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R-10503ATTACHMENT A City Council Meeting 6-24-10 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 10503 {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 PAYMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RDA FUNDED PROJECTS FUNDED IN FY 2009-10 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 Projecf{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 andlor replacement of facilities damaged as a result of a 1994 Northridge Earthquake and to perform specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate against the effects of a disaster; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33445{a} of the California Community Redevelopment. Law {Health & Safety Code Section 33000 et seq,) ("CRL"), with the consent of City Council ("Council") of the City, the Agency may pay all or part of the cost of installatioh and construction of any building, facility, structure or other improvements which is publicly owned either within or outside a project area, if the City Council makes certain determinations; and WHEREAS, the Agency wishes to delegate to the City of Santa Monica {the "City„) the Agency's authority to carry out the development of design criteria, design, planning, preparation of construction bid documents and financial analysis for the Exposition Light Rail Green Streets and Station Enhancement projects, the Pico Library, and the Civic Auditorium project {collectively, the `°Projects'} and the City wishes to accept that delegation, pursuant to Section 33205 of the Health and Safety Code; and WHEREAS, the Projects are of benefit to the Project Area and the immediate neighborhood in which the Projects are located; WHEREAS; since there are no reasonable means available to the City to complete the financing of the Projects; and WHEREAS, the improvements and reiated work efforts of the Projects are consistent with the Agency's Five-Year Implementation Plan in that they help achieve the Community Revitalization goals as set forth in the Implementation Plan; and WHEREAS, the Agency wishes to fund the Projects with funds from the Santa lVlonioa Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project for an amount not to exceed $1,452,590; and WHEREAS, the City and Agency have proposed to enter into a Cooperation Agreement to provide a means of carrying out the Projects; and 2 WHEREAS, a!I other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this resolution have oocurred. hldW; THEREFdRE, THE CITY CdUf~ClL dF THE CITY dF SAP~TA MdNICA ddES RESdLVE AS FOLLdWS: SECTidi~ 1. Pased on substantial evidence in the record, the City Council hereby finds and determines: {1 } that the foregoing recitals are true and correot; {2} that the Projeots are of benefit to the Project Area; {3} that there are no other reasonable means available other than that to be set forth in the Cooperation Agreement to finance the Projeots; {4} that the payment o€ funds for the Projeots will assist in the recovery from and the elimination of one or more of the conditions resulting from the 1994 htorthridge Earthquake disaster; and {5} that the Projects and related work efforts are consistent with the implementation plan adopted pursuant to Section 33490 of the California Redevelopment Law. SECTid~i 2. The City hereby consents to the use of Agency funds from the Project Area for the Projeots and other improvements for the Projeots. SECTIdR3 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Cooperation Agreement on behalf of the City. The City Manager is authorized to take any action and 3 execute any and all documents and agreements necessary to implert~ent that Agreement. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVELl AS TO FORM: ~~~~~~ M hl J ES (JTRIE C Atto y Adopted and approved this 24th day of June, t~(SZ_., Bobby Striver, Mayor I, Maria M. Stewart, City ClerKof the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 10503 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa Monica Gity Council hedd on the 24th day of June, 2010, by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers: Bloom, Davis, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Day Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor, Mayor Shriver Noes: Councilmembers: None Abstain: Councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: None ATTEST: ~_R.e vo.~-~ Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk