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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2007-12 RESOLUTION NO. 2007-12 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CONSENTING TO THE PAYMENT BY THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES TO THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND FINDINGS PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445 WHEREAS,the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach(the"Agency")is engaged in activities necessary to carry out and implement the Redevelopment Plan for the Merged Redevelopment Project Area(the "Project Area") of the City of Huntington Beach; and Pursuant to Section 33445(a) of the California Community Redevelopment Law(Health& Safety Code Section 33000 et seq.)("CRL"),the Agency may,with the consent of the City Council (the"City Council")of the City of Huntington Beach(the"City"),pay all or part of the value of the land for and the cost of the installation and construction of any facility, structure, or other improvements which is publicly owned either within or outside a project area, if the City Council makes certain determinations; and The Agency desires to pay all or part of the cost associated with the purchase and installation of technology upgrades (the "Improvements") to the Emergency Operations Center ("EOC"), excluding any costs for normal maintenance or operations of the EOC, which is located within the Project Area; and It is in the best interests of the City and for the common benefit of residents, employees, business tenants and property owners within the Project Area and the City as a whole for the Improvements to be purchased and installed at the EOC; and Since there are no other reasonable means available to the City to finance the purchase and installation of the Improvements at the EOC, the Agency proposes to pay all or part of the cost associated with the purchase and installation of the Improvements; and The Agency's agreement to pay all or part of the value of the cost associated with the purchase and installation of the Improvements constitutes an indebtedness of the Agency for the purpose of carrying out the redevelopment for the Project Area; and The purchase and installation of the Improvements is of benefit to the Project Area and the immediate neighborhood in which the EOC is located; and 1 Resolution No. 2007-12 All other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AS FOLLOWS: 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct. 2. Based on substantial evidence in the record, the City Council hereby finds and determines that: a. The purchase and installation of the Improvements is of benefit to the Project Area and the immediate neighborhood in which the EOC is located and is consistent with the goals of the Five-Year Implementation Plan for the Project Area, including, without limitation, the goal of improving public facilities. This determination is based, in part, on the fact that the purchase and installation of the Improvements is in the best interests of the City and the health, safety, and welfare of its taxpayers, employees,business tenants, property owners and residents. The purchase and installation of the Improvements will benefit all employees, business tenants and property owners of the Project Area, as well as the residents, employees, business tenants and property owners of the City; b. No other reasonable means of financing the purchase and installation of the Improvements are available to the City. This determination is based,in part, on the fact that the City itself is not in a position to finance the purchase and installation of the Improvements. Without the assistance of the Agency, the purchase and installation of the Improvements would not be feasible; and C. The payment of funds by the Agency for the costs related to the purchase and installation of the Improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions within the Project Area and is consistent with the Agency's Five-Year Implementation Plan for the Project Area. This determination is based,in part,on the information contained in paragraph a., above. 4. The City Council hereby consents to payment by the Agency for costs of the purchase and installation of the Improvements as agreed upon and directed by the Agency Executive Director(or her designee). 4. The City Administrator(or her designee)is authorized to take any action and execute any and all documents and agreements necessary to implement this Resolution. 2 Resolution No. 2007-12 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting held thereof on the 5th day of February , 2007. Mayor REVIEWED AND APPROVED APPROVED AS TO FORM: ity Ad nistrator ty Attorney I.t'/.p7 KANE, BALLMER& BERKMAN Spe ' oun el 16- INITIA ED AND APPROVED: Director of Econorri evelopment 3 Res. No. 2007-12 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio 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 resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at an regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of February, 2007 by the following vote: AYES: Bohr, Carchio, Cook, Coerper, Green, Hansen Hardy NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None CityUlerk and ex-officio Ork of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California