HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA RES 182RESOLUTION NO. 182
RESOLUTION OF THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY APPROVING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROJECT AREA NO. 1
The Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency hereby FINDS,
DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Agency has reviewed and considered the
Initial Study and Negative Declaration, attached hereto as
Exhibit A, prepared for the proposed Amendment to the Redevelopment
Plan for Project Area No. 1 prior to making its decision on such
Amendment. The Agency finds that there is no substantial evidence
that such Amendment will have a significant effect on the environ-
ment as shown by the Initial Study and Negative Declaration. The
Agency hereby approves the Negative Declaration prepared for the
proposed Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for Project Area No. 1.
Section 2. The reports and information required by
California Health and Safety Code Section 33352, attached hereto as
Exhibit B, are hereby approved.
Section 3. The proposed Amendment to the Redevelopment
Plan for Project Area No. 1, attached hereto as Exhibit C, is
hereby approved.
Section 4. The Agency hereby recommends approval and
adoption of such proposed Amendment by the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Palm Desert Redevelop-
ment Agency this 8th day of November, 1984, by the following vote
to wit:
Ayes: Kelly, Puluqi, Wilson and Snyder
Noes: None
Absent: Jackson
Obstain: None
Walter H. Snyder, Chair
ATTEST:
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Sheila R. Gi igan, 'retary
RESOLUTION NO. 182
73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE. PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92260
TELEPHONE (819) 348-0811
EXHIBIT "A"
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
(Pursuant to Title 14, Division 6,
Article 7, Section 15083, of the California
Administrative Code)
CASE NO: Fourth Amendment to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Plan for Project
Area No. 1, as amended.
APPLICANT/PROJECT SPONSOR: City of Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/LOCATION:
Authorizes and provides for the funding of drainage facilities, bridges and
public buildings within the redevelopment area. Additional environmental
review will occur whenever a specific project is proposed.
The director of environmental services, 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.
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RAMON A. DIAZ / DATE.
DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
3. Water. Will the proposal result in:
}..Changes.in currents,'or the course or
*. direction of water movements?
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b. Changes in—abscrpt/bn Fates, Qrainags
patterns, or the rats and' amount of
surface water runoff?
c. Alterations to the course or flow of
flood waters?
d. Alteration of.the direction or rats of
flaw of ground waters?
e. Change in the quantity of ground waters,
either through direct additions or with-
drawals, or through interception of an
aquifer by cuts or excavations?•
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f. Reduction in the amount of water other-
wise available for public water supplies?
4. Plant Life. Will the proposal result in:
a. Change in the diversity of species, or
numbers of any species of plants
(including trees, shrubs, grass, and
crops)?
b. Reduction of the numbers of any unique, rare,
or endangered species of plants? .
c. Introduction of new species of plants into
an arta, or in a barrier to the normal
replenishment of existing species?
5. Animal. life. Will the proposal result in:
a. Changes in the diversity of species, or
numbers of any species of animals (birds,
Land animals including reptiles, or
insects)?
b: Reduction of the numbers of any unique,
rare, or endangered species of animals?
c. Introduction of new species of animals
into an area, or result in a barrier to
the migration or movement of animals?
d. Deterioration to existing wildlife habitat?
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Yes WA No
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6. Natural Resources. Will the proposal result in:
a. Increase irrthe rate of use of
resources?
b. Depletion of any non-renewable
resource?
any natural
natural
7. Energy. Will the proposal result in:
a. Use of substantial amounts of fuel or energy?
b. 0emand upon existing sources of energy, or re-
quire the.deselopment of new sources of
energy?
8. Risk of Upset.. Does the proposal involve a
risk of an explosion or the release of'
hazardous substances (including, but not limited
to, pesticides, oil, chemicals, or radiation) in
the event of an accident or upset conditions?
9. E'-onomic Loss. Will the proposal result in:
a. A change in .the value of property and
improvements endangered by flooding?
b. A change in the value of property and
impro.4emen:s exposed to geologic hazards
beyond accepted community risk standards?
10. Noise. Will the proposal increase existing
noise levels to the point at which accepted
community noise and vibration levels are
exceeded?
il.
Land Use. Will the proposal result in the
alteration of the present developed or
planned land use of an area? •
12. Open Space. Will the proposal
decrease in the -amount of desi
space?
13. Population. Will the proposal
a. Alteration or the location,
density, or growth rate of
population of the City?
b. Change in the population di
. age. income, religion, raci
group, occupational class.
lead to a
gnated open
result in:
distribution,
the human
stribution by
al, or ethnic
household type?
14. Emoloyinent. Will the 'proposal result in
additional new long-term jobs provided, or a
change in the number and per cent employed,
unemployed, and underemployed?
15. Housing,. Will the proposal result in:
a. Change in number and per cent of housing
units by type (price or rent range,
zoning category, owner -occupied end rental,
etc.) relative to demand or to number of
families in various income classes in the City?
b. Impacts on existing housing or creation of a
demand for additional housing?
16. Transportation/Circulation. Will the proposal
result in:
a. Generation of additional vehicular movement?
b. Effects on existing parking facilities, or
demand for new parking?
c. Impact upon existing transportation systems?
d. Alterations to present patterns of circulation
or movement of people and/or goods?
e. Increase in traffic hazards to motor vehicles,
bicyclists, or pedestrians?
17. Public Services. Will the proposal have an effect
upon, or result in a need for, new or altered
governmental services in any of the following
areas:
a. Fire protection?
b. Police protection?
c. Schools?
d. Parks or other recreational facilities?
e. Maintenance of public facilities, including
roads?
f. Other governmental services?
4.
Y_ Maybe, No
ememomo
25. Mandatory Findings of Signi9'icance.
a. Ooes the project have the potential to degrade
the quality of the environment or to curtail
the diversity in the environment?
b. Does the project have the potential to achieve
short-term, to the disadvantage of long-term,
environmental.goals? (A short-term impact on
the environment is one which occurs in a
relatively brief, definitive period of time
while long-term impacts will endure well into
the future.)
c. Ooes the project have impacts which are indi-
vidually limited, but cumulatively considerable?
(A project may impact on two or more separate
resources where the impact on each resource
is relatively small, but where the effect of
the total of those impacts on the environment
is significant.)
d. Ooes the project have environmental effects
which will cause substantial adverse effects
on human beings, either directly or indirectly?
6.
Y_ Maybe No
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Initial Study Prepared By: /`P�
RESOLUTION NO. 182
EXHIBIT "B"
REPORT TO THE
PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL
Accompanying
THE 4th AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDING
DRAINAGE FACILITIES AND OTHER PUBLIC FACILITIES
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
Prepared By:
The Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, California 92260
October 30, 1984
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
I. Introduction 1
II. The Reasons for Adding Activities to the Project Area 1
Figure 1. Project Area Boundaries See APPENDIX
Figure 2. Land Use See APPENDIX
III. Description of the Physical, Social, and Economic
Conditions Existing in the Project Area 2
IV. Proposed Method of Financing the Redevelopment
of the Amended Project Area 6
V. Proposed Method for the Relocation of Individuals,
Families, and Businesses Temporarily or Permanently
Displaced from the Project Area
10
VI. Analysis of the Preliminary Plan 10
VII. Report and Recommendation of the Planning Commission See APPENDIX
VIII. Summary of the Information Presented to the
Project Area Committee See APPENDIX
IX. Acquisition or Disposition of Property; Construction
of Buildings; Requirements before Action; Conference
with General Plan See APPENDIX
X. Environmental Impact Report See APPENDIX
XI. Neighborhood Impact Report 11
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I. INTRODUCTION
This report to the City Council of the City of Palm Desert on the 4th
Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan has been prepared pursuant to the
California Community Redevelopment Law, which states that the Amendment
to the Redevelopment Plan submitted by the Redevelopment Agency to the
City Council shall be accompanied by a report containing to the extent
warranted by the Amendment, the following:
(a) The reasons for the selection of the Project Area.
(b) A description of the physical, social, and economic conditions
existing in the area.
(c) The proposed method of financing the Redevelopment Project in
sufficient detail so that the City Council may determine the
economic feasibility of the Plan.
(d) A statement that persons or families of low and moderate income
displaced by any action of the Redevelopment Agency shall receive
relocation assistance in the manner and to the extent provided
by law.
(e) An analysis of the Redevelopment Plan.
(f) The summary of the meetings of the Project Area Committee.
(g) The report and recommendations of the Planning Commission.
(h) A statement that the City's General Plan and the Redevelopment
Plan are consistent.
(i) The Environmental Impact Report.
(j) The report of the County Fiscal Officer.
(k) A neighborhood impact report which describes in detail the impact.
(1) An analysis by the Agency of the report submitted by the County
Fiscal Officer, which includes a summary of the consultation with
the Agency, or attempts to consult by the Agency with each of
the local taxing agencies.
II. THE REASONS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE PROJECT AREA
Project Area No. 1, and the territory added thereto by the Second
Amendment was selected for redevelopment treatment because of several
blighting conditions prevalent within the Project Area, some of which
are the following:
A. The existence of commercial property and residential units subject
to being submerged, inundated, damaged or destroyed by flood waters
and accompanying debris.
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B. The existence of inadequate flood control and drainage facilities
designed to protect property and to insure access along roadways
which cannot be remedied by private or governmental action without
redevelopment.
C. An economic dislocation throughout the Project Area resulting from
the clear and present danger of flash flooding threats to public
,health, safety and welfare throughout the area, and the attendant
uncertainty of protection from floods.
III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS EXISTING
IN THE PROJECT AREA.
A. Physical Conditions:
1. Location
The boundaries of Project Area No. 1, as amended, are indicated
on Figure 1.
2. Land Use and Size
Project Area No. 1, as amended, is approximately.5,820 acres.
Figure 2 shows the existing land use for the Project Area.
3. Patterns of Development
a) Commercial Uses
Commercial uses have developed primarily along Highway
111 on both sides of the road. Areas of strip commercial
development are concentrated in two sections along the
highway between Parkview on the westerly Palm Desert
City limits and the City of Indian Wells City limits on
the east.
b) Residential Uses
With very few exceptions, the residential housing stock
of Palm Desert is modern and sound and is not considered
substandard.
However, much of the housing.Fhich is located on the south
side of Highway 111 is built on alluvial fans which are
geological ground foundations caused by deposits of rock and
soil deposited at the base of the natural run-off channels
of the Santa Rosa Mountain Range. Consequently, during heavy
rain in the mountains, these areas are subject to water run-
off and flood damage. Flood damage is also experienced in
residential and commercial areas from surface waters north
and south of Highway 111 due to natural run-off from the
higher ground to the Whitewater River.
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4. Circulation
Principal traffic routes in the Project Area that will be
affected by the flood control and drainage program of the
Redevelopment Agency are State Highway 111, an east/west
arterial connecting the upper and lower Coachella Valley,
and State Highway 74, a north/south route providing
regional access to the Hemet and San Diego areas. Minor
arterials that could be affected include Cook Street,
Fairway Drive, Portola and Fred Waring Drive.
According to City's general plan EIR, many of the afore-
mentioned routes are operating below ultimate capacity.
The only exception is State Highway 111 at the vicinity of
Monterey Avenue where existing winter daily traffic volumes
is 29,500 and existing capacity is 29,000 vehicles.
5. Flood and Flood Control
The Project Area is presently protected by the Palm Valley
Stormwater channels from regional floodwaters. Financing
for this project was provided by ,the Redevelopment Agency
in 1982.
The above described project was intended to protect the
Project Area from regional floods. In addition, the Project
Area is subject to flooding from lack of surface and sub-
surface drainage facilities. Flooding can and does occur
from rainwater falling within the City limits. Such flood-
ing and need for facilities is described in the City's
Master Drainage Plan.
B. Social Conditions
1. Household Characteristics
a) Housing Mix
The following table represents 1984 Palm Desert housing
mix: (Calif. Department of Finance).
Total Houses Single Family 2-4Units 5 or More Mobile Homes
12,304 9,150 1,156 1,202 796
While 18% of the housing stock is comprised of multi -family
housing, renters comprise 32% of total households. Since 1980,
1,610 single family homes have been constructed in comparison
to 28 multi -family units.
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b) Housing Condition:
Most of the housing in the City of Palm Desert has been constructed
since 1960. Gnerally homes in even the oldest neighborhoods are
less than 25 years old. As a result, surveys by the City's Depart-
ment of Building and Safety indicates that no more than 20
dwellings could be classified as substandard. This does not mean
that a potential problem does not exist. Many older homes are at
a state where significant rehabilitation will be required within
the next five years to prevent decline to a substandard condition.
2. Population Characteristics:
The California Department of Finance estimated Palm Desert's 1984 per-
manent population to be 14,557 in 6,406 households. Growth projections
for the next 5 years vary between 3% and 5% per year.
The two most populous age categories identified in the 1980 census were
65+ (2,176 - 18%) and 25-34 (1,830 - 16%). This compares with 1,185 -
10% for the 45-54 age category. Median age was 35. The dominance of
young adults and seniors is responsible for a large number of small,
often childless, households. One and two'person households account for
72% of the Palm Desert total. Sixty-five percent (65%) of married
couples have no children. Only 824 households (7%) have more than three
members. These young and old households generally represent the demo-
graphic groups with the lowest incomes. The 45-54 age group, usually
associated with the highest income producing period, comprises the
smallest segment of the Palm Desert Community.
C. Economic Conditions
1. Income and Employment
Median household income in 1980 was $19,647. Total employment was 5,681.
Service and sales accounted for 68%. With the opening of a major
regional retail mall and growth in the hotel and restaurant industry, the
retail/service sector will become even more dominant in the future.
There were 179 families living below the poverty line of which 32 were
female heads and household with children. There were no households with
heads over 65 below the poverty lines.
Income
TABLE I
INCOME DISTRIBUTION 1980 U. S. CENSUS
Households
7.
Less than $10,000 1,152 22%
10,000 - 20,000 1,521 297.
20,000 - 30,000 922 15%
30,000 - 50,000 1,038 20%
50,000 + 611 12%
TOTAL: $ 5,244
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2. The Local Economy
The economy of Palm Desert is service oriented, based primarily on
tourism, second homes, vacationing and retirement. Within the past five
years, the construction industry has played a major economic role in the
community. The construction of new homes and condominimums plus commer-
cial development in Palm Desert has been a major local economic factor
as evidenced by the increased taxable assessed valuations. This can be
seen in Talbe II.
TABLE II
TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION
Year Palm Desert
1977/78 $324,886,104
1978/79 391,275,676
1979/80 570,183,668
1980/81 882,978,652
1981/82 964,748,437
1982/83 1,109,832,634
1983/84 1,250,488,570
1984/85 1,592,852,659
NOTE: Assessed valuations have been computed on 100% Assessor's value
for year prior to 1981/82.
The primary commercial areas within the City are primarily located along
Highway 111. El Paseo in Palm Desert provides an additional and very
important commercial area in Palm Desert.
While commercial development provides many benefits to the local economy
such as jobs, services, sales, etc., a major benefit to the local
governmental economy is the related taxes, fees and permits derived from
commercial activity. The major source of revenue to the local government
from commercial development is the related sales tax. Table III shows
the recent history of taxable sales for the area.
TABLE III
TAXABLE SALES
Year Palm Desert
1976 $39,639,000
1977 49,048,000
1978 59,826,000
1979 72,451,000
1980 78,504,000
1981 93,119,000
1982 103,019,000
1983 127,261,000
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While the economic picture of the Project Area appears to be strong,
the clear and present danger of flooding and lack of drainage facil-
ities will seriously affect and restrict the continued health of the
economy. As the area's residential and commercial population increase
through traffic on Highway 111, so will the potential danger increase
with future flooding. This may well hamper commercial activity within
the Project Area as potential businesses seek out facilities in other
cities where the hazards, potential losses and uncertainty of floods
are less pronounced.
Thus, while the current economy appears to be strong, it is almost
exclusively service -oriented and highly competitive within the region.
Therefore, it will no doubt be adversely impacted by the continuing
threat of watershed and surface run-off, debris accumulation and water
damage.
IV. PROPOSED METHOD OF FINANCING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE AMENDED PROJECT AREA.
A. Description of the Proposed Redevelopment Flood Control Projects.
The proposed Palm Desert Redevelopment Project for Flood Control and
drainage facilities provides the necessary' funding for the design and•
construction of drainage improvements as recommended in the Master •
Drainage Plan dated August 1976, prepared by Harold Howsley in associ-
ation with Willdan and Associates.
Recommended facilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Construction of underground drainage system to include subsurface
pipes and inlets.
2. Street improvements to channelize and direct water.
3. Catch basins and related improvements.
Precise design and engineering of these facilities will be prepared by
engineering firms in accordance with the Master Drainage Plan.
B. Cost of Proposed Project
Project Area No. 1, as amended in 1981, provides for financing and con-
struction of the Palm Valley Stormwater Project. This amendment
authorizes the Agency to finance drainage facilities identified in the
Master Drainage Plan dated August 1976.
It is currently estimated that the Master Drainage Plan would cost
around $40,000,000 dollars to implement. The Master Drainage Plan
includes, however, surface improvements such as curbs and gutters which
are currently being financed by assessment districts paid for by property
owners.
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In addition, portions of the plan have been constructed by private
developers as a City condition to development. This amendment
authorizes the Redevelopment Agency to receive an additional $40,000
of tax increment from the amended area that can be used to construct
drainage facilities, bridges and public buildings.
C. Description of Possible Financing Methods
The Agency, with the approval of the City Council, is authorized to
finance this project with financial assistance from the City, State of
California, Federal Government, property tax increments, interest
income, Agency bonds, or any other available source.
Advances and loans for survey and planning and for the operation capital
for nominal administration of this project have been and are to be pro-
vided by the City until adequate tax increments or other funds are
available or sufficiently assured to repay the loans and to permit
borrowing adequate working capital from sources other than the City.
The City as it is able will also supply additional assistance through
City loans and grants for various public facilities.
The Agency is authorized to obtain advances, borrow funds and create
indebtedness in carrying out this Plan. The principal and interest. on
such advances, funds, and indebtedness may be paid from tax increments
or any other funds available to the Agency.
The City may expend money to assist the Agency in carrying out this
project. To this end, the City has undertaken assessment districts to
assist with those facilities recommended in the Master Drainage Plan
that are legally appropriate for financing by property assessments.
D. Current Alternatives to Financing Redevelopment Project.
One purpose of establishing the Redevelopment Project is to establish a
financial mechanism to protect the community from watershed run-off and
surface drainage when no other revenue source exists. The Palm Desert
Redevelopment Agency may undertake an eligible redevelopment project if
it can be proven that:
1. No other funds are reasonably available to undertake such a project;
and
2. The project will benefit the Project Area.
The following justifies why the Agency should undertake this amendment.
As a result of Proposition 13, the possibility of financing the needed
drainage through general obligation bonds is currently not a reality.
In addition, local agencies are specifically prohibited from levying
property taxes for any purpose other than for the payment of principal
and interes on indebtedness approved by the voters prior to July 1, 1978.
In 1979, the City authorized a financial feasibility study to determine
alternatives in financing the needed facilities. The study completed in
October of 1979 by the firms of Willdan Associates, F. MacKenzie Brown,
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Miller & Schroeded Municipals, Inc., and Clayson, Rothrock & Mann
reached the following conclusions:
1. Financing by Assesment District proceedings for "Off -Site Improve-
ments" (Flood Control) would encounter substantial legal problems
in determining specific benefits to individual properties.
2. General Obligation Bonds are no longer available as a result of
Article 13A of the California Constitution.
3. Redevelopment Agency involvement is appropriate since the situation
qualified as_a blighting condttiori. Modification of the existing
boundaries would have to be considered in order to provide enough
tax increment to fund the improvements.
E. Proposed Method for Funding of Flood Control and Drainage Projects
The Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency Project Area boundaries have been
expanded to allow the inclusion of sufficient improved and unimproved
land to finance the needed flood control and drainage projects. The
following specific steps have been taken:
1. The expanded project area boundaries includes that. portion of
territory in Riverside_ County south and west of the Palm Desert City
limits to the base of the hills, pursuant to Section 33213 of the
California Health and Safety Code, the County of Riverside has
approved an ordinance allowing the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
to plan redevelopment activities in the area and that the County of
Riverside approve the Amended Redevelopment Plan subsequent to the
Agency approval.
2. That the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency has requested a commit-
ment of funds from the City of Rancho Mirage Redevelopment Agency
sufficient to fund that portion of the Monterey Bridge crossing at
the Whitewater Channel.
3. Current developments benefiting from the Redevelopment Project con-
tribute to offset a portion of project costs through City imposed
Master Drainage fees.
F. Tax Increment Financial Feasibility
The following analysis shows that it is feasible for the Palm Desert
Redevelopment Agency to finance the proposed added projects through the
use of tax increment supplemented by City contributions. As a result of
Proposition 13, increases in locally assessed valuation can be caused by
the following factors:
1. A minimum yearly increase in property valuation of 2%
2. Added valuations as a result of additions to existing construction.
3. Increased valuations as a result of changes in property ownership.
4. New construction.
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Table IV represents a summary of the projected tax increments that
can be derived from the Palm Desert Redevelopment Plan. In order
to compute projected tax increment available to the Agency, the
following assumptions have been made:
1. In accordance with the provisions of Proposition 13, assessed
valuation in the Project Area will increase automatically by 2%.
2. An analysis of building permits issued in the City of Palm Desert
shows that from the period of July, 1976, through March, 1981,
building valuation for additions to existing construction add
about 1% to the yearly assessed valuation.
3. Information on the 1984-85 Riverside County Assessment Roll pro-
vided by the County Assessor reveals a constant increase of
property values within the Project Area.
4. Information provided by the Planning Department of the City of
Palm Desert on projected new developments is included to project
a factor for new construction.
Year
TABLE IV
Tax Increment Projections
Core Commercial
Area Added 1981
1983-84 1,680,908 2,607,717
1984-85 2,600,000 2,500,000
1985-86 3,000,000 2,900,000
1986-87 3,400,000 3,100,000
V. PROPOSED METHOD FOR RELOCATION OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES
TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DISPLACED FROM THE PROJECT AREA
It is not contemplated that it will be necessary to relocate any persons
displaced by flood control improvements. If such relocation is neces-
sary, the Agency will employ an experienced relocation consultant or
provide adequate relocation training for existing staff personnel. The
Agency will provide relocation payments to displaced persons in the
manner and to the extent provided by law. In any event, if relocation
of persons or families is necessary, no persons or families of low or
moderate income shall be displaced unless or until there is a suitable
housing unit available and ready for occupancy by such displaced person
or family at rents comparable to those at the time of their displacement.
Such housing units shall be suitable to the needs of such displaced
persons or families, and shall be decent, safe, sanitary, and otherwise
standard dwellings. The Agency shall not displace such person or family
until such housing units are available and ready for occupancy.
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VI. ANALYSIS OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAN
The Preliminary Plan for Project Area No. 1, and the Amended Preliminary
Plan regarding the territory added to the Project Area by the second
Amendment were generally provided for boundaries, land uses, impacts and
showed how the purposes of the Community Redevelopment Law would be
attained by redevelopment. The Amended Preliminary Plan noted that
conformance to the standards contained in the Redevelopment Plan, as
amended, for the project will materially contribute towards the elimin-
ation of physical blight and its obvious causes, and that implementation
of the Redevelopment Plan, as amended, would eliminate the following
blighting conditions:
1. The existence of commercial property and residential units
subject to being submerged, inundated, damaged or destroyed by
flood waters and accompanying debris.
2. The existence of inadequate flood control facilities designed to
protect property and to insure access along roadways which cannot
be remedied by private or govermental actions without redevelop-
ment.
3. An economic dislocation throughout the Project Area resulting
from the clear and present danger of flash flooding, threats to
public health, safety and welfare throughout the area, and the
attendant uncertainty of protection from floods.
VII. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Planning Commission Resolution No. approving this proposed Amend-
ment to the Redevelopment Plan and finding it in conformity with the
General Plan of the City of Palm Desert. (See APPENDIX)
VIII. SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED TO THE PROJECT AREA COMMITTEE
The Project Area Committee has been provided with all information
contained in this report, as well as the proposed Amendment to the
Redevelopment Plan. Minutes of the Project Area Committee meetings
are included in the APPENDIX.
IX. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY: CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS:
REQUIREMENTS BEFORE ACTION: COMFORMANCE WITH GENERAL PLAN
See APPENDIX
X. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
See APPENDIX
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XI. NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT REPORT
This Neighborhood Impact report describes in detail, the impact of the
proposed Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan upon resiidents of the
Project Area and the surrounding areas in terms of the following:
A. Relocation
B. Traffic Circulation
C. Environmental Quality
D. Availability
E. Effect on School Population and Quality of Education
F. Property Assessments and Taxes
G. Low and Moderate Income Housing
The proposed Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan proposes no changes in
land uses from those contained within the City's General Plan. Further-
more, the corrections of flooding problems which are primary parts of
the Plan are also addressed in the General Plan. The Housing Element of
the Plan addresses the needs of the City's existing low and moderate
income residential population and adds needed housing for low-income
elderly residents.
A. Relocation
It is not contemplated that it will be necessary to relocate any
persons displaced by flood control improvements. If such relocation
is necessary, the Agency shall provide relocation assistance and
relocation payments to displaced persons in the manner and to the
extent provided by law, in accordance with Section V of this report.
B. Traffic Circulation
Traffic circulation within the Project Area should be significantly
improved through the implementation of the proposed Amendment to the
Redevelopment Plan. Specifically, the hazardous traffic conditions
that result after flooding Highway 111 and local streets which
endangered local residents and visitors alike will be eliminated.
C. Environmental Quality
The impact of the proposed Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan on the
environmental quality of the neighborhoods within the territory to
be added to the Project Area is discussed in detail in the Negative
Declaration prepared by the City of Palm Desert.
D. Availability of Community Facility and Services
The availability of community facilities and services within the
territory to be added to the Project Area should in no way be adver-
sely affected by the implementation of the proposed Amendment to the
Redevelopment Plan. The flood control improvements will improve the
access to such community services and facilities.
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E. Effect on School Population
School population may be affected by the implementation of the
proposed Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan. Other than residen-
tial development which may be facilitated by the proposed flood
control improvements and the possible attendant increase in school
population, there is no anticipated effect on the quality of the
education within the Project Area.
F. Property Assessments and Taxes
Assessed value may be expected to rise due to the alleviation of
flood problems. The rise due to these improvements is expected to
be substantial even as the prices in the area appear to be rising
with inflation.
G. Low and Moderate Income Housing.
There are no dwelling units housing persons and families of low
or moderate income expected to be destroyed or removed from the low
or moderate income housing market as part of this Amendment. There
are no persons and families of low or moderate income expected to
be'displaced by the project: No•housing expected'to be rehabilitated,
developed, or constructed pursuant to Section 33413 as a result of
this Amendment. There are no dwelling units housing persons and
families of low or moderate income planned for construction or
rehabilitation.
RESOLUTION NO. 132
EXHIBIT "C"
AMENDMENT
TO THE
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
PROJECT AREA► NO. 1
INTRODUCTION
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, pursuant to
Ordinance No. 80 of the City, approved and adopted the
Redevelopment Plan for Project Area No. 1 of the Agency on
July 16, 1975. Thereafter, on March 24, 1977, the City
Council, pursuant to Ordinance No. 157 of the City, approved
and adopted an Amendment making certain changes to the text
of such Redevelopment Plan.
On November 25, 1981, the City Council., pursuant to. -
Ordinance No. 275 of the City, approved and adopted a second
Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan which added a
substantial amount of new territory to Project Area No. 1.
The second Amendment did not affect and made no changes to
the text of the Redevelopment Plan with respect to the
territory included within the original boundaries of Project
Area No. 1. The application of the text and of the second
Amendment was and is confined to the territory added to the
Project Area pursuant to the second Amendment. On October
13, 1983, the City Council, pursuant to Ordinance No. 324 of
the City, further amended the Redevelopment Plan by deleting
a portion of the territory added to Project Area No. 1 pur-
suant to the second Amendment which was within the
territorial limits of the City of Indian wells.
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This Fourth Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan makes
certain changes to the text of the original Redevelopment
Plan (Section 2 hereof) and to the text of the second
Amendment sections 3 through 10 hereof). The changes made
by this Amendment to the text of the second Amendment are
not to be construed to amend, modify, change or affect in
any way the text of the original Redevelopment Plan as it
applies to the territory within the original boundaries of
Project Area No. 1 and the taxes allocated to the Agency
from such territory.
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Section 1. The following terms shall have the following
meanings in this Amendment unless the context requires
otherwise:
"Agency" means the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency.
"Amendment" or "Fourth" Amendment means this fourth
amendment to the Redevelopment Plan.
"City" means the City of Palm Desert, California.
"City Council" means.the City Council of the.City..
"First Amendment" means the first amendment to the
Redevelopment Plan, approved and adopted by Ordinance No.
157 of the City.
"Project Area" means the territory included within
the original boundaries of Project Area No. 1 of the Agency,
as set forth in the Redevelopment Plan approved and adopted
by Ordinance No. 80 of the City.
"Redevelopment Plan" means the Redevelopment Plan for
the Project Area.
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"Second Amendment" means the second amendment to
the Redevelopment Plan, approved and adopted by Ordinance
No. 275 of the City.
"Territory Added to the Project Area" means the
territory added to the Project Area pursuant to the Second
Amendment.
"Third Amendment" means the third amendment to the
Redevelopment Plan, approved and adopted by Ordinance No.
324 of the City.
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Section 2. Section 10 on page 37 of the Redevelop-
ment Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:
"10. DURATION OF THIS PLAN
Except for the nondiscrimination and nonsegregation
provisions which shall run in perpetuity, the provisions
of this Plan shall be effective and the provisions of
other documents formulated pursuant to this Plan may be
made effective for 45 years from the date of adoption of
this Plan by the City Council. Hy resolution, the
Agency may.provide-that the provisions of this Plan
shall be effective and that the provisions of other
documents formulated pursuant to this Plan may be made
effective beyond forty-five years upon a finding and
determination by the Agency set forth in such resolution
that extending the duration is necessary and appropriate
in connection with the effective redevelopment of the
Project Area or any territory added to the Project Area
pursuant to an amendment to this Plan."
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Section 3. Section 4 on page 2 of the Second Amendment
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 4: AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Redevelopment Plan are fully
discussed in the 'Redevelopment Plan, Project Area No.
One' (pages 8 and 9), adopted by the City Council on July
6, 1975, (Ordinance No. 80) and the 'Environmental Impact
Report for the Redevelopment of Project Area No. 1' (page
2).
The objectives of the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan
are limited to:
1. The elimination or alleviation of flooding of
property within the Project Area due to the laying
out of lots in disregard of the contours and other
topography or physical conditions of the ground and
. surrounding conditions.
2. The provision of flood control facilities which
cannot be provided by private or governmental
action without redevelopment and which are neces-
sary to solve the flooding problems.
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3. The provision of drainage facilities throughout the
Project Area and the territory added to the Project
Area pursuant to this Amendment.
4. The provision of bridges across the Whitewater
Channel -at Monterey Avenue and Portola Avenue.
5. The provision of county public buildings, such as
public safety buildings and correctional
facilities. "
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Section 4. Section 5 beginning on page 2 and continuing
to page 3 of the Second Amendment is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"SECTION 5: PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT ACTIONS
In addition to those actions proposed in the Palm
Desert Redevelopment Plan, the Agency proposes to
eliminate and prevent the spread of blight in the
Project Area by such actions as:
1. Installation, construction, or reconstruction of
flood control improvements, where necessary to
accomplish flood control objectives, the installa-
tion and construction of drainage facilities,
bridges and public buildings.
The following is a summary of flood control work the
Agency intends to undertake. The Agency intends to
implement Alternative lA modified as originally
described in the report 'Engineering Report on
Preliminary Design and Cost Estimate for Flood Control
Works for Palm Desert - Rancho Mirage - Indian Wells by
Bechtel, Inc.' This alternative represents the concept
of diverting all flood waters emanating from the Dead
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Indian and Carrizo Creek Canyons into the existing Palm
Valley Channel. This is combined with the concept of
diverting all flood waters from Deep Canyon flowing
through the existing Deep Canyon Channel through Indian
Wells, as is presently the case. A series of debris
basins, collector channels and storm channels will be
either constructed or strengthened in Dead Indian,
Carrizo Creek, and Cat Creek Canyons. A more detailed
description of Alternative IA modified appears in the
Appendix.
.2. . Review of proposed developments to. assure their .
conformance with the objectives and proposals of
this Amended Plan.
The proposed Redevelopment actions are imperative due to
two disastrous floods in 1976 and 1979 that devastated
Palm Desert and surrounding communities. On September
9, 1976, rainfall from tropical storm Kathleen began
falling on the City of Palm Desert and surrounding
mountains. Relatively intense rainfall continued
throughout the evening ?nd into the afternoon of
September l0th. Before the day was over, runoff from
Carrizo, Grapevine and Dead Indian Creeks had created a
wall of water several feet high that raced northeasterly
through the urbanized area of Palm Desert. Upon
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reaching the Whitewater River Stormwater Channel, the
main body of water had widened to nearly a mile. In its
path, it had caused extensive damage to 500 homes in
Palm Desert and 40 homes in Rancho Mirage. Damage
estimates totaled $6,299,000 in Palm Desert and $180,000
in Rancho Mirage.
On September 23, 1976, another storm of very high
intensity again hit the Palm Desert area. The extent of
the damage was intensified as a result of the effects of
Tropical Storm Kathleen two weeks earlier. On this
occasion,. the damage was estimated.. at $900,000 in Palm
•Desert alone.
Once again in July of 1979, the Palm Desert area was hit
by torrential rains. Flood waters roared out of the
local canyons to the extent that the Cities of Palm
Desert, Rancho Mirage, and Indian Wells suffered
extensive flood damage. Damages in Rancho Mirage
totaled $7,200,000 while in Palm Desert final estimates
of flood -related damage totaled $18,360,000. In Palm
Desert alone, 3,920 hosing units experience flood
damage. In Indian Wells, flooding occurred due to
overflow of water from the Deep Canyon Stormwater
Channel. This channel was overtopped as water from Dead
Indian Creek, Carrizo Creek and Deep Canyon was directed
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through a system of dikes and channels into the Deep
Canyon Stormwater Channel. Despite the breach of a sand
dike above the City of Palm Desert which dissipated much
of the flow from Dead Indian Canyon and Carrizo Creek,
the water traveling through the Deep Canyon Channel
exceeded that channel's capacity, resulting in damage to
approximately 60 homes in Indian Wells along with
substantial damage to public facilities.
In July, 1979, the area experienced another storm.
Although not of the same magnitude as the 1976 storm,
damage accorded primarily in the area of. Highway 111.
Damage occurred as a result of water flowing from above
Palm Desert, down Portola Avenue and subsequently east
down State Highway 111."
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Section 5. Paragraph E of Section 6 beginning on page 6
and continuing to page 7 of the Second Amendment is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"E. Project Impact on Residents And Surrounding
Neighborhoods
The proposed project, which is the addition of territory
to an already existing Redevelopment area, is for the
purpose of financing and construction of flood control
facilities which will benefit the Cities of Palm Desert,
Indian Wells, and Rancho Mirage. Other proposed
projects are the installation of drainage facilities,
bridges and public buildings. The flood control project
will provide two major benefits to residents and
surrounding neighborhoods. Firstly, it will protect the
life, health, and property, which are constantly
threatened by flooding.
The Project Area is subject to flooding from two primary
sources. Flooding can and does occur from local flows
out of the adjoining Santa Rosa Mountains primarily from
Cat Creek, Dead Indian: Carrizo, and Deep Canyons and
has resulted in extensive damage to public and private
property.
The Project Area is prone to serious flooding from .
"watershed runoff. The City lies at the base of the
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Santa Rosa Mountains whose steep gradients and barren
rocky slopes wash water and debris down canyons and onto
the alluvial fan contained within the Project Area.
Considerable erosion occurs during the flooding process
with eroded materials being deposited along roadways,
across properties and inside commercial and residential
structures. Severe damage has been sustained throughout
the Project Area in the flood of September, 1976, and in
the flood of July, 1979. In both occurrences, the City
was declared both a Local and Federal Disaster Area.
Without the development of flood control facilities
proposedby the Redevelopment Plan, .the entire. Project
Area will continue to be subject to the hazards and
economic losses resulting from the flooding conditions.
Secondly, the proposed flood control project will delete
all the area within the Redevelopment area boundaries
from the provisions of the Federal Flood Insurance
regulations, thereby creating a substantial savings to
area residents for flood insurance premiums and
restrictive land use and building requirements."
Section 6. Paragraph B of Section 15 beginning on
page 8 and continuing to page 9 of the Second Amendment is
hereby amended to read as follows:
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"H. Public Improvements
The Agency is authorized to install and construct or to
cause to be installed or constructed the flood control
facilities and drainage facilities necessary to carry
out the Plan. The Agency may also install and construct
bridges and public buildings. Pursuant to Health &
Safety Code Section 33445, the Agency may, with the
consent of the City Council, pay all or part of the
value of any real property which is owned or which may
be acquired by the City or other public agency within
the areas shown for flood control improvements, drainage
_facilities, bridges or public buildings.
Pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section 33445, the
Agency may, with the consent of the City Council, pay
all or part of the cost of the installation and con-
struction of any flood control facility or flood control
improvement, drainage facilities, bridges or public
buildings. Such drainage facilities are generally
described in the 'City of Palm Desert, Master Drainage
Plan,' dated August, 1976, prepared by Harold Howsley,
in association with Wii'.dan and Associates. Such
bridges will generally be located across the Whitewater
Channel at Monterey Avenue and Portola Avenue, and such
public buildings will be county public safety buildings
and correctional facilities."
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Section 7. Section 23 on page 11 of the Second
Amendment is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 23. LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS WHICH
MAY BE DIVIDED AND ALLOCATED TO THE
AGENCY FROM THE AMENDED AREA
The limit on the number of dollars of taxes which may be
divided and allocated to the Agency from the area added
to the Project Area by this Amendment pursuant to
Section 21 hereof and Section 3.3670(b) is one hundred
.fifty million dollars ($150,000,000)."
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Section 8. Section 24 on page 11 of the Second
Amendment is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 24: TIME LIMIT ON THE ESTABLISHING OF LOANS,
ADVANCES, AND INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE IN
WHOLE OR IN PART THE REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT
Loans, advances and indebtedness to finance in whole or
in part the Redevelopment Project contemplated by this
Amendment and secured by the taxes allocated pursuant to
Section 23 above shall be established or incurred within
fifteen (15) years following the effective date of
adoption of the ordinance adopting this Amendment. Such
loans, advances or indebtedness may be repaid over a
period of time longer than such limit."
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Section 9. Section 25 on page 11 of the Second
Amendment is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 25: LIMITATION ON THE AMOUNT OF BONDED
INDEBTEDNESS
The limit on the amount of bonded indebtedness to be
paid in whole or in part from allocation of taxes
pursuant to Section 23 of this Amendment, which can be
outstanding at one time is fifty million dollars
($50,0.00,000).." . .
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Section 10. Section 31 on page 12 of the Second
Amendment is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 31: DURATION OF THIS AMENDMENT
Except for the nondiscrimination and nonsegregation
provisions which shall run in perpetuity, the provisions
of this Amendment shall be effective and the provisions
of other documents formulated pursuant to this Plan may
be made effective for 35 years from the date of adoption
of this Amendment by Ordinance of the City. By
resolution, the Agency may provide that the provisions
of this .Amendment shall be effective .and that. the .
provisions of other documents formulated pursuant to
this Amendment may be made effective beyond thirty-five
years upon a finding and determination by the Agency set
forth in such resolution that extending the duration is
necessary and appropriate in connection with the
redevelopment of the Territory added to the Project Area
pursuant to this Amendment."
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Section 11. Sections 3 through 10 of this Fourth
Amendment are intended to and shall apply only to the
provisions of the Second Amendment. Sections 3 through 10
of this Fourth Amendment are not intended to and shall not
be construed to amend, modify, change or affect in any way
the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan.
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