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AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority | 2010-11-03 | 1 | APPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Wednesday, November 3, 2010 The meeting convened at 7:29 p.m. with Chair Johnson presiding. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Beverly Johnson Boardmember Lena Tam Boardmember Frank Matarrese Boardmember Marie Gilmore Vice Chair Doug deHaan 2. CONSENT CALENDAR 2-A. Approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 6, 2010. Member Matarrese moved for approval of the Consent Calendar. Vice Chair deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5 3. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 3-A. Consider Request from Alameda Point Collaborative to Support their Community Planning Efforts by Reimbursing Unpaid SunCal Consultant Expenses and Collateralizing a $50,000 Loan for Relocation Planning Studies Should Funds from Private Development Be Unavailable within 36 Months. The Deputy City Manager - Development Services provided an overview of the staff report. Chair Johnson inquired if the expenditure is considered a predevelopment cost for SunCal, to which the Deputy City Manager - Development Services answered in the affirmative. Chair Johnson inquired if staff has made efforts to have SunCal fulfill their commitment for payment. The Deputy City Manager - Development Services explained that the Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) has tried diligently, without success, to have SunCal fulfill its commitment. Chair Johnson recommended continued efforts to pursue SunCal and inquired why funds from the SunCal escrow account are not being used to pay this bill. The Executive Director explained that the predevelopment escrow account is for obligations that SunCal has to the City and that the terms of the escrow account do not allow the City to direct the escrow agent to pay any invoices. Also, the City cannot interfere in the contractual relationship between SunCal and APC. Doug Biggs, Executive Director of APC further explained that he has contacted SunCal multiple times to request payment, and the responses provided no resolution to the problem and payments have not been made. Chair Johnson asked Mr. Biggs if APC has filed a lawsuit against SunCal to collect the funds owed. Mr. Biggs explained that the contract SunCal required APC sign has a no-lawsuit clause and that APC would have to go through mediation. Chair Johnson inquired whether APC has demanded mediation pursuant to its contract, to which Mr. Biggs responded in the negative. Chair Johnson recommended that APC go through the binding arbitration process. | AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority/2010-11-03.pdf |