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2010 11 02 RDA2 2MI&I jr 0 1 3M Redevelopment Agency agendas are available on the City' web page @ www.la-quinta.org REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 78-495 Calle Tampico La Quinta, California 92253 Regular Meeting TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 DUE TO THERE BEING NO CLOSED SESSION SCHEDULED, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WILL CONVENE AT 4:00 P.M. Beginning Resolution No. RA 2010-010 CALL TO ORDER Roll Call: Agency Board Members: Adolph, Franklin, Henderson, Sniff, Chairperson Evans PUBLIC COMMENT At this time, members of the public may address the Redevelopment Agency on any matter not listed on the agenda. Please complete a "request to speak" form and limit your comments to three minutes. CLOSED SESSION - NONE CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA Redevelopment Agency Agenda 1 November 2, 2010 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1 . APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF OCTOBER 19, 2010. CONSENT CALENDAR NOTE: Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine in nature and will be approved by one motion. 1 . APPROVAL OF DEMAND REGISTER DATED NOVEMBER 2, 2010. 2. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION TO 1) APPROVE AND TRANSMIT THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PROPOSED FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 2; AND 2) CONSENT TO A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. BUSINESS SESSION - NONE STUDY SESSION - NONE CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS' ITEMS - NONE PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency will be held on November 16, 2010, commencing with closed session at 3:00 p.m. and open session at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253. Redevelopment Agency Agenda 2 November 2, 2Q111 062 DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Veronica Montecino, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that the foregoing agenda for the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency meeting of November 2, 2010, was posted on the outside entry to the Council Chamber at 78-495 Calle Tampico and on the bulletin boards at 51-321 Avenida Bermudas and 78-630 Highway 1 1 1, on October 29, 2010. DATED: October 29, 2010 VERONICA J. NTECINO, City Clerk City of La Q inta, California Public Notice Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Redevelopment Agency regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk counter at City Hall located at 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California, 92253, during normal business hours. y. 0 V �J Redevelopment Agency Agenda 3 November 2, 2010 o`�o • IM 4 S OF 4ti AGENDA CATEGORY: RDA MEETING DATE: November 2, 2010 BUSINESS SESSION ITEM TITLE: Demand Register Dated CONSENT CALENDAR November 2, 2010 [.yIIlIL11Y.Y�I.Y.Y[�7►1 PUBLIC HEARING RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended the Redevelopment Agency Board: Receive and File the Demand Register Dated November 2, 2010 of which $275,272.10 PLEASE SEE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 1 ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WAR COUNCIL/RDA MEETING DATE: November 2, 2010 ITEM TITLE: Adoption of Resolution to 1) Approve and Transmit the Redevelopment Agency's Report to the City Council for the Proposed Fifth Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No. 2; 2) Consent to a Joint Public Hearinq with the City Council RECOMMENDATION: AGENDA CATEGORY: BUSINESS SESSION: CONSENT CALENDAR: > STUDY SESSION: PUBLIC HEARING: Adopt a Resolution of the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency approving and transmitting its Report to City Council for, and consent to a joint public hearing with the City Council on January 18, 2011, regarding the Fifth Amendment to the La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No. 2. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Expenditures for the Fifth Amendment have been budgeted in the Agency's 2010- 201 1 budget and include costs for processing the Fifth Amendment. BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW: The La Quinta Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") has proposed an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 ("Redevelopment Plan") for the purposes of adding a 73 unit apartment complex and two vacant parcels ("Fifth Amendment") to La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 ("Project Area No. 2"). Combined, these contiguous properties are 12.42 acres in size and are located east of Washington Street and south of Hidden River Road ("Added Area"); they were annexed into the City of La Quinta in December 2007. The Agency owns the vacant parcels and apartment complex, and intends to rehabilitate the apartment complex and construct up to 68 new apartment homes on the vacant parcels. The existing apartment complex includes 72 rent restricted units occupied by very -low and low-income senior and handicapped households and a manager's unit. The new apartment homes would be slated for the same type of households. The California Redevelopment Law ("CRL") mandates that the Agency secure 2,307 affordable dwellings. These dwellings must feature covenants to insure that .. 005 they remain affordable to very- low, low- or moderate -income households for 45 to 55 years (55 years for rental -units and 45 years for owner -occupied units). To date, the Agency has secured, or is in the process of securing, 1,507 units. The properties in the Added Area would contribute to this effort. Per the CRL, a redevelopment agency must produce two affordable units for every one unit it receives credit for, if the properties are located outside of a redevelopment agency's redevelopment project area; the redevelopment agency receives a one for one credit if the dwellings are located in a project area. In order to receive one for one unit credit for the proposed Added Area's existing and proposed affordable units, the Agency is proposing to amend the Redevelopment Plan and add the properties to Project Area No. 2. Project Area No. 2 was established in 1989. Section 33320.2 of the CRL states that an unblighted, noncontiguous area may be included in a project area if it is being used predominantly for the construction and rehabilitation of low- or moderate -income housing, as long as that area is not included for the purpose of obtaining tax increment and the redevelopment agency will not use the power of eminent domain in that area. The proposed Added Area will meet these provisions. In addition, the RDA's eminent domain authority in PA No. 2 expired in May 2001. To date, a number of steps have been completed in the amendment process. In July 2008 the Planning Commission approved the Preliminary Plan for the Fifth Amendment and authorized its transmittal to the Agency, who approved the Preliminary Plan in July 2008. The Added Area was a part of the Riverside County Desert Communities Project Area Palm Desert Sub -Area. In May 2010 the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside approved the detachment of the Added Area, including the filing of a Negative Declaration, so that the Agency could move forward to add the Added Area into Project Area No. 2. On October 12, 2010, the Planning Commission made a report and recommendation that the proposed Fifth Amendment is in conformance with the General Plan. Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan Attachment 1 is draft text of the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for Project Area No. 2 ("Amended and Restated Plan"). The Amended and Restated Plan incorporates changes from the Fifth Amendment and from four prior amendments that were approved and recorded by ordinance but were never incorporated into the text. Changes made to the original Redevelopment Plan are marked in the Amended and Restated Plan with strikethrough (deleted text) and underline (new text). The following change has been incorporated into the Amended and Restated Plan for the Fifth Amendment: • Incorporates the Added Area into the Redevelopment Plan for the purpose of developing and substantially rehabilitating low to moderate income housing. M,." JC6 The Added Area has its own time and financial limits based on the date the ordinance adopting the Fifth Amendment is approved. The following changes have been incorporated from four prior amendments that were not incorporated into the existing plan text: • Incorporates changes from the Fourth Amendment (adopted on March 16, 2004 by Ordinance No. 404) repealing the time limit to incur loans, advances and indebtedness. • Incorporates changes from the Third Amendment (adopted March 16, 2004 by Ordinance No. 403) increasing the duration of the Redevelopment Plan's effectiveness by one year. • Incorporates changes from the Second Amendment (adopted on February 3, 2004 by Ordinance No. 399) increasing the limit on the number of tax dollars which may be allocated to the Agency from Project Area No. 2 to $1.5 billion. • Incorporates changes from the First Amendment (adopted on December 20, 1994 by Ordinance No. 259) to change the time limit on when the Agency may repay loans, advances and indebtedness and receive property tax increment to ten (10) years from the termination of the effectiveness of the Redevelopment Plan. (The First Amendment also changed the time limit on when the Agency may incur loans, advances and indebtedness; however, this time limit was repealed by the Fourth Amendment as noted above.) Report to City Council Attachment 2 is the Redevelopment Agency's Report to the City Council for the Fifth Amendment ("Report"). Sections 33352 and 33457.1 of the CRL require that when the Redevelopment Agency submits the Fifth Amendment to the City Council, it must be accompanied by a report containing, to the extent warranted by the Fifth Amendment, specific information regarding the amendment. The Report provides information, documentation, and evidence to assist the City Council and Agency with their consideration of the Fifth Amendment and in making various determinations in connection with its adoption. The general public and affected taxing entities may review this document to learn more about the intended purposes and implications of the Fifth Amendment. Joint Public Hearing Prior to the City Council's consideration of the ordinance approving the Fifth Amendment, a joint public hearing will be held to hear all testimony for and against the proposed action. The CRL requires public hearings by both the Agency and the City Council, which may be consolidated as a single joint hearing with each body's consent. The resolution attached to this staff report approves the Report and sets the date and time for a joint public hearing with the City Council on the Fifth Amendment, to be held on January 18, 2011. 0 ,. The CRL requires notice of the joint public hearing ("Public Hearing Notice") to be published in a newspaper of general circulation not less than once a week for four consecutive weeks prior to the hearing. The Public Hearing Notice will also be mailed to all property owners, business owners, residential tenants, community organizations and taxing agencies within Project Area No. 2 and Added Area at least 30 days prior to the hearing. The Public Hearing Notice will also advertise a community meeting that will be held on January 10, 2011 to provide the public with a further opportunity to participate in the process. FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES: 1. Adopt a Resolution of the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency approving and transmitting its Report to the City Council for the Fifth Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2 and consenting to a joint public hearing on January 18, 201 1; or 2. Do not adopt a Resolution of the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency approving and transmitting its Report to the City Council for the Fifth Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for La Quinta Redevelopment Project No. 2 and consenting to a joint public hearing; or 3. Provide staff with alternate direction. Respectfully submitted, Douglas R. Evans, Assistant City Manager — Development Services Approved for submission by: Thomas P. Genovese, Executive Director Attachments: 1 . Draft Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan 2. Report to Council RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING AND TRANSMITTING ITS REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 2 AND CONSENTING TO A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WHEREAS, the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") is a public body, corporate and politic, organized and existing under the California Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code Section 33000 et seq.) ("CRL"); and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta ("City Council") approved and adopted the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 ("Redevelopment Plan"), by Ordinance No. 139 on May 16, 1989, as amended by Ordinance No. 259 on December 20,1994 and Ordinance No. 399 on February 3, 2004, Ordinance No. 403 on March 16, 2004 and Ordinance No. 404 on March 16, 2004; and WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared a proposed Fifth Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan ("Fifth Amendment") to add approximately 12.42 acres to the La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 ("Project Area"); and WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared a Report to the City Council ("Report") on the proposed Amended and Restated Plan for Project Area No. 2 ("Amended and Restated Plan") that includes all information required by Sections 33352 and 33457.1 of California Community Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et. seq ("CRL"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33458 of the CRL, a joint public hearing on the Amended and Restated Plan may be held with consent of the Agency and City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, ORDER, AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . The Agency hereby approves and transmits to the City Council for their consideration the Report and the proposed Amended and Restated Plan. Section 2. The Agency hereby consents to a joint public hearing with the City Council on January 18, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering the -1- Resolution No. Approving Report to the City Council and Consenting to a Joint Public Hearing for the Fifth Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 Adopted: Page 2 Amended and Restated Plan, and requests that the City Council call said joint public hearing of the Agency and City Council. Section 3. Staff is authorized and directed to give notice of the joint public hearing and make such transmittals as may be required pursuant to Sections 33451.5 and 33452 of the CRL. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency held this day of 2010, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: LINDA EVANS, Chair La Quinta Redevelopment Agency ATTEST: VERONICA MONTECINO, Agency Secretary La Quinta Redevelopment Agency (AGENCY SEAL) APROVED AS TO FORM: M. KATHERINE JENSON, Agency Counsel La Quinta Redevelopment Agency • ATTACHMENTS 1 & 2: Adoption of Resolution to 1) Approve and Transmit the Redevelopment Agency's Report to the City Council for the Proposed Fifth Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No. 2; 2) Consent to a Joint Public Hearing with the City Council See City Council Consent Item No. 5 for attachments 1 and 2