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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
28 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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1 SECTION 1. The Recitals hereinabove are true and
2 correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Approved as to form and legal content:
25 JAMES F. PENMAN
City Attorney
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hereby
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The foregoing resolution
day of February
of
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By:
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