HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-060 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 03-60
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA APPROVING PAYMENT BY THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA
FOR ALL OR A PART OF THE COST OF INSTALLING AND
CONSTRUCTING THE TEMECULA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
AND THE OLD TOWN COMMUNITY THEATER
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1.The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby find, determine and
declare that:
a. The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula (the "Agency") is
authorized by the Section 33445 of the Community Redevelopment Law (Health &
Safety Code Section 33000, et seq.) and Section 355 of the Redevelopment Plan (the
"Plan") for Redevelopment Project No. 1 1988 (the "Project Area") to install and
construct public improvements of benefit to the Project Area.
The Agency proposes to pay for all or a part of the cost of installing and constructing the
Temecula Children's Museum and the Old Town Community Theater, both of which are
located in the Old Town Area of the Project Area as specified in the following documents
on file in the Office of the Director of Redevelopment ("Improvements"):
b. The Agency will use a portion of the proceeds of its tax increment bond
issue, for which debt service is funded by tax increment revenues, to install and
construct the Improvements.
c. The installation and construction of the Improvements will benefit the
Project Area.
d. The payment of funds for the cost of the Improvements will assist in the
elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the Project Area, as identified in
the proceedings establishing the Project Area in that the Improvements would: (1)
Provide for public service facilities, specifically, as identified in the proceedings and the
Plan; (2) Improve access to the Project Area; (3) promote the preservation and
enhancement of the Old Town Area and its western theme in accordance with the goals
and objectives of the Plan and the Old Town Specific Plan; (4) promote the expansion of
the Project Area's commercial base and local employment opportunities within the Old
Town Area; and (5) assist in the continued development of the Old Town Area as a
tourist destination and enhancement of the tourist industry as a major force within the
community.
e. No other reasonable means of financing the Improvements are available
to the City. The City does not have an existing pool of bond proceeds from which to
fund the Improvements. The City's available development impact fee funds and reserve
funds are allocated to other high priority traffic and public improvement projects.
Traditional methods of financing such as the issuance of general obligation bonds are
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unavailable as a practical matter because of the extraordinary majority voter approval
requirements of two-thirds of the electorate. The properties affected by the
Improvements could not support special taxes or assessments sufficient to fund the
Improvements and special tax financing requires a two-thirds vote of the electorate and
assessment financing is subject to majority protest. Section 355 of the Plan specifically
provides for the funding of the Improvements with tax increment revenues.
f. The payment of funds for the cost of the Improvements is consistent with
the Agency's Implementation Plan adopted pursuant to Section 33490 of the Community
Redevelopment Law.
g. This Agreement pertains to and affects the ability of the City to finance its
statutory obligations and for all parties to finance and carry out the purposes of this
Agreement and the goals of the Plan and is intended to be a contract within the meaning
of Government Code Section 53511.
h. The method of funding the Improvements was considered at a duly notice
public hearing held on May 27, 2003 jointly before the City Council of the City of
Temecula and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula in accordance with
the requirements of Health and Safety Code Section 33679. Additionally, the summary
required by Section 33679 was prepared in accordance with said section and was
available to the public at the time of first publication of the notice of hearing. At said
hearing the Agency and Council carefully considered all of the evidence presented and
the testimony of interested persons on the Improvements.
i. The Improvements are being undertaken pursuant to the Plan for which a
full and complete Environmental Impact Report was prepared and certified prior to
adoption of the Plan. Additionally the Improvements were proposed as a part of the Old
Town Specific Plan for which an environment review was completed and certified in
1994. The approval of the Improvements is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Sections
15180, 15282(I), 15301, and 15163 of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the
California Administrative Code) and Public Resources Code Section 21090. None of the
findings set forth in Sections 15162 or 15163 of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter
3 of the California Administrative Code) requiring a subsequent or supplement
environmental impact report can be made and, therefore, further environment review is
not required pursuant to the authority of Section 15180 of the CEQA Guidelines and
other applicable law.
Section 2. The City Council hereby approves payment by the Agency for the all or a
part of the cost of the installation and construction of the Improvements.
Section 3. The officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and
severally, to do any and all things and to execute and deliver any and all documents which they
may deem necessary or advisable in order to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution and any
such actions previously taken by such officers are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula this
27th day of May, 2003.
[SEAL]
~'~ Je~ffr~y°r
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 03-60 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Temecula at a meeting thereof on the 27~ day of May, 2003, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
5 COUNClLMEMBERS: Comerchero, Naggar, Pratt, Roberts, Stone
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNClLMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNClLMEMBERS: None
City Clerk
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