RDA Resolution 2010-012RESOLUTION NO. RA 2070 - 012
A RESOLUTION OF THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE AGENCY EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CERTIFICATE OF
ACCEPTANCE FOR A QUITCLAIM DEED FOR PURPOSES
OF TERMINATING AN EASEMENT ON AGENCY
PROPERTY (APNs 600-020-047 & 600-020-048)
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 § 33000 et seq.) ("CRL"-; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the CRL, the City Council of the City of La Quinta
("City" or "City Council," as applicable) approved and adopted the Redevelopment
Plan ("Redevelopment Plan") for Project Area No. 2 ("Project Area"), on May 16,
1989, by Ordinance No. 139; and
WHEREAS, a fundamental purpose of the CRL is to expand the supply of
low- and moderate-income housing (Health & Saf. Code, § 33071-; and
WHEREAS, Agency staff is negotiating the terms of a disposition and
development agreement with Michael Shovlin and John Durso that would provide
for (i) the Agency to ground lease that certain real property located southeast of the
intersection of Dune Palms Road and Highway 111, in the City of La Quinta (the
"Property" to a limited partnership to be formed by Messrs. Shovlin and Durso; and
(ii) the partnership to construct and develop on the Property an affordable rental
housing development containing one hundred seventy-six (176) units; and
WHEREAS, the Property is encumbered by a pipeline easement granted in
1941 that would impede the development of the Property., Agehcy~and-City staff
have confirmed with the local utility providers that they do_ not"have any pipelines in
the easement area; and
WHEREAS, Costco Wholesale Corporation, a Washington corporation, which
is the owner of the property benefited by the easement; has execbted a quitclaim
deed in favor of the Agency, the recordation of which would-effiectively terminate
the easement; and
WHEREAS, the Agency Executive Director's current authority to execute
certificates of "acceptance for deeds pursuant to Government Code Section 27281
is limited to deeds executed in connection with agreements, and Agency staff wish
to record the quitclaim deed without delay; and
Resolution No. RA 2010-012
Terminating an Easement on Agency Property
Quitclaim Deed - Shovlin
December 21, 2010
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WHEREAS, the Executive Director's acceptance of the quitclaim deed is in
accordance with the Redevelopment Plan and is of benefit to the Project Area and
the City of La Quinta; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein.
2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 27281, the Executive Director is
hereby authorized and directed to execute the Certificate of Acceptance attached to
the quitclaim deed, which is on file with the Agency Secretary, and to thereafter
record the quitclaim deed in the Official Records of the County of Riverside.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta
Redevelopment Agency held this 215L day of December, 2010, by the following
vote:
AYES: Agency Members Adolph, Franklin, Henderson, Chair Evans
NOES: Council Member Sniff
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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City of La Qui
(AGENCY SEAL)
LI DN A EVANS, Agency Chairperson
City of La Quinta, California
Resolution No. RA 2010-012
Terminating an Easement on Agency Property
Quitclaim Deed - Shovlin
December 21, 2010
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. AT ERINE J SON, Agency Counsel
City of La Quinta, California