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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3388 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3388 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)SS CITY OF SAN JACINTO ) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES AND RELATED AGREEMENTS FROM THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code Sections 33000, et seq.) ("CRL"), the City Council of the City of San Jacinto ("City") approved and adopted a Redevelopment Plan ("Redevelopment Plan") for the redevelopment Project Area known as the Amended and Restated San Jacinto Redevelopment Plan Project Area ("Project Area"); and WHEREAS, the Governing Board ("Board") of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Jacinto ("Agency") is engaged in activities to implement the Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area pursuant to the provisions of the CRL; and WHEREAS, the Agency has used or intends to use tax increment funds received pursuant to CRL Section 33670 to pay for all or part of the cost of the value of land for certain properties located within the Project Area ("Properties"), as listed on the attached Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, in response to the Governor's proposed State budget package and proposals for FY 2011-2012, which include recommending the elimination of redevelopment agencies "to realign the delivery of state services to counties and local governments" and eliminate a projected State deficit of $25.4 billion, the City Manager and the Agency Executive Director have proposed the transfer of certain Agency properties in order to provide flexibility and preserve local public assets; and WHEREAS, the elimination of redevelopment agencies statewide would create a significant financial hardship to the City; and WHEREAS, transfer of the Agency Properties to the City is necessary to carry out the Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, CRL Section 33430 authorizes a redevelopment agency to sell, lease, exchange, subdivide, transfer, assign, encumber and dispose of any real property or any interest in real property; and WHEREAS, the Agency desires to transfer the Properties and any interest in any agreements or entitlements related to the Properties to the City, as well as to transfer the obligations and funding to complete any pending or planned construction and/or demolition work of the Agency and any purchase and sale agreements currently under negotiation by the Agency, to the City; and WHEREAS, the City desires to accept the Properties and any interest in any agreements or entitlements related to the Properties, as well as other pending or planned obligations and funding of the Agency, all in order to ensure the assets remain a community benefit and that the goals of the Redevelopment Plan are carried out, all of which is in the best interests of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein and made an operative part of this Resolution. SECTION 2. Acceptance of Properties. The City Council accepts the transfer of the Properties. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized and directed to execute such documents and instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the purpose of this Resolution between the City and the Agency, including the obligations required to finalize a transfer of the Properties, and shall take all other actions necessary or convenient in the furtherance of the actions authorized by this Resolution. SECTION 3. Agreements. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized and directed to take any actions, including execution on behalf of the City of any agreements, necessary to assume the rights and obligations for any Agency agreements relating to the Properties in consultation with the City Attorney, as well as to assume any purchase and sale agreements currently under negotiation by the Agency. 2 SECTION 4. Acceptance of Additional Obligations and Funding. Upon transfer of the Properties, the City Council accepts the transfer of any funding and responsibilities for pending and/or planned construction and/or demolition projects from the Agency to the City, and the City Manager is authorized and directed to take any actions necessary to effectuate the same. The foregoing authority specifically includes, but is not limited to, funding required for demolition of structures and related studies for that certain real property commonly referred to as: Assessor Parcel Numbers: 435-211- 001, 435-211-002, 435-211-003 and 435-220-024, and for the purchase of that certain real property commonly referred to as 437-076-001 and 002, and other actions related thereto, if approved following completion of environmental review. SECTION 5. Condition Precedent to City Authorizations and Obligations. All authorizations and obligations of the City and the City Manager set forth in this Resolution are expressly contingent upon occurrence of the condition precedent set forth in Section 3 of the Agency Resolution adopted concurrently herewith ("Agency Resolution"). SECTION 6. Time Limit on Authorizations. If the condition precedent set forth in Section 3 of the Agency Resolution does not occur and the actions authorized herein are not commenced within twelve (12) months of adoption of this Resolution, the authorizations granted herein shall be rescinded and shall have no further force or effect. SECTION 7. CEQA. The City has determined that the transfer of land and funding is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that the mere transfer of title from the Agency to the City will not have a significant effect on the environment. The Authority hereby directs City staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the Clerk of Riverside County within five (5) calendar days following approval of this Resolution. SECTION S, Severability. If any provision of this Resolution is held invalid, the remainder of this Resolution shall not be affected by such invalidity, and the provisions of this Resolution are severable. SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. 3 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 5"' day of April, 2011, by the following vote: Ayes: Bartel, Di Memmo, Ledezma, Miller Nays: None Absent: Kotyuk Abstain: None City of San J canto Scott Miller, Mayor ATTEST: nn/� f m, Richard Miller, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Best, Best & Krieger, LLP J rey 'Ballinger, C y Attorney 4 EXHIBIT A RDA Assets (real property, covenants, funding agreements) Property Location APN Acreage 1 Commonwealth 439-112-009-1 2,500 sf 439-110-032-8 (Prior APN) Commonwealth 439-112-004-6 6,000 sf 439-110-025-9 (Prior APN) NEC San Jacinto Ave. & 439-112-032-1 1.98 acres Commonwealth 439-110-096-0 (Prior APN) i NEC San Jacinto Ave. & 439-112-033-2 .09 acres Commonwealth 439-112-097 (Prior APN) ------------- 40350 Commonwealth 439-112-008-0 9,000 sf i 439-072-031-4 (Virginia Lee Bldg.) 248 E. Main Street (Virginia 1 437-072-009-4 1 8,062 sf Lee Bldg.) 437-072-010-4 Industrial Way (Parcel 2) 435-020-031-8 1 .0 acre 786 Ramona Ave. 1 434-090-005-5 .24 acre 181 E. Main Street 437-045-010-3 3,808 sf 201 E. Main Street 437-045-020-9 6,844 sf State Street/Kuhns Drive 435-211-001 4.71 acres 435-211-002 ; 435-211-003 435-220-024 501 S. San Jacinto Ave. 437-076-001 .21 acre 5 (purchase pending approval 437-076-002 1 .02 acre following completion of environmental review) 6 ..r