2000-260RESOLUTION NO. 2000R-260
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM CONSENTING TO THE EXPENDITURE OF
FUNDS BY THE ANAHEIM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS BY THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") is a public body,
corporate and politic, formed by Resolution No. 6966 of the City of Anaheim (the "City") adopted
by the City Council of the City on June 6, 1961, and exercising its powers pursuant to the California
Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code Section 33000 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, on July 19, 1973, the City Council of the City adopted a redevelopment plan
for the Redevelopment Project Alpha by Ordinance No. 3190, (which plan was subsequently
amended on July 20, 1976 by Ordinance No. 3567, on November 30, 1976 by Ordinance No. 3631,
on January 12, 1982 by Ordinance No. 4300, and on December 13, 1994 by Ordinance No. 5468);
and
WHEREAS, the Agency has been, and continues to be, engaged in activities necessary to
carry out and implement the redevelopment plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") for Redevelopment
Project Alpha (the "Redevelopment Project"); and
WHEREAS, in order to carry out and implement the Redevelopment Plan, the Agency is
undertaking certain activities necessary for redevelopment of the Redevelopment Project Area in
accordance with provisions of the California Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety
Code Section 33000 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, the City is prepared to award a bid for the construction and installation of
public improvements related to the development of George Washington Park (the "Park
Improvements"); and
WHEREAS, the Agency is authorized, pursuant to Section 33445 of the Community
Redevelopment Law, to pay for all or part of the land for and the cost of the installation of any public
facility or improvement either within or without a particular project area with the consent of the City
Council and upon a determination that (i) the facilities or improvements are of benefit to the Project
Area or the immediate neighborhood in which the project is located, (ii) that no other reasonable
means of financing such facilities and improvements are available to the community, and (iii) that
the payment of funds for the costs of such facilities or improvements will assist in the alleviation of
one or more blighting conditions inside the project area and is consistent with the implementation
plan adopted pursuant to Section 33490 of the Community Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Agency have similar public purposes for the construction of
the Park Improvements; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the public purposes of the Agency and the City, the Agency
desires to fund a portion of the City's cost of constructing and installing the Park Improvements; and
WHEREAS, the report prepared by Agency staffindicates that (i) the installation of the Park
Improvements will be of benefit to the Project Area and the neighborhood surrounding George
Washington Park, (ii) there exist no reasonable means available to the City to fund the entire cost
of the Park Improvements, (iii) the installation of the Park Improvements is provided for in the
Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area, and (iv) the installation of the Park Improvements will
assist in the elimination of blighting conditions inside the Project Area, and is consistent with the
Implementation Plan for the Redevelopment Project; and
WHEREAS, the Agency and the City have duly considered all terms and conditions related
to the construction and installation o£the Park Improvements and believe that the installation of the
Park Improvements is in the best interests of the City of Anaheim and the health, safety, and welfare
of its residents, and in accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable state and local
laws and requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Findings. The City Council hereby finds and determines that:
the construction and installation of the Park Improvements are of benefit to the
Redevelopment Project Area and the neighborhood surrounding George Washington
Park;
there are no reasonable means of financing the Park Improvements available to the
community other than to have the Agency assist in such financing;
the Agency's provision of financial assistance for the construction and installation
of the Park Improvements will assist in the elimination of blighting conditions in the
Redevelopment Project Area and is consistent with the Implementation Plan for the
Redevelopment Project.
Section 2. Consent to the Provision of Financial Assistance. The City Council consents to
the Agency's expenditure of up to Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000) with respect to
the construction and installation of the Park Improvements.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION IS PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM THIS 19 ( ch ) DAY
OF December ., 2000.
ATTEST:
CL RK
38131.1
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2000R-260 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of
the Anaheim City Council held on the 19th day of December, 2000, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kring, Tait, McCracken, Daly
NOES:
MAYOPJCOUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Feldhaus
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)