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RESOLUTION NO. 99-C134
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA APPROVING THE SALE OF CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY AND CONSENTING TO THE AZUSA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS (PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 33421.1, 33433
AND 33445) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DISPOSITION
AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
AND AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
WHEREAS, The Redevelopment Agency ofthe City of Azusa ("Agency") is engaged
in activities necessary to execute and implement the redevelopment plan ("Redevelopment Plan")
for the Agency's Merged Central Business District/ West End Project Area ("Project Area") pursuant
to the provisions of the California Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code Section
33000 et seq.) ("CRL") and the Redevelopment Plan;
WHEREAS, the Agency desires to sell for development that certain real property
("Property") located within the Project Area, which consists of approximately 11.83 acres and which
is more particularly described in the Agreement (defined below);
WHEREAS, Azusa Pacific University ("Developer") and the Agency have negotiated
the terms of a Disposition and Development Agreement ("Agreement")whereby the Developer will
develop the Property for campus expansion and other uses described in the Agreement
("Development");
WHEREAS, CRL Sections 33430 and 33433 authorize the Agency to sell real
property for redevelopment purposes;
WHEREAS, pursuant to CRL Section 33433, the Agency has prepared a summary
report setting forth, among other things, the cost of the Agreement to the Agency and has made said
report available for public inspection in accordance with the CRL;
WHEREAS, also pursuant to CRL Section 33433, the City Council of the City of
Azusa ("City Council"), as the Agency's legislative body, must adopt a resolution approving the
Agreement and making certain findings after a duly noticed public hearing;
WHEREAS, among other things, the Agreement provides for the Agency's payment
of certain off-site improvements ("Improvements") related to the Development;
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WHEREAS, pursuant to CRL Section 33445, the Agency may, with the consent of
the City Council, pay all or part of the costs of the Improvements if the City Council makes certain
findings;
WHEREAS, pursuant to CRL Section 33421.1, the City Council is also required to
make a finding that the Agency's payment for the improvements is necessary to effectuate the
purpose of the Redevelopment Plan;
WHEREAS, the construction and operation of the Development pursuant to the
Agreement, including the on- and offsite improvements, will be of benefit to the Project Area;
WHEREAS, Environmental Impact Reports ("EIRs") were prepared and certified in
1981 and 1988 for the Project Area and those EIRs considered the development of the Project Area
and the impacts of commercial development on the Project Area and imposed environmental
mitigation measures;
WHEREAS, Agency staff has determined that the EIRs adequately address and
mitigate the environmental impacts from the Development (as described in the Agreement) in
compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA'), State CEQA Guidelines and
the City's Local CEQA Guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND AND DECLARE THAT:
SECTION 1. Findings.
(a) The City Council finds and determines that, with respect to the Property, the
Agreement will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions
as set forth in the CRL Section 33433 summary report and the Agreement for
the reasons set forth in the report, and is necessary to implement the
Redevelopment Plan.
(b) The City Council finds and determines that, with respect to the Property, the
Agreement is consistent with the implementation plan adopted for the
Redevelopment Plan pursuant to CRL Section 33490.
(c) The City Council finds and determines that the consideration paid by the
Developer to the Agency for the Property is not less than the fair reuse value
of the Property for the reasons set forth in the Section 33433 summary report.
(d) The City Council finds, based on the information made available in the staff
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report accompanying this resolution, the oral presentation of staff and other
such written and oral evidence as presented to the City Council, that the
Agency's payment for the Improvements shall effectuate the purpose of the
Redevelopment Plan and will benefit the Project Area pursuant to Section
33445.
(e) Pursuant to Section 33445, the City Council also finds that, based on the staff
report accompanying this Resolution and other such evidence as discussed
in the paragraph above, that there are no other reasonable means of financing
the Improvements.
(f) The City Council finds and determines that the Agency's payment for the
Improvements is necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Redevelopment
Plan pursuant to Section 33421.1.
SECTION 2. Approval. The City Council approves the Agreement.
SECTION 3. CEOA Compliance. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk
to file a Notice of Determination for the City as a responsible agency under CEQA.
adoption.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective upon its
PASSED, APPROVED AND
C. Madrid
Mayor
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1999.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I, Adolph Solis, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 99 -Cl 3 4 was duly introduced and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting
thereof, held on the 18 . day of October 1999, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: ROCHA, BEEBE, MADRID
NOES: MADRID
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: STANFORD
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
lCity Attorney
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