HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-02-22 - RESOLUTIONS - AFFORDABLE HOUSING (3)RESOLUTION NO. 11-3
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
CLARITA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE 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 33320 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 an
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 projects 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
projects, therefore, the Agreement provides that 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;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the provision of the
proposed affordable housing 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 City Council hereby approves the Affordable Housing Reimbursement
Agreement and hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to execute the Agreement on
behalf of the City, subject to any minor, technical or clarifying changes that may be approved by
the City Attorney. The City Council hereby further authorizes and directs the City Manager 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.
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MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA)
I, Kevin Tonoian, Acting City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council 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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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, Kevin Tonoian, Acting City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a
true and correct copy of the original Resolution 11-3 adopted by the City Council 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 City Clerk
By
Deputy City Clerk
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