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MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 22, 1993
SPECIAL MEETING - 5:15 P.M.
Council Chambers, City Hall
1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield
ROLl CALL
Present:
Absent:
Mayor Price, Councilmembers
McDermott, DeMond, Smith (seated
at 5:20), Brunni, Rowles, Salvaggio
Councilmember Edwards
ACTION TAKEN
HEARINGS
Continued public hearing for review
and discussion of the Disposition and
Development Agreement with John Q.
Hammons for the Bakersfield Convention
Center Hotel Project.
The following individuals spoke in
support of the project:
Graham Kaye-Eddie, Consultant; Jerry
Stanners, President, Greater Bakers-
field Chamber of Commerce read and
submitted correspondence; Bruce Keith,
representing the Downtown Business and
Property Owners Association, read a
written statement; Leroy Weygand,
President, Kern County Tax Payers
Association; Greg Whitney, President,
Kern Economic Development Corporation;
Terry Arnold, business owner; Ilo J.
Scatena; Kelly Blanton, Kern County
Superintendent of Schools, also sub-
mitted written correspondence; and John
Stovall.
Pat Collins, Steve M. Nations, Charles
Tolfree, Mitch Van Wormer, David Gay
and Dean Gay, who also submitted a
written statement, made comments and
asked questions as a group.
Dave Jones, President, John Q. Hammons
Company, explained their intentions and
thanked the DBA, KEDC, Chamber of
Commerce and The Bakersfield Californian
for their support.
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2. HEARINGS continued
ACTION TAKEN
Marvin Dean requested entering into a
volunteer Memorandum of Understanding,
which he submitted in writing.
Brunni made comments and asked ques-
tions of City Manager Tandy from
his memo dated November 19, 1993:
Was there a Feasibility Study done?
#7 - Where are the ballroom and
meeting rooms in the accounting costs?
#8 - What would constitute the City
initiating a cost overrun vs. Mr.
Hammons initiating a cost overrun?
If it were initiated by Mr. Hammons,
would, and is there an inherent agree-
ment that he or his organization pay?
#14 - Is the corporate structure a
part of the guarantee?
#16 - (Government Code 65864)
exactly are we talking about
technical requirements?
What are
in the way
#17 - Are we really going to be "under
one roof" with the hotel or are we two
separate properties?
#25 - (Exhibit #9) Is essentially what
we're doing in that 2.5 million dollar
loan is a blank check with no check or
balance?
#27 - Please explain the $110,000
management fee now being kitchen
equipment.
In reference to a memo from Burke,
Williams & Sorensen to Acting City
Attorney Skousen - Does the Public
Financing Authority have the same
non-recourse status as the City and
the DDA?
City Manager Tandy stated that all
questions will be addressed, in writing,
prior to the December 15, 1993 meeting.
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3. ADJOURNMENT
ACTION TAKEN
Motion by Salvaggio at 6:28 p.m. to the
Regular Meeting of December 15. 1993 at
7:00 p.m.. in the Council Chambers of
City Hall. 1501 Truxtun Avenue.
MA~o~ of O~he City of Bakersfield,
CA
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK and Ex officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield, CA
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