1988/04/12 Community Development Agency Minutes COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK MINUTES
April 12, 1988
The Members of the Agency of the Community Development Agency
of the City of Rohnert Park met this date during a recess of
the City Council meeting at approximately 8:40 p.m. in the
City Offices, 6750 Commerce Boulevard, Rohnert Park, with
Chairman Hopkins presiding.
Call to order Chairman Hopkins called the meeting of the Community
Development Agency of the City of Rohnert Park to order at
approximately 8:40 p.m.
Roll call Present: (5) Agency Members Cochran, Eck, Hollingsworth,
Lepinski and Chairman Hopkins
Staff present: executive Director Callinan, City Attorney
Flitner, Director of Administrative Services Netter and
Finance Director Harrow.
Approval of Minutes Upon motion of Agency Member Lepinski, seconded by Agency
Member Cochran, and unanimously approved, the minutes of
January 12, 1988 were approved as submitted.
Time for public comment Chairman Hopkins stated that in compliance with State law
(the Brown Act), anyone in the audience who wished to make a
comment may do so at this time. Ron Kincaid and Tom Basil
indicated they would like to speak during the public hearing.
Proposed redevelopment Executive Director Callinan reported that pursuant to Agency
projects list Members directive, a public hearing has been scheduled
to develop priorities listed for projects of the
Redevelopment Agency. He advised that for a project to be
considered, it has to be listed in the Redevelopment Plan.
Mr. Callinan also reported that based on verbal information
from the consultants the tax increments that the Agency will
receive, the tax increment revenues will support an issuance
r $1n million in horns. *fir. Call innn t1,0 "'nr?nn
for the article it published regarding the proposed projects
and reported that action on the resolution listed on the
agenda regarding the bond issue will be deferred to the next
meeting.
Chairman Hopkins opened the scheduled public hearing.
Ron Kincaid, Petaluma, was recognized and stated the Junior
High has tried every avenue to try to come up with a gym at
the Rohnert Park Junior High School and it is not going to
happen if funding is awaited from the State and the only way
the Jr. High will have a gym in the future is if the City
does something creative and give the children of this
community the highest consideration on the proposed
redevelopment project list. Since it seems that no one else
is going to build a gym in the Jr. High, he felt the Agency
should take care of the kids in all facets and he is commit-
ted to share that responsibility with the Agency.
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Tom Basil, 3355 Thorne Road, Sebastopol, was recognized and
stated he is a teacher at the RP Junior High and has been
teaching for 19 years. In the first year of his job the gym
was going to be built within the first 5 years but 14 years
later, nothing has changed, although he is aware of the help
that the City has given the school system. If the
construction of a gym in the Junior High is within the
abilities of the Agency, he would appreciate it and share in
their efforts knowing that the State is not giving the
funding for this type of building.
There being no one else wishing to speak, Chairman Hopkins
closed the public hearing.
Chairman Hopkins asked if the Agency has received a formal
request from the School District regarding this matter.
Executive Director Callinan reported that the gym was
mentioned in the lease agreement with the school district
concerning the Neighborhood G elementary school. He further
advised that the School District officials worked with the
City to have the City, instead of Sacramento, get the school
impact fees and that they were also very cooperative in
preparing documents for the Agency so the Agency could get
the property tax increments this year instead of beginning in
1989.
Discussion followed on the priority list outlined in
Executive Director Callinan' s memo dated April 7, 1988, a
copy of which is attached to these minutes.
Agency Member Eck made a motion to approve the Executive
Director' s list of Suggested Priorities for Capital Projects
Funding subject to the condition that funds would be made
available for some kind of redevelopment loans and that the
list is considered just a list of suggested capital projects
and not the order of rricrity. raid notion was seconded by
Agency Member Lepinski.
Director of Administrative Services Netter reported that he
is working with the Sonoma County Housing Authority for the
administration of programs for the $2 million which must be
set aside for low and moderate hosuing related projects or
programs and which programs the Agency will design but which
the Housing Authority will administer.
Agency Member Eck suggested that this program for $2 million
on home improvements be added to the projects list as #12 and
his original motion, as amended, was unanimously approved.
Adjournment There being no further business, Chai an Ho ins adjourned
the meeting at approximately 9:15 .m.
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Deputy Secretary
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEMO
TO: The Honorable ChaiPman FROM: Peter M. Callinan VAC
and Members of the Community Executive Director
Redevelopment Agency
RE: Proposed Capital
CC: John D. Flitner , Agency Attorney Improvement
City Department Heads Projects
Administrative Staff
Press Correspondents DATE: April 7 , 1988
The Agency's redevelopment consultants advise that their research
indicates that the Agency should be able to support a tax increment
bond issue of around $10 ,000 ,000. The bonds have to be issued before
fiscal year end for the Agency to qualify for the 1987-68 tax increment .
Of the total , 20 percent has to be set aside for low and moderate
housing related projects or programs. Another 5 percent should be set
aside for unanticipated administrative costs of the Agency , consultants'
costs and bond underwriting costs , etc . This will leave the Agency
with approximately $7 ,500 ,000 for capital improvement projects . Any
projects to be funded must be listed in the Redevelopment Plan which has
been approved.
Pursuant to a directive of the Agency , a public hearing has been set for
Tuesday , April 12 , 1988 to receive public input concerning proposed
redevelopment projects and priorities for same.
Attached , is an outline of my recommended priorities for capital
projects funding from the Agency's first bond issue.
Suggested Priorities for Capital Projects Funding
from Community Redevelopment Agency's
First Bond Issue
1 . Construct road from Golf Course Drive adjacent
to the freeway right-of-way to South Santa Rosa
Avenue - including a commuter parking lot in the
vicinity of Golf Course Drive and the railroad $1 ,500 ,000
2 . Extend Rohnert Park Expressway to Storey Point
Road 800 ,000
3. Construct a new Public Safety station on City
Hall Drive 2 ,000 ,000
4. Construct a community theatre (Cultural Arts
Facility ) at the Community Center Site/
Contribution towards cost 1 ,500 ,000
S. Construct a community swim complex at the
Community Center site (Funds for design ) 300 ,000
S. Develop a neighborhood gym and community use
building on the Rohnert Park Junior High School
site 750,000
7. Develop a community parking lot at the corner of
State Farm Drive and Commerce Boulevard 100 ,000
8. Construct Seed Farm Drive from Enterprise Drive
to Expressway with disposal area incorporated
in project 350 ,000
9. Construct a parking lot to serve El Colegio
(Colegio Vista ) Park on Southwest Boulevard 150 ,000
10. Renovate Alicia Park lighting 50 ,000
TOTAL $7 ,500 ,000
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