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REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
78-495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, California 92253
Regular Meeting
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010
3:00 P.M. Closed Session / 4:00 P.M. Open Session
Beginning Resolution No. RA 2010-011
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
NOTE: Time permitting the Redevelopment Agency Board may conduct Closed Session
discussions during the dinner recess. In addition, persons identified as negotiating parties
are not invited into the Closed Session meeting when acquisition of real property is
considered.
CONFERENCE WITH AGENCY'S REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR, DOUGLAS
R. EVANS, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
CONCERNING POTENTIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ACQUISITION
AND/OR DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT DUNE PALMS
ROAD AND HIGHWAY 111 (APNs: 600-020-038, AND -039. PROPERTY
OWNER/NEGOTIATOR: CORAL MOUNTAIN PARTNERS, L.P., MICHAEL
SHOVLIN.
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RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE AT 4:00 P.M.
4-00 P-M.
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.
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 16, 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 DECEMBER 7, 2010.
2. ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS PURSUANT TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445(a) AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TOWARD THE MILES AVENUE MEDIAN
LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS.
BUSINESS SESSION
1. CONSIDERATION OF MODIFICATION TO THE FORECLOSED HOME
PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR HOMES IN THE LA QUINTA COVE AREA.
A. MINUTE ORDER ACTION
STUDY SESSION — NONE
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CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS' ITEMS — NONE
PUBLIC HEARING - NONE
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the Redevelopment Agency will be held on December
21, 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.
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
December 7, 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 December 3, 2010.
DATED: ecember 3, 2010
VERONICA J. M TECINO, City Clerk
City of La Qui a, 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.
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RDA MEETING DATE: December 07, 2010
ITEM TITLE: Demand Register Dated
. December 07, 2010
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Redevelopment Agency Board:
Receive and File the Demand Register Dated
December 07, 2010 of which $264,325.60
AGENDA CATEGORY:
BUSINESS SESSION
CONSENT CALENDAR
STUDY SESSION
PUBLIC HEARING
PLEASE SEE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 1 ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
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COUNCIL/RDA MEETING DATE: December 7, 2010
ITEM TITLE: Adoption of a Resolution Making Certain
Findings Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
33445(a) and Authorizing the Expenditure of Funds
Toward the Miles Avenue Median Landscape
Improvements
RECOMMENDATION:
AGENDA CATEGORY:
BUSINESS SESSION:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
STUDY SESSION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Adopt a Resolution of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of La Quinta making
certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445(a) and authorizing
the expenditure of funds toward the Miles Avenue Median Landscape Improvements.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Following is the project's approved funding and funding sources for CIP No. 2010-13:
RDA Project Area No. 2
Total Funding Available:
$247,643
$ 247,643
Based on the engineer's estimate, the following is the project budget:
Design:
Inspection/Testing/Survey:
Construction:
Contingency:
Total:
CHARTER CITY IMPLICATIONS:
$18,800
$18,330
$188,000
$22,513
$ 247,643
The Miles Avenue Median Landscape Improvements, Project No. 2010-13 has funding
from Redevelopment Agency Project Area No. 2 Funds. Therefore, this will be a
prevailing wage project.
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BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW:
In 2001 the developers of the Wild Flower and Sunflower developments in La Quinta
constructed the median curb to the south of their projects on Miles Avenue east of
Dune Palms (Attachment 1). These developers on the north side of Miles in La Quinta
also posted a bond for $44,588 for their share of future improvements to the median,
which was estimated to have a total cost between $250,000 and $300,000 to install
full landscaping and irrigation improvements.
When the John Glenn Middle School was also constructed in 2001, the school district
was required to construct the left turn pocket within the aforementioned median in
order to create a left turn into the entrance to the middle school.
Since one half of the median lies in the City of Indio and one half lies in the City of La
Quinta a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was prepared by the City of La Quinta
between the two cities to allow for a cost sharing for both the design and construction
of the improvements (50% for each city) which was forwarded to the City of Indio on
June 181", 2008. The estimated cost of construction at that time was $216,000.
Through a series of discussions between staff of the two cities, two redesigns were
undertaken between July of 2008 and October 2009 in order to lower the cost of the
project. The MOU was also revised to reflect a construction cost of no more than
$1 50,000 which was transmitted to the City of Indio in October 2009. Unfortunately
Indio was unable to commit funds to the revised project.
On August 3, 2010 staff presented four alternatives to the City Council to provide
interim landscaping for the medians using combinations of disintegrated granite (DG),
boulders and artificial turf. Council directed staff to prepare PS&E using a combination
of artificial turf, disintegrated granite, trees, plants, and boulders. The City Manager
approved Contract Amendment No. 3 with David Evans & Associates on August 30,
2010 to redesign the median landscape plans based on Council's direction.
Considering the construction of landscaping the Miles Avenue Medians was not part of
the 2010-2011 CIP, the City Council and the RDA are required to adopt a resolution
making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445(a)• The
appropriate Resolution is included for the RDA Board's consideration as part of this
staff report. The justification for using Redevelopment Agency Project Area No. 2
funds is as follows:
A. The construction of the Miles Avenue Landscape Improvements is of benefit to
the Project Area and to the immediate neighborhoods in which the
improvements are located.
B. No other reasonable means of financing the improvements are available to the
community.
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C. The Miles Avenue Landscape Improvements will assist in the elimination of one
or more blighting conditions inside the project area, and are consistent with the
Redevelopment Agency's implementation plan adopted pursuant to Section
33490.
Since half of the project lies within the City of Indio, the Indio City Council is also
making a finding allowing the use of RDA funds during their December 1, 2010
meeting.
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES:
Alternatives available to the Agency Board include:
1. Adopt a Resolution of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of La Quinta
making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445(a)
and authorizing the expenditure of funds toward the Miles Avenue Median
Landscape Improvements; or
2. Do not adopt a Resolution of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of La
Quinta making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section
33445(a) and authorizing the expenditure of funds toward the Miles Avenue
Median Landscape Improvements; or
3. Provide staff with alternative direction.
Respectfully submitted,
othy R Jo ass n P.E.
Public Wor Dire r/City Engineer
Attachment: 1. Vicinity Map
Approved for submission by:
Thomas P. Genovese, Executive Director
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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-
A RESOLUTION OF THE LA QUINTA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LA
QUINTA CALIFORNIA MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS
PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 33445(a) AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TOWARD THE MILES
AVENUE MEDIAN LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the Miles Avenue Median Landscape Improvements are
located in La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 (the "Project Area"); and
WHEREAS, the construction of the Miles Avenue Median Landscape
Improvements would afford the Redevelopment Agency the opportunity to address the
blighting conditions; and
WHEREAS, there is inadequate funding within the City's General Fund or
from other sources to construct the proposed Miles Avenue Median Landscape
Improvements; and
WHEREAS, it would be in the best interest of the public to construct the
Miles Avenue Median Landscape Improvements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency of the
City of La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are adopted as
the findings of the Agency Board.
SECTION 2. The Agency Board hereby consents to Agency funding to be
utilized for the Miles Avenue Median Landscape Improvements.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445(a), the
Agency finds and determines that:
A. The construction of the Miles Avenue Median Landscape Improvements is of
benefit to the Project Area and to the immediate neighborhoods in which the
improvements are located.
B. No other reasonable means of financing the improvements are available to the
community.
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Resolution 2010-
Miles Ave Median Landscape
Adopted: December 7, 2010
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C. The Miles Avenue Median Landscape improvements will assist in the elimination
of one or more blighting conditions inside the Project Area, and are consistent
with the Redevelopment Agency's implementation plan adopted pursuant to
Section 33490.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta
Redevelopment Agency held on this 7th day of December 2010, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
LINDA EVANS, Chairperson
La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
ATTEST:
VERONICA J. MONTECINO, CIVIC, Secretary
La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. KATHERINE JENSON, Agency Counsel
La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
City of La Quinta, California
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COUNCIL/RDA MEETING DATE: December 7, 2010
ITEM TITLE: Consideration of Modification to the
Foreclosed Home Purchase Program for Homes in the La
Quinta Cove Area
RECOMMENDATION:
AGENDA CATEGORY:
BUSINESS SESSION:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
STUDY SESSION:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Approve a modification to the Foreclosed Home Purchase Program to expand
geographic scope of the potential purchase areas to include areas within the La Quinta
Cove Area that may happen to be within 500 feet of Agency Board Members' personal
residences.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Adequate funds are budgeted in the Redevelopment Project Area No 1 Low- and
Moderate -Income Housing Fund (Account 245-9001-703.51-55) to purchase and
rehabilitate foreclosed homes.
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW:
In October 2009, the Agency Board approved the purchase and sale program for bank -
owned homes and authorized the Executive Director to execute purchase and sale
agreements, execute all documents necessary to implement the program, including
accepting the Grant Deeds, and execute the contracts necessary to rehabilitate the
purchased units. To date, the Agency has purchased six units and has completed
rehabilitation of five units.
One of the purchase criteria that Agency staff has adhered to under the previously
authorized bank -owned home purchase program was that the home not be located
within 500 feet of any of the Board Member's home. This criterion was used to avoid
any potential conflict of interest in exercising the blanket purchase authority granted
by the Agency Board to the Executive Director. However, staff has recently realized
this policy precludes homes that are prime candidates for rehabilitation and
affordability covenants. Because.the foreclosed homes tend to sell quickly, there is
not enough time to bring the purchase of an individual home to the Agency Board for a
separate action that would allow the conflicted Board Member to abstain. Therefore,
staff is proposing to modify the program to allow the Executive Director to execute
purchase and sale agreements for homes even if the homes happened to be located
within 500 feet of an Agency Board Member's residence. In order to grant this
authorization, staff is requesting that the Board act on this request and that the two
Board Members with homes in the Cove area not participate in the vote. This item
would be voted upon by the three Agency Board Members with no property holdings in
the La Quinta Cove area.
FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES:
The alternatives available to the Agency Board include:
1. Approve a modification to the Foreclosed Home Purchase Program to expand
geographic scope of the potential purchase areas to include areas within the La
Quinta Cove Area that may happen to be within 500 feet of Agency Board
Members' personal residences.; or
2. Do not approve a modification to the Foreclosed Home Purchase Program; or
3. Provide staff with alternative direction.
Respectfully submitted,
j
Douglas R vans
Assistant City Manager — Development Services
Approved for submission by:
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Thomas P. Genovese, Executive Director
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