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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-291
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RESOLUTION OF mE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING THE 2005
DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("DDA") BY AND
BETWEEN mE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO ("AGENcY") AND WATSON-WESTRIDGE, LLC
("DEVELOPER") (CITY AND AGENCY PROPERTY LOCATED NORm
OF FOOTHILL' DRIVE, EAST OF STERLING AVENUE (AP# 0155-361-
25, 0155-381-11 & 45 - 143.72 ACRES IN THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO) ("PROPERTY"). AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS
THERETO RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY
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9 WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino, California (the "City"), is a municip
10 corporation and charter city, duly organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of th
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WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino (the "Agency")
is a public body, corporate and politic existing under the laws of the State of California, Heal
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and Safety Code 33101, and is charged with the mission of redeveloping blighted an
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WHEREAS, the Agency is also the current owner of that certain real property consistin
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underutilized land, and the Agency desires to acquire certain land (the "Property") from the Ci
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33396; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the Property is no longer necessary for th
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City's use; and
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WHEREAS, the Property consists of approximately 135.6 acres (APN: 0155-361-25
19 located north of Foothill Drive, east of Sterling Avenue in the City of San Bernardino; and
21 of approximately 8.12 acres (APN: 0155-381-11 and 45) located north of Foothill Drive, east 0
22 Sterling Avenue, south of the City's Property, separated by the San Bernardino County Floo
23 Control District (the "Agency Property") ( collectively referred to as the "Site"); and
24 WHEREAS, an updated MAl appraisal of the Property and the Agency Property has be
25 completed by Smothers Appraisal (the "Appraisal"); and
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WHEREAS, said Appraisal has confirmed the fair market value of the Property and th
Agency Property to be Seven Hundred Seventy Six Thousand Dollars ($776,000) for the City'
Property and Three Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand Dollars ($368,000) for the Agency's Propert
for a total fair market value of $1,144,000; and
WHEREAS, the Agency is entering into a 2005 Disposition and Development Agreemen
(the "DDA") with Watson-Westridge, LLC (the "Developer") pursuant to which the Agenc
will, simultaneously with its purchase of the Property from the City, sell the Property and th
Agency Property to the Developer for a purchase price of One Million Two Hundred Thousan
Dollars ($1,200,000) which is considered to be in excess of the fair market value of the Site; and
WHEREAS, the difference between the sales price ($1,200,000) and the curren
appraised value ($1,144,000) for the Site is $56,000 (the "Excess Price") which is bein
obligated by the Agency under the DDA for the potential acquisition of the required easement 0
land from the County of San Bernardino Control District to connect the City's Property and th
Agency's Property and if the Excess Price is not needed for said purchase, the Excess Price wil
be retained by the Agency to off-set its legal and administration expenses related to the Project.
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WHEREAS, the DDA provides for the development of the Site by the Developer as
residential neighborhood consisting of not more than 77 single family detached homes (th
"Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared and published a notice of joint public hearing .
The San Bernardino County Sun Newspaper on July 18 and 25, 2005, regarding th
consideration and approval of the DDA and also published a Notice of Intent to adopt
Mitigated Negative Declaration related to the Project in accordance with Californi
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33433(c), the Agency ma
transfer the Site to the Developer subject to the Mayor and Common Council and Communit
Development Commission adopting a Resolution authorizing the Agency to transfer the Site i
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1 light of the findings set forth herein, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33433; and
2 WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared a Summary Report pursuant to Health and Safety
3 Code Section 33433 that describes the salient points of the DDA and identifies the cost of the
4 DDA to the Agency; and
5 WHEREAS, the Agency is the "lead agency" for the Project, under the California
6 Environmental Quality Act, California Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et seq.
7 ("CEQA"), in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21067 and Title 14 California
8 Code of Regulations Sections 15050 and 15051; and
WHEREAS, the IS identified potentially significant effects on the environment i
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WHEREAS, based on the potential significant affects on the environment, and commen
received from respective affected agencies, the Agency has prepared the "Response t
Comments for the IS", dated July 25, 2005, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reportin
Program (the "Monitoring Program"), Attachments V and VI to the Staff Report relative to th
DDA between the Agency and the Developer to mitigate the potentially significant affects on th
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connection with the proposed Project; and
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environment, and the Developer has agreed to implement such mitigation measures pursuant t
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Sal omtonng gram; an
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WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared the Mitigated Negative Declaration with respect t
18 the Project in accordance with the provisions of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines develop
19 thereunder and the Mayor and Common Council will consider adoption thereof; and
20 WHEREAS, it is appropriate for the Mayor and Common Council to take action wi
21 respect to the disposition of the Site to the Developer by the Agency and to approve the DDA
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23 NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF S
24 BERNARDINO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER, AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1.
On August 15, 2005, the Mayor and Common Council ("Council"
conducted a full and fair joint public hearing with the Community Development Commission,
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the governing board of the Agency ("Commission"), relating to the disposition of the Site fro
the Agency to the Developer and the development thereof pursuant to the DDA. The minutes 0
the City Clerk for the August IS, 2005 meeting of the Council shall include a record of al
communication and testimony submitted to the Council by interested persons relating to th
public hearing and the approval of the DDA and the adoption of the Mitigated Negativ
Declaration.
Section 2. The Council hereby receives and approves the 33433 Report and the oth
written materials submitted to the Council at the meeting at which this Resolution is adopted
The 33433 Report contains information required under Health and Safety Code Section 33433.
Section 3. Prior to the opening of the joint public hearing at which this Resolution i
adopted, the Council received the IS, Response to Comments, and the Mitigation Monitoring an
Reporting Program for the Project. The Council finds and determines that there are no othe
significant environmental effects or any differences in the severity of environmental effec
associated with the implementation of the DDA from those assessed in the IS that would requir
additional environmental review and the Council hereby adopts the Mitigated Negativ
Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring Program.
Section 4. This Resolution is adopted in satisfaction of the provisions of Health an
Safety Code Section 33433 relating to the disposition and the sale of the Site by the Agency t
the Developer on the terms and conditions set forth in the DDA. A copy of the DDA in the fo
submitted at this joint public hearing is on file with the City Clerk. The Council hereby find
and determines that the disposition and redevelopment of the Site by the Developer i
accordance with the DDA is consistent with the City's General Plan and that the consideratio
payable by the Developer to the Agency as the purchase price for the Site, pursuant to the DDA
is an amount which is not less than fair market value, and is more than the fair re-use value at it
highest and best use, as set forth in the 33433 Report and the disposition of the Site to th
Developer on the terms set forth in the DDA shall assist in the elimination of blight on the Site.
Section S. The Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN OF SAN BERNARDINO APPROVING THE 2005
DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ("DDA") BY AND
BETWEEN THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO ("AGENcY") AND WATSON-WESTRIDGE, LLC
("DEVELOPER") (CITY AND AGENCY PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH
OF FOOTmLL DRIVE, EAST OF STERLING AVENUE (APi 0155-361-
25, 0155-381-11 & 45 - 143.72 ACRES IN THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO) ("PROPERTY") AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS
THERETO RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
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Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a joint reRular meeting thereof, held
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on the 15th day of August
Council Members: Aves
ESTRADA x
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LONGVILLE x
MCGINNIS -1L
DERRY --X-
KELLEY x
JOHNSON x
MC CAMMACK x
, 2005, by the following vote to wit:
Abstain
Absent
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el G. Clark, City Clerk
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20 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this 17th day of
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24 Approved as to form and Legal Content:
Wendy cCammack, Mayor Pro Tern
City of San Bernardino
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