HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/20/90 MINUTES RABakersfield, California, March 20, 1990
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., March 20, 1990.
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson
Paynter.
City Clerk Williams called the roll as follows:
Present: Agency Members Paynter, Dunn, Rubin, Araujo
Absent: Agency Members Kronenberg, Killmer, Watson
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Mr. Charles Drew, representing the Downtown Business
Association, 1401 19th Street, read the following letter:
A number of items have come to the
attention of the D.B.A. which concern the
Agency, and we would like to formalize our
request today for information on the
following questions:
Having noted substantial
expenditures for asbestos removal
in the Convention Center, we would
suggest the Agency consider a
report detailing the total
additional costs associated with
asbestos removal from the project
site. The fact that asbestos was
in the Civic Auditorium building
was certainly known by the City,
and there should at least be a
sharing of the costs for removal as
was previously discussed by this
body.
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Why are the current costs
associated with the legal battle
between the Agency and the Clarion
Hotel developer not being shared
with the City, inasmuch as the City
was responsible for providing legal
services to the Agency, and the
inadequacy of the City's advice can
certainly be argued as the basis
for the ongoing and expensive legal
action being engaged in today?
We have also heard numerous
questions regarding how, and when,
the Agency's investment in the
Convention Center will be repaid or
will result in increased tax
increment funding. Perhaps a
special report to the community
will help citizens understand this
situation.
We are also interested in knowing
how the Agency is going to deal
with the properties it owns which
are currently on the list of
unreinforced masonry buildings.
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Regarding Agency property, we have
noted that the City is using an
Agency building for police training
purposes without compensation to
the Agency. The Agency is required
to reimburse the City for use of
the City's employees--shouldn't the
City reimburse the Agency for use
of its property?
The D.B.A. will endeavor to share from time
to time with you questions which are
brought to us which can more appropriately
be answered in the public forum of this
Agency's meetings, inasmuch as many members
of the public cannot leave their businesses
to attend these meetings. Thank you for
your consideration of these questions, and
we look forward to sharing the answers with
the public in the near future.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items were listed on the Consent
Calendar:
Approval of Warrant Nos. 0234 to 0249,
inclusive, in the amount of
$234,555.31 .
b. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of
March 5, 1990, for approval.
c. Proposal to Install Bollards (pole
barricades) at City Center.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Dunn, Items a, b, and
c of the Consent Calendar were adopted by the following roll
call vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
Agency Members Araujo, Dunn, Paynter, Rubin
None
None
Agency Members Killmer, Kronenberg, Watson
REPORTS
Agency Member Rubin read Design Review Committee
Report No. 90-4 regarding Application by Milazzo and Associates
for Modification to a Building Located at 1430 Truxtun Avenue
as follows:
On March 8, 1990, the Design Review
Committee reviewed an application by
Milazzo & Associates, Architects, to modify
the exterior facade and revise the
landscaping for the Bank of America
Building located at 1430 Truxtun Avenue.
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Specifically, the Committee reviewed a new
primary tenant entrance on Truxtun Avenue
and a new secondary tenant entrance in the
east elevation. New marble veneer wings
will be added to the existing cement
plaster fascias; two on the Truxtun Avenue
side and one on the east side. In
addition, new marble tile pavers will be
added in the sidewalk areas in front of the
two new entryways. A raised chrome sign of
15" high letters spelling "Chain-Younger"
will be placed above the Truxtun Avenue
entrance on a polished marble fascia
matching the existing fascia band. A logo
sign will be installed on the existing
concrete block east elevation. The east
elevation fascia band must be treated to
upgrade its appearance.
The Committee withheld approval of the
landscaping revisions. They will be
finalized later in March for Agency action
in early April.
The Committee recommends that the Agency
approve this application.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Rubin, Design Review
Committee Report No. 90-4 was accepted.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Araujo, the
recommendations of Design Review Committee Report No. 90-4 were
implemented.
Agency Member Dunn read Development Committee Report
No. 90-2 regarding Convention Center Improvement
Project/Available Proceeds; Additional Appropriations to the
CDDA Budget (FY 89-90) as follows:
On Wednesday, March 14, 1990, the
Development Committee reviewed a request by
Mr. Charles Graviss to expend the balance
of interest accumulated from the
Certificates of Participation.
(Approximately $70,000.) The Committee
addressed the request from Mr. Graviss by
separating it into two categories.
The first category deals with a bid for
interior signage that has been received in
the amount of $22,900. The Committee felt
that since this was a defined amount as
opposed to an estimate, the CDDA could
approve the bid subject to an appropriation
from City Council.
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The second category relates to two
additional items for which estimates have
been provided. The first item is a request
for a dance floor (42' x 56', cost estimate
$26,500). This item is an important piece
of equipment for a full service convention
center and can be utilized for many
different types of events. The second item
relates to additional signage. The cost
estimate for the balance of the necessary
signage exceeds the actual available funds.
The request submitted is to allow staff to
expend the balance of funds remaining
(approximately $20,600) after payment for
the bid for signag~ ($22,900) and the
estimate for the Parquet floor ($26,500).
Therefore, the Development Committee would
recommend the following type of action:
(1)
A motion to approve the current
bid for signage subject to an
appropriation from the City
Council.
(2)
A motion to authorize the
expenditure of the balance of
Certificate of Participation
Funds for a Parquet floor and
signage subject to an
appropriation from the City
Council and CDDA approval of
bids.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Araujo, Development
Committee Report No. 90-2 was accepted.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Dunn, the
recommendations of Development Committee Report No. 90-2 were
implemented subject to City Council appropriation.
Agency Member Dunn read Development Committee Report
No. 90-3 regarding Additional Appropriation for Legal and
Professional Services Relating to Downtown Convention Center as
follows:
On Wednesday, March 14, 1990, the
Development Committee met to consider a
request by staff for an additional
appropriation of $165,000. As staff
indicated, the reason for this additional
appropriation is that due to accelerated
expenditures for legal and professional
services, relating to the Downtown
Convention Center Hotel, a shortfall is
estimated in this category prior to year's
end. Staff has estimated that by June 30,
1990, a total of $365,000 will have been
expended for both legal and professional
services. The approved budget for
FY 1989-90 allows for an expenditure of
$200,000. Therefore, an additional
appropriation of $165,000 is necessary.
These funds are available in the Agency's
Fund Balance. The Fund Balance are those
funds available which were previously not
budgeted.
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The Committee recommends that a request for
additional appropriations in the amount of
$165,000 be forwarded to the City Council
for their consideration.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Dunn, Development
Committee Report No. 90-3 was accepted.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Dunn, the
recommendations of Development Committee Report No. 90-3 were
implemented subject to City Council appropriation.
~NFINISHED BUSINESS
Signage for the Interior of the Bakersfield
Convention Center.
This item was deferred from the meeting of March 5,
1990.
City Clerk Carol Williams read a letter received from
Agency Member Kronenberg as follows:
I will not be able to attend the March 20
meeting of the Central District Development
Agency. While I suspect that a quorum will
not be a problem, I would like to exercise
my vote by written proxy on Agenda
Item 5(a)--the staff recommendation to
accept the bid from Motivational Systems,
Inc. Please cast my vote as "no" unless
you refer the matter to the Design Review
Committee for consideration of the signage
program. I asked that this item be
deferred until the Development Committee
studied the appropriation of COP interest
for this purpose, and until the DRC
reviewed Renfro & Russell's actual signage
program. As you are aware, the Development
Committee has recommended expenditure of
the funds. I have no problem with this.
However, the DRC has not reviewed the bid
specs.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Carol
williams, City Clerk, for inclusion in the
record. A copy also will be sent to Jake
Wager for his information.
Chairperson Paynter stated the Agency would adhere to
the By-Laws whereby an Agency member must be present to vote;
however, Agency Member Kronenberg's letter was read into the
record.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Dunn, the bid from
Motivational Systems, Inc., was accepted and $22,900.00 from
the CDDA Auditorium Improvement Project Fund balance was
appropriated by the following roll call vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Abstain:
Absent:
Agency Members Araujo, Dunn, Paynter, Rubin
None
None
Agency Members Killmer, Watson, Kronenberg
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Change in date for joint City
Council/Central District Development Agency
Workshop that was approved at the March 7,
1990, Council Meeting.
Upon a motion by Agency Member Araujo, prior Council
action changing the date of joint City Council/Central District
Development Agency Workshop regarding the Downtown Convention
Center Hotel to March 21, 1990, 5:15 p.m., at 1501 Truxtun
Avenue, was approved.
AGENCY STATM~ENTS
Chairperson Paynter stated that he, Agency Member
Araujo, staff and some of the members of the Historical
Preservation Committee attended the West Hollywood Design
Symposium on Urban Redevelopment and Urban Planning and thought
it was very worthwhile.
Agency Member Dunn stated she would like to bring the
Agency up to date on the Unreinforced Masonry Committee. She
stated there are two committees; the first committee is
composed of members of the community, and she represents the
Redevelopment Agency on the initial committee. They prepared a
resolution for the unreinforced masonry buildings downtown at
which time it went before the community and there were
additional members from the community appointed to the
Unreinforced Masonry Committee representing another spectrum.
The next meeting is Wednesday, March 21, 1990, at 7:00 a.m., in
the City Hall Annex basement and it is open to the public.
There will be a discussion of the appeal process for those
affected by the Committee's report. Additionally, in two
weeks, there will be a discussion of standards to be adopted by
the group to be presented to the City Council for their
approval. She invited members of the community to attend and
express their opinion to this Committee.
Agency Member Rubin asked staff how they plan to
answer the questions contained within Mr. Charles Drew's letter
which was submitted.
Chairperson Paynter stated he plans to refer the
matter to staff.
Chairperson Paynter stated that a recent article in
the Bakersfield Californian implied that perhaps a new lower
set of stress values or shear values was being presented to the
Committee.
Agency Member Dunn stated it has been presented, but
is part of the standards discussion that will be held in two
weeks. Brian Ward is the representative on the Committee for
structural engineering data. He also addressed that issue and
it will be part of the discussion.
Agency Member Araujo referred to the letter from
Mr. Drew and stated she wonders if these questions are not
being answered because of the way business is conducted in
committee. She suggested that from time to time a written or
verbal report be provided on what is happening in order to
clear the air and assure the public, the DBA and others who are
interested in what has been done.
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Economic Development Director Jake Wager stated he
would like to defer his response to Mr. Drew's letter until
staff has had an opportunity to do some research and then
perhaps he will also address Agency Member Araujo's concerns
and give a written response for the Agency and any other
members of the public to discuss.
ADJOUR~ME~
There being no further business to come before the
Agency, upon a motion by Agency Member Dunn, the meeting was
adjourned at 3:30 P.cHAiRmp~~
Agency of the Clty/oCf Ba~elrsD~te~ct Development
ATTEST:
SECRETARY of the Central District Development
Agency of the City of Bakersfield
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