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Home My WebLink About11/22/19971 2 3 4. CITY OF D�. -tMOND BAR AND Dh MOND BAR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TOWN HALL MEETING Fourth in a Series CASTLE ROCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 2975 CASTLE ROCK DRIVE DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1997 9:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. (NOON) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL MAYOR HUFF/DBRDA CHAIR WERNER WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION MAYOR HUFF/DBRDA CHAIR WERNER OVERVIEW OF REDEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA PLAN 5. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT AND THE REVITALIZATION AREA PLAN 6. WRAP UP AND NEXT MEETING PLAN 7. ADJOURNMENT TERRY BELANGER, CITY MANAGER TERRY BELANGER, CITY MANAGER COUNCIL/BOARD, STAFF AND MEETING ATTENDEES COUNCIL/BOARD AND STAFF MAYOR HUFF, D;R D. CHAIR U - .-AL1 ✓AI/i�GL %l'fET/d/G �t Nllf ADae�s Mye/ 2,L3<lCr-aeke- 4k C cl� G-7 LQ7 PQ�� CITY OF DIAMOND BAR AND DIAMOND BAR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TOWN HALL MEETING Fourth in a Series CASTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM I . CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Mayor Huff called the meeting to order at 9:22 a.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE- The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Ansari ROLL CALL. Council Members Ansari, Harmony, Mayor Pro Tem Herrera, Mayor Huff. Council Member Werner was absent. Agency Members Ansari, Harmony, Herrera, Vice Chairman HLIff Chairman Werner was absent. Also present were Terrence L Belanger, City Manager/Agency Executive Director, James DeStefano, Deputy City Manager; Frank Usher, Deputy City Manager; Kellee Fritzal, Assistant to the City Manager and Lynda Burgess, City Clerk. 2. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Mayor Huff 3. OVERVIEW OF REDEVELOPMENT Not given due to the fact that there was only one person in the audience Council agreed to focus on his questions. 4. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION PLAN Not given. 5. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT AND THE REVITALIZATION AREA PLAN Roger Meyer - re Redevelopment Plan Pg. 5 - acquiring real property - why is eminent domain still within the document's Belanger - When Council adopted the redevelopment plan, it also adopted a policy resolution eliminatim, eminent domain This allowed us to set policy without starting all over again with the Ordinance Harmony - Understood that a simple majority of the Council could chane the policy Belanger - City Attorney cites the Code Section relating to amending the Plan - Resolution indicates that the policy cannot be changed without amending the Redevelopment Plan. Harmony - Other cities have changed policies and added eminent domain later. Huff- Council has eminent domain already without having a Redevelopment Agency. If eminent domain were added by the Redevelopment Plan amendment process, Belanger - The law allows an Agency to use eminent domain for the first 12 years of the Plan. After that, eminent domain cannot be used. This is not a power that the Agency needs. Eminent domain tends to be used more with residential properties and there are only two residences within the project area. These residences are already considered non -conforming uses. Adding more residential to the Agency's Plan would be difficult to do because the Plan does not currently call for residential inclusion in the Plan Herrera - Only 2 residences located in the plan area. Not looking to exercise eminent domain on businesses Meyer - Will you have to create roadways outside the project area in order to handle the traffic flow created by bringing in new businesses? Belanger - The primary focus is on making what we have better --to fill in vacant spaces and enhance current businesses Also looking to attract new businesses. Meyer - Had a traffic problem at Country Hills Towne Center because of the addition of the movie theatre Will we create that type of problem aga1n9 Belanger - Agency doesn't envision that we will be aflecting residential streets by filling the current shopping areas Ansari - Only 10% of the City is included in the project area. ]Meyer - Gateway Corporate Center - Thought it was supposed to be tilled with office buildings but that hasn't happened Belanger - Center was constructed at a time when the real estate economy was at its highest. When it was completed, the real estate market had fallen apart Under the law, that center is now deemed to be blighted because there is no activity. Harmony - Pointed out that Zelman chose to not sell their property within the Gateway Center until property values increased They are currently lowering some of their prices. There is no blight there Hutl'- The reference to S300 million is misrepresented --those are not your property tax dollars and they are currently being spent outside of the City. Belanger - Read from the Code stating the definition of economic blight - 'economic conditions. High business vacancies, In response to Mr. Meyer, Belanger explained that if project area dollars are loaned to a business within the project area, they will be required to repay plus interest. The goal is to rehabilitate and retain businesses We are going to utilize project area resources to do that. Meyer - People are afraid that this money will be given away to attract businesses Ansari left at 10:12 a.m. Belanger - No, the businesses will be making up write-downs through their property taxes. Not likely to see the Agency give away money without an expectation of return. Art O'Daly - Has studied and talked to redevelopment professionals --Harmony is putting out a lot of misinformation Belanger - All Agency decisions are made at public hearings by the Board of Directors including those relating to the expenditure of funds. Explained what the Brea Redevelopment Agency did that lead to the relocation of Avery Dennison to Brea. Explained the analysis made by staff concerning the costs paid by taxpayers for fire protection in Diamond Bar. The City ends up donating an extra $1,000,000 per year for fire protection City also subsidizes the County library Ill ways that other cities do not Herrera - Pointed out that Mr. Harmony says we do not have a specific plan - true - will start getting into specifics atter the first of the year He says the school districts will not benefit - not true - redevelopment agency could help make Pantera School a reality. He mentions State debt of $40 billion due to redevelopment abuse - City can look at mistakes made by other cities and learn from them to avoid pitfalls Huff- Redevelopment fiords from City of Industry directly resulted in the construction of Diamond Ranch High School O'Daly - Rejected Harmony's offer to speak to the Chamber because of his continuing misinformation Allowed City speakers because Chamber thought the information was valid. Why can't the Citv contract to lower our fire protection costs9 Belanger - Already a member of the Fire Protection District Meyers - Why is the Council also the Redevelopment Agency? Hutt'- As Council Members we are directly accountable to the people. With a separate redevelopment board, the citizens have less accountability because that board would not be elected. Also saves funds because the Council is not paid extra to be on the board but a separate board would be Belanger - Very few cities have separate Redevelopment Agency Boards. Meyers - Pointed out that with a by-pass road, there would be less traffic to support businesses. Huff- Already have enough tragic to support our businesses. Primary concern is to keep traffic benefiting local residents. Ron Clark - Does a(,enc_y have power to overturn the General Plan? Huff- Redevelopment does not change land use. Merely implements the General Plan. Belanger - Redevelopment Plan must be in conformance with the General Plan - not the other way around. Clark - Does monies coming in during the early years allow the Agency to do that much? Belanger - No, projections shown in Section E of the supplemental report indicate that maximum bonding is $40,000,000 It will take several years before bonding companies will be willing to invest in the Agency Meyers - Are there any plans to hire any type of group of professionals to market the redevelopment area'' Hut'- The City contracts for services such as these. 6. NEXT MEETING PLAN December 20, 1997 at AQMD. 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(NOON) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL MAYOR HUFF/DBRDA CHAIR WERNER WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF REDEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA PLAN 5. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS MAYOR HUFF/DBRDA CHAIR WERNER TERRY BELANGER, CITY MANAGER TERRY BELANGER, CITY MANAGER ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT AND COUNCIL/BOARD, STAFF THE REVITALIZATION AREA PLAN AND MEETING ATTENDEES 6. WRAP UP AND NEXT MEETING COUNCIL/BOARD AND PLAN STAFF 7. ADJOURNMENT MAYOR HUFF, DBRDA CHAIR WERNER HP OfficeJet LX Personal Printer/Fax/Copier Automatic Log Identification Result Brown -Tribune OK Barbara -Bulletin OK 7.1.0 Fax Log Report for City of Diamond Bar 909-861-3117 Nov -19-97 16:01 Pages Tyne Date Time Duration Diagnostic 02/02 Sent Nov -19 15:59 00:00:41 002562030022 02/02 Sent Nov -19 16:01 00:00:40 002562030022 I 2. 3. Ll � , r CITY OF DIAiVIOND BAR AND DIAMOND BAR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TOWN HALL MEETING Fourth in a Series CASTLE ROCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 2975 CASTLE ROCK DRIVE DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1997 9:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. (NOON) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL MAYOR HUFF/DBRDA CHAIR WERNER WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW OF REDEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA PLAN 5. QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS MAYOR HUFF/DBRDA CHAIR WERNER TERRY BELANGER, CITY MANAGER TERRY BELANGER, CITY MANAGER ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT AND COUNCIL/BOARD, STAFF THE REVITALIZATION AREA PLAN AND MEETING ATTENDEES 6. WRAP UP AND NEXT MEETING COUNCIL/BOARD AND PLAN STAFF 7. ADJOURNMENT MAYOR HUFF, DBRDA CHAIR WERNER T i1 1. .1 Nr —P NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING STATE OF CALIFORNIA 1 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS. CITY OF DIAMOND BAR ) The Diamond Bar City Council and Diamond Bar Redevelopmen, Agency will hold a Town Hall. Meeting in the Castle Rock Springs Elementary School Multi -Purpose Room, located at 2975 Castle Drive, Diamond Bar, California from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on November 22, 1997. I, LYNDA BURGESS declare as follows: I am the City Clerk in the City of Diamond Bar; that a of the agenda for the Town Hall Meeting, to be held on Nove.T. 22, 1997 was posted at their proper locations. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct that this Notice and Affidavit was executed this 19th day of November, 1997, at Diamond Bar, California. Lynda Burgess Lynda Burgess, City Clerk it, of Diamond Bar