HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA RES 363RESOLUTION NO. 363
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 (VISITORS
INFORMATION CENTER)
THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HEREBY FINDS,
DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section l. Pursuant to provisions of the Community
Redevelopment Law (California Health and Safety Code Section
33000, ��ec�.), 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 visitors information center
(the "Improvements"). The Agency proposes to donate the above-
described land and Improvements to the City of Palm Desert (the
"City" ) .
The visitors information center site encompasses 12,632
square feet and is bounded approximately on the south by Fred
Waring Drive and on the east by Monterey Avenue. The visitors
i information center is located in Project Area No. 1 of the Agency
pursuant to Ordinance No. 80 of the City, adopted on July 16,
1975 (the "Project Area").
The Project Area 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.
The construction of the Improvements on previously
vacant, underutilized land assists in remedying the lack of
adequate public improvements and revitalization of the Project
Area, encourages private sector investment and creates job
opportunities, all for the health, safety and welfare of the
residents and the taxpayers of the City.
�ection 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 bene�itting 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 Agency hereby finds and determines that
based upon the foregoing and other information presented to the
Agency: (i) the Improvements are of benefit to the Project Area
and to the immediate area 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 Project Area by
remedying the lack of adequate public improvements, assisting in
the revitalization of the Project Area, providing increased
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 abave-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.
Section 6. The Chairman of the Agency is hereby
authorized to execute any instruments reasonably necessary to
cause such transfer to occur.
1998
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of October,
AYES: Crites, Ferguson, Kelly, Spiegel, Benson
NOES : None
ABSENT : None
ABSTAIN : None
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Chairman
Sheila R. Gilligan/�ecretary