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CITY OF RIVERSIDE
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<br />on es o Journed Regular Meeting of the City Council`,o,,
<br />;Date of Meeting: May 3, 1971
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<br />,Time of Meeting: 1:30 P.M.
<br />of Fleeting: Council Chamber, City Hall
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<br />:Roll Call:
<br />Present
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<br />The Mayor announced that this Adjourned Regular Meeting had
<br />rbeen scheduled to further consider the Civic Center Plan and I
<br />:related matters and called upon the City Manager who reviewed ;
<br />'the Civic Center plans and progress to date, the architects :
<br />:plans and cost estimates and staff report on land acquisition
<br />:and appraisals. He discussed the different methods of financ-:
<br />ring including the joint power agreement between the County and :
<br />,the City.
<br />lCounc ilman Sotelo entered at this time. i
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<br />:Discussion was entered into with the City Manager on the con- ;
<br />,cepis for the Mall, the intention of Security Pacific Dank to
<br />,purchase and develop property and the possible revitalization
<br />:of the downtown area. Consideration was given the City hall, ;
<br />:Exhibit Hall and Concert Hall as a unit and on their own merit_:
<br />,Urban redevelopment and revenue sharing were discussed, and thel
<br />:City Manager concluded his presentation with the recommendation,
<br />that the City Council proceed with the original. concept by au- :
<br />rthorizing the continued negotiation for the four blocks- on the I
<br />:north end of the Mall and the property at the south end of the ,
<br />:Mall, authorize the architects to proceed, and approve the Cap-:
<br />!ital Improvement Program providing for acquisition of the prop -i
<br />,erty and to proceed with the Joint Powers Agreement 'with the r
<br />County of Riverside. :
<br />:Motion was made that the City reaffirm the position taken ear- :
<br />Mier and proceed with acquisition for the City Hall at the :
<br />,South and the Concert and Exhibit Halls at the North, and pro- ,
<br />Motion
<br />,teed with financing under the Joint Powers Agreement, ;
<br />Second
<br />,Interested persons in the audience spoke regarding the propos- ,
<br />:als and following discussion, a Substitute Motion was made that:
<br />:the City enter into aJoint Powers Agreement with the County of:
<br />,Riverside for the construction of the new City Hall at the I
<br />:North end of the Mall, and proceed to purchase four blocks of :
<br />Mand at the north end of the Mall bounded on the north by Third:
<br />,Street, on the south by Fifth Street, on the west by Market
<br />Motion
<br />:Street and on the east by Orange Street. :
<br />Second
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<br />;The matter of the Mission Inn was brought up and the Mayor
<br />:announced that an offer had been made to the City to purchase :
<br />:the Inn, and a recess was requested as Mr. William Penn Mott :
<br />,State Director of Parks and Recreation, was in the Mayor's of- ,
<br />:fico to talk further regarding the State's position as far as ,
<br />:the Inn is concerned.
<br />:Recess was declared and three Members of the City Council were :
<br />ao accompany the Mayor to talk to Mr. Matt. :
<br />:The City Council reconvened and Councilwoman Scott, with the :
<br />:approval of Councilman Macomber who seconded her motion, re- :
<br />:quested that for clarification the following addition be made �
<br />,to the Substitute Motion: to include a fifth block to be ac- :
<br />squired between Orange and Lemon and Third and Fourth Streets to:
<br />:provide additional parking, with the understanding that site
<br />,development for all three facilities will be taken into consid-:
<br />aeration in this proposal for the City Hall so that the other :
<br />,tt✓o will be properly located on the property.
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<br />:At this point in the discussion, by unanimous consent of the :
<br />,Council, without formal motion, the original and substitute
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