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RANCHO PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
JULY 11 1997
This meeting was called to order at 8:41 p.m. by Chairman McTaggart, the City Council
meeting having been recessed for the purpose of conducting the business of the
Redevelopment Agency.
PRESENT: Lyon, Byrd, Ferraro, Hollingsworth and Mayor McTaggart
ABSENT: None
Also present were Executive Director Paul Bussey; Agency Attorney Carol Lynch;
Finance Director Dennis McLean; Staff Planner Tracy Nelson; Senior Analyst Rick
Otto; Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Director Carolynn Petru; Principal
Planner Joel Rojas; and Recording Secretary Cindy Schreiber.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Member Ferraro moved, seconded by Member Lyon to approve the agenda. Motion
carried.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Lois Larue, spoke to the following Consent Calendar matters: availability of
Redevelopment Agency Budget information prior to 1990; and, the Loan Agreements
between the City and the Agency.
Member Byrd moved, seconded by Member Hollingsworth to approve the Consent
Calendar as follows:
Minutes (301 x 1900)
Approved the Minutes of June 3, 1997, as submitted.
Fiscal Year 1996 -1997 Budget Reductions (602 x 1900)
Adopted Resolution No. RDA 97 -09 amending Resolution No. RDA 96 -09, the budget
appropriation for fiscal year 1996 -97, to reduce the budget for certain projects which
were re- budgeted in the fiscal year 1997 -98.
RDA Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 1997 -98 (602 x 1900)
Adopted the proposed investment policy for the Redevelopment Agency.
Award Professional Services Contract for Contract Administration to Charles
Abbott Associates (1204 x 1900)
Approved a professional services agreement with Charles Abbott Associates in the
Amount of $20,000 for contract Administration Services and authorized the Agency
Chair and Agency Secretary to execute said document.
Loan Agreement between the City and the RDA for Fiscal Year 1996 -97 and Fiscal
Year 1997 -98 (602 x 1900)
Authorized the Agency Chair and the Agency Secretary to execute the proposed loan
agreement between the City and the RDA to fund RDA activities in FY 1996 -97 and in
FY 1997 -98 for the Portuguese Bend fund. (The proposed additional loan totaling
$350,000 will fund RDA activities in the amount of $150,000 for FY 1996 -97 and
$200,000 for FY 1997 -98.
Resister of Demands - Resolution No. RDA 97 -10 (602 x 1900)
Adopted Resolution No. RDA 97 -10.
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Hollingsworth, Ferraro, Lyon, Byrd and McTaggart
NOES: None
PUBLIC HEARING
Resol. No. RDA 97 -11 - Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 1997 -98 (602 x 1900)
Mayor McTaggart declared the public hearing open.
City Manager Bussey presented the staff memorandum of July 1, 1997 and the
recommendation that: After conducting the public hearing and after any additions or
deletions to the proposed budget document, Adopt Resolution No. RDA 97 -11
approving the operating and capital improvement budget for Fiscal Year 1997 -98 which
begins on July 1, 1997.
Mr. Otto gave the specific pages containing recent changes to the budget.
Lois Larue spoke in opposition to the proposed resolution.
Responding to a comment made by Ms. Larue relative to the Panel of Experts, Member
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Byrd clarified that the Panel of Experts was disbanded by the courts at the City's
insistence.
Lois Larue continued with her disapproval of the Pier Review Panel and commented on
the Grant Income from FEMA.
In response to Ms. Larue's comment on the Panel of Experts, Director Bussey noted
that there were occasional differences of opinions within the Panel of Experts, but the
recommendations to the Redevelopment Agency were always based on the majority
view of the Panel.
Director Bussey clarified for the Council that each project over $10,000 would have to
come back to the Council for approval.
Member Lyon moved, seconded by Member Byrd to adopt Resolution No. RDA 97 -11
approving the operating and capital improvement budget for Fiscal Year 1997 -98. The
motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lyon, Hollingsworth, Byrd, Ferraro and McTaggart
NOES: None
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Lois Larue, commended Member Byrd for his efforts in obtaining the Global Positioning
System for the Redevelopment area.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:10 p.m. the Redevelopment Agency meeting was adjourned on motion of Member
Ferraro. _ /I /' :4
ATTEST:
A NI:Y SECRETARY
070197.rda
Redevelopment Agency Minutes
July 1, 1997
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