HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-059 - Approving the Sale of Agency Owned Property Located at 205-209RESOLUTION NO. 2003-059
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROVING THE SALE OF AGENCY-
OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 205-209 WEST CIVIC
CENTER DRIVE TO THE CITY OF SANTA; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS AS
NECESSARY; AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS WITH
RESPECT THERETO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
5/30/03 LES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby, finds, determines
and declares as follows:
Pursuant to Sections 33334.2(a) and 33334.6(c) of the California Community
Redevelopment Law (California Health and Safety Code Section 33000 et
seq.) not less than 20 percent of all taxes which are allocated to the
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana ("Agency") are
set aside by the Agency in a Low- Moderate-Income Housing Fund and used
by t he Agency for t he purpose o f increasing, improving a nd p reserving t he
community's supply of Iow and moderate housing available at affordable
housing costs to persons and families of Iow- and moderate-income, including
very-low-income persons ("Agency's Housing Set-Aside Fund"); and
B. The Agency has purchased a number of properties over the years for the
development of such Iow and moderate income housing; and
California Community Redevelopment law (Health and Safety Code section
33334.16) currently restricts the length of time that an Agency can hold land for
future development to ten years. The abovementioned properties exceed the
legal time limit.
The Agency proposes to sell the Properties to the City of Santa Ana at their
current appraised values (negative property value), pursuant to the terms and
provisions of a Purchase/Sale Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the
"Agreement"), and
The City has duly considered all of the terms and conditions of the proposed
sale, and believes that the proposed sale is in the best interests of the City
and the health, safety, morals and welfare of its residents, and in accord with
the public purpose and provisions of applicable state and local laws and
requirements; and
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The City and Agency held a public hearing on the proposed Project and the
Agreement as required by Section 33433 of the Community Redevelopment
Law, after having duly provided notice of such public hearing in accordance
with state law.
The proposed sale of the Properties is exempt from further review, and in
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, categorical exemption
ER No. 2003-112 will be filed for these properties.
The City recognizes that it has received and heard all oral and written
objections to the proposed sale of the Properties, and to other matters
pertaining to these transactions, and that all such oral and written objections
are hereby overruled.
I. The City hereby finds and determines that the information set forth herein is
true and correct.
J. The City hereby finds and determines that the sale of the Properties will bring
the Agency into compliance with Redevelopment law.
K. The City hereby approves the sale of the Properties.
Section 2. The City Manager or his/her designee is hereby authorized, on behalf
of the City, to execute such documents that are to be signed by the City in connection
with the sale, and to make such changes of a non-substantive nature to such
documents as the City Manager shall deem appropriate. A copy of any such
documents, when executed, shall be placed on file in the office of the Clerk of the
Council.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City, to sign
all documents necessary and appropriate to carry out and implement the sale and to
administer the City's obligations, responsibilities and duties to be performed.
Section 4. Proceeds of the sale of said Properties to the City (if any) shall be
deposited into the Agency's Housing Set-Aside Fund.
Section 5. The Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 16th day of June 2003.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
Lisa E. Storck
Assistant City Attorney
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Bist, Christy, Franklin, Garcia, Pulido, Solorio (6)
None (0)
Alvarez (1)
None (0)
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2003-059 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of SantaAna on June 16, 2003.
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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