1. Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks

Jan McCleary called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

2. Roll Call

RAC Members in Attendance: Bergstrom, Funner, Mack, Marcus, E. McCleary, J. McCleary, C. Mulligan, Reisinger, Roberts, Scoggins, Stanton

RAC Members Absent: Bahadur, Bird, M. Mulligan

Staff and Guests in Attendance: Councilmember Sandy Sheedy, Vickie Smith and Ya-yin Chiang, SHRA

3. Approval of January 20, 2005 RAC Meeting Minutes

Motion/Second: Minutes Approved (Stanton/E. McCleary)

Vote: Unanimous in favor.

4. Councilmember Update

Councilmember Sheedy reported the following:

§ The Del Paso Boulevard Property and Business Improvement District (PBID) has reached the 50% point needed for the petition drive. Next steps include Council approval and the ballot process. The formation of the district is getting close to completion.

§ Properties off El Camino between Erickson and Lexington have sold to Signature Homes for single-family homes. Plans have yet to be developed for the project.

§ Dixieanne Lights have been completed. There has been a lot of positive feedback on the new lights.

5A. North Sacramento Redevelopment Area Project Priorities

Ms. Chiang provided a handout including a list of potential projects for the North Sacramento Redevelopment Project Area over these next few years. The list was developed by using the 2005-2009 Implementation Plan as a starting point. The potential projects have been categorized into a Strategy Heading that is taken directly from the Implementation Plan. Ms. Chiang reported that there is currently $2,434,000 of redevelopment funds and $1,794,000 of housing set-aside funds for a total of $4,228,000 available for new projects. Ms. Chiang discussed each of the projects with the committee members and asked RAC members to look at the project list and rate them into three tier levels. The Project Analysis RAC Style sheet that was previously developed by this committee was also provided as a tool to help prioritize projects.

Committee members expressed concern with completing the exercise with no prior thought or information. Committee members requested a copy of the final implementation plan and suggested that a workshop format would be more appropriate for this type of item. Agency staff indicated that this item would be brought back at a future time.

5B. Consideration of Property at 1810 and 2000 Del Paso Blvd.

Ms. Chiang gave a report indicating that in May 2004, Agency staff had discussed with the committee the review of two liquor stores on Del Paso Boulevard to see how some of the problems occurring around the stores could be alleviated. No action was taken by the committee on this item last May. Agency staff is recommending not moving forward with the acquisition of these properties at 1810 and 2000 Del Paso Blvd. and recommending exploring other options to alleviate the problems at the properties. Cost estimates for the acquisition and relocation of the properties are significant, and estimated to be as high as $1.5 million for both properties. At this time, the total amount of redevelopment funds that are available for new projects is approximately $2.4 million for non-housing projects. Moving forward with the project would only leave $900,000 available for other development and infrastructure projects.

Other options that can be explored include working closely with code enforcement and police to resolve the problems, successful formation of the PBID to increase security presence in the area, looking at a City-wide approach to addressing these common problems, and that a private developer is looking into in acquiring both the properties along with Goldies on Del Paso Boulevard.

Committee members discussed their concern with the limited amount of funds for projects. The police department indicated that they have been working with the Dixieanne neighborhood to address some of the problems. The liquor stores have agreed to some approaches to reduce loitering including playing classical music, increasing the lighting and fencing in the back lot.

Motion/Second: Approve Agency staff’s recommendation of not moving forward with the acquisition of the properties at 1810 and 2000 Del Paso Blvd. (E. McCleary/Roberts)

Vote: Unanimous in favor of recommendation. Bergstrom and Marcus abstain.

5C. Guidelines for Individual Project Review

Ms. Chiang gave a brief report on the proposed Agency Guidelines for Individual Project Review. The guidelines would establish a process and guidelines for reviewing project requests received from property owners and developers. The guidelines ensure that developers and property owners meet a minimum level of requirements within reasonable timeframes.

Motion/Second: Approve the proposed process and guidelines as recommended by Agency staff. (Stanton/E. McCleary)

Vote: Unanimous in favor.

5D. Redevelopment Area Update

Ms. Chiang gave the following updates:

§ RAC applications for the vacant and expiring seats are due on March 18, 2005 to the City Clerk’s office. Copies of the application and announcement were handed out.

6A. Club La Disco – 1925 Del Paso Boulevard

Ms. Letty Cortez and Mr. Fili Sainz presented an informational item to the RAC on their proposed Club La Disco project. Proposed to be located at 1925 Del Paso Blvd., Mr. Sainz and Ms. Cortez shared with the committee the proposed format, hours, and operations of the club. They indicated that the club would be an upscale nightclub to include salsa and meringue on Friday nights and Spanish contemporary dance and Latin pop music on Saturday nights. The proposed capacity of the club would be 300-400 people, with dress code and cover charge. They have operated clubs in other parts of the region including Roseville and in the County. Questions and concerns expressed from committee members and members of the public included parking, security, how this club would compare to other clubs that have been a problem in the City.

7. Communication from RAC Members and Public on Items Not on the Agenda

§ Captain LaCosse gave an update on police issues in the area. He indicated that they have been working on prostitution issues and have made many arrests. He will also be meeting with the City Attorney to discuss other methods to combating the issue.

§ Mr. Pete Gonsalves spoke to the RAC in regards to 5 acres of property and what plans the committee has for the property.

§ Mr. Doug Austin spoke to the RAC about the potential need to revisit the Del Paso Boulevard Special Planning District.

8. Adjournment

Jan McCleary adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m.