These Minutes are not Official until
Approved by the Culver City Redevelopment Agency
CULVER CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MINUTES
April 9, 2007
Call to Order The meeting of the Culver City Redevelopment Agency
was called to order at 6:30 p.m. with five members present
and immediately recessed to closed session.
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CS-1 Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Re: 700 Corporate Pointe
Agency Negotiator: Jerry Fulwood, Executive Director,
Todd Tipton, Redevelopment Administrator and Murray
Kane, Agency General Counsel
Other Parties Negotiators: Bank of Montreal
Under Negotiation: Price, Terms and Conditions
Purusant to Government Code Section 54956.8
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Reconvene Chair Rose called the meeting back to order at 7:15 p.m.
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Invocation/Pledge of
Allegiance
The invocation was led by Assistant City Manager, Martin
Cole and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by City
Historian, Julie Lugo Cera.
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Roll Call
Members Present: Steven Rose, Agency Chair
Scott Malsin, Agency Vice Chair
Alan Corlin
Gary Silbiger
Carol Gross CCRA Meeting Minutes
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Page 2 of 3
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Staff Present Murray Kane, Agency General Counsel and Todd Tipton,
Interim Assistant Executive Director.
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Report on Closed
Session
Chair Rose indicated that there was nothing to report.
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Public Comment -
Non-Agendized Items
None.
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C-1 Secretary's Report Moved by Ms. Gross, seconded by Mr. Malsin and
unanimously passed to receive and file the Secretary’s
Report.
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C-2 Cash
Disbursements
Moved by Ms. Gross, seconded by Mr. Malsin and
unanimously passed to approve cash disbursements from
March 3, 2007 through March 16, 2007.
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C-3 Minutes of March
19, 2007
Moved by Ms. Gross, seconded by Mr. Malsin and
unanimously passed to approve the minutes of March 19,
2007.
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Staff Reports,
Announcements,
Receipt of
Correspondence and
Requests for Future
Agenda Items
Moved by Ms. Gross, seconded by Mr. Malsin and
unanimously passed to receive and file correspondence.
Chair Rose moved to adjourn the meeting in memory of
Dooray Hassin, mother of Steve Hassin. Ms. Gross
seconded the motion and a voice vote reflected
unanimous approval.
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April 9, 2007
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Adjournment There being no further business, it was moved by Ms.
Gross, seconded by Mr. Malsin and unanimously passed
to adjourn the meeting in memory of Doraye Hassin at
7:18 p.m., to the next regular meeting on Monday, April
16, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the Mike Balkman Council
Chambers.
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________________________
ALICE PRASAD
Agency Secretary
____________________________
STEVEN ROSE, Chairperson
Redevelopment Agency
These Minutes are not Official until
Approved by the Culver City Redevelopment Agency
CULVER CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MINUTES
April 16, 2007
Call to Order The meeting of the Culver City Redevelopment Agency was
called to order at 6:30 p.m. with five members present and
immediately recessed to closed session.
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CS-1 Conference with Legal Counsel Existing Litigation
RE: Culver City Redevelopment Agency v. S.J. Woo, a
limited liability company et al.
Case No. Los Angeles Superior Court No. BC348488
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
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Reconvene Chair Rose called the meeting back to order at 7:08 p.m.
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Invocation/Pledge of
Allegiance
The invocation was led by Executive Director Jerry
Fulwood and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Fred
Iglesias.
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Roll Call
Members Present: Steven Rose, Agency Chair
Scott Malsin, Agency Vice Chair
Alan Corlin
Gary Silbiger
Carol Gross
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CCRA Meeting Minutes
April 16, 2007
Page 2 of 9
Staff Present Murray Kane, Agency General Counsel, Martin Cole,
Assistant City Manager; Jerry Fulwood, Executive Director,
John Fisanotti, Acting Redevelopment Administrator and
Todd Tipton, Interim Assistant Executive Director.
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Report on Closed
Session
Chair Rose indicated that there was nothing to report.
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Public Comment -
Non-Agendized Items
Michael Ritchie, Center Theatre Group, thanked the Agency
and Council for their support of the Center Theatre Group
and the Kirk Douglas Theatre. He reported that Culver City
students would be attending “Sleeping Beauty Awakes” in
April and May and he presented the proposed dates for
Community Nights in 2007. He also announced the
upcoming season consisting of six theatrically varied shows.
Jane Leonard, Air Quality Programs Manager and Employee
Transportation Coordinator, gave kudos to employees
participating in the Rideshare Program and she identified
winners in the first quarter drawing. She indicated that
employees were traveling up to 75 miles to work each day
using various methods of transportation including carpools,
trains, buses, and bikes and walking.
Mr. Malsin presented facts illustrating the merits of
ridesharing or taking public transit and he thanked Ms.
Leonard and all the participants in the Ride Share Program.
Lester Wagner praised the Agency’s efforts in the City and
cited a Los Angeles Times article about neighborhoods
where residents can walk to services. He reported much
enthusiasm about the Sepulveda Project.
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C-1 Secretary's Report Moved by Mr. Malsin, seconded by Ms. Gross and
unanimously passed to receive and file the Secretary’s
Report.
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C-2 Cash
Disbursements
Moved by Mr. Malsin, seconded by Ms. Gross and
unanimously passed to approve cash disbursements from
March 17, 2007 through March 30, 2007. CCRA Meeting Minutes
April 16, 2007
Page 3 of 9
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A-1 Authorization to
Terminate the Exclusive
Negotiation Agreement
with Olson Urban
Housing LLC for the
Washington
Boulevard/Centinela
Avenue
Redevelopment, the
Purchase of Certain
Documents Relative to
the Property, and
Issuance of a Request
for Proposal for the
Redevelopment of the
Site
Project Manager Susca provided a summary of the material
of record.
Mr. Corlin observed that the cost for the reports almost
exactly matched the amount of cash the developer had
given the Agency, and he questioned which reports would be
valuable in the next year and which would become obsolete
after that.
Project Manager Susca stated that all the reports would
have continued value except for the appraisals, which lose
value after six months; he noted that the appraisals were 6-
18 months old. He indicated that while the value of the
acoustics study would be reduced with a different design, it
would retain some value.
Mr. Corlin supported having an RFP so the City could retain
control of the project and he pointed out that as a result of
previous actions, the Agency is aware of what the
neighborhood wants and what the neighborhood is looking
for.
Mr. Silbiger felt the best thing to do would be to allow the
new developer to contact Olson, and let them have whatever
reports they want so the Agency did not have to worry about
losing money.
Responding to Ms. Gross, Project Manager Susca explained
that the appraisals would continue to have value, as the cost
to update them would be less than to order a new full
appraisal.
Agency General Counsel Kane concurred noting that there
is a significant amount of useful data in the full appraisal.
Ms. Gross questioned what the difference in cost would be
to the net bottom line for the Agency between an RFP
process and selling the property.
Acting Redevelopment Administrator Fisanotti suggested
that selling the property may bring as much as 50% more CCRA Meeting Minutes
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than the values they have been bringing to the Agency
through the RPFs, ENAs, and DDAs.
Mr. Malsin received clarification that development of the two
pieces of property the City sold downtown was not drastically
different than what was originally proposed, and he
questioned whether the Agency had been able to use the
documentation of the sale to retain a certain amount of
control of the property.
Project Manager Susca indicated that in one instance the
project was attached to the deed, as part of the land sale
transaction.
Mr. Malsin questioned whether a provision in the purchase
agreement would be able to prevent a developer from
buying the land and not developing anything on it.
Agency General Counsel Kane stated that the various
methods would be to have a power of termination of
conveyance, which would return the property to the Agency
if the development did not occur, or they could have an
option to take back the property at an agreed upon price,
and restrictive covenants could be placed on the property
limiting what could be developed. He added that these
controls were not normally placed on the sale of properties,
and that in the past that had reduced the amount of money
offered for a property. He indicated that the Agency had the
ability to impose restrictions including a requirement that the
purchaser would have to demonstrate ability, credit
worthiness, track record, etc., but that would diminish the
number of people who would qualify.
Mr. Malsin questioned what type of controls for tenanting the
retail portion of the property would be possible.
Agency General Counsel Kane acknowledged that could
theoretically be required, but if it were intended to be an
open market offer, to sell the property, those types of
conditions would be highly unusual, and would probably
result in some people not bidding. He added that the
conditions were turning the process into an RFP that is on
the market for sale.
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Mr. Malsin did not see that as a negative, but expressed
concern about efforts to devalue the property because of the
conditions. He felt that conditions placed on the RFP made
it a complex process to respond to but he did not feel that
the requirements were that material and he supported selling
the property on the open market.
Responding to Mr. Corlin, Agency General Counsel Kane
noted that the Agency would have the full discretion to
review and reject all bids but he noted instances where
people thought they were reserving discretion and they had
not.
Mr. Corlin stated that he would have to be assured that if a
sale is done, the Agency would have enough control of the
project that they would cover all the important issues; such
as mitigation of the area and the size of the massing of the
property. He noted that they might be doing an RFP by
proxy and he questioned whether it was worth the risk. He
noted that every condition put on the property would come
back to in a lower offer, and he felt the Agency would have a
higher return on an RFP than they would with a flat sale that
is loaded.
Mr. Malsin pointed out that the Agency had not tried to
reduce the massing of the Olson project; the Coast Media
Project was substantially less dense than it might have
been, and the Planning Commission review process would
be the same. He did not think the City would wind up with a
significantly different project.
Ms. Gross explained the differences between an RFP, and a
market sale noting that if the Agency specified the kind of
project they want that would start out more circumscribed
than the RFP process would. She added that they would
still have to comply with building codes, and the project
needed to incorporate what the neighborhood wanted and
have to be a more viable project relative to what the land is
worth.
Mr. Malsin questioned whether they were constrained to take
the highest value offer, and Agency General Counsel Kane
clarified that was in the City’s control and depended on the
way the document that puts the property up for sale is CCRA Meeting Minutes
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written. He added that the Agency could reserve the right to
reject all offers.
Mr. Malsin received clarification that street level
requirements could be imposed on the offer for sale, and he
wanted the Agency to consider retail uses, in that section of
the West Washington Corridor that was designated as
neighborhood serving in the revitalization action plan
adopted a few years ago by the Agency. He expressed
concern about the erosion of space for retail use and felt it
would be advisable to require retail in that area.
The Agency discussed whether there was an overlay zone,
and Acting Redevelopment Administrator Fisanotti explained
that there were workshops after West Washington was
added to the project area, but most of those
recommendations had to do with public improvements and
were never adopted.
Mr. Malsin clarified that Street Level Use Design Standards
were meant to apply to certain areas in the City, but were
never adopted.
Responding to Ms. Gross, Agency General Counsel Kane
indicated that the City could get in trouble if someone made
an offer the City could not reject, but he felt the document
could be worded to prevent that from happening.
Mr. Malsin moved to approve recommendations 1, 2 and 4
and Ms. Gross seconded the motion.
Mr. Silbiger amended the motion to indicate that Olson
should not be reimbursed since the Agency is under no
obligation to repay that expense.
Mr. Malsin stated that Olson put in an enormous amount of
work into the project, and he felt it would be reasonable to
offer the reimbursement.
Mr. Corlin expressed concern that about retaining control of
the project, to protect the neighborhood, and he pointed out
that all developers comes in with the largest project because
they know it will be reduced. He felt the RFP system
worked, and he noted that a lot had to do with the way the CCRA Meeting Minutes
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Agency handled the process.
Responding to Mr. Corlin, Project Manager Susca indicated
that two RFPs were issued for the 9900 Culver parcel and
the Coast Media lot, but they were subsequently sold
through purchase, and sale agreements, and the deed on
one parcel reflected a statement of what the proposed
project was.
The group discussed various ways other parcels in the City
had been handled and Ms. Gross pointed out that the
Agency did not normally acquire land unless they were
holding the reins on development.
Mr. Corlin commented on the unsuccessful RFP noting that
he was not sure whether it was Olson, the property, or the
Agency. He noted that they were balancing protections to
the City against dollars, and he wanted to be convinced that
the City would have protections.
Mr. Malsin felt certain the City would be protected with the
same types of controls implemented, and he pointed out that
RFPs were time consuming whereas, a sale could be
handled quickly which would be a benefit as the property
has been an eyesore for long enough.
Agency General Counsel Kane pointed out that item 4 as
written indicated sale to the highest bidder whereas, the
discussion focused on an RFP and a straight sale. He
suggested placing parcels A&B up for sale for a firm
purchase price; reserving the right to pick any bid, not
necessarily the highest bid; requiring certain specific
development, minimum qualifications of finance-ability, track
record, credit worthiness; and requiring certain details about
land use sensitivity to the neighborhood and street level
development.
Moved by Mr. Malsin and seconded by Ms. Gross to approve
the Acknowledgment of Termination of Exclusive Negotiation
Agreement, Purchase of Documents and Release with
Olson Urban Housing LLC in the amount of $50,616 and
authorize the Executive Director to sign the agreement on
behalf of the Agency. The motion passed by the following
vote: AYES: Corlin, Gross, Malsin and Chair Rose. NOES: CCRA Meeting Minutes
April 16, 2007
Page 8 of 9
Silbiger
Moved by Mr. Malsin and seconded by Ms. Gross to
Acknowledge that though the Agency previously approved
an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with SJ Woo LLC and
PCKW LLC, they have decided not to enter into the ENA for
Site A; Approve placing Site A and B up for sale, including
the 12331 to 12333 Washington Boulevard parcel as an
option for potential inclusion in the sale with the inclusion of
additional wording specified by Agency General Counsel
Kane. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
The Agency all agreed that an item should be agenized to
address street level retail requirements in the area.
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Staff Reports,
Announcements,
Receipt of
Correspondence and
Requests for Future
Agenda Items
Moved by Mr. Corlin, seconded by Ms. Gross and
unanimously passed to receive and file correspondence.
Mr. Silbiger suggested offering educational programs for the
new Sepulveda Community Advisory Committee and to help
others understand development and smart growth.
Ms. Gross noted that was already in process as staff had
created a presentation to educate the Advisory Committee
and she suggested that same education for the Planning
Commission.
Executive Director Fulwood indicated that staff had been
working to expand training including a retreat with Council
members and Commissioners to attend educational
programs and joint meetings. He reported that a number of
special conferences were available for Commissioners to
keep current on Planning issues, and staff was encouraged
to help make Commissioners aware of what conferences
and programs are available. He added that he and Assistant
City Manager Cole would also be meeting with various
Commissions.
Chair Rose asked that the meeting be adjourned in the
memory of Paula Olsen.
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April 16, 2007
Page 9 of 9
Chair Rose announced that he and Mr. Malsin would paint a
garage door for the Education Foundation on Saturday, April
21. He added that the Historical Society Quarterly meeting
would be held on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Leftridge Garden Room.
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Adjournment There being no further business, it was moved by Mr.
Malsin, seconded by Ms. Gross and unanimously passed to
adjourn the meeting in memory of Paula Olsen at 8:21 p.m.,
to the next regular meeting on Monday, April 23, 2007, at
7:00 p.m. in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers.
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________________________
ALICE PRASAD
Agency Secretary
____________________________
STEVEN ROSE, Chairperson
Redevelopment Agency
These Minutes are not Official until
Approved by the Culver City Redevelopment Agency
CULVER CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MINUTES
April 23, 2007
Call to Order The meeting of the Culver City Redevelopment Agency
was called to order at 8:39 p.m. with five members
present.
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Invocation/Pledge of
Allegiance
Covered under City Council.
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Roll Call
Members Present: Steven Rose, Agency Chair
Scott Malsin, Agency Vice Chair
Alan Corlin
Gary Silbiger
Carol Gross
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Staff Present Murray Kane, Agency General Counsel, Martin Cole,
Assistant City Manager; and Jerry Fulwood, Executive
Director.
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Public Comment -
Non-Agendized Items
None.
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C-1 Secretary's Report Moved by Mr. Corlin, seconded by Ms. Gross and
unanimously passed to receive and file the Secretary’s
Report.
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A-1 Culver City
Redevelopment Agency
Reorganization, April
2007 through April 2008
Chair Rose opened up nominations for Chair of the
Redevelopment Agency.
Moved by Mr. Corlin and seconded by Ms. Gross to
nominate Mr. Malsin to serve as Chair of the
Redevelopment Agency.
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April 23, 2007
Page 2 of 6
Moved by Mr. Silbiger, seconded by Ms. Gross and
unanimously passed to close the nominations.
Voting on the original motion to appoint Mr. Malsin to
serve as Chair of the Redevelopment Agency was
unanimous.
Chair Rose turned the meeting over to Chair Malsin.
Agency members thanked Mr. Rose for his service as
Chair of the Redevelopment Agency and congratulated
Chair Malsin on his new position.
Chair Malsin opened the nominations for Vice Chair.
Moved by Mr. Rose, seconded by Mr. Corlin and
unanimously passed to nominate Mr. Silbiger to serve as
Vice Chair of the Redevelopment Agency.
Agency members discussed subcommittee nominations
and noted the disruptions caused by changing
subcommittee members on active committees or those in
the process of negotiations.
Mr. Silbiger pointed out that there were 12 positions so
each Agency member should be allowed to serve on two
or three subcommittees, but he only serves on one. He
asked for fairness and to be allowed to serve on an
additional committee. He reported enjoying his service on
the Sepulveda Boulevard Committee with Ms. Gross and
asked to serve on either the Hayden Tract, West
Washington or Corporate Pointe committees.
Ms. Gross stated that significant negotiations were going
on with Hayden Tract and Corporate Pointe and she
expressed reluctance to relinquish her position.
Mr. Rose indicated that he was also serving on only one
committee and he was not able to give that up.
Chair Malsin offered to let Mr. Silbiger have his position on
the Brotman subcommittee but it was noted that had
already been voted on in the City Council session.
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April 23, 2007
Page 3 of 6
Mr. Silbiger observed that if the criteria to change
committees is that there be nothing going on, no one
would ever get a chance to change committees.
Assistant City Manager Cole suggested that if there is a
conflict between Agency committee appointments and
Council committee appointments, the matter could be
reconsidered on May 14 when the Council will consider
certain committees again.
Mr. Silbiger asked to apply to each Committee individually.
Agency members discussed reasons for holding on to
positions and voting processes.
Mr. Rose moved to keep all Agency Committee
assignments the same for the upcoming year, except for
the GDRC with the addition of Mr. Silbiger. Ms. Gross
seconded the motion.
Mr. Silbiger objected to the different way of voting noting
that he wanted a separate vote on each committee so he
could apply for each one.
Ms. Gross withdrew her second to the motion.
Moved by Mr. Rose and seconded by Ms. Gross that Mr.
Corlin and Chair Malsin serve on the Washington National
Committee. The motion was carried by a unanimous vote.
Moved by Ms. Gross and seconded by Mr. Corlin that Ms.
Gross and Chair Malsin serve on the Hayden Tract
Committee.
Mr. Silbiger asked to serve on the Hayden Tract
Committee.
Chair Malsin stated that he wanted to continue to serve on
that committee.
Ms. Gross indicated that she wanted to continue to serve
and she noted that they had accomplished significant
work in the past week and it would be difficult to make a
change. CCRA Meeting Minutes
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Page 4 of 6
Mr. Silbiger made a substitute motion that he serve on the
Hayden Tract Committee. Mr. Rose seconded the motion
and the motion failed on the following voice vote: AYES:
Rose and Silbiger. NOES: Corlin, Gross and Malsin.
Voting on the original motion to keep Ms. Gross and Mr.
Malsin on the Hayden Tract Committee passed with the
following voice vote: AYES: Corlin, Gross, Malsin and
Rose. NOES: Silbiger
Moved by Ms. Gross and seconded by Mr. Corlin that Ms.
Gross and Mr. Silbiger continue to serve on the Sepulveda
Boulevard Committee. A voice vote reflected unanimous
approval with the exception of Mr. Rose who abstained.
Moved by Mr. Silbiger that he be allowed to serve on the
West Washington Committee. Motion died for lack of a
second.
Moved by Ms. Gross and seconded by Mr. Rose that Mr.
Corlin and Chair Malsin continue to serve on the West
Washington subcommittee. The motion passed on the
following voice vote: AYES: Corlin, Gross, Malsin and
Rose. NOES: Silbiger
Moved by Mr. Silbiger that he and Mr. Rose serve on the
Corporate Pointe Committee. The motion died for lack of
a second.
Moved by Mr. Corlin and seconded by Mr. Rose that Mr.
Rose and Ms. Gross continue to serve on the Corporate
Pointe Committee. The motion passed on the following
voice vote: AYES: Corlin, Gross, Malsin and Rose.
NOES: Silbiger.
Chair Malsin indicated that he would withdraw his name
from the Brotman Medical Center subcommittee so that
Mr. Silbiger could serve.
Moved by Mr. Rose and seconded by Ms. Gross that Mr.
Silbiger serve on the Brotman Medical Center
subcommittee.
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April 23, 2007
Page 5 of 6
The Agency discussed how to handle the change
procedurally and agreed that the item should be brought
back to the City Council as soon as possible and the
committee would not be allowed to meet under any
circumstances in the interim.
The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote.
Chair Malsin stated that the rest of the Agency
committees were formed jointly with the City Council.
Moved by Mr. Corlin and seconded by Ms. Gross to
appoint members to serve on the General Design Review
Committee, the Audit and Financial Planning Committee,
the Treasurer’s Investment Committee, the Economic
Development Committee, the School District Liaison
Committee and the Metro Committee as previously
designated at the April 23, 2007 City Council meeting.
Assistant City Manager Cole clarified that the General
Design Review Committee as approved by Council
designated Ms. Gross and Mr. Silbiger to serve with Mr.
Corlin and Chair Malsin serving as alternates.
The motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
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Staff Reports,
Announcements,
Receipt of
Correspondence and
Requests for Future
Agenda Items
Moved by Mr. Corlin, seconded by Mr. Rose and
unanimously passed to receive and file correspondence.
Executive Officer Fulwood and Assistant City Manager
Cole thanked the former Chair and Vice Chair of the
Agency for a challenging year and congratulated the new
Chair and the new Vice Chair.
Agency members congratulated the new and outgoing
Chairs of the Agency.
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Adjournment There being no further business, it was moved by Ms.
Gross, seconded by Mr. Rose and unanimously passed to
adjourn the meeting in memory of Congresswoman
Juanita Millender McDonald at 9:06 p.m., to the next
regular meeting on Monday, May 7, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in
the Mike Balkman Council Chambers.
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________________________
ALICE PRASAD
Agency Secretary
____________________________
STEVEN ROSE, Chairperson
Redevelopment Agency