R-10035
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10035 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CONSENTING TO THE USE OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDS
FOR THE SEISMIC RETROFIT OF PARKING STRUCTURE FOUR AND
MAKING CERTAIN 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 for the Santa Monica Earthquake Recovery
Redevelopment Project (the "Redevelopment Plan") which would result in the allocation of
taxes from the Santa Monica Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project Area (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 owns Parking Structure Four and is authorized by Section
33400 of the Health and Safety Code to maintain, manage, and repair this structure; and,
WHEREAS, the Agency wishes to delegate to the City of Santa Monica (the "City")
the Agency's authority to carry out the seismic retrofit of this parking structure (the
"Project") and the City wishes to accept that delegation, pursuant to Section 33205 of the
Health and Safety Code; and
WHEREAS, the Agency wishes to fund the Project with funds from the Santa
Monica Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project; and
WHEREAS, the City and Agency have prepared 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines:
(1) that the Project is of benefit to the Project Area;
(2) that no reasonable means of financing the Project other than that set forth in the
Cooperation Agreement is available to the community;
(3) that the payment of funds for the Project will assist the recovery from, and the
elimination of one or more of the conditions resulting from, the 1994 Northridge
Earthquake disaster;
(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; and
(5) that the Project is consistent with the implementation plan adopted pursuant to Section
33490.
SECTION 2. 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 10th day of May, 2005.
Pam O'Connor, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution NO.1 0035 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 10th day of May, 2005, by the
following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Mayor O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem Katz, Bloom,
Genser, McKeown, Shriver
Noes:
Councilmembeffi: None
Abstain:
Council members: None
Absent:
Council members: Holbrook
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, Ity Clerk
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