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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2010-064 - Low and Moderate Income housing ~ e e RESOLUTION NO. 2010 - 64 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING FINDING THAT THE USE OF TAXES ALLOCATED FROM THE MARKET STREET REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, PRESERVING, AND INCREASING THE COMMUNITY'S SUPPLY OF LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSING OUTSIDE THE PROJECT AREA WILL BE OF BENEFIT TO THE PROJECT WHEREAS, the City of Redding adopted Ordinance No. 974 on July 3, 1968, as amended by Ordinance No. 1173 on August 5, 1974, Ordinance No. 1295 on November 29,1976, and Ordinance No. 1299 on December 20, 1976, approving and adopting the Redevelopment Plan for Midtown Project No. I, Calif. R-20; and WHEREAS, on July 3, 1990, City of Redding Ordinance No. 1923 was introduced for first reading and subsequently adopted on July 17, 1990, amending Ordinance No. 974, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 1173, 1295, and 1299, thereby adopting the Amended Redevelopment Plan for the Market Street Redevelopment Project adding additional territory; and WHEREAS, on July 3, 1990, the Agency adopted Resolution No. 90-17 finding that the use oftaxes allocated from the Market Street Project Area's added area for the purpose of improving and increasing the community's supply oflow- and moderate-income housing outside the Market Street Project Area will be of benefit to the Market Street Project Area; and WHEREAS, Section 33334.2 of the California Community Redevelopment Law [Health and Safety (H&S) Code Section 33000 et seq.] requires that not less than twenty percent (20%) of all taxes allocated to the Agency be used by the Agency for the purpose of improving, preserving, and increasing the community's supply oflow- and moderate-income housing available ataffordable housing cost; and WHEREAS, the Agency each year, in accordance with H&S Code Section 33334.2 allocates no less than twenty percent (20%) of all taxes allocated to the Agency for the purpose of improving, preserving, and increasing the community's supplyoflow- and moderate-income housing available at an affordable housing cost; and WHEREAS, Section 33334.2(g) of the H&S Code provides that an agency may use such funds outside the project area if a finding is made by resolution of the agency and the legislative body that such use will be of benefit to the project; and WHEREAS, the Agency desires to utilize funds from the Market Street Project Area's Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Fund (LMIHF) to assist in the financing of housing activities, both inside and outside the Project Area, for the purpose of meeting its regulatory obligations as set forth in H&S Code Sections 33334.4, 33413(a), and 33413(b); and ~ \ 0\ ....c: . oil e e WHEREAS, pursuant to H&S Code Section 33334.6, the Legislature has found and declared that the provision and improvement of affordable housing, as provided in H&S Code Section 33334.2, outside of redevelopment project areas, can be of direct benefit to those projects in assisting the accomplishment of project objectives whether or not those redevelopment projects provide for housing within the project area. The Legislature further found and determined that the provision of affordable housing by redevelopment agencies and the use of taxes allocated to the agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of H&S Code Section 33670 is of statewide benefit and of particular benefit and assistance to all local governmental agencies in the areas where the housing is provided. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF REDDING DOES HEREBY FIND AND RESOLVE the following: 1. That the foregoing recitals are true and correct. 2. That the use of taxes allocated from the Market Street Project Area's LMIHF, both inside and outside the Project Area, will be of benefit to the Market Street Project Area by: (1) assisting the Agency to meet regulatory obligations contained in H&S Code Sections 33334.4, 33413(a) and (b) through the financing of affordable housing activities, including, but not limited to, property acquisition, new construction, rehabilitation, and direct loan and grant programs to homebuyers and property owners, i.e., Paint Voucher Program, Homebuyer Program and Homeowner Incentive Program; (2) assisting in the accomplishment of the Market Street Project Area's objectives; and (3) improving, preserving, and increasing the community's affordable housing stock. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 20th day of July, 2010, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN : COUNCIL MEMBER: COUNCIL MEMBER: COUNCIL MEMBER: COUNCIL MEMBER: Bosetti, Dickerson, MeA None None None r, Stegall, and Jones ATTEST: ~ ;.......~ APPROVED AS TO FORM: 1. "". .~ ,- -/ .... i -..: ~./ ~~"!:'>:-~ . _: ~:'"'>~~ <: .:. ~ P AME~~,,1'1IZE, Ci ., - -'~" - - ,- ,: ..........\.- ..' ,