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THESE MINUTES ARE NOT OFFICIAL
UNTIL APPROVED BY THE
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
CULVER CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING OF THE July 14, 2014
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE 5:30 p.m.
CULVER CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA
Call to Order & Roll Call
Chair Sahli-Wells called the meeting of the Successor Agency to
the Culver City Redevelopment Agency Board to order at 5:30
p.m.
Present: Meghan Sahli-Wells, Chair
Micheál O’Leary, Vice Chair
Jeffrey Cooper, Board Member
Jim B. Clarke, Board Member
Andrew Weissman, Board Member
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Closed Session
At 5:30 p.m., the Successor Agency Board recessed to Closed
Session to discuss the following items:
CS-1 Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Re: 8511 Warner Drive
Agency Negotiators: John M. Nachbar, City Manager/Executive
Director, Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development
Director/Assistant Executive Director, Todd Tipton, Economic
Development Manager and Murray Kane, City Special
Counsel/Successor Agency General Counsel
Other Parties Negotiators: Conjunctive Points Warner
Development (a.k.a. Samitaur Constructs/Fredrick Smith)
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment or both, including
use restrictions, development obligations and other monetary
related considerations
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
CS-2 Conference with Real Property Negotiators July 14, 2014
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Re: 9300 Culver Blvd. (Parcel B) and adjacent Right-of-Way
Successor Agency Negotiators: John Nachbar, Executive
Director; Sol Blumenfeld, Assistant Executive Director, and
Todd Tipton, Economic Development Administrator
Other Parties Negotiators: B. Layne Creations
Under Negotiation: Price, Terms of Payment or Both, including
use restrictions, development obligations and other monetary
related considerations
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
CS-3 Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Re: The 1-block portion of the former Washington Boulevard
Right-of-Way between Main Street and Ince Boulevard.
Successor Agency Negotiators: John Nachbar, Executive Director;
Sol Blumenfeld, Assistant Executive Director, and Todd Tipton,
Economic Development Manager
Other Parties Negotiators: The Wende Museum
Under Negotiation: Price, Terms of Payment or Both, including
use restrictions, development obligations and other monetary
related considerations
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
CS-4 Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Re: 8829, 8831, 8840, 8841, 8843 Exposition Boulevard; 8801,
8803, 8824, 8825, 8828, 8830-8834, 8836, 8839, 8842, 8846
National Boulevard; 8900-8906, 8910-8912, 8914-8918, 8920,
8926, 8930, 8936 Venice Boulevard
Agency Negotiators: John Nachbar, City Manager/Executive
Director; Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development
Director/Assistant Executive Director; Todd Tipton, Economic
Development Manager; Murray Kane, City/Successor Agency Special
Counsel
Other Parties Negotiators: Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group
Under Negotiation: Price, Terms of Payment or Both, including
use restrictions, development obligations and other monetary
related considerations
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
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Reconvene
Chair Sahli-Wells reconvened the meeting at 7:08 p.m. with
all Board Members present.
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Report on Action Taken in Closed Session
Chair Sahli-Wells indicated nothing to report out of Closed
Session.
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Reflection/Pledge of Allegiance
The Reflection was given by John Nachbar, Executive
Director, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Ken Ruben.
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Community Announcements by Board Members/Information
Items from Staff
None.
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Joint Public Comment for Items NOT On the Agenda
None.
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Receipt and Filing of Correspondence
MOVED BY BOARD MEMBER WEISSMAN, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER COOPER
AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
RECEIVE AND FILE CORRESPONDENCE.
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Joint Consent Calendar
Item JC-1
Joint Culver City Council/Culver City Housing Authority/
Successor Agency to the Culver City Redevelopment Agency Agenda
Item: Cash Disbursements
MOVED BY VICE CHAIR O’LEARY, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER COOPER
AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
APPROVE CASH DISBURSEMENTS FOR JUNE 14, 2013 – JULY 4, 2104. July 14, 2014
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Consent Calendar
Item C-1
Meeting Minutes
MOVED BY BOARD MEMBER COOPER, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR O’LEARY
AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
APPROVE MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 23, 2014.
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Order of the Agenda
No changes were made.
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Joint Public Hearings
Item JPH-1
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY AGENDA ITEM: PUBLIC
HEARING Approval of an Implementation Agreement between the
City of Culver City, the Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency and Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group
in Order to Convey Real Property Located at 8829, 8831,
8839, 8841, 8843 Exposition Boulevard; 8801, 8803 Washington
Boulevard; 8824, 8825, 8828, 8830-8834, 8836, 8838, 8840,
8842, 8846 National Boulevard; 8900-8906, 8910-8912, 8914-
8918, 8920, 8926, 8930, 8936 Venice Boulevard to Develop a
High Quality Transit Oriented Development
MOVED BY VICE CHAIR O’LEARY, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER COOPER
AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
RECEIVE AND FILE THE AFFIDAVITS OF PUBLICATION AND POSTING
OF NOTICES AND CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN RESPONSE TO THE
PUBLIC HEARING.
Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director/Assistant
Executive Director, described the purpose of the hearing
noting the need to postpone the item.
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MOVED BY VICE CHAIR O’LEARY, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER CLARKE
AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
Chair Sahli-Wells invited public comment.
The following members of the audience addressed the
Successor Agency Board:
Tom Wolf, Lowe Enterprises, thanked staff for their efforts;
expressed support for their recommendations; indicated being
present to answer any questions or provide background on the
organization; and expressed enthusiasm for moving forward
with the highly complicated project.
Vice Chair O’Leary requested that in the future Mr. Wolf
allow staff sufficient processing time to get any proposed
changes on the agenda.
Andrew Reilman expressed concern with parking issues around
the Metro station and wanted to make sure that free parking
would continue to be available; he discussed the success of
downtown Culver City; the importance of providing free
parking; the Transit Oriented Development going into the
area; and he expressed concern with giving the parcel away
to a developer.
Discussion ensued between staff and Board Members regarding
consideration of the disposition of the property to Lowe;
clarification that the free parking would not disappear;
parking during construction; clarification that 300 stalls
of free parking would be provided once Phase 2 of Expo
becomes operational; clarification that less parking would
be provided once the station is no longer the terminus and
demand is less; the total amount of parking provided for the
project; additional opportunity for public input;
consideration of the project in detail; encouragement to Mr.
Reilman to get on the public notification list; the public
process; disposition of the property; the comprehensive
plan; required hearings; the implementation and
participation agreements; and a suggestion to continue the
entire public hearing to consider the matter as a whole at
the same time.
MOVED BY BOARD MEMBER WEISSMAN, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER
CLARKE AND UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED, THAT THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BOARD CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO JULY 28, 2014. July 14, 2014
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Action Items
Item A-1
Approval of a Sublease with Lamill Coffee, Inc. for Use of a
Portion of Media Park to Operate a Coffee Concession Business
Chair Sahli-Wells invited public comment.
No cards were received and no speakers came forward.
No action was taken by the Successor Agency Board at this time.
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Public Comment for Items NOT on the Agenda
None.
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Items from Board Members
None.
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Adjournment
There being no further business, at 10:34 p.m., the Successor
Agency to the Culver City Redevelopment Agency Board adjourned
its meeting to Monday, July 28, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
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Martin R. Cole
SECRETARY of the Successor Agency to the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency
Culver City, California
APPROVED
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Meghan Sahli-Wells
CHAIR of the Successor Agency to the Culver City Redevelopment
Agency
Culver City, California