selection.
Ijust want to make a statement that I'm very impressed with, you know with all
five firms that were presented to us. I think all five of them are all are very
credible, you know qualified firms. So I kind of want to focus on that. I think for
me, I will second Mrs. Clark's motion because I do also see that Burke, Williams
and Sorenson is a very qualified.firm that I'm very impressed with their project .
that they have done in Alhambra. And, 1 did some research and I'm very pleased
with the two attorneys that sat in front of us tonight. So I'm willing to support that.
I just wanted to reiterate that I will second, I will second her motion.
Vice-Chairman Nunez: Mr. Tran I just, I'd like to say I also was impressed with all
of the firms that came in before us. I think that I could probably whittle it down to
a couple that I was a little more impressed with. At this time I'd like to make a
substitute motion and that motion is to accept Glassman as the Attorney for the
Redevelopment.
Commissioner Clark: Mr. Chairman, I have a correction to make. It was you,
that had the $1,000 from both Attina and Glassman. I apologize John (Nunez)
Chairman Tran: Well, a thousand dollars will not buy my vote (inaudible).
Commissioner Clark: What's that?
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Chairman: A thousand dollars isn't
Commissioner Clark: Well that's up to you. It's just that, I would not do that.
Chairman Tran: Ok. You know it goes back to what Mrs. Low stated. If you want
to get down to it, I know it is election season in a year and a half, and I know you
started already. If you want to get down to it, let's break down, we'll bring it up.
Let's break down how much money you've received on retail.
Commissioner Clark: Of course.
Chairman Tran: And I hope you would stay on issues and with Wal-Mart...
Commissioner Clark interrupts (inaudible)
Chairman Tran: I'm sorry, I have the floor. When Wal-Mart contributes at least
$400,000 into your campaign, whether it's directly to you or indirectly through
independent expenditures, it affects you. Were you not, did you not receive any
funds indirectly from Wal-Mart?
Commissioner Clark: I did not. If they (inaudible)
Chairman Tran: I want these minutes to be verbatim.
Commissioner Clark: I didn't I received nothing myself.
Chairman Tran: I'm not asking you... Indirectly...
Commissioner Clark: (inaudible) supported you? I mean come on...let's not. I'm
talking about things that you have control over, that's what I'm talking about.
Barbara Murphy: Isn't there a motion on the table here? Didn't Maggie make a
motion?
Chairman Tran: It's a substitute motion.
Vice-Chairman Nunez: It's a substitute motion right now.
Chairman Tran: I'll second the substitute motion.
City Attorney Garcia: The substitute motion is on the table.
Chairman Tran: And again, going back to it, all five firms are great and I think that
any firm will be great.
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Commissioner Low: So the substitute motion is on Glassman right now?
Chairman Tran: Correct. And l will call for the question. All those in favor say-
'Aye".
Vice-Chairman Nunez made a substitute motion, with a second by
Chairman Tran to accept Glassman as the new Redevelopment City Attorney.
Vote resulted in:
Yes: Nunez, Tran
No: Clark, Low
Abstain: None
Absent: Taylor
Chairman Tran: Now let's go back to the original motion which is to hire Burke,
Williams and Sorenson as the legal counsel:
Commissioner Clark made a motion, second by Commissioner Low to hire
Burke, William and Sorenson as the Legal Counsel. Vote resulted in:
Yes: Clark, Low, Nunez, Tran
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Taylor
Chairman Tran: I want to get at that, Maggie. We'll do that (inaudible) bringing it
up at an during the meeting, I mean, you know (inaudible)
Commissioner Clark: (inaudible)
Vice-Chairman Nunez: Ok, that's enough. What is our second thing here?
4. MATTERS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & STAFF
A. Manarino Realty Exclusive Negotiating Agreement
On November 28, 2006, the Community Development Commission
approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) with
Manarino Realty for the development of the 6-acre site located at
the northeast corner of Temple City and Valley Boulevards. The
ENA provided an initial six month time period within which the
Commission and Mr. Manarino would work to develop a
development agreement setting forth the specific terms related to
project economics including any proposed subsidy, property
acquisition, and the development of the 6-acre site. Based upon the
progress made over the initial six month period, Mr. Manarino
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requested a 45-day extension (which was included in his original
ENA with City) to finalize the project deal points before presenting
them to the Commission.
Over the last 45 days, Mr. Manarino presented staff with a list of
deal points that would require the City to take the lead role in
property acquisition and included a preliminary project proforma
showing a multi-million dollar subsidy from the City to pay for
property acquisition and other expenses related to attracting
desired retailers, restaurants, and grocery uses to this site.
Based on that assessment, staff believes that the high land values
and costs of assemblage would make it difficult to complete the
project without a large subsidy from the City. While Mr. Manarino
has made significant progress over the last several months, staff
does not believe that the City is in a financial position to be able to
provide a subsidy of that magnitude.
Recommendation: That the Community Development
Commission allow the ENA between the Commission and Manarino
Realty to expire and entertain any new development proposals for
the site at the northeast corner of Temple City and Valley
Boulevards as they arise.
Chairman Tran: It's Matters from the Executive Director and Staff.
Interim City Manager Chi: Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to bring
this item back for the Community Development Commission's consideration. On
November 28th the Community Development Commission first approved an
Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Manarino and Associates. Later, at our
meeting in July, the council extended that ENA for additional 45 days as was
allowed in the initial agreement that was negotiated. Based on recent
conversation with.staff's had with Mr. Manarino and his firm, we do not believe
that the project he is proposing is at this point in time is financially feasible.
The type of subsidy that would be required that he is requesting in order to make
a project financially feasible is something that I don't believe is worth that type of
investment. In your packets we've included correspondences from Mr. Manarino.
My staff and I have analyzed this situation very closely and unfortunately, I think
given the developments that have occurred in the past several weeks, the deal
just does not, is not going to work financially from our perspective. So at this
point in time, what we're recommending to the Community Development
Commission is that we allow the ENA that was granted to Mr. Manarino expire
and that you direct staff to continue to monitor the situation, monitor the site and
bring forward back any proposals in the future that do make sense.
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Chairman Tran: Well, let me um...I have a speaker, Juan Nunez.
Juan Nunez: Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar. Yes, I don't believe you should be
giving exclusive negotiation agreements to anyone. What if somebody else
comes up with a better deal and you're locked up with somebody that (inaudible)
cling on six months, a year? I don't know what the. I don't follow all that
(inaudible). How long do you (inaudible) an agreement? Somebody else may
come up with a better deal and you're locked into the other person for a certain
length of time. Also, I don't believe you should be subsidizing, if they can't put it
up then don't put it up. Let them put their money where their mouth is. We
shouldn't be subsidizing these developers to the tune that they'll come in for a
year or two and then skip town with their pockets full of money at our expense. I
mean you're in the driver's seat and I'm just complaining about that and that I
wish that you look at it better. Thank you.
Chairman Tran: Is there a motion to accept the recommendation for...
Vice-Chairman Nunez: Before we go with that, what's the possibility of having to
look at this proposal with Manarino Realty a little bit closer? I'm curious, there are
some questions that maybe perhaps I should have asked and didn't of the staff
and I was wondering if we could, is there, I know it's a 45 day...
Chairman Tran: You want to answer this?
Interim City Manager Chi: Commissioner Nunez, we are continuing our
conversation with Mr. Manarino. At this point in time, what we are recommending
is to allow the ENA to expire. In terms of the next step that, and just to wrap into
an answer to Juan's comment, an ENA is vital, if we're going to get the type of
developments that the Commission has requested.
Any type of national retailer, without an ENA, without any some site control, no
developer; no retailer will talk to a developer. So in that sense, it's important that
went through the process. What happens though, sometimes during this process
is the deal points haven't been worked out. Mr., Commissioner Nunez, the
situation we are at now with Mr. Manarino is that the deal points that he is
proposing would require a subsidy so great, that we don't believe it is feasible for
us or worth it for us to continue analyzing the number, when he throws out a
number that is really, really large. And it doesn't mean we're not going to
continue to talk with him, it-doesn't mean... We will continue exploring every
potential development opportunity of this and other potential sites. It does mean
at this point in time we recommend you let, you allow this ENA to expire and if a
new proposal comes forward at a different point in time, we'll bring it back, for the
Commission's consideration.
Commissioner Clark: Mr. Mayor, I'll make a motion to accept the staff
recommendation that we allow the ENA to expire and the rest of it. But I
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disagree, that we have to have an ENA, or nobody will come if you don't.
Because, this is the second ENA that we've given and that has fizzled. So, I tend
to agree with Juan on that, you know, free enterprise (inaudible). I have to
wonder, in giving these; are we keeping out potential other developers that might
have better projects. I just ...I think we shouldn't have this mindset that we have
to have an ENA.
Vice-Chairman Nunez: I just think that if we don't have an ENA we will have a
development there, but we'll have a development that will fall short, of some of
the things that I think the citizens are asking for...
Commissioner Clark: Well we have the final say...
Vice-Chairman Nunez: Well I know, but there are some things that I know but
unless, that it's just going to conferences, talking to people, talking to different
lawyers, talking to different development people, talking to different council
members, talking to all. You know, you go out there, you've done that, you've
asked these questions and quite frankly they'll come up with that, and when you
ask them what is the importance of the ENA, and most of them always say very
very important because that's what, that's what get us to get people to listen to
them, to come to the City. And the thing otherwise, what will happen it will have
small retail areas chunked up instead of one larger one that is all interconnected.
Instead it will have little things here and there and that's something that I don't
think that the City is calling for that. I think the City is looking to go out there and
get some firms or some companies or national brand companies and you know,
all those companies the only way they want to come is if they have a whole area
all, you know, bundled up together.
Chairman Tran: Well, as Joe Montes said, from Burke, Williams, he had stated,
I've talked to some of their councilmen, they've locked up a lot of property. That's,
why there are successful and they've used eminent domain and just because
somebody says we're not going to try to use it, it's the last resort...
Commissioner Clark: I know, but, (inaudible) negotiate (inaudible).
Chairman Tran: Correct. Well I mean that's what they do in Alhambra as well and
so this is a process that as Mr. Nunez stated to assemble property, unless we
want a piece of it and put little shops there.
Commissioner Clark: Okay, my motion was just too...(inaudible)...
Chairman Tran: But you did make some points, I wanted to clarify that.
Commissioner Clark: (Inaudible) ....policy, I'm just saying let's be open about it.
Chairman Tran: Correct.
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Commissioner Clark: (Inaudible)
Chairman Tran: We are open about this. Is there a second?
Vice-Chairman Nunez: Second.
Chairman Tran: All those in favor say "Aye"
All Commissioners: Aye
Chairman Tran: Abstain, opposed? We will adjourn...
Commissioner Clark made a motion, second by Vice-Chairman Nunez to
accept the staff recommendation on item 4A. Vote resulted:
Yes: Clark, Low, Nunez, Tran
No: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Taylor
Commissioner Low: I have a question or a comment to the City Manager. Since.
we are having a Redevelopment Attorney, I would like to ask staff to kind of do a
write-up, to really define what the role is for the Redevelopment Attorney versus
the role for the City Attorney. I'd like to have it very clear, a definition so that
everybody know what is their responsibility.
Interim City Manager Chi: If there is a concurrence from the council, I believe
that's an appropriate task, something that's important for us to,, so we'll do that.
Commissioner Clark: I like to add to that. If Burke, Williams and Sorenson are
willing to setup a contract where.- I like what Best, Best & Krieger talked about
with- setting up a budget for certain projects. And we see (inaudible) into that
budget and they give up reports on where we'are and how we stand. Rather than
hourly, I'm not comfortable with hourly.
So I'm wondering if they're willing to come up, if you can, if staff can work with
them on it (inaudible). I like the fact that they said well, if there is an issue, I
forget what the issue was. But they wouldn't have to do research on, that point
because they would call one of their buddies that already knows what's going on
and not bill hourly for that.
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Interim City Manager Chi: With the Commission's concurrence, that's what staff
will be doing over the next couple of weeks is touching base with the attorney's
from Burke, Williams and beginning the process of negotiating a proposed
contract we'll.....
Chairman Tran: When you do enter into negotiations, just put it out there.
Interim City Manager Chi: Exactly, absolutely, very good.
Chairman Tran: The next Community Development Commission meeting will
take place August 28 at 6 pm. Meeting adjourned.
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 pm. The next Community Development
Commission meeting will take place on August 28, 2007 at 6:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted: APPROVED:
Nina Castruita
COMMISSION SECRETARY
John Tran
CHAIRMAN
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