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259 ORDINANCE NO. . .259 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE ELECTING TO COMPLY WITH: AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE VOLUNTARY.REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONTAINED IN PART 1.9 OF DIVISION 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency of. the City: of.'Grand .Terrace, ("Agency") is a community redevelopment agency organized and existing under the California Community\RedevelHealth . . . opment Law,. and Safety Code Sections 33000, et seq. .("CRL") and has been authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of a redevelopment agency pursuant to action of the City Council-("City Council")of the City of Grand Terrace ("City"); and WHEREAS, the City Council approved a redevelopment plan for a redevelopment project. . and project.area(the "Original Plan" and"Original Project Area", respectively, by Ordinance No.25 adopted September :`27,. 1979, which has: subsequently been amended by an amendment ("Amendment No. 1"), as approved by Ordinance No. 31 adopted on January 17, 1980, an additional amendment("Amendment No. 2") as approved by Ordinance No. 52:on July 15, 1981, an additional. amendment("Amendment No. 3") as approved by Ordinance No.:187 on July 22, 1999, an additional amendment ("Amendment No: 4") as approved by Ordinance No. 202 on September 12, 2002; an additional amendment ("Amendment No. 5") as approved by Ordinance,No. 212 on July 22, 2004, and an additional amendment ("Amendment No. 6") as approved by Ordinance No. 250 on May 11, 2010 approving an amended and restated redevelopment plan (herein,the:"Amended Redevelopment Plan") for the project area as established by Ordinance No. 25 and thereafter amended as set forth above under the Amended Redevelopment Plan(the"Amended Project Area");and WHEREAS, Parts 1.8,: .1.85 and 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and:Safety Code were added to the CRL by ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which measures purport to become effective :. immediately. . ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which are trailer bills .to the 2011-12 budget bills, were tilities, open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not dedicated to public use shall be maintained by the property owners. Provisions acceptable to the affected City Departments shall be made for the preservation and maintenance of all such improvements prior to the issuance of building permits. Page 9of10 e 8 of 10 shall remain valid and enforceable. . SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days from the date of . adoption. SECTION 8. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 10th day of January, 2012 and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting -of said City Council on the 24th day of January, 2012.. Page 2 of 10 toring device or method required under this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) per day of violation or by imprisonment or by both. ppropriate legal, equitable, or injunctive relief against any person who has violated or continues to violate any provision of cer of the discharger. _ I wastes discharged within the spill containment system shall be disposed of in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and laws, and shall not be e receipt of a supplemental or amended application, the community development director shall again determine whether the application is complete. Page35of43 upp. 1140 (E.D. Tenn. 1995); Page 9 of 43 o not adequately protect the health, safety, and general welfare of Page 6 of 43 ' cases of congenital syphilis, were reported for Los Angeles County residents, while the 2010 Communicable Diseases Report reported 355 cases of hepatitis B were reported Page 2 of 43 approved by both houses of the Legislature on June 15, 2011 and signed by the Governor on June 28, 2011; and WHEREAS, Part 1.85 of the CRL ("Part 1.85") provides for the statewide dissolution of all redevelopment agencies, including the Agency, as of October 1, 2011, and provides that,thereafter, a successor agency to administer the enforceable obligations of the Agency and otherwise wind up the Agency's affairs, all subject to the review and approval by an oversight committee; and WHEREAS, Part 1.8 of the CRL ("Part 1.8") provides for the restriction of activities and authority of the Agency in the interim period prior to dissolution to certain "enforceable obligations" and to actions required for the general winding up of affairs, preservation of assets, and certain other goals delineated in Part 1.8; and WHEREAS, the dissolution of the Agency would be detrimental to the health, safety, and economic well-being of the residents of the City and cause irreparable harm to the community, because, among other reasons, the redevelopment activities and projects made possible, implemented, and funded by the Agency are highly significant and of enduring benefit to the community and the City, and are a critical component of its future; and WHEREAS, Part 1.9 of the CRL ("Part 1.9") provides that a redevelopment agency may continue in operation if a city or county that includes a redevelopment agency adopts an ordinance agreeing to comply with and participate in the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program established in Part 1.9 ("Program"); and WHEREAS, as a condition of the Agency's continued existence and operation of its redevelopment agency, the City is required to make certain annual remittances to the county auditor-controller pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 1.9, beginning with a larger upfront remittance for 2 WHEREAS, Parts 1.8,: .1.85 and 1.9 of Division 24 of the Health and:Safety Code were added to the CRL by ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which measures purport to become effective :. immediately. . ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which are trailer bills .to the 2011-12 budget bills, were tilities, open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not dedicated to public use shall be maintained by the property owners. Provisions acceptable to the affected City Departments shall be made for the preservation and maintenance of all such improvements prior to the issuance of building permits. Page 9of10 e 8 of 10 shall remain valid and enforceable. . SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days from the date of . adoption. SECTION 8. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 10th day of January, 2012 and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting -of said City Council on the 24th day of January, 2012.. Page 2 of 10 toring device or method required under this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) per day of violation or by imprisonment or by both. ppropriate legal, equitable, or injunctive relief against any person who has violated or continues to violate any provision of cer of the discharger. _ I wastes discharged within the spill containment system shall be disposed of in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and laws, and shall not be e receipt of a supplemental or amended application, the community development director shall again determine whether the application is complete. Page35of43 upp. 1140 (E.D. Tenn. 1995); Page 9 of 43 o not adequately protect the health, safety, and general welfare of Page 6 of 43 ' cases of congenital syphilis, were reported for Los Angeles County residents, while the 2010 Communicable Diseases Report reported 355 cases of hepatitis B were reported Page 2 of 43 the 2011.-2012 fiscal year ("First Remittance"), to be paid in two equal installments on January 15, } 2012 and May 15, 2012; and WHEREAS, the City will have sufficient moneys and revenues to fund an amount equal to the City's payment of the First Remittance and expects to have sufficient moneys and revenues to fund the subsequent annual remittances required by Part 1.9; and WHEREAS, the City's needs are such that it can commit to spend the funds received from the Agency pursuant to the Agreement to Transfer Tax Increment (defined below) to finance activities within the Redevelopment Project that are related to accomplishing the goals of the Redevelopment Project, including without limitation: the promotion of public improvement facilities; the provision of adequate roadways to correct street alignment problems, to provide adequate circulation and access to highways; the provision of needed improvements to the community's recreational, cultural and other community facilities to better serve the Amended-Project Area; to eliminate and prevent the spread of blight and deterioration; the enhancement and renovation of businesses within the Amended Project Area; and expanding the resource of developable land by making underutilized land available for development; and WHEREAS, the City and Agency intend to execute an agreement pursuant to CRL Section 34194.2, whereby the Agency shall make an initial transfer of a portion of its tax increment to the City in an amount equal the First Remittance, and thereafter to transfer amounts of tax increment equal to any subsequent remittance which the City is required to make to the county auditor- controller pursuant to the City's participation in the Program ("Agreement to Transfer Tax Increment"); and WHEREAS, the City is aware that the validity, passage, and applicability of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 may become the subject of a judicial challenge; and 3 ety Code were added to the CRL by ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which measures purport to become effective :. immediately. . ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which are trailer bills .to the 2011-12 budget bills, were tilities, open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not dedicated to public use shall be maintained by the property owners. Provisions acceptable to the affected City Departments shall be made for the preservation and maintenance of all such improvements prior to the issuance of building permits. Page 9of10 e 8 of 10 shall remain valid and enforceable. . SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days from the date of . adoption. SECTION 8. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 10th day of January, 2012 and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting -of said City Council on the 24th day of January, 2012.. Page 2 of 10 toring device or method required under this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) per day of violation or by imprisonment or by both. ppropriate legal, equitable, or injunctive relief against any person who has violated or continues to violate any provision of cer of the discharger. _ I wastes discharged within the spill containment system shall be disposed of in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and laws, and shall not be e receipt of a supplemental or amended application, the community development director shall again determine whether the application is complete. Page35of43 upp. 1140 (E.D. Tenn. 1995); Page 9 of 43 o not adequately protect the health, safety, and general welfare of Page 6 of 43 ' cases of congenital syphilis, were reported for Los Angeles County residents, while the 2010 Communicable Diseases Report reported 355 cases of hepatitis B were reported Page 2 of 43 WHEREAS, the City, by the adoption of this Ordinance, does not represent, disclaim, or take any position whatsoever on the issue of the validity of ABX1 26 or ABX1 27,but rather the City seeks to comply with the Constitution and laws of the State of California, including Part 1.9, in order to preserve the ability of the Agency to continue to operate and thereby benefit the community; and WHEREAS, it is hereby acknowledged by the City Council that the League of California Cities and the California Redevelopment Association have respectively expressed the view that certain or all provisions of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 including, but not limited to the effectiveness date,violate the State Constitution and other laws (collectively, "Laws"); and WHEREAS,the City Council does not intend, by enactment of this Ordinance,to waive any constitutional and/or legal rights by virtue of the enactment of this Ordinance and,therefore,reserves all of its rights under Laws regarding challenges, by the City or others, to the validity of any or all provisions of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 in any administrative or judicial proceeding and/or repeal this Ordinance,without prejudice to the City's right to recover any amounts remitted under Part 1.9;and WHEREAS,the City Council does not intend, by enactment of this Ordinance to waive any rights of appeal regarding the amount of any remittance established by the Department of Finance, as provided in Part 1.9; and WHEREAS,the City is the lead agency concerning this Ordinance pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (codified as Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq) ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(4), because such authorizations are not considered a project subject to CEQA review. The community remittance is a government funding mechanism and fiscal 4 were added to the CRL by ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which measures purport to become effective :. immediately. . ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which are trailer bills .to the 2011-12 budget bills, were tilities, open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not dedicated to public use shall be maintained by the property owners. Provisions acceptable to the affected City Departments shall be made for the preservation and maintenance of all such improvements prior to the issuance of building permits. Page 9of10 e 8 of 10 shall remain valid and enforceable. . SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days from the date of . adoption. SECTION 8. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 10th day of January, 2012 and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting -of said City Council on the 24th day of January, 2012.. Page 2 of 10 toring device or method required under this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) per day of violation or by imprisonment or by both. ppropriate legal, equitable, or injunctive relief against any person who has violated or continues to violate any provision of cer of the discharger. _ I wastes discharged within the spill containment system shall be disposed of in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and laws, and shall not be e receipt of a supplemental or amended application, the community development director shall again determine whether the application is complete. Page35of43 upp. 1140 (E.D. Tenn. 1995); Page 9 of 43 o not adequately protect the health, safety, and general welfare of Page 6 of 43 ' cases of congenital syphilis, were reported for Los Angeles County residents, while the 2010 Communicable Diseases Report reported 355 cases of hepatitis B were reported Page 2 of 43 activity, which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant environmental impact; and WHEREAS, the City has duly considered all other related matters and has determined that the City's participation in the Program is in the best interests of the City, and the health, safety, and welfare of its residents,and in accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable state and local laws and requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct. 2. The City hereby finds that (i)the dissolution of the Agency would be detrimental and cause irreparable harm to the community and to the health, safety, and economic well-being of the citizens of the City, and (ii) the types of activities and projects made possible, implemented, and funded by the Agency are highly significant and of enduring benefit to the community and the City, and are a critical component of its future; and 3. The City hereby ordains that the City shall comply with the Constitution and the laws of the State of California, subject to the provisions hereof, including Part 1.9, including the determination of remittance amounts, appeal rights in relation thereto, and the making of the remittances referred to in CRL Section 34194(b) and (c) at the times and in the manner described in Part 1.9. This ordinance is that ordinance referred to in CRL Section 34193 and shall be interpreted and applied in all respects so as to comply with Part 1.9,to the fullest extent permitted by law. 5 elines; and WHEREAS, City staff has determined that this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(4), because such authorizations are not considered a project subject to CEQA review. The community remittance is a government funding mechanism and fiscal 4 were added to the CRL by ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which measures purport to become effective :. immediately. . ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, which are trailer bills .to the 2011-12 budget bills, were tilities, open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not dedicated to public use shall be maintained by the property owners. Provisions acceptable to the affected City Departments shall be made for the preservation and maintenance of all such improvements prior to the issuance of building permits. Page 9of10 e 8 of 10 shall remain valid and enforceable. . SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days from the date of . adoption. SECTION 8. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 10th day of January, 2012 and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting -of said City Council on the 24th day of January, 2012.. Page 2 of 10 toring device or method required under this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) per day of violation or by imprisonment or by both. ppropriate legal, equitable, or injunctive relief against any person who has violated or continues to violate any provision of cer of the discharger. _ I wastes discharged within the spill containment system shall be disposed of in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and laws, and shall not be e receipt of a supplemental or amended application, the community development director shall again determine whether the application is complete. Page35of43 upp. 1140 (E.D. Tenn. 1995); Page 9 of 43 o not adequately protect the health, safety, and general welfare of Page 6 of 43 ' cases of congenital syphilis, were reported for Los Angeles County residents, while the 2010 Communicable Diseases Report reported 355 cases of hepatitis B were reported Page 2 of 43 4. On or before November 1, 2011, the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to notify the county auditor-controller, the Controller of the State, and the State Department of Finance that the City agrees to comply with the provisions of Part 1.9 as provided hereunder, such notice to be in accordance with CRL Section 34193.1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to take any actions necessary to implement this Ordinance and comply with Part 1.9, including without limitation, providing required notices to the Auditor Controller, the State Controller, and the Department of Finance; entering into any agreements with the Agency to make the remittance payments; or making any remittance payments. 5. The City's remittances to the county auditor-controller made pursuant to Part 1.9 may be paid from any legally available funds of the City not otherwise obligated for other uses in accordance with Section 34194.1. Nothing herein is intended or shall be interpreted to require any payments or impose any financial or other obligation of the City other than in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of California, including Part 1.9. 6. Neither the adoption of this Ordinance, nor the acknowledgment of or references to any provisions of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, nor the City's payment of any remittances contemplated by ABX1 27 shall be deemed to be, nor are they intended as, an acknowledgment of the validity of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, and the City reserves all right in its sole discretion to challenge the validity of any or all provisions of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 in any administrative or judicial proceeding and/or repeal this Ordinance, without prejudice to the City's right to recover any amounts remitted under Part 1.9. 7. The City Council determines that approval of this Ordinance exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(4), because such approval not considered a project subject to CEQA review. The payment is a government funding mechanism and fiscal activity which 6 6 and ABX1 27, which are trailer bills .to the 2011-12 budget bills, were tilities, open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not dedicated to public use shall be maintained by the property owners. Provisions acceptable to the affected City Departments shall be made for the preservation and maintenance of all such improvements prior to the issuance of building permits. Page 9of10 e 8 of 10 shall remain valid and enforceable. . SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days from the date of . adoption. SECTION 8. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 10th day of January, 2012 and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting -of said City Council on the 24th day of January, 2012.. Page 2 of 10 toring device or method required under this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) per day of violation or by imprisonment or by both. ppropriate legal, equitable, or injunctive relief against any person who has violated or continues to violate any provision of cer of the discharger. _ I wastes discharged within the spill containment system shall be disposed of in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and laws, and shall not be e receipt of a supplemental or amended application, the community development director shall again determine whether the application is complete. Page35of43 upp. 1140 (E.D. Tenn. 1995); Page 9 of 43 o not adequately protect the health, safety, and general welfare of Page 6 of 43 ' cases of congenital syphilis, were reported for Los Angeles County residents, while the 2010 Communicable Diseases Report reported 355 cases of hepatitis B were reported Page 2 of 43 does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant environmental impact. 8. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs that a Notice of Exemption shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino, California, within five (5)working days following the date of adoption of this Ordinance. 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once within 15 days of adoption in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the City of Grand Terrace, and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance, including the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code § 36933. 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and the same shall thereupon take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption. 11. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of the final passage and adoption hereof. 7 Constitution and laws of the State of California, including Part 1.9. 6. Neither the adoption of this Ordinance, nor the acknowledgment of or references to any provisions of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, nor the City's payment of any remittances contemplated by ABX1 27 shall be deemed to be, nor are they intended as, an acknowledgment of the validity of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27, and the City reserves all right in its sole discretion to challenge the validity of any or all provisions of ABX1 26 and ABX1 27 in any administrative or judicial proceeding and/or repeal this Ordinance, without prejudice to the City's right to recover any amounts remitted under Part 1.9. 7. The City Council determines that approval of this Ordinance exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(4), because such approval not considered a project subject to CEQA review. The payment is a government funding mechanism and fiscal activity which 6 6 and ABX1 27, which are trailer bills .to the 2011-12 budget bills, were tilities, open space, recreation facilities and other improvements not dedicated to public use shall be maintained by the property owners. Provisions acceptable to the affected City Departments shall be made for the preservation and maintenance of all such improvements prior to the issuance of building permits. Page 9of10 e 8 of 10 shall remain valid and enforceable. . SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days from the date of . adoption. SECTION 8. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 10th day of January, 2012 and finally adopted and ordered posted at a regular meeting -of said City Council on the 24th day of January, 2012.. Page 2 of 10 toring device or method required under this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) per day of violation or by imprisonment or by both. ppropriate legal, equitable, or injunctive relief against any person who has violated or continues to violate any provision of cer of the discharger. _ I wastes discharged within the spill containment system shall be disposed of in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and laws, and shall not be e receipt of a supplemental or amended application, the community development director shall again determine whether the application is complete. Page35of43 upp. 1140 (E.D. Tenn. 1995); Page 9 of 43 o not adequately protect the health, safety, and general welfare of Page 6 of 43 ' cases of congenital syphilis, were reported for Los Angeles County residents, while the 2010 Communicable Diseases Report reported 355 cases of hepatitis B were reported Page 2 of 43 PASSED APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of August , 2011. Mayor ATTEST: kfiLC,bni/rOU City Clerk APPROVED AS T FORM: City Attorney 8 Any failure to so maintain is unlawful and a public nuisance endangering the health, safety and general welfare of the public and a detriment to the surrounding community. - .I Page 10 of 10 cil of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 24th 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 a i kA .11S Tracey Ma i` ez, oity Clerk Approved a for Richar . Adams, City Attorney Page 3of10 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )ss CITY OF GRAND TERRACE ) I, , City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 259 was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace held on the 9th day of August ,2011. Upon motion of City Council Member Hays , seconded by City Council Member Sandoval ,the foregoing Ordinance No. 259 was duly passed and adopted. Vote on the motion: AYES: Councilmembers McNaboe, Sandoval and Hays; Mayor Pro Tem Garcia and Mayor Stanckiewitz NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the City of G and,Terracethis 22ndt'day of August , 2011. = . Vrends Mesa;City C�letk 9