CC Resolution 1994-058^"G6 RESOLUTION NO.94-58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA
QUINTA APPROVING AND AUThORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
THE DISPOSE*ON AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND
BETWEEN THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
BUILDING HORIZONS, INC. AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITh
WHEREAS, the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency the Agency') is engaged
in activities necessary to carry out and implement the Redevelopment Plan the Redevelopment
Plan') for La Quinta Redevelopment Project the Project'); and
WHEREAS, in order to carry out and implement such Redevelopment Plan and the
affordable housing requirements thereof, the Agency proposes to enter into that certain
Disposition and Development Agreement the Agreement') with Building Horizons, Inc., a
California nonprofit corporation the Developer'), for the disposition and rehabilitation of
certain property within the Project Area the Site"), all as described in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides for the construction of two detached, single family
housing units and certain public improvements as may be required by the City, which are more
particularly*escribed in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33433 of the Community Redevelopment Law,
California Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et seq., the Community Redevelopment
Law") the Agency is authorized, with the approval of the City Council after a duly noticed public
hearing, to sell the Site for development pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan upon a
determination by the City Council that the sale of the property will assist in the elimination of
blight and that the consideration for such sale is not less than either the fair market value or fair
reuse value of the Site in accordance with the covenants and conditions governing the sale and
the development costs required thereof; and
WHEREAS, Sections 33334.2 and 33334.6 of the Community Redevelopment Law,
California Health and Safety Code Sections 33000, et seq. the Community Redevelopment
Law") authorize and direct the Agency to expend a certain percentage of all taxes which are
allocated to the Agency pursuant to Section 33670 of the Community Redevelopment Law for the
purposes of increasing, improving and preserving the community's supply of low and moderate
income housing available at affordable housing cost to persons and families of low- and
moderate-income, lower income, and very low income; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to applicable law the Agency has established a Low and Moderate
Income Housing Fund the Housing Fund"); and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33334.2(e) of the Community Redevelopment Law, in
carrying out its affordable housing activities, the Agency is authorized to provide subsidies to or
for the benefit of very low income and lower income households, or persons and families of low
or moderate income, to the extent those households cannot obtain housing at affordable costs on
the open market; and
WHEREAS, the construction of the housing development pursuant to the Agreement will
benefit the Project Area by providing decent, safe and sanitary housing for persons who may
work, shop, or use services within the Project Area, and by establishing higher quality standards
for the supply of housing which is available to low- and moderate income persons within the
community; and
WHEREAS, a joint public hearing of the Agency and City Council on the proposed
Agreement was duly noticed in accordance with the requirements of Section 33433 of the
Community Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement, and a summary report meeting the requirements
Section 33433 of the Community Redevelopment Law, were available for public inspection
consistent with the requirements Section 33433 of the Community Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 1994, the Agency and City Council held a joint public
hearing on the proposed Agreement, at which time the Agency reviewed and evaluated all of the
information, testimony, and evidence presented during the joint public hearing; and *
WHEREAS, all actions required by all applicable law with respect to the proposed
Agreement have been taken in an appropriate and timely manner; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the summary required pursuant to Section
33433 of the Community Redevelopment Law and has evaluated any and all other information
pertaining to the findings required pursuant thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Site is located within a portion of the Project Area which was found by
the City Council, in its adoption of the Redevelopment Plan, to be blighted as a result of among
other things, impaired investments in property, inadequacies of building construction and the
availability of an insufficient number of dwelling units available at affordable housing costs; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement requires that units developed pursuant to the Agreement be
sold, as more particularly specified in the Agreement, to households having limited incomes, and
that the units remain affordable for a substantial period of time to those households; and
WHEREAS, the sale of the Site pursuant to the Agreement will assist in the elimination
of blight by providing for the provision of affordable housing within the Project Area and
encouraging the development of land the development of which had proven to be infeasible for
the private sector, acting alone; and
WHEREAS, the proposed development of the Site pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement has been previously evaluated pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act,
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California Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et seq., CEQA"), and no additional impacts
not previously addressed will result from this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all terms and conditions of the
proposed Agreement and believes that the redevelopment of the Site pursuant thereto is in the
best interests of the City of la Quinta and the health, safety, and welfare of its residents, and in
accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable state and local laws and
requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La
Quinta as follows:
Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that, based upon substantial
evidence provided in the record before it, the consideration for the Agency's disposition of the
Site pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement is not less than fair reuse value in
accordance with the covenants and conditions governing the sale, and the development costs
required under the Agreement.
Section 2. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the disposition of the
Site pursuant to the Agreement will eliminate blight within the Project Area by providing for the
reuse and redevelopment of a portion of the Project Area which was declared blighted for the
reasons described above.
F Fund as*ltOe1mp3lated *ThyC City Council finds and determines that expenditures from the Housing
the Agreement will directly and specifically increase, improve, and
preserve the community's supply of low and moderate income housing within the meaning of
Sections 33334.2 and 33334.6.
Section 4. The project is exempt from CEQA, except to the extent prior approvals
have been given pursuant to CEQA.
Section 5. The City Council hereby approves the execution of the Agreement.
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Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution in the
manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2Ot**ay of September 1994.
May**
I, Saundra Juhola, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of La Quinta at a
regular meeting hereof, held on the 2Otb day of Septe*er 1994 by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bangerter, McCartney,*Perkins, Sniff,
Mayor Pena
NOES Cbunciimembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA
QUINTA
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