HomeMy WebLinkAbout6583RESOLUTION NO. 6583
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORMA, 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 Two Hundred Seventy-four Thousand Dollars ($274,000) in the Agency's
Capital Improvement Program for improvements in 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
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 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 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,
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.
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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.
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
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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. 21 1 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.
Passed, approved and adopted this 17cn day of July 2007.
Mayor of the City f Arc is
ATTEST:
C' y Clerk of the City of Arcadia
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
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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. 6583 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, 2007 and that said
Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Harbicht, Wuo and Segal
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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Exhibit "A"
SUMMARY REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2007- 2008
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 Project
Area. The 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) Live Oak Left Turn Pocket $200,000
This public improvement is associated with the purchase and relocation of the
Church of Arcadia currently at 21 Morlan Place, and is part of the
Implementation Plan to ameliorate remaining blight and upgrade underutilized
sites in the Project Area. The public improvement will create a median break
and left turn pocket to facilitate westbound turns into and from the access
drive, for use by patrons for the Church relocation site at 630 Live Oak (a
City-owned parcel outside of the Project Area), as well as for the existing
Arcadia Par 3 Golf Course. The Agency is committed to purchase the Church
property for expansion of the Rusnak Dealership or for another future project.
2) Traffic Signal Mast Arm Improvement, First Avenue 8~ Wheeler and
Santa Anita &Longden Avenue $50,000
These projects will upgrade old and deteriorating traffic-related infrastructure
in and near the Project Area, pursuant to the Implementation Plan.
Specifically, the improvements will consist of removing the traffic signal poles
and replacing them with poles that meet Caltrans' standards. Other
improvements include the installation of efficient and long-lasting LED signal
lamps for all signal directions and pedestrian indicators, and a new mast arm
street sign. The existing mast arm poles at Santa Anita Avenue and Longden
Avenue are not adequate for present conditions, or future improvements such
as street signs, CCTV or video detection equipment. On Wheeler Avenue
and First Avenue, the existing 1-''/z inch electrical conduit will be replaced with
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a 2-inch fiber conduit for future conductivity to the City's Transportation
Management System.
3) St. Joseph Street Alley Surface-to-Surface Drain $24,000
This infrastructure upgrade in the Project Area will consist of reconstruction of
the existing surface-to-surface drain at the intersection of St. Joseph Street
alley and First Avenue. The existing storm drain and surface piping at this
location are in disrepair and in need of replacement. Stagnate water,
improper drainage and excessive maintenance at this location is a nuisance
to the public and the reconstruction will resolve this drainage problem.
Grand Total
$274,000
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