MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK CORP ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING

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1 G CALL TO ORDER MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK CORP ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING January 23, :00 A.M. CITY OF IRVINE City Council Chamber One Civic Center Plaza Irvine, California An adjourned regular meeting of the Orange County Great Park Corporation Board of Directors was called to order on January 23, 2006 at 10:05 a.m., in the City Council Chamber, Irvine Civic Center, One Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, California, by Chair Agran, presiding officer. ROLL CALL PRESENT: 8 ABSENT: 0 VICE CHAIR: CHAIR: STEVEN CHOI SUKHEE KANG BETH KROM MIGUEL PULIDO WALKIE RAY CHRISTINA SHEA MICHAEL PINTO LARRYAGRAN None

2 Orange County Great Park Corporation Minutes January Also present were Wally Kreutzen, Chief Executive Officer; Colleen Clark, Deputy Chief Executive Officer; Robert Thornton, General Counsel; Marsha Burgess, Manager of Communications and Public Affairs; Glen Worthington, Manager of Planning and Environmental Services; Christina Lo, Manager of Engineering; Karen Vaughn, Management Analyst; Molly Mclaughlin, Clerk of the Board; Pamela Shaffer, Executive Secretary; and Ruth Brogdon, Administrative Secretary. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chair Agran led the Pledge of Allegiance. ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REORGANIZATION Chair Agran requested Wally Kreutzen, Chief Executive Officer, conduct the election for Chair. Chief Executive Officer Kreutzen requested nominations for Chair of the Board of Directors. Director Ray nominated Chair Agran to continue to serve as Chair of the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors. Vice Chair Pinto seconded the nomination. ACTION: It was moved by Director Pulido, seconded by Vice Chair Pinto and unanimously carried to close the nominations. ACTION: By roll call vote, Chair Agran was elected to continue serving as Chair of the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors. The roll call vote was recorded as follows: AYES: 7 DIRECTORS: Choi, Kang, Krom, Ray, Pinto, Pulido, and Chair Agran NOES: 1 Shea ABSENT: 0 None Chair Agran requested nominations for Vice Chair. Director Ray nominated Vice Chair Pinto to continue serving as Vice Chair of the Orange County Great Park Board. The nomination was seconded by Director Pulido. 2

3 Orange County Great Park Corporation Minutes January 23, 2006 ACTION: Vice Chair Pinto was elected to serve as Vice Chair of the Orange County Great Park Board of Directors by acclamation. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1 and 2) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments on Consent Calendar items. ACTION: It was moved by Director Shea, seconded by Director Krom, and unanimously carried to approve Consent Calendar items 1 and APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Molly Mclaughlin, Clerk of the Board) ACTION: 1) Approved the minutes of special meetings of the Orange County Great Park Corporation Board of Directors held on December 6-8, ) Approved the minutes of a special meeting of the Orange County Great Park Corporation Board of Directors held on December 12, ) Approved the minutes of an adjourned regular meeting of the Orange County Great Park Corporation Board of Directors held on December 15, REQUEST TO ADD FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR POSITION (Colleen Clark, Deputy Chief Executive Officer) BUSINESS ACTION: Approved the addition of a Finance Administrator position for the Orange County Great Park Corporation. 3. MASTER DESIGNER SELECTION PROCESS AND COLLABORATIVE MASTER DESIGNER ORGANIZATIONAL OPTIONS Wally Kreutzen, Chief Executive Officer, introduced the members of the three Master Design Finalists design teams and gave a PowerPoint presentation on the process of the selection of the Master Designer (Exhibit 1 on file in the Clerk of the Board' Office). Additionally, Chief Executive Officer Kreutzen reviewed a timeline for finalizing the Master Park Plan design (6-9 months), proceeding forward with the Phase II 3

4 Orange County Great Park Corporation Minutes January scope of work, followed by the start of construction in late 2007, early Board discussion included supporting the option of selecting one Master Designer instead of a collaboration; the development and execution of a Master Plan; continuing the freedom of incorporating concepts in the selected design; the Master Designer scope of work and timeline; negotiation opportunities; the relationship of the Master Design team and the Program Manager; two phases of the contract, length of time and dollar amount; creation and implementation of the Master Design; selecting a design team on their ability to deliver; evolution of the conceptual design; advantages of visiting the park sites and interviewing the design teams; and the importance of the deliberations. PUBLIC COMMENTS Stephanie Pacheco spoke in favor of the Ken Smith Landscape Architect design. George Long, Irvine resident, spoke on the park designs and a vision for the Great Park. Donna Varner, Mission Viejo resident, spoke in favor of the Ken Smith Landscape Architect design. Tom Rogers, San Juan Capistrano resident and community volunteer, spoke on the history of the project. Richard Harris, Signal Hill resident, spoke on the process of the Master Designer selection. Mary Ann Gaido, Irvine resident and Chair of the City of Irvine Planning Commission, spoke in support of the Ken Smith Landscape Architect design. Guillermo Aguilar, Dana Point resident, spoke in support of the Ken Smith Landscape Architect design. Roger Torriero, Laguna Beach resident, spoke in support of the Board and the selection process. Greta Jacobs, Irvine resident, spoke in support of the Ken Smith Landscape Architect design. Najma Quader, Irvine resident, spoke in support of the Ken Smith Landscape Architect design. 4

5 Orange County Great Park Corporation Minutes January Will Haynes, Irvine resident, spoke in favor of a singular design vision. Robert Santos, President, Heritage Fields, LLC, spoke in support of the selection of Ken Smith Landscape Architects as the Master Designer for the Orange County Great Park. Chair Agran read into the record, letters and s from four members of the public who were unable to attend the meeting: Michael Riley, Sylvia Walker, Lucille Walker and Anthony Dragun (Exhibits 2, 3, 4, and 5 on file in the Clerk of the Board's office). Director Shea read her comments into the record (Exhibit 6 on file in the Clerk of the Board's office). Continued Board discussion included advancing to the next step; working in partnership with the Lennar Corporation; continued invitation to the public to participate; the importance of the Design Competition; appreciation expressed to the three finalists; memo from Chair Agran regarding Ken Smith Landscape Architects; selecting the design team with the most experience; complexity of the project; the conclusion of the two design juries; and the benefit of the park site visits. ACTION: It was moved by Director Pulido, seconded by Director Choi, with a friendly amendment added by Director Ray, to: 1) Select the Ken Smith Landscape Architect team to prepare the Great Park Master Design and provide other related services. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate contract terms and deliverables for master plan design services for the Orange County Great Park with the selected team and to return to the Board of Directors with a proposed master design services contract for approval. 2) Direct the Chief Executive Officer to manage the master design contract with Ken Smith Landscape Architect to provide specific design services as identified by, and at the discretion of, the Chief Executive Officer. 3) Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to return to the Board of Directors for approval of specific design services contracts for design of certain components of the Great Park, such as the sports park, veterans' memorial, botanical gardens, or major buildings. 5

6 Orange County Great Park Corporation Minutes January 23, ) Establish a committee to be made up of Directors Pulido, Ray and Chair Agran to work with staff on the details of the Ken Smith Landscape Architect contract and bring the contract back to the Board for approval after review by the Committee. The motion carried as follows: AYES: 7 NOES: 1 ABSENT: 0 CEO REPORT DIRECTORS: Choi, Kang, Krom, Ray, Pinto, Pulido, and Chair Agran Shea None Wally Kreutzen, Chief Executive Officer, introduced Christina Lo, Manager of Engineering who gave a brief update on the Program Management selection process. Chief Executive Officer Kreutzen requested Board volunteers to serve on an Asset Management Ad Hoc Committee. By consensus, Directors Choi, Kang, Pinto and Ray will serve on the Committee. DIRECTOR COMMENTS There were none. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Director Ray, seconded by Director Choi and unanimously carried to: Adjourn at 1:26 p.m., to an ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE regular meeting, February 9, 2006, 1:00 p.m., City of Irvine, City Council Chamber, One Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, California. BOARD DATE AP~ROVED 6