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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THE CITY
TO BE THE SPONSOR AND LEAD AGENCY FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED ON STATE HIGHWAY 111 IN
THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE SHOPPING
CENTER PROPOSED BY SPECIFIC PLAN 89-014.
WHEREAS, on February 13 and 27, 1990, the Planning
Commission of the City of La Quinta pursuant to Chapter 9.16 of
the La Quinta Municipal Code held a duly advertised public
hearing on said Specific Plan and received for its consideration,
documentation, written and oral testimony, recommendations from
all affected public agencies, and heard from all interested
parties present at said hearing; and
WHEREAS, on February 27, the Planning Commission adopted
Resolution 90-008 recommending that the City Council of La Quinta
conditionally approve the shopping center located on the north
side of State Highway 111 between Washington and Adams Streets as
proposed by Specific Plan 89-014; and
WHEREAS, the conditions recommended by the Planning
Commission for Specific Plan 89-014 are deemed necessary to
insure that the shopping center and the construction thereof
would comply with the City's General Plan, relevant specific
plans, and all ordinances, plans, rules, improvement standards
and design requirements of the City of La Quinta, and Caltrans
where applicable; and
WHEREAS, specific conditions of Specific Plan 89-014 when
approved by the City Council will require the shopping center
developer to pay for certain improvements on State Highway 111 in
the immediate vicinity of the development as required by Caltrans
and the City; and
WHEREAS, the State of California, through Caltrans, strongly
encourages local governments to sponsor state highway improvement
projects, and become the Lead Agency for projects funded with
private funds, to demonstrate community acceptance of the project
and to improve coordination with other local agencies; and
WHEREAS, the State of California, through Caltrans, requires
all proposed state highway improvements sponsored by local
governments that are funded with funds controlled by the local
government, or funded with private funds, be processed in a
specific manner described in Caltrans' Procedures Guide for
Special Funded State Highway Projects; and
WHEREAS, said Procedures Guide requires the City of La
Quinta and Caltrans to follow specific procedures, when the
estimated cost of the proposed street improvements exceeds
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$250,000, that begin with the City adopting a resolution such as
this, followed by a written request issued by the City that
requests Caltrans to prepare a Project Study Report; and
WHEREAS, the time frame needed to secure approval, including
construction time, from Caltrans of any improvement to Highway
111 exceeding $250,000 in estimated value can easily exceed
eighteen 18) months, it is appropriate for the City to commit to
sponsorship of the needed improvements on Highway 111 as soon as
practical so the necessary processing can begin; and
WHEREAS, it is in the Citys economic interest to enhance
development opportunity in the Highway 111 corridor for a
commercial retail center to be successfully launched by a
developer; and
WHEREAS, the City is prepared, upon completion of the
Project Study Report, to enter into a Cooperative Agreernent with
Caltrans which defines the respective roles of the two entities
for project development and construction of the improvements
needed on State Highway 111.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council
hereby:
1. Requests Caltrans to prepare a Project Study Report for the
improvement of State Highway 111 in the immediate vicinity
of the shopping center proposed by Specific Plan 89-014.
2. Declares that the City will be the Lead Agency in preparing
the environmental documents that are needed to obtain
environmental clearance pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act.
3. Declares that the improvement of State Highway 111 in the
immediate vicinity of the shopping center proposed by
Specific Plan 89-014 is feasible and that the developer of
said shopping center is required by conditions of approval
to fund all improvements on the development-side of the
Highway 111 centerline adjacent to the site; the City
further declares that all other improvements not funded by
the developer will be funded by the City via payment of the
annual special tax levied by the Mello-Roos Community
Facilities District, and that said annual payment by the
City will continue until a development appropriately located
in the vicinity of the required highway
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improvements can assume the annual special tax or pay off
the balance in full pursuant to conditions of approval
exacted on said future development.
4. Declares its intent to commit 100% of the funding for the
design and construction of the improvements on State Highway
111 which are deemed necessary by Caltrans in the Project
Study Report prepared pursuant to this resolution and will
finance said improvements with bond proceeds issued under
authority of a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District that
includes the project area; and further declares the City
will administer the design and construction of said
improvements in accordance with Caltrans' procedures for
consultant selection and construction via competitive bids.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council, held on this 6th day of March, 1990, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Rushworth, Sniff, Mayor Pro Tem
Bohnenberger, Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Bosworth
ABSTAIN: None
City f La Quinta, California
JUHOLK, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAWN HONEYWELL, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
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