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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-124
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING APPROVING
THE USE OF TAX INCREMENT FUNDS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE
DOWNTOWN REDDING MALL (MALL) ROOF, ENTRANCES, AND SEI~ECTIVE
COMMON-AREA IMPROVEMENTS, AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OJ? A NEW
MALL ENTRANCE, PUBLIC RESTROOM IMPROVEMENTS, STORM-DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS, AND PEDESTRIAN PLAZAlLANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE PUBLIC STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY AT THE NORTH END OF THE MALL
WITHIN THE MARKET STREET REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA.
WHEREAS, the Redding Redevelopment Agency desires to contribute tax increment funds from
the Market Street Redevelopment Project for the demolition of the Downtown Redding Mall (Mall) roof, entrances,
and selective common-area improvements, and for the construction of a new Mall entrance, public restroom
improvements, storm-drainage improvements, and pedestrian plaza/landscape improvements in the public street right-
of-way at the north end of the Mall; and
WHEREAS, Section 33445 of the Health and Safety Code states that before the Agency can pay
all or part of the costs of any public improvement, the legislative body must first determine that the improvement will
benefit the Project from which the funds are derived, that there are no other reasonable means of fmancing the
improvement, and that the project will assist in the elimination of blight; and
WHEREAS, Section 33678 of the Health and Safety Code states that use of tax increment funds
for public improvements must primarily benefit the project area; and
WHEREAS, the project is a significant first step toward revitalizing the Mall and Downtown
pursuant to the vision expressed in the Specific Plan and is intended to foster retail growth by providing improved
physical and visual access to businesses and an attractive setting for the College; and
WHEREAS, students, faculty, and dental clinic patients could generate up to 300 new potential
downtown customers on a daily basis; and
WHEREAS, there are no other public funds available at this time for the project, which needs to
proceed in concert with the College's project and theprojectis also ineligible for the City's Traffic Impact Fee
Program.
WHEREAS, the Mall roofis approximately 30 years old and is in need of repair to fix leaks and
structural deterioration, and the planned demolition of the former Rite Aid building will eliminate large expanses of
blank walls devoid of windows or other openings and, in conjunction with the roof removal and planned lighting
and landscape improvements, will improve the visual quality of the area.
WHEREAS, the City Council is the legislative body for the City of Redding.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council FINDS, RESOLVES, and ORDERS as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct.
2. The public improvement is of primary benefit to the Market Street Redevelopment Project
Area.
3. There are no other reasonable means of fmancing the public improvement available to the
community.
4. The payment of funds for the public improvement will assist in the elimination of one or
more blighting conditions in the Project Area and is consistent with the adopted
implementation plan.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and read at a special meeting
of the Redding City Council on the 3 rd day of August 2004 and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBER:
COUNCIL MEMBER:
COUNCIL MEMBER:
COUNCIL MEMBER:
Cibula, Kight, Mathena, Stegall, and Pohlmeyer
None
None
None
, Mayor
ATTEST:
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FORM APPROVED:
LYNETTE M. FREDIANI,
Interim City Attorney
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By: BARRY E. DEWALT, Assistant City Attorney
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