HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-02-22 - RESOLUTIONS - AFFORDABLE HOUSING (4)RESOLUTION NO. RDA 11-1
RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE AGENCY AND CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita ("Agency") is
carrying out the Redevelopment Plan ("Redevelopment Plan") for the Newhall Project Area
("Project Area"); and
WHEREAS, under the Redevelopment Plan, the City of Santa Clarita ("City") shall aid
and cooperate with the Agency in carrying out activities in the Project Area and shall take actions
necessary to ensure the fulfillment of the purposes of the Redevelopment Plan and to eliminate
and prevent the recurrence or spread of conditions causing blight within the area of the Project
("Project Area"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33220 of the California Community Redevelopment
Law (Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et seq.) (the "CRL"), for the purposes of aiding and
cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of redevelopment projects
within the Project Area, the City may, among other things, exercise the following powers: sell or
lease any of its property to the Agency; cause public- improvements to be furnished in connection
with redevelopment projects; plan or replan and zone or rezone any part of a redevelopment
project; facilitate the production and rehabilitation of affordable housing and enter into
agreements with the Agency respecting actions _to .be -taken pursuant to any such.powers; and
WHEREAS, the Agency and City Council have prepared and wish to enter into a Public
Improvements and Affordable Housing Reimbursement Agreement ("Agreement") to provide for
City's production of affordable housing within the Project Area and Agency's reimbursement of
City for the costs of the affordable housing project; and
WHEREAS, a program Final Environmental Impact Report was prepared and certified
on the Redevelopment Plan ("Final EIR") in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA"), which included analysis of the affordable housing project on a
programmatic level; and
WHEREAS, at this time there are no preliminary drawings, plans or other sufficient
information to enable a meaningful environmental assessment of the specific affordable housing
project, therefore, the Agreement provides that the commitment of funds to and commencement
of the specific projects set forth therein shall be subject to completion of additional
environmental review and analysis, as required by CEQA;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Agency hereby finds and determines that the provision of the proposed
affordable housing project is consistent with the Agency's responsibilities under Community
Redevelopment Law as it will provide affordable housing within the Project Area. Further, that
the affordable housing project is consistent with the Implementation Plan for the Project Area, as
the goals and,programs in that plan provide for the production and rehabilitation of affordable
housing in a manner consistent with the affordable housing projects as set forth in the
Agreement.
Section 2. The Agency hereby approves the Affordable Housing Reimbursement
Agreement and hereby authorizes and directs the Executive Director of the Agency to execute the
Agreement on behalf of the Agency, subject to any minor, technical or clarifying changes that
may be approved by the Agency's counsel. The Agency hereby further authorizes and directs the
Executive Director to take all actions and execute all documents as necessary to carry out the
Agreement and accomplish the acquisition of land, production of the affordable housing projects
and the Agency's reimbursement of City for the costs of the affordable housing projects as
provided for in the Agreement.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of February, 2011.
ATTEST:
Chair
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA)
I, Kevin Tonoian, Acting 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
22nd day of February, 2011, by the following vote:
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AGENCY MEMBERS: Kellar, Ender, Ferry, Weste, McLean
AGENCY MEMBERS: None
AGENCY MEMBERS: None
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RESOLUTION
I, Kevin Tonoian, Acting Agency Secretary of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that
this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution RDA -11-1 adopted by the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Clarita, California on February 22, 2011, which, is
now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the .City of Santa Clarita, California, this _ day of ,
2011.
Acting Agency Secretary
By
Deputy Secretary
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