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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6467 RESOLUTION NO. 6467 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 33445, AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") proposes to pay One million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) in Agency's Capital Improvement Program for improvements in the public right-<>f-way ("Improvements") in, adjacent to, and near the Central Redevelopment Project Area ("Project Area"), and within the original survey area; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 the Agency may with consent of the City Council of the City of Arcadia ("City Council") and subject to the City Council's ability to make those certain factual determinations set forth below pay all or part of the Improvements if the City Council makes the following three findings: a) that the proposed Improvements are of benefilto 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 to the community; 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 adopted pursuant to Section 33490; and WHEREAS, the Summary 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; and 6467 WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the Summary and the other written and oral testimony presented at or prior to the time of the City Council's consideration of this Resolution; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State of California and local CEQA Guidelines, staff has prepared a Preliminary Exemption Assessment for the projects listed in the Summary, which are categorically exempt under the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15300 to 15329 Categorical Exemptions. 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. The facts supporting those certain findings required by Health and Safety Code Section 33445 are true and correct as set forth in the Summary, Exhibit A, attached hereto and as set forth in the staff report submitted to and considered by the City Council with reference to this Resolution. SECTION 3. Based on the information made available in the Summary and in the staff report accompanying this Resolution, the oral presentation of staff, and other written and oral evidence as presented to the City Council, the City Council hereby makes the following findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445: a) That the proposed Improvements both inside and outside the Project Area are of benefit to the Project Area, or the immediate neighborhood in which the project is located, because they improve the appearance of the Project Area and thereby encourage greater patronage of local shops and stores leading to increased economic benefits to property owners, merchants, the Agency, and the City and will also encourage new development. 2 6467 b) That there are no other reasonable means. of financing the proposed Improvements available to the community because of the large number of other capital improvement needs in the City and the limited availability of alternate funding sources. c) That the payment of funds for the proposed Improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the Project Area, and is consistent with the Implementation Plan adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33490 because the Improvements will replace existing older facilities or are new facilities providing improved service to and appearance in the Project Area, and these are set forth on page 8 of the Five Year Implementation Plan and Housing Program 2005-2010 adopted by Agency Resolution ARA 211 on December 7, 2004. . SECTION 4. Based upon the Preliminary Environmental Assessment, and the determination by the City Council that the projects listed in the Summary are categorically exempt under the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15300 to 15329 Categorical Exemptions, City staff is authorized to file a Notice of Exemption with the Los Angeles County Clerk. SECTION 5, The City Council hereby approves and consents to the payment by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency for all and any part of the public Improvements which are part of the Agency's Capital Improvement Program, SECTION 6. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the adoption of this Resolution. 3 6467 SECTION 7. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption. Passed, approved and adopted this 15th day of March 2005. ~./4M-t/.e'j Mayor f t e City of Arcadia ATTEST: ~~ 1J.cA .-r- ~ City Clerk of the City of Arcadia APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~r./~ City Attorney City of Arcadia 4 6467 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JAMES H. BARROWS, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6467 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 March, 2005 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: A YES: Council Member Chandler, Marshall, Segal, Wuo and Kovacic NOES: None ABSENT: None City Clerk of the City of Arcadia 5 6467 SUMMARY REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 AGENCY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Introduction This summary report has been prepared by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") consistent with Health and Safety Code Section 33445 and serves to describe several proposed capital improvement projects in and near the Redevelopment Project Area.. This Summary report has been prepared in order to explain to the public why Agency tax increment funds are to be used to pay for these public improvements. The 2005-2010 Agency Implementation Plan was adopted on December 7,2004, An Agency Capital Improvement Program ("CIP") is included in the Implementation Plan and has included the projects or similar type projects listed below: 1. Fire Station 1 05 $700,000 Fire Station 1 05 was constructed in the 1950's and is functionally obsolete. It would be virtually impossible to make the existing structure meet current structural standards for an essential facility. This project proposes to temporarily relocate Fire Administration and ~revention to Fire Station 106 and the suppression staff to a facility in the surrounding area. The existing station would be demolished and a state of the art facility would be constructed in its place. A new fire station will be of benefit to the residents and businesses in the Project Area. Although it will be replacing an existing station, incidents in the project area could be responded to more quickly as newer technology (emergency systems, data/phone technology, etc.) will be incorporated into the building. AdditionCllly, the existing site plan will be reconfigured to allow for easier ingress and egress of fire equipment allowing for quicker response times. This project has been in the approved City Capital Improvement Program for several years. It initially included an addition to Fire Station 106 but this portion of the project was abandoned once the City was not able to acquire additional land for parking from the Mall and the projected expansion costs increased to a point where it was no longer economically viable, Capital Outlay funds will be used to fund the majority of the project. However, because the new Fire Station is a direct benefit to the Project Area. Redevelopment Agency funds are proposed to be included in this project. 6467 The proposed Fire Station 105 is consistent with the Central Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan 2005-2010 which was adopted in December 2004. 2. Santa Anita Avenue/210 Freeway Landscaping $400,000 Currently, the on and off ramps from the 210 Freeway at Santa Anita Avenue consist of dying or dead vegetation, trash and debris. This is one of two entrances off the 210 Freeway into the City of Arcadia and the only one into Project Area. The proposed project would include removing the existing landscaping and replacing it with new ground cover, decomposed granite and some hardscape. The proposed improvements would be a direct benefit to businesses, residents, and patrons in the Project Area. They compliment the recently completed Santa Anita Entry Corridor and underground utilities projects by helping to create an aesthetically pleasing entrance to the Downtown and City. This could lead to increased sales and property values. Other funding sources such as the Capital Outlay Fund, Gas Tax funds, Prop C funds, and sewer and water facilities replacement funds are either not eligible to fund these improvements or have been previously committed to other projects in the City, Staff is proposing that Redevelopment funds be approved to fund this project as the improvements will be of direct benefit to the Project Area. This proposed project is consistent with the 2005-2010 Central Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan which was adopted in December 2004. GRAND TOTAL - $1,100,000 6467 .