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RESOLUTION NO. 99-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE PURCHASE
AND SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COSTA
MESA AND THE COSTA MESA REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY; CONSENTING TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COSTA MESA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY; AND MAKING CERTAIN OTHER FINDINGS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa (the "City") is a California municipal
corporation, and the Costa Mesa Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") is a
community redevelopment agency duly organized and existing under the California
Community Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et seq. (the
"CRL"); and
WHEREAS, Sections 33334.2 and 33334.6 of the CRL authorize and direct the
Agency to expend a certain percentage of all taxes which are allocated to the Agency
pursuant to Section 33670 for the purposes of increasing, improving, and preserving
the community's supply of low and moderate income housing available at affordable
housing costs to persons and families of low and moderate income, lower income, and
very low income; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the CRL, the Agency has established a Low and
Moderate Income Housing Fund (the "Housing Fund"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33334.2(e) in carrying out its affordable
housing activities, the Agency is authorized to cause the construction and completion
of new housing and to provide subsidies to or for the benefit of very low income and
lower income households, or persons and families of low or moderate income, to the
extent those households cannot obtain housing at affordable costs on the open
market; and
WHEREAS, the City is a participant in the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development ("HUD") HOME Investment Partnerships Act, 42 U.S.C.
Section 12701, et seq. (the "HOME Program"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the CRL, the HOME Program, and the implementing
HOME Regulations, 24 CFR Section 92.1, et seq., the City, through its redevelopment
agency, may provide financial assistance to qualified developers to acquire, construct,
and develop new affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Agency and Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, Inc., a
California nonprofit corporation, ("Developer") previously entered into an agreement
entitled Affordable Housing Agreement dated September 14, 1998 ("Agreement"),
under which the Agency agreed to participate with the Developer in construction,
development, and operation of a new construction affordable housing project; and
WHEREAS, the Agency desires to amend the Agreement by the First
Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement to substitute one new separate
property (hereinafter referred to as Agency Parcel 5) for acquisition by the Agency
from the City, and thereafter disposition by the Agency to the Developer and the
development of additional affordable housing in lieu of proceeding with Agency
Parcels 2, 3, and 4 under the original Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in addition to adding Agency Parcel 5 by the First Amendment to
the Affordable Housing Agreement, the Agency desires to identify and add two
additional properties (hereinafter referred to as Agency Parcels 6 and 7) for potential
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acquisition by the Agency from the City and inclusion for another separate affordable
housing project with the Developer; and
WHEREAS, the newly selected Agency Parcel 5, and potentially Agency Parcels
6 and 7 include: (1) 2136 Wallace Avenue (Agency Parcel 5), (ii) 282 Del Mar Avenue
(Agency Parcel 6), and (iii) 286 Del Mar Avenue (Agency Parcel 7); and
WHEREAS, the Agency desires to cause Agency Parcel 5 to be made available
to the Developer for disposition and development thereon of one (1) new single-family
home, and thereafter purchase and long term ownership and occupancy by an eligible
Family/Program Participant ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, if and when selected by the Agency, the additional Agency Parcel 6
and Agency Parcel 7, together, would be made available to the Developer to be
assembled and subdivided for development of three (3) new single-family homes, and
thereafter, purchase and long-term ownership and occupancy by eligible Program
Participants; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has previously considered the Developer's proposal for
the modified Project on Agency Parcel 5 and an application for funding with Agency
Housing Fund monies and other contributions as eligible HOME Program match -eligible
housing to assist in the purchase of Agency Parcel 5, and the construction and
development of the Project, and has directed the negotiation of documents in order to
implement the Developer's proposal; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33433 of the CRL, the Agency is authorized,
with the approval of the City Council after a duly noticed public hearing, to sell
Agency Parcel 5 for development, pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan upon a
determination by the City Council that the sale of property will assist in the elimination
of blight, that the consideration for such sale or lease is not less than either the fair
market value or fair reuse value of the subject property in accordance with the
covenants and conditions governing the sale or lease and the development costs
required thereof, and that the sale or lease is consistent with the Implementation Plan
adopted by the Agency pursuant to CRL Section 33490; and
WHEREAS, the participation in the Project will be in the public interest in that it
will increase affordable housing within the City; and
WHEREAS, in order to carry out and implement the Redevelopment Plan and
the affordable housing requirements thereof, the Agency proposes to enter into the
First Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement with the Developer and said
agreement calls for the Agency to convey Agency Parcel 5 which property is currently
owned by the City, to the Developer, after the Agency acquires Agency Parcel 5 from
the City pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City and Agency;
and
WHEREAS, in order to obtain fee title to Agency Parcel 5 and carry out and
implement the Affordable Housing Agreement, and First Amendment to the Affordable
Housing Agreement it is necessary for the Agency to enter into the Purchase and Sale
Agreement with the City; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to aid and cooperate with the Agency in the
planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of redevelopment projects pursuant
to Section 33220 of the CRL; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all terms and conditions of the
proposed First Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement and Purchase and
Sale Agreement and believes that such agreements are in the best interests of the
Agency and the City and the health, safety, and welfare of its residents, and in
accordance with the public purposes and provisions of applicable State and local law
requirements; and
WHEREAS, a joint public hearing of the Agency and the City Council on the
proposed First Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement was duly noticed in
accordance with the requirements of CRL Section 33433; and
WHEREAS, the proposed First Amendment to the Affordable Housing
Agreement, and a summary report meeting the requirements of CRL Section 33433,
were available for public inspection consistent with the requirements of CRL Section
33433; and
WHEREAS, on April 12, 1999, the Agency and the City Council held a joint
public hearing on the proposed First Amendment to the Affordable Housing
Agreement, at which time the Agency reviewed and evaluated all of the information,
testimony, and evidence presented during the joint public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the summary report required
pursuant to CRL Section 33433 and evaluated other information provided to it
pertaining to the findings required pursuant to CRL Section 33433; and
WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the Affordable housing Agreement will
assist in the furtherance of the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan and
Implementation Plan by providing affordable housing to the community; and
WHEREAS, the summary report states that the price to be paid for Agency
Parcel 5 pursuant to the First Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement is not
less than the estimated fair reuse value thereof based on the covenants, conditions,
and restrictions provided in such agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has adopted an Implementation Plan pursuant to CRL
Section 33490, which sets forth the objective of meeting certain affordable housing
objectives in the community, including creation of new affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement furthers
the goals of the Agency set forth in the Implementation Plan since it will help to
increase affordable housing in the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all terms and conditions of the
proposed First Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement and Purchase and
Sale Agreement and believes the Project is in the best interests of the City and the
health, safety, and welfare of its residents, and in accordance with the public
purposes and provisions of applicable State and local laws and requirements;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa as follows:
Section 1. The City Council hereby finds the Project contemplated pursuant
to the First Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement and Purchase and Sale
Agreement for disposition of Agency Parcel 5 by the City to the Agency is
categorically exempt, Class 3, under the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA)(California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) pursuant to Section
15312 of the CEQA Guidelines, and that all applicable requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 associated with the Project have been satisfied.
The environmental assessment of the Project has been undertaken by the City
pursuant to a Preliminary Environmental Description prepared in connection with the
processing and approval of the entitlement for the proposed Project ("Entitlement").
On that basis, the City Council hereby approves a Notice of Exemption and directs the
Deputy City Clerk, or his/her designee, to file the Notice of Exemption with the County
Clerk of the County of Orange within five (5) days hereof.
Section 2. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the sale of
Agency Parcel 5 pursuant to the First Amendment to the Affordable Housing
Agreement and Purchase and Sale Agreement will further the affordable housing goals
and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan and the Implementation Plan.
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Section 3. The City Council finds and determines that the consideration for
the Agency's sale of Agency Parcel 5 pursuant to the terms and conditions of the First
Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement (and the Purchase and Sale
Agreement) is not less than the fair reuse value of Agency Parcel 5 in accordance with
covenants and conditions governing the disposition required under such agreements.
Agency Parcel 5 is being conveyed by the Agency to the Developer at a value
permitted pursuant to Section 33334.2 et seq. of the Community Redevelopment
Law.
Section 4. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the First
Amendment to the Affordable Housing Agreement and Purchase and Sale Agreement
are consistent with the provisions and goals of the Implementation Plan.
Section 5. The City Council hereby consents to the disposition of Agency
Parcel 5 by the Agency pursuant to the First Amendment to the Affordable Housing
Agreement and consents to the First Amendment to the Affordable Housing
Agreement.
Section 6. The City Council hereby approves the Purchase and Sale
Agreement for disposition of Agency Parcel 5 by the City to the Agency, with such
changes mutually agreed upon by the City Manager and the Agency Executive
Director as are minor and in substantial conformance with the form of the agreement
which has been submitted herewith. The Mayor and Deputy City Clerk are hereby
authorized to execute and attest the Purchase and Sale Agreement, including any
related attachments, on behalf of the City. In such regard, the City Manager is
authorized to cause the Mayor and Deputy City Clerk to sign the final version of the
agreement after completion of any such non -substantive, minor revisions to said
agreement has been completed. A copy of the final agreement when executed by the
Mayor and attested by the Deputy City Clerk shall be placed on file in the office of the
City Clerk. Further, the City Manager is authorized to implement the Purchase and
Sale Agreement and take all further actions and execute all documents necessary or
appropriate to carry out the agreement. The City Manager is hereby authorized, to the
extent necessary during the implementation of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, to
make technical or minor changes to such agreements after execution, as necessary to
properly implement and carry out said agreement, said changes shall not in any
manner materially affect the rights and obligations of the City.
Section 7. The Deputy City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12" day of April, 1999.
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Mayor of th4 City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
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Deputy Cit a
lerk of the City of Costa Mesa
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA
I, MARY T. ELLIOTT, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council
of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Resolution No. 99-21 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a special joint City Council/Redevelopment Agency meeting held on the 12'
day of April, 1999, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Cowan, Erickson, Somers, Dixon
NOES: Monahan
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
the City of Costa Mesa this 13th day of April, 1999.
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Deputy City Perk and ex -officio Clerk of
the City Coun it of the City of Costa Mesa
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