R-482
City Council Meeting: July 8, 2003 Santa Monica, CA
RESOLUTION NUMBER 482 (RAS)
(Redevelopment Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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 Building Replacement (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 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 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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 Agency hereby finds and
determines:
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1) that the foregoing recitals are true and correct;
(2) that the Project is of benefit to the Project Area;
(3) that no other reasonable means of financing the Project is available to the
community;
(4) that the payment of funds for Project will assist the recovery from, and the
elimination of one or more of the conditions resulting from, the 1994 Northridge
Earthquake disaster;
(5) that the payment of funds for the improvements 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 Agency hereby consents to the use of Redevelopment Agency funds
for the Santa Monica College Liberal Arts Building Replacement Project.
SECTION 3. The Agency Executive Director is hereby authorized to negotiate and
execute the Cooperation Agreement on behalf of the Agency, together with such non-
substantive changes and amendments as may be approved by the Agency Executive
Director and Agency General Counsel. The Agency Executive Director is authorized to
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take any action and execute any and all documents and agreements necessary to
implement the Cooperation Agreement.
SECTION 4. The Secretary of the Agency 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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Marsha Jon s outrie
Agency General Counsel
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Adopted and approved this 8th day of July, 2003.
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Richard Bloom, Chair
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 482 (RAS) was duly adopted at a joint meeting of the
Santa Monica City Council and the Redevelopment Agency held on the 8th day of July,
2003, by the following vote:
Ayes: Agency members:
Feinstein, Chair Pro Tern McKeown, Genser,
Holbrook, O'Connor, Chair Bloom
Noes: Agency members:
None
Abstain: Agency members:
None
Absent: Agency members:
Katz
ATTEST: