HomeMy WebLinkAbout6682RESOLUTION NO. 6682
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 Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) 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
will improve service to the Project Area, and are set forth in the Five
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Year Implementation Plan and Housing Program 2005-2010 adopted by
Agency Resolution No. 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 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
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
16th day of June , 2009.
Ma or of the City of Arcadia
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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. 6682 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 June, 2009 and that said Resolution
was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Amundson, Chandler, Harbicht, Kovacic and Wuo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ity Clerk of the City of Arcadia
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