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e. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
COMMUNITY RECOVERY AGENCY
OCTOBER 25, 1994
CALL TO ORDER Chairman Pederson called the Community RecoveryAgency to order
at 7:55 p.m.
APPROVAL OF It was moved by Smyth and seconded by Heidt to approve the
MINUTES minutes of the Community Recovery Agency meeting of October 11,
1994.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: Darcy, Heidt, Boyer, Smyth, Pederson
Noes: None
Excused: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
PUBLIC There was no public participation at this time.
PARTICIPATION
„ ITEM CRA1
Don Duckworth reported that at the October 11, 1994 Community
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Recovery Agency meeting, a series of recommendations arising from
RECOMMENDATIONS
the City's Public Participation Process were reported to the Agency
FROM THE COMMUNITY
Board. At the same time, a number of requests for additional time
RECOVERY AGENCY
to consider those recommendations were presented. Staff was
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
directed to follow-up with each of the individuals/groups submitting
PROCESS
these requests and then to resubmit this item for Board
Consideration.
Addressing the Agency on this item were: Laurene Weste, Valerie
Thomas, Joan Macgregor, Gary Johnson, Connie Worden Roberts,
Allan Cameron, Wayne Donaldson, Christopher Townsley, Carl
Kanowsky.
Following discussion, it was moved by Heidt to approve option 1
where the City Council acts alone as CRA Board.
There was no second to this motion.
It was then moved by Darcy to approve option 3 with one or more
public members on the Board.
There was no second to this motion.
It was then moved by Heidt and seconded by Smyth to approve the
recommended action including CRA Operational Guidelines and
Project Priorities (as previously presented October 11), and direct
staff to implement same; approve option 2 where City Council acts
as CRA Board and forms citizen advisory groups as needed.
Included will be preparation of a bond financing plan which will be
completed for Agency Board review within sixty (60) days.
Consultant selection processes for Newhall Revitalization, Canyon
Country/Saugus Revitalization, Business Revitalization, and
creation of a Housing Framework, strategy are currently underway,
and are scheduled for final Agency Board action within that time.
Following discussion Director Smyth withdrew his second to the
previous motion. Director Boyer then seconded this motion.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: Boyer, Heidt
Noes: Darcy, Smyth, Pederson
Excused: None
Absent: None
Motion denied.
It was then moved by Boyer and seconded by Darcy to approve
staff recommendation including CRA Operational Guidelines and
Project Priorities (as previously presented October 11), and direct
staff to implement same. Included will be preparation of a bond
financing plan which will be completed for Agency Board review
within sixty (60) days. Consultant selection processes for Newhall
Revitalization, Canyon Country/Saugus Revitalization, Business
Revitalization, and creation of a Housing Framework, strategy are
currently underway, and are scheduled for final Agency Board
action within that time.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: Boyer, Heidt
Noes: Darcy, Smyth, Pederson
Excused: None
Absent: None
Motion denied.
RECESS At 8:56 p.m., Chairman Pederson recessed the meeting.
RECONVENE Chairman Pederson reconvened the meeting at 9:09 p.m.
ITEM CRAI CONTINUED It was moved by Boyer to approve a compromise between options 2
and 3 to set up an advisory board of 9 people, 1 from each of the
committees and 4 elected by the 5 committees at large to give input
immediately prior to the Community Recovery Agency Board vote.
There was no second to this motion.
It was then moved by Smyth and seconded by Darcy to adopt staff
recommendation as included in the original material that the
Agency Board receive such additional input as may be presented by
the various individual/group spokesperson, then reconsider the
recommended approval of the CRA Operational Guidelines and
Project Priorities, and direct staff to implement same. Included
here will be preparation of a bond financing plan which will be
completed for Agency Board review within sixty (60) days.
Consultant selection processes for Newhall Revitalization, Canyon
Country/Saugus Revitalization, Business Revitalization, and
creation of a Housing Framework, strategy are currently underway,
and are scheduled for final Agency Board action within that time
frame as well. In addition, approve the concept as established in
option 3 with staff being directed to expand it to a proposal with
the approval of legal counsel and return to the Agency.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: Darcy, Boyer, Smyth, Heidt, Pederson
Noes: None
Excused: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
SUBSEQUENT NEED
Chairman Pederson reported that this item deals with the City's
ITEM CRA2
attempt to negotiate a settlement with Castaic Lake Water Agency.
SETTLEMENT WITH
Approximately one week ago a conceptual agreement initialed by
CASTAIC LAKE WATER
both Mary Spring and Chairman Pederson that all the major
AGENCY
portions of the Community Recovery Agency change that the
Castaic Lake Water Agency wouldn't support, were obtained. Since
that time, the Agency has been informed that there are other
financial problems that have arisen. Therefore, Chairman
Pederson stated that the Agency supports the conceptual
agreement and is prepared to immediately send it to staff, legal
counsel and to work out the details.
It was moved by Heidt and seconded by Boyer to approve the
conceptual agreement initialed by Mary Spring of Castaic Lake
Water Agency and Chairman Pederson, which was approved by the
City Council on the 18th of October in closed session; that if the
Agency has not heard from the Castaic Lake Water Agency within
7 days that the Agency will pursue litigation and the Community
Recovery Agency will return to its original size and scope.
On roll call vote:
Ayes: Heidt, Darcy, Boyer, Smyth, Pederson
Noes: None
Excused: None
Absent: None
Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT At 9:26 p.m., Director Pederson adjourned to the regular meeting
of the City Council.
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