HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/89 MINUTES RABakersfield, California, December 4, 1989
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Central
District Development Agency of the City of Bakersfield,
California, held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1501
Truxtun Avenue, at 3:00 p.m., December 4, 1989.
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Dunn.
Deputy City Clerk Welty called the roll as follows:
Present:
Absent:
Agency Members Dunn, Kronenberg, Paynter,
Araujo (seated at 3:03)
Agency Members Killmer, Watson
Rubin,
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Mr. Jack Haddad, Board of Realtors, 331 18th Street,
spoke regarding Committee Report No. 89-8 relative to General
Plan Amendment No. 4-89, Segment VI, and stated that the
Bakersfield Board of Realtors is opposed to a change in the
General Plan or any change of zoning without individual notice
of public hearing to property owners.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items were listed on the Consent
Calendar:
Approval of Warrant Nos. 0144 to
0160, inclusive, in the amount of
$306,290.67.
b. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of
November 20, 1989, for approval.
Grant Deed from Texaco Refining and
Marketing, Inc., for acquisition of
additional land for the Clarion
Hotel Project.
Agency Member Kronenberg stated that the Minutes of
the Central District Development Agency for the meeting of
November 20, 1989, need to be changed to reflect the actual
motion on Application No. 89-39. The second paragraph should
read: "Specifically the awning is a fixed steel frame covered
with a dark green color cloth and white fringe "
Agency Member Kronenberg made a motion to pull
Warrant No. 0148 for VanCuren and DeMarco and hold it until it
can be discussed among staff or in committee.
Chairperson Dunn asked staff to research what was
approved for the VanCuren property and have a report at the
next meeting.
Finance Director Gregory Klimko clarified that the
warrant number is actually 0150 and not 0148.
The motion by Agency Member Kronenberg to pull
Warrant No. 0150 for VanCuren and DeMarco was approved.
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and c of
No. 0150,
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
Upon a motion by Agency Member Paynter, Items a, b
the Consent Calendar, with the exclusion of Warrant
were approved by the following roll call vote:
Agency Members Araujo, Dunn,
Rubin
None
None
Agency Members Killmer, Watson
Kronenberg,
Paynter,
REPORTS
Chairperson Dunn read Development Committee Report
No. 89-8 regarding General Plan Amendment No. 4-89, Segment VI,
with site location three and one-half blocks generally between
"A," "C," 17th and 20th Streets as follows:
On Monday, November 26, 1989, the
Development Committee met to review General
Plan Amendment No. 4-89, Segment VI
(generally located between "A" Street and
"C" Street, 17th Street and 20th Street).
After a presentation by Planning Staff
members and discussion among those in
attendance, the Development Committee
arrived at the following recommendation:
That consideration of this
General Plan Amendment be
deferred until work presently
underway on the update of the
Redevelopment Element is
completed. That update will
require extensive dialogue and
study by the Redevelopment
Advisory Committee. In
appointing this Committee, the
Central District Development
Agency fully intended to have the
broadest possible representation.
The purpose behind that broad
representation was to ensure that
all viewpoints would have the
opportunity to comment on land
use policies, traffic
circulation, and other important
issues relevant to redevelopment.
Since the area being considered
for the General Plan Amendment is
within the redevelopment study
area, it is the Committee's
opinion that a thorough
examination of land uses and
their potential impact occur
prior to the approval of such a
General Plan Amendment.
The Committee would therefore recommend
that the Central District Development
Agency request that the Planning Commission
consider continuing the application for
General Plan Amendment No. 4-89,
Segment VI, by authorizing execution of the
attached letter by Chairperson Dunn.
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Upon a motion by Agency Member Paynter, Development
Committee Report No. 89-8 was accepted.
Upon
recommendations
implemented.
a motion by Agency Member Paynter, the
of Development Committee Report No. 89-8 were
NEW BUSINESS
Approval of transmittal of Annual Housing
and Financial Transaction Report of the
Central District Development Agency to the
City Council and the State of California.
Chairperson Dunn requested staff to address this
matter.
Finance Director Gregory Klimko spoke regarding the
Annual Housing and Financial Transaction Report of the Central
District Development Agency.
Agency Member Araujo requested a walk-through of the
Annual Housing and Financial Transaction Report of the Central
District Development Agency.
Finance Director Gregory Klimko explained, by
sections, the Component Unit Financial Report.
Agency Member Kronenberg stated for the record that
the expenditure for recreational facilities is really the
Auditorium improvement, and the Economic Development Section,
the $657,000, is the City Center contribution the Agency made.
Chairperson Dunn asked where the report would be made
available if someone wanted to review it.
Finance Director Gregory Klimko stated 100 copies of
the Annual Housing and Financial Transaction Report are
available at City Hall, and three copies are also sent to the
College, the University, and the local library; also, the
Downtown Business Association and the City Clerk's Office have
copies on file. News media can obtain extra copies from the
Finance Department.
Agency Member Kronenberg asked Mr. Klimko to
summarize, for the record, what the Agency's financial
condition is at the end of the fiscal year. He didn't think
there would be anything new that had not been heard before in
quarterly updates, but felt it should be stated and, also
perhaps, Mr. Klimko's interpretation of what Peat Marwick
thinks of the way the City accounts for their money. Agency
Member Kronenberg then suggested that a copy of the Annual
Housing and Financial Transaction Report of the Central
District Development Agency be sent to the Grand Jury for their
information.
Finance Director Gregory Klimko advised that this is
a capsule of a picture at a point in time, June 30, 1989. What
this does not convey is what we have projected for future year
cash flows and that the Agency is experiencing some difficulty
in their cash flow.
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Upon a motion by Agency Member Kronenberg, the Annual
Housing and Financial Transaction Report of the Central
District Development Agency to the City Council and the State
of California was accepted, and transmittal to City Council and
State of California was approved.
This is the time set for a public hearing
before the Central District Development
Agency for the purpose of the biennial
reviewing of the Redevelopment Plan for the
Downtown Bakersfield Redevelopment Project.
Economic Development Director Jake Wager identified
the purpose of the hearing.
Development Associate Donna Barnes provided a slide
presentation.
Business Manager Maurice Randall provided a
walk-through of the year-to-year cash flow of the Central
District Development Agency of Bakersfield Downtown Project
Area. He stated that starting with the 1988-89 fiscal year,
when the budget was put together, there was an anticipation
made that there would possibly be a sale of a note on the Bank
of America parking structure on 17th Street, which did happen,
and the Agency received $850,000. In the Fiscal Year 1988-89,
the Agency drew $600,000 of the $1,000,000 loan from the City
sewer fund, and it is anticipated that an additional $400,000
will be drawn in the current Fiscal Year. In the next couple
of years, 1990 through 1992, the beginning balances of those
two years are shown as positive, and as we move into 1992-1993,
then we would begin to see a negative. Staff is already
looking at making plans on ways to possibly come up with
additional revenues. One of the things is that we project our
revenues, and sometimes they come in higher, and with
expenditures we often have savings and do not end up spending
all the money as budgeted. Therefore, we are optimistic that
we will be able to deal with the negative shortcomings in the
future years.
Agency Member Paynter inquired as to how the tax
increment formula is calculated.
Maurice Randall stated those are projected by using
the current year and increasing it by 2 percent in any new
development that is anticipated in the future year.
Agency Member Kronenberg asked for an explanation of
the footnotes for City Center, Williamsburg Square and the
Clarion Hotel.
Maurice Randall responded by stating that the first
year is the year that the County first assesses the property.
Once it is assessed, it continues to be assessed at that same
amount, except for when there is a project that is not
completed, and one year is shown as a partial assessment in
that year and then in the subsequent year they would pick up
the balance of it. For example, City Center has $70,000 in
1989-90; in 1990-91, an additional $50,000 would be assessed
when the building is completed. The county would then assess
it at 100 percent.
Agency Member Rubin inquired as to the possibility of
eliminating the deficit and having sufficient revenues with
which to attract development in the future.
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Agency Member Kronenberg suggested that the
Development Committee put a game plan together for the future.
Chairperson Dunn declared the hearing open for public
participation. There being no public comments, Chairperson
Dunn closed the public portion of the hearing.
AGENCY STATEMENTS
Agency Member Paynter commented about CDDA Progress
Report dated December 4, 1989; under City Center there is a
statement, "Aside from the landscaping, the only outstanding
items regarding City Center are administrative in nature." He
stated he takes exception to that and that he thinks the water
element is definitely a problem that is not administrative in
nature and should not be overlooked.
Economic Development Director Jake
the water element is currently being
administrative.
Wager stated that
categorized as
Economic Development Director Jake Wager made a
request to "go dark" December 18, 1989.
Chairperson Dunn took a vote of the members of the
Central District Development Agency as to "going dark" (not to
hold a formal meeting of the Agency) for December 18, 1989, and
to resume the next regular meeting on January 2, 1990.
Agency Member Kronenberg suggested being on-call for
a special meeting if the need arises.
Agency Member Paynter asked about Committee meetings
for the week of the cancelled Agency meeting.
Economic Development Director Jake Wager stated if
there is business to be attended to by the Committees, those
meetings would continue as scheduled.
Agency
Central
1989.
Chairperson Dunn requested the Clerk to advise absent
Members Killmer and Watson of the cancellation of the
District Development Agency meeting of December 18,
Upon a motion by Chairperson Dunn, the Central
District Development Agency meeting scheduled for December 18,
1989, was cancelled.
Finance Director Gregory Klimko spoke regarding
making a payment on a debt due January 1, 1990, in the amount
of $175,000, which is a semi-annual payment on the $2,000,000
loan from American National Bank for the convention hotel
public improvements which was assumed by the Agency as part of
the hotel Development and Disposition Agreement (DDA). The
payment will be made in accordance with previous direction from
the Agency.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further bus~ness to come before the
Agency, upon a motion by Agency Member Watson, the meeting was
adjourned at 4:00 p.m. '~
CHAIRPERSON of th~Central District Development
Agency of the Ci~ of Bakersfield
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