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Home My WebLink About08/06/84MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, held on Monday, August 6, 1984 in the Council Chamber of City Hall at the hour of 7:40 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - led by Councilman Wood ROLL CALL Present: Barks, Cioffi, Wood and Mayor Brutsch Absent: DeBellis PUBLIC HEARING 1. PROTEST HEARING FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 - MELLO - ROOS. Management Services Institute prepared staff report and transmittal memo dated August 2, 1984 and Community Facilities District Engineer's Tax Apportionment Report - "Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982", City of Hermosa Beach, by Berryman & Stephenson, Inc. Introductory remarks were made by Mayor Brutsch. City Clerk Kathleen Reviczky reported that the Resolution of Intention was published in the Easy Reader, July 19, 1984. The mailing was conducted by Martin and Chapman from the voter registration lists furnished by the County Registrar of Voters and property owners taken from the County Assessment Rolls. On July 20, 1984, 17,586 notices were mailed from the Redondo Beach Post Office, of which 227 were returned as undeliverable. Doug Ayres, Management Services Institute, made an intro- ductory presentation covering the need for acquiring the railroad right-of-way and excess school properties and the proceedure to be followed at this hearing. Ervin Spindel, Vice President of Berryman & Stephenson, Inc., made a report on the method of computation. The written report has been filed with the City Clerk and is to be made an official part of this hearing. Included in this report are the following cost estimates and rate and method under which the special tax is proposed to be levied: Acquisition cost for railroad right-of-way,' 446 Monterey Boulevard (South School) 5+ acres and 19th & Prospect, (Seaview Parkette) .275 acres - $10,757,000. Incidental costs, ie Interim financing School District construction; engineering, legal, and administrative; bond discount; reserve fund and issue expense - $2,743,000 for a total of $13,500,000. Annual debt service for 30 years at 10% then being $1,432,080. The special tax is proposed to be levied as a function of the number of dwelling units per parcel for residential property and for commercial/industrial parcels on an equivalent dwelling unit bases (1 EDU = 1100 Square Feet land area), resulting in a suggested tax rate of $126 per residential dwelling unit and .110 per square'. foot on Commercial/Industrial. -1- Minutes 8-6-84 The public hearing was opened. Coming forward to speak in,opposition were: Seymour Wagner, Mexico, property owner of 120 28th Street, and 905 Prospect — 5000 square feet. Edie Webber for her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Kalten Ekker, reg- istered voters and property owners of 1011 16th Street. Wilma Burt, 1152 7th Street, registered voter and property owner - 3000 square feet. Jack and Margaret Rathner, 24645 Walnut, Lomita, property owners of 1001 Pacific Coast Highway and 731 10th Street - 34,560 square feet. Violet Brown, 1074 7th Street, registered voter and property owner - 3600 square feet. James Welch, 1203 2nd Street, registered voter and owner of 54 residential units and 7600 square feet of commercial property located at 1600 Pacific Coast Highway. Judy Hollis, 122-124 Neptune Avenue, registered voter and property owner. Ron Chindell, 43 7th Street, registered voter and property owner - 2700 square feet. Phyllis Masick, 422 Ocean View Dr. registered voter and also owns property at 1023 6th Street - 10,500 square feet. Susan & Gerald Doyle, 15 15th Street #25, registered voters and property owners. Pete Tucker, 235 34th Street, registered voter and property owner - 2940 square feet. Lou Diffy, 1865 Hillcrest, registered voter and property owner - 4050 square feet. Violet Isgreen, 726 Prospect, registered voter and property owner - 12,000 square feet (?). Robert. Zeigler, 320. 28th Street, Property owner - 2700 square feet. Stan Brozick, 325 28th Street, property owner - 2700 square feet. Leona & Floyd Ayers, 1292 Bonnie Brae, registered voter and property owners - 4,000 square feet. Ruth Barron, 54 6th Street, registered voter and property owner - 4,400 square feet. -2- Minutes 8-6-84 Coming forward to speak in favor were: Harold Spear, 50 10th Street. Reverend Richard Parker, 2110 Borden Avenue. At this time Mayor Brutsch announced that there were protest cards at the podium for those. who wished to fill them out instead of speaking. The City Clerk reported on the written protests received by her office to date. A copy of this report had been. given to the Assessment Engineer for inclusion in his computations. A short recess was called while the computations were being made. The Council meeting reconvened at 9:15 P.M. Ervin Spindel of Berryman & Stephenson, Inc. reported that the total written and oral protests comprised 44/100% of the registered voters and approximately 1% of the land area of the city. Mayor Brutsch announced that there was not a majority process so the Council would continue on with the process. 2. PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTING LANGUAGE OF BALLOT MEASURE (MELLO-ROOS) ACTION - To adopt Resolution No. 84-4745 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DETERMINING THE VALIDITY OF PRIOR PROCEEDINGS RELATIVE TO THE FORMATION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1 AND INCURRING BONDED INDEBTEDNESS." Motion Mayor Brutsch, second Cioffi AYES - Barks, Cioffi, Wood and Mayor Brutsch ABSENT - DeBellis FURTHER ACTION - To adopt Resolution No. 84-4746 entitled "RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING TO PROCEED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1, AUTHORIZING' THE ANNUAL LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX AND THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION THEREON.", as revised. Motion Mayor Brutsch, second Cioffi AYES - Barks, Cioffi, Wood, Mayor Brutsch ABSENT - DeBellis FURTHER ACTION - To adopt Resolution No. 84-4747 entitled "RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984 AND TO CONSOLIDATE THAT ELECTION WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE SAME DAY." Motion Mayor Brutsch, second Cioffi AYES - Barks, Cioffi, Wood, Mayor Brutsch ABSENT - DeBellis -3- Minutes 8-6-84 A ten minute recess was called by Mayor Brutsch. The Council meeting reconvened at 9:45. 3. DISCUSSION RE. PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE FOR BILTMORE HOTEL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND SPECIFIC PLAN. Memorandum from City Attorney and City Clerk with attached ordinance and resolution designed to allow the City Council to place the Hotel Development. Agreement Ordinance before the voters on the November 6, 1984 ballot. Councilman Barks stated that he had requested that this item be placed on the agenda to forestall the expense of litigation, delays in proceeding with hotel, a.split in the community and the expense of about $20,000 for a special election. ACTION - That the City Council place on the November 6th special election the ordinance that adopted the specific plan and the Development Agreement for the Biltmore Hotel site. Motion Barks Dies for lack of a second City Attorney Post reported on his opinion letter re. the rejection of the referendum on the Specific Plan, ie, the substantial defect in that the text and title were not included in the referendum, and that a letter had been sent to the proponents advising them of the need for same. FURTHER ACTION - To receive and file. Motion Wood, second Mayor Brutsch AYES: Cioffi, Wood, Mayor Brutsch NOES: Barks ABSENT: DeBellis ADJOURNMENT On the Order of the Chair, the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach was adjourned at the hour of 10:00 P.M. on Monday, August 6, 1984 to a Regular Meeting to be held on Tuesday, August 14, 1984 at the hour of, 7:30 P.M.. -4- Minutes 8-6-84