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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1594ORDINANCE NO. 1594 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA DESCRIBING THE LYNWOOD REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY'S PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE REAL PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LAW, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33342.7 IN PROJECT AREA "A" WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of LYNWOOD (the "Agency ") was established pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law (the "Redevelopment Law "), which is codified in Part 1 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code. The City of LYNWOOD (the "City ") adopted and approved the Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan ") for Project Area "A ", and the redevelopment project area as established thereby (the "Project Area "), by Ordinance No. 932 of the City effective April 19, 1973; and WHEREAS, the Plan was amended on July 10, 1973 pursuant to Ordinance No. 945, further amended by on November 28, 1988 pursuant to Ordinance No. 1972 to include additional area, on December 6, 1994 pursuant to Ordinance No. 2117 to add Limitations prescribed by AB 1290, and on February 16, 1999 pursuant to Ordinance No. 2186 to add limitations prescribed by AB 1342; and WHEREAS, in the form as adopted by Ordinance No. 932, the Plan contained provisions that the Agency "...may acquire, but is not required to acquire, any and all real property located in the Project. Area, by gift, devise, exchange, purchase, eminent domain or any other lawful method." and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33342.7 of the California Health and Safety Code, which was added by Senate Bill 53 and became effective as of January 1, 2007, each redevelopment agency that adopted a final redevelopment plan before January 1, 2007, must adopt an ordinance that contains a description of the agency's program to acquire real property by eminent domain; and WHEREAS, Section 33342.7 of the Health and Safety Code does not exclude redevelopment plans which do not authorize an agency to exercise the power of eminent domain or redevelopment plans pursuant to which an agency's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain has expired from the requirement of adopting the ordinance describing the program to acquire real property; and WHEREAS, the governing board of the LYNWOOD Redevelopment Agency has reviewed this Ordinance and has requested that the City Council adopt this Ordinance; and .WHEREAS, in order to maintain literal compliance with the Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et seq.), and in view of the request of the Agency, the City has decided to adopt this ordinance describing the Agency's program to acquire real property by eminent domain pursu ;nt to Health and Safety Code Section 33342.7. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Redevelopment Agency's program for the acquisition of real property by eminent domain is hereby described as follows: a. if and to the extent authorized by the Plan, the Agency shall exercise the power of eminent domain if and when the Agency determines that the exercise of such power is an appropriate and useful tool, and b. if and to the extent authorized by the Plan, the Agency shall exercise the power of eminent domain in compliance with the terms and limitations, if any, set forth in the Plan. SECTION 2. Except as expressly otherwise set forth in Sections 1 of this Ordinance, no amendment to the Plan and no change to or limit upon the authority of the Agency is effected by this Ordinance, including without limitations provisions for the Agency to acquire property by means other than the exercise of the power of eminent domain by the Agency. This Ordinance shall not limit the authority of the City in any respect. SECTION 3. All required proceedings and considerations precedent to the adoption of this Ordinance have been regularly taken in accordance with applicable law. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance or a summary hereof rto be published in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the City of LYNWOOD and circulated in the City, and if applicable, to be posted, in accordance with Section 36933 of the California Government Code; shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause a certified copy of this ordinance, together with proof of publication, to be filed in the Office of the Clerk of this City. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty -first (31st) day after its passage. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15th day of May, 2007 and adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of June, 2007. Attest: ANDREA L. HOOPER City Clerk Approved as to Form: J. Arnoldo Beltran, City Attorney ou's Byrd, Mayor th City of LYNWOOD, California Approved as to Content: Bruce Arnoldussen, Int. City Manager STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 5TH day of JUNE , 2007. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS, JOHNSON, PEDROZA, SANTILLAN, VASQUEZ, AND BYRD NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE /' _ Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of the City Council of said-City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1594 on file in my office and that said Ordinance was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 5TH day of JUNE , 2007. Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk