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CCDC News: CCDC News Digest (11-19-08 Board Meeting Summary)

CCDC News Digest
Regular Meeting of the
Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC)
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008

The following summarizes Wednesday’s meeting:

BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETING DATES FOR 2009 DISCUSSED (Centre City). The Board approved a motion to formalize the 2009 committee and board meeting schedule at a Special Meeting in January 2009. A notice will be issued concerning whether Wednesdays will continue to be meeting dates or if they should be changed to respective Thursdays of each month. Because no meeting date is set, January’s meeting will be a Special Meeting of the Board and noticed independently. (Vote 5–0 with directors Cruz and Shaw excused.) To read the complete staff report for item 5, click here.

REIMBURSEMENT FOR PERFORMANCE AUDIT COSTS APPROVED (Centre City). The Board approved a motion to reimburse the City for the cost of a Performance Audit conducted by Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $344,000. (Vote 5–0 with directors Cruz and Shaw excused.) To read the complete staff report for item 6, click here.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT FOR FY08 APPROVED (Centre City). The Board accepted and approved the Equal Opportunity Annual Report, an overview of the Corporation’s achievements in contracting activities (consultant, vendor and construction) for fiscal year 2008 and will be forwarding the report to the City of San Diego for reference. (Vote 5–0 with directors Cruz and Shaw excused.) To read the complete staff report for item 7, click here.

CCAC ELECTION RESULTS RATIFIED (Centre City). The Board recommended that City Council ratify the results of the PAC/Centre City Advisory Committee (CCAC) election held on October 27 and 28. Election results are posted at www. ccdc.com/ccac. (Vote 5–0 with directors Cruz and Shaw excused.) To read the complete staff report for item 11, click here.

FILING FY08 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RECOMMENDED (Centre City). The Board recommended that the Redevelopment Agency and Audit Committee receive and file the fiscal year 2008 financial statements of the Corporation as prepared by Macias Gini & O’Connell, LLP. (Vote 5–0 with directors Cruz and Shaw excused.) To read the complete staff report for item 12, click here.

METRO CENTER DESIGN APPROVED AND RECOMMENDED FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL (East Village). The Board granted design review approval for the Metro Center project and recommended that City Council approve the street vacation and the Planned Development Permit subject to conditions as outlined in the staff report. Metro Center is a proposed five-story commercial project composed of 489,201 square feet of multilevel, multitenant retail and commercial spaces including 1,368 parking spaces located on the 6.45-acre site bounded by 16^th and Commercial streets and National and Newton avenues. (Vote 4–1, Vice Chair McNeely opposed and directors Cruz and Shaw excused.) To read the complete staff report for item 14, click here.

GASLAMP QUARTER NEWSPAPER CORRAL PURCHASE APPROVED (Gaslamp). The Board approved the expenditure of $25,000 to purchase 13 uniformly designed newspaper corrals for the Gaslamp Quarter to assist in increasing the public right-of-way and in compliance with the City’s Newsrack Ordinance. This is a joint project with the Gaslamp Quarter Association, who will install and maintain the corrals, and the City of San Diego, Neighborhood Code Compliance, who will enforce the City Ordinance. (Vote 5–0 with directors Cruz and Shaw excused.) To read the complete staff report for item 16, click here.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE REVISED (Centre City). The Board approved numerous changes to the Corporation’s Conflict of Interest Code as recommended by Robert A. Stern with the Center for Government Studies.  Final documents will be presented for final approval in January 2009. (Vote 5–0 with directors Cruz and Shaw excused.) To read the complete staff report for item 17 click here.

PERSONNEL AND HUMAN RESOURCES UPDATE (Centre City). The Board discussed freezing staff pay raises, which are performance based and budgeted at three percent for this fiscal year, and eliminating incentive awards through June 2009 in light of the City budget crisis. In addition, Chair Maas asked the Chief Financial Officer to look at other ways to cut the budget. (No vote taken.)

To read the entire report of this meeting, please click here or visit www.ccdc.com and click on the Nov. 19 Board Meeting in the Meetings and Events section.

About CCDC
Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) is a public, nonprofit corporation established in 1975 by the City of San Diego to plan and facilitate the redevelopment of downtown’s 1,500 acres. To learn more, visit: www.ccdc.com

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