1995/07/25 Community Development Commission Minutes Community Development Commission
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The City of Rohnert Park Minutes
July 25, 1995
The Members of the Community Development Commission of the City of
Rohnert Park met this date during the City Council meeting at approximately
8:25 p m. in the City Offices, 6750 Commerce Boulevard, Rohnert Park, with
Chairman Eck presiding.
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Eck called the Community Development Commission to order at
approximately 8:25 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: (5) Commission Members Flores, Gallagher, Reilly, Spiro and
Chairman Eck
Absent: (0) None
Staff present for all or part of the meeting: Executive Director/City Manager
Netter, City Attorney Flitner, Assistant City Manager Leivo, Director of Public
Works/City Engineer Brust, Planning Director Skanchy, Finance Director Harrow.
PPROVAL OF MINUTES: Upon motion by Commission Member Reilly, seconded by Commission
Member Gallagher, minutes of July 2.5, 1995 were unanimously approved as
submitted.
PPROVAL OF BILLS: Upon motion by Commission Member Gallagher, seconded by Commission
Member Spiro, the bills presented per the attached list in the amount of
$10,167.50 were unanimously approved.
CKNOWLEDGING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/.SECRETARY'S REPORT:
The Executive Director/Secretary's report on the posting of the agenda was
acknowledged.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES: Chairman Eck stated that in compliance with State Law
(The Brown Act), citizens wishing to make a comment may do so at this time.
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1. Status Report on Purchase of Rancho Feliz -Assistant City Manager Leivo referenced documents
provided to the Commission on this item including:
(1) Phase I. Environmental Site Assessment Update by Dames & Moore - Staff report
summary portion on (a) Conclusions and Recommendations, and (b) Limitations
(2) Infrastructure Report by M. Hudis & Associates and Vernon Avila - Staff report
(3) Results of July 13, 1995 Presentation to Rancho Feliz Residents - Staff report
(4) By-Mail Forms completed by Rancho Feliz Residents - Staff report
(5) Review of Purchase Agreement with Ecumenical Association for Housing - Staff
and City Attorney Report
(6) Review of Draft Preliminary Bond Documents- Report by Phil Hoon, Sutro & Co.
(7) Pre-Issuance Expenditure for Standard and Poor's rating reimbursable from Bond
proceeds - Staff report and resolution for consideration
(8) Notice of CDC Public Hearing on Rohnert Park Redevelopment Project Area
(Pledge of Tax Increment), to be held during next regularly scheduled meeting of
Tuesday, August 8, 1995
Assistant City Manager Leivo, City Attorney Flitner, and Phil Hoon of Sutro &
Company individually reviewed above items, as signified, and responded to related
Commission questions.
Discussion included Commission concerns expressed about the potential of the
State taking redevelopment funds. Phil Hoon, Senior Vice President of Sutro &
Company explained the determination that the State was unable to take funds that
were pledged or used for Housing Set Aside funds because these were considered
priority funds and would not be subject to be taken.
Chairman Eck asked about the transfer of designated funds to The Trace Corp.
(Mr. DuPriest) and that he thought the City had a contractual agreement.
Assistant City Manager Leivo responded that the City's only contractual
agreement was with Sutro & Company, but thought there was a separate
agreement between the City and Mr. DuPriest to reimburse him for costs incurred
for responding to mobile home park resident concerns of Valley Village Mobile
Home Park. Chairman Eck cautioned that the City should be careful with the
accumulation of such expenditures as one will be refundable from bonds and the
other will not. Commission Member Flores referred to the disappointing results
*of negotiations with the owners of Las Casitas, ,
but felt the time invested justified the expense. Executive Director Netter
confirmed that the contract was with Sutro & Company and recommended
approval of expenditures subject to review of itemized billings and cost breakdown
from The Trace Corp. for each park. Chairman Eck referenced being close to
finalizing this effort and recommended making sure that the specific accounting
breakdown was obtained. Mr. Hoon advised the above-referenced breakdown
of Mr. DuPriest's costs were results of time for discussions actually spent at
the mobile home parks *and other assistance in bringing about the potential
park purchase.
*corrections from 8/8/95 meeting signified by underlined additions and lined out deletions.
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Further discussion included Assistant City Manager Leivo's response to mitigation
concerns expressed by the Commission, i.e. special rules for asbestos, that it is
possible something will need to be considered in the budget and is an issue that has
to be addressed by the management and park rules and regulations at the time. In
response to Commission concerns wanting to make sure the City does not have
added responsibilities because of ownership, Mr. Leivo explained efforts of
proceeding with this via a non-profit corporation separate from this redevelopment
agency and would be an issue of bonds and financing.
Discussion concluded in Chairman Eck's reminder that the Mobile Home Park
Program for the purchase of Rancho Feliz was scheduled for formal public hearing
at the next CDC meeting of August 8, 1995. Commission agreed efforts should be
toward consummating this transaction and then focus on the other concerns
mentioned herein.
Resolution No.
95-11 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK APPROVING ADDITIONAL FUNDS
FOR THE MOBILE HOME PARK PURCHASE PROGRAM
Upon motion by Commission Member Reilly, seconded by Commission Member
Flores, and unanimously approved, to provide up to $10,000 to obtain Standard
and Poor's bond rating for the purchase of Rancho Feliz Mobile Home Park and
the additional expenditure of up to $38,700 (an additional amount of $13,700)
subject to the Executive Director obtaining a cost analysis on the remaining
$13,700 as signified for consultant assistance, etc., reading of Resolution No.
95-1 1 was waived and said resolution was adopted.
JOURNMENT: There being no further business, Chairman Eck adjourned the meeting at
approximately 8:40 p.m.
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