2012-05 RESOLUTION NO. 2012=05
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA TO ADOPT AND
CREATE THE GRAND TERRACE HOUSING AUTHORITY PURSUANT
TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 34176.
WHEREAS, the Grand Terrace Redevelopment Agency ("Agency') is a public
body, corporate and politic, organized and existing under the California Community
Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code § 33000 at seq.) ("CRL"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace is a municipal corporation and a general
law city under the California Government Code ("City"); and
WHEREAS, on December 29, 2011, in California Redevelopment Association v.
Matosantos, Case No. S194861, the California Supreme Court upheld ABX1 26, which
dissolves all of the redevelopment agencies in California, and struck down ABX1 27,
which allowed redevelopment agencies to remain in existence if City opted in to the
"Voluntary Alternative Redevelopment Program" ("VARP"); and
WHEREAS, SB 654, if passed, would allow any amounts on deposit in the Low
and Moderate Income Housing Fund of the Grand Terrace Redevelopment Agency be
transferred to specified entities, and
4hwWHEREAS, on or about January 10, 2012, the City opted to serve as the
Successor to the Agency; and
WHEREAS, on or about January 24, 2012, the City adopted a resolution
assuming all rights, powers, assets, liabilities, duties, obligations and functions
associated with the housing activities of the Agency, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling
accommodations exist in the City of Grand Terrace; and
WHEREAS, there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in
the City of Grand Terrace available to persons of low income at rental rates they can
afford; and
WHEREAS, the City Council declares there is a need for a housing authority in
the City of Grand Terrace to address these issues and wishes to activate a Housing
Authority pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 34200, et. seq., (art 2,
Chapter 1 of the Health and Safety Code); and
WHEREAS, the Grand Terrace Housing Authority may purchase, lease, accept
dedication of, finance, or accept assignment of real or personal property and develop
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and manage the real and personal property to carry out all the powers which a housing
authority may undertake as set out in California Health and Safety Code section 34312.
NOW THEREFORE, THE GRAND TERRACE CITY COUNCIL DOES
RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City hereby activates a Housing Authority pursuant to California
Health and Safety Code sections 34200, et. seq., which shall be known as the Grand
Terrace Housing Authority.
SECTION 2. The City Council declares that the Commissioners of the Housing
Authority shall be the five members of the City Council, and the terms of office of the
Commissioners shall coincide with the terms of office of the City Council members. The
Mayor shall serve as Chairman of the Authority and the Mayor Pro Tern shall serve as
Vice Chairman.
SECTION 3. The City Manager of the City shall serve as the Executive Director
and Secretary of the Authority.
SECTION 4. The Housing Authority shall hold its regular meetings on the second
and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. or at such other times as may be set by
resolution of the Housing Authority Commission Board.
SECTION 5. The City Manager and is hereby authorized and directed to take
such other and further actions, and sign such other and further documents, as are
necessary and proper in order to implement this Resolution on behalf of the City.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the State
Controller's Office within 10 days of the adoption of its adoption.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace, California, at a special meeting held on the 30th of January, 2012 by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers MCNaboe, Sandoval and Nays; Mayor Pro Tent Garcia
and Mayor Stanckievitz
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
4W ABSTAIN: None
` Walt Stanckiewtiz, Mayor
ATTESTEfKWAA
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Richard L. Adams, City Attorney
State of California )
County of San Bernardino )ss.
State of California )
I, Tracey R. Martinez, hereby certify that I am the duly appointed City Clerk of the
City of Grand Terrace and the Agency Secretary of the Community Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Grand Terrace and that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted
at a special meeting of the City Council and the Community Redevelopment Agency of
the City of Grand Terrace held on the 301" day of January, 2012.
Tracey R. artin z, City CI
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