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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Minutes 1999-10-27 MINUTES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 27, 1999 MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING COMMUNITY ROOM 33 ARROYO DRIVE CALL TO ORDER: 7:01 p.m. (Cassette Tape No. 1) ROLL CALL: Present: Boardmembers Femekes, Mullin and Penna, Vice Chair Matsumoto and Chairman Datzman. Absent: None AGENDA CHANGES No changes. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Motion to Approve Minutes of the October 13, 1999 Regular Meeting 2. Motion to Confu'rn Expense Claims of October 27, 1999 in the Amount of $70,639.16 Motion-Fernekes/Second-Mullin: To approve the consent calendar as submitted. Unanimously approved by voice vote. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 3. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Jose and Maria Montes for the Acquisition of 905 Linden Avenue in an Amount Not to Exceed $477,500 Staff report presented by CDBG Coordinator Fragoso. Boardmember Mullin asked for verification regarding title of the property passing to the City and all reimbursements from the State coming to the City. Agency Counsel Mattas stated that the Co-Payee Agreement stipulates the issue clearly. Boardmember Penna asked for verification that the site will be cleared of debris, and Coordinator Fragoso stated that the owner is obligated to clean up the property. Chairman Datzman clarified with staff that the owner has removed the storage tanks from the site, the soil is completely clean, and he has yet received reimbursement from the state for the money he has spent. Additional monies will be paid to the Agency. In response to Boardmember Penna, Coordinator Fragoso reported that the amount of money ($100,000 approximately) that the owner expended for soil remediation and tank removal was verified. She further indicated that at a later date groundwater monitoring - - ~ will need to be performed. In response to Vice Chair Matsumoto's question regarding groundwater contamination at the site, Coordinator Fragoso stated the amount of contamination remaining is limited. Motion-Fernekes/Second-Matsumoto: To approve Resolution No. 17-99 approving a purchase and sale agreement for the acquisition of property located at 905 Linden Avenue and authorizing the Executive Director to execute same. Unanimously approved by voice vote. 4. Motion to Approve Contract with Economics Research Associates (ERA) to Perform Impact Analysis for Proposed Wal Mart in an Amount Not to Exceed $35,000 Staff report presented by Assistant Director Van Duyn. Speaker: Judy Davidoff, Baker & McKenzie, 2 Embarcadero Center, 24th Floor, San Francisco, representing Wal Mart, informed the Agency that Wal Mart hired a consulting firm, Sedway Group, to prepare an economic impact analysis for the Wal Mart site, and it will be available November 3, 1999. She stated that Sedway's scope of work is exactly the same as ERA's scope of work. She asked that ERA's scope of work be modified to include "peer review", which will shorten its preparation time, and will allow Wal Mart's application to go forward on either November l0th or November 17th. Executive Director Wilson stated that ERA has not had a chance to comment on this modification, as it only came to the City's attention today. Boardmembers Fernekes, Mullin and Penna, and Chairman Datzman, stated their support to approve the agreement as recommended in the staff report and commented that at the September 22nd meeting Wal Mart was not interested in preparing an analysis. Vice Chair Matsumoto stated she was comfortable with a peer review as long as all items requested by the Board were included in the analysis, if that could not be accomplished than she agreed to an independent report. Counsel Mattas advised the Board that the Wal Mart application needed to be agendized for the November l0th Agency meeting as a motion to continue the item to December 8th. He stated that this direction will continue the public hearing for Wal Mart to December 8th, allow time for the application to be heard and the study to be completed. Interested parties will be notified of the continuance. Motion-PennaJSecond-Fernekes: Motion to approve contract with Economics Research Associates to perform impact analysis for proposed Wal Mart in an amount not to exceed $35,000. Unanimously approved by voice vote. Motion-PennaJSecond-Fernekes: Motion to direct staff to schedule Wal Mart for the November l0th meeting as a motion to continue to the December 8th meeting and to notify parties listed on the project mailing list of same. Unanimously approved by voice vote. REGULAR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OCTOBER 27, 1999 MINUTES PAGE 2 i 0,7 ADJOURNMENT Motion-PennaJSecond-Fernekes: To adjourn the meeting at 7:45 p.m, Unanimously approved by voice vote. Respectfully Submitted: Approved: Sylvia M. Pay~ ~. ;oSfL~oDu~Z~n~n~ciisco~ City of South San Francisco The entries of this Redevelopment Agency meeting show the action taken by the Board to dispose of an item. Oral communications, arguments, and comments are recorded on tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for inspection, review and copying. REGULAR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING OCTOBER 27, 1999 MINUTES PAGE 3