REGULAR MEETING OF THE October 15, 2007
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, 6:30 p.m.
CITY OF CULVER CITY,
CALIFORNIA
Call to Order & Roll Call
The meeting of the Agency was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
Present: D. Scott Malsin, Agency Chair
Gary Silbiger, Agency Vice Chair
Alan Corlin, Agency Member
Carol A. Gross, Agency Member
Steven J. Rose, Agency Member
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Closed Session
The Agency adjourned to Closed Session to discuss the following items:
CS-1 Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
Re: Culver City Redevelopment Agency vs. Les Surfas et. al.
Case No. BC 354869
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)
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CS-2 Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Re: Offer to construct subterranean parking in the Downtown Town Plaza
Expansion area
Agency Negotiator: Jerry Fulwood, Executive Director, Sol Blumenfeld, Assistant
Executive Director and Murray Kane, Agency General Counsel
Other Parties Negotiators: Aenaria, LLC
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
The Agency reconvened its meeting at 7:15 p.m. with all Members present.
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Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance
The invocation was given by Jerry Fulwood and Benjamin James led the Pledge
of Allegiance.
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Report on Actions Taken in Closed Session
Chair Malsin indicated that there was no action taken on the items in Closed
Session.
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Public Comment for Items NOT On the Agenda
Benjamin James expressed concern regarding the time allowed for crossing the
intersection at Overland and Jefferson noting that his mother has Multiple
Sclerosis and crosses slowly.
Chair Malsin asked that Mr. James’s comments be relayed to the Disability
Advisory Committee.
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Public Comment for Items On the Agenda
None.
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Consent Calendar
MOVED BY AGENCY MEMBER ROSE, SECONDED BY AGENCY MEMBER
SILBIGER, AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED THAT THE AGENCY APPROVE
CONSENT CALENDER ITEMS C-1, C-2 AND C-3.
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Item C-1
Secretary’s Report
The Agency approved and filed the Secretary’s Report.
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Item C-2
Cash Disbursements
The Agency approved cash disbursements from September 15 to September 28,
2007.
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Item C-3
Minutes of September 24, 2007
The Agency approved the minutes of the September 24, 2007 Redevelopment
Agency meeting as written.
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Recess/Reconvene
Chair Malsin recessed the Agency meeting to the City Council meeting at 7:20
p.m. and reconvened the Agency meeting at 7:30 p.m.
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Joint Item J-1
A Joint Item with the Redevelopment Agency to Discuss and
Comment on the Proposed Business Resource Center
Staff presented a summary of the material of record,
Responding to Agency Member Gross, Assistant Executive Director Blumenthal
reported that calls would be fielded by the Redevelopment Secretary and then
referred to the proper Redevelopment staff person with a point person in
Redevelopment to handle all business requests, shepherd permits and answer
questions. He provided an example illustrating the need for a resource center;
explained how user friendly the website would be with much helpful information
available on the site or via email; reported that appointments would be available
for those who need additional help or information; and he indicated that reports
on the efficiency of the process would be available to Agency Members. He
added that fine tuning requirements to make them more understandable would
reduce negotiation and therefore decrease staff time.
Agency Member Gross pointed out that almost all of the commercial areas in the
City were project areas so she felt that category should be left out with applicants
notified if they are not in the proper area; she felt that having the appointment
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begin the process; and she asserted that indicating that there were no fees was
misleading as there are many permit fees.
Agency Members expressed support for the project.
Responding to Agency Member Corlin, staff agreed to create a feedback survey.
Recess/Reconvene
At 7:56 p.m. Chair Malsin recessed the Agency Meeting to the City Council
meeting. He reconvened the Agency meeting at 8:13 p.m.
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Action Item A-1
Acceptance of the Work Performed by the Contractor, Malibu Pacific
Tennis Courts, Inc., Authorization to File a Notice of Completion and
Authorization to Release the Balance of the Retention Payment for the
Cardiff Parking Enclosure Project
MOVED BY AGENCY MEMBER ROSE, SECONDED BY AGENCY MEMBER
GROSS AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED THAT THE AGENCY APPROVE THE
MOTION AS AMENDED.
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A-2
Consideration to enter into a Professional Services Contract with Parsons
Brinckerhoff Relating to the Review of the Design and Development of the
Exposition Light Rail Transit Project
MOVED BY AGENCY MEMBER ROSE, SECONDED BY AGENCY MEMBER
GROSS AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED THAT THE AGENCY ENTER INTO A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR $15,000 WITH PARSON’S
BRINCKERHOFF FOR CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO THE
EXPOSITION LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT.
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Public Comment for Items Not on the Agenda (Continued)
None.
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MOVED BY AGENCY MEMBER ROSE, SECONDED BY AGENCY MEMBER
GROSS AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED TO RECEIVE AND FILE
CORRESPONDENCE.
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Items from Staff
None.
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Items from the Agency
MOVED BY AGENCY MEMBER ROSE, SECONDED BY AGENCY MEMBER
GROSS AND UNANIMOUSLY PASSED TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
BARBARA VICKERY.
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Adjournment
There being no further business, at 8:17 p.m., the Agency adjourned in memory
of Barbara Vickery to the next regular meeting on Monday, October 22, 2007, at
5:30 p.m. in the Mike Balkman Council Chambers.
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Alice Prasad
SECRETARY of the City of Culver City Redevelopment Agency, California
APPROVED
D. SCOTT MALSIN
CHAIRPERSON of the Redevelopment Agency, City of Culver City, California