CRA 2000-11-13MINUTES OFA REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CYPRESS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
HELD
November 13, 2000
Agency Chairperson Piercy called the meeting of the Cypress Redevelopment
Agency to order at 9:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 5275 Orange Avenue,
Cypress, California.
PRESENT: Agency Board Members Keenan, Sondhi, Agency Vice
Chairperson McGill, Agency Chairperson Piercy
ABSENT: Agency Board Member McCoy
Also present were Executive Director Importuna, Agency Counsel VVynder, and
staff members Acosta, Commerdinger, DeCarlo, Hensley, Liu, Sinn, and Storey.
The Agency Counsel stated that the following item needed to be addressed as a
joint session of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency.
Item No. 16: APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS AND AMENDMENT TO
CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
The City Manager stated the position of Community Development Director is
vacant and, while a recruitment is being conducted, the City is currently using a
consultant.
It was moved by Council Member Keenan and seconded by Council Member
McCoy, to 1) Approve the Consultant Services Agreement ("Agreement"),
including the Amendment No. 1, with the Rosenow Spevacek Group, Inc., to
provide staffing services for the position of Interim Community Development
Director and other consultant services for a total amount not to exceed $68,000;
and 2) Approve an appropriation in the amount of $34,000 from the unreserved
fund balance of the General Fund to the following accounts:
4189-11-190-06
4189-11-191-06
4189-11-193-06
4189-11-241-09
(professional services- Economic Development) $ 6,800
(professional services- Community Development) $13,600
(professional services - Current Planning) $ 6,800
(professional services - Building Safety) $ 6,800
The motion was unanimously carried with the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT:0
COUNCILMEMBERS: Keenan, McCoy, Sondhi, McGill and Piercy
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
It was moved by Agency Board Member Keenan and seconded by Agency Vice
Chairperson McGill, to approve an appropriation from the unreserved fund
balance of the Housing Set Aside Fund (Fund 36) to account 4189-36-196-06
(professional services-Housing) in the amount of $17,000, and an appropriation
from the unreserved fund balance of the Los Alamitos Racetrack Project Area
Redevelopment Fund (Fund 38) to account 4189-38-197-06 (professional
services-LART) in the amount of $17,000.
CYPRESS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY NOVEMBER 13, 2000
The motion was unanimously carried with the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 AGENCY MEMBERS: Keenan, McCoy, Sondhi, McGill and Piercy
NOES: 0 AGENCY MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 AGENCY MEMBERS: None
At 9:08 p.m., the Mayor recessed the City Council meeting.
Mayor Piercy stated that Agency Board Member Sondhi requested to be
removed from the next item.
Item No. 17: APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR
FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO THE TOWN CENTER
PROJECT.
The Interim Community Development Director provided an overview to the
Agency Board.
It was moved by Agency Board Member Keenan and seconded by Agency Board
Member McCoy, that the Cypress Redevelopment Agency Board 1) Find it is in
the best interest of the Agency to dispense with the RFQ process based on
vendor's previous work within the City, and award the contract to Keyser Marston
Associates, Inc., to provide financial consulting services related to the Town
Center Project Plan and 2) Appropriate funds from the fund balance of the Los
Alamitos Race Track Project Area Redevelopment Fund in the amount of
$30,000 into Account 4189-38-197-06 (other Professional Services) for
conducting financial feasibility analyses of potential commercial and retail uses
proposed under the Town Center Project plan.
The motion was carried with the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: I
AGENCY MEMBERS: Keenan, McCoy, McGill and Piercy
AGENCY MEMBERS: None
AGENCY MEMBERS: None
AGENCY MEMBERS: Sondhi
The City Attorney stated that Council Member/Agency Board Member Sondhi did
not participate on several matters this evening based upon her ownership of real
property in proximity to project areas or properties that may be affected by
decisions of the City Council and/or Redevelopment Agency.
ADJOURNMENT: Agency Chairperson Piercy adjourned the meeting at 9:15
p.m.
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