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BAKERSFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Regular Meeting - March 27, 1979
and
Joint Workshop April 10, 1979
The Regular Meeting of the Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency was called
to order by Chairman Casper, Tuesday, March 27, 1979 at 4 p.m. in the City Council
Chamber of City Hall.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Vincent Casper, Chairman
Frank S. Lewis
John S. Mooneyham
Dr. Glenn D. Puder
ABSENT:
Robert E. King
Jeanne Foth
Ralph H. Poehner, Vice-
Chairman
STAFF PRESENT:
Dennis S. Needham, Deputy Executive Director
Richard Oberholzer, Assistant City Attorney
Alex Buechler, Plan Check Engineer
Jim Gilchrist, Community Development & Housing Coordinator
W. D. Higginbotham, Finance Operations Manager
MINUTES
FINANCIAL
Minutes of the Special Meeting of March 13, 1979 were approved as mailed.
a) Voucher Approval - Voucher No. 55 to Quad Consultants in the amount of
$353.75, which was included on Voucher Register dated March 13, 1979, and which
was not approved by the Agency at the March 13th meeting, has been cancelled.
Its submittal was a staff error.
On motion by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Mooneyham, and carried, Vouchers
Nos. 58, 59 and 60, totaling $1,501.07 (Voucher Register dated March 27, 1979),
were approved for payment.
PROJECTS
a) Proposed Shopping Center - Chairman Casper noted Mr. Dan Donahue's letter
dated March 19, 1979 to [~r. H. E. Bergen transmitted "...a good faith deposit of
$5,000..." as required by the Negotiation Agreement executed by the Agency and
John S. Griffith & Company, and requested Mr. Jacobs to submit a copy of the Dispo-
sition and Development Agreement to his Company's attorney.
GENERAL
a) Silt Parking Lot - Mr. Needham reported he had been unable to firm a
meeting date for the Parking Committee, but will do so before the next meeting.
b) Design Review Board Recommendations - Mr. Needham reviewed the Board's
recommendations for Agency approval of the following:
l) Jost Floor Company signage at 1921 Chester Avenue, which met Agency
requirements.
Santa Barbara Savings Building signage at the northwest corner of 17th
and Chester Avenue--the sign to be located on 17th Place meets Agency
requirements.
Following discussion, on motion by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Dr. Puder, and
carried, the Agency approved the Board's recommendations.
c) Joint Agency/Council Workshop - Chairman Casper stated a joint Agency
and City Council workshop would be held Tuesday, April 10, 1979 in the City Council
Chamber from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Purpose of the workshop would be to review the history
of the Agency, types of projects involved, financing alternatives available and
parking needs and solutions, for the benefit of Council members. Chairman Casper
urged members to attend if possible.
On motion by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Mooneyham, and carried, Chairman
Casper recessed the meeting at 4:25 to be reconvened at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
April 10, 1979 in the City Council Chamber.
JOINT AGENCY/COUNCIL WORKSHOP
The meeting reconvened Tuesday, April 10, 1979 at 7 p.m. in the Council
Chamber to re*examine the purpose and the progress of the Bakersfield Redevelop-
ment Agency for the benefit of the City Councilmen in general, and the three new
Councilmen in particular.
Mayor Hart advised Council members that this was a workshop only, and
that no action would be taken by the Council.
Mr, Bergen called the roll for the Council
PRESENT: Councilmen Barton (Vice-Mayor),
Payne, Ratty and Strong.
as follows:
Christensen, Means, Miller,
ABSENT: None
follows:
Chairman
PRESENT:
Casper asked the secretary to call the roll for the Agency as
Agency Members Casper (Chairman), Poehner (Vice-Chairman),
Foth, King, Lewis and Puder.
ABSENT: Hooneyham
Chairman Casper introduced the participants in the Workshop, stating
that Mr. Bob Kingp Charter member of the Agency, would be first on the agenda with
a review of the Agency; Mr. Carl Danietson of Guay & Danielson, developers of the
hotel, would be second; Mr. Dan Donahue, President of John S. Griffith & Company,
developers of the Regional Shopping Center, third; and Mr. Harry Tow of Quad
Consultants, last, with a status report on the Downtown Parking Plan Study. He
introduced Mr. Gene Jacobs, special legal counsel for the Agency, and Mr. Cai
Hollis, special financial consultant for the Agency, who also participated.
1) Agency Review - Mr. King stated the necessity for a Redevelopment Agency
in Bakersfield was due to fragmented property ownership proving the need for the
power of condemnation to help private development obtain property in the downtown
area. He reviewed the organization, and reported on completed, current and future
projects of the Agency.
2) Hotel Project - Mr. Danielson outlined the problems and progress of his
Company in developing a hotel adjacent to, and connecting, the existing Civic
Auditorium on Truxtun Avenue. Mr. Danielson stated he expects to have a final-stage
drawing by the end of the year. Plans are for a 325 to 340-room, twelve to fourteen-
story, full-service, first-class hotel.
3) Regional Shopping Center - Mr. Donahue noted that his Company had been
working with the Agency since 1972 to obtain commitments from major retail stores
to develop a downtown mall. Culmination of the Company's efforts came in July 1978
with an announcement from the J. C. Penney Company, and more recently in March
with the May Company expressing definite interest and becoming a partner in the
development.
Plans for this project are a 750,000 square foot, two-level, air-condi-
tioned mall, plus a parking structure. Project area is east of "K," west of "0,"
North of 20th, and south of 23rd Streets. Project completion has been moved ahead
a year from a previously estimated date to March of 1982, with construction to
begin in September of 1980.
4) Downtown Parking Plan Study - Mr. Tow reported that his firm had been
retained last year to produce an implementable overall solution to the downtown
parking problem. He stated interim reports have been submitted to the Agency, and
the final report, with Quad~s recommendations and suggestions, will be in staff's
hands within the week.
Question and answer periods followed each discussion. Messrs. Jacobs
and Hollis answered questions regarding both Federal funding of projects, and bond
financing.
ADJOURNMENT /
There being no further business to com~.~-~re the Bakersfield Redevelop-
~'~-~~fi<~'~'~ment Agency, Chairman Casper adjourned the~~~_~me tC~9 p.m,c~m
BerniCe E. Stewar~, Secretar~ to the BakersfieCl/d Red~V/e/lopment Agency
Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency