ARA1996-04RESOLUTION NO. ARA96-4
RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOWNTOWN
COMMUNITY CENTER AND APPROVING THE SECOND
COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
REGARDING DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDING THEREOF
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") is
engaged in implementation of the Redevelopment Plan for the Alpha
Redevelopment Project area (the "Project Area");
WHEREAS, in order to provide new and improved cultural,
community service, educational and recreational opportunities to
residents of the City of Anaheim generally and of the Project Area
particularly, the City of Anaheim (the "City") and the Agency desire
to construct the Downtown Community Center on property owned by
Agency and located at the intersection of Center and Philadelphia
Streets (the "Community Center");
WHEREAS, the Community Center will consolidate several
existing and new uses, including a Senior Citizen's Center, City
Recreation and Human Services Programs, City Gymnasium, Arts
Center, and City Boxing Club;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Community Center, City and
Agency have heretofore entered into that certain Cooperation
Agreement Regarding Downtown Community Center dated as of
January 10, 1995 (the "Cooperation Agreement");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, Agency will
let a contract for construction of the Community Center (the
"Construction Contract");
WHEREAS, it is reasonably likely that in the course of
construction change orders will be required under the Construction
Contract;
WHEREAS, for efficient management of the construction, it is
necessary or desirable that the authority to approve such change
orders be delegated to the Executive Director of the Agency (the
"Executive Director");
WHEREAS, in order to further implement development of the
Community Center (the "Project"), City and Agency propose to enter
into that certain Second Cooperation Agreement Regarding Downtown
Community Center dated as of December 3, 1996 (the "Second
Cooperation Agreement");
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Second Cooperation Agreement,
(a) Agency, with funds drawn from its Low and Moderate Income
Housing Fund, will prepay (the "Agency Payment") certain City park
and recreation fees (the "Park Fees") for future Agency-sponsored
affordable housing projects located within the area benefitted by
the Community Center, (b) City will pay interest on the Agency
Payment, (c) City will hold Park Fees at current levels for five
(5) years for such affordable housing projects, and (d) City will
allocate the Agency Payment to fund the cost of constructing the
Community Center;
WHEREAS, Agency contemplates that the prepaid Park Fees will
be used to support the development of approximately two hundred
(200) affordable housing units within the central Anaheim area;
WHEREAS, development of the Community Center will free up the
site on which an affordable senior housing project (the "Senior
Housing Project") will be developed adjacent to the Community
Center and, inasmuch as the Community Center will provide
facilities for the use of the residents of the Senior Housing
Project, it will also reduce the cost of development of the Senior
Housing Project;
WHEREAS, the City freezing, for five (5) years at current
levels, Park Fees for Agency-sponsored affordable housing projects
will promote the development of affordable housing in the
community;
WHEREAS, the Community Center will be used by area groups,
organizations (such as the Boys and Girls Club) and residents, many
of whom are of very low and low or moderate income; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the use of federal funds for the
Project, City, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act,
prepared and circulated a Finding of No Significant Impact ("FONSI")
for the Project, which FONSI found that, with the inclusion in the
Project of certain mitigation measures, the Project would have no
significant impact on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Anaheim Redevelopment
Agency as follows:
1. The Agency finds that the Project is primarily of benefit
to the Project Area.
2. The Agency hereby finds that the payment of funds for the
acquisition of land and/or the cost of the Community Center will
assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions
inside Redevelopment Project Alpha, and is consistent with the
Agency's Implementation Plan adopted pursuant to Health and Safety
Code Section 33490.
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3. The Agency finds that implementation of the Second
Cooperation Agreement and development of the Downtown Community
Center will promote Agency's obligation to increase the supply of
affordable housing in the community.
4. The Second Cooperation Agreement is hereby approved.
5. The Chairman, or the Executive Director, and the
Secretary are hereby authorized and directed to sign and execute
the Second Cooperation Agreement on behalf of the Agency.
6. The Executive Director and the City Manager, or their
designees, are hereby authorized to jointly approve and execute all
change orders under the Construction Contract provided that the
aggregate net cost thereof does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the
Construction Contract amount.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the
Anaheim Redevelopment Agency this 10th day of December , 1996.
ATTEST:
SECRETARY
ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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STATE Of CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LEONORA N. SOHL, Secretary of the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. ARA96-4 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Anaheim
Redevelopment Agency held on the 10th day of December, 1996, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES:.
CHAIRMAN/AGENCY: McCracken, Zemel, Lopez, Daly
NOES:
CHAIRMAN/AGENCY: None
ABSENT: CHAIRMAN/AGENCY: Tait
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Chairman of the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency signed said
Resolution No. ARA96-4 on the 10th day of December, 1996.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of December, 1996.
SECRETARY OF THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
(SEAL)