MINUTES

IMPROVEMENT AGENCY MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2002

CALL TO ORDER Chair Lieberman called the meeting to order at 10:04 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 154 South Eighth Street, Grover Beach, California.

ROLL CALL

Improvement Agency: Board Members Neufeld, Santos, Vice Chair Arnoldsen, and Chair Lieberman were present. Board Member Ekbom was absent.

Agency Staff: Executive Director Anderson, Legal Counsel Rupp, Agency Secretary McMahon, Deputy Executive Director Ambo, Finance Director Chapman, and Assistant Finance Director Byrd were also present.

PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS The Chair opened the floor to any member of the public for comment on items of interest which were within the jurisdiction of the Agency but were not on the agenda. No one responded and the Chair closed the Public Communications segment for this portion of the meeting.

CLOSED SESSION Legal Counsel Rupp stated that the following Closed Session item would not be held, and that deliberations would be considered in open session under Regular Improvement Agency Business, Item No. IA-3.

IA-1 Public Employment

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957

Title: Legal Counsel for the Improvement Agency

CONSENT AGENDA

IA-2. Minutes of the Joint City Council/Improvement Agency Meeting of May 6, 2002. Upon m/s of Vice Chair Arnoldsen/Board Member Santos, the minutes were approved as submitted. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:

AYES: Board Members Neufeld, Santos, Vice Chair Arnoldsen, and Chair Lieberman.

NOES: Board Members - None.

ABSENT: Board Member Ekbom.

ABSTAIN: Board Members - None.

REGULAR IMPROVEMENT AGENCY BUSINESS

IA-3. Agency Legal Counsel - Professional Services Agreement with Goldfarb & Lipman.

Chair Lieberman read the title to the foregoing item, and deferred to Staff for a report. For the information of those present, Executive Director Anderson clarified that Government Code Section 54957 provided for Closed Session discussion for the public employment of "officers", which included positions such as that of City Manager or City Attorney, but that it did not cover outside counsel.

Deputy Director Ambo then gave an overview of the Staff Report, and introduced David Kroot of the law firm of Goldfarb and Lipman. Mr. Kroot gave an overview of the firm's qualifications and recent discussions with the Executive and Deputy Directors regarding the proposed new redevelopment areas and time frames for the next tax year. He stated the projections looked reasonable and that there appeared to be opportunities for development that were suitable for redevelopment.

Brief discussion was held regarding the State's budget deficits, ERAF funds, and funds going toward school districts.

Action: It was m/s by Vice Chair Arnoldsen/Board Member Neufeld to direct the Executive Director to execute an agreement for Agency legal services with the firm of Goldfarb & Lipman. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:

AYES: Board Members Neufeld, Santos, Vice Chair Arnoldsen, and Chair Lieberman.

NOES: Board Members - None.

ABSENT: Board Member Ekbom.

ABSTAIN: Board Members - None.

ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Agency, Chair Lieberman adjourned the meeting at 10:13 p.m.

/s/ STEPHEN C. LIEBERMAN, CHAIR

Attest: DONNA L. McMAHON, AGENCY SECRETARY

(Approved at IA Mtg 7/15/02)