Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency

 

OAK PARK PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE

Meeting Minutes

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2003

6:30 P.M.

Oak Park Community Center

3425 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

 

  1. Ms. Davis called the meeting to order.
  2. Roll call was conducted:

    3. Present: Edenausaboye Davis, Harry Azar, Sandra Hearne, Terrance Johnson, Jerold Ligons, Will Moore, Flora Parker, Thomas Sumpter, Ray White, and Elaine Williams

    Absent: Sheila Marion

    Staff Present: Chris Pahule and Ya-yin Chiang

  3. Ms. Davis welcomed members of the community to the meeting.

  4. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 2003 PAC MEETING MINUTES

    5. The minutes were approved on a motion by Mr. White by a vote of 9 ayes, 0 noes, and 1 abstention.

  5. HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING UPDATE

    6. Mr. White gave an update on the January activities of the Housing & Economic Development Subcommittee and the February meeting of the Design Review and Planning Subcommittee.

  6. OAK PARK PBID AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT

    7. Mr. Pahule provided some background on the proposed Oak Park PBID and the reason the Oak Park PAC created the ad hoc subcommittee. Mr. Azar stated that the subcommittee did not meet, however he had conducted some personal research re: the proposed Oak Park PBID. His report stated that there were some discrepancies in the boundaries of the proposed Oak Park PBID, including residential properties in the proposed boundaries. Mr. Azar also reported that he did not feel that Rainbo Bakery and McGeorge Law School should participate in the proposed Oak Park PBID, as they were not businesses. Finally, he reported that he was concerned about the voting procedure. Mr. Azar concluded by stating that he recommended that a fair property list be devised by removing City-owned property, remove residential properties, and add commercial properties that are excluded. A lengthy discussion followed the report regarding the proposed Oak Park PBID.

  7. CONSENT CALENDAR

    8. There were no items on the consent calendar.

  8. PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL APPEARANCES
    1. City Hall Renovation

      2. Ms. Amy Williams from the City’s Public Works Department presented the PAC with an update on the status of the City Hall expansion. She stated that the goal of the expansion is to consolidate most of the City departments to a new, 5-story civic center. City Hall has temporarily relocated to 730 I Street while the City Hall Annex building is demolished. The project is expected to be complete in 2005.

    2. The 2003-04 CA State Budget & Oak Park

Ms. Sarah Hansen discussed the proposed State Budget and its impact on redevelopment agencies across the State. She stated that the Governor’s proposal is changing almost daily, and therefore it has been difficult to keep track of what will be the impact on redevelopment agencies. The Governor’s current proposal is to do an Education Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) shift to transfer funds from redevelopment agencies to school districts. The impact on Oak Park, should the Governor’s proposal materialize, would be severe.

Mr. Pahule stated that there were approximately $4.5 million in commercial funds and $1.8 million in housing funds available for projects in Oak Park. He mentioned projects that were currently funded and underway. He also listed some potential projects that could be funded. He concluded by stating that at the PAC’s March meeting, the prioritization of projects would be agendized for discussion.

  1. NEW BUSINESS
    1. Oak Park Renaissance Phase One

      2. Ms. Davis and Ms. Williams abstained from the discussion on this item. Mr. Pahule presented the report for the Oak Park Renaissance Phase One project. The report recommended the allocation of $640,000 in Oak Park 1999 CIRB funds to provide street improvements to 8th Avenue, a resident leadership academy, and the rehabilitation of 20 owner-occupied homes. He stated that the Renaissance Masterplan was approved by the City Council in December 2002, and this report was the first phase implementation of the recommendations in the Plan.

      Following discussion, a motion was made by Mr. Johnson to accept staff’s recommendation. The motion was approved with 6 ayes, 2 noes, and 2 abstentions.

    2. Nominations for 2003-04 PAC Officers

      3. Nominations were held for PAC officers. The results were – Chairperson: Ms. Davis, Mr. Johnson. Vice-Chairperson: Ms. Williams, Mr. White. Secretary: Ms. Parker.

    3. Request for Proposals – Post Office Site

      4. Mr. Pahule presented a report to release a request for proposals for the Post Office site located at 4th Avenue and 35th Street. Mr. Pahule stated that the site was acquired by the Redevelopment Agency in early 1980’s to develop a mixed-use site. The RFP is intended to find a developer to construct a building on the site. The PAC asked that the RFP include the community objective of making the site a destination place. Following discussion, a motion was made to accept staff’s recommendation. The motion was approved with 8 ayes and 1 no vote.

    4. Request for Proposals – Donner Field Site

    Ms. Chiang presented a report to release a request for proposals for the Donner Field site located at 8th Avenue and 45th Street. The site is 1.2 acres and is currently vacant. In 2001, the Agency released a RFQ and selected Sierra Pacific to develop the site, however they pulled out of the deal. Members were concerned about the parking situation around the site, and discussed that the future development should address the parking issue. Following discussion, a motion was made to accept staff’s recommendation. The motion was approved with 8 ayes and 1 no vote.

  2. OLD BUSINESS
    1. Recruitment for Tenant Slot

      2. Mr. Pahule reported that two individuals were contacted to fill the tenant slot left available with the departure of Thomas Geraghty. Those two individuals were Marta Perez and Florenece Binion. Ms. Binion has completed an application, and it was distributed to the PAC. The PAC agreed to place Ms. Binion’s appointment to the PAC on the March agenda.

    2. Project Area Update

      3. This item was tabled until the next full PAC meeting.

    3. PAC Member Comments

      4. No comments were made.

    4. Community-based Organizations Updates

      5. No comments were made.

    5. City Council Update

    None.

  3. QUESTIONS & SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA

    4. None.

  4. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned unanimously.