Convene

1:43:52 PM

The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Rosa met in regular session at 1:43 p.m. on the 22^nd day of November, 2010, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, California

Roll Call

Present:  Acting Chairman Arnone, Agency Members Evans, Olsen, Lemke, and Harris.  Absent: None.  Also in attendance Economic Development and Housing Director David Gouin, Deputy Director Cheryl Woodward, Economic Development and Housing Managers Danielle O’Leary and Nancy Gornowicz, Program Specialists Alice Miller and Marjorie Jackson, Legal Counsel Mike Casey, and Recording Secretary Shirley Stevens

Public Appearances

1:44:27 PM

David Grabill commented regarding the Railroad Square housing development stating the affordable housing should not be restricted to seniors; due to limited amount of low income family units downtown, should be more family units.  The City should require John Stewart, as developer of Railroad Square housing, to develop the entire site, not just the Canners Site, in order to spread the public money to the entire SMART area.

Acknowledgements and Announcements

1:49:21 PM

 None

Statements of Abstention

1:49:27 PM

 Mr. Olsen abstained from the Minutes of October 25 due to his absence.

Approval of Minutes

1:49:38 PM

Moved by Mr.  Evans, seconded by Ms. Lemke, carried 4-0-0-1, to approve the Minutes of October 25, 2010, as submitted.

Chairman/ Commissioner Reports

None

Committee Reports

None

Consent Items

None

Item 10.1

1:50:24 PM

FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR NORTH SANTA ROSA STATION AREA PLAN

Alice Miller made the staff presentation.  This item involves a Funding Agreement between the Agency and the City committing $70,000 in Agency funds to the City to provide a major portion of the local match to an MTC grant for preparation of the North Santa Rosa Station Area Plan. 

Moved by Mr. Evans, seconded by Ms. Lemke, carried 5-0-0-0, to amend Paragraph Two to read Sonoma ‘County’ and Marin ‘County’, and adopt and waive the reading of the text as follows: 

RESOLUTION NO.  1633  ENTITLED:  RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AND MAKING CERTAIN BENEFIT FINDINGS FOR CERTAIN PLANNING ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE NORTH SANTA ROSA SMART STATION AREA PLAN

Item No. 10.2

FUNDING AGREEMENT AND BENEFIT FINDINGS FOR THE HIGHWAY 101 BIKE/PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Alice Miller made the staff presentation.  The City of Santa Rosa adopted the Gateways Redevelopment Project Area in June 2006.  The Highway 101 Bike/Pedestrian Bridge is substantially located within the Gateways Redevelopment Project Area and would provide needed access to the Project Area from the Santa Rosa Junior College and Santa Rosa High School east of Highway 101.  It is identified in the Gateways Five-Year Implementation Plan for 2006-2011 as a priority public improvement.  Redevelopment Law authorizes the Agency to pay all or part of a public improvement that is publicly owned upon making certain benefit findings subject to the consent of the City Council. 

Moved by Ms. Lemke, seconded by Mr. Harris, carried 5-0-0-0, to adopt and waive the reading of the text as follows: 

RESOLUTION NO.  1634  ENTITLED:  RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AND MAKING CERTAIN BENEFIT FINDINGS FOR THE HIGHWAY 101 BIKE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT

Item No. 10.3

2:16:45 PM

FUNDING AGREEMENT AND BENEFIT FINDINGS FOR THE SMART TRAIL BETWEEN HEARN AVENUE AND THE JOE RODOTA TRAIL

Danielle O’Leary made the staff presentation.  The proposed segment of the pedestrian and bicycle SMART Trail Project between Hearn Avenue and the Joe Rodota Trail near Highway 12 is substantially located in the Southwest Redevelopment Project Area.  The Five Year Implementation Plan for the Southwest Redevelopment Project Area for 2010-2015 contemplates the SMART Trail as one of the redevelopment activities to be undertaken by the Agency.  The Funding Agreement documents a grant and sets out the terms and conditions for payment by the Agency to the County to pay a portion of the construction costs for the SMART Trail to benefit the Project Area. 

Moved by Mr. Olsen, seconded by Mr. Harris, carried 5-0-0-0, to adopt and waive the reading of the text as follows: 

RESOLUTION NO.  1635  ENTITLED:  RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SONOMA AND MAKING CERTAIN BENEFIT FINDINGS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SMART TRAIL FROM HEARN AVENUE TO THE JOE RODOTA TRAIL NEAR HIGHWAY 12

Item No. 10.4

2:25:53 PM

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2010

Danielle O’Leary made the staff presentation.  Each year prior to December 31, an Annual Report of Financial Transactions is prepared by the Department of Administrative Services, with input from the Economic Development and Housing Department.  The purpose of the Report is: 1) to transmit to the State Controller’s Office the Agency’s financial statement information for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010; and 2) to transmit to the State Department of Housing and Community Development the Agency’s low- and moderate-income housing activity statistics for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.  The Annual Report is forwarded to the City Council and the State Controller’s Office prior to the end of the calendar year in order to comply with Redevelopment Law. 

Moved by Ms. Lemke, seconded by Mr. Evans, carried 5-0-0-0, the motion to approve the Annual Report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010 and direct its transmittal to the City Council and the State Controller’s Office prior to December 31, 2010 as required by law.

Item No. 10.5

REPORT OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS

At the October 25, 2010 Redevelopment Agency meeting, a Nominating Committee was appointed consisting of Acting Chairman Arnone and Mr. Evans.  At the Redevelopment Agency’s Annual Meeting, being held November 22, 2010, the Nominating Committee will give its report and recommendation for Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Redevelopment Agency for the upcoming year. 

Moved by Ms. Lemke, seconded by Mr. Evans, carried 5-0-0-0, to adopt the motion electing as Chairman, William Arnone, and as Vice-Chairman, Phil Olsen, for the next calendar year, with the term of office commencing January 1, 2011.

Written Communications

No comments

Adjournment

2:40:28 PM

With no other business to come before the Redevelopment Agency, Chairman Arnone adjourned the meeting at 2:40 p.m.

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 Shirley Stevens, Recording Secretary