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. . ' . businesses, and Malibu was the only family entertainment site in the area. She questioned what would happen to all the kids who "hang out" there, if the business was forced to move. Ms. Livornese showed a plan for upgrades to the site, and said "to - have the site under threat of condemnation as part of a Redevelopment Plan really provides a disincentive to Malibu Grand Prix Corporation to make this kind of an investment." She said that the "Finding that Area 2 is a blighted area is just not supported by the facts. Area 2 should be removed from this amendment." Director Church said, "In the issue of the public notice, in an attempt to reach everybody we were obligated to try to reach all the owners and tenants within the area. We did a mail-out in excess of 2,700 pieces. The advertisement in the newspaper was repeated for six weeks. We have made every reasonable effort to try to get the notice to everybody." Rick Showecker, representing Granite Rock, said they owned 4 parcels, approximately 20 acres along Blomquist, and totaling 50 acres including the property along Seaport Boulevard. He said the properties have been 100% occupied for 15 years, including Malibu Grand Prix. Mr. Showecker said their tenants and Granite Rock itself planned to remain in their present locations. He said one of their main concerns for their properties was to find compatible users, and they found them with Malibu, T and H. and Pavex. Mr. Showecker said they were concerned about new taxes, condemnations and the possibility that those businesses would have to be relocated and the new businesses would not be compatible. He asked that the - Council/Agency reconsider the inclusion of Area 2. David Irmer, 209 Paradise Drive, Tiburon, said he did not support any particular issue, but wanted to comment on the concept of redevelopment. He described the ten- year process he went through to develop and complete Sequoia Station. Mr. Irmer said the process was long, but just and fair. He described the concept of blight and how it related to Sequoia Station parcels. Mr. Irmer said he hoped the Council/Agency would act accordingly whenever Redevelopment Projects were proposed. Don Warren, Stonybrook Associates, said he was not representing any particular property owner nor did he have any property interests in the proposed amended Area. He said he wanted to share his experiences with redevelopment. Mr. Warren said he had always been a strong and outspoken advocate of private property rights. He said, however, there were, at times, good and demonstrable reasons for redevelopment activity to take place, if done right. Mr. Warren said, "Assuming there was a bona fide finding of blight in a community.... Then a properly constituted Redevelopment Agency, which you do have in this City, can do a great deal of good, by bringing together the various disparate voices that may exist and have interest within the defined Area. And bring them to the table in a framework for decision making that otherwise probably could not happen." He said Sequoia Station was a good example - AGENDA FOR THE JOINT PUBLIC HEARING MINUTE BOOK NO.1 JUNE 8,1998 AND CONCURRENT MEETING WITH THE Page No. 484 PAGE 9 CITY COUNCIL