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BAKERSFIELD REDEVELOPMENT A~ENCY
Regular Meeting - March 25, 1975
The regular meeting of the Bakersfield Redevelopment
Agency was called to order by Chairman Vincent Casper on March
1975, at 4 p.m. in the City Council Chamber.
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The Secretary called the roll as follows:
PRESENT:
Vincent Casper, Chairman
Robert E. King, Vice Chairman
Dr. Glenn Puder
Theron Taber
Ralph H. Poehner (Seated at 4:22 p.m.)
Bill Lee (Seated at 4:35 p.m.)
ABSENT: James L. Stewart
STAFF:
Dick Foster, Deputy Executive Director
Phil White, Building Department
Dewey Sceales, Planning Department
Mark Breakstone, Law Offices of Eugene Jacobs
(Legal Counsel for Agency)
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Chairman Casper asked if there were any corrections or
additions to be made to the Minutes of the February 25, 1975,
Special Meeting. There being none, Mr. Taber moved, seconded by
Dr. Puder, and carried, the Minutes were approved as mailed.
Chairman Casper asked for a motion for approval of all
past Minutes of the Redevelopment Agency meetings, which, although
signed by the Agency's Chairman, had not been officially approved
by Agency membership. Upon motion by Mr. King, seconded by Mr.
Taber, and carried, all Redevelopment Agency meeting Minutes of
the past not approved were duly approved as presented.
CORRESPONDENCE
There was no correspondence for presentation.
REPORTS
a) Proposed 1975-76 Fiscal Budget - Mr, Foster presented a
copy of the proposed Redevelopment Agency Budget for the next
fiscal year to each Agency member, and recormnended its acceptance.
Following discussion, upon motion by Mr. King, seconded
by Dr. Puder, and carried, the Agency approved the proposed Rede-
velopment Agency 1975-76 Fiscal Budget in the amount of $68,500,
and recommended it be presented as submitted to the City Council
for action in their regular budget session, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: King, Puder, Taber and Casper
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lee, Poehner and Stewart
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BAKERSFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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OLD BUSINESS
a) K Street Parking Garage - Contract No. RA4-74, dated
August 15, 1974, between the Redevelopment Agency and Tumblin
Company/Unicon Parking Structures, Inc.
MR. RALPH POEHNER ARRIVED AT 4:22 P.M.
1. Change Order No. 3
Mr. Breakstone noted two previous change orders on this
contract covered the change to prefab construction, and
an extension of time for completion; then he explained
that Change Order No. 3 encompassed about seven different
items (as covered in Dick Foster's memo to the Agency
dated March 25, 1975, copy of which was given each
member), and which would increase the contract total by
$2,503.90. Mr. Breakstone stated it was the recommen-
dation of the staff that the Agency approve Change Order
No. 3.
On motion by Mr. Taber, seconded by Mr. King, and carried,
the Agency approved Change Order No. 3 to Contract RA4-74,
as presented. A copy of said change order marked Exhibit
"A" is attached hereto and by reference made a part
hereof.
A further motion by Dr. Puder, seconded by Mr. King, and
carried, authorized the Executive Director of the Agency
to execute and issue said Change Order No. 3 on behalf
of the Agency.
2. Parking Operations Agreement
Mr. Breakstone reviewed all phases covered in this Agree-
ment, i.e., allocation and rates for parking spaces for
banks' employees and customers; proper "signing;" hours
of operations with attendant; etc. He also noted that
operation is to be under full and complete control of
the Agency and the City. Mr. Breakstone stated that,
basically, this Agreement is an extension of all earlier
agreements entered into by the participants, bringing
them together for general operation of the garage.
Mr. Breakstone advised that it was the staff's recom-
mendation that the Agency approve the Agreement as
presented.
Following discussion, on motion by Dr. Puder, seconded by
Mr. King, and carried, Resolution No. RA3-75, "Resolution
of the Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency Approving a
Parking Operations Agreement for the K Street Parking
Garage," was adopted, with authorization contained in
said Resolution for Chairman of the Agency to "execute
said Parking Operations Agreement on behalf of the
Agency at such time as the Agency has received and
approved an agreement between ARCON, Inc. and United
California Bank relative to the treatment of the Plaza
in the vacated portion of K Street between their respec-
tive facilities.
MR. LEE ARRIVED AT 4:35 P.M.
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3. U.C.B. Plaza Agreement
Mr. Breakstone advised that ARCON and United California
Bank will be submitting, in the very near future, their
plans and agreement for treatment of the Plaza area.
4. "Signing" Agreement
Mr. Breakstone reported that staff members (Dick Foster,
H. E. Bergen, Ed Schulz, Charlie Graviss and Mark Break-
stone) met last week with ARCON, Bank of America and
U.C.B. representatives to work out details of a "signing"
agreement. U.C.B. has employed the services of a design
architect (fees to be split by all parties) who will
design the basic sign needs. These will be presented
to all parties for approval and recommendations, as
well as to Conrad Associates who represent the Agency.
5. Grant of Easements
Mr. Breakstone asked for the Agency's approval of a
resolution to grant easements for ingress and egress
for the purpose of vehicular use through the K Street
Parking Garage to ARCON, Weston, Bank of America and
U.C.B., and to their respective tenants.
On motion by Dr. Puder, seconded by Mr. Taber, and car-
ried, Resolution No. RA4-75, "Resolution of the Bakers-
field R~development Agency Approving the Grant of Ease-
ments to ARCON, Inc., Bank of America, United California
Bank and James Aloe Weston, Trustee through the K Street
Parking Garage From and Unto 17th Street, and Authori-
zing the Chairman and the Executive Director to Execute
Such Grants on Behalf of the Agency," was adopted.
NEW BUSINESS
a) Development Proposals for Parcel C - Southwest Corner
of 17th and L Streets.
1. Proposal by James Aloe Weston~ Trustee
Mr. Breakstone reported that this proposal, which was
rejected in the February 25, 1975 meeting as not
appearing to be the highest and best use of the property,
was resubmitted by Weston. The proposal is for a 1~
story building, 6,156 square feet of which is a banking
facility to be leased and occupied by Wells Fargo Bank.
2. Proposal by ARCON, INC.
Mr. Breakstone reviewed a new proposal with architectural
drawings, submitted by ARCON, Inc. for a 5-story building.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 5:10 P.M. FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
DISCUSS THE AGENCY'S OBLIGATIONS TO JAMES ALOE WESTON, TRUSTEE;
AND WAS RECONVENED AT 5:55 P.M.
Items 1 and 2, above (under Old Business), were discussed
by the Agency, and on motion by Mr. King, seconded by
Mr. Taber, and carried, the proposal and architectural
drawings resubmitted by James Aloe Weston, Trustee in a
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BAKERSFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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letter dated March 17, 1975, to purchase Parcel C for
$100,000 (the property owned by the Agency in the Down-
town Bakersfield Redevelopment Project at the southwest
corner of 17th and L Streets), and to develop thereon a
6,156 square-foot banking facility; and the proposal
and architectural drawings submitted by ARCON, Inc. in
a letter dated March 12, 1975, to purchase Parcel C
for $140,000, and to develop thereon a 5-story, 33,000
square-foot office building (with a banking facility
as the ground floor tenant), are hereby received by the
Agency.
b)
explained
the City,
Reimbursement to City of Bakersfield - Mr. Breakstone
the charges on an invoice received by the Agency from
and asked for a motion for reimbursement.
On motion by Mr. King, seconded by Mr. Lee, and carried,
the Agency approved reimbursement to the City of Bakersfield the
amount of $10,170.86 for costs incurred in the issuance of the
Agency's Parking Lease Revenue Bonds for the K Street Parking
Garage, and for costs incurred in the acquisition of the site and
the construction of the garage which costs are itemized in Invoice
No. 3902, dated February 28, 1975, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: King, Lee, Poehner, Puder, Taber and Casper
NOES: None
ABSENT: Stewart
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency, the meeting w~as adjourned at
6:05 p.m. by Chairman Casper. ~'
VINCENT. C~SPER, C~RMAN
Bake~f~e~d RedeVelopment Agency
Bernice E. Stewart,
Secretary to the Bakersfield
Redevelopment Agency