2012-01 RESOLUTION NO. 2012-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA ELECTING TO HAVE THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE SERVE AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 34173 AND ELECTING TO HAVE THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE RETAIN THE HOUSING ASSETS AND HOUSING
FUNCTIONS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED BY THE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION
34176
WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Grand Terrace
("Agency") is a public body, corporate and politic, organized and existing under the
California Community Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code g 33000 et seq.
L ("CRL"); and
err WHEREAS, the City of Grand Terrace is a municipal corporation and general law
city under the Constitution of the State of California ("City"), and
WHEREAS, on December 29, 2011, in Califomia Redevelopment Association v.
Matosantos, Case No. S194861, the California Supreme Court upheld AB 26xl, which
dissolves all of the redevelopment agencies in California, and struck down AB 27xl,
which allowed redevelopment agencies to remain in existence if they opted in to the
"Voluntary Alternative Redevelopment Program" ('VARP").; and
WHEREAS, the City had opted into the VARP by adopting Ordinance No. 259;
and
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not required to decide whether it wished to be the Successor Agency to the Agency;
and
WHEREAS, now that the VARP program has been stricken by the Court, the City
has the option of deciding whether or not it wishes to serve as the Successor Agency to
the Agency, and
WHEREAS, in footnote 25 of the Supreme Court's decision, the Court extended
the deadline for making the election only to January 13, 2012, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the
t City of Grand Terrace for the City to serve as the Successor Agency; and
�r WHEREAS, pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section 34173(d)(1), the City
would automatically became the Successor Agency unless it affirmatively elected not to
serve as the Successor Agency by Resolution, but the City wishes to express its
intention to serve as the Successor Agency to the Community Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Grand Terrace, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health & Safety Code Section 34176, the City could
either opt to retain the housing assets and functions previously performed by the
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Grand Terrace or, by default, allow
those assets and functions to be assigned to and assumed as provided for in Health
and Safety Code Section 34176; and
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4W WHEREAS, the City wishes to express its intention to have the City of Grand
Terrace assume all rights, powers, assets, liabilities, duties, and obligations associated
with the housing activities of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Grand Terrace.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are incorporated into this Resolution by this
reference, and constitute a material part of this Resolution.
Section 2. The City Council hereby affirmatively elects pursuant to Health &
Safety Code Section 34173(d)(1) to serve as the Successor Agency to the Community
r Redevelopment Agency of the City of Grand Terrace.
Section 3. The City Council hereby elects to have the City of Grand Terrace
assume all rights, powers, assets, liabilities, duties, and obligations associated with the
housing activities of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Grand
Terrace in accordance with Health & Safety Code Section 34176.
Section 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to take such
other and further actions, and sign such other and further documents, as is necessary
and proper in order to implement this Resolution on behalf of the City.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of January, 2012.
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Mayor of the City of Grand Terrace
ATTEST:
City Clerk oFthe City of Grand errace
I, TRACEY R. MARTINEZ, CITY CLERK of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 10" day of January, 2012 by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McNaboe, Sandoval and Hays; Mayor Pro Tem Garcia
and Mayor Stanckiewitz
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Tracey R. arti ez, City Cl irk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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