HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3369 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3369
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CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO APPROVING THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF SAN JACINTO'S PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES
RELATED TO UNDERGROUNDING OF UTILITIES FOR SAN JACINTO
AVENUE BETWEEN THIRD AND SEVENTH STREETS PURSUANT TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency ("RDA") of the City of San
Jacinto ("City") is engaged in the activities necessary to execute and implement the
redevelopment plan ("Redevelopment Plan") for the RDA's San Jacinto Redevelopment
Project Area ("Project Area"); and
WHEREAS, the RDA is undertaking certain activities necessary for
redevelopment in the Project Area pursuant to the provisions of the California
Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code, §§ 33000 et seq.) ("CRL") and
the Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS, among the goals of the San Jacinto Redevelopment Plan, as
amended and adopted, is to combat deterioration of the physical and economic
character of the Project Area by coordinating the efficient use, installation and
construction of publicly owned improvements; and
WHEREAS, the RDA seeks to use funding from the RDA 80% Non-
Housing Funds to pay for design costs related to the undergrounding of utilities for San
Jacinto Avenue between 3rd and 7th Streets presently located in the City's right-of-way
("Undergrounding"); and
WHEREAS, payment by the RDA of design costs for the Undergrounding
will facilitate the Undergrounding project;
WHEREAS, the proposed Undergrounding is located in the Project Area;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed Undergrounding would assist in the elimination
of blight within the Project Area caused by eliminating a heavy concentration of
overhead utility wires and facilities in the Project Area, and making the City's right of
way more attractive and accessible; and
WHEREAS, the Undergrounding, upon completion, is targeted to produce
many benefits, increasing the public health and safety as San Jacinto Avenue is
extensively used by the general public and carries a heavy volume of pedestrian and
vehicular traffic, by stimulating continued economic investment, and promoting business
~" retention and expansion in the Project Area in a manner not available without the use of
redevelopment funds; and
WHEREAS, the RDA desires to pay for design costs related to the
Undergrounding in an amount not to exceed $10,000 of RDA $0% Non-Housing Funds;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CRL Section 33445, the RDA may, with the
consent of the City Council, assist in the payment of costs related to the
Undergrounding if the City Council makes certain findings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the staff
report accompanying the resolution ("Resolution") and the other written and oral
testimony and evidence presented at or prior to the time of the City Council's
consideration of this Resolution; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The City Council finds and
determines that the Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated
into this Resolution by this reference.
SECTION 2. Findings. The City Council hereby consents to the RDA's
financing of design costs for the Undergrounding, and finds that, in accordance with
CRL Section 33445, based on the information contained in the staff report
accompanying this Resolution, as well as the oral presentation of staff and other such
written and oral evidence as presented to the City Council, the following:
(i) The RDA's financing of design costs for the
Undergrounding is necessary to effectuate the
purposes of the Redevelopment Plan because such
undergrounding in the City's public right-of-way will
eliminate physical and economic blight conditions in
the Project Area. The Undergrounding will: (a)
improve the quality of life in the Project Area; (b)
contribute to the long-term success of the Project
Area; (c) eliminate an unusually heavy concentration
of overhead utility wires; (d) provide increased and
safer pedestrian access in the Project Area because
San Jacinto Avenue is used extensively by the
general public and carries a heavy volume of
pedestrian or vehicular traffic; and (e) and improved
aesthetics and visibility as San Jacinto Avenue
passes through a civic area and public recreation
area in the form of City Hall and Hoffman Park.
(ii) The City has determined that there are no other
reasonable means of financing the total costs related
to design costs for the Undergrounding available to
the City.
(iii) The RDA's payment of design costs for the
Undergrounding will assist in the elimination of
blighting conditions in the Project Area and is
consistent with the RDA's Implementation Plan for the
Project Area. By updating and modernizing the City's
communications infrastructure, the Project Area
becomes more attractive to those investors who wish
to relocate and/or establish businesses in areas that
can physically support their enterprise. Financing of
design costs for the Undergrounding will eliminate
blight by making the Project Area attractive to private
investment, which subsequently will contribute to an
appreciation of the value of both businesses and
property within the Project Area.
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SECTION 3. Further Acts. The City Manager is hereby authorized, with
the concurrence of the City Attorney, to take such further actions and execute such
other agreements as may be necessary or appropriate in administering the actions
authorized by this Resolution.
SECTION 4. CEQA Compliance. The City hereby finds that the RDA's
financing of design costs for the Undergrounding is exempt from the requirements of
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines
Section 15301, because the Undergrounding will be part of an existing public facility,
and the Undergrounding involve negligible or no expansion of an existing use.
SECTION 5. Notice of Exemption. City staff is hereby directed to file a
Notice of Exemption within five (5) working days following the adoption of this
Resolution.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect upon its
adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 5'h day of April, 2011 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Bartel, Di Memmo, Ledezma, Miller
Nays: None
Absent: Kotyuk
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
Scott Miller, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Richard Miller, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
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Jeffrey S. Balling re City Attorney