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audience or the newspaper to think that I as a Council Member, and I presume the rest of the Council, thinks that rental property is necessarily bad for a community. It is not. I would encourage the Irvine group to see if they could partner up. I thought your proposal was excellent. The opportunity that Councilman Leipzig voiced almost three weeks ago to have owner participation was a good idea, and one we had not thought about because of market considerations. I hope you will come back." Director Ruskin said, "I want to echo those concerns. I feel concerned that I know that you have put a lot of effort into this, and at this late date when many of us are looking at this... for the first time, taking a hard look, comes after you have been doing this for over a year. Faced with the need to make the best decision that I can at this time, which isn't much solace to you, but at the same time as I make that decision... I recognize the frustration that you must feel having put so much effort into it. I regret that." Chairman Hartnett said, "To conclude, I think that we will all agree that what has been presented to us by Irvine is a presentation ITom quality people with a quality product. As we have considered it we have felt constrained in our consideration of it because we are looking at the broader area, and it is not a reflection on the quality of the specific proposal. It was a very high quality, attractive product." ITERATION OF THE MOTION MIS: LEIPZIGIRUSKIN TO TERMINATE THE CURRENT AUTHORIZATION AND TO PROCEED WITH A NEW OWNERS PARTICIPATION PROCESS WHICH WOULD CONCURRENTLY INVITE THE OWNERS OF THE DESIGNATED AREA TO MAKE PROPOSALS, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE NOT OWNERS, AND THAT IT WOULD INVITE THOSE PROPOSALS FOR THE AREA AS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED ON PAGE 3.A.3 IN OUR PACKET, PLUS IF THE DEVELOPERS CHOSE TO, TO A BROADER AREA, BUT WE WANT A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD AT LEAST COVER THE AREA THAT IS DESIGNATED ON PAGE 3.A.3. CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. MINUTE ORDER NO. 15-97RD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B. Creating an "Amended 1997 Redevelopment Survey Area" - Fourth Amendment Sub- Area Redevelopment Agency Executive Church advised this item is under the purview of the Council and therefore would be brought back on the Council Agenda for May 5,1997. MINUTE ORDER NO. 16-97RD SPECIAL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO.1 APRIL 21, 1997 MINUTES Page No. 428 PAGE 12