HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - July 19, 2007 SMLODI CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AND THE LODI PLANNING COMMISSION
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, 275 E. POPLAR STREET
THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007
A. CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
The Special Joint City Council meeting with the Redevelopment Agency and the Lodi Planning
Commission of July 19, 2007, was called to order by Mayor Johnson at 6:08 p.m.
Present: Council Members — Hansen, Katzakian, Mounce, and Mayor Johnson
Absent: Council Members — Hitchcock
Present: Redevelopment Agency Members — Hansen, Katzakian, Mounce, and
Chairperson Johnson
Absent: Redevelopment Agency Members — Hitchcock
Present: Planning Commissioners — Hennecke, Kirsten, Kiser, Kuehne, Moran, and
Chairperson Mattheis
Absent: Planning Commissioners — Cummins and White
Also Present: City Manager King, City Attorney Schwabauer, and City Clerk Johl
B. TOPIC(S)
B-1 "Consider Presentation on Tax Increment and Redevelopment with Possible Action by the
City Council/Redevelopment Agency to Direct the City Manager/Executive Director to Enter
into Professional Service Agreements for the Purpose of Conducting Various Tasks o✓er
Time Related to Establishing a Redevelopment Project Area"
Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order and briefly introduced the subject matter.
City Manager King provided a brief overview of the subject matter of redevelopment. Specific
topics of the PowerPoint presentation included redevelopment introduction, objectives for
consideration, how tax increment works and is divided, redevelopment project area and
related processes, and debt.
James Marshall, City Manager of the city of Merced, provided a brief PowerPoint
presentation regarding redevelopment examples from Merced. Specific topics of discussion
included a redevelopment overview, how redevelopment can be used, techniques, funding,
tax increment, and the processes associated with redevelopment, including plan adoption.
Kurt Hahn, former City Manager of Healdsburg, provided a brief presentation regarding his
experience with redevelopment in the city of Healdsburg. Specific topics of discussion
included, but were not limited to, successes in Healdsburg, three hotels, two major
industrial buildings, job generation, wine tourism connection, assistance for existing small
businesses, sidewalk improvements, landscape additions, building fagade uplifts, business
involvement throughout the city, Council concerns regarding older buildings, neighborhood
revitalization efforts, senior housing projects, rental projects, business services,
employment related opportunities, non-use of eminent domain, business attraction, and the
overall effect of redevelopment in Healdsburg.
Several members of the audience asked questions. The questions pertained to interest rate
charges for borrowed money, affect of redevelopment on school districts, size of
redevelopment area, survey process to evaluate redevelopment area of project, Cherokee
Lane concerns and application of proposed redevelopment project area, previously proposed
redevelopment project area, previous efforts and eminent domain possibilities, committee
and community involvement, citizen representation in the process, process regarding
development of the project area and designation of the same, request to exclude certain
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locations such as the Grape Bowl and nearby parks, request to assist Cherokee Lane and
provide assistance regarding the same, accountability concerns, levels of government,
collection efforts for tax increment, and other redevelopment success levels in other cities.
City Manager King provided an overview of the process associated with determining the
project area and explained local and state legislation efforts regarding eminent domain.
City Attorney Schwabauer provided an overview of the legal theory regarding eminent
domain. Specific topics of discussion included, but were not limited to, constitutional
application, police power outside of the Constitution, existing state law regarding intention
declaration, the inability to change eminent domain options after intention declaration, and
the referendum process.
Endorsements of the matter were received verbally at the meeting by representatives and in
writing by the following agencies: Lodi Unified School District, Lodi Conference and Visitors
Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Final comments of general support were provided by the City Council and Planning
Commission.
MOTION / VOTE:
The Redevelopment Agency, on motion of Chairperson Johnson, Hansen second, adopted
Resolution No. RDA2007-02 authorizing the City Manager/Executive Director to execute the
following professional service agreements for the purpose of conducting various tasks
related to forming a Redevelopment Project Area.
00 Fraser & Associates — tasks related to financial analysis and feasibility (not to exceed
$40,500);
0o Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth — special legal counsel (not to exceed $37,750); and
00 GRC Consultants — Environmental Impact Report, preparation of reports and
documents, and conditions analysis (not to exceed $177,000).
The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Members — Hansen, Katzakian, Mounce, Johnson
Noes: Members — None
Absent: Members — Hitchcock
C. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:17
p.m.
ATTEST:
Randi Johl
City Clerk
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