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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3264 10117 l s r Per ORDINANCE NO. 3264 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING OR ADDING CERTAIN TIME LIMITATIONS TO THE OAKVIEW REDEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH RESPECT TO AREAS OF THE PROJECT AREA INCLUDED, ADDED, OR INCORPORATED INTO SAID REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1994 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach (the "Agency"), is a public body, corporate and politic, formed, organized, existing and exercising its powers pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code, Section 33000, et seq. (the "CRL"); and The City established the Oakview Redevelopment Project (the "Project") by Ordinance No. 2582 on November 1, 1982, and amended July 5, 1989 by Ordinance No. 3002, which ordinance approved a redevelopment plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") in connection with the Project; and The California Legislature by Assembly Bill 1290, Statutes of 1993, Chapter 942, amended the CRL, and particularly in relation to this Ordinance Section 33333.6 was added to the CRL, which provides in part that all redevelopment plans adopted and amended prior to January 1, 1994 are required to contain certain time limitations, and cities are required on or before 1 71timlimit110/3194 December 31, 1994 to amend their redevelopment plan(s) by ordinance to include such limitations; and Section 33333.6(a)(1) of the Community Redevelopment Law provides: "The time limit on the establishing of loans, advances, and indebtedness adopted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 33333.2 or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 33333.4 shall not exceed 20 years from the adoption of the redevelopment plan or January 1, 2004, whichever is later, but does not prevent agencies from incurring debt to be paid from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund or establishing more debt in order to fulfill the agency's housing obligations under Section 33413"; and Section 333331.6(a)(2) provides: "The time limitation may be extended, only by amendment of the redevelopment plan, after the agency finds, based on substantial evidence that: (A) significant blight remains within the project area; and (B) this blight cannot be eliminated without the establishment of additional debt. However, this amended time limitation may not exceed 10 years from the time limit established pursuant to this subdivision or the time limit on the effectiveness of the plan established pursuant to subdivision (b), whichever is earlier"; and Section 33333.6(b) provides: "The effectiveness of every redevelopment plan subject to the provisions of Section 33333.6 shall terminate at a date which shall not exceed 40 years from the adoption of the redevelopment plan or January 1, 2009, whichever is later. After the time limit on the effectiveness of the redevelopment plan, the agency shall have no authority to act pursuant to 2 71timlimM 013194 3264 the redevelopment plan except to pay previously incurred indebtedness and to enforce existing covenants, contracts, or other obligations"; and Section 33333.6(c) provides that except as provided in subdivisions (g) and (h), a redevelopment agency shall not pay indebtedness or receive property taxes pursuant to Section 33670 after 10 years from the termination of the effectiveness of the redevelopment plan pursuant to subdivision (b); and Section 33333.6(e)(1) provides that unless a redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 1994, contains all of the limitations required by this section and each of these limitations does not exceed the applicable time limits established by this section, the legislative body, acting by ordinance on or before December 31, 1994, shall amend every redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 1994, either to amend an existing time limit that exceeds the applicable time limit established by this section or to establish time limits that do not exceed the provisions of subdivision (a)(b), or (c); and Section 33333.6(e)(2) provides that the limitations established in the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall apply to the redevelopment plan as if the redevelopment plan had been amended to include those limitations; however, in adopting the ordinance required by this section, neither the legislative body nor the agency is required to comply with Article 12 (commencing with Section 33450) or any other provision of this part relating to i the amendment of redevelopment plans; and Section 33333.6(f)(1) provides that if a redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 1994, contains one or more limitations required by this section, 3 7ltimlimit11013194 3264 and the limitation does not exceed the applicable time limit required by this section, this section shall not be construed to require an amendment of this limitation; and WHEREAS, Section 33333.6(f)(2) provides that a redevelopment plan adopted prior to ,January 1, 1994, that has a limitation shorter than the terms provided in this section may be amended to extend the limitation, within the applicable time limit established by this section, pursuant to Section 33354.6; and Section 33333.6(g) provides: "The limitations established in the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall not a applied to limit allocation of taxes to an agency to the extent required to eliminate project deficits created under subdivision (e) of Section 33320.5, subdivision (g) of Section 33334.6, or subdivision (d) of Section 33487, in accordance with the plan adopted pursuant thereto for the purpose of eliminating the deficits or to implement a replacement housing program pursuant to Section 33413. In the event of a conflict between these limitations and the obligations under Section 33334.6 or to implement a replacement housing program pursuant to Section 33413, the legislative body shall amend the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section to modify the limitations to the extent necessary to permit compliance with the plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 33334.6 and to allow full expenditure of moneys in the agency's Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund in accordance with Section 33334.3 or to permit implementation of the replacement housing program pursuant to Section 33413. The procedure for amending the ordinance 4 7ltimlimitll 013194 3264 pursuant to this subdivision shall be the same as for adopting the ordinance under subdivision (e)"; and Section 33333.6(h) provides: "This section shall not be construed to affect the validity of any bond, indebtedness, or other obligation, including any mitigation agreement entered into pursuant to Section 33401, authorized by the legislative body, or the agency pursuant to this part, prior to January 1, 1994. Nor shall this section be construed to affect the right of an agency to receive property taxes, pursuant to Section 33670, to pay the indebtedness or other obligation"; and Section 33333.6(i) provides that a redevelopment agency shall not pay indebtedness or receive property taxes pursuant to Section 33670, with respect to a redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 1994, after the date identified in subdivision (c) or the date identified in the redevelopment plan, whichever is earlier, except as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) or in subdivision (h); and Section 33333.60) provides that the Legislature finds and declares that the amendments made to this section by the act that adds this subdivision are intended to add limitations to the law on and after January 1, 1994, and are not intended to change or express legislative intent with respect to the law prior to that date, and further that it is not the intent of the Legislature to affect the merits of any litigation regarding the ability of a redevelopment agency to sell bonds for a term that exceeds the limit of a redevelopment plan pursuant to law that existed prior to January 1, 1994; and 5 Ttimlimitll 013194 3264 In the current Redevelopment Plan there are certain time limitations which may not accord with those time limitations required by Section 33333.6; and It is the desire of the City by this Ordinance to comply in all respects with all applicable requirements of Section 33333.6 of the CRL. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Establishing or Amending Certain Time Limitations. The Redevelopment Plan is hereby amended by the addition of certain time limitations as set forth in subsections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3, as follows. Section 1.1 Limitation of Incursion of Indebtedness. Except to the extent a longer period of time may be allowed pursuant to Section 33333.6, subdivisions (a)(2), (f)(2), (g), and (h) or other provisions of the CRL, and as further stated herein, as of January 1, 2004, the Agency's ability to establish loans, advances, and indebtedness to be paid with the proceeds of property taxes received pursuant to Section 33670 of the CRL to finance in whole or in part the Redevelopment Project shall terminate. Section 1.2 Term of Effective Dates of the Redevelopment Plan. Except as provided by Section 33333.6, subdivisions (a)(2), (f)(2), (g), and (h), other provisions of the CRL, and as further stated herein, and except for the nondiscrimination and nonsegregation provisions which shall run in perpetuity, the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan shall be effective and the provisions of other documents formulated pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan may be made effective until September 20, 2022. After such time limit on the 6 71 imlimit110/3194 3264 effectiveness of the Redevelopment Plan, the Agency shall still have the authority to pay previously incurred indebtedness and to enforce existing covenants, contracts, or other obligations. Section 1.3 Limitation on Receipt of Tax Increment to Pay Certain Debt. Except to the extent a longer period of time may be allowed pursuant to Section 33333.6, subdivisions (a)(2), (f)(2), (g), and (h) or other provisions of the CRL, and as further stated herein, the Agency shall not pay indebtedness or receive property tax increment generated from the Redevelopment Project after September 20, 2032, provided however, nothing in the foregoing limitation shall be construed to or shall affect the validity of any bond, indebtedness, or other obligation, including any mitigation agreement entered into pursuant to Section 33401 of the CRL, authorized by the City or the Agency prior to January 1, 1994, nor shall the foregoing limitation be construed to affect the right of the Agency to receive property tax increment to pay such indebtedness or obligation. Section 2. New Limitations Prevail if Conflict with Existing Limitations. Section 1, and each subdivision thereof inclusive, of this Ordinance shall, to the extent of a conflict, if any, take precedence over those limitations in the Redevelopment Plan concerning such limitations. Section 3. Right to Extend Such Limitations. No actions with respect to further extending the time limitations set forth herein pursuant to Section 33333.6(a)(2) or other provisions of the CRL are being taken at this time, but the right to consider such extension(s) of the time limitations is reserved. 7 7/timlimit/i O/3194 3264 Section 4. Compliance with Section 33333.6. The City Council finds and determines amendments to the Redevelopment Plan as adopted by this Ordinance are in compliance with the requirements and time limitations set forth in Section 33333.6 of the CRL. Section 5. Redevelopment Plan Otherwise in Full Effect. The Redevelopment Plan is and shall remain in full force and effect, unmodified except to the extent of those particular amendments expressly set forth in this Ordinance. Section 6. Publication of Ordinance. The CityClerk is hereby Y authorized and directed to certify to the passage of this Ordinance and to cause the same to be published with the names of Councilmembers voting for and against the same in a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Huntington Beach. 8 7/timlimit/10/3/94 3264 Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting held thereof on the 7th day of November , 1994. ` Mayor ATTEST: INITIATED AND APPROVED: City Clerk Director of Economic Development APPROVED AS TO FORM: REVIEWED AND APPROVED: City Attorney i Administrator to -3-5 Y 9 71timlimit11013194 3264 Ord. No. 3264 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH } I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-offi.cio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at an regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of October. 1994, and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th of November. 1994, and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council. AYES: Councilmembers: Bauer, Robitaille, Winchell, Leipzig, Sullivan NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: Silva, Moulton-Patterson (out of room) F Connie Brockway CITY CLERK of the.City of Ogngton&ach and f keliic;o ClericoftheCity. 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