HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 06-029RESOLUTION NO. 06-29
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT APPROVING PAYMENT BY THE PALM
DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR ALL OR A PART OF
THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF
FREEDOM PARK
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 seq.),
and in particular Section 33445 thereof, the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
proposes to pay for all or a part of the cost of the installation and construction of
Freedom Park, which is located on Country Club Drive, immediately adjacent to
the northern boundary of Project Area No. 4 and in the, immediately vicinity of
Project Area No. 2. The City Council has previously determined that both Project
Area No. 2 and Project Area No. 4 are areas in which the combination of
conditions of blight are so prevalent and so substantial that it causes a reduction
of, or lack of, proper utilization of the areas 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
govemmental action, or both, without redevelopment. Among other things, both
Project Areas contain vacant and underutilized properties, properties which suffer
from depreciated or stagnant property values, and deteriorated, aged and
obsolete buildings. In addition, the Project Areas are characterized by the
existence of inadequate public improvements and public facilities, including
inadequate circulation improvements, which cannot be remedied by private or
govemmental action without redevelopment.
Freedom Park will improve recreational facilities in both Project
Areas, all for the benefit of the health, safety and welfare of the residents and
taxpayers of the Project Areas. Freedom Park will serve a basic purpose of
redevelopment; redevelopment includes the provision of structures and spaces
as may be appropriate or necessary in the interest of the general welfare,
including recreational and other facilities, as well as the provision of public
recreation areas. In addition, a fundamental purpose of redevelopment is to
expand employment opportunities and to provide an environment for the social,
economic and psychological growth and well-being of all citizens.
Freedom Park will 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 both Project
Areas. Recreational facilities help reduce crime and juvenile delinquency, all for
the benefit of the health, safety and welfare of such residents and taxpayers.
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Freedom Park will thereby assist in the elimination of conditions of blight within
both Project Areas, which are caused by inadequate public improvements. This
in tum will assist in eliminating a factor which prevents or substantially hinders
the economically viable use or capacity of buildings or lots and will encourage
private -sector investment in both Project Areas, thereby facilitating the
redevelopment of the Project Areas.
Section 2. The budget constraints of the City prevent the City from
financing Freedom Park by any means. No moneys of the City are available to
pay for the cost of Freedom Park. 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 benefiting properties with assessments or special taxes and, in
addition, special taxes require a two-thirds vote and assessments are subject to
a majority protest.
Section 3. The City Council hereby finds and determines that
based upon the foregoing and other information presented to the City Council: (i)
Freedom Park is of benefit to both Project Area No. 2 and Project Area No. 4 and
the immediate neighborhood in which the project is located; (ii) the payment of
funds for the cost of Freedom Park will assist in the elimination of one or more
blighting conditions inside both Project Areas; (iii) the payment of funds for the
acquisition of land and the cost of such facilities 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 Freedom Park is available to the
City.
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Section 4. The City Council hereby approves payment by the
Agency for the cost of the installation and construction of Freedom Park.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 9th
day of March , 2006 by the following vote to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, KELLY, SPIEGEL, and FERGUSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENTS: NONE
ABSTAINS: NONE
Attest:
achelle D. Klasser; City Clerk
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