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OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
SPECIAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 20, 2001
The City Council /Community Development Commission of the City of Downey held a
Special Meeting at 5:05 p.m., November 20, 2001, in the Council Chamber of the Downey City Hall,
Mayor /Chairman Robert C. Winningham presiding.
PRESENT: Council Members /Commissioners:
Robert C. Winningham Mayor /Chairman
Meredith H. Perkins Mayor Pro Tem/Vice- Chairman
Rick Trejo
Kirk 0. Cartozian
Keith McCarthy (arrived at 5:10 p.m.)
ALSO PRESENT: Gerald M. Caton, City Manager /Executive Director
Kathleen Midstokke, City Clerk/Secretary
Edward Lee, Assistant City Attorney
Darrell George, Director of Community & Economic Development/
Assistant Executive Director
Christine Vogel, Assistant to the City Manager
Lee Powell, Assistant City Manager
David Rodriguez, Project Manager (NASA Site)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS — No one came forward to speak.
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor /Chairman Winningham announced the Council /Commission is recessing to Closed
Session to discuss the following Sections of the Government Code:
A. Government Code Section 54956.8 -- Conference with real property negotiators Gerald
Caton and Darrell George re property: Parcels 1 & 2 of the Downey NASA site
generally bounded by Stewart & Gray Rd., Imperial Hwy. & Lakewood Bl.;
negotiating parties: NASA; under negotiation: price and terms of payment.
B. Government Code Section 54956.8 — Conference with real property negotiators Gerald
Caton and Darrell George re property: Parcels 2, 3 & 4 of the Downey NASA site
generally bounded by Steward & Gray Rd., Imperial Hwy. & Lakewood B1.;
negotiating parties: Kaiser Permanente; under negotiation: price and terms of payment.
The meeting recessed at 5:07 p.m.
The meeting reconvened in open session at 5:58 p.m. with all Council Members/ -
Commissioners present. There were no Closed Session actions to report.
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APPROVAL OF LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH NASA GIVING THE CITY OF DOWNEY
OPERATING CONTROL OF THE FORMER DOWNEY NASA SITE
Mr. George presented a staff report explaining that the license agreement before the City
Council tonight gives the City of Downey the opportunity to manage site operations at the former
NASA site during an interim period until full transfer of the property takes place which is anticipated
to be early next year. This agreement provides for filming and predevelopment activities.
Lennie Whittington, 8542 Manatee Street, stating that there are only fourteen movies being
made in the United States presently and that although he is not opposed to the agreement, nobody is
going to get rich quick with the number of studios available.
Council Member /Commissioner McCarthy congratulated staff for their dedicated work on this
project.
Council Member /Commission Trejo inquired whether movie props could be salvaged and
made part of the decor of the retail area.
It was moved by Council Member /Commissioner McCarthy, seconded by Council
Member /Commissioner Trejo, and carried unanimously, to approve a Revocable License
Agreement between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the City
of Downey for a term of one (1) year, for the non - exclusive use of Parcels 1 and 2 of the NASA
Industrial Plant, located at 12214 Lakewood Boulevard.
ADJOURNMENT: 6:05 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned to 6:30 p.m., November 27, 2001, in the Council Chamber of the
Downey City Hall.
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Kathleen L. Midstokke, City Clerk/Secretary Robert C. Winningham, ayor /Chairman
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