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190 RECONVENE: The City Council reconvened at 8:35 p.m. in Joint Session with the Redevelopment Agency for the City of Colton. All members present. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Redevelopment Agency Project No. 4 Mayor Gonzales announced that this was the Time and Place Fixed for Public Hearing Between the Redevelopment Agency for the City of Colton and the City Council of the City of Colton to Consider Amendment No. 1 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Cooley Ranch, Project No. 4. Mayor.Gonzales declared the public hearing open. City Clerk Ramos submitted the Affidavits of Publication and reported that no protests had been received by her office after due notice was given to the property owners via certified mail. Mr. John Brown, Legal Counsel for the Redevelopment Agency, stated he wished to summarize the process followed in arriving at this joint public hearing, and in addition to call attention to Ordinance No. 1559 proposed to be introduced tonight for the purpose of adopting Amendment No. 1 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Cooley Ranch, Project No. 4. Mr. Brown said in the course of investigating the possibility of issuing a Redevelop- ment construction loan within Cooley Ranch Redevelopment Project No. 4, pursuant to provisions of the Community Redevelopment Block, an intensive investigation of Agency and City Records was conducted with respect to proceedings that led up to the development of Redevelopment Project 4 within the Cooley Ranch. Mr. Brown said as a result of the record review it was found that in 1975 the Redevelopment Agency for the City of Colton dial adopt a Redevelopment Plan for the Cooley Ranch, Project No. 4, however, it was also discovered, that portions of that Redevelopment Plan were not presently available in the files of the Agency. Mr. Brown said that it has been determined from the review of the minutes and records, that it was the intention of the Redevelopment Agency, at the time it adopted the Redevelopment Plan, to include a number of provisions required by law in the Redevelopment Plan. Attorney Brown informed the Council that a number of documents were found in the record search, including a master EIR that was prepared at the time with respect to improvements proposed for the Cooley Ranch, other elements of a Redevelopment Plan - a Design and. Development standards for the Cooley Ranch, as well as a Master Plan for the area. Mr. Brown stated that based on this search, it was recommended at a previous meeting that the Agency and Council take the necessary steps to reconstruct those missing elements of the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project No. 4, and that is the purpose of Amendment No. 1, to essentially supply those missing portions of the existing Redevelopment Plan.. Mr. Brown reported the amendment has been preliminary approved by the Redevelopment Agency, it was submitted to the Planning Commission to determine its compliance with the various design and development standards of the City, including the Zoning Ordinance and also to determine whether or not the various provisions of the Community Develop- ment law have been complied with in respect to the Amendment. Mr. Brown continued that the Planning Commission finds the proposed amendment does comply with the requirements of law; additionally, staff has undertaken and completed an Environmental Assessment of the proposed Amendment No. 1 and a determination made that the proposed amendment could not have a significant effect on the environment. Mr. Brown said a recommend- ation was prepared on the basis of the environmental assessment and initial study that a negative declaration be prepared. Mr. Brown reported notice of the preparation of the Negative Declaration was duly published, and a subsequent determination made by the Environmental Review Committee of the City that a Negative Declaration be adopted by the Council. Mr. Brown said at this time he believes it would be appropriate to determine that the proper notices have been given and that both the Agency and the City Council have taken the legally required action to lead up to this public hearing. Mr. Brown called on Community Services Director Young to review Ordinance No. 1559. Mr. Young reviewed Section 1. Page of 5 of Ordinance No. 1559, commenting from time to time on conditions as they existed in 1975 in the project area. JAN 3 1979