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THESE MINUTES ARE NOT OFFICIAL
UNTIL APPROVED BY THE CULVER CITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE July 25, 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: D. Scott Malsin, Agency Chair
Jeffrey Cooper, Agency Vice Chair
Christopher Armenta, Agency Member
Micheál O’Leary, 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: 9099 Washington Boulevard
Agency Negotiators: John Nachbar, City Manager/Executive Director; Sol
Blumenfeld, Director of Community Development/Assistant Executive Director;
Todd Tipton, Deputy Community Development Director/Redevelopment
Administrator; and Murray Kane, Agency General Counsel.
Other Parties Negotiators: Elvin W. Moon
Under Negotiation: Both Price and Terms of Payment, including use restrictions,
development obligations and other monetary related considerations.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
CS-2 Conference with Real Property Negotiators
Re: 8511 Warner Drive, and 8660 Hayden Place/8550 Higuera Street
Agency Negotiators: John M. Nachbar, City Manager/Executive Director, Sol
Blumenfeld, Community Development Director/Assistant Executive Director,
Todd Tipton, Deputy Community Development Director/Redevelopment
Administrator and Murray Kane, Agency General Counsel
Other Parties Negotiators: Hackman Capital and Conjunctive Points Warner
Development (a.k.a. Samitaur Constructs/Fredrick Smith)
Under Negotiation: Both Price and Terms of Payment, including use restrictions,
development obligations and other monetary considerations.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 July 25, 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 7:00 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 Ronnie Jayne.
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Community Announcements By Board Members/Information Items From
Staff
Martin Cole, City Clerk/Assistant City Manager, reported speaking with former
Civil Service Commissioner Sharon Zeitlin who regretted that she could not be
present at the meeting to receive a commendation for her service to the
Commission.
Member O’Leary announced the 17
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Annual Culver City Music Festival in the
City Hall Courtyard on Thursday evenings from July 7 to August 25, 2011
presented by the Culver City Redevelopment Agency; a free performance by “We
Tell Stories” at the Julian Dixon Library on July 27, 2011; and performances by
the Culver City Public Theater on July 30 and 31, 2011 at Carlson Park.
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Joint Public Comment for Items NOT On the Agenda
Member O’Leary invited public comment.
The following members of the audience addressed the Agency Board:
Ronnie Jayne invited everyone to Fiesta La Ballona
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Joint Public Comment for Items NOT On the Agenda (Continued)
Elena Sweda Neff, Los Angeles West Vector Control District, discussed public
education noting that they would be present at the Garden and Rock Club event
on August 2 and also at Fiesta La Ballona on August 27-28, 2011 and she added
that West Nile Virus had been reported in Santa Barbara.
Larry Thomas asked that the City consider posting signs regarding removal of
dog waste on Green Valley Circle.
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Receipt of Correspondence
MOVED BY MEMBER WEISSMAN, SECONDED BY CHAIR MALSIN, AND
UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RECEIVE
AND FILE CORRESPONDENCE.
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Consent Calendar
MOVED BY CHAIR MALSIN, SECONDED BY MEMBER COOPER, AND
UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED THAT THE AGENCY BOARD APPROVE CONSENT
CALENDAR ITEM C-1.
Item C-1
Meeting Minutes
THAT THE AGENCY BOARD APPROVE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF
JUNE 27, 2011.
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Closed Session Report
Responding to inquiry from Mayor O’Leary, Carol Schwab, City Attorney, clarified
that one item in CS-5 needed to be continued and it was not completed and the
other would be rescheduled for a future meeting as it was not addressed.
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Order of the Agenda
No changes were made at this time.
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Public Comment for Items NOT on the Agenda
None.
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Items from Agency Board Members
Items from Member Armenta
• Asked about a past request for formation of an ad hoc committee
regarding the study of a potential Culver City Museum.
• Discussed neighbor issues with the Helms Bakery Food Festival on
July 15, 2011.
Items from Member Weissman
• Commended the Culver City Employees Association (CCEA) for their
support of the MOU in City Council Consent Calendar item C-8.
Items from Member O’Leary
• Echoed Member Weissman’s comments commending CCEA.
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Adjournment
There being no further business, at 9:18 p.m., the Agency adjourned its meeting
to a meeting on Monday, August 8, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
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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