11/25/2003 - City Council Minutes - CC Minutes Reg Meeting
APPROVED BY THE DIRECTORS ON DECEMBER 9, 2003
ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ORANGE, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING November 25, 2003
4:30 P.M. SESSION
The Orange Redevelopment Agency of the City of Orange, California convened on November
25,2003 at 4:30 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chambers, 300 E. Chapman Avenue,
Orange, California.
1. ROLLCALL
PRESENT - Ambriz, Alvarez, Chairman Murphy, Coontz, Cavecche
ABSENT - None
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
3.1 Declaration of the Clerk of the Orange Redevelopment Agency, Cassandra J.
Cathcart, declaring posting of Orange Redevelopment Agency Agenda of a regular
meeting of November 25, 2003 at Orange Civic Center, City Clerk's Office, north
facing kiosk, Main Library at 101 N. Center Street, Police facility at 1107 North
Batavia and Shaffer Park; all of said locations being in the City of Orange and
freely accessible to members of the public at least 72 hours before commencement of
said regular meeting.
ACTION: Accepted Declaration of Agency Posting and authorized its retention as a
public record in the Office of the City Clerk.
3.2 Request Agency confirmation of warrant registers dated November 6 and 13, 2003.
ACTION:
Approved.
3.3 Request approval of Redevelopment Agency Minutes, Regular Meeting, November
12, 2003. (RC2500.D.4)
ACTION:
Approved.
AGREEMENTS
3.4 Consultant Services Agreement between the City of Orange, Orange Redevelopment
Agency and LPA, Inc. to prepare a Site Utilization Study for the recently acquired
Water Street property. (RA2100.0 AGR-4394)
SUMMARY: In August 2003, the City and Agency acquired the 3.5-acre Water Street
property from the Orange County Fire Authority ("OCFA"). It is the City and Agency's
intent to redevelop the 1.5-acre eastern portion of the property to serve as a City Fire
Station and Water Division Warehouse and sell the excess 2-acre western parcel to a
housing developer. To assist the City and Agency in planning for the reuse of the site, it
is recommended that a comprehensive Site Utilization Study be conducted.
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ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES
November 25,2003
3. CONSENT CALENDAR (Continued)
(See City Council Minutes Item No. 3.9)
ACTION:
I. Approved the Agreement between the Orange Redevelopment Agency, the City of
Orange and LP A, Inc. to prepare a Site Utilization Study in an amount not to exceed
$87,934; and authorized the Chairman and Agency Clerk to execute the agreements
on behalf of the Agency.
2. Appropriated $60,000 from Fund 940 into Orange Merged Capital Projects - Water
Street Acquisition (940-9800-486700-9881) [Agency]
3. Transferred $900,000 (received from the sale of the Manchester property) from the
General Fund Unreserved Fund Balance to the General Fund Capital Improvements
Fund - Fire Headquarter Replacement Project (500-3021-481105-2977) [City]
FISCAL IMPACT: The cost of the Agreement will be funded by the Redevelopment
Agency and City in the following accounts:
$29,018 - 940-9800-486700-9881 (Redevelopment Capital Improvements - Water Street)
$29,018 - 601-8041-481102-8935 (Water Capital Funds - Warehouse Replacement)
$29,018 - 500-3021-481105-2977 (General Fund Capital- Fire HQ Replacement)
MOTION -
SECOND -
AYES
Coontz
Ambriz
Ambriz, Alvarez, Chairman Murphy, Coontz, Cavecche
All items on the Consent Calendar were approved as recommended.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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4. REPORTS FROM DIRECTORS - None.
5. REPORTS FROM BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS - None.
6. REPORTS FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - None.
7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS - None.
8. LEGAL AFFAIRS - None.
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ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES
November 25, 2003
9. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Note: The Agency did not recess.
a. To consider and take possible action upon such other matters as are orally announced by the
General Counsel, Executive Director of the Board of Directors prior to such recess unless the
motion to recess indicates any of the matters will not be considered in Closed Session.
10. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION
SECOND
AYES
Coontz
Ambriz
Ambriz, Alvarez, Chairman Murphy, Coontz, Cavecche
The Agency adjourned at 5:13 p.m.
AN
AGENCY
M A. MURPHY, CH
OF THE REDEVELOPME
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