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Home My WebLink AboutCC RES 92-016RESOLUTION N0. ?�-15 A RESOLUTIG., OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE .,iTY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT AMENDMENT ADDING AN ANALYSIS AND PROGRAM DEALING WITH ASSISTED LOW INCOME HOUSING UNITS AT RISK OF BEING LOST DURING THE NEXT TEN YEARS. CASE N0. GPA 92-1 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 13th day of February, 1992, hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact and General Plan Housing Element Amendment adding an analysis and program dealing with assisted low income housing units at risk of being lost during the next ten years; and WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements of the "City of Palm Desert Procedures to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act, Resolution No. 80-89", in that the director of community development has determined that the project will not have an adverse impact on the environment and a negative declaration has been prepared; and WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said city council did find that the amendment complies with Section 65583 of the Government Code as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the council in this case. 2. That the Negative Declaration of Environmental Zmpact Exhibit "A" and GPA 92-1 Exhibit "B" are hereby recommended for approval to city council. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council, held on this 13th , day of Februar�, 1992, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: BENSON, NONE NO:IE NON$ CRIT�S, SNYDER, WILSON, KELLY RICHA S. KELLY, ayor < � ,, �. `' � ' / : t i ' ¢� -, �a%! f � � �:.ri� SHEILA R. GILLI RN, Cit Clerk City of Palm Desert, C lifornia RESOLUTION NO. U�-ln _ 4 EXHIBIT A Pursuant to Title 14, Division 6, Article 7, Section 15083, of the California Administrative Code. NEGATIVE DECLARATION CASE NO: GPA 92-1 APPLICANT/PROJECT SPONSOR: City of Palm Desert PROJECT DESCRIPTION/LOCATION: Amendment to the General Plan Housing Element adding an analysis of existing low income assisted housing at risk of being lost over the next ten years. The Director of the Department of Community Development, City of Palm Desert, California, has found that the described project will not have a significant effect on the environment. A copy of the Initial Study has been attached to document the reasons in support of this finding. Mitigation measures, if any, included in the project to avoid _ potentially significant effects, may also be found attached. . � ��5 RAMbN A. DIAZ DIRECTOR OF C - � �3- 9= DATE DEVELOPMENT E R�SOLUTION NO. °--1� EXHIBIT "B" G. PRESERVATZON OF EXISTING ASSISTED HOUSING Chapter 1451, Statutes of 1989 amended Section 65583 of the Government Code to require analysis and preserve existing controlled low housing which is at risk of being lost over the next ten year period (2002). Controlled low and moderate income housing in the City of Palm Desert falls into three basic categories: 1) Inclusionary programs associated with the Senior Overlay, Affordable High Density Zone and Government Code 65916 (some of which are financed with tax exempt bonds); 2) Privately owned, federally assisted new construction; and 3) Local agency, publicly owned and assisted units. 1) Inclusionary Projects - All projects built under City of Palm Desert inclusionary programs are subject to a recorded development agreement controlling the required low/moderate income units for a minimum period of 30 years regardless of associated bond requirements. Projects approved after 1988 are controlled for the life of the facility with a minimum 30 years. None of these agreements will expire before the year 2015. Of the 1071 units built under these programs, the Riverside County Housing Authority has purchased 534 units and has made offers on an additional 512 units for inclusion in the Redevelopment Agency's rent subsidy program. 2) Privately Owned Federally Assisted Projects - The city contains one private project financed and assisted under the 221(d)(4) program. Candlewood Apartments located at 74-000 Shadow Mountain Drive is a 30 one bedroom senior project with 26 units subsidized for low and very low income households. The HUD contract runs through 2018. The owner has an option to withdraw from the contract every five years. The next option year is 1993. He has no intention of terminating the contract before 2018 and has agreed to inform the city of any change in plans. If and when the city was to become aware of an intention to terminate the contract, the project would be considered for acquisition as part of the Riverside County Housing Authority/Redevelopment Agency subsidy program. The program uses tax exempt mortgage revenue bonds issued by the Riverside County Housing Authority to purchase existing projects and build new units which are subsidized by the Redevelopment Agency according to Section 8 guidelines. Based on similar projects recently purchased by the Housing Authority, the 1991 market value of Candlewood Apartments is 3 RESOLUTION N0. ��-?h 0 51.5 million or 550,000/unit. An average per unit subsidy of S349jmonth would be required to maintain the existing Section 8 low and very low income rent schedule. Total RDA housing revenues for 1991-92 are 53.3 million. By the year 2000 housing revenues are projected to rise to 57.3 million and will be capable of subsidizing 2500 very low, low and moderate income households. 3) The Riverside County Housing Authority in partnership with the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency currently owns 598 units. By 1995 at least 1359 units will be owned by the Housing Authority and subsidized by the Redevelopment Agency for very low, low and moderate households. All units subsidized by the Redevelopment Agency are required to be preserved for the life of the project area through 2027. 4