HomeMy Public PortalAboutM2004-10-26-LRALYNWOOD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SPECIAL MEETING
OCTOBER 26, 2004
The Lynwood Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lynwood met in a Meeting in the
Council Chambers, 11330 Bullis Road on the above date at 4:45 p.m.
Chairman Byrd presiding.
Members Pedroza, Rodriguez, Santillan, Vasquez and Byrd answered roll call.
Also present were Interim Executive Director Wang, City Attorney Beltran, Secretary
Hooper and Treasurer Pygatt.
Secretary Hooper announced that the agenda had been posted in accordance with the
Brown Act.
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Regarding Agenda Items Only)
NONE
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
NONE
DISCUSSION ITEM
Item #1: DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT REVIEW FOR PROPOSED
REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER GAS STATION INTO A MEDICAL
OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT 3791 MARTIN LUTHER KING
BOULEVARD
To provide Redevelopment Agency members with an opportunity to review and discuss a
redevelopment concept submitted for the redevelopment of a former gas station into a
medical office building.
Director of Redevelopment Louis Morales -Provided the Members with a Development
Concept review for a proposed Redevelopment of the former gas station to turn it into a
Medical Office building located at 3791 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Vice Chairman Vasquez -Stated that the members have established some guidelines for
the Redevelopment Projects, do the guidelines apply to this particular project because it is
a self funded project.
Director of Redevelopment Louis Morales -Stated that the guidelines are established for
every Redevelopment Project.
It was moved by Member Rodriguez, second by Member Pedroza to approve the concept
for atwo-story medical building at the subject location as consistent with redevelopment
plan for Redevelopment Project Area A.
ROLL CALL:
AYES: MEMBER PEDROZA, RODRIGUEZ, SANTILLAN, VASQUEZ
AND BYRD
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Beltran stated, with respect to every item of business to be discussed in
Joint Closed Session Pursuant to Section 54956.8:
Item #2: Agency and Abel Helou
Item #3: Casa Grande
It was moved by Member Pedroza, second by Chairman Byrd and carried to recess the
Joint Close Session at 5:50 p.m.
Members reconvened at 7:30 p.m.
City Attorney Beltran stated that the Members met on the aforementioned matters and
reported on:
Item #2: Agency and Abel Helou:
Item #3: Casa Grande: Members provided further instructions to
the negotiators regarding the proceeding of both of
these projects.
City Attorney Beltran -Announced to the Members that he received a fax from Member
Pedroza regarding the possible litigation that would sue to prevent the closing of King
Drew Trauma Center, I did obtain this morning a copy of the complaint that is to be filed
tomorrow alleging a number of violations under Federal Law and State Law their
interest is to determine if the City wishes to participate somewhere down the road to
join the lawsuit, but at this point the lawsuit is to be filed tomorrow I indicated to
Member Pedroza that because this is a special meeting a subsequent need item will not
be permitted but that I will go ahead and schedule this for Close Session discussion as a
possible litigation matter next Tuesday I only wanted to be able to convey a sense of the
Members to the Plaintiff Attorneys of whether the City has a belief that this would be
productive for the City to support, hopefully to prevent the closure of King Drew Trauma
Center.
It was moved by Chairman Byrd, second by Member Rodriguez to proceed with the King
Drew Trauma Center litigation.
ADJOURNMENT
Having no further discussion, it was moved by Member Pedroza, seconded by Chairman
Byrd and carried to adjourn the Special Lynwood Redevelopment Meeting at 7:40 p.m.
L uis Byrd, Chair an
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Andrea L. Hooper, Secretary