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RRA - Agenda 11-24-98 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING ROSEMEAD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 24, 1998, AT 7:00 P.M. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: 7:00 P.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG: AGENCYMEMBER CLARK INVOCATION: CHAIRMAN BRUESCH ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: AGENCYMEMBERS CLARK, IMPERIAL, TAYLOR, VICE-CHAIRMAN VASQUEZ, AND CHAIRMAN BRUESCH APPROVAL OF MINUTES: OCTOBER 27, 1998 -REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 10, 1998 -REGULAR MEETING 1. RESOLUTION NO. 98-22 - CLAIMS AND DEMANDS Recommendation: Approve Resolution No. 98-22, for payment of Agency expenditures. 2. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS 3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MATTERS 4. ADJOURNMENT TO DECEMBER 8, 1998, AT 7:00 P.M. Posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting at City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead;the L.A. County Library, Rosemead Branch, 8800 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead; and other locations pursuant to RMC Sec. 2801. RRA:RRAGENDk1134.98 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING ROSEMEAD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOVEMBER 10, 1998 The regular meeting of the Rosemead Agency was called to order by Chairman Bruesch at 7:02 p.m. in the conference room of City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. The Pledge to the Flag was led by Vice-Chairman Vasquez. The Invocation was led by Agencymember Clark ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Present: Agencymembers Clark, Imperial, Taylor, Vice Chairman Vasquez and Chairman Bruesch Absent: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: NONE 1. RRA RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 21 CLAIMS AND DEMANDS The following Resolution was presented to the Agency for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 98-21 - CLAIMS AND DEMANDS A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $6702.05 AND DEMANDS NO. 5332 THROUGH 5340 MOTION BY AGENCYMEMBER TAYLOR, SECOND BY AGENCYMEMBER IMPERIAL that the Agency adopt Resolution No. 98-21. Vote resulted: Aye: Vasquez, Clark, Bruesch, Imperial, Taylor No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Chairman declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. 2. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR GARVEY PARK CLUBHOUSE AND SHERIFF'S SUBSTATION MOTION BY AGENCYMEMBER IMPERIAL, SECOND BY VICE-CHAIRMAN VASQUEZ that Agency fund the shortfall at $97,000. Vote resulted: Aye: Vasquez, Clark, Bruesch, Imperial, Taylor No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Chairman declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. Agencymember Taylor requested a copy of the architect's corrections that were submitted for plan check. RRA:I1-10-96 Page In 3. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS -None 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MATTERS Juan Nunez, 2702 Del Mar Avenue, Rosemead, warned the Agency not to be caught "short" in building the substation as happened with the Hollywood Police Station. 5. ADJOURNMENT There being no further action to be taken at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 7:08 p.m. in memory of Dan Tine, a long-time Traffic Commissioner. The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted: APPROVED: City Clerk CHAIRMAN RRAI1-10-98 Page#2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING ROSEMEAD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OCTOBER 27, 1998 The regular meeting of the Rosemead Redevelopment Agency was called to order by Chairman Bruesch at 7:03 p.m. in the conference room of City Hall, 8838 E. Valley Boulevard, Rosemead, California. The Pledge to the Flag was led by Agencymember Taylor. The Invocation was led by Vice-Chairman Vasquez ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: Present: Agencymembers Clark, Imperial, Taylor, Vice Chairman Vasquez and Chairman Bruesch Absent: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: OCTOBER 13, 1998 -REGULAR MEETING MOTION BY AGENCYMEMBER IMPERIAL, SECOND BY AGENCYMEMBER TAYLOR that the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 13, 1998, be approved as submitted. Vote resulted: Aye: Bruesch, Vasquez, Clark, Imperial, Taylor No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Chairman declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. 1. RRA RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 20 CLAIMS AND DEMANDS The following Resolution was presented to the Agency for adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 98-20 - CLAIMS AND DEMANDS A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $49,676.47 AND DEMANDS NO. 5310 THROUGH 5320 MOTION BY AGENCYMEMBER IMPERIAL, SECOND BY AGENCYMEMBER CLARK that the Agency adopt Resolution No. 98-20. Vote resulted: Yes: Vasquez, Clark, Bruesch, Imperial, Taylor No: None Absent: None Abstain: None The Chairman declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. RRA:10-27.98 Page el 2. APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT WITH BAHR VERMEER & HAECKER ARCHITECTS OF THE GARVEY AVENUE COMMUNITY CENTER AND SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT AND EXTENSION OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH GRC INC. Don Wagner, Assistant City Manager, presented the staff report. Agencymember Imperial asked what the time frame would be from start to finish for this project. Dale Brown,BVH Architects, responded the project has design development, construction documents, plan check and bidding to go through, and that construction should begin in the Fall of 1999. Mr. Brown stated that construction should take 12 to 14 months. Steve Copenhaver, GRC Consultants, stated that they may be able to save a few months through the plan check process, however, the construction period will probably remain the same. Mr. Copenhaver added that this project involves digging out and recompacting 20' of fill. Chairman Bruesch asked if the liquification factor during a major earthquake has been considered. Mr. Brown responded that the soils report dealt with liquification and other seismic occurrences. Chairman Bruesch asked if the project would have access to River Avenue for signalization purposes. Mr. Bruesch stated that the bridge area bottlenecks and suggested that River Avenue be investigated for possible access. Mr. Copenhaver responded that our City Engineers have investigated signalization and accessing possibilities, and other than the main signal at the entrance, it would be problematic to try and access across another property as it would involve less parking spaces and other additional problems. Chairman Bruesch stated that the traffic situation there would prevent any major events from taking place. Agencymember Imperial suggested the possibility of an ingress on Garvey Avenue with an egress on Rosemead Boulevard via a ramp across the flood control channel. Agencymember Taylor asked what the residency guidelines would be for the Garvey Avenue Senior Housing as the Angelus Senior Housing project experienced vacancy problems due to lack of enough applicants prior to opening day, despite efforts to generate interest two years prior. The remaining vacant 10 to 15 units were filled with people that had just moved into the City. Mr. Taylor stated that that is not right. Mr. Copenhaver responded that this project will have a 6 month City residency requirement from the date of application. Mr. Copenhaver explained that the marketing efforts for Angelus were done before the project was under construction, and in reality, no one is interested in committing to an apartment before they can see the unit. As the project neared completion, however, there was tremendous interest. Agencymember Taylor stated that there were vacancies in the complex when it opened in April, 1995, and requested information on marketing activities in the community. In addition, Mr. Taylor suggested that staff review the situation that occurred with Angelus during the aforementioned time frame. Mr. Taylor stated that the $68,000 direct construction cost for each unit is misleading, as the actual cost would be between $110,000 and $120,000. RRA10-27-98 Page P1 Agencymember Taylor asked if there were any restrictions from tenants wanting to move from Angelus Senior Housing to Garvey Senior Housing. Mr. Copenhaver stated that in other cities, a tenant moving from one assisted unit to another had the lowest priority- those that did not have a unit had a higher priority. Chairman Bruesch requested that Mr. Copenhaver provide a memo on the total cost of the project. Mr. Copenhaver stated that he will provide the Agency with an outline of the total cost. Agencymember Clark clarified that the porous pavement will be included in the parking lot. MOTION BY VICE-CHAIRMAN VASQUEZ, SECOND BY AGENCYMEMBER CLARK that the Agency approve the proposed contract with BVH for architectural and engineering services and extend, on a time and material basis, the project management contract of GRC. Vote resulted: Aye: Vasquez, Clark, Bruesch, Imperial No: Taylor Absent: None Abstain: None The Chairman declared said motion duly carried and so ordered. Agencymember Taylor requested for the record that his No vote reflects his fear that this project will turn into a County housing project as Rosemead residents will not have priority to fill it. Agencymember Imperial stated for the record that he voted Yes, as this project is needed and long overdue, but he is disappointed in the amount of time it will take. Mr. Imperial continued that residents have expressed to him that they were not able to get in the Angelus Senior Housing, even though they were long time residents, because of the short residency requirements and the lottery system that was used at the end of fill the vacancies. Mr. Imperial stated that the primary concern should be for long-time residents who need our help the most. Agencymember Clark asked about the possibility of extending the 6 month requirement. Robert Kress, City Attorney, stated that that possibility can be looked into. Agencymember Taylor stated that the Angelus project could not have citizenship requirements; however, the new law can now require citizenship. Agencymember Clark asked about existing residency requirements regarding the housing project. Mr. Copenhaver stated that there will be meetings scheduled with the Housing Corporation to work out an acceptable agreement in arranging priorities, procedures and policy decisions. Chairman Bruesch stated for the record that this project meets two great needs in this City: (1) that our housing set-a-side funds will be utilized; and, (2) our moderate to low-income housing requirements of the Housing Element are satisfied. 3. MATTERS FROM OFFICIALS -None RR/3'10-27-9g Page 43 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MATTERS -None 5. ADJOURNMENT There being no further action to be taken at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for November 10, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted: APPROVED: Agency Secretary CHAIRMAN RR,i10-27-98 Page 94