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Home My WebLink AboutCC RES 99-061� RESOLUTION NO. 99-61 `' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT APPROVING PAYMENT BY THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR ALL OR PART OF THE VALUE OF THE LAND FOR AND THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PERIMETER WALL AND LANDSCAPING FACILITIES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Pursuant to provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law (California Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et se�C.), and in particular Section 33445 thereof, the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency proposes to pay for cost of a perimeter wall, landscaping and singage at the Desert Willow Golf Court. The Desert Willow Golf Course, perimeter wall and ,, landscaping are all owned by the City of Palm Desert. The Desert Willow Golf Course is bounded approximately ! r on the north by Frank Sinatra Drive, on the west by Portola Avenue, on the east by Cook Street, and on the south by Country Club Drive. The Desert Willow Golf Course is located in Project Area No. 2 of the Agency. �.-- � Project Area No. 2 is an area in which the combination of conditions of blight is so prevalent and so substantial that it causes a reduction of, or lack of, proper utilization of the area to such an extent that it constitutes a serious physical, social and economic burden on the community which cannot reasonably be expected to be reversed or alleviated by private enterprise or governmental action, or both, without redevelopment. Project Area No. 2 is characterized by buildings and structures, used or intended to be used for living, commercial, industrial, or other purposes, which are unfit or unsafe to occupy for such purposes and are conducive to juvenile delinquency and crime because of, among other things, inadequate provision for recreational facilities. In addition, Project Area No. 2 contains vacant and underutilized properties and properties which suffer from economic dislocation, deterioration or disuse, including depreciated or stagnant property values and impaired investments. Project Area No. 2 is characterized by the 990607 P6402-00001 syc 0321998 0 Resolution No. 99-61 existence of inadequate public improvements, public facilities and open spaces which cannot be remedied by private or governmental action without redevelopment. The Desert Willow Golf Course and related improvements increase recreational opportunities and provide new, modern and efficient recreational facilities to serve the residents and taxpayers of the City, including the residents and taxpayers of Project Area No. 2, and the other Project Areas of the Agency as well. The recreational facilities help reduce crime and juvenile delinquency, all for the benefit of the health, safety and welfare of such residents and taxpayers. There are no public recreational facilities in the City comparable to the Desert Willow Golf Course. The construction of the Desert Willow Golf Course and related improvements on previously vacant, underutilized land remedies the lack of adequate public improvements, assists in the revitalization of the Project Area No. 2, encourages private sector investment and creates job opportunities, all for the health, safety and welfare of the residents and taxpayers of the City. Section 2. The budget constraints of the City prevent the City from financing the perimeter wall, landscaping and signage improvements by any means. Traditional methods of financing such as the issuance of general obligation bonds are unavailable as a practical matter because of the extraordinary majority voter approval requirements of two-thirds of the electorate. Assessment financing or special tax financing could overburden benefitting properties with assessments or special taxes which would be added to existing taxes and assessments, and, in addition, special taxes require a two-thirds vote and assessment financing may not be expressly authorized. Section 3. The City Council hereby finds and determines that based upon the foregoing and other information presented to the City Council: (i) the perimeter wall, landscaping and signage improvements are of benefit to Project Area No. 2 and to the immediate neighborhood in which the project is located, (ii) the payment of funds for the acquisition of the above-described land and the cost of the perimeter wall, landscaping and signage improvements assists in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the Project Area No. 2 � � � � � � 990607 P6402-00001 syc 0321998 0 2 Resolution No. 99-61 " by remedying the lack of adequate public improvements, assisting in the revitalization of Project Area No. 2, providing increased �...., recreational and employment opportunities, and encouraging private sector investment, (iii) the payment of funds for the cost of the perimeter wall, landscaping and signage improvements is consistent with the Agency's implementation plan adopted pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33490; and (iv) no other reasonable means of financing the perimeter wall, landscaping and signage improvements are available to the City. Section 4. The City Council hereby approves payment by the Agency for all or a part of the cost of the installation and construction of the foregoing described improvements. ,. , ..... r-+ v..., 990607 P6402-00001 syc 0321998 0 3 Resolution No. 99-61 Section 5. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute � any instruments reasonably necessary to cause such transfer to occur. � PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 24th day of June , 1999. AYES: Benson, Crites, Ferguson, Kelly, Spiegel NOES : None ABSENT : None ABSTAIN: None I I ,�i i/.sI � _ � �'�! �.i 990607 P6402-00001 syc 0321996 0 4