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CC Resolution 2004-047 RESOLUTION NO. 2004-047 "....-- I ¡ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ¡ \ LA QUINT A, CALIFORNIA MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 33445(8) AND 33679 AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MUNICIPAL LIBRARY WHEREAS, the California Community Redevelopment Law, at Health and Safety Code Section 33445, requires that before the Redevelopment Agency of the City of La Quinta (II Agency") may pay for all or part of the value of the land for and the cost of the installation and construction of certain publicly owned improvements, the Agency and the City Council must adopt a Resolution making certain findings; and WHEREAS, the need for cultural and recreational opportunities and facilities were documented as one of the conditions of bHght that justified the formation of the La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No.1 (IIProject Area"), as cited in the October 1983 Report to the La Quinta City Council on the Proposed Redevelopment Plan for La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No.1; and - WHEREAS, the construction of a municipal library (IILibrary Project") would afford the Agency the opportunity to address some of the aforementioned conditions of blight; and WHEREAS, the Economic Development/Community Development Program component of the Agency's Implementation Plan prepared pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33490 lists a municipal library as a foreseeable and desired project; and WHEREAS, the Library Project will be located in La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No.1 (the IIProject Area"); and WHEREAS, there is inadequate funding within the City's General Fund or from other sources to construct the Library Project; and WHEREAS, Section 518 of the Redevelopment Plan for La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No.1, as amended by Amendment No.1, authorizes the Agency to undertake the funding of the Library Project; and r- I I I Resolution No. 2004-047 Library Health & Safety Code Findings Adopted: April 6. 2004 Page 2 WHEREAS, the California Community Redevelopment Law, at Health and Safety Code Section 33679, further requires that if any of the publicly owned improvements to be funded with Agency funds.is a publicly owned building, and the Agency's funds for such purpose are tax increment funds the Agency receives pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33670, the Agency and City Council must, prior to adopting the resolutions referred to in the preceding Recital, hold a duly noticed joint public hearing in connection with the proposed use of Agency funds for such purpose and in connection therewith have prepared a report summarizing (i) the estimated amounts of such tax increment funds to be used for such purpose, (ii) the facts supporting the findings required to be made pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 as referred to in the previous Recital, and (iii) setting forth the redevelopment purpose for which such funds are being used to pay for such purpose (the "Summary Report"); and WHEREAS, the City Council, in compliance with Health and Safety Code Section 33679, duly noticed a public hearing on the matter of the use of Agency funds for payment for the installation and construction of certain publicly owned improvements made part of the Library Project; and WHEREAS, the Summary Report was duly and timely prepared and made available for public review, inspection, and copying in compliance with Health and Safety Code Section 33679; and WHEREAS, on the 6th day of April, 2004, the City Council held its duly noticed public hearing on the Agency's payment for certain publicly owned improvements associated with the Library Project ("Public Hearing "); and WHEREAS, at the Public Hearing the City Council received and considered the staff report and such other information, testimony, and evidence as presented; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California as follows: SECTION 1. The above recitations are true and correct and are adopted as the findings of the City Council. SECTION 2. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445(a), the City Council finds and determines that: -- ;.", ~ \, '. -- - - -.- Resolution No. 2004-047 ,-- LIbr.-y Health &: S8fety Code findings : Adopted: Aprl 6. 2004 I Page 3 , " A. The Library Project will be located within the Project Area and thus will service the residents, businesses, property owners, and others located within the Project Area, as well as the City at-large. B. That no other reasonable means of financing the buildings, facilities, structures, and other improvements are available to the community other than Agency funding. In light of the current economic situation in the nation, the State and locally, the continuing requirement for the City and Agency to provide contributions to the State and that City general funds are already committed to expenditures for necessary police, fire, and other public safety purposes, recreational purposes, administrative, operations and maintenance purposes, and other previously identified capital improvements, Agency funding is the only available source of funds to the community for the Library Project. C. The Library Project will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions by providing needed cultural and recreational opportunities and facilities within the Project Area as identified by, the Economic Development/Community Development Program portion of the Agency's "....-- Implementation Plan. SECTION 3. The City Council consents to the Agency appropriating and expending funds to implement the terms of the Agreement and facilitate the construction of the Library Project. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California held on this 6th of April, 2004 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members Henderson, Osborne, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Adolph NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None r- I . Resolution No. 2004-047 Library Health &: Safety Code Findings Adopted: April 6. 2004 Page 4 ATTEST: ~ -d. ~HJJ JU . REEK, CMC, City Clerk City of La Quinta, California (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: M. KA TH RINE JENS , City Attorney City of La Quinta, California - - - ¡~"7 ...".,.. - -: ~. .