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RESOLUTION NO. 5840
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 DOWNTOWN 2000 STREETSCAPE
AND PUBLIC FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council proposes to construct the Downtown 2000 Streetscape and
Public Facilities Improvement Program in an integrated, coordinated construction project; and
WHEREAS, the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency funded Downtown 2000 Streetscape
component of the program includes significant improvements in the public right-of-way on East
and West Huntington Drive and North and South First Avenue, ego new storm drain, curb,
gutter, sidewalk, landscaping, street trees, irrigation, pedestrian lighting, electrical conduit,
traffic signal relocation, pedestrian furniture, signage; and
WHEREAS, 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 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
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WHEREAS, the City has prepared and published in the Pasadena Star News Hometown
Section (Arcadia) on February 23 and March 2, 1995 a Notice of a Public Hearing for Tuesday,
March 7, 1995,7:00 p.m., 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 "Downtown 2000 Project Summary Report" is attached
hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the Summary Report (Exhibit 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 deteminations 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 both within and
outside the redevelopment project area.
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SECTION 3. The facts supporting those certain findings required by Health and Safety
Code Section 33445 are true and correct as set forth in the Downtown 2000 Summary Report,
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 4. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed improvements both inside
and outside the redevelopment project area are of benefit to the 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
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 and any part of the public improvements which are part
of the Downtown 2000 Streetscape and Public Facilities Improvement Program.
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SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the adoption
of this Resolution.
SECTION 9. This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption.
Passed, approved and adopted this
7th day of March, 1995.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
City of Arcadia
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, city Clerk of the city of Arcadia, hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 5840 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 7th day of March, 1995 and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chang, Lojeski, Margett and Young
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember Kuhn
Arcadia
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OOWNTOWN 2000 PROJECT SUMMARY REPORT
PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33679
The following summary report is prepared pursuant to Health and Safety
Code Section 33679 and serves to describe the Downtown 2000
Streetscape and Public Improvement Project (0.2000 Projectl in the City of
Arcadia. This report is necessary because Redevelopment Agency tax
increment fundi are intended as one of the funding sourCII for this public:
improvement project.
1. GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The City of Arcadia and the Arcadia Redevelopment Agency have jointly
developed a public works improvement project for downtown Arcadia
commonly referred to as the Downtown 2000 Streetscepe and Publlc
Improvement Project (0.2000 Project!. The boundarill of the 0.2000
Project are depicted on EXhibit "A". With the exception of. storm drain
and catch basin planned on private property at 29 E. Huntington Drive, all
improvements will occur in the public right.of-way on either Huntington
Drive, First Avenue, or the alley north of Huntington between Santa Anita
and First Avenue.
Additionally, the majority of the improvements are located within the
bounderies of the Central Redevelopment Project ArealProjec:t Areal.
Portions lOCated outside the Project Area incluae a two block stretch on
First Avenue from Alta Street to California Street and a small section of new
storm drain constructed in Huntington Drive from the Project Area's west
border to the Arcadia Wash. East Branch.
The proposed D.2ooo Project will result In public improvements along
Huntington Drive and First Avenue.
HuntfnClttln Drtv. .
The primary objective of the Huntington Drive improvements is to transform
the visual charaeter of Huntington Drive into an attractive, exciting and
spacious pedestrian environment which will in turn, str.ngthen Huntington
as a commercial destination. Creating this "Grand Boulevard- concept wiU
help relnforCII the major role Huntington take. in the Downtown.
HuntIngton serves a dual role in Arcadia, IS I major east-west arterial and
as the most visible "main street- in Downtown. Designing an .ffectiv.
street corridor when two objectives must be satisfied requires dlllgn
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elements which preserve businu. opportUnitill without impeding the flow
of through traffic. Huntington Driv. should be both a high vollUl1l
automobile corridor and a pedestrian-friendly strHt. To reconcile these
potentially conflicting functions and to accomplish the stated objectlv.., the
following design program i. pl'opol8d:
,. Transform the Huntington Orive atreetscape between Santa Clara and
Fifth bV installing street landscaping, ped8ltrian lighting, decorative
paving, street furniture, masonry wall seating areu/shtltefl, landscape
medians and bow-outS (Santa Anita to Fifth onlyl.
2. Distinguish the City's downtown cor. IHuntlngton from Santa Anita to
Second) from the adjacent 11'.81 through the use of more intlOse
landscaping (in bow.outs, media", and Ixisting tree wellsl, lighting,
street fumiture and reduction in crOSlwalk length.
3. Modify parking on Huntington between Santa Anita and Fifth by
providing parailel parking Interspersed by planters, and interHCtion
amenities. This will result in the loss of 61 Huntington Drive parking
spaces. These planter/amenity areas have btln termed bow-outs..
4. Retain the existing traHic Ian.. and Iand.cape median..
The Huntington Drive concept is a .boulevard" treatment of regularly
spaced monumental palm trees, entry monumentland ornamentalatrl..
lights. A promenade hac been cr.ated for pedestrian. with the introduction
of human scale street lighting, ornamental tree.. flower beds and planters,
seating lrell and space for outside dining and other lICtivltl...
First Avenue.
The goal of the First Avenue publiC improvement portion of the 0-2000
Project I. to create a local shopping dlattlct and to lnc,.... parldng
capacity. The following dlllgn change. ar. proposed for Fltst Avenue:
,. ConV8l'11on of the current on-street parallel parking to engled parking.
Till. wilt rqutt In elimination of one of t~ two tht~IHflffIc lanes in
each dllec:tlon. Thi. will result in the gain of 25 FIt.t Avenue parking
spaces. The Intarllctlona at Alta, Bonita and Californil will be converted
to four way ItOpa. Upon completion, the 0-2000 Project will relult In a
net lOll of 38 spaces.
2. Transform the First Avenue streetscaPl between Wheeler and California
through the installation of street landscaping. pedestrian lighting,
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decorative Diving, street furniture, masonry wall seating areas/sh.lte,.,
and bow-outs.
The intent of the First Avenue street improvements is to Crlatl a IltIdestrian
environment by converting the roadway from a malor two IIn. strMt with
significant through.traffic to a local colkK:tor providing slower traffIC,
increased parting, attractive landscaping and Increased storefront visibility.
Iielatgd Infrastructure ImDrovamantl .
In addition to the highlV visible streeucape improvements described abov.,
a number of project related infrastructure improvements arl baing done a.
part of the overall 0.2000 Project. These include:
1. Storm Drain and Catch Basin Improvements .
These are required to relieve already existing flooding problems a.
well as to alleviate flooding which would be caused by con.trUction
of the Huntington Drive and First AvenuI bow-out.. Thue storm
drain and catch basin improvements will collect wat.r
al mid. block on Huntington betwlln First and Second and
direct it westward to the system in First Avenua to the
south,
bl from North First Avenue and Parking Dlatrict. 1 end 2 south
to Huntington and then west to Senta Anita where it will
join the .xisting syst.m,
cl weatward in Huntington Drive from Sin Rafael to tM
Arcadia Wash - East Branch, and
dl on First Avenue into the existing storm drain svst.m, but
with edditional catch basins.
2. Parallel Water Main Project -
Thllla an already scheduled City capitll improvement project which ia
being combined with the 0-2000 Prolact to take advantage of
economil. of scale ana' to IVold In.fflclencle. and dlnllicltlon which
would occur If ttle two project. wert not coordinated. This project
will provide water service In ttle downtown core on HuntingtOn
between Santa Anita and Second to meet projected nMd. into the
future as the adjacent land uns INcome mort Inta"" and demand
increases. Additionally, the existing water system in thia erll I. old
and subject to increaslngly frequent repair. By constructing the Parallel Main Project now. a system will be put into place to meet
future demands and prevent unnecessary road cutS in the future.
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3. Street Light Conversion Project.
This is an already scheduled City capital improvement ploject which il
being combined with t~ 0.2000 Project to take advantage of
economies of leal, and to avoid ineffICiencies and duplication which
would occur if the two projects were not coordinated.
4. Huntington Drive Overlav and Slriping Project.
Thil 0-2000 element il a previouslV Icheduled City capita'
improvement project postponed to coincid. with the other D-2ooo
eJemel'tl. By wliting and coordinating Ihit work with the other
el8menll, the finilhed Huntington Drive roadbed will have. more
drivlable, uniform lurface than if were completed as originally
scheduled.
2. COST OF THE 0-2000 PROJECT:
The eltimated total cost of the 0-2000 Project is H.080,ooo. Thil
include. the COlt of delign and engineering, construction administration,
construction inspection, street improvement.. Itorm dr.lns, catch basins,
lighting. Ilnd.caping, the parallel water main, Itre.t r.lurfaeing,
mobilization. coordination. .UlV8ylng and contlngenci... Exhibit "S", dated
February 7, 1994 provides. complet. detailed cost estimate for tn.
Project.
Funding for the project is broken down as followl:
D-2ooo ELEMENT FUNDING SOURCE ESTIMATED AMOUNT
Parallel Water Main City Water Fund . 415,000
Street Overlav I Strlolna City Ga. Tax Revenue 94!5,ooo
Street Ught Converalon City Lighting Malnt. 85,000
Diltrict
All Other Elell'llflt. Redevelopment Agency 5.635.000
Bow-OutI.
Furnltur., Walll.
Landac:aplng,
Seating Area.,
liahts. etc.
Total of AU Costl . 7.080.000
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3. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445 ~~DI~GS,;
H&S Code' 33445 lallll .
The majority of the above described improvements Ire located within the
Project Area. As p4'eviously discUSltel, only I portion of the storm drain
project (west of Sin Rafa.1I and tholl improv.ments south of Altlstreet on
First are outside of th, Profect Arll. The public lmprovementl (both Insid.
and outside the Project Areal will provide direct b.~f1t to the Project Arel.
The storm drain and catch basin improv.menta lincluding thOU oUtllde the
Project Areale" IIquired in larg' part becaUN of th. strnt improvements
proposed in the 0-2000 Project. BecaUM of the propoaad bow-outa on
Huntington IInd First, the existing storm drain and catch basin syatem is not
adequate to handle the additional demands pIeced upon it by the 0-2000
Project. If storm drainage were not addreued. flooding woulcl Uik. pLact
during heavy rains. In addressing tht n..ds of the Project Arel, It became
necessary to IlIt,nd thl public improvementS oUUld, the Project Are..
Additionally, spending Agency fundi outside the Project Ar.. on First
Avenue (between Alta and California) will provide a direct ben.fit to the
Project Area. A n.tural functional end .conomic affiliation pista betwltn
Huntington Driv. Ind FIrst Avenue within the ProJect Ar...nd thou
properties on First between Alta and ~Ilfornia. They "' developed at
similar denaltle., hav. similar UII' and d.v.lopment restrictions. Public
improvements outside the Project Ar.a will attract private investment,
incraase proparty values, Incrlll. economic ectivity, rteluce stOfl VlClnci..
and help aliminate blight in the Project Area because of tl'le functIOnal tl8s
these adjacent commerc~1 blocks have with each oUlIt'.
H&S Code 133445 1111bl .
The following City 01 Arcadia funding sources have been identlfled by the
City tor the 0-2000 Pro/.ct:
FUNDfNO SOURCE AMOUNT AVAILABlE
Water Fund . 415,000
Gas TaXI' 84& 000
liohtino Msintenance District 85,000
Total City Funds Availabl. . 1 445 000
Tne total projected 0-2000 Project cost ia n ,080,000. A funding shortfall
of approximatelv t5.635,000 need I to be bridgecl if the 0-2000 Project Is to
be implemented. Because of the recent economic downturn and the City',
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ongoing prioriti8l, there are insufficient City funds to pay for the..
improvements. Other funding SOurC81 considered and discarded H not
'easible were the Equipment Replacemant Fund, and thl Facility
Construction Fund. Compeling City nHd. .ffecting the basic: health, saf,ty
and welfare of the community Jl(event the use of additional City money from
these Funds.
Staff has projected Agency cuh flow and hu determined that wftlclent
money will be availabl. to fund the estimated outstanding $S.3 million
balance of the 0-2000 Streetscap8 Project.
H&S Cod. 133445 111h:1 .
The Agency'. Five Year Implementation Plan (adopted by the Agency Board
on December 20, 19941 iaentifies the following blighting conditions u being
addressed by the 0.2000 Project:
t. It will help to improve the quality and appearance of substandard and
obsolete structures lthrough public end privete rehabl~tltlonl in the
Revitalizetlon end Project Area.
2. It will encourage the resale/rei.... and Improv.ment of commercial
structures in the downtown and in the surrounding residentill",".
3. It will Jl(ovlde . more anrective Itreellcape.
4. There will be additional parking on First which will ...ilt retail bu.in....
S. Oepr'SHd commercial prop.rty and lease values will incr.... over time;
vacancies will decline.
4. REDEVELOPMENT 'U~PSES ADDRESSED IN '1}IE DOWNTOWN
2000 PROJf=CT:
The primary redevelopment purpose the 0-2000 Project addr..s.. is the
elimination of blight through publiC InvlStnlInt In public workJ
improv.meng. The.. imJl(ovementl will not only improve the appearanCl
of the downtown but will .ncour.ge prlVlt. InvNtment. This will rai..
property value. end retail sel.. In the area. Vacancy rete. should dlCtasH.
Substandard structures will be upgrsded II propetti.. ere ImJl(oved with
new tenancln. The Imm.diat. neighborhood will benefit from the improved
shopping and service opponunitfU offered. The Iafget community will
benefit by the Improved rel)Utltlon and image of the downtown II Mil as
the increased lavenue to both the A~ and City through property
tf anafer. and additional aal81 tax...
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DOWNTOWN 2000 STREETSCAPE PROJECT
ESnMATED PROJECT COSTS
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!.jghtina
Street
Imorovements
LandscaoinQ
cQNtrucliOnl
yeneral
(ASL)
DIE $ 135.614
ConstrUCtion S 751,270
Contingency (10%) $ 75,127
(RWR)
DIE S 23,000
ConstNCtion $ 748,485
Contingency (10%) S 74,848
(ASL)
DIE S 137,335
S 173,274
ConslNCllon S 333,000 (60%)
Contingency (10%) S 33,000
(LMA)
DIE S 207,927
S 16,000
ConstNdion $2,000,833
Contingency (10%) S 200,063
(ASL)
General $ 427.000
Contingency (5%) $ 21,350
Febl'uaty 7, 1995
!mil
. ..2,011
S 141,333
. 171.80'
52,.24,123
$ ....,310
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DOWNTOWN 2000 STREETSCAPE PROJECT
ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS
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F ebn"aty 7, 1995
Construction!
Mminlstration
(ASL)
IgW
S 17',504
Conslructionl
Jnscection
(EngineeringfNater)
I Total:
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$ 150,000
$5,684,730
(. 50 0001
15,634.730
Say:
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Plus City Capilallmprovetnent.
e~a.t
,. ParaJlalWalerMain. S 415.000
($352.175. not indo contingency - Source. ASl)
2. Hunlington Drive R8SlMfacing $ 945,000
($865,818 - not incl. contingency - Sou'ce. ASl)
3. Lighting Maintenanc:a Diatrict J 85.OQQ
(Source. Engineering)
CIP Sub:
11.445,000
$7,080,000
Total - All Cost.:
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