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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA RES 338RESOLUTION NO. 338 A RESOLUTION OF THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING PAYMENT BY THE AGENCY FOR ALL OR PART OF THE — VALUE OF THE LAND FOR AND THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, STRUCTURES AND IMPROVEMENTS (CIVIC CENTER) THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 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, �Y �ea.), and in particular Section 33445 thereof, the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") is paying for all or part of the value of the land for and the cost of the installation and construction of a civic center, which is developed with the following uses: a baseball field, a soccer field, a tot lot park, a picnic area, an amphitheater, a lake, a gymnasium, a date palm preserve, a building used as a sheriff's station and a building used as a YMCA (collectively, the "Improvements"). The Agency proposes to donate the above- described land and Improvements to the City of Palm Desert (the "City"). The civic center site encompasses approximates 60 acres and is bounded approximately on the north by Magnesia Falls Drive, on the south by Fred Waring Drive, on the west by San Pablo Avenue, and on the east by the San Pasqual storm drain channel. The civic center is located in the territory added to Project Area No. 1 of the Agency by Ordinance No. 275 of the City, adopted on November 25, 1981 (the "Added Territory"). The Added Territory is an area which has previously been identified in the Redevelopment Plan as a blighted area. The area has previously been determined to create a social and economic burden which cannot reasonably be expected to be reversed or alleviated by private enterprise or governmental action, or both, without redevelopment. _ 970131 P6902-00001 dcs 1672745 5 1 RESOLUTION NO. 338 The recreational Improvements, such as the baseball field, soccer field, YMCA, tot lot park, picnic area, amphitheater, 1ake, gymnasium, and the date palm preserve, 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 Added Territory, 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 Improvements. The sheriff's station provides a new, modern and efficient police facility to serve the residents and taxpayers of the City, including the residents and taxpayers of the Added Territory, and the other Project Areas of the Agency as well. The sheriff's station affords a greater law enforcement presence in the Added Territory, as well as the rest of the City. This assists in reducing crime, all for the benefit of the public health, safety and general welfare of the residents and taxpayers of the City. The construction of the Improvements on previously vacant, underutilized land assists in remedying the lack of adequate public improvements and revitalization of the Added Territory, encourages private sector investment and creates job opportunities, all for the health, safety and welfare of the residents and the taxpayers of the City. Section 2. The budget constraints of the City prevent the City from financing the 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 970131 P6902-00001 dcs 1672745 5 2 RESOLUTION NO. 338 two-thirds vote and assessment financing may not be expressly authorized. Section 3. The Agency hereby finds and deter.mines that based upon the foregoing and other information presented to the Agency: (i) the Improvements are of benefit to the Added Ter�ritory 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 Improvements assists in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the Added Territory by remedying the lack of adequate public improvements, assisting in the revitalization of the Added Territory, providing increased recreational and employment opportunities, and encouraging private sector investment, (iii) the payment of funds for the acquisition of the land and the cost of the 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 acquisition of the land and the Improvements are available to the City. Section 4. Following notice duly given, the City — Council and the Agency have held a public hearing pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33679 on the payment by the Agency for all or a part of the value of the above-described land and the cost of the installation and construction of the Improvements. Section 5. The Agency hereby approves payment by the Agency for all or a part of the value of the above-described land and the cost of the installation and construction of the Improvements and hereby approves the transfer by the Agency to the City of such land and Improvements. 970131 P6402-00001 dcs 1672745 5 3 RESOLUTION NO. 338 Section 6. The Chairman of the Agency is hereby authorized to execute any instruments reasonably necessary to cause such transfer to occur. 1997. AYES: NOES: PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 13th day of February, BENSON, CRITES, SNYDER, SPIEGEL AND KELLY NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE Attest: Richard S. Kelly, Chairman r �� � �-� �. � ���-� �-�Sheil �. Gilligan, Secretary � � 970131 P6402-00001 dcs 1672745 5 — 4 —