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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Minutes 1985-02-20 MINUTES THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Special Meeting February 20, 1985 TIME: 5:00 p.m. PLACE: City Council Conference Room, City Hall CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Richard A. Haffey called the South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency meeting to order at 5:49 p.m. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman Richard A. Haffey, Members: Mark N. Addiego, Emanuele N. Damonte, Gus Nicilopulos Absent: Vice Chairperson Roberta Cerri Teglia Also Present: Executive Director/Secretary C. Walter Birkelo, Assistant Secretary Mark Lewis, Co-Counsel Robert Rogers. ~ APPROVAL OF There were no bills presented for approval. BILLS: APPROVAL OF Assistant Secretary Lewis informed the Board that staff recommends that GATEWAY PROJECT the Redevelopment Agency approve the precise plan for the entryway signs ENTRYWAY DESIGN:for the Gateway Redevelopment Project subject to the findings that are included in the Staff Report and the attached conditions. Staff would be happy to answer any questions. Mr. Aguilar of the Homart Development Co. is present to further elaborate on the project. Mr. John Aguilar, Homart Development Co.: The Board may recall that we were before you a couple of weeks ago and proposed, for Agency consideration, a monument at Oyster Point and Grand Avenue. We were asked to go back and look at the design and the statement that we were trying to make. We have come up with a concept which is actually quite similar to the original wall. The wall that we are proposing consist of two walls, one at either intersection of Oyster Point and Grand Avenue. The wall we are proposing is at Grand Avenue and Gateway Blvd. will sit in an open green space area as you go into Gateway Blvd. It is 100 feet long at Gateway, 5 feet at the west end to approximately 3 feet at the easterly most end, it is made of granite material. We are proposing that the sign will be similar to the chrome and backlit so that it will have a halo effect on the granite. The actual letters will be 2 feet tall. - Discussion pursued regarding securing the letters and backlighting from vandalism and also on the maintenance of the signs. It was agreed that this would be the responsibility of the Homart Development Co. APPROVAL OF It was moved by Member Addiego and seconded by Hember Nicolopulos 6ATEWAY PROJE6T that the 6ateway Entryway Design Plan be approved. The motion, ENTRYWAY DESI6N: as made and seconded was regularly carried. continued: PROGRESS Executive Director Birkelo stated that the project has been filed REPORT ON with the State Board of Equalization and appropriate County officials, U.S. STEEL etc. We expect to have a progress report and a plan before you at SITE REDE- your meeting on February 27. We have not yet initiated conversation VELOPMENT or discussions with other taxing agencies, but we expect to start PROJECT: that process within a few days. QUESTIONS Member Addiego expressed concern regarding the frequency of special FROM THE meetings. He stated that we have had two meeting in a row on odd BOARD: Wednesdays and in different cases there have been problems with staff's attendance or other representatives from other agencies, and there has also been some concern from public members when these special meetings are called within that 24 hours time period. I am questioning the real need for some of these items to be held. I think there are some advantages in letting the community know at the regularly scheduled meetings what business we are conducting. And I think a lot of these items fall into the definition that there is not a real emergency for approving; and for some of the items, it could be a real benefit of having it at a regular public meeting. I am suggesting that we be a little more judicious in our application of the special meetings. Member Damonte also expressed stated that he has problems with the 5:00 p.m. time. ADJOURNMENT: Member Damonte moved, seconded by Member Nicolopulos, that the meeting be adjourned. Motion as made and seconded was regularly carried. Time of adjournment: 6:04 p.m. Respuctfully submitted, Walter Birkelo APPROVED: Executive Director/Secretary ~Ha f~f~~ Ri'c~~A. rman The Redevelopment cy of the San sco City of South ci 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 available for inspection, review and copying. 2/20/85 Page 2