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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 6, 1987
The Lynwood Redevelopment Agency met in a regular session in City
Hall, 11330 Bullis Road at 7:4S p.m.
Chairman Richards in the chair.
Members Byork, Henning, Morris, Wells, Richards answered the roll
call.
Also present were Executive Director Gomez.
General Counsel H. Barbosa, Secretary, Hooper, and Treasurer Wright
were absent.
Assistant Secretary Warren announced the Agenda was posted in
accordance with The Brown Act.
It was unanimously agreed that the minutes of previous meetings
be held over to the next meeting.
LRA RESOLUTION NO. 87 -31 entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOP- Res.87 -31
MENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING AND APPROV- demands f,
ING THE DEMANDS AND ORDERING WARRANTS THEREFOR." was presented. ordering
warrants
It was moved by Mr. Henning, seconded by Mrs. Wells to adopt the
resolution.
ROLL CALL
AYES MEMBER BYORK, HENNING, MORRIS, WELLS, RICI-IARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT NONE
Executive Director Gomez sta
' proposed revised performance
Company in Closed Session.
Chairman Richards stated the
Closed Session.
ted the Agency may wish to discuss the Comez
shcedule from Hopkins Development Hopkins
Deve1.
closed
matter could be held with the City session?
Special Agency Counsel Yeager stated Closed Session would be held Yeager 0
to meet with your negotiators relative to the Hopkins Development.
closed
session
Community Development Director Mas stated the Agency was instructed
to meet with Hopkins Development regarding a revised schedule.
Mas
Jeff Armour, Hopkins Development gave Council copies of revised
re
revised
project development schedule. Stated grading would be completed
schedule
by the end of the week and they were looking at a completion date
of July 1, 1988 and all of the dates listed on the project list
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could be met. Asked Council's approval of the July, 1988 date
Armour
on Boy's Market.
re grad.
Chairman Richards asked if the July, 1988 date was only for complet
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of Boy's Market or did that mean everything would be complete.
D4ayor
Jeff Armour stated all of the shops would be completed by that time.complet
questio
Stated they have completed some shopping centers in as little as
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120 days depending on the weather and labor situations.
Special Agency Counsel Yeager stated if certain items were to be
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discussed pertaining to penalties, it should be discussed in Closedcomplete
Session.
Chairman Richards questioned the amount of revenues being lost whilep
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waiting for the shopping center. Stated the city has already investes
several million dollars in the project and feels liquidated damages
should be looked into in a sensible manner.
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J.Armour Jeff Armour stated he would like to see changes in the penalty
change in phase of the DDA. Stated there have been numerous things that
penalty have happened that were not the fault of the developer, such
phase as Boy's Markets acquiring Foods Company, causing a reduction
in the size of the market. Time frame is just as important to
them as it is to the city.
Byork Mr. Byork questioned Hopkins Development how many projects they
questioned were presently working on and where the City of Lynwood stood
Hopkins on their list.
J.Armour Jeff Armour stated the Developer was presently working on
std S -6 five or six projects.
projects
It was moved by Mr. Henning, seconded by Mrs. Wells to accept
Henning the 'schedule presented by Hopkins Development.
accept
Morris Mr. Morris stated the city is dependent on the developer doing
confident certain things at a certain time. Feels they will complete the
project as stated.
Mayor
Chairman Richards questioned the
options available to the city
questioned
other than the
daily penalty and
the matter of future damages.
options
Questioned if
the city accepted
the matter as it now stands, would
the city have
the choice of coming
back as far as damages in the
future.
Yeager Special Agency Counsel Yeager suggested there should be a change
change in in the motion approving the schedule.
motion
Mayor It was moved by Chairman Richards, seconded by Mr. Byork, a
substitute motion, to have Closed Session to discuss the matter
substitute with Counsel, then come back and vote on the matter.
motion
Mr. Henning stated he does not feel this matter should be discuss -
Henning ed in Closed Session. Feels the public should be made aware of
no closed what is going on and it is the job of Counsel and staff to get
session all of the facts.
Mr. Byork withdrew his second on substitute motion.
Special Agency Counsel Yeager stated the motion and second by
Mr. Henning and Mrs. Wells should reflect assessed liquidated
damages.
accept
devlopers
schedule
Maker of motion and seconded so agreed motion to accept the
Developers schedule as shown and directs staff to bring Amended
DDA showing liquidated damages to be assessed.
ROLL CALL
AYES: MEMBER BYORK, HENNING, MORRIS, WELLS, RICHARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Robert Fry Robert Fry, 2S0 Alpine, stated he was told sometime ago that
prefers the changes in markets would not cause a delay in the shopping
center. Stated he does not like Closed Sessions, and likes the
penalizingidea of penalizing for the delay in getting our shopping center
delays completed and is going to watch the dates to see if they conform.
J. Smith Joe Smith, 11237 Waldorf, spoke regarding driveway construction
driveway at Imperial and Atlantic and questioned if the city has gone
construc- into the construction business.
tion
Community Development Director Mas stated project is not being
Mas- done by the city but is partially city- funded.
city- funded
Mike Reeves, Sorrento Group, stated parts of the project have
M- * Reeve been completed and dedicated to the city.
parts of
project completed
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Mr. Henning stated he does not like the way the minutes were Henning
brought back, does not know why minutes are on the Agenda all re Agenda
the way back from June. Also stated he was under the impression minutes
new microphones were to be installed.
There was no further business and it was moved by Mr. Byork,
seconded by Mr. Henning to adjourn at 8 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
E��MEMBER BYORK, HENNING, MORRIS, WELLS, RICHARDS
NOES- NONE
ABSENT' NONE
Chairman
APPROVED
Secretary
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