HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 11-R4RESOLUTION NO. 11-R4
A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF
THE CITY OF AZUSA OPPOSING THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL TO ABOLISH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES IN
CALIFORNIA.
WHEREAS, as part of its 2011-12 budget proposal, the Governor has
proposed permanently abolishing California's more than 400 local redevelopment
agencies; and
WHEREAS, this proposal is completely inconsistent with the will of
California voters who have repeatedly sought to end State budget raids of local
government funds including redevelopment funds; and
WHEREAS, any benefits that may be realized by the State from shifting
tax increment revenue will be marginal and short-term at best and that the long-
term ramifications for cities throughout the State, including the City of Azusa,
could be devastating; and
WHEREAS, this proposal will destroy local economic development,
including hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local economic
activity throughout California. In Azusa, abolishing redevelopment will destroy the
progress that the Azusa Redevelopment Agency has made in the rehabilitation of
the Downtown and encouraging business to locate in the City; and
WHEREAS, throughout California, redevelopment ,activities support
304,000 jobs annually, including 170,600 construction jobs, contribute over $40
billion annually to California's economy in the generation of goods and services,
and generate more than $2 billion in state and local taxes in a typical year; and
WHEREAS, eliminating redevelopment will take away one of the few tools
local governments have to comply with state requirements' to plan for more
compact urban development supported by transit -oriented development, housing,
jobs and infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, redevelopment has given local governments the ability to
craft housing programs and projects that address a myriad of problems that are
specific to their communities and has allowed California to rid itself of the stigma
of "public housing" by focusing on a family's total quality of life., Eliminating
redevelopment will jeopardize all of the creative funding mechanisms that have
evolved around redevelopment to address family and senior housing needs; and
WHEREAS, shutting down redevelopment agencies is a violation of
multiple State and Federal constitutional provisions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Azusa formally opposes the
Administration's proposal to abolish redevelopment in California.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of the Azusa
Redevelopment Agency authorizes its council and city staff to communicate its
opposition to this proposal to the Governor, the Legislature, business groups,
and citizens.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 7th day of February, 2011
/Chairman
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed,
approved, and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Azusa, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 7th day of
February, 2011, by the following vote of the Board:
AYES: BOARDMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, HANKS, MACIAS, ROCHA
NOES: BOARDMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: BOARDMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: BOARDMEMBERS: NONE
Secretary