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RESOLUTION NO. 97-40
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE
FUNDING OF THE PATTON PARK SOCCER COMPLEX AND
MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AS TO THE
BENEFIT TO THE VARIOUS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS
OF UNDERTAKING PUBLIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PATTON PARK
SOCCER COMPLEX
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WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino, California (the
9 "City"), is a municipal corporation and a charter city duly created
10 and existing pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the State
11 of California; and
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13 WHEREAS, the Community Development Commission of the City
14 of San Bernardino (the "Commission") on behalf of the Redevelopment
15 Agency of the City of San Bernardino (the "Agency"), is a
16 redevelopment agency, a public body, corporate and politic of the
17 State of California, organized and existing pursuant to the
18 Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 of Division 24 commencing with
19 Section 33000) of the Health and Safety Code of the State of
20 California (the "Act"); and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33445 of the Act, the Agency
23 may, with the consent of the Mayor and Common Council of the City
24 (the "Council"), pay all or a part of the cost of installation and
25 construction of any building, facility, structure or other
26 improvement which is publicly owned either within or without the
27 boundaries of a redevelopment project area if the Council
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(1) that such buildings, facilities, structures or
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1 other improvements are of benefit to the redevelopment project area
2 or the immediate neighborhood in which the proj ect is located,
3 regardless of whether such improvement is within another project
4 area, or in the case of a project area in which substantially all
5 the land is publicly owned that the improvement is of benefit to an
6 adjacent project area of the Agency, (2) that no other reasonable
7 means of financing such buildings, facilities, structures or other
8 improvements is available to the community, and such determination
9 by the Agency and the Council shall be final and conclusive, and
10 (3) that the payment of funds for the cost of the facilities,
11 structures or other improvements will assist in the elimination of
12 one or more blighting conditions inside the project; and
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14 WHEREAS, the City and the Commission have previously
15 approved and adopted Redevelopment Plans (collectively hereinafter
16 referred to as the "Redevelopment Plans") for various redevelopment
17 project areas within the City which project areas include: the
18 Meadowbrook-Central City Project Area, Central City North Project
19 Area, Central City East Project Area, Central City South Project
20 Area, Central City West Project Area, Tri-City Project Area,
21 Southeast Industrial Park Redevelopment Project Area, South Valle
22 Project Area, State College Project Area, Northwest Project Area,
23 Uptown Project Area and the Mt. Vernon Project Area; and
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25 WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the present landowners
26 within the various project areas subject to the Redevelopment Plans
27 (the "Project Areas") and the residents, both within the Project
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1 funding of certain public improvements, public facilities and
2 infrastructure items consisting of a multi field soccer complex and
3 recreational facility known as the Patton Park Soccer Complex (the
4 "Soccer Complex") which is to be owned by the City; and
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6 WHEREAS, the Soccer Complex will provide a full range of
7 recreational, social and educational services and opportunities to
8 the community which services and opportunities are relied upon by
9 residents and occupants of the Project Areas and the City
10 generally; and
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12 WHEREAS, the Soccer Complex is located within the eastern
13 portion of the City, adjacent to Highland Avenue and Highway 30
14 which are major thoroughfares connecting the various Project Areas
15 and specifically the Uptown, Tri Cities and State College Project
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18 WHEREAS, the Soccer Complex will be a regional facility
19 that will also draw persons and organizations from throughout
20 Southern California thereby enhancing the local economic conditions
21 in this portion of the City by providing the opportunity for
22 Project Area and local residents to provide goods and services to
23 persons and organizations visiting the facility; and
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25 WHEREAS, the funding of the project, which will also
26 provide social and educational services as well as employment
27 opportunities within the City which are currently lacking, will
28 provide a benefit for the Project Areas and the residents of the
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adj acent neighborhoods who seek to participate in recreational
activities or who wish to avail themselves of the educational and
employment opportunities; and
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14 WHEREAS, in addition, several of the Project Areas and
15 neighborhoods in proximity thereto have experienced and suffered
16 high crime rates, a segment of which is associated with the youth
17 population in the community and the development of the Soccer
18 Complex will provide an alternative to the community's youth to
19 become involved in recreational and educational activities thereby
20 negating the influence of crime and reducing the overall crime
WHEREAS,
several of the City's Project Areas are
suffering from stagnant property values and impaired investments
and in order to promote the City's health, safety and welfare, it
is important that the Agency fund the costs of the improvement work
comprising the project in order to enhance economic conditions and
ensure the continued access to recreational and open space
facilities by the residents of the Project Areas and neighboring
areas; and
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23 WHEREAS, in connection with the funding of the Soccer
24 Complex it is proposed that the Agency shall utilize revenues
25 attributable to a certain prior bond issue undertaken by the City
26 and the Agency designated as the San Bernardino Joint Powers
27 Financing Authority Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds Series 1995 A
28 and Series 1995 B (the "Bonds") as well as revenues attributable to
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1 the Agency's Collateralized Line of Credit established with Wells
2 Fargo Bank (the "Line of Credit"); and
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4 WHEREAS, it is appropriate at this time for the Mayor and
5 Common Council to make certain findings and determinations and take
6 certain action with respect to the Agency's funding of the Soccer
7 Complex improvements.
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9 NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
10 OF SAN BERNARDINO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
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Section 1.
The Recitals hereinabove are true and
14 correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
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16 Section 2. The Mayor and Common Council hereby
17 authorize the use of proceeds of the Bonds and the Line of Credit
18 in connection with the funding of the Soccer Complex.
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20 Section 3. The Mayor and Common Council approves the
21 payment by the Agency of the costs of the Soccer Complex
22 improvements in order to ensure the provision of recreational,
23 social, educational and employment opportunities which benefit the
24 proj ect Areas and other neighborhoods wi thin the City for the
25 reasons set forth in the Recitals hereinabove. In addition, the
26 Soccer Complex will enhance economic conditions through the
27 opportunity of local residents to provide goods and services to the
28 Soccer Complex and the patrons thereof. The Mayor and Common
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1 Council also finds and determines that no other reasonable means of
2 financing the Soccer Complex improvements is presently available to
3 the City and that the City and the Agency require the use of
4 revenues generated from the various Project Areas in order to fund
5 the Soccer Complex improvements. The Mayor and Common Council
6 further find that the funding of the Soccer Complex improvements
7 will enhance the desirability of the City for investment which in
8 turn will enhance viability in the Project Areas thereby
9 eliminating existing blighting conditions in the Project Areas.
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11 The development of the Soccer Complex will lead to
12 development of needed commercial establishments and facilities
13 within the Project Area and in areas adjacent thereto which will
14 directly negate certain blighting influences and will also result
15 in a reduction of the community's crime rate.
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17 Section 4. The Agency's funding of the Soccer Complex
18 improvements will make the City more viable through the
19 enhancement of recreational, social and educational opportunities
20 and elimination of factors hindering the economic viability of the
21 City which will thereby make the entire City and the Project Areas
22 more desirable for development which will in turn help eliminate
23 blight within the Project Areas and other areas of the City. The
24 location of Soccer Complex facilities in the City helps create
25 business opportunities in connection with the provision of goods
26 and services and will in turn create employment opportunities for
27 residents of the Project Areas and the City generally.
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Section 5.
The City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to cause this Resolution to be transmitted to the Agency
for consideration in connection with appropriate action by that
body.
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE FUNDING OF THE PATTON PARK
2 SOCCER COMPLEX AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AS TO THE
BENEFIT TO THE VARIOUS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS OF UNDERTAKING
3 PUBLIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PATTON PARK SOCCER COMPLEX
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Section 5.
The findings and determinations herein
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7 upon the date of its adoption.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly
10 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of
11 San Bernardino at a
joint reqular
meeting
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Jrd
day of
Februarv
, 1997,
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14 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
15 NEGRETE x
CURLIN x
16 ARIAS x
OBERHELMAN x
17 DEVLIN x
ANDERSON x
18 MILLER x
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City Clerk ill.
20 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this
21 day 0 f February
, 1997.
~1 J1?,lt~
ayor of the City of
San Bernardino
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24 Approved as to form and legal content:
City Attorney
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By:
26 SBEO\OOOl \3203
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