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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-045 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RESOLUTION NO. 92-45 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, FINDING BENEFIT TO ITS VARIOUS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS IN THE USE OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSIDIZING CERTAIN HOUSING COSTS ON BEHALF OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WHEREAS, the city of San Bernardino, California (the 8 "city"), is a municipal corporation and a charter city duly 9 created and existing pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of 10 the State of California; and 11 12 WHEREAS, the Community Development Commission of the 13 City of San Bernardino (the "Commission") on behalf of the 14 Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino (the 15 "Agency"), is a redevelopment agency, a public body, corporate 16 and politic of the State of California, organized and existing 17 pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 of Division 18 24) commencing with section 33000 of the Health and Safety Code 19 of the State of California (the "Act"); and 20 21 WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code 22 section 33334.2 (g), the Agency may use its Low and Moderate 23 Income Housing Funds inside or outside of a project area upon a 24 resolution of the Agency and the Mayor and Common Council of the 25 City (the "Council") which determines that such use will be of 26 benefit to the project; and 27 / / / 28 / / / - 1 - 1 WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code 2 Section 33334.2(e) (8), the Agency may provide subsidies to, or 3 for the benefit of, very low income households, lower income 4 households or persons and families of low or moderate income, to 5 the extent those households cannot obtain housing at affordable 6 costs on the open market; and 7 8 WHEREAS, the city and the Agency have previously 9 adopted various redevelopment plans for various project areas 10 located throughout the City (collectively, such project areas 11 shall be referred to as the "Project Areas"); and 12 13 WHEREAS, many low and moderate income households reside 14 throughout the City, both in and adjacent to the various Project 15 Areas of the Agency; and 16 17 WHEREAS, the City has previously experienced difficulty 18 in providing affordable housing to persons employed within the 19 city as well as within the various Project Areas, and has 20 suffered a job housing imbalance which has negatively impacted 21 upon the development potential of the various Project Areas and 22 the City generally; and 23 24 WHEREAS, the City has recently caused an increase in 25 certain water, sewer and refuge charges (collectively hereinafter 26 referred to as "utility Charges") which apply to all residents of 27 the City, including low and moderate income households; and 28 III - 2 - 1 WHEREAS, because of the increases in these utility 2 Charges, many of the low and moderate income households within 3 the City are experiencing difficulty in paying such increased 4 utility Charges which is impacting upon their ability to obtain 5 or retain affordable housing; and 6 7 WHEREAS, such utility Charges comprise a portion of the 8 housing costs of the low and moderate income households within 9 the Project Areas and within the City generally; and 10 11 WHEREAS, the Agency deems it desirable to assist such 12 low and moderate income households by providing subsidies for the 13 costs of the increases in the utility Rates presently being 14 assessed within the City; and 15 16 WHEREAS, in order to promote the city's health, safety 17 and welfare, it is important that the Agency assist in funding 18 the increase in utilities Charges for certain low and moderate 19 income households throughout the City who qualify under the 20 City's income guidelines; and 21 22 WHEREAS, it is appropriate at this time for the Council 23 to make certain findings and determinations and take certain 24 action with respect to the payment of the costs of increased 25 utility Charges. 26 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON 28 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: - 3 - 1 SECTION 1. The Recitals hereinabove are true and 2 correct and are incorporated herein by this reference. 3 4 SECTION 2. The Council hereby approves the funding 5 by the Agency of subsidies to certain low and moderate income 6 households within the City in order to fund a portion of the 7 costs of such households I utility Charges, which portion is 8 attributable to recent increases in such charges, for the reasons 9 set forth in the Recitals hereinabove. The Council further finds 10 and determines that no other reasonable means of financing such 11 subsidies is presently available to the City and that the city 12 and the Agency require the use of revenues attributable to the 13 low and moderate income housing purposes generated from the 14 various Project Areas to fund such costs of increased utility 15 Charges on behalf of qualifying low and moderate income 16 households. 17 18 SECTION 3. The provision of subsidies for the 19 payment of the increased portion of the utility Charges will 20 improve living conditions within the various Project Areas of the 21 Agency and make such Project Areas more desirable for development 22 and thereby further assist in eliminating blighting conditions 23 within such Project Areas. 24 25 SECTION 4. The city Clerk is hereby authorized and 26 directed to cause this Resolution to be transmitted to the Agency 27 for consideration in connection with appropriate action by that 28 body. - 4 - 1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, FINDING BENEFIT TO ITS VARIOUS 2 REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS IN THE USE OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSIDIZING CERTAIN HOUSING 3 COSTS ON BEHALF OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS 4 SECTION 5. The findings and determinations herein 5 shall be final and conclusive. This Resolution shall take effect 6 upon the date of its adoption. 7 8 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly 9 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of 10 San Bernardino at a regular meeting 11 thereof, held on the 3rd day of February 12 1992, by the following vote, to wit: 13 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT 14 ESTRADA REILLY 15 HERNANDEZ MAUDSLEY 16 MINOR POPE-LUDLAM 17 MILLER x x x x x x x 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Approved as to form and legal content: 25 JAMES F. PENMAN City Attorney ~~le~ hereby "is 13th The foregoing resolution day of February of 26 27 28 By: SBEO\OOOI\I)()C\S52 - 5 -