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RESOLUTION NO. 5876
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 33445 AND 33679 AND AUTHORIZING
THE USE OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDS FOR PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS COMPRISING THE UPPER Y LANDSCAPING
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council) proposes to construct landscaping
improvements in the raised median at the intersection located at Colorado Place and
Colorado Boulevard (the "Upper Y"); and
WHEREAS, this project is located in the public right-of-way; and
IJI.fHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 33445 requires approval of the
expenditure of Redevelopment Agency funds for improvements which will be publicly
owned, if after a noticed Public Hearing and preparation of a Summary Report as
required by Health and Safety Code Section 33679, the City Council is able to make 3
findings: a) that the proposed improvements are of benefit to the Project Area or the
immediate neighborhood in which the project is located; b) that there are no other
reasonable means of financing the improvements available; and c) that the payment of
Agency funds for the improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more
blighting conditions inside the Project Area and is consistent with the Implementation
Plan pursuant to Section 33490; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared and published in the Pasadena Star News
Hometown Section (Arcadia) on August 3 and August 10, 1995, a Notice of a Public
Hearing for Tuesday August 15, 1995, 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers on
this subject. and said Notice also informs the public of the availability of the Summary
Report required by Health and Safety Code Section 33679; and
WHEREAS, the report entitled .Summary Report - Upper .V" landscaping
Improvement Project Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section No. 33679" is
attached hereto as Exhibit U A" ; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit U A" sets forth the facts regarding the amount of property
taxes to be used to pay for the proposed improvements, sets forth the facts
supporting the three determinations to be made by the City Council per Health and
Safety Code Section 33445, and sets forth the redevelopment purpose for which such
taxes are being used:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOllOWS:
SECTION 1. The facts set forth in the recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. A public hearing has been held on the proposed expenditure of
Redevelopment Agency property tax increment funds for public improvements.
SECTION 3. The facts supporting those certain findings required by Health and
Safety Code Section 33445 are true and correct as set forth in Exhibit U A", attached
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hereto and as set forth in the staff report submitted to and considered by the City
Council with reference to this Resolution.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed public
improvements are of benefit to the Central Redevelopment Project Area, or the
immediate neighborhood in which the project is located.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby finds that there are no other reasonable
means of financing the proposed improvements available to the community.
SECTION 6. The City Council hereby finds that the payment of funds for the
proposed improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting
conditions inside the Central Redevelopment Project Area, and is consistent with the
Implementation Plan adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33490.
SECTION 7. The City Council hereby approves and consents to the payment
by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency for all or any part of the public improvements
which are part of the Upper .V" Landscaping Improvement Project.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the
adoption of this Resolution.
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SECTION 9. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
Passed. approved and adopted this 15th day of August. 1995.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
\1.M-\\~
ayorjof the City of Arcadia
Pro Tem
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) sil.
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 5876 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 15th day of August, 1995, and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chang, Kuhn, Ulrich,and Young
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Lojeski
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SUMMARY REPORT
UPPER "Y" lANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION NO. 33679
The following summary report is prepared pursuant to Health and Safety Code
Section No. 33679 and serves to describe the Upper "YO Landscaping
Improvement Project in the City of Arcadia. This report is necessary because
Redevelopment Agency tax increment funds are intended as one of the funding
sources for this public improvement project.
1. GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Upper "Y" Landscaping Improvement Project is a minor beautification
project to take place in the public right-of-way (raised median island) at the
intersection of Colorado Place and Colorado Boulevard in the City of Arcadia
(See Location Map), Currently, the raised median island is an unimproved
asphalt surface. This project involves removal of the asphalt surface, installation
of water and electric service and improving the area with irrigated landscaping.
2. COST OF THE UPPER "Y" PROJECT (33679(a)):
The total estimated cost of the Upper "Y" Landscaping Improvement Project is
$31,000 (C,I.P. Detail Form attached). Of this amount, it is proposed that the
Redevelopment Agency fund $18,000 with tlie balance ($13,000) funded with
Gas Tax Revenue.
3. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445 FINDINGS:
33445(1 )(a) - [The Project will benefit the Project Area] This project is
located within the Central Redevelopment Project Area and will provide a direct
benefit to the Project Area. The Upper "Y" currently consists of an improved
asphalt surface. The project will replace this surface with a landscaped planter.
This planter will add color, break up the lines of site and provide some visual
relief,
33445(1 )(b) - [No other reasonable means of financing the project are
available] Because of the recent economic downturn and the City's ongoing
priorities, there are insufficient City funds available to pay for these
improvements. City funding sources considered and discarded as not feasible
include the Equipment Replacement Fund, City Water Fund, and Facility
Construction Fund. Competing City needs affecting the basic health, safety and
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welfare of the community prevent the use of additional City money from these
funds. Adequate redevelopment funds have been set aside in the Agency's
Project Budget to reimburse the City for the costs of the proposed Upper "Y"
Improvement Project.
33445{1 )(c) - [The project will assist in eliminating blight] The Agency's
Implementation Plan (adopted December 20, 1994) identifies (Page 20)
construction of publicly owned facilities as a category of expenses eligible for
Agency payment. This includes construction projects on both public parks and
streets. The Upper "Y" Landscaping Improvement Project falls into this public
facilities category.
Underimproved public right-of-way is as much a blighting influence on the
Project Area as property held in private hands. Construction of the proposed
improvements will replace a barren, underimproved traffic median with an
irrigated landscape planter, Construction of these improvements will aid the
Redevelopment Agency in meeting its goal of addressing blight in the Project
Area.
4.' REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES AND THE UPPER "Y" PROJECT
(33679(cll:
As discussed above, public improvement projects qualify as approved projects
eligible for Agency funding pursuant to the Agency's Implementation Plan. This
project directly addresses an eyesore in the community on a prominent City
intersection by improving a blighting condition with irrigated landscaping. One of
the historically stated goals of redevelopment is elimination of blight in
communities.
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