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Home My WebLink AboutRDA Minutes 1984-12-12 M I N U T E S THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANICSCO Regular Meeting December 12, 1984 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Community Room, Municipal Services Building CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Richard A. Haffey called the South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Richard A. Haffey, ~tembers: Mark N. Addiego, Emanuele Damonte, Gus Nicolopulos Absent: Vice Chairperson Roberta Cerri Teglia Also Present: Executive Director/Secretary C. Walter Birkelo, Deputy City Manager Mark Lewis, Senior Planner Phil Gorny ar-ENDA REVIEW: Executive Director Birkelo stated that relating to items 5 and 6 on the Agenda, there is another item concerning the covenants relating to the Fourth Amendment to the OPA and would like to add it as Item 6A. APPROVAL OF Chairman Haffey stated that since the Minutes were presented tonight and MINUTES: they are quite detailed, he would suggest that the minutes be held over to the next meeting to give the Board an opportunity to review them. Member Nicolopulos suggested that item 6A also be held over since it was also received at the last minute and is quite lenghty. Member Addiego asked that the Executive Director inform the Board whether or not there is a critical time element involved with this item. Executive Director Birkelo stated that he did not know if there was a time element involved, but the item does relate to the Warmington project which the Board would be dealing with tonight. Mr. John Aguilar, Homart Development Company, explained why the item'was late, and respected the request of the Board to hold this item over until the next regular meeting which would be January 9, 1985. VICE CHAIRMAN Vice Chairman Roberta Cerri Teglia arrived at 7:10 p.m. TEGLIA ARRIVES: APPROVAL OF There were no bills for approval~ but Treasurer Lipton informed the BILLS: Board that between now and the next time the Agency meets, the Agency is going to expend quite a sum of money and would like the Board to be aware of it: Dan Caputo Company escrow payment totaling' $218,000, payment will be made later this week and another later in January; Early next week we will be making a payment to Southern Pacific Railroad for driveway acquisition for approximately $140,000. This payment will be before you at the next meeting. APPROVAL OF Senior Planner Phil Gorny informed the Board that this tentative Parcel TENTATIVE Map is to remove a boundry line between two parcels that are under a PARCEL MAP common ownership and to create one parcel therefrom on land located at (PM-84-224) the northwest corner of Industrial Way and East Grand Avenue southerly WARMINGTON: of the East Grand Avenue Overcrossing. Staff recommends that the Agency approve the tentative map subject to the conditions and based on the findings that are in the Staff Report. On November 29, 1984, the Planning Commission recommended that the Redevelopment Agency approve the tentative map subject to the same conditions and based on the same findings recommended in the Staff Report. Vice Chairman Teglia moved, seconded by Member Addiego that the tentative Parcel Map be approved. The motion, as moved and seconded, was unanimously carried. APPROVAL OF Deputy City Manager Lewis stated that staff recommends that the Board PRECISE PLAN approve the precise plan for 167 room hotel complex proposed by the (PP-84-5) Warmington Hotel Committee subject to the conditions contained in the - RMINGTON: Staff Report and based on the findings that the plan is compatible with the intent and purpose and standards of the Gateway Plan, the Redevelopment and General Plans. The site contains 2.2 acres, is a three story hotel complex with more parking than is required, they anticipate that there will be an airport shuttle provided, and one-third of the site will be landscaped. Member Nicolopulos asked for an explanation of the second page, last paragraph of the Staff Report, "portions of the existing East Grand Avenue and Industrial Way rights-of-wayareproposed to be vacated and incorporated into this site. The vacated right-of-way will be necessary to implement the site plan as shown." He also asked what does the City get back for vacating the right-of-way? Deputy City Manager/City Engineer Yee informed the Board that part of the OPA Agreement is that the City abandon Industrial Way and a portion of Grand Avenue, however, he did not prepare the staff report and did not feel comfortable informing the Board since he was not knowledgable about the contents of the Staff Report. RECESS CALLED: Chairman Haffey called a recess at 7:18 p.m. for staff to discuss the abandonment issue and return with answers to previous questions. MEETING The meeting reconvened at 7:28 p.m. .~FCONVENES: 12/12/84 Page 2 APPROVAL OF Deputy City Manager Lewis stated that the vacation and corporation of P__.RECISE PLAN the right-of-way in this Particular site is anticipated by previous ~P-84-5) agreements with Homart Development Company. We anticipate, in fact ~RMINGTON we are sure, that there will be necessary documents to execute the ~antinued: vacation in formal ways. Member Damonte inquired why this particular site was chosen. Was it chosen because of the land availability for hotels, or for its proximity to the highway. Mark McAlpine representing the Robert P. Warmington Company, 3090 Pullman Street, Costa Mesa, CA responded stating that the site was chosen #1 for its proximity to the freeway and #2 the Size of the site suited the need of the project quite well. Member Damonte had concerns regarding the number of parking spaces, since the site is situated so close to the highway. Discussion followed concerning the potential parking problems and the results of Warmington~s marketing study regarding the amount business as a result of the site's proximity to the highway. It was determined that since the marketing study indicated that approximately 85% of the traffic would be from the Airport, the shuttle service should be a condition of approval. It was motioned by Member Damonte~ and seconded by Member Nicolopulos that the precise plan be approved with the shuttle service added as a condition of approval. The motion as moved and seconded was unanimously c~rried. ~NSIDERATION The Executive Director stated this is merely an information item that was POSSIBLE added to the agenda to make you aware of the needed consideration and adDED USE administrative review of the possibility of providing some needed parking CATEGORIES IN spaces for the Bank of America's Automated Teller Machine in the Gateway GATEWAY PROJECT Building, but that it has not reached the point of resolution yet. AREA: Additionally, Homart will be submitting an application for specific plan amendment to allow for a temporary parking of cars in their vacant spaces for obtaining full development of their site. GOOD AND Chairman Haffey invited anyone in the audience to speak on Redevelopment WELFARE: matters. No one spoke. ADJOURNMENT: Vice Chairperson Teglia moved, seconded by Member Damonte, that the meeting be adjourned. Motion as made and seconded was unanimously carried. Time of adjournment: 7:41 p.m. APPROV . , ~ I~ Respectful ly submitted. )~' '}J~~~'#''!,'., ' '"~ Richar~d ~ ~a~f n f '~C,'~. ~~ The Redevelopment ~,c~ of the ( c sco ~. Walter Birkelo Executive Director/Secretary 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. 12/12/84 Page 3