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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-5399 .~ ~ 1 2 3 4 5 RESOLUTION NO. 5399 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, APPROVING THE PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A POLICE STATION FACILITY AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AS TO THE BENEFIT OF SAID FACILITY TO THE STATE COLLEGE PROJECT NO. 4 6 7 WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino, California (the 8 "City"), is a charter city and a municipal corporation duly 9 created and existing pursuant to the constitution and the laws of 10 the State of California (the "City"); and 11 12 WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San 13 Bernardino (the "Agency"), is a redevelopment agency, a public 14 body, corporate and politic of the State of california, organized 15 and existing pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 16 of Division 24 commencing with Section 33000) of the Health and 17 Safety Code of the State of California (the "Act"); and 18 19 WHEREAS, pursuant to section 33445 of the Act, the 20 Agency may, with the consent of the Mayor and City Council of the 21 City (the "Council"), pay all or a part of the cost of 22 installation and construction of any building, facility, 23 structure or other improvement which is publicly owned either 24 within or without the boundaries of a redevelopment project area 25 if the Council determines: (1) that such buildings, facilities, 26 structures or other improvements are of benefit to the 27 redevelopment proj ect area or the immediate neighborhood in which 28 the project is located, regardless of whether such improvement is -1- ~' -- -. 1 within another project area, or in the case of a project area in 2 which sUbstantially all the land is publicly owned that the 3 improvement is of benefit to an adjacent project area of the 4 Agency, (2) that no other reasonable means of financing such 5 buildings, facilities, structures or other improvements is 6 available to the community, and such determination by the Agency 7 and the Council shall be final and conclusive, and (3) that the 8 paYment of funds for the cost of the facilities, structures or 9 other improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more 10 blighting conditions inside the project; and 11 12 WHEREAS, the City and the Agency have previously 13 approved and adopted the Redevelopment Plan for the State College 14 Project No.4 (the "Redevelopment Plan"); and 15 16 WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the present 17 landowners within the project area subject to the Redevelopment 18 Plan (the "Project Area") and the residents, both within the 19 proj ect Area and wi thin the City generally, that the Agency 20 causes the construction of a police station located at 700 North 21 "0" street (the "Police station"); and 22 23 WHEREAS, the Police station will provide protective 24 services to the ci ty of San Bernardino which will include 25 services to the members of the Project Area who are in need of 26 such services; and 27 28 -2- f ' 1 WHEREAS, stagnant property values, impaired 2 investments, high business vacancies, low lease rates and 3 abandoned buildings and vacant lots are conditions which 4 constitute blight within the Project Area; and 5 6 WHEREAS, the Police Station shall provide protective 7 services and employment wi thin the proj ect Area and thereby 8 eliminate blighting conditions which adversely impact the proj ect 9 Area; and 10 11 WHEREAS, the Police station will serve the entire City, 12 including the Project Area and therefore will benefit the 13 residents and occupants of the proj ect Area who rely on the 14 provision of such police services; and 15 16 WHEREAS, providing the Police station facility to serve 17 the Project Area will make the Project Area more desirable and 18 will increase the incentives for economic reinvestment in the 19 Project Area, thereby contributing to the elimination of existing 20 blighting conditions in the Project Area; and 21 22 WHEREAS, in order to promote the City's health, safety 23 and welfare, it is important that the Police station be financed 24 with tax increment revenues to ensure the orderly and timely 25 development of the Project Area and neighboring areas; and 26 27 28 -3- ~" ~~ '.~ 1 WHEREAS, it is appropriate at this time for the Agency 2 to make certain findings and determinations and take certain 3 action with respect to the construction of the Police station. 4 5 NOW, THEREFORE, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 6 ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF 7 SAN BERNARDINO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS 8 FOLLOWS: 9 10 Section 1. The Recitals hereinabove are true and 11 correct and are incorporated herein by this reference. 12 13 Section 2. The Agency consents to the payment by 14 the Agency from tax increment revenues of the costs of the 15 acquisition and construction of a new Police station which is of 16 benefit to the Project Area and other neighborhoods within the 17 City for the reasons set forth in the Recitals hereinabove. The 18 Agency also finds and determines that no other reasonable means 19 of financing the construction of the Police station is presently 20 available to the City and that the City and the Agency require 21 the use of revenues generated from the Project Area in order to 22 fund the construction of the Police station. The Agency further 23 finds that the construction of the Police station will provide 24 much needed protective services and enhance the desirability of 25 the City for economic investment, which in turn will enhance 26 economic investment in the Project Area and thereby eliminate 27 existing blighting conditions. 28 -4- 1 section 3. The construction of the Police station 2 will provide needed health and safety services and employment 3 related opportunities to the entire City. Such services and 4 opportunities will make the City more desirable for use by 5 residents and occupants of the Project Area and more desirable 6 for development in order to help eliminate blight within the 7 Project Area and other areas of the City. 8 9 section 4. The Agency Secretary is hereby 10 authorized and directed to cause this Resolution to be 11 transmitted to the City for consideration in connection with 12 appropriate action by that body. 13 14 I I I 15 I I I 16 I I I 17 I I I 18 III 19 I I I 20 III 21 I I I 22 III 23 III 24 III 25 III 26 III 27 III 28 III -- '- '-' "- -5- ~ ',,,",;-~ - 1 2 3 4 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, APPROVING THE PROVISION OF FUNDS FOR THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A POLICE STATION FACILITY AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS AS TO THE BENEFIT OF SAID FACILITY TO THE STATE COLLEGE PROJECT NO. 4 Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect from 5 and after the date of its passage and adoption. 6 7 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly 8 adopted by the Community Development Commission of the City of 9 San Bernardino at a 10 thereof, held on the Regular meeting 6 day of June 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1994, by the following vote, to wit: commission Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT x -X NEGRETE CURLIN HERNANDEZ OBERHELMAN DEVLIN POPE-LUDLAM MILLER x -X -X X X tL4ft\IC~~1 Secreta y Kenneth J. Henderson resolution is hereby approved , 1994. The foregoing day of June this 6 ~~~ T~ Minor, Chairman Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino Approved as to form and legal content: By: Agency Counsel SBEO\0120\DOC\66 -6-