HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/08/1997 - City Council Special Meeting - Redevelopment AgencySPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY OF COSTA MESA
SEPTEMBER 8, 1997
The City Council and the Redevelopment Agency of the City
'of Costa Mesa; California, met in special joint session : on
September 8, 1997, at 5:00 p.m., following the regularly
,scheduled Redevelopment Agency meeting, in first floor
'Conference Room A, City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.
'Notice of the special joint meeting was given as required by
;law. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro
.Tem/Agency Chairperson Monahan.
ROLL CALL ;Council/Agency Members
Present:
Mayor/Agency Member Peter
Buffa
Mayor Pro Tem/Agency Chair-
person Gary Monahan
Council Member/Vice-Chairperson
Libby Cowan
Council/Agency-Member yJoe
Erickson =
Council/Agency Member Heather
Somers -
;Council/Agency Members
Absent None
Officials Present: City Manager/Agency Executive
Director Allan Roeder
City/Agency Attorney Thomas
Kathe
Redevelopment and Housing
Manager Muriel Ullman
Principal Planner Mike Robinson
PUBLIC HEARING The Redevelopment and Housing Manager announced the
R-97-06 and :public hearing, continued from the special joint meeting of
PA -97-28, Borders August 11, 1997, to consider Planning Action PA -97-28 and
Costa Mesa, LLC !Rezone Petition R-97-06, MCG Architects, 200 South Los
Robles Avenue, Suite 300, Pasadena, authorized agent 'for
the City of Costa Mesa and Borders Costa Mesa, LLC,
410 -17th Street, Suite 1705, Denver Colorado, to rezone
property at 1884 and 1898 Newport Boulevard, and 145
East 19th Street,. Buildings A, B; and C, from C1, C2, and P
to Planned Development Commercial (PDC); and a final
'development plan to construct a one-story, 25,200 -square -
foot commercial building with excess compact parking (25
percent permitted, 28 percent proposed), and outside dining
in the Newport Boulevard setback. Environmental
Determination: Negative Declaration.
The Principal Planner reviewed the Agenda Report dated
Au3ust 20, 1997, and responded to questions from the
Council/Agency members pertaining to trip fees, parking, and
'landscaping.
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Richard Zapkin, representing HC Companies, developer for
Borders Costa Mesa, LLC, reported that a petroleum product
on the site caused a delay in developing the property, and
that they are working with the Orange County Health Care
Agency to finalize an environmental work plan.
The City/Agency Attorney reported on a telephone
conversation he had with _Tim Konold, representative for the
Pope Family Trust, and was told that the County rejected the
remediation plan because more data is required. He added
that the Agency could take some action tonight by
recommending that Council adopt the Negative Declaration
of Environmental Impact and Rezone Petition R-97-06; or
they can wait until the remediation issues are resolved.
Brenda Godfrey, Borders Costa Mesa, LLC, stated that the
main concern ofAhe Orange County Health Care Agency is
that the contamination may have gone off-site and could
possibly be on Newport Boulevard. She reported that a
representative from the County Agency will be studying the
site on Tuesday, September 9, 1997, to determine whether
additional testing is required.
Mr..Zapkin suggested that the public hearing be continued
for 30 days in order to define the area that mulst be remedied
and to determine the cost. Mayor/Agency Member Buffa
agreed that a continuance would be in order.
Ta Nguyen, 296 North Thora Street, Orange, owner of a
_ liquor store at 145 East 19th Street, expressed his desire to
continue doing business at his current location.
Susie Nguyen, daughter of Ta Nguyen, felt that the bidding
process had not been fair to her father and asked why the
City did not sell the property to Triangle Square since their
bid was the highest. Mayor Pro Tem/Agency Chairperson
Monahan replied that the bid price was negotiated; it was not
the actual selling price. In addition, he stated that Council
issued a directive several years ago that when the City -
owned property is sold, it would be with the condition that
the purchaser would combine the parcel with the adjacent
properties and develop it as one project. .
Herb Weiser, 2049 Central Plaza East, Suite 900, Los
Angeles, outside counsel for the City and Agency,
commented that his analysis of the Triangle Square offer was
that they did not make an offer to purchase, they merely
made an offer to negotiate for a year to determine a price
they would be willing to pay; therefore, Triangle Square did
not make a firm commitment..
Tom Sweat, 345 University, Drive, Costa Mesa, asked if the
City intended to demolish the Mesa Theater. The
City/Agency Attorney replied that in April, 1997, the City
published a notice in the newspapers requesting offers to
purchase the corner property .with one condition: that the
-- City property be combined with the adjacent properties to be
developed as one project. He noted that the item on
to agenda is a development proposal by Borders Costa
Mesa, and is not a City project.
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MOTION !On motion by Mayor/Agency Member Buffa, seconded by
Continued to Council/Agency Member Somers, and carried 5-0, the public
October 20, 1997 ! hearing was continued to a special joint City
Council/Redevelopment Agency meeting on October 20,
1997, at 6:30 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tem/Agency Chairperson Monahan declared the
meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
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Mayor of the City of C a Mesa
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