HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2382 ORDINANCE NO. 2382
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA MERGER THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE WEST END REDEVELOPMENT PLAN,
BOTH OF WHICH ARE PLANS OF THE AZUSA REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
A. Recitals
(i) By Resolution, this Council acknowledged receipt of a
Resolution of the Azusa Redevelopment Agency ("Redevelopment
Agency" hereinafter) , which Resolution concerned a proposed
merger of the Redevelopment Agency's above-referenced project
areas. In its said Resolution, the Redevelopment Agency
consented to hold a joint public hearing with this Council in
regard to said merger of project areas in accordance with
California Health and Safety Code Section 33458, and directed the
Executive Director and Secretary of the Redevelopment Agency to
cause the notices of that joint public hearing required by law to
be given upon this Council consenting to and setting the date,
hour and place for that hearing.
(ii) By said Resolution, this Council consented to hold a
joint public hearing with the Redevelopment Agency in regard to
said merger of project areas, at which hearing any and all
persons having any objections to the merger, or the regularity of
any prior proceedings, would be allowed to appear before this
Council and show cause why the merger should not be adopted.
Said Resolution determined that said joint public hearing would
occur at 7:30 p.m. on October 3, 1988, in the Civic Auditorium,
Azusa City Hall, 213 East Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, California.
(iii) Notice of said joint public hearing has been given by
publication and by mailing as required by Health and Safety Code
Section 33452. Said notices were all timely published and
mailed.
(iv) A copy of the redevelopment plans for the Central
Business District Redevelopment Project Area and West End
Redevelopment Project Area are attached hereto, marked Exhibits 1
and 2 respectively and incorporated herein by reference. Said
plans specifically describe the boundaries of the project areas
subject to said redevelopment plans. Hereinafter, the
above-referenced individual project areas shall be referred to
collectively as "the merged project area" and said redevelopment
plans are referred to as the "merged plan. "
(v) The joint public hearing referred to above was duly
conducted on October 3 , 1988 in the Council Chambers, Azusa City
Hall, 213 East Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, California, and was
concluded prior to the first reading of this Ordinance and, at
said joint public hearing, this Council considered the proposed
merger and the merged plan.
(vi) All legal prerequisites to the passage of this
Ordinance have occurred.
B. Ordinance
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Azusa does
hereby find, determine and ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. All facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A,
of this Ordinance hereby are found to be true and correct.
SECTION 2 . The merged plan would redevelop the merged
project area in conformity with Health and Safety Code, Division
24, Part 1, and in the interests of the public peace, health,
safety and welfare.
SECTION 3 The adoption and carryyirlg'out of the plans
for the constituent areas of the merged project area as reflected
in the merged plan is economically sound and feasible,
particularly due to the merger effected hereby.
SECTION 4. The redevelopment plans for the constituent
areas of the merged project area conform to the General Plan of
the City of Azusa.
SECTION 5. The carrying out of the plans for the
constituent areas of the merged project area as reflected in the
merged plan would promote the public peace, health, safety and
welfare of the City of Azusa and would effectuate the purposes
and policy of Health and Safety Code, Division 24, Part 1.
SECTION 6. The condemnation of real property provided
for in the plans for the constituent areas of the merged project
area, as reflected in the merged plan, is necessary to the
execution of said plans and adequate provisions have been made
for payment for property to be acquired as provided by law.
SECTION 7. The Redevelopment Agency has a feasible
method and plan for the relocation of families and persons
displaced from the merged project area if the merger plan should
result in the temporary or permanent displacement of any
occupants of housing facilities.
SECTION 8. There are or are being provided in the merged
project area or in other areas not generally less desirable in
regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities
and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families
and persons, if any, displaced from the merged project area,
decent, safe and sanitary dwellings equal in number to the number
of and available to the displaced families and persons and
reasonably accessible to their places of employment.
SECTION 9. This Council is satisfied that permanent
housing facilities will be available within three (3) years from
the time occupants of the merged project area, if any, are
displaced and that pending the development of such facilities
that will be available to the displaced occupants adequate
temporary housing facilities at rents comparable to those in the
City of Azusa at the time of their displacement.
SECTION 10. All noncontiguous areas of the merged project
area are either blighted or necessary for effective redevelopment
and are not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation
of taxes from such area pursuant to Health and Safety Code
Section 33670 without other substantial justification for their
inclusion.
SECTION 11. Inclusion within the merged project area of
any lands, buildings or improvements which are not detrimental to
the public health, safety, or welfare is necessary for the
effective redevelopment of the merged project area; any such area
included is necessary for effective redevelopment and is not
included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of tax
increment revenues from such area pursuant to California Health
and Safety Code Section 33670 without other substantial
justification for its inclusion.
SECTION 12. The elimination of blight and the
redevelopment of the merged project area could not be reasonably
expected to be accomplished by private enterprise acting alone
without the aid and assistance of the Redevelopment Agency.
SECTION 13. The purposes and intent of this Council with
respect to the merged project area is to protect and promote the
sound development of the merged project area and the general
welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Azusa by remedying the
injurious conditions presently existing in the merged project
area and by providing needed public facilities in the merged
project area through the employment of all appropriate means.
SECTION 14. The effect of tax increment financing will
not cause a significant financial burden or detriment on any
taxing agency deriving revenues from the merged project area.
SECTION 15 -Pursuant to California*eh and Safety Code
Section 33450, et seq. and 33485, et seq. , and specifically
Section 33486 thereof, this Council hereby merges together the
Redevelopment Central Business District Redevelopment Project
Area Plan and the West End Redevelopment Project Area Plan.
SECTION 16. The City Clerk of the City of Azusa ("City
Clerk" hereafter) shall cause a copy of this ordinance to be
transmitted to the Redevelopment Agency.
SECTION 17. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as
required by law.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED the 7th day of November , 1988.
CITY OF AZUSA
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Eu ene F. Moses, Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing ordinance was
introduced by the City of Council of the City of Azusa at its
regular meeting held on the 24th day of October
1988 and thereafter duly passed and adopted by the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Azusa at its regular meeting held on the
7th day of November , 1988, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS AVILA, STEMRICH, NARANJO, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
ABSENT: COUN L MEMB RS NONE
Adolpholis, 1 y Clerk