HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA RES 395RESOLUTION NO. 395
A RESOLUTION OF THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
_ APPROVING PAYMENT BY THE AGENCY OF ALL OR A PART OF THE
VALUE OF THE LAND FOR AND THE COST OF THE INSTALLATION AND
CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO FRED WARING DRIVE
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, et se�c.), and in particular Section 33445 thereof, the
Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") proposes to pay
for all or a part of the value of the land for and the cost of
the installation and construction of improvements to Fred Waring
Drive. The proposed improvements to Fred Waring Drive include
the widening of Fred Waring Drive between San Pascual Avenue and
Deep Canyon Road from four lanes to six lanes, and the
installation and construction of bike lanes, golf cart paths,
sidewalks, landscaped parkways and medians (the "Improvements").
A needs analysis performed by the City of Palm Desert
Public Works Department in 1999 found that portions of Fred
Waring Drive were operating at a Level of Service ("LOS") "D" or
lower. The analysis also found that other portions of Fred
Waring Drive that were operating at LOS "C" would likely decline
to LOS "E" by the year 2003. The City has established LOS "C" as
its standard, meaning that current traffic on parts of Fred
Waring Drive exceeds the City's standards for a four lane road.
The proposed Improvements are located in Project Area
No. 1 of the Agency (the "Project Area"). The City Council has
previously determined that the Project Area 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. Among other things, the Project Area contains
vacant and underutilized properties, properties which suffer from
depreciated or stagnant property values, and deteriorated, aged
and obsolete buildings. In addition, the Project Area is
characterized by the existence of inadequate public improvements
and public facilities, including inadequate circulation
improvements which cannot be remedied by private or governmental
action without redevelopment.
Fred Waring Drive is a major east - west arterial in
the City, which runs parallel to Highway 111. The proposed
Improvements will improve traffic circulation within the Project
- Area and thereby mitigate congestion and safety hazards, all for
the benefit of the health, safety and welfare of the residents
and taxpayers of the Project Area. The widening of Fred Waring
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Drive will improve traffic circulation on Fred Waring Drive and
also provide an alternative to Highway 111 (which is located in
the Project Area), thereby diverting traffic from Highway 111
onto Fred Waring Drive and relieving traffic congestion on �
Highway 111. The proposed Improvements will thereby assist in
the elimination of conditions of blight within the Project Area
which are caused by inadequate public improvements. This in turn
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
the Project Area, thereby facilitating the redevelopment of the
Project Area.
Section 2. The budget constraints of the City prevent
the City from financing the Improvements by any means. No moneys
of the City are available to pay for the cost of the
Improvements. 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 and, in
addition, special taxes require a two-thirds vote and assessments
are subject to a majority protest.
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 the immediate neighborhood in which the project is located;
(ii) the payment of funds for the acquisition of land and the
cost of the Improvements will assist in the elimination of one or
more blighting conditions inside the Project Area; (iii) the
payment of funds for the acquisition of 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 Impravements is
available to the City.
Section 4. The Agency hereby approves payment by the
Agency for all or a part of the value of the land for and the
cost of the installation and construction of the Improvements,
including, but not limited to, the costs of installation and
construction, environmental studies, design services, the
acquisition of necessary rights-of-way, and relocation pa1rments
and replacement housing costs, fram any revenues of the Agency
lawfully available therefor. Any moneys paid initially by the
City for the value of the land for and the cost of the
Improvements will constitute loans of such moneys by the City to
the Agency, and the Agency will repay such loans to the City,
from time to time, upon demand of the City. At the City's
option, the City may, from time to time, demand payment from the
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Agency to pay any invoice or invoices directly.
PRSSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 22nd
da� of June , 2000.
AYES: BENSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, FERGUSON
NOES : NONE
ABSENTS : CRITES
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CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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ABSTAINS : NONE