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Home My WebLink About08-07 RDA Resolution' RESOLUTION NO. RDA 08-07 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TEMECULA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS FOR THE USE OF TAX INCREMENTS FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS' AT TEMECULA OFF-CAMPUS CENTER PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445 AND APPROVING THE TEMECULA OFF-CAMPUS FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN MARCOS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TEMECULA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula hereby finds, determines and declares that: A. The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula ("Agency") is a community redevelopment agency duly organized and existing under the Community ' Redevelopment Law ("CRL"), Health and Safety Code Sections 33000 et seq. and has been authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of a redevelopment agency pursuant to action of the City Council of the City of Temecula. B. On June 12, 1988, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside adopted Ordinance No. 658 adopting and approving the "Redevelopment Plan for Riverside County Redevelopment Project No. 1988-1" (hereafter the "Plan") in accordance with the provisions of the CRL. On December 1, 1989, the City of Temecula was incorporated. The boundaries of the Project Area described in the Plan (the "Project Area") are entirely within the boundaries of the City of Temecula. On April 9, 1991, the City Council of the City of Temecula adopted Ordinances Nos. 91-08, 91- 11, 91-14, and 91-15 establishing the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula and transferring jurisdiction over the Plan from the County to the City. Pursuant to Ordinance Nos. 91-11 and 91-15, the City of Temecula and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula assumed jurisdiction over the Plan as of July 1, 1991. C. California State University San Marcos ("University") has leased a building located at 27455 Tierra Alta Way, Temecula California for the purposes of establishing the University's "Off-Campus Center." The Temecula Off-Campus Center will concentrate on the education of persons in undergraduate and graduate studies in nursing and allied health care fields as well as general undergraduate and graduate studies and certificate programs. The health care programs at the Temecula Off- ' Campus Center will utilize hospitals and health care facilities in the Temecula area for clinical training of the University's health care students. The Temecula Off-Campus Center is located on land adjacent to the Project Area. R:IRDA Resos 2008/RDA 08-07 D. Pursuant to provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law (California Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et sec .), and in particular Sections 33390, 33391 and 33445 thereof, and the Plan, and in particular Sections 200, 300, 310, 321, 344, and 355 thereof, the Agency proposes to provide monetary assistance to the University for the construction and installation of classrooms and laboratory facilities at the Temecula Off-Campus Center. E. The Improvement of the Temecula Off-Campus Center is of benefit to the Project Area. Improvement of the Temecula Off-Campus Center will benefit the Project Area in that the Temecula Off-Campus Center will:(1) provide for public service infrastructure, specifically schools and education facilities, as identified in the proceedings and the Redevelopment Plan; (2) promote the preservation and enhancement of the industrial, research and development, and commercial areas within the Project Area in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan by providing research and work force for health care providers and business in the area; (3) promote the expansion of the Project Area's industrial, research and development, and commercial base and local employment opportunities in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan; (4) assist in the continued development of the industrial and research and development areas Project Area surrounding the Temecula Off-Campus Center as (5) upgrades the physical appearance of the Project Area; (6) encourages investment in the Project Area by the private sector; and (7) contributes to enhanced short term and long term employment ' opportunities in the Project Area, including, without limitation, the providing of jobs to the unemployed and underemployed workers and enhancement of the pool of skilled and professional health care workers. F. Improvement of the Temecula Off-Campus Center will assist in the elimination of blight in the Project Area as identified in the proceedings establishing the Project Area and the Implementation Plan for the Project Area adopted in December 2004 pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33490 in that the Temecula Off- Campus Center will: (1) provide for public service infrastructure, specifically schools and education facilities, as identified in the proceedings and the Redevelopment Plan; (2) promote the preservation and enhancement of the industrial, research and development, and commercial areas within the Project Area in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan by providing research and work force for health care providers and business in the area; (3) promote the expansion of the Project Area's industrial, research and development, and commercial base and local employment opportunities in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan; (4) assist in the continued development of the industrial and research and development areas Project Area surrounding the Temecula Off-Campus Center as ; (5) upgrades the physical appearance of the Project Area; (6) encourages investment in the Project Area by the private sector; and (7) contributes to enhanced short term and long term employment opportunities in the Project Area, including, without limitation, the providing of jobs to the unemployed and underemployed workers ' and enhancement of the pool of skilled and professional health care workers R:/RDA Resos 2008IRDA 08-07 2 G. No other reasonable means of financing the Temecula Off-Campus ' Center are available to the City or the University. 1) The prudent budget constraints of the City prevent the City from financing improvement and installation of classrooms and laboratory facilities at the proposed Temecula Off-Campus Center by any means. No moneys of the City are available to pay for the cost of the Temecula Off-Campus Center improvements. The Gity has allocated undesignated funds in its reserves for other necessary public improvements, including high priority traffic, roadway, interchange, flood control,, and public improvement projects which cannot be funded with Agency funds or other special funds. Traditional methods of financing the improvements to the Temecula Off-Campus Center, such as the issuance of general obligation bonds, are unavailable as a practical matter because of the extraordinary majority voter approval requirements of two-thirds of the electorate. Assessment financing or special tax financing of the Public Improvements could overburden benefiting properties with assessments or special taxes and, in addition, special taxes and assessments require atwo-thirds vote. 2) The University has found that no reasonable means of financing the construction and installation of classrooms and laboratory facilities at the Temecula Off- Campus Center are available to the University. University funds are limited for the expansion of any university facilities. The State of California is in a severe fiscal crisis and funds for capital improvements to the California State University are being severely ' reduced. The University is soliciting private donations to fund the Temecula Off- Campus Center. The fundraising efforts have been insufficient to meet all of the costs for the capital improvements required for the Temecula Off-Campus Center. Additionally, much of the private donations raised by the University for Temecula Off- Campus Center are pledged to on-going educational costs and maintenance of the Campus. H. The Public Improvements are consistent with the Agency's Implementation Plan adopted in December 2004 pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33490 for the reasons cited in this Resolution. I. The Agency Board has duly considered all terms and conditions of the proposed Temecula Off-Campus Center Funding Agreement and believes that the Agreement is in the best interests of the Agency and City and the health, safety, and welfare of their residents, and in accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable State and local law requirements. R:/RDA Resos 2008/RDA 08-07 3 J. The Agreement pertains to and affect the ability of all parties to finance and carry out their statutory purposes and to accomplish the goals of the Plan and each of them is intended to be a contract within the meaning of Government Code Section 53511. K. The University is the lead agency with respect to the California Environmental Quality Act and has determined that the development of the Temecula Off-Campus Center facilities are exempt from CEQA pursuant to 14 Cal. Admin. Code Section 15301, Existing Facilities, of the CEQA Guidelines because the building housing the Temecula Off Campus Center exists and the Improvements are to the interior of the building. L. All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. Section 2. Approval of Use of Agencv Funds for Temecula Off-Campus Center The Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula hereby finds, determines and declares the Approval of Use of Agency Funds for Temecula Off-Campus Center. Pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section 33445 and the findings set forth above, the Agency hereby approves the use of tax increment funds in the amount of one hundred fifteen thousand dollars ($115,000.00) for the construction and installation of classrooms and laboratory facilities at the Temecula Off-Campus Center as described in this Resolution. ' Section 3. Approval of Temecula Off-Campus Center Facilities Funding Agreement. The Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula hereby approves that certain agreement entitled "Temecula Off-Campus Center Facilities Funding Agreement" by and between the Agency and the California State University (the "Agreement"), with such changes in the Agreement as may be mutually agreed upon by the University and the Agency Executive Director as is in substantial conformance with the form of such Agreement which is on file in the Office of the Agency Secretary. The Chairperson of the Agency is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement, including related exhibits and attachments on behalf of the Agency. A copy of the final Agreement when executed by the Agency Chairperson shall be placed on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Agency. Section 4. Executive Director's Authority. The Executive Director of the Agency (or his designee), is hereby authorized, on behalf of the Agency, to take all actions necessary and appropriate to carry out and implement the Agreement, and to administer the Agency's obligations, responsibilities and duties to be performed under the said Agreement., including but not limited to, approval and execution on behalf of the Agency of the such acceptances, certificates, certificates of completion and other implementing agreements and documents as contemplated, necessary or described in the Agreement. R:/RDA Resos 2008/RDA 08-07 4 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Temecula Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula this 26t" day of August, 2008. on oberts ,Chairperson ATTEST: Jones, MMC City R:/RDA Resos 2008/RDA OB-07 ' STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE CITY OF TEMECULA I, Susan W. Jo Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. RDA 08-0 Temecula Redevelopmen the 26t" day of August, 20 AYES: 4 BOAR NOES: 0 BOAR ABSENT: 1 BOAR ABSTAIN: 0 BOAR j ss nes, MMC, City Clerk/Board Secretary of the Temecula of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing 7 was duly and regularly adopted by the Board of Directors of the t Agency of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on 08, by the following vote: D MEMBERS: Comerchero, Edwards, Naggar, Roberts D MEMBERS: None D MEMBERS: Washington D MEMBERS: None R:/RDA Resos 2008/RDA OB-07 6