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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6239 RESOLUTION NO, 6239 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 COMPRISING THE FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency ("Ageney") proposes to pay One Million Six Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Dollars ($1,699,000) in the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 Capital Improvement Program for significant improvements in the public right-of-way ("Improvements") both in, adjacent to, and near the 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 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 eonsistent with the Implementation Plan adopted pursuant to Section 33490; and WHEREAS, a report entitled "Fiscal Year 2001-2002 Agency Capital Improvement Program Summary Report" ("Summary") is attached hereto as Exhibit A; 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 WHEREAS, the City Council has review and eonsidered 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, 6239 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 referenee 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 redevelopment project area are of benefit to the projeet 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 the property owners, merchants, Agency, and 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, c) That the payment of funds for the proposed Improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the redevelopment 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 the Project Area, and these are set forth on pages 44, 47, and 54 of the Five Year Implementation Plan 2 6239 ana HOUSing I-'rogram 1 i:ji:jl:h~UU4 aaoplea oy Agency ~e50luuon Ar<.f'. 10,;) 0:; amended June 6, 2000, d) That the construction of the Improvements is consistent with the Agency's Implementation Plan adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33490, SECTION 4. The City Council hereby approves and consents to the payment by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency for all and any part of the public Improvements whieh are part of the Fiscal Year 2001-2002 Agency Capital Improvement Program. SECTION 5. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the adoption of this Resolution. SECTION 6, This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption. Passed, approved and adopted this 17th day of July, 2001. Ma!!:6~~ ATTEST: , \ Ci APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~-i>.--;WML City Attomey City of Arcadia 3 6239 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk ofthe City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6239 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 17th day of July, 2001 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: A YES: Councilmember Chandler, Chang, Kovacic, Marshall and Segal NOES: None ABSENT: None ., ,& 4 6239 EXHIBITS TO CITY COUNCIL RESOL TION 6239 Exhibit A - Summary Report -Agency FY 2001-02 Capital Improvement Program FISCAL YEAR 2001.2002 AGENCY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY REPORT (PER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33679 REDEVELOPMENT LAW) 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 June 20, 2001 EXHIBIT A SUMMARY REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2001.2002 AGENCY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS Introduction This summary report has been prepared by the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") consistent with Health and Safety Code Sections 33445 and 33679 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. A location map showing the general locations of the proposed improvements is Exhibit A. The 1999-2004 Agency Implementation Plan was amended on June 20, 2000 (Amendment, One). Amendment One added an annual Agency Capital Improvement Program ("CIP") which included the projects or similar type projects listed below: 1. Police Facility $1,500,000 The City Council of the City of Arcadia ("City Council") by the adoption of City Council Resolution 6158 on February 1, 2000, adopted a Negative Declaration, approved the police facility, and made the required Health and Safety Code findings required by Sections 33445 and 33679. The Agency appropriated $1,000,000 for the project. Subsequently, the City Council and Ageney Board adopted City Council Resolution No. 6181 and ARA Resolution No. 186 on June 20, 2000, approving the Agency's CIP for FY 2000-01. The approved FY 2000-01 CIP provided an additional $1,500,000 to the Police Station (among other projects). Total- $2,500,000 The FY 2001-02 CIP proposes to add an additional $1,500,000 to the project to bring the total contribution from the Agency to $4,000,000, as stated in the recent 2001 Agency Tax Increment Bond Issue. 2. Street Lights - Santa Anita Ave. & Santa Clara St. $ 30,000 As part of the Underground Utilities District 14 ("UUD 14"), which will underground the overhead utilities along Santa Anita and Santa Clara, the Agency would add thirteen (13) street lights on Santa Anita Avenue from Colorado Blvd, to Huntington Drive and on Santa Clara St. from Santa Anita Ave, to First Ave. to better address the Illuminating Engineer Society's ("IES") minimum recommended lighting requirements. These lights are in addition to those installed and paid for using Edison 20A Funds, This proposed project is consistent with the 1999-2004 Central Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan which was adopted in December 1999, and amended June 20, 2000. 3. City-wide Way-Finding Signs and District Banners ~ $10,000 Improvements are necessary to upgrade the image of the City entrances, to beautify the community and to provide directional assistance. The work includes the installation of directional (way-finding) signs to assist the public in locating key civic buildings and properties. The banner program , will be utilized to denote the key commercial areas of the City, such as: Foothill, Baldwin, Live Oak, Downtown (Redevelopment Project Area), Civic Center, and Duarte Road. Many of the new way-finding signs and district banners will be installed throughout the Project Area, This is a direct benefit to businesses. residents, and patrons in the Project Area, since it will assist customers, . clients, and the general public to locate downtown merchant offices and shops. The majority of funding for this project is being funded through the Capital Outlay fund ($65,000). Because a portion of the new signs and banners will be installed in the Redevelopment Project Area, directly benefiting businesses, residents, and patrons in the Project Area, a portion of the overall project is proposed to be funded by the Redevelopment Agency. This proposed project is consistent with the 1999-2004 Central Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan which was adopted in December 1999, and amended June 20,2000. 4. Safety Lighting in the Redevelopment Agency Owned Parking Lot - 119 Alta 51. $20,000 Additional safety lights are needed in the 16,000 s.f. public parking lot (119 Alta St.) to meet the IES minimum parking light requirements. The new lighting system would include poles, luminaries, conduits and conductors and cabinet. The addition of new safety lights in the public parking lot would be of benefit to the businesses and residents in the Project Area, The new lights would provide a well-lit, safe area to park in order to patronize the restaurants and retail shops in the Project Area. Like the traffic signal upgrades and the Front StreeUSt. Joseph reconstruction project, other funding sources like the Capital Outlay Fund, gas tax funds, Prop C funds, and sewer and water facilities replacement funds have been prioritized for these projects of the most benefit to the entire City or a larger population in a sub-area of the City. This is a publicly owned parking lot and the new lights will be a direct benefit to the businesses and residents of the Project Area. Therefore, Redevelopment Agency funds are proposed to fund this project. This proposed project is consistent with the 1999-2004 Central Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan which was adopted in December 1999, and amended June 20,2000. 5. New Traffic Signal at Santa Clara Street and First Avenue $139,000 Currently, this intersection is a 4-way stop. Due to new construction in the general vicinity and an overall increase in traffic in the region, there has been an increase in the traffic flow through this intersection that warrants a traffic signal. Signalization of this intersection is also part of the traffic mitigation measures from the two (2) new hotels on N. Second and Santa . Clara, Fairfield Suites/Hilton Garden, based on the Peak Hour Warrants, Much like the proposed traffic signal upgrades, the new signal at Santa Clara St./First Ave. will be of benefit to the businesses and residents in the Project Area by being able to regulate and adjust the traffic flow in the Project Area at peak and off peak traffic times throughout the day. This will prevent traffic delays and accidents and thereby encourage additional use of the street and incidentally patronage of downtown offices, shops and restaurants, Like many of the above mentioned projects, other funding sources Iikt;l the Capital Outlay Fund, gas tax funds, Prop C funds, and sewer and water facilities replacement funds have been prioritized for these projects of the most benefit to the entire City or a larger population in a sub-area of the City. A small percentage of the entire cost of the signal is being funded through the Capital Outlay fund ($11,000) and by Stonebridge Company ($10,000), the developer of the 2 hotels. Because the new signal is a direct benefit to the Project Area, Redevelopment Agency funds are proposed to fund this project. The proposed traffic signal is consistent with the Central Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan 1999-2004 which was adopted in December 1999, and amended June 20,2000. GRAND TOTAL - $1,699,000