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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
APPROVING THE USE OF TAX INCREMENT FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT
THE OASIS ROAD BRIDGE WATER MAIN PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the Redding Redevelopment Agency desires to contribute tax increment funds
from the Buckeye Redevelopment Project to install an eight-inch ductile iron water line between two existing
eight-inch lines and a new fire hydrant on the Oasis Road Bridge over Chum Creek located within the
Buckeye Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, Section 33445 ofthe Health and Safety Code states that the Agency may pay
all or part of the costs of a public improvement if the legislative body determines that the improvement will
benefit the project area from which the funds are derived, that there are no other reasonable means of
financing 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 oftax increment
funds for public improvements must primarily benefit the project area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is the legislative body for the City of Redding.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council FINDS, RESOLVES, and ORDERS as follows:
1. The Analysis of Findings, attached and incorporated herein, are hereby adopted in
satisfaction of the requirements set forth in Health and Safety Code Sections 33445 and 33678.
2. The public improvement is of primary benefit to the Buckeye Redevelopment Proj ect
Area.
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to the community.
There are no other reasonable means of financing the public improvement available
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 regular
meeting of the Redding City Council on the 18th day of July, 2006, and was duly adopted at said meeting
, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBER:
COUNCIL MEMBER:
COUNCIL MEMBER:
COUNCIL MEMBER:
Dickerson, Mathena, Pohlmeyer, Stegall, and Murray
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ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS
Oasis Road Bridge Water Main Project
The Redding Redevelopment Agency (Agency) desires to utilize tax increment funds to install an eight-
inch ductile iron waterline and a new fire hydrant on the Oasis Road Bridge that crosses over Churn
Creek, located within the Buckeye Redevelopment Project Area (Project Area).
The Project Area encompasses approximately 1,060 acres within the territorial jurisdictions ofthe City
of Redding and the County of Shasta. The presence of ailing or inadequate water-service facilities has
been identified as an infrastructure deficiency within the Project Area. Throughout the Project Area are
waterlines that cannot meet fire-flow requirements. The proposed proj ect will connect together the ends
of two existing eight-inch water main lines, thereby increasing fire flows in the area which will provide
adequate water flow to existing services and support new service line connections. The project also
includes the installation of a fire hydrant.
Health and Safety Code Section 33445 stipulates that before the Agency can pay all or part of the costs
of any public improvement, the City Council must determine that the improvement is of benefit to the
project area from which the funds are derived or to the immediate neighborhood in which the project
is located, that no other reasonable means of financing the improvement is available to the community,
and that the payment of funds for the improvements will assist in elimination of one or more blighting
conditions in the project area, and is consistent with an adopted implementation plan. Health and Safety
Code Section 33678 adds to the above that if tax increment money is used, the improvement must be
of primary benefit to the project area.
Is the proposed improvement of primary benefit to the Project Area?
One of the reasons for the subject area being included within the boundaries of the Buckeye
Redevelopment Plan is to help improve and expand the water supply to existing residents and businesses
and to encourage the development ofunderutilized parcels. The project is of primary ~enefit to the
Project Area in that the water main will improve water service to nearby residences and businesses,
improve fire-flow, and enable new residential and commercial development. Installation of a fire
hydrant will also improve fire protection.
Are any other reasonable means offinancing available to the community to fund the improvements?
There are two large projects proposed to be undertaken in or near the Project Area within the next four
. years. The first is a 30-inch waterline extension along Keswick Dam Road from Oasis Road to Lake
Boulevard scheduled to be constructed in the current fiscal year at a cost of $4 million. The second is
a 24-inch line extension along Oasis Road from Lake Boulevard to Beltline Road. This project is
scheduled for development in fiscal year 2008-09 at an approximate cost of$1.2 million. Both of these
projects will be paid from water connection fees. There are no funds from water connection fees for this
project. The only other source of funds are from rate fees. These fees have been primarily assigned to
projects in other parts of the City through fiscal year 201 0-11, leaving less than the amount of available
funds needed for this project. Without redevelopment assistance, there are no other reasonable means
at this time to finance the water improvements.
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Will the proposed project assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions within the
Buckeye Project Area? Is the proposed project consistent with the Implementation Plan adopted for
the Project Area?
The Redevelopment Plan and the Report to the Legislative Bodies (Preliminary Report) for Buckeye
identify numerous water distribution and fire-flow problems within the Project Area. Many of the
waterlines providing service to residents and businesses are undersized and fire flows are not adequate.
Development or redevelopment of these areas is impaired by the inadequate capacity of these lines.
Section 330330 (c) of California Redevelopment Law states that a blighted area may be one that contains
physical and economic conditions that cause blight and is, in addition, characterized by the existence
of inadequate public utilities. The deficient public infrastructure system in the Project Area contributes
to stagnation of the area's development. Installation of the eight-inch waterline and a fire hydrant will
assist in eliminating blight by addressing a fire-safety issue, reducing the risk of current investments, and
encouraging future investments in the area. The Buckeye Five- Year Implementation Plan adopted in
June 2005 by the Redevelopment Agencies of the City of Redding and the County of Shasta specifically
identifies the need to improve the water-delivery system to residences and businesses, thereby addressing
existing water-flow needs and encouraging development ofunderutilized parcels. Thus, the proposed
project is consistent with the Implementation Plan adopted for the Project Area and will assist in the
elimination of one or more blighting conditions as identified in the Redevelopment Plan for Buckeye.
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OLD OASIS ROAD TO WEST OF CHURN CREEK
APRIL 200