HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2409 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO: 2409
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, URGING THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE TO REJECT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL TO
TRANSFER UNENCUMBERED LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
HOUSING FUNDS TO THE STATE
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto is a community of 26,400 people, 25.5
square miles with over 140 miles of roads in semi-rural western Riverside
County; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto, pursuant to California
Redevelopment Law established the San Jacinto Redevelopment Project on
June 28. 1983 and the Soboba Redevelopment Agency in November of 1983;
and
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto established the San Jacinto
Redevelopment Plan and the Soboba Redevelopment Plan to address structural
blight, economic blight, and housing within the Project Areas; and
WHEREAS, California Redevelopment Law requires that redevelopment
agencies set aside twenty percent (20%) of their redevelopment funds for low
and moderate income housing; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto and its Redevelopment Project Areas
were seriously impacted by the recession that occurred throughout the 1990's
and has only recently realized a slow recovery; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Jacinto strives
to address housing conditions for and increasing the supply of housing for low
and moderate income persons through the use of the twenty percent (20%)
Redevelopment Housing Set-Aside revenues provided through tax increment;
and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency has provided assistance
homeowners and homebuyers of low to moderate income through loans and
grants to improve the availability of affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency has budgeted $800,000 during
Fiscal Year 2002/2003, the following housing programs and project: Park Manor
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Housing Infill, Housing Infill for Artesia Street, Camino Los Banos Sewer Loan
Program, Targeted Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation, and Housing Infill
Program; and
WHEREAS, a transfer of the $800,000 Set-Aside funding and the
Administration fund of $300,000 to the State of California will eliminate the ability
of the City of San Jacinto to improve the quality and supply of affordable housing,
and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency Housing Funds are the only
source of revenue for the City of San Jacinto to address its housing needs; and
WHEREAS, the State of California requires cities to provide low and
moderate income housing to meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment
(RHNA) goals; and
WHEREAS, the loss of Redevelopment Agency Housing Funds will
eliminate the City's ability to address the RHNA goals; and
WHEREAS, the Governor proposal to transfer the Redevelopment
Agency's entire Housing fund will further compound the financial difficulties of the
City of San Jacinto and reduce the quality and availability of affordable housing in
San Jacinto; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto would have no choice but to eliminate
its housing programs and sell land that it has purchased to develop into
affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, California Redevelopment Law imposes requirements that
redevelopment agencies must provide for low and moderate income housing;
and
WHEREAS, the transferring of locally controlled Redevelopment Housing
funds from local programs and projects to the State is neither equitable nor fair
No State program or department has been asked to shoulder such a
disproportionate share of the budget pain. These cuts come on top of the nearly
$5 billion ($5, 000, 000, 000) each year that is transferred from local services to
fund State obligations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
San Jacinto, California, urge the Legislature to support keeping Redevelopment
Housing funds at the local level to improved and increase the supply of low and
moderate income housing to serve the residents like those in the City of San
Jacinto; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of San Jacinto hereby
�,. expresses it profound appreciation to the legislators who support the use of
Redevelopment Housing funds to improve and increase the supply of low and
moderate income housing, through the efforts of local government.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 20th day of January, 2003, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Conner, Shaw, Carlson-Buydos
Nays: Nays
Absent: Ayres, Stubblefield
Abstain: None
City of San*into
by Chris Carlson-Buydos, Vice Mayor
ATTEST:
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'Dorothy L. houinard, City Clerk
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