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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Minutes 1997-11-12 Chairman Joseph A. Fernekes M I N U T E S Boardmembers: James L. Datzman Redevelopment Agency Eugene R. Mullin Tohn R. Penna Municipal Services Building Robert Yee Community Room November 12, 1997 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CALL TO ORDER: (Cassette No. 1) 7:08 p.m. Chairman Fernekes presided. ROLL CALL: Boardmembers present: Datzman, Mullin, Penna and Fernekes. Boardmembers absent: Yee. Clerk Battaya stated Boardmember Yee had in- formed her Office he was ill, and unable to attend tonight's meeting. AGENDA REVIEW AGENDA REVIEW Executive Director Wilson Requested: - If the meeting goes longer than 30 minutes it may be necessary to start and stop the meeting. Item No. 5 needs a 4/5 vote, and with one member absent it is necessary to defer the item to the next meeting. So ordered. Counsel Mattas Requested: - Have a partial Closed Session after the Consent Calen- dar. So ordered. Boardmember Penna stated the address of 472 Grand on the Agenda is not correct, for that is the Masonic Temple and it should read 306 Spruce Avenue. Counsel Mattas stated he would check out the ad- dress. CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Motion to approve minutes of the Special Meeting of Approved. 10/15/97 and Regular Meeting of 10/22/97. ~ ~ 2. Motion to confirm expense claims of 11/12/97. ~/o 3 Approved in the amount of $45,291.86. " Motion to cancel the Regular Meeting of 11/26/97.5'~/O--g So ordered. M/S Mullin/Penna - To approve the Consent Calen- dar. 11/12/97 Page 1 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CALENDAR Carried by unanimous voice vote. CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION 7. Closed Session, pursuant to GC 54956.8, conference The Agency enter a Closed Session at 7:12 p.m. to with real property negotiator regarding 472 Grand discuss the items noticed. Avenue, 468 Miller Avenue, 169 and 185 Harbor Way, and 208 East Grand Avenue concerning price and terms of property acquisition. RECALL TO ORDER: Chairman Fernekes recalled the meeting to order at 7:24 p.m., no action was taken and direction was given. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 6. Resolutions amending the prevailing wage policy for Counsel Mattas stated the action the Board has the Redevelopment Agency and approving a coopera- before it are resolutions amending the prevailing tion agreement between the City and the Redevel~- wage policy and approving a cooperation agreement ment Agency. 0 3 between the City and the Redevelopment Agency. The policy would require, for those projects that A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PREVAILING receive Agency financial assistance or those projects WAGE POLICY APPLICABLE TO REDEVELOP- with an OPA, disposition or development agree- MENT AREA PROJECTS WHICH SATISFY SPEC- ment, where you acquire and sell property or there IFIED CRITERIA is financing for redevelopment bonds, the Agency would impose a prevailing wage requirement that A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATION requires the contractor to pay a prevailing wage. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SOUTH Before permits are issued, and also with the cooper- SAN FRANCISCO AND THE SOUTH SAN ation agreement, the applicant would have to agree FRANCISCO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RE- to pay the prevailing wage. He spoke of a previous LATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRE- Court decision involving S.S.F. and the Court decid- VAILING WAGE POLICY FOR REDEVELOP- ed that the Agency cannot impose that for regulatory MENT AREA PROJECTS purposes. The Agency would have the authority to impose the condition because, in his opinion, it is not acting in a regulatory manner. He spoke in detail of a Court case in 1990 on a prevailing wage and Contra Costa appealing the decision to the Ninth Court of Appeals and in S.S.F. we did not appeal the decision. He stated that the changes were to incorporate the financial and to address the requirement to submit payroll records, etc. M/S Mullin/Penna - To adopt the Resolution on the cooperation agreement. RESOLUTION NO. 14-97 11/12/97 Page 2 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS Resolution - Continued. Carried by unanimous voice vote. Counsel Mattas stated there was also a resolution to be adopted on the prevailing wage policy. M/S Mullin/Penna - To adopt the Resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 15-97 Carried by unanimous voice vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARINGS 5. Hearing - Consideration of the acquisition of property Chairman Fernekes opened the Public Hearing. at 468 Miller and 472 Grand Avenue; conduct Hear- ing, adopt resolution of necessity. ~6ta25 Executive Director Wilson asked that the Agency defer the staff report to the next meeting. A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY TO CONDEMN THE PROPERTY AT 468 MILLER AVENUE AND Mr. Nick Shimiyeh stated he understood that the 472 GRAND AVENUE IN SOUTH SAN FRAN- Agency was not going to take action at this meeting CISCO FOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PUR- so, he and others reserve the right to speak at that POSES, INCLUDING FINDINGS AND DETERMI- time. NATIONS, AUTHORIZATION OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS AND APPLICATION Chairman Fernekes stated that would be at the FOR POSSESSION PRIOR TO JUDGMENT 12/10/97 meeting. M/S Mullin/Datzman - To continue the item to 12/10/97. Carried by majority voice vote, Boardmember Penna abstained. RECESS: Chairman Fernekes recessed the meeting at 7:34 p.m. MEETING RECONVENED: Chairman Fernekes reconvened the meeting at 9:25 p.m., and all Boardmembers were present. 4. Public Hearing - To consider Precise Plan PP-97-063, Director of Economic & Community Development Variance No. 97-063, and Negative Declaration No. Van Duyn stated he was not asking the Agency to ND-97-063, to allow a phased development of ap- take action tonight and related: this is a significant proximately 402,000+ gross square feet of commer- site for major projects along Oyster Point; it was cial office space in three buildings, and a reduction in our intent and the applicant's to present the specifics standard parking requirements, on a vacant 14.98 of the proposal, generate comments, answer ques- acre site; Phase 1 to consist of one six story, 177,000 tions and then put this item on the next meeting for square foot building, Specific Plan Area, in accor action; the reason for this is that the period for the dance with SSFMC 20.57, Hines Applicant/Owner; EIR answers have yet to run the full public noticing, Public Hearing opened on 10/22/97 and continued; but we will be up to that by the December meeting. Motion to again continue the item. .~,~t9 25 11/12/97 Page 3 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearings - Continued. He proceeded to describe the different elements of the project: development of 402,000+ gross sq. ft. of commercial office space in three buildings; it is a 15 acre site; the buildings will be built in phases and the first is a six story building, a two story and four story; the developer requested a variance to the parking requirement to encroach to the existing parking along Airport Blvd.; with the exception of parking the project meets all other standards and the Design Review Board was complimentary; there were no significant changes from Design Review; the landscaping is sufficient; the applicant has re- quested approval to encroach into an existing ease- ment and staff is supportive; the Oyster Point flyover will block this from view and the landscap- ing will be upgraded; justification of the parking variance; shuttle service will be provided as in other Hines projects; published generation rates show office buildings to use less parking than City stan- dards; the plans show the existing high rise and the proposal of future development; the flyover from southbound 101 is in general, pretty close; the flyover is elevated, comes down and, at grade level is on the Gateway; you make right turns on Gateway and go on into the Shearwater and into projects to the north; the Agency's direction has been for more square footage as a way to encourage applicant's to do a major development; staff does not feel that the reduction in landscape setbacks significantly impairs the project; the visibility is limited to the people on the flyover and at that grade you are looking over it, and the buildings are out further. Discussion followed: Boardmember Datzman was concerned that standards were being kept for land- scaping, in keeping with the specific plan; staff com- monly provides basic analysis that shows how the project is compared to the Code or the specific plan, so for comparison purposes the Agency will know if we have deviated from normal practice; Boardmember Datzman was also concerned about historic related parking security and security per- sonnel and whether they were different than that required in the past for the other two projects; Po- lice Sgt. Massoni stated all of these conditions are consistent with all projects in the Gateway Specific Plan; the 33 % landscaping meets the requirement and the only thing being asked for was the setback; Mr. Pardiff, Hines Corporation, stated he was very 11/12/97 Page 4 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARINGS Public Hearings - Continued. excited and proud of the project and of attracting new tenants and commended staff for their efforts; Mr. David Jensen, Architect from HOK, stated Hines had asked his firm to design the kind of build- ing that will attract high tech tenants to your city and proceeded to describe the project architecturally; what motivated the prow design; etc. M/S Mullin/Penna - To continue the item to 12/10/97. Carried by unanimous voice vote. GOOD AND WELFARE GOOD AND WELFARE Boardmember Mullin asked the Executive Director to do a quick survey to see if other Councils have assistants. CLOSED SESSION CLOSED SESSION 7. Closed Session, pursuant to GC 54956.8, conference The Agency reentered the Closed Session at 9:55 -- with real property negotiator regarding 472 Grand p.m. to discuss the items noticed. Avenue, 468 Miller Avenue, 169 and 185 Harbor Way, and 208 East Grand Avenue concerning price and terms of property acquisition. Chairman Fernekes recalled the meeting to order at 10:58 p.m., all Boardmembers were present, no RECALL TO ORDER: action was taken and direction was given. M/S Mullin/Datzman - To adjourn the meeting. Carried by unanimous voice vote. ADJOURNMENT: Time of adjournment was 10:59 p.m. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, APPROVED. Barbara A. Battaya, Clerk ~/ Jo~'h A~/Ferneke§, CI airman Redevelopment Agency Re~levelopment Agency City of South San Francisco City of South San Francisco 11/12/97 Page 5 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN entries of this Agency meeting show the action taken by the Redevelopment Agency to dispose of an item. Oral ~mmunications, arguments and comments are recorded on tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on in the Office of the City Clerk and are available for inspection, review and copying. 11/12/97 Page 6 1