HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-01-12 - RESOLUTIONS - OLD TOWN NEWHALL STREETSCAPE (3)RESOLUTION NO. RDA 10-1
A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING THE FINDINGS REQUIRED BY
SECTION 33445 OF THE CALIFORNIA REDEVELOPMENT LAW AND DETERMINING
THAT THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FROM THE OLD TOWN
NEWHALL STREETSCAPE PHASE I PROJECT IS OF BENEFIT TO THE
NEWHALL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita (the Agency) is a
public body, corporate and politic, duly. established and authorized to transact business and
exercise powers under and pursuant to the provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law of
the State of California, constituting Part 1 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code of the
State of California (the Law), including the power to expend funds for public improvements for
the benefit of the Newhall Redevelopment Project Area (Project Area); and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita (City) is the legislative body for the community in
which the Project Area is located and pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 is
required to consent to payments to be made by its Agency for capital improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Newhall Specific Plan (Plan) adopted on
December 22, 2005, provides for the funding of public improvements within the Project Area;
and
WHEREAS, the provision of public improvements is consistent with the Redevelopment
Project's Five -Year Implementation Plan in that the Old Town Newhall Streetscape Phase I
Project (Project) constitutes a portion of the Streetscape Program, a project listed in the Plan to
provide a more pedestrian -friendly and attractive Main Street, meeting the goals and objectives
of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has funded the Project with $580,000 of Agency funds; and
WHEREAS, there are appropriate facts supporting the findings required by Health and
Safety Code Section 33445 for the City Council to consent to the Agency's expenditure of funds
for the public improvements provided by the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita, .California
does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The provision of the public improvements involved in the Old Town
Newhall Streetscape Phase I Project is of benefit to the Project Area in that it will assist in
eliminating one or more blight conditions and is necessary to effectuate the Plan because:
a) An amenity rich public space and streetscape will support existing redevelopment
activities and establish conditions for long-term implementation of the Plan; and
b) The commercial nature of Main Street will be enhanced and will generate new
pedestrian traffic into the area; and
c) The completion of the subject project will facilitate attraction of new businesses and
residential developments to the area.
SECTION 2. The City finds that no other reasonable means of financing the Project are
available to the community as the City is using its funds to undertake other capital improvements
throughout the City.
SECTION 3. The Provision of the public improvements provided by the Project is
consistent with the Agency's 5 -Year Implementation Plan, adopted on June 26, 2007, and will
provide a more pedestrian -friendly and amenity rich Main Street to attract investment in the area,
new shoppers, and businesses.
SECTION 4. The Agency Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of January, 2010.
CHAIR
ATTEST:
AGENCY SECRETARY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sarah P. Gorman, Agency Secretary of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa
Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 12th day of
January, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: AGENCY MEMBERS: Ferry, Kellar, Ender, McLean
NOES: AGENCY MEMBERS: None
DISQUALIFIED: AGENCY MEMBERS: Weste
ABSENT: AGENCY MEMBERS: None
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AGENCY SECRETARY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss,
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESOLUTION
I, , Agency Secretary of the Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original
Resolution No. RDA, 10-1, adopted by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita,
California on January 12, 2010, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of 2010.
Agency Secretary
By
Deputy Secretary
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