R-9872
City Council Meeting: July 8, 2003
Santa Monica, CA
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9872
(City Council Series)
(CCS)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CONSENTING TO THE USE OF
SANTA MONICA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDS FOR THE
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE LIBERAL ARTS BUILDING REPLACEMENT
PROJECT AND MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND FINDINGS
PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica (the
"Agency") has prepared a Redevelopment Plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") for the
Santa Monica Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project ("Project Area") which
results in the allocation of taxes from the Project Area to the Agency for the purposes of
redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the Redevelopment Plan is, in part, to provide for and
facilitate the repair, restoration and/or replacement of facilities damaged as a result of a
disaster and to perform specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate against the
effects of a disaster; and
WHEREAS, the Agency proposes to assist with the cost of construction of the
Santa Monica College Liberal Arts Replacement Building (the "Project"), located within
the Project Area, which will be owned by the Santa Monica Community College District;
and
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WHEREAS, the Agency and Santa Monica Community College will enter into a
Cooperation Agreement to provide a means of carrying out the Project; and
WHEREAS, Section 33445(a) of the Health and Safety Code authorizes a
redevelopment agency, with the consent of the legislative body and if the agency and
the legislative body make certain determinations specified in Section 33445, to pay all
or part of the cost of installation and construction of any publicly owned improvement;
and
WHEREAS, Agency staff has prepared a summary report, pursuant to Section
33679 of the Health and Safety Code ("33679 report"). The 33679 report has been
made available to the public; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have
occu rred.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Based upon substantial evidence in the record, including, without
limitation, the 33679 report and the staff report, the City Council hereby finds and
determines:
(1) that the foregoing recitals are true and correct;
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(2) that the Project is of benefit to the Project Area;
(3) that no other reasonable means of financing the Project are available to the
community;
(4) that the payment of funds for the Project will assist in elimination of one or more
blighting conditions inside the Project Area by assisting in the elimination of one or
more of the conditions resulting from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake disaster;
(5) that the payment of funds for the Project will assist in elimination of one or more
blighting conditions inside the Project Area by assisting in the elimination of one or
more of the conditions resulting from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake disaster; and
(6) that the payment of funds for the Project is consistent with the Agency's Five-Year
Implementation Plan adopted pursuant to Section 33490 of the Health & Safety
Code.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby consents to the use of Santa Monica
Redevelopment Agency funds for the Santa Monica College Liberal Arts Building
Replacement Project.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Adopted and approved this 8th day of July, 2003.
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Mayor Bloom
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 9872 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 8th day of July, 2003, by
the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Feinstein, Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Genser,
Holbrook, O'Connor, Mayor Bloom
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: Katz
ATTEST:
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