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RESOLUTION NO. 94-038
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA DETERMINING THAT THE FUNDING OF THE ACQUI-
SITION AND REHABILITATION OF THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES
GAS COMPANY PROPERTY AND THE GRAND CENTRAL PROPERTY,
LOCATED IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT, ARE OF BENEFIT TO THE SANTA ANA SOUTH MAIN
STREET REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, THAT NO OTHER REASON-
ABLE MEANS OF FINANCING ACQUISITION AND REHABILITA-
TION OF SUCH PROPERTIES IS AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, AND THAT THE USE OF FUNDS FROM THE SOUTH
MAIN STREET REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR THE ACQUISI-
TION AND REHABILITATION OF SUCH PROPERTIES WILL
ASSIST IN THE ELIMINATION OF ONE OR MORE BLIGHTING
CONDITIONS IN THE SANTA ANA SOUTH MAIN STREET REDE-
VELOPMENT PROJECT
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WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the city of
Santa Ana (the "Agency") desires to redevelop a portion of the city
of Santa Ana Redevelopment Project Area (the "Central City Project
Area" ) into an "Artists' village" providing studio, gallery and
living space to artists working in the City of Santa Ana and
providing a cultural and educational resource to the residents of
the city; and
WHEREAS, for this purpose, the Agency desires to acquire and
rehabilitate the property located at 207 West Second street,
commonly known as the Southern Counties Gas Company building (the
"Gas Company Property") and the property located at 200 West Second
Street, commonly known as the Grand Central Building (the "Grand
central Property" ) (the Gas Company Property and the Grand Central
Property are referred to collectively herein as the "Properties");
and
WHEREAS, the Agency intends to retain title to the Properties
after they have been rehabilitated and to lease the Grand Central
Property to California State University at Fullerton for use as an
extension campus for its Art Department; and
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WHEREAS, the Gas Company Property has been vacant for several
years and the Grand Central Property is partially vacant, and such
vacancy problems are due, at least in part, to the lack of
available parking for, easy vehicular access to, and visibility of
both Properties; and
WHEREAS, the Central City Project Area is immediately adjacent
to the Santa Ana South Main Street Redevelopment Project Area (the
"South Main Project Area") and the Properties are within two blocks
of the common boundary of the Central city project Area and the
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South Main project Area; and
WHEREAS, there are insuff icient tax increment revenues or
other funds available from the Central City Project Area to fund
the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Properties; and
WHEREAS, there are tax increment revenues or other funds
generated by the South Main Project Area which are available to
fund the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Properties; and
WHEREAS, the lack of cultural amenities and educational
facilities in the South Main Project Area and the city as a whole
is a blighting condition; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Properties
are of benefit to the South Main Project Area because the develop-
ment of the Artists' village will provide a cultural amenity and
create an educational opportunity for the residents of the South
Main Project Area and the city as a whole and will assist in
eliminating blighting conditions due to insufficient parking and
access to structures in an area less than two blocks from the South
Main Project Area; and
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WHEREAS, there is no other reasonable means available to the
community for financing the acquisition and rehabilitation of the
Properties; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Properties
will assist in eliminating one or more blighting conditions in the
South Main Project Area; and
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code section 33445
requires the legislative body of the City to determine, prior to
the payment of any portion of the cost of acquisition and rehabili-
tation of the Properties, that such acquisition and rehabilitation
of the Properties will be of benefit to the South Main Project
Area, that no other reasonable means of financing the acquisition
and rehabilitation of the Properties is available to the community
and that the use of funds from the South Main Project Area to pay
the cost of acquisition and rehabilitation of the Properties will
assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions in
the South Main Project Area; and
WHEREAS, the factual basis supporting such determinations has
been discussed in the Report entitled, "Acquisition and Rehabilita-
tion of Properties for Artists' Village" attached hereto as
Attachment No.1; and
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WHEREAS, the City council has considered such report and has
held a public hearing as required by California Health and safety
Code § 33679 for the purpose of receiving public input and comment;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. It is hereby determined that:
(a)
The acquisition and rehabilitation of the Properties will
be of benefit to the South Main Project Area¡
(b)
No other reasonable means of financing the acquisition
and rehabilitation of the Properties is available to the
community¡ and
(c)
The use of funds from the South Main project Area to pay
the cost of acquisition and rehabilitation of the
Properties will assist in the elimination of one or more
blighting conditions inside the South Main Project Area
2. The City hereby consents to the Agency's expenditure of
up to the following sums from the funds of the South Main Project
Area for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Properties:
Gas Company Property
Acquisition:
Rehabilitation:
up to $300,000.00
up to $500,000.00
Grand Central Property
Acquisition:
Rehabilitation
up to $1,500,000.00
up to $2,000,000.00
ADOPTED this
20th
June
, 1994.
day of
ATTEST:
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Mayor
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Clerk of the Council
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Young
Pulido
Lutz
McGuigan
Mills
Moreno
Richardson
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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