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These Minutes Are Not Official Until
Approved By The Culver City Redevelopment Agency Board
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE March 28, 2011
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 5:30 p.m.
CITY OF CULVER CITY,
CALIFORNIA
Call to Order & Roll Call
The meeting of the Redevelopment Agency was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
Present: Micheál O’Leary, Agency Chair
D. Scott Malsin, Agency Vice Chair
Christopher Armenta, Agency Member
Jeffrey Cooper, Agency Member
Andrew Weissman, Agency Member
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Closed Session
The Redevelopment Agency will immediately adjourn to Closed Session to
discuss the following items:
CS-1 Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Re: Washington National TOD – Venice Property at 8906 Venice Boulevard
City/ Agency Negotiators: John Nachbar, City Manager/ Executive Director; Sol
Blumenfeld, Assistant Executive Director/ Community Development Director;
Todd Tipton, Deputy Community Development Director /Redevelopment
Administrator.
Other Parties Negotiators: Venice Pacific Investments, L.P. (Bill Feldman) 8906
Venice Boulevard
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 Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Re: Initiation of Litigation – One Matter
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c)
CS-3 Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Re: Significant Exposure to Litigation – (1 item)
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1) March 28, 2011
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Recess
The Redevelopment Agency recessed to Closed Session at 5:30 p.m.
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Reconvene
The Redevelopment Agency reconvened its meeting at 7:10 p.m. with all
Members present.
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Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance
The Invocation was given by John Nachbar, Executive Director, and the Pledge
of Allegiance was led by Barbara Hoenig.
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Closed Session Report
Member Armenta indicated nothing to report out of closed session except that
Item CS-2 had not been discussed.
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Public Comment for Items NOT On the Agenda
Member Armenta invited public comment.
The following members of the audience addressed the Agency Board:
Christopher King, Chamber of Commerce, thanked Member Malsin for voicing
his strong opposition to the demise of redevelopment agencies to State
Treasurer Bill Lockyer.
Chair O’Leary made note of his and Member Cooper’s attempts to address the
issue with Mr. Lockyer as well.
Richard Rownak discussed a book about the MGM backlot; questioned when the
empty lots at Centinela and Washington would be developed; and he pointed out March 28, 2011
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a reference to Carol Schwab as City Manager on Page 8, item D of the agenda
report.
Public Comment for Items NOT On the Agenda (Continued)
Martin Cole, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, clarified that Mr. Rownak had
identified a typo that would be corrected.
Member Malsin reported that several new restaurants would be coming into the
empty area that Mr. Rownak was asking about.
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Consent Calendar
Item C-2
(Out of Sequence)
Cash Disbursements
MOVED BY MEMBER MALSIN, SECONDED BY CHAIR O’LEARY, AND
UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE AGENCY BOARD APPROVE THE
CASH DISBURSEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 5, 2011 – MARCH 18, 2011.
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Item C-1
Meeting Minutes
Cary Anderson read from a transcript of the February 17, 2011 meeting
regarding his comments on public notice for Item J-1; and, he asserted that he
was correct in his statement that the notification did not match what was listed in
the staff report which was incorrect.
Martin Cole, Assistant City Manager/City Clerk, clarified that the minutes were
not meant to be a verbatim depiction of what occurred at the meeting and he
indicated that a summary of the meeting was reflected in the minutes.
Member Armenta concurred that the minutes were a summarized action of the
meeting’s events not an actual transcript or recording of dialogue.
MOVED BY MEMBER MALSIN, SECONDED BY CHAIR O’LEARY, AND
UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE AGENCY BOARD APPROVE THE
MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 14, 2011, FEBRUARY 17, 2011 AND
FEBRUARY 22, 2011.
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Public Comment for Items NOT on the Agenda
Member Armenta invited public participation.
There was no response.
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Receipt of Correspondence
MOVED BY MEMBER WEISSMAN, SECONDED BY MEMBER COOPER, AND
UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECEIVE
AND FILE CORRESPONDENCE.
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Items from Staff
None.
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Items from the Agency
Items Presented by Chair O’Leary
• Asked about City attendance at the California Redevelopment Association
Annual Conference.
• Invited Councilmembers to participate in the Donate Life California Organ
and Tissue Donor Registry 5K Mayor-athon on April 30, 2011.
• Received consensus from the City Council that April be dedicated as
“Donate Life California Month” with a proclamation.
Items from Member Malsin
• Reported on the grand opening celebration at Bunnin Chevrolet.
• Thanked staff for their hard work on the Redevelopment Agency
sponsored SpeakEasy event on March 24, 2011.
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Items from the Agency (Continued)
Items from Member Armenta
• Requested a shredder box for closed session paperwork.
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Adjournment
There being no further business, at 9:04 p.m., the Agency adjourned its meeting
to Monday, April 4, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
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Alice Prasad
SECRETARY of the City of Culver City Redevelopment Agency, California
APPROVED
Micheál O’Leary
CHAIRPERSON of the Redevelopment Agency, City of Culver City, California