HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 94-2 RESOLUTION NO. RDA 94-2
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPNIENT AGENCY OF
TIM CITY OF SAN JACMM IN C()NNN'EEE'1' ON WrM
WILL ON ACT CONTRACTS
WEEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Jacinw (the 'City Council") has
5Y Ordinanoc No. 754 on June 28, 1983, the Redevelopment plan for the San Jacinto
Redevelopment project (the *Redevelopment Plan" and the 'Project"); and
NVMBEAS, the City Council did duly pass aril adopt an ordinance whereby the San
Jacinto Redevelopment Plan was =unded and cwwn territory was added to the Project covered
by the Redevelopment Plan in December. 1993 (the "Amendment'); and
a portion of the territory added to the Projoat by the Amendment is subject
to contracts authorized by the "Williarnson Act% California Government Code Sections 51200,
er. seg, (the 'Williamson Act Contracts' or "Contracts'), regarding the use of the property
subjecr to the Contracts (the "Williamson Act Lands") for agricultural purposes; and
WHEREAS, it is an established policy of the City and the Agency to encourage the
retention of agricultural uses whenever feasible; and
it is the intent of the San Jacinto Redevelopment Agency (the"Agency")
that the rights of the State of California (the "State')to cmuin revenues in conuciion with: the
acquisition of property subject Williamson Act C;ontracm shalt nut be affected by Ghe inclusion of
Williamson Act Lands within the Project.
NOW, THEREFOREt TEE SAN JAaNTO1 REDEVELAMAKNT AGENCY DOES
HEMY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
&&Liam L The Agency supports fhe policy of discouraging the premature and
unnecessary conversion of agricultural land to urban uses.
Sxtion 2• It is the policy of the Agency that money otherwise payable to the State
pursuant to the Williamson Act shall not be affected by the circumstance that the Agency may
condemn land subject to Williamson Act Cunttacxs in the'project Area of the Project and
furthermore. it is the policy of the Agency that the condemnation by the Abcncy of WillianlsutL
Act Lands in the Project Area of the Project the State foregoing revenue that the State would
have received in connection with the cancellation of Williamson Act Contracts but for the
condemnation of such land.
It is the policy of the Agency to refrain from the use of the power of
eminent domain as to Williamson Act I..andx except in connection with the provision of
improvements beneficial to agricultural uses.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPM this?.4_ day of Feb.., 1994 at a Special
meeting of the San Jacinto Redevelopment Agency by the following vote:
_ AYES: Agency Members Leahy, Solorio', Williams & Chairman Hafliger
NOES. None
A Agency Member Seat Vacant
AESTA N: None l
Chaff Henry afli r
ATTEST:
Asst.Sccrct3y Pamela L. Lee
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