HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-027 CC ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 98-27
A REqOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF TEMECULA APPROVING THE PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS FOR OLD TOWN TEMECULA AND
AUTHORIZING THE SOLICITATION OF CONSTRUCTION
BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
and declare that:
The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby find, determine
a. The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Temecula is authorized by the
Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code Section 33445) and Section 355
of the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project No. 1 1988 (*Plan~) to construct
public improvements of benefit to the Project Area.
b. Agency proposes to construct with the assistance and cooperation of the City
of Temecula certain public improvements in the Old Town Area of the Project Area
consisting of sidewalks, boardwalks, rolled curbs, streetlights, street furniture,
landscaping, archways, storm drains, and related streetscape improvements as specified
in the bid documents for PW No. 97-05 RDA on file in the Office of the Director of
Redevelopment ("Improvements").
c. 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 construct and install
the Improvements.
d. Construction and installation of the Improvements will benefit the Project
Area and will assist in the elimination of blight in the Project Area as identified in the
proceedings establishing the Project Area in that the Improvements would: (1) Provide
for public service infrastructure, specifically, as identified in the proceedings and the
Plan; (2) 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; (3) promote the expansion of the Project Area's commercial base and local
employment opportunities within the Old Town Area; (4) 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; (5) encourage and provide for
development of vacant properties in accordance with the Plan and the Old Town Specific
Plan; and (6) assist in storm water flow protection for businesses in the Old Town Area.
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 otherwise allocated to high priority traffic and public improvement projects. The
properties affected by the Improvements could not support special taxes under community
facilities district special tax revenue bonds sufficient to fund the Improvements. Section
355 of the Plan specifically provides for the funding of the Improvements with tax
increment revenues.
f. On March 17, 1998, the City and the Agency entered into a Cooperative
Agreement by which the Agency would reimburse the City for the costs of the
Improvements and made certain findings in connection therewith as required by law.
g. 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(0, 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 of the City of Temeeula hereby approves the Plans and
Specifications for the Old Town Streetscape Improvements (PW No. 97-05 RDA) and authorizes
the Director of Public Works to solicit construction bids for the Improvements.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula this
31st day of March, 1998. ~~~.~
Ron Roberts, Mayor
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City Cle'r.k /
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA)
I, Susan W. Jones, Acting City Clerk for the City of Temecula, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 98-27 was duly adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Temecula on the 31st day of March, 1998, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES:
4 COUNCILMEMBERS: Comerchero,Lindemans,Stone,Roberts
NOES:
0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 1 COUNCILMEMBERS: Stone
Susan ~. Jon~, CMC
ActilagJ2ity Clerk