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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd 0175ORDINANCE NO. 175 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WHITEWATER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. WHEREAS the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Rancho Mirage, hereinafter referred to as "Agency," formulated and prepared the proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan for the Whitewater Redevelop- ment Project; and WHEREAS the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Mirage submitted its report and recommendations concerning the proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan and finding that said proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan to be in conformity with the General Plan of the City of Rancho Mirage and recommends the approval of said proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan with certain modifications; and WHEREAS the Agency submitted to the City Council of the City of Rancho Mirage said proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan and modifications for the Whitewater Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS the Agency has submitted the Report of the Agency on said proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan and modifications to the City Council; and WHEREAS, after due notice, a joint public hearing has been held by the Agency and the City Council on said proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan and modifications; and WHEREAS all actions required by law have been taken by all appropriate public agencies; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Mirage does ordain as follows: Section 1. The purposes and intent of the City Council with respect to the Project Area are to: a) Eliminate the conditions of blight caused by flooding existing in the Project Area; b) Insure, as far as possible, that the causes of blighting, by flooding, will be either eliminated or protected against; c) To the extent permitted by law, provide a reasonable pre- ference for owners and tenants and for persons engaged in business in the Project Area; d) Encourage and insure the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the Project Area by the construction of flood control facilities; e) Encourage and foster the economic revitalization of the Project Area through.the elimination of or protection from flooding; f) If the owners or occupants of any property within the Project Area are required to be relocated, such relocation shall be provided in the manner specified by law; g) Redevelop or rebuild any publicly-owned flood control facilities in the Project Area to provide for the safety of the people in the area and the general public as a whole. Section 2. All written and printed objections to the Amended Redevelopment Plan as modified are hereby overruled. Section 3. The proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan, as modified, for the Whitewater Redevelopment Project, hereinafter called the "Redevelop- ment Plan," is hereby approved and adopted and designated the official Redevelopment Plan for the Whitewater Redevelopment Project. Section 4. The Redevelopment Plan for the Whitewater Redevelopment Project is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as fully as if set out at length herein. Section 5. The City Council hereby finds and determines that: a) The Project Area is a blighted area, the redevelopment of which is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared in the Community Redevelopment Law of the State of California; b) The Redevelopment Plan will redevelop the area in conformity with the Community Redevelopment Law of the State of California in the interests of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; c) The adoption and carrying out of the Redevelopment Plan is economically sound and feasible; d) The Redevelopment Plan conforms to the General Plan of the City of Rancho Mirage; e) The carrying out of the Redevelopment Plan will promote the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the community and will effectuate the purposes and policies of the Community Redevelop- ment Law of the State of California; f) The condemnation of real property is not provided for in the Redevelopment Plan and is not necessary to the execution of the Redevelopment Plan. g) There are no families and persons to be temporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities in the Project Area. h) There are, or will be, provided in the Project Area', or in other areas not generally less desirable, and near to public utilities and public and commercial facilities, and at rents or prices within the financial means of any families or persons dis- placed from the Project Area, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings equal in number to the number of and available to such displaced families and persons and reasonably accessible to their places of employment; i) There are no contiguous areas included in the Project Area and all areas of the Project Area are either blighted or neces- sary for effective flood control protection and are not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of tax increments from such areas. j) Inclusion of any lands, buildings or improvements which are not detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare is necessary for the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part and any such areas are included for the protection of such areas from flood damage and are not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of tax increment revenue from such areas. k) The elimination of blight and the redevelopment of the Project Area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished by private enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of the Agency. 1) The City Council is satisfied that permanent housing facilities will be available within three years from the time any occupants of the Project Area are displaced, and that pending the development of such facilities, there will be available to such displaced occupants adequate temporary housing facilities at rents comparable to those in the community at the time of their displacement. m) The City Council is convinced that the effect of tax increment financing will not cause a severe financial burden or detriment to any taxing agency deriving tax revenues from the tax increment Project Area. n) In order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the Redevelopment Plan hereby approved and adopted, the City Council hereby pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out such Redevelop- ment Plan and requests the various officials, departments and boards of the City of Rancho Mirage having administrative responsibilities likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with said Redevelopment Plan. The City Council stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Redevelopment Plan. Section 6. The City Clerk is hereby directed to send a certified copy of this ordinance to the Agency, and the Agency is hereby vested with the responsibility for carrying out the Redevelop- ment Plan subject to the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan. Section 7. The City Clerk is hereby directed to record with the County Recorder of the County of Riverside a description of the land within the Project Area and a statement that procedures for the Redevelopment of the Project Area have been instituted under the California Redevelopment Law. The Agency is hereby directed to effectuate recordation in compliance with the provisions of Section 27295 of the Government Code to the extent applicable. Section 8. The Building-Division of the City of Rancho Mirage is hereby directed, for a period of two years after the effective date of this ordinance, to advise all applicants for building permits within the Project Area that the site for which a building permit is sought 'for the construction of buildings or for other improvements is within the Whitewater Redevelopment Project Area. Section 9. The City Clerk is directed, as promptly as practicable following the effective date of this ordinance, but in any event, within 30 days thereafter, to submit a copy of the des- cription and statement recorded pursuant to Section 8 of this ordinance, a copy of this ordinance, and a map or plat indicating the boundaries of the Project Area to the County'Auditor and to the Assessor of the County of Riverside; to the governing body of each of the taxing agencies which levy taxes upon any property in the Project Area, and to the State Board of Equalization. Section 10. Within 90 days after June 30 of each year following the effective date of this ordinance, and at such other times as the City Council may request in writing, and until the Redevelopment Plan has been fully accomplished, the Agency shall file with the City Council a report containing a statement of the progress made under the Redevelopment Plan and the financial condition of the Agency and such other information concerning the Whitewater Redevelopment Project as the City Council may request. Section 11. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and to its approval by the City Council and cause the same to be posted in the manner provided by law. ATTEST: Barbara E. Dohn City Clerk CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE Mich~ son May o r APPROVED AS TO FORM: