RDA Resolution 2004-005
RESOLUTION NO. RA 2004-005
,........
! A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
, THE CITY OF LA QUINT A MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS
PURSUANT TO' HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS
33445(8) AND 33679 AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITU~E
OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A MUNICIPAL
LIBRARY
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of La Quinta
("Agency") is a public body, corporate and politic, organized and existing under the
California Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code § 33000 et seq.);
and
WHEREAS, the California Community Redevelopment Law, at Health and
Safety Code Section 33445, requires that before the 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
fa~ilities were documented as one of the conditions of blight that justified the
formation of the La Quinta Redevelopment Project Area No.1 ("Project Area"), as cited
in the December 1 983 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 ("Library Project")
would afford the Agency the opportunity to address some of the aforementioned
conditions of blight; and
WHEREAS, the Economic/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 "Project 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 civic and cultural façilities; and
Resolution No. RA 2004-005
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 Agency, 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 cost of 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 April 6, 2004, the Agency 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 Agency received and considered the
staff report and such other information, testimony, and evidence as presented; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the La Quinta Redevelopment
Agency as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitations are true and correct and are adopted
as the findings of the Agency Board.
SECTION 2. The Agency Board hereby authorizes Agency funding up to
$3.4 million to be utilized for the Library Project.
.\-" .~ \, o.
Resolution No. RA 2004-005
-- Library Health 8& Safety Code findings
Adopted: April 6, 2004
Page 3
,
.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445(a), the
Agency finds and determines that:
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 at 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, 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.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta
Redevelopment Agency held on this 6th day of April, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: Members Adolph, Osborne, Perkins, Sniff, Chair Henderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
- T~NDERSO~: ~::;;¡;
La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
~
.
Resolution No. RA 2004-005
Library Health & Safety Code Findings
Adopted: April 6, 2004
Page 4
ATTEST:
~.. --d~..;J .
JU . REEK, CMC, A cy Secretary
La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. KAT ERINE JEN ON, Agency Counsel
La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
- _. --- --- -
- -- ------ .-.- ~-_._---