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Home My Public Portal About08-20-2001LRA_sp• i LYNWOOD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 11330 BULLIS ROAD LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90262-3845 (310) 603-0220 Paul H. Richards II, CHAIRMAN RlCardO SanCheZ, VICE CHAIRMAN Louis Byrd, MEMBER Armando Rea, MEMBER AI'L'UCO Reyes, MEMBER AGENDA LYNWO.OD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUGUST 20, 2001 SPECIAL MEETING 9:00 A.M. BATEMAN HALL PAUL H. RICHARDS, II CHAIRMAN RICARDO SANCHEZ VICE CHAIRMAN ARMANDO REA MEMBER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RALPH W. DAVIS, III OPENING CEREMONIES: A. Call Meeting to Order.. P_~ EIVED CITY OF LYNW000 ~ CITY CLERKS OFI:~CE AUG 1 5 ~oc~ pM 8~9'~~11~]2w1i2i~~~5w6 t~ v~ LOUIS BYRD MEMBER. ARTURO REYES MEMBER AGENCY COUNSEL SHANE K. THEVER B. Roll. Call (BYRD-REA-REYES-SANCHEZ, RICHARDS) C. Certification of Agenda Posting by Secretary. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS ONLY) PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATION REGULAR ITEM 1. BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR FY. 2001/2002. ~~ 2. FUNDING COMMERCIAL FENCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. • Comments: • Identify and obtain authorization to utilize funding source for the Commercial Fence .Enhancement Program and related professional services. Recommendation: Staff respectfully request, that after further review, Honorable Chair and Members of the Agency authorize the following actions: 1. Executive Director to allocate $250,000 of Unappropriated Redevelopment Tax Allocation Bond proceeds for the implementation of the Commercial Fence Enhancement Program .per Agency direction; and 2. Allocate an additional $50,000 of Unappropriated Redevelopment Tax allocation Bond proceeds for the payment of Professional services as it relates to the Program including, but not limited to: A. Architectural and Construction design/drawings of walls, fences, and gates for the .program; and B. Solicitation/Marketing of the Program. CLOSED SESSION 3. WITH RESPECT TO EVERY ITEM OF BUSINESS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 54956.8: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS t Property: 3100 Imperial Highway Agency negotiator: Agency, Agency staff and Legal Counsel Negotiating parties: Agency & 3100 E. Imperial Highway, LLC, LTC Development, M&D Properties Under negotiation: Price and terms i 4. WITH RESPECT TO EVERY ITEM OF BUSINESS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 54956.8: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Property: Excess Cal Trans Property Agency Negotiator: Agency, Agency staff, and Legal Counsel Negotiating Parties: Cal Trans Under negotiation: Price and terms ADJOURNMENT ` :Motion to adjourn to a Regular Meeting of the Lynwood Redevelopment Agency to be held August 21, 2001 at 6:.00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 11330 Bullis Road, Lynwood California ~J DATE: August 20, 2001 C~ TO: HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE AGENCY FROM: Ralph W. Davis 111, Executive Director l--~ ~'2-~.~I~` BY: Bruno Naulls, Community Development SUBJECT: FUNDING COBAMERCIAL FENCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PURPOSE: Identify and obtain authorization to utilize funding source for the Commercial .Fence Enhancement Program and related professional services. FACTS: 4. On July 25, 2001 The Lynwood Redevelopment Agency (Agency) authorized the implementation of the Commercia[ Fence Enhancement ` Program (Program). 2. Agency authorized the appropriation of $250,000 for the construction of walls,. fences, ,gates and. general labor related to the implementation of this . Program. 3: Agency gave direction to City Manager to identify an appropriate source of funding far the Program. 4. The Agency utilizes Redevelopment Tax Allocation Bond proceeds to fund the existing Commercial Rehabilitation Program (CRP). 5. The new Commercial Fence Enhancement Program is formatted after the CRP with the exception that the improvements provided with this program .are limited to walls, fences and gates. 6. Certain professional services have been provided for marketing and the architectural and construction. designs/drawings of the walls, fences, and gates for the Commercial Fence Enhancement Program. .ANALYSIS: In the past, Redevelopment Tax Allocation Bond proceeds (Fund 1$), has been approved for use in these types of .projects and services. There is still an excess of unappropriated funds that can be applied to this Program and related .professional services as directed by Agency. These funds are discretionary and may be used for project improvements and related administrative services located within the Redevelopment Project Area `A'. The utilization of these funds will expedite the execution of this project and assist in the clearing of financial debts incurred related to the planning and implementation of this Program. RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully request, that after further review, Honorable Chair and Members of the Agency authorize the following actions: 1. Executive Director to allocate $250,000 of Unappropriated Redevelopment Tax Allocation Bond proceeds for the implementation of the Commercial Fence Enhancement Program per Agency direction; and AGENDA ITEM ~. CJ 2. Allocate an additional $50,000 of Unappropriated Redevelopment Tax ~Ilocation Bond proceeds for the payment of Professional .services as it :relates to the Program including, but not limited to: A. Architectural and. Construction designs/drawings of walls, fences, and gates for the Program; and B. Solicitation/Marketing of the Program r • LRA RESOLUTION - A RESOLUTION OF THE LYNWOOD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROPRIATING $300,000 FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2000/2001 REDEVELOPMENT TAX ALLOCATION BOND (FUND 18) TO FUND AND IMPLEMENT THE NEW COMMERCIAL FENCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, the Lynwood Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") is a redevelopment agency formed, organized and existing pursuant to and under the provisions of the State Community Redevelopment Law ("the Law") (codified as California Health and Safety Code Sections 33000 et seq.); and WHEREAS, the Agency is engaged in carrying out a redevelopment project in Project. Area "A" ("Project") pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan for the Project; and WHEREAS, in July 25, 2001, the Agency developed a commercial fence enhancement Program ("Program") for the purpose of beautifying commercial fence property throughout the Lynwood business community; and WHEREAS, the Program .had need for professional services in the form of marketing, architectural design and construction drawing. for planning purposes; and WHEREAS, the Agency has directed staff to implement a Commercial Fence Enhancement Program that will unify the design of walls, fences and gates throughout the City of Lynwood's commercial corridors; and WHEREAS, there is sufficient funds available in the unappropriated fund balance of the 2000/2001 Redevelopment Tax Allocation Bond (Fund 18) to fund the Commercial Fence Enhancement Program and related professional services. NOW, THEREFORE the Lynwood Redevelopment Agency does hereby resolve; determine and find as follows: Section. 1. The Agency hereby adopts this resolution and authorizes the appropriation of $300,OOO.for the Commercial Fence Enhancement Program and related professional services from The unappropriated fund balance of the 2000/2001 Redevelopment Tax Allocation Bond (Fund 18) to assist the beautification of Lynwood's commercial corridors, which may include the use of consultants to provide architectural/construction design drawings and or assist with Program marketing and obtaining participation agreements from business/property owners in a systematic manner. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE Lynwood Redevelopment Agency this day of August 2001. PAUL H. RICHARDS, II CHAIRMAN Lynwood Redevelopment Agency ATTEST: Andrea Hooper, Secretary Ralph Davis III, Executive Director APPROVED AS TO FORM: Agency Special Council APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Joe Wang, Director Public Works/Engineering • STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) 1, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held in the City Hall of the City on the day of _, 2001, and passed by the following vote: AYES: . NOES: ABSENT: City clerk, City of Lynwood STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. COUNTY OF .LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City Council of said City., do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. on file in my office and that said resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this day of , 2001. City Clerk, City of Lynwood ,