082007 Replacement Hsg Plan-Demo Contract Various Prop

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Replacement Housing Demolition Contract August 20, 2007 Page 2 Plan and - Various Properties and 612 E. Fifth, 508 and 510 Porter and 621 E. Fifth, 710 E. Sixth, 902 Brown, 801 Brown, 606 E. Fifth, 602 -604 E. Sixth and 511 -517 N. Minter, 601 -603 E. Fifth and 505 -507 N. Minter, and 720 E. Sixth. 2. Approve a contract to J & G Industries, Inc. for demolition of the properties located at 801 Brown, 809 -811 Brown, 902 Brown, 905 Brown, 602 Garfield, 709 E. Sixth, 711 E. Sixth, 601 N. Lacy, 611 N. Lacy, 606 E. Fifth Street, 602 -604 E. Sixth Street and 511 -517 N. Minter Street in the amount of $132,050 and authorize the Executive Director to execute all necessary documents. 3. Approve a project budget not to exceed $157,050, which includes a nineteen percent contingency DISCUSSION For several years the Redevelopment Agency has been acquiring properties in the Santa Ana Blvd area. In an effort to redevelop the entryway from the freeway into the downtown by creating new housing. State Redevelopment Law under Section 33413.5 of the California Health and Safety Code states that whenever there is destruction or removal of dwelling units from the low- and moderate - income housing market by the Agency, the Agency shall adopt, by resolution, a Replacement Housing Plan (Exhibit 1) . The law requires that for a reasonable time prior to adopting a replacement housing plan by resolution, the agency shall make available a draft of the proposed Replacement Housing Plan for review and comment. The first recommended action approves the Replacement Housing Plan for all Agency owned properties in the Santa Ana Blvd. area with residential structures. The attached Plan was made available for review on June 4, 2007, through July 2, 2007. The availability of the Plan was noticed in the Orange County Register on June 4 and June 18, 2007. The Replacement Housing Plan includes the following information as required by State law. (1) The general location of housing to be rehabilitated, developed or constructed pursuant to Section 33413, (2) an adequate means of financing such rehabilitation, development, or construction, (3) a finding that the replacement housing does not require the approval of the voters pursuant to Article XXXIV, or that such approval has been obtained, (4) the number of dwelling units housing persons and families of low or moderate income planned for construction or rehabilitation, and (5) the timetable for meeting the plan's relocation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing objectives. The Plan covers all residential structures currently owned by the Agency which are located at the following addresses: 602 N. Garfield, 611 N. Minter, 905 Brown, 709 E. Sixth Street, 801 E. Santa Ana Blvd and 707 6 -6