REDEVELOPMENT and HOUSING OFFICE, Jim Cook, Director

MONTEREY COUNTY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY

REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING OFFICE, Jim Cook, Director 168 W. Alisal St., 3rd Floor (831) 755-5390 Salinas, CA 93901 FAX (831) 755-5398

Monterey County Board of Supervisors Fort Ord Subcommittee

MINUTES Thursday, March 4, 2010

1. Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. by Supervisor Potter. Attendees were: Supervisor Dave Potter, District 5 Supervisor Jane Parker, District 4 Kathleen Lee, Supervisor’s Aide, District 5 Jim Cook, Director of Redevelopment and Housing John Pinio, Director, Parks Department Nick Chiulos, Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs David Lutes, Planning Manager, Parks Department Kay Reimann, Deputy County Counsel Nick Nichols, Civil Engineer, Redevelopment and Housing Office Karina Torres, Senior Secretary, Redevelopment and Housing Office Steve Endsley, Director of Planning & Finance, Fort Ord Reuse Authority

2. Public Comments - None

3. Minutes of January 21, 2010- Approved.

4. FORA Capital Improvement Plan: Receive report on reallocation of General Jim Moore Blvd bid savings to other CIP priority projects. Jim Cook reported that FORA had secured a loan leveraging a housing project in the City of Marina, which was used as a match for a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). Cook noted that to qualify for the EDA grant, projects must be “shovel ready”, that is, be able to be completed within the next five years.

Supervisor Potter said that at the FORA Board of Directors meeting it was acknowledged that there is a planning process needed prior to projects being shovel ready. There are projects of regional value vs. FORA-only benefit. Potter said the Multimodal Corridor and Eastside By-pass to Davis Road bring bigger regional value, and there is a need for a policy to address them in order to say the project has met criteria for global benefit.

Cook said staff is preparing written criteria outlining the policy suggestions that the County and Supervisors’ have discussed with FORA.

of 3 Potter commented that it looks like the FORA CIP Committee was the recommending body, and inquired on who is on the committee. Endsley replied that the CIP Committee consists of the FORA member agencies’ top Public Works people meeting in joint session with the FORA Administrative Committee.

Supervisor Parker said she had met with FORA staff regarding the need for a sound wall along General Jim Moore Blvd. She said they discussed potential costs of the sound wall ranging from $66,000 to $215,000.

5. FORA Basewide Habitat Conservation Plan : Receive report on FORA discussions regarding proposed Implementation Agreement and governance issues. Cook said that at the Administrative Committee the Cities of Seaside, Marina, and Del Rey Oaks had expressed their support of the County’s recommendation for the governance model of the JPA. The educational institutions (UCSC, CSUMB, and MPC) opposed this recommendation, as it would not give them a voting seat. Cook said previous agreements with the schools would be looked at to see their roles as they relate to the HCP, and that the idea would be to tailor amendments to those agreements to protect the schools’ interests. He said he may call on FORA’s assistance to have one-on-one discussions with the schools.

Supervisor Potter said the challenge may lie with CSUMB, as their decisions are reached in Long Beach. He said he is sure the common issue would be related to the cost and how everybody’s interests will be protected.

FORA Director of Planning & Finance Steve Endsley said FORA has attempted to reassure people that FORA will pay for the HCP mitigations, and that the plan is to set the endowment based on ramping up developer fees. The developer fees will be increased over time so the County and other jurisdictions do not have to take funds out of their General Funds, and would not be liable. Endsley said the economy dictates when mitigation is needed, and that ultimately U.S. Fish and Wildlife will decide whether they think the voting structure works.

6. Consider FORA request for local agency resolutions or letter in support of AB 1791- Redevelopment on Former Fort Ord. Deputy County Counsel Kay Reimann provided brief background information related to the bill, which will larger lots of land to be used for commercial retail that is city oriented.

Endsley said this legislation is a distinctive bill related to only those jurisdictional areas that are served by a reuse plan or H4 ordinance. Opposition has come in the past due to the fact that the previous bill was designed to stop towns from raiding each other for sales taxes from auto malls. The current bill clearly exempts those types of uses. Endsley said Assemblyman Monning and Assemblywoman Caballero have agreed to sponsor the bill. The first Assembly hearing is in the process of being set up, and will probably occur in mid-April. Endsley said that in order to move forward, all Fort Ord jurisdictions must be on board.

Nick Chuilos said the Board of Supervisors’ Legislative Committee will meeton March 23, 2010. He said the process could be expedited by recommendation of the Chair of the Board to place the item on the Legislative Committee agenda, or by putting forth a resolution for

of 3 approval by the Board as a consent item on March 16, 2010. Chuilos said that in terms of the Legislative Committee, it is already part of the Board’s Platform because the bill is part of the FORA Legislative Platform.

Supervisors Potter and Parker approved to move forward with that consistency.

7. Fort Ord Redevelopment Projects.

MST/Whispering Oaks: Jim Cook reported that staff had met with CSUMB on three occasions to discuss a collaborative solution for containment of CSUMB off-site drainage. The project is moving forward with the entitlement process and is currently under budget. Another meeting is anticipated with MST and the County.

Horse Park: Jim Cook reported that the meeting with the proposed developers on Friday went well, and that the option documents look good. Staff has met with the City of Seaside. Cook said it will be necessary to agree with the City in regard the County taking the lead on the Entitlement and Negotiation Process. Staff hopes to have the draft Exclusive Negotiating Agreement to the Horse Park group within two weeks.

Potter asked if there is a two- or three-way agreement regarding the Veterans Cemetery endowment parcel that possibly might need to be redone slightly in regard to the Horse Park development. Cook said yes, and added that the when the Cemetery Master Plan was taken to the Board of Supervisors, staff had recommended that the County and the City of Seaside execute an MOA to lay out the process for bringing the endowment fund property to market and the schedule of performance. He noted that within a matter of days of that Board meeting, the financial and housing market crashed. Cook said that the Horse Park group has recently approached the City of Seaside to express an interest in entering an ENA to purchase the Cemetery endowment property. Cook said the agreement and schedule of performance will need to be revised.

Veterans Cemetery: Cook reported that the sign unveiling ceremony was scheduled for next week. Prior to the unveiling, the State Department of Veterans Affairs program people will be coming down from Sacramento to meet with Alec Arriago, Assemblyman Monning, Assemblyman Maldonado, the Cityof Seaside, FORA, and the County for a brainstorming session. Cook said Monning’s legislation continues to move forward.

East Garrison: Parks Director John Pinio asked if the commitment originally made with East Garrison regarding utilities for East Garrison Project would be honored by Union Community Partners (UCP). He would like make sure that the UCP are committed with the project. Reimann asked if there are conditions to the permits. Pinio said he would check and get back to the group.

8. Adjournment: Supervisor Potter adjourned the meeting at 12:47 p.m.