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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Minutes 1981-02-04 MINUTES SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY February 4, 1981 Regular Meeting TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: West Orange Avenue Library Auditorium CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Ronald G. Acosta called the South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Ronald G. Acosta, Vice Chairman Gus Nicolopulos, Members Mark N. Addiego, Emanuele N. Damonte, and Roberta Cerri Teglia Also present: Executive Director/Secretary C. Walter Birkelo; Assistant Secretary Louis Dell'Angela; representatives from CH2M Hill; Herman Fitzgerald, Counsel APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Member Damonte moved, seconded by Member Addiego, that the Minutes of the regular meeting of December 3, 1980, be approved. Motion, as made and seconded, was unanimously carried. APPROVAL OF DESIGN CONCEPT Executive Director/Secretary Birkelo reminded the Board that the ALTERNATIVE FOR EAST GRAND various project alternatives had been discussed in December and AVENUE GRADE SEPARATION that the feasibility study report was received in the first week PROJECT of January. The recommended alternative is Alternative 2E which is an overcrossing of the railroad rather than an underpass. The feasibility report recommends the approval of Alternative 2E, and the Redevelopmen~ staff likewise recommends its approval. Mr. Gordon Elliott, project engineer, CH2M Hill, briefly reviewed the alternative concepts. Member Damonte moved, seconded by Member Addiego to approve the adoption of Concept Alternative 2E and to request the City Council of the City of South San Francisco to file application for approval and funding of this alternative. Motion, as made and seconded, was unanimously carried. PUBLIC HEARING - NOTICE Executive Director Birkelo advised the Board that this was the OF HEARING ON THE EAST time and place for the Public Hearing on the Negative Declaration GRAND AVENUE GRADE relating to the East Grand Avenue Separation project. The SEPARATION PROJECT Board was advised that Negative Declaration proceedings were NEGATIVE DECLARATION 297 initiated to try to meet the April 1 deadline for State funding of the project. PUBLIC HEARING Assistant Secretary Louis De]]'Ange]a reviewed the environmental NF,_C~TIVE DECLARATION 29? studies leading up to the Negative Declaration proposal. He (( tinued) indicated that con{nents had been received from several agencies but felt that mitigation measures were available to meet the concerns expressed. Chairman Acosta declared the Public Hearing opened. Mr. William RYan, representing the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, indicated to the Board that his company felt that the project studies tended to underestimate the cost of utilities' re- locations, that these should be closer to the million-dollar range rather than the two hundred fifty thousand dollars indicated. Discussion between staff and the Board pointed out that it was impossible to precisely estimate such costs in that time, and it was also difficult to try to determine what portion of the costs might have to be borne by the utility company as relocation expense in public rights-of-way vs. project obligations. It was generally agreed that more detailed construction plans would have to be developed before such costs could be determined. Assistant Secretary Dell'Angela asked the Board to continue the hearing until its meeting of February 18 to allow Caltrans more time to review the environmental and design factors leading up to their approval of the project. As there were no objections, Chairman Acosta so ordered the Public Hearing continued to February 18, 1981. CONSIDERATION OF Executive Director Birkelo advised the Board the intensive PROFESSIONAL SERVICE negotiations relating to the Gateway project had pointed out CONTRACT ADJUSTMENTS several budgetary problems which needed adjustment. He indicated LEGAL & FISCAL SERVICES that the complexity and extensive time required to negotiate a cooperative Agency/Developer agreement indicated that more money was required for legal and fiscal services but less for engineering costs. The staff was recommending budget amendments which did not change the total budget amount but reallocated various estimated expenditures to different categories based on experience to date. The budget amendment increased legal services to a maximum of $48,'000 and fiscal services to $40,000 but re- duced engineering services by $40,000 and City administrative costs by $8,000. Total expenditures are to remain at $300,000 for the fiscal year 1980-61. Member Teglia moved, seconded by Member Addiego, to approve the amended budget requested, with authorization to increase expenditure maximum for fiscal and legal services to the amounts estimated in the amendment. Motion, as made and seconded, was unanimously carried. GC~AND WELFARE Executive Director Birkelo advised the Board that he anticipated the possibility that a concept agreement between the developer and Agency might be presented for consideration at the next Agency meeting on February 18. Page 2 2/4/81 AD~OURNHENT ~ember Acld~ego moved~ seconded by ~ember Damonteand unanimously -- carried that the meeting be adjourned at 7:50 p.m. APPROVED: Rona]d G. Acosta, Chairman South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, , u ' e 'rector/Secretary South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency The entries of this 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 available for inspection, review and copying. Page 3 2/4/81 r T !