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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2011-036 - Public Improvements e e RESOLUTION 2011 - 36 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING, APPROVING A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS RELATED THERETO WHEREAS, the City Council ("City Council ") of the City of Redding ("City") has adopted and amended, from time to time, the Market Street Redevelopment Plan ("Redevelopment Plan") for the Market Street Redevelopment Project Area ("Project Area"); and WHEREAS, the Redding Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") is engaged in various activities in its efforts to remove the blighting conditions that still remain in the Project Area; and WHEREAS, in keeping with the goals of the Agency to eliminate blight and reduce physical and economic blight in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan and Agency's current Implementation Plan ("Implementation Plan"), the City and Agency have been working cooperatively regarding the development of certain public improvements and other redevelopment projects and programs in the Project Area; and WHEREAS, due to the complexity of the projects and the varying funding sources, the Agency and the City mutually desire to enter into a Public Improvements and Cooperation Agreement (the "Agreement"), a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk and Agency Secretary through which the Agency shall pay for designated portions of, and the City shall conduct, public improvement projects and 'other redevelopment projects and programs to alleviate blighting conditions in the Project Area as set forth in the proposed Agreement; and WHEREAS, implementation of the Agreement will assist the Agency to accomplish the stated goals in the Redevelopment Plan and its current Implementation Plan as described in Exhibit A to this Resolution; and WHEREAS, under the California Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code Section 33100 et al; the "Law"), before the Agency can expend money for public improvements, the Agency and the City must make specified findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 33445 and 33445.1; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Law, the Agency is authorized, with the consent of the City Council to pay for part, or all, of the costs of public improvements that are of benefit to the Project Area; and WHEREAS, no other reasonable means of financing the estimated cost of the public improvements are available to the City or the community; and ~ .-.......... -- cJJ (j) e e WHEREAS, certain of the projects to be funded pursuant to the Agreement have previously undergone environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") or were considered as part of the program Environmental Impact Report certified in conjunction with the adoption of the 1990 amendment to the Redevelopment Plan (the "1990 EIR") and no further environmental review is required; and WHEREAS, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), to the extent that projects to be funded pursuant to the Agreement have not previously undergone environmental review pursuant to CEQA, approval of the Agreement is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), because the Agreement consists of the creation of a governmental funding mechanism for various public improvements and redevelopment projects, but does not commit funds to any specific public improvement or redevelopment project, in that environmental review required by CEQA shall be completed prior to the commencement of any public improvement or redevelopment project listed in the Agreement; and WHEREAS, Exhibit A, the Redevelopment Plan, the report to City Council accompanying the Redevelopment Plan, the 1990 EIR and the Implementation Plan provide additional information upon which the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution are based. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding as follows: 1. . All the Recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein. 2. In compliance with Section 33445 of the Law, with respect to those public improvements included in the Agreement that are located within the Project Area or contiguous to the Project Area the City Council hereby finds that: (a) the acquisition of the land or the installation or construction of such public improvements listed in the Agreement that are publicly owned are of benefit to the Project Area by helping to eliminate blight within the Project Area or providing housing for low-or moderate-income persons; (b) no other reasonable means of financing the acquisition of land or the installation or construction of such public improvements listed in the Agreement that are publicly owned are available to the community; and (c) the appropriation and payment of funds by the Agency for the acquisition of land or the cost of such public improvements listed in the Agreement that are publicly owned is consistent with the Agency's current Implementation Plan. These findings are based on the facts and analysis in Exhibit A. 3. In compliance with Section 33445.1 of the Law, with respect to those public improvement listed in the Agreement that are located outside the Project Area and not contiguous to the Project Area, the City Council hereby finds that: (a) the acquisition of land or the installation or construction of such public improvements are of primary benefit to the Project Area; (b) the acquisition of the land or the installation or construction of such public improvements listed in the Agreement that are publicly owned are of~enefit to the Project Area by helping to eliminate blight within the Project e e Area or providing housing for low-or moderate income persons; (c) no other reasonable means of financing the acquisition of land or the installation or construction of such public improvements listed in the Agreement that are publicly owned are available to the community; (d) the appropriation and payment of funds by the Agency for the acquisition of land or the cost of the public improvements listed in the Agreement that are publicly owned is consistent with the Agency's current Implementation Plan; and (e) the acquisition of land and the installation of the public improvements that are publicly owned are provided for in the Redevelopment Plan. These findings are based on the facts and analysis in Exhibit A. 4. The City Council hereby finds, for the following reasons, and based on the provision of CEQA (with particular reference to 14 California Code of Regulations, Sections 15162 and 15168), that the 1990 EIR has served as the environmental documentation pursuant to CEQA for approval of this Resolution and the Agreement with respect to those particular projects listed in the Agreement that were previously considered in the 1990 EIR. The City Council further specifically finds that there have not been any of the following occurrences since the approval of the 1990 EIR that would require subsequent or supplemental environmental documents in connection with approval of this Resolution and the Agreement: a. there have not been substantial changes in the program analyzed in the 1990 EIR which would require major revisions in the 1990 EIR due to new or substantially more severe significant environmental impacts; b. there have not been substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the program analyzed in the 1990 ErR will be undertaken which would require major revisions in the 1990 EIR due to new or substantially more severe significant environmental impacts or other standards set forth in Section 15162; and c. there has not been the appearance of new information which was not known and could not have been known as of the date of approval of the 1990 ErR which is relevant to the approval of the 1990 ErR as it relates to the Agreement. 5. The City Council consents to the Agency expenditures as called for in the Agreement for the public improvement projects listed in the Agreement, subject to completion of any environmental review required by CEQA prior to the commencement of any improvement listed in the Agreement that was not previously analyzed in the 1990 EIR or other specific environmental review for a particular project. 6. The City Council hereby approves the Agreement and authorizes the Mayor to enter into and execute the Agreement on behalf of the City for the funding and completion of the projects listed in the Agreement, substantially in the form on file with the Agency Secretary and the City Clerk, with such revisions as are reasonably determined necessary by the City signatory, such determination to be conclusively deemed to have been made by the execution of the Agreement by the City signatory. The City Manager is authorized to implement the Agreement and take all further actions and 3 ./ e e execute all other documents which are necessary or appropriate to carry out the Agreement. 7. The City Manager is hereby authorized to take such further actions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the City's obligations pursuant to this Resolution and the Agreement. 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. 9. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and read at a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 21 st day of March, 2011, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN : COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bosetti, Dickerson, Jones, Sullivan, and McArthur COUNCIL MEMBERS: None COUNCIL MEMBERS: None COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: RICHARD A. DUVERNAY, City Attorney , ." . > By l(~~' "' )" :l' "J ", ~ " \ ' "; ~. 4 e e EXHIBIT A EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION FINDINGS The following information provides evidence supporting the findings set forth in the resolution as required pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 33445 and 33445.1 with respect to the public improvements and various other activities that are included in the Agreement. Downtown Improvements Program of improvement activIties consistent with the recommendations contained within the Downtown Specific Plan. It is anticipated that these may be infrastructure improvements, including street improvements; building facade improvements; enhanced landscaping; enhanced lighting; property acquisition (including right-of-way), property demolition, and/or renovation; circulation improvements; alley improvements; streetscape improvements, such as public art, street furniture, decorative lighting, signage, sidewalks, and other pedestrian amenities; development of parks, plazas, and open space areas; hazardous waste cleanup; and development of improved parking. Activities also include development partnerships within the Downtown area. All activities will assist in the physical and economic revitalization of the downtown business district. Physical enhancements will help stabilize and enhance property values, stimulate additional private investment in the area, increase the level of patronage at downtown businesses, buffer existing incompatible or hazardous land uses, improve physically obsolete and deteriorated building facades, increase both pedestrian and vehicle safety, and will increase employment opportunities as businesses expand or locate in the downtown. Downtown Mall Parking Structure Demolition and replacement of the existing, functionally and economically obsolete two-story structure with a multi-use structure incorporating ground floor retail, parking, and mixed-income residential units on upper levels. This project will assist in the elimination of physical and economic blight in the Downtown portion of the Project Area by providing additional parking, opportunities for commercial investment, affordable housing, and improved circulation. Development Partnerships This activity is designed to facilitate new development, support creative reuse and preservation of existing structures, and stabilize existing development within the Project Area. Projects will increase and develop the Project Area's economic viability by attracting new business and assisting existing business, thereby revitalizing stagnant and declining retail and commercial areas suffering from incompatible and uneconomic land uses. Provide avenues for owner participation that will result in the expansion of employment opportunities within the Project Area. Street Improvements Activities include the removal and replacement of inadequate infrastructure; the redesign of streets; property acquisition for right-of-way purposes; the construction of new and/or realigned streets; installation of traffic calming measures; installation of curb, gutter and sidewalk; streetscape and beautification projects along major retail corridors which are exhibiting physical and economic blight; e e and the installation of traffic signals. Existing circulation patterns will be improved and inadequate infrastructure replaced which will assist in the elimination of physical blight. Additionally, activities may secondarily improve the attractiveness of the area and stimulate additional investment of private resources on blighted properties within the Project Area. Some activities may be done in partnership with private development as an incentive to undertake new development and/or the rehabilitation of existing structures in the Project Area. Storm Drain. Sewer & Water Utility Improvements This category of activity includes improvements to various underground utilities to accommodate growth occurring in the Project Area and that will address inadequate, obsolete, or failing utility infrastructure serving all or portions of the Project Area. Individual projects will assist in the alleviation of physical blight stemming from inefficient and substandard utility systems serving the Project Area. Additionally, improved public infrastructure will also act as incentive to private developers to invest further in the Project Area, as well as stabilizing and improving Project Area property values. Aesthetic Enhancement Proiects These activities consist of signage and beautification projects that attract residents and visitors to the retail, commercial and recreational amenities in the Project Area. Projects include, but are not limited to, entry features, signs, landscaping, monuments, and works of art. These projects will provide incentives for additional private development in the Project Area and encourage enhanced property maintenance to occur on neighboring private properties, thereby assisting in the elimination of both physical and economic blight within the Project Area. The unique features will assist in making heavily traveled corridors and commercial/retail areas more attractive to new private investment. Neighborhood Improvements Activities include the design and construction of a variety of public improvements in existing Project Area residential and commercial neighborhoods. Activities could include, but are not limited to, curb, gutter, and sidewalk installation; landscaping; median and street lighting enhancements; improved signage; development of open space areas and parks; installation of traffic-calming devices, including signals; acquisition, demolition, and/or renovation of property; and improvements that enhance the Agency's affordable housing projects. Improvements will assist in the elimination of both physical and economic blight in Project Area neighborhoods. Existing areas with substandard public infrastructure will be improved leading to stabilization of property values, additional private development, and enhanced private property maintenance in these same areas.