CITY REOPENS THEATER BIDDING; SAN FERNANDO'S DECISION GLADDENS MANY.Byline: Yvette Yvette is a female name, the French feminine form of Yves. Yvette is the name of a short story by Guy de Maupassant published in 1884. Yvette is the codename of the fictional organiser of the Belgian escape organisation for allied bomber pilots, Lifeline Cabrera Cabrera may refer to: Persons:
The city Redevelopment Agency's decision to reopen re·o·pen tr. & intr.v. re·o·pened, re·o·pen·ing, re·o·pens 1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September. the bidding process for a multimillion dollar theater project won wide praise from San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. residents Tuesday. The City Council, in its role as Redevelopment Agency, rescinded its April 5 vote, made in closed session, to enter into discussions with V.G. Industrial/Commercial Real Estate of Burbank after residents complained that they were left out of the process. The April 5 vote was a key decision as it marked the first major step in the city's plan to revitalize re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. its downtown core
The Downtown Core is a 266-hectare urban planning area in the south of the city-state of Singapore. and impacts all residents, said San Fernando resident Steve Veres, one of two residents who publicly criticized the agency's actions Monday night during the City Council meeting. ``To me the manner in which they made the decision was wrong, regardless of what the decision was,'' said Veres, 23, who recently moved into the city. ``I'm pretty happy with the fact that the City Council members were big enough to reconsider re·con·sid·er v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers v.tr. 1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision. 2. their vote and I hope they come up with a process that's very open and inclusive and comfortable for the residents of the city,'' said Veres, a teacher. In closed session, the agency voted 3-2 in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor rescinding the vote, with council members Jose Hernandez Jose Hernandez can refer to
Montanez said she voted to rescind To declare a contract void—of no legal force or binding effect—from its inception and thereby restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had no contract ever been made. rescind v. the decision because it was imperative that the city begin with a fair and open discussion in public on what could be one of the largest and significant projects the city undertakes. The theater project is expected to cost between $20 million to $30 million, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the city. ``I think the decision shows the sincere commitment of the City Council to listen to the concerns of our residents,'' said Montanez, the only council member to vote against the original decision to negotiate with V.G. Industrial. ``And we will continue to make the residents really the ultimate priority in all our decisions.'' Developer Victor K. Georgino, owner of V.G. Industrial, could not be reached for comment. Though there was no deadline or urgency to enter into an exclusive agreement on April 5, the Redevelopment Agency voted in favor of the agreement the same day they received a second proposal from the San Fernando-based Pueblo Contracting Services Inc. City Administrator John Ornelas said the council members decided to rescind their vote in order to review both proposals thoroughly and to take a workshop to learn the dynamics of theater and retail chain development. ``They said these are major decisions for the city and what they wanted to do is make sure that as they move forward that they understand the process as well as the impact of this type of development,'' said Ornelas. Hernandez and Ramos, who both voted in favor of the exclusive deal with V.G. Industrial, refused to comment on why they chose to rescind their earlier votes, citing the fact that the decision was made in closed session. Veres called the agency's closed session decision on April 5 illegal under the state's Brown Act, but Ornelas said the session was appropriate. ``When we talk about an exclusive right to negotiate, that's a contractual agreement that is real estate-oriented, so it's done in closed session,'' said Ornelas. V.G. Industrial has proposed an 18-screen movie theater complex along with the department store, La Curacao, which caters to a largely Latino clientele. Pueblo Contracting's proposal for an entertainment and lifestyle town square calls for a theater complex of no more than 10 screens, plus restaurants, a coffeehouse and office tenants. Montanez said that more than 30 residents approached her after the redevelopment agency's April 5 decision was made public and complained they weren't given the opportunity to voice their opinions. ``Public discussion and public input - that's something I feel very strongly about and that's one of the strongest reasons why I wanted to reconsider the decision because we didn't get public input,'' said Montanez. Residents also complained that V.G. Industrial's proposal includes too many theater screens and that the products offered by La Curacao duplicate DUPLICATE. The double of anything. 2. It is usually applied to agreements, letters, receipts, and the like, when two originals are made of either of them. Each copy has the same effect. those already being sold by small businesses in the city, said Montanez. In the next 90 days the city will establish a deadline for proposals for the project, said Montanez. |
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