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Home My WebLink AboutR02-Redevelopment Agency o o HI!fUTES ------- o Ul'!OwiC UDBVELOl'IIENT ftOJBCT AUA CITlZERS ADVISOI.Y CCIIIITTEE October 12, 1989 2&30 P.H. . LocatiOll& IDA Confereace Iooa A The aeeting of the Citizena Adviaory C~ttee for the Uptown 1ledeve10pllent Project Area waa called to order by Chairaan Barry Holmea at 2&34 p.a., in the IDA COIlference 1.0011 in the City Ball, 300 !forth -D-Street, San Bernardino, California. COMMITTEE MDIBERS PRESENT CCIIIITTEE MIlIIBIlRS ABSENT (Sub Area -A-) Larry W. '-aOlla Frederick Curlin, H.D. (Alternate) Jill Filaraki Maria Hclfulty Scott Scheibe Larry B.. WillaOll Manuel Acoata Dr. and Mra. Robert Krone* Caa Seraak* o (Sub Area -B-) Barry Holmea Alan Vivian Jamea I.usaell STAPP PRESENT Sue GOIl&alea, Project Manager - IDA Jill Baamer, Tranacribing Secretary - IDA * Ezcuaed Abaence - --- - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- Roll Call Roll call waa taken by the trenacribing aecretary. Approval of Minutea of SePtember 13, 1989 FORM MOTION: That the Minutea of the Meeting of September 13, 1989 be approved aa aubmitted. Moved by: Larry R. Willson The aotiOll waa carried unanimoualy. Seconded by: Scott Scheibe o ~ " o o .. o Uptcnm C&C Pocus Mr. Holaes stated that he had recently reviewed portions of the lleport on the Plan for the Uptcnm lledevelopllent Project Area. Mr. HolMs continued atating that in the lleport specific taraet areas for iaproveMnt were noted. Mr. Holmes steted that he and Vice Chairll8ll Scott Scheibe had recently met with llDA staff to discuss the po88ibil1ty of taraeting two of the aforementioned areas noted in the Plan as a focal point for Committee attention this year. Staff approved in concept the idea. The two areas selected were as fol101l8: North Side of Hiahland Avenue between "D" Street and Mountain View and Third Street Corridor. Much Committee effort has already been ezpended on the Hiahland Avenue area, and it is reasonable to continue to coapletion that effort. The Third Street Corridor was chosen pr1urily because that is an area that will benefit the City as a whole because third Street is a aajor entrance into dcnmtown San Bernardino. Committee _bers concurred with the dec1aion. o Mr. Hollies requested that a letter be sent to the Mayor statiq the lIIprov8lllents dea1red for the two taraet areas and requesting that a fair portion of the refi1l8llced aort18ae revenue bond aonies (mentioned by the Mayor previously at the Annual Meeting) be coamitted to the Uptcnm Project Area. Coamittee _bers reviewed the letter on thie subject dated October 12, 1989, from Barry Holaes, representina the Uptown CAC, to Mayor Holcomb. MOTION: To approve in content the letter dated October 12, 1989, from the Uptcnm CAC to Mayor W. ll. Holcoab requesting that a fair portion of the funds received from the recently refinanced aort18ae revenue bonds areas be committed to the Uptcnm Project Area. Moved by: Scott Scheibe The aotion was carried unanillOusly. Seconded by: Larry ll. Willson A response to that letter will be shared with the COIIIIII1ttee as soon as 18 practical. Discussion ensued concernina the nezt steps that should be taken in relation to seeing proaress on the Riahland Avenue project. Ms. Gonzales stated that before IIUch detailed planning cen be accOllpl1shed it 18 necessary to know that the property owners in that area are supportive of the project. Comaittee ..abers reviewed a draft letter intended to be sent to the property cnmers/tenants in the area to beain the process of establishina public support for the project by means of an area meetina. Committee aeabers approved the content of the draft letter that was presented to them. o 2 o o o Mr. Wilbon 8tated that at the .etiq of the property owners/tenants three questiona will be asked: What will the total project cost? Bow auch will the City participate in such a project? What will the project cost ., business? COIIIII1ttee aeabers decided that a date would be scheduled to .et with the property owners to aecertain if support nisted for such a project. Committee aeaber Larry Willson offered his assistance to the task of as&1l11iq fiDa11cial fiaures to the types of illproveaents currently being discuesed for the area, i. e. iaprovelle11ts listed in the Ileport on the Plan. Committee ..abers suaaested that a definite asenda be developed for the _etiq of the property owuers/tenants for the B1Sh1and Avenue project. A _etins date will be scheduled with IIDA for thie purpose. Mr. Vivian asked about the poaaibility of e8tablish1q a City_ide Trausportation Center located at/near the railroad yards in Sub Area -B-. Mr. Viv1au continued aSkiq if a 10-year loq rause plan vas available froa the railroad capany as to its plau for that land in the future. Ms. Gonzales responded that Alency staff has reviewed a 10-year plau froa the railroad which 1D.dicates a aove of aajor facilities to the Barstow area. Ms. Gonzeles noted that the railroad yards are not in the Uptown Project Area. o Mr. Bolaes stated that further discussion of the Third Street Corridor be tabled UIltil the nezt _etiq. Property Mainteuauce OriiDa11ce Oriill8nce No. MC-679 vas reviewed with the Coamittee. The iesue of rental property ..intenance vas discuaeed at leuath. Mr. Scheibe suaaested that rental properties be subject to Certificate of Occupancy standards to be enforced on au aunual basis. Hr. Bobes .sked lf the fees collected from a Certificste of Occupancy requireaent could be coaaitted to providing adequate personnel to enforce the ordinance. Mr. Willson applauded the ordill8nce espeCially the languale that now includes not just property owners but pereons who -have charle of a residence,- 1.e. renters, but concluded the discussion by etatinl that the value of such au ordill8nce ie questionable if adequate enforcement does not ezist. Ms. Gonzales sUllested that the Director of the City Department of Buildiq & Safety be invited to the nezt Committee ..etiq to erplain enforcement of this ordill8nce. Committee aeabers concurred. o 3 o o o o o Questions for the Director of Buildiua and Safety cOllceru1ua this ordinance will be solicited from Coaa1ttee ..abers prior to the aeeting. VptOWll. CAe lleabenhip Mr. Holaes welcomed Jaaes Fllarski to appointed aeaberahip OIl the Uptown CAC and Dr. Frederick Curlin as an alternate ..aber. Both Mr. Filaraki and Dr. Curlin will repreaent Sub Area . Aft. Other luain..a Mr. Fllarski stated that recently in Sau Diego a new ordinance has been adopted by which if illel&l drugs are beiua sold out of a reBidence inhabited by tenants the property owner iB notified. If the property owner does not evict the iuhabitauts proaptly, the ordinance aives the City the right to posaesBiOll of the property. Mr. Filaraki atated that he would do a little aore reaearch OIl thiB issue for the nut aeetiua. There beiua no further buBiuees, the aeeting of October 12, 1989 was adjourned at 4:15 p... Respectfully submitted, all 'm .'7/a/J'7zJ7WL/ ~~. BamIIer Transcribing Secretary jllh:3479K 4