HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Minutes 1985-05-22 M I N U T E S
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
C~TY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
REGULAR MEETING
May 22, 1985
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Municipal Services Community Room, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, CA.
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Richard A. Haffey called the South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
meeitng to order at 7:06 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Richard Haffey; Vice Chairperson Roberta Teglia; Member
Mark Addiego; Member Emanuele Damonte; Member Gus Nicolopulos
Also Present: Executive Director/Secretary C. Walter Birkelo; Assistant
Secretary Mark LeWis
AGENDA REVIEW: Executive Director Birkelo stated that there was a correction in the title of
Item #6. Instead of approving the issuance of the tax allocation refunding
notes, the action before you tonight is for you to award the sale of the notes.
The approval of the issuance is on the City Council agenda.
Item #8: consideration of Agency reorganization, is really only an
information item. I will give you a preliminary draft of the organization
outline we are considering so that you may be able to review it, but no
action is required tonight.
APPROVAL OF It was motioned by Member Addiego and seconded by Vice Chairperson Teglia
BILLS: that the claims as submitted for payment in the amount of $8,380.20 for
~ay 22, 1985, be approved. Motion as made and seconded was regularly carried.
APPROVAL OF Member Damonte moved, seconded by Member Addiego, that the Minutes of the
MINUTES: Special Meeting of February 20, 1985 and the Regular Meeting of February 27,
1985, be approved. Motion as made and seconded was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION Finance Director Barry Lipton explained that this is a program that the City
PARTICIPATION itself has been participating in since the Program's inception about eight
IN LOCAL years ago. It is another investment tool through the State Treasurer's Office;
AGENCY it allows the Agency to pool its money with those of agencies throughout
INVESTMENT California and the United States. Since the program started, there are over
FUND (LAIF): 800 jurisdictions in California who have invested over $2.5 billion; it is
program that I used in Southern California; the City Treasurer currently
uses; and we recommend it for the Redevelopment Agency,
In answer to a question from Member Addiego, Mr. Lipton further explained
that there 'is no joining fee but the State Treasurer charges 1/4 of 1% of the
interest that is earned as an administrative fee.
RESOLUTION After discussion regarding interest rates~ it was moved by Member Addiego
(LAIF) and seconded by¥ice Chairperson Teglia that the resolution be approved,
ntinued: The Motion as made and seconded was unanimously approved.
.._SOLUTION Executive Director Birkelo stated that Lora Stovall of Bartle Wells and
AWARD SALE Steve Casaleggio from Jones, Hall, Hill and White were present to present
OF NOTES: this item.
Lora Stovall, Bartel Wells: We received bids for the $7,000,000 1985 tax
allocation refunding notes on the Agency's behalf this morning at 11 o'clock
at the office of Jones, Hall. We got three bids that were all very attractive,
The lowest interest cost was received from Smith Barney Harris Upham and
Company, Inc. at a net interest cost of 7.477%. Other bids were received
from Dean Witter at 7.759% and E. F, Hutton at 7.821, The details of what
the low bid was to produce the low bid of 7,477 is an interest rate on the
notes at 7% and they were sold at about 98.3% of par. They are very
attractive bids for the notes and it reflects the interest in your project
and the in the community from the financial community,
It was moved by Vice Chairperson Teglia and seconded by Member Damonte that
the resolution be approved. The motion as made and seconded was
unanimously
carried. Title of the resolution: A RESOLUTION O? THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO AWARDING THE SALE OF NOTES: 1985 TAX
ALLOCATION REFUNDING NOTES.
PRECISE PLAN Planning Director Jean Smith stated that this is a follow-up of the Zoning
Ju~-PROVAL, amendment which was adopted by Council on April 102 1985, and some of the
i GATEWAY: major provisions of that Zoning amendment which also was applied for by
Homart was that the possible area for the storage is li.mited to only a
section of the designated parking lot shown on Phase I, The vehicles
stored are restricted to automobiles and passenger vans; there will be no
inoperative vehicles; no signs; security and lighting must be approved for
any precise plan and the use is authorized only until June 20, 1988. This
proposal is in keeping with all of those limitations of the ordinance and
staff recommends approval of the Precise Plan,
It was moved by Vice Chairperson Teglia and seconded by Member Addiego that
the precise plan be approved. On the question Member Nicolopulos questioned
if the expiration date of June 20, 1988 could be extended, After discussion,
the motion as made and seconded was amended to include a condition that the
foUr percent (4%) commercial parking tax be paid to the City by Homart. The
motion as made, seconded, and amended, was unanimously carried,
AGENCY Executive Director Birkelo stated.that this was for information.only. At the
REORGANIZA- present time we only have a Director, Assistant Director, Secretary, Agency
TION: Counsel and Agency Co-Counsel. We have tired to paralled our own City
organization involving more people in the organizational picture, define
their duties, involving the Treasurer as Investment Officer of the Agency as
well. We will bring this item back to you for action in a formal resolution
at a later meeting.
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GOOD AND Chairman Richard Haffey invited members of the public to speak on matters
__W~LFARE: related to RedevelOpment Agency - No one spoke.
LOSED Chairman Haffey called a closed session of the Agency Board to confer
~ESSION: with the Agency's Attorney regarding pending litigation involving the
U. S. Steel Redevelopment project, pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9 (b) (1). Time closed session called: 7:27 p.m.
RECONVENE: The Redevelopment Agency meeting reconvened at 7:44 p.m. regarding
pending litigation. The Agency Board provided direction to staff.
ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by Member Addiego and seconded by Member Damonte that the
meeting be adjourned. The motion as made and seconded was unanimously
carried.
Time of adjournment: 7:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
C. Walter Birkelo
Executive Director/Secretary APPROVED:
'Richaf~'A~ ~affeg, ~rrm'an'
The RedevelOpment ~/~cy of the
City of South San F~ncisco
Entries of the Redevelopment Agency meeting show the action taken by the Board to dispose
of the item. Oral presentations, arguments, and comments are recorded on tape, The tape
and documents related to the items are on file in the office of the City Manager and are
available for inspection, review and copying.
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