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RESOLUTION NO. 04-C26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS UNDER HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 33445 WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY FUNDS FOR THE ACQUSITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR
THE LIBRARY PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa is pursuing grant funding for the construction of a new
library at the comer of Foothill Boulevard and Dalton Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the City must acquire certain parcels of real property upon which the library is
to be constructed; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of the parcels includes not only the purchase price, but related
acquisition costs, including relocation expenses; and
WHEREAS, the Agency intends to use redevelopment funds to pay for the acquisition costs;
and
WHEREAS, the Library Project is located near the Agency's Merged Redevelopment Project
Area; and
WHEREAS, with the consent of the City Council and subject to the Council's ability to
make certain findings more particularly hereinafter set forth, the Agency is authorized by Health and
Safety Code Section 33445 to use the redevelopment funds in the manner described in the preceding
recital.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Azusa as
follows:
Section 1. Based on the information made available in the staff report accompanying this
Resolution, the oral presentation of staff, and such other written and oral evidence as presented to the
City Council, the City Council hereby makes the following findings pursuant to Health and Safety
Code Section 33445 with respect to the Agency's obligation to use redevelopment funds for the
acquisition costs for the property related to the Library Project:
1. That the Library Project will be a benefit to the Agency's Merged Redevelopment
Project Area, because it will eliminate blighting conditions and provide a new Library and
Educational Center.
2. That there are no other reasonable means of financing the new Library and
Educational Center, in that the amount of financial resources available from the State Bond
Grant for the Project are limited and there are no federal or other public or private funds
available to finance the public improvements associated with the Library Project.
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3. The Agency's payment of redevelopment funds for certain acquisition costs will
assist in the elimination of economic and physical blighting conditions within the Project
Area, in that it will provide an attractive new library/educational facility for individuals in the
Project Area to use, improve the aesthetic appearance of the Project Area, and lead to greater
pride of property ownership and maintenance practices of the residents in the Project Area,
which will likely increase property values in and surrounding the Project Area.
Section 2. The Agency's payment of redevelopment funds for the new Library and
Educational Center is consistent with the Implementation Plan that the Agency has previously
adopted for the Project Area pursuant to Section 33490 of the California Health and Safety Code.
Section 3. The City Manager and the Executive Director is hereby authorized, with the
concurrence of the City Attorney, to take such further actions and execute such other agreements as
may be necessary or appropriate in administering the actions authorized by this Resolution.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.
5TH day of March, 2004.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City of Azusa at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 15'a day of March, 2004.
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
HARDISON, STANFORD, CHAGNON, MADRID
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NONE
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ROCHA
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City Clerk
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