ARA1999-05RESOLUTION NO. ARA 99-5
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY APPROVING A COOPERATION AGREEMENT
WITH THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND THE ANAHEIM
HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING THE JEFFREY-
LYNNE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AND
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the "Jeffrey-Lynne Neighborhood," bounded by 9th Street on the
west, Cerritos Avenue on the north, Walnut Avenue on the east, and an Edison utility
easement on the south, in the City of Anaheim, consists of approximately 31 acres of
medium density housing;
WHEREAS, there are approximately 725 dwelling units in the Jeffrey-Lynne
Neighborhood, predominantly contained within eight-unit apartment buildings built in the
late 1950s and early 1960s;
WHEREAS, the Jeffrey-Lynne Neighborhood is physically blighted and suffers
from severe overcrowding, a shortage of parking and usable open space, problems with
traffic and security, unsanitary and unsafe dwelling units, and considerable deferred
maintenance;
WHEREAS, the predominant majority of the apartments in the Jeffrey-Lynne
Neighborhood are one-bedroom units;
WHEREAS, a survey of the residents of the Jeffrey-Lynne Neighborhood has
found a substantial need for more family-units consisting of two-, three- and four-
bedrooms;
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Housing Authority (the "Authority"), the Anaheim
Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency"), and the City of Anaheim (the "City") have also
found a substantial need in the community for such family units to be available for the
long-term at rents affordable to persons and families of very low- and low-income;
WHEREAS, in order to address the needs of the Jeffrey-Lynne Neighborhood
described above, the Authority is: (a) adopting the "Jeffrey-Lynne Neighborhood
Revitalization Plan" (the "Plan"); and (b) entering into that certain Affordable Housing
and Neighborhood Revitalization Agreement, dated as of June 15, 1999, with Anaheim
Revitalization Partners, L.P. (the "Agreement");
WHEREAS, in order to assist the Authority with implementation of the Plan and
Agreement, Agency and City proposes to enter into that certain Cooperation
Agreement, dated as of June 15, 1999, with Authority (the "Cooperation Agreement");
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