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BAKERSFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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Conference Room A, City Hall North, 1600 Truxtun Ave
Special Meeting - 4:00 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETING ACTION TAKEN
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Agency Members Pickett, Ordiz, Prince, Takii,
Bentley,
Absent: Agency Members Koman, Knapp
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
Marvin Dean spoke in regards to the SE Redevelopment
Area concerns; provided written material, and encouraged
the hiring of more minority workers.
ED/CD Director Donna Kunz responded and City Manager
Alan Tandy gave additional comments.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Minutes of the June 1, 2009 regular meeting.
b. Approval of department payments from May 22, 2009
to July 29, 2009 in the amount of $1,737,682.18.
c. Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Clinica Sierra RA09-008
Vista for the development of a 3.863 square feet dental
Clinic on a portion of vacant land located on East
California Avenue, between S. Owens and S. Robinson
Street within the Southeast Bakersfield Redevelopment
Project Area.
d. Agreement with Maya Bakersfield Cinemas, LLC RA09-003
($150,000.00) for partial reimbursement of South Mill
Creek Plaza project infrastructure, utilities and
undergrounding.
Motion by Prince, seconded by Takiit, to approve APPROVED
Consent Calendar items 3.a. through 3.d. AB KOMAN, KNAPP
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4. PUBLIC HEARINGS ACTION TAKEN
None
5. REPORTS
a. Update status of Baker Street Mixed Use Project.
b. Update Status of Mill Creek Project.
c. Quarterly update on the Economic Development
Department Activities.
ED/CD Director Donna Kunz an overview on both
Projects. City Manager Alan Tandy made additional
comments.
ED/CD Director Donna Kunz and City Manager Alan Tandy
gave staff report on the Quarterly update and advised that
the State would be taking 2.7 million, stressed there will be no
new projects.
Agency Member Prince asked questions and clarification on
the 19th Street project/parking lot. ED/CD Director Donna
Kunz responded.
6. DEFERRED BUSINESS
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None.
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Consideration of Program Changes to the current City
and Redevelopment Agency Down Payment
Programs resulting from the current Residential Housing
foreclosures crisis.
1. Discontinuance of the Equity Share Provision
requirement for current and prior Parkview Cottages
homebuyers.
2. Removal of homebuyer affordable income covenant
for 15 of the 74 total Parkview Cottage homes.
Staff report give by ED/CD Director Donna Kunz.
Agency Member Prince asked questions.
ED/CD Director Donna Kunz responded.
Agency Member Takii, asked additional questions.
ED/CD Director Donna Kunz responded.
Chairperson Bentley made comments.
Motion by Prince, seconded by Takii to approve changes to APPROVED
the City and Redevelopment Agency Down Payment Program AB KOMAN, KNAPP
and execute the necessary documents.
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ACTION TAKEN
8. AGENCY STATEMENTS
Chairperson Bentley comment on calendar item c.,the land
for Clinica Sierra Vista, and noted that it was a positive step.
Agency Member Pickett commended staff on the positive
Action even with the reduction of funding.
ED/CD Director Donna Kunz and City Manager Alan Tandy
responded.
9. CLOSED SESSION ACTION
None.
10. WORKSHOP
None.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Agency Chair Bentley adjourned the meeting at 4:51 p.m.
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