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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 3, 2010
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Vizcarra called the Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting to order
at 8:12 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 5938 Kauffman Avenue, Temple City.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Member - Blum, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez, Vizcarra
ABSENT: Member -None
ALSO PRESENT: Executive Director Pulido, Agency Counsel Vail, Assistant Executive
Director Lambert, Agency Secretary Flandrick
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mr. Blum pulled Item B, Consultant Services Agreement with Seifel Consulting Inc., from the
Consent Calendar for discussion.
City Manager Pulido stated this is a follow -up to the retail strategy the Agency has been
working on for the last months. After the "Redevelopment 101" presentation by Seifel
Consulting to the CRA Board and the Planning Commission, the Agency Board was
determined to move forward to increase the timeframe and expand the Rosemead Boulevard
Project Area and to expand into other areas. An appropriation was included in the budget for
Seifel Consulting to undertake a redevelopment strategy and economic development
assessment plan. The assessment will bring a lot of items together and tie into the
information received from the Buxton study. Libby Seifel was present to answer questions.
Councilmember Sternquist asked for clarification of the Scope of Services on Exhibit A of the
Agreement, specifically if Task 5 (optional) was really needed.
Ms. Seifel responded Task 5, Economic Development Assessment, was to form a strategy to
move forward, and to determine how best to invest the Agency funds and collaborate with the
City and local businesses. The objective of this initial assessment is to start a blueprint of
actions to present on how to move forward.
Councilmember Sternquist questioned what seemed to be an overlap of services as the City
intends to hire an economic development person. In reading what Task 5 provides for
another $20,000, it seems that the economic development person could provide the same.
City Manager Pulido stated it was proposed to bring in a staff person as experts in the
redevelopment field are needed to be able to do a time extension and blight findings and
analysis. This staff person would bring in a whole different level of expertise in getting the
project areas approved, and so there was no overlap.
Councilmember Sternquist stated since this whole section is regarding economic
development, it seems like we are taking information we already have access to.
Ms. Seifel stated one of the objectives the firm will look at in the study is how redevelopment
would extend into these areas. They will compile information of major commercial corridors
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within the city for redevelopment analysis. She felt it was very important to undertake this
analysis as the City has not had an economic assessment done for a long time. They will pull
together new information not heard before. They will prepare two presentations using data
bases for public forum, and also do interviews and presentations before compiling a report of
findings.
In response to Councilmember Sternquist, Ms. Seifel stated the firm has started work as they
did do a presentation and the City has been doing some work. Regarding the time extension,
it was recommended that agencies do not take the one year extension, due to the CRA
lawsuit against the state. The agency will still be able to take advantage of the time
extension without any impacts.
Councilmember Blum felt this was a significant step in moving the economic development
forward as it is another important key piece.
In response to Mayor Pro Tem Chavez, Ms. Seifel stated the timeframe would be
approximately four months.
Mr. Blum moved to approve the Consent Calendar, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Chavez and
unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Member -Blum, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez, Vizcarra
NOES: Member -None
ABSENT: Member -None
ABSTAIN: Member -None
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 20, 2010, as presented.
B. CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SEIFEL CONSULTING INC. TO
PREPARE A REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ASSESSMENT
1) Approved a $60,000 Consultant Agreement with Seifel Consulting Inc. to provide
the Temple City Community Redevelopment Agency with a redevelopment
strategy and an economic development assessment plan; and
2) Authorized the Executive Director to finalize and execute the Consultant Services
Agreement with Seifel Consulting Inc.
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
5. NEW BUSINESS — None
6. COMMUNICATIONS — None
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS — None
8. UPDATE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR — None
9. MATTERS FROM AGENCY MEMBERS — None
10. CLOSED SESSION — None
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11. ADJOURNMENT
The Community Redevelopment Agency Regular Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
ATTEST:
Agency SecrJary
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