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( , .. . , RESOLUTION NO. 6527 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 Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) in the Agency's Capital Improvement Program for improvements III the public right-of-way ("Improvements") in, adjacent to, and near the Central Redevelopment Project Area ("Project Area"), and within the original redevelopment 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 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 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 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. Fiber Optic Cable Installation Project $150,000 The Fiber Optic Cable Installation project will provide the communications network needed to develop and deploy a Traffic Control and Management System that will be tailored to the Project Area's and City's needs. The communications network will involve the installation of fiber optic cable in the existing conduits. When completed, there will be several benefits to the City and Project Area and include the following: . Improved mobility by optimizing traffic management on major arterials (i.e., Huntington Drive through the Project Area). . Improved management of operations and maintenance efforts among various agencies. GRAND TOTAL - $150,000 6527 FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 AGENCY CAP IT AL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY REPORT REGARDING THE PROPOSED USE OF ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TAX INCREMENT FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN AND/OR NEAR THE ARCADIA CENTRAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA May 16, 2006 Exhibit A . 6527 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. 6527 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 16th day of May, 2006 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: A YES: Council Member Amundson, Harbicht, Segal, Wuo and Chandler NOES: None ABSENT: None ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia 6 6527 Passed, approved and adopted this 16th day of May ,2006. M'~fu~di' ATTEST: ~ City Clerk of the City of Arcadia APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~P.I~ City Attorney City of Arcadia 5 6527 . " ., ., . , 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 improve service to the Project Area, and are set forth in the Five Year Implementation Plan and Housing Program 2005-2010 adopted by Agency Resolution ARA No. 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 15333 Categorical Exemptions, City staff is authorized and directed 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 shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. . 4 6527 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. 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. 3 6527 WHEREAS, Agency staff have prepared a certain report ("Summary") which 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 pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445, and sets forth the redevelopment purpose for which such taxes are being used; and 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 Cali fomi a 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 15333 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, 2 6527