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MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF UKIAH - NOVEMBER 12, 1975 - PAGE 1
The Joint Public Hearing to consider and act upon the Redevelopment Plan
for the Ukiah Redevelopment Project and final Environmental Impact Report
on the Redevelopment Plan was called to order by Mayor Weinkauf at 8 : 03 p.m
in the Council Chambers after which the meeting adjourned to the Veterans
Building, Seminary Lane to accommodate the number attending the hearing .
The City Manager called the roll at 8: 25 p.m. with Councilmen Simpson,
Wood, Norgard and Mayor Weinkauf present. Councilwoman Pearson was
absent.
Mayor Weinkauf made introductory statements concerning procedures. He
stated the staff presentation would be made by City Manager James Swayne,
Environmental Consultant Donna Vaiano, and Planning Consultant Ceil
Kibner, and special redevelopment legal counsel to the City Attorney,
Joseph E. Coomes, Jr.
A transcript was made of the hearing. Persons making statements and
giving testimony were sworn in a single oath by the Court Reporter.
City Manager entered into the record the Affidavit of Publication and
certification of notice of mailing, presented the Redevelopment Plan,
the Environmental Impact Report and other evidence and testimony in
support of the Plan, including the City Attorney' s written statement
regarding conflicts, voting.
The following Exhibits were presented and entered into the record:
Exhibit #1 Proof of Publication - Notice of Joint Public Hearing
on Redevelopment Plan and EIR for Ukiah Redevelopment Project.
Exhibit #2 Affidavit of Mailing to property owners in the Ukiah
Redevelopment Project Area.
Exhibit #3 Affidavit of Mailing to taxing agencies
Exhibit #4 Certification of certain official actions in connection
with preparation of Redevelopment Plan for redevelopment
project.
Exhibit #5 Report to Ukiah City Council submitted on October 8, 1975
on the Redevelopment Plan for the redevelopment project.
Exhibit #5a Planning Commission Finding of Conformance of Redevelopment
with the Ukiah General Plan.
Exhibit #5b Final EIR Orchard Plaza for Codding Enterprises prepared
by Post, Bashford and Associates, May 1974 .
Exhibit #5c Final EIR Hillside Hospital
Exhibit #5d Draft EIR Pear Orchard
Exhibit #5e City of Ukiah Capital Improvement Program
Exhibit #5f Ukiah Urban Area Traffic Operations Program to Increase
Capacity, CH2M.
Exhibit #5g City of Ukiah Drainage Survey March 1958, Brown & Caldwell
Exhibit #6 Map of Reasons for Selection of Project Area
Exhibit #7 Photo Album
Exhibit #8 Project Area Committee Minutes, 9-9-75, 9-15-75, 9-23-75,
10-7-75, 10-21-75, 10-28-75, 11-4-75.
Exhibit #9 Draft and Final EIR Ukiah Redevelopment Agency
Exhibit #10 Proposed Redevelopment Plan for Ukiah Redevelopment Project
Area as submitted to City Council on October 8, 1975.
Exhibit #11 Rules for Operators of Businesses, Tenants and Property
Owners Desiring to Participate In the Ukiah Redevelopment
Project.
Exhibit #12 Comments on Ukiah Redevelopment Agency EIR.
Exhibit #13 Letter dated 11-12-75 from Wm. Nelmes Smith.
The following persons were present in the audience to speak in favor
of the Redevelopment Plan and Final EIR:
1. Dick Green
2. Lee Enemark, Project Area Committee Chairman
3 . Nancy Biggins , PAC member
MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF UKIAH - NOVEMBER 12, 1975 - PAGE2
Those who spoke in opposition to the Redevelopment Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Report were:
1. Ted Feibusch, PAC member
2. Bob Sandelin, PAC member
3. Peter DeVries, Mendocino Community College
4. Wm. Nelmes Smith, resident within the Parking District
5. William Smith, Attorney for Codding Enterprises
6. Oscar Klee
7. Wallace Behm
8. Jim Weller
9. Walter Heady
The testimony of those who spoke was recorded by Mr. Lee B. Poole,
Court Reporter, 400 Konocti Avenue, Lakeport.
A majority of those who spoke indicated their approval of the concept
of redevelopment, but were opposed to the plan proposed at this time.
The Project Area Committee, on ani8-7 vote, urged that no action be taken
on the proposed plan. The Planning Commission requested that the plan
not be approved in its present form. Objections were expressed to the
proposed 35 year duration of the Agency, the boundaries of the project
area, the effect of tax increment on other taxing agencies, the power
of eminent domain, the definition of blighted area, the power the pian
gives the Agency.
The public hearing was closed at 12 :30 a.m.
City Manager stated that in his opinion it would be in the best interest
of all to rework the plan with the Planning Commission and the Project
Area Committee and come back with a plan that more accurately meets
the needs of the people. City Manager recommended that Council consider
delaying adoption of the resolution on the final EIR and introduction
of the ordinance adopting the redevelopment plan and refer the matter
to the Planning Commission and PAC for more input based on the testi-
mony received at this hearing .
The concensus expressed by Councilmen Simpson, Wood and Mayor Weinkauf
was to revise the plan to answer objections expressed at the hearing .
There was a need expressed for a project priority list, projection of
cost, impact on other agencies and more input from said agencies.
Councilman Norgard stated he has had doubts about subject matter for
sometime, is reluctant to continue, would like for the matter to settle
down, start over and perhaps come up with a more palatable plan more
acceptable and realistic to the people.
Councilman Wood made a motion to continue the public hearing for a
period of 60 days with a request to be forwarded to the Planning Commission
and PAC to come up with a list of priority projects and a revised project
area to support the recommended cost and boundaries. Mayor Weinkauf
indicated his intention to step down as Mayor and second the motion.
Before this was accomplished Mr. Feibusch stated it was impossible to
come up with a cost estimate in 60 days.
On a motion by Councilman Simpson, seconded by Councilman Wood, it was
carried by the following roll call vote to take the proposed redevelopment
plan under submission to the next regular meeting, direct staff to
prepare recommendations regarding priority project list, fiscal impact
on other agencies, specifics on financing and impact on other agencies,
financial projections and forward same to the Project Area Committee
and Planning Commission for review and study.
AYES: Councilmen Simpson, Wood, Mayor Weinkauf
NOES: Councilman NOrgard
ABSENT: Councilwoman Pearson
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Weinkauf adjourned the meeting at 1: 25 a.m.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk