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BAKERSFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Regular Meeting - March 16, 1976
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The Regular Meeting for February was cancelled. The Regular Meeting
for March was moved ahead one week to March 16, 1976, and was called to order by
Chairman Vincent Casper in the City Council Chamber on that date at 4 p.m.
The secretary called the roll as follows:
PRESENT:
Vincent Casper, Chairman
Bill Lee
Ralph H. Poehner
James L. Stewart
ABSENT:
Robert E. King
Dr. Glenn D. Puder
Theron Taber
STAFF:
Harold Bergen, Executive Director
Dick Foster, Deputy Executive Director
Denny Haynes, Treasurer
Marian Poe
MINUTES
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 20, 1976 and the Special
Meeting of February 11, 1976 were approved as mailed.
FINANCIAL
On motion by Mr. Poehner, seconded by Mr. Stewart, and carried, Voucher
Nos. 20 through 26, as tisted on Voucher Register dated March 16, 1976, were
approved for payment.
PROJECTS
Mr. Foster reviewed his communication with the County concerning their
approach for City-financing of a new Courts building. Following discussion, on
motion by Mr. Stewart, seconded by Mr. Lee, and carried, staff was requested to
pursue this matter further, and to set up a workshop with Councilmen and Agency
members.
GENERAL
a) Project Boundary Expansion - Mr. Foster reviewed the Agency's position
on this item by noting the intent of the boundary expansion is to allow the hotel
to come in, and to accommodate future relocation of businesses within the shopping
center area. The Planning Commission will recommend exact boundaries prior to a
joint public hearing of City Council and Redevelopment Agency, when the Redevelop-
ment Plan will be amended to include the expanded boundaries.
b) Special Financing Techniques - Mr. Haynes apprised members of a variety
of financing techniques, and recommended a workshop be held to further study these
techniques since they will become involved with them as the project progresses.
Agency requested staff resolve details for a workshop in the near future.
c) Meetings - Mr. Foster, as a member of NAHRO's Executive Committee, will
attend their 35th Annual Conference in Honolulu the week of May 14, 1976.
Marian Poe, Senior Accountant of the City's staff who performs some
duties for the Agency, will attend a "Financial Disclosure and Reporting Collo-
quium" in Los Angeles with Denny Haynes, and Ron Lundy, Internal Auditor, on
March 23, 1976.
It was hoped that an Agency member could attend each of the above
meetings, however previous commitments prevent this.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come befo~e the Bakers~ Redevelop-
ment Agency, the meeting was adjourned at 4:4~..m.J ~ ~
'~ll~ CASPER,/Chairman,//
Bakers~'F-i-e.-b~R~developme~ Agency
Bernice E. Stewart, Secretary to the
Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency