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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-248 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino ("Council") RESOLUTION NO. 2011-248 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO HEREBY MAKES FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS THAT: 1) THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO HAS AN ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIES WITH THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION RELATIVE TO HOUSING ELEMENTS; 2) THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE CONTROLLER'S REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR AGENCIES WITH MAJOR AUDIT VIOLATIONS IN ANY OF THE LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS; AND 3) THE AGENCY DOES NOT HAVE AN EXCESS SURPLUS IN ITS LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING FUND 11 have previously adopted and amended, by ordinance, individual Redevelopment Plans for the 12 Central City North, Southeast Industrial Park, Tn-City, South Valle, Meadowbrook/Central City, 13 Central City South and Central City East Redevelopment Project Areas (the "Redevelopment 14 Plans" or "Merged Area A") in accordance with the applicable provisions of the State of California, 15 Community Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code 33000, et seq. (the "CRL"); and 16 WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino (the "Agency"), is a 17 public body, corporate and politic existing under the laws of the CRL, and is charged with the 18 mission of redeveloping blighted and underutilized land; and 19 WHEREAS, the Mayor and Common Council acts as the legislative body of the Agency; 20 and 21 WHEREAS, conditions of blight still persist within the proposed Merged Area A which 22 blight, if not rectified, will continue to be a detriment to the Agency's ability to attract and/or retain 23 businesses, developers, investors, etc., to the proposed Merged Area A; and 24 WHEREAS, the Agency proposes to merge the Redevelopment Plans, of the proposed 25 Merged Area A into a single Merged, Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan (the "Merged 26 Plan"); and 27 WHEREAS, part of the proposed Merged Plan is to extend the time limit on the 28 effectiveness, the time limit on the payment of indebtedness and receipt of tax increment revenues I P:\Agendas\Resolutions\Resolutions\201 1\08-15-11 2011 Housing Element Compliance Merged Area A MCC Rcso.doc 2011-248 1 for ten (10) additional years for the Meadowbrook/Central City and Central City North 2 Redevelopment Project Areas pursuant to Section 33333.10 of the CRL; and 3 WHEREAS, the CRL Section 33333.10(h) requires that the legislative body, before 4 adopting the proposed Merged Plan, adopt a resolution finding all of the following: 1) the City of 5 San Bernardino (the "City") has adopted a housing element that the California Department of 6 Housing and Community Development (the "HCD") has determined pursuant to Section 65585 of 7 the California Government Code (the "Government Code") to be in substantial compliance with 8 State Housing Law; 2) that during the three (3) fiscal years prior to the year in which the Merged 9 Plan is to be adopted, the Agency has not been included in the report sent by the California State 10 Controller's office to the Office of the Attorney General pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11 33080.8 of the CRL (the "33080.8(b) Report") as an agency that has a major audit violation; and 3) 12 after a written request by the Agency to the HCD, the HCD has issued a letter to the Agency, 13 confirming that the Agency has not accumulated an excess surplus in its Low and Moderate 14 Income Housing Fund (the "LMIHF"); and 15 WHEREAS, on June 20,2011, the Mayor and Common Council adopted Resolution No. 16 2011-206 approving and adopting the 2011 update of the General Plan Housing Element; and 17 WHEREAS, the Agency has not been included in the 33080.8(b) Report in any of the three 18 (3) prior reporting fiscal years preceding the year in which the proposed Merged Plan is to be 19 adopted; and 20 WHEREAS, the Agency transmitted a written request to the HCD on May 5, 2010, attached 21 hereto as Exhibit "A" and by reference is made a part hereof, requesting the HCD confirm by 22 written correspondence that the Agency has not accumulated an excess surplus of its LMIHF; and 23 WHEREAS, as of this date, more than ninety (90) days after the Agency's written request, 24 the Agency has not received correspondence, written or otherwise, from HUD confirming or 25 denying that the Agency has accumulated an excess surplus in its LMIHF; and 26 WHEREAS, Section 33333.10(h) states that "If the department does not respond to the 27 written request of the agency for this determination within 90 days after receipt of the written 28 request, compliance with this requirement shall be deemed confirmed". 2 P:\AgendasIResolutionsIResolutions\20J 1108-15.11 2011 Housing Element Compliance Merged Area A MCC Reso.doc 2011-248 1 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED BY 2 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, AS 3 FOLLOWS: 4 Section 1. The Mayor and Common Council hereby finds and determines that the facts 5 and circumstances set forth in the Recitals above are true and correct and are incorporated herein 6 by this reference. 7 Section 2. The Mayor and Common Council hereby finds and determines that the City 8 has an adopted Housing Element which the California Department of Housing and Community 9 Development (the "HCD") has determined substantially complies with the California Government 10 Code Sections 66580 - 65589.8, as adopted on June 20, 2011. 11 Section 3. The Mayor and Common Council hereby finds and determines that during 12 the three (3) fiscal years prior to the year in which the proposed Merged Plan is to be adopted, the 13 Agency has not been included in the report sent by the California State Controller's office to the 14 Office of the Attorney General pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Section 33080.8 of the CRL (the 15 "33080.8(b) Report") as an agency that has had a major audit violation. 16 Section 4. The Mayor and Common Council hereby finds and determines that on May 17 5, 2010, the Agency sent a letter to the HCD requesting that the HCD confirm by written 18 correspondence that the Agency has not accumulated excess funds, as defined in Section 33334.12 19 of the CRL. 20 Section 5. The Mayor and Common Council herby finds and determines that as of the 21 date of this Resolution, the Agency had received no correspondence, written or otherwise, from the 22 HCD concerning the Agency's request relative to an excess surplus of Low and Moderate Income 23 Housing Funds. 24 Section 6. The Mayor and Common Council hereby finds and determines that ninety 25 (90) days have passed since the Agency's request and no response was received from the HCD. 26 Further, Section 33333.IO(h) of the CRL states that "If the department does not respond to the 27 written request of the agency for this determination within 90 days after receipt of the written 28 request, compliance with this requirement shall be deemed confirmed". 3 P:\Agcndas\Resolutions\ResolutionsIlOl 1\08-15-11 2011 Housing Element Compliance Merged Area A Mec Reso.doc 2011-248 1 Section 7. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption and execution in the manner 2 as required by the City Charter. 3 III 4 III 5 III 6 III 7 III 8 III 9 III 10 III 11 III 12 III 13 III 14 III 15 III 16 III 17 III 18 III 19 III 20 III 21 III 22 III 23 III 24 III 25 III 26 III 27 III 28 III 4 P:\Agendas\Rcsolutions\Rcsolutions\201 ]\08.15.112011 Housing Element Complian<< Mergcd Area A MCC Rcso.doe 2011-248 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO HEREBY MAKES FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS THAT: 1) THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO HAS AN ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIES WITH THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION RELATIVE TO HOUSING ELEMENTS; 2) THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE CONTROLLER'S REPORT TO THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR AGENCIES WITH MAJOR AUDIT VIOLATIONS IN ANY OF THE LAST THREE FISCAL YEARS; AND 3) THE AGENCY DOES NOT HAVE AN EXCESS SURPLUS IN ITS LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING FUND I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and 5 P:\AgeIldas\RcsoJutioos\ResolutioDll\2011\08-15-11 2011 Housing Element Compliance Merged Area A MCC Rcso.ooc 2011-248 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Exhibit" A" Agency letter to the California Department of Housing and Community Development Dated May 5, 2010 6 P:\Agendas\Rcsolutions\&solutions\2011\oS.IS.ll 2011 Housing Element Compliance Merged Area A Mec Reso.doc 2011-248 Via First-Class Mail May 5,2010 Lynn L. Jacobs, Director CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1800 Third Street Sacramento, CA 95811-6942 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR WRITTEN CONFIRMATION REGARDING EXCESS SURPLUS Dear Ms. Jacobs: The Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Bernardino ("Agency") is in the process of preparing an amendment to the Redevelopment Plans ("Plan Amendments") for . seven (7) of its redevelopment project areas-Central City East, Central City North, Central City South, Meadowbrook/Central City, South Valle, Southeast Industrial Park, and Tri-City ("Project Areas"). Specific language to be included in the Plan Amendments to Meadowbrook/Central City and Central City North Project Areas will extend the effectiveness of the Redevelopment Plans and the time limit to receive tax increment by ten (10) years. Pursuant to California Community Redevelopment Law ("CRL") (Health and Safety Code 933000, et seq.) Section 33333.10(h)(3), the Agency is requesting a written letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD") confirming that the Agency has not accumulated an "excess surplus," as defined in CRL Section 33334.12, in its Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund ("Housing Fund"). Specifically, the proposed Plan Amendments would: (1) Merge the Project Areas for financial purposes, pursuant to CRL Sections 33485-33489; (2) Extend the effectiveness of the Redevelopment Plans for the Meadowbrook/Central City and Central City North Project Areas for an additional ten (10) years, pursuant to CRL Sections 33333.10 and 33333.11 ("10- Year Extensions"); (3) Increase the amount oftax increment that can be received in all Project Areas being merged; and (4) Increase the 2011-248 Lynn L. Jacobs CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT May 5, 2010 Page 2 amount of debt that can be outstanding at a given time for the Project Areas. As described above, CRL Section 33333.10(h)(3) requires for 10-Year Extensions that the Agency make a finding that HCD has issued a written letter, upon request of the Agency, confirming that the Agency has not accumulated an excess surplus, as defined in CRL Section 33334.12, in its Housing Fund. This letter serves as the Agency's request for written confirmation from HCD. Please provide a written letter verifying whether the Agency currently has an excess surplus. Pursuant to CRL Section 33333.10(h)(3), if HCD does not respond to this request within 90 days after receipt, compliance with this requirement shall be deemed confirmed. Thank you for your assistance with this matter. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Trout by phone at (909) 663-1044 or bye-mail at mtroutlalsbrda.ora. Sincerely, Z2JP-. Emil Marzullo Interim Executive Director Cc: File - Merged Area A