RES-ORA-0497 Approval of Periodic Rental of Residential Apartment UnitsRESOLUTION NO. ORA-
0497 A RESOLUTION OF THE
ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING
THE PERIODIC RENTAL OF
RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNITS OWNED BY THE
ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AT 124-
142 SOUTH
GRAND STREET.WHEREAS, the Orange Redevelopment Agency (Agency) has been
duly created,established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers under and
pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law (commencing with Section 33000
of the California Health and Safety Code and hereinafter referred to as the
Redevelopment Law),including, among other powers, the authority granted to it by Sections 33430 and
33431 of the Redevelopment Law to rent real property or any interest
therein; and WHEREAS, the Agency is the owner of that certain real property in the
City of Orange, County of Orange, State of California commonly known as 124-
142 South Grand Street and having Assessor's parcel number 390-382-07, which
is improved with a two-story building, containing ten (10)
residential apartment units (the Property); and WHEREAS, the Property is located within the
boundaries of the Orange Merged and Amended Redevelopment Project Area (
the Merged Redevelopment Project Area), which Merged Redevelopment Project Area was duly established by the
City Council of the City of Orange on November 27, 2001 by Ordinance No.
21-
01, pursuant to the Redevelopment Law;and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of
the Agency (the Agency Board) desires to rent one or more of the apartment units within the Property
to persons 62 years of age or older on a periodic basis until such time as the
Agency determines to otherwise dispose
of the Property for redevelopment purposes; and WHEREAS, the Agency proposes to
rent said apartment units under the authority granted to it by Sections 33430 and 33431 of the
Redevelopment Law and Section 51.3
of the California Code of Civil Procedure.NOW, THEREFORE, the Board
of Directors of the Orange
Redevelopment Agency does hereby resolve as follows:Section 1.
The foregoing recitals are true and correct.Section 2. Subject to the parameters and
directions set forth in Section 4 below,the Agency's Executive Director (or, in
his absence, the Agency's Assistant Executive Director) (each, an Authorized Officer) is
hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, for and in the name of the Agency, rental
approved by the Agency's General Counsel (or, in his absence, the Agency's Assistant
General Counsel), with such changes therein as the Authorized Officer executing the same
may require or approve upon advice and with the consent of the Agency's General Counsel.
Section 3. The Agency's General Counsel (or his designee) is hereby authorized
and directed to prepare, or cause to be prepared, the form of rental agreement, together with
any and all other documents deemed necessary and appropriate to implement the rental
program.
Section 4. The authorization set forth in this Resolution regarding the rental of
apartment units at the Property is subject to the following parameters: (a) rental of each unit
to a person 62 years of age or older (including a qualified permanent resident) in accordance
with the requirements of Section 51.3 of the California Civil Code and who otherwise meets
all of the requirements provided herein, as determined by the Authorized Officer; (b) rental
on a month-to-month basis at the fair rental value (including garbage collection and
water) at the time a unit becomes available, as determined by the Authorized
Officer; (b)advertisement of the availability of apartment units for rent by posting notice at
the Property and at such other locations within the City deemed necessary and appropriate
by the Authorized Officer and, if deemed necessary by the Authorized Officer, by publication
in a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Orange; (c) receipt of
a security deposit in an amount established by the Authorized Officer but not more than
permitted by State law; (d) preference in the selection of tenants shall be given to those applicants
who are residents of, or employed by business concerns located within, the
Merged Redevelopment Project Area, to the extent permitted by law; (e) rental of an apartment unit for a family
of a household size appropriate to the unit, as set forth in Section 50052.5(h) of
the California Health and Safety Code (e.g., "household size appropriate to the unit" shall mean
not more than two persons for a one bedroom unit); (f) the Authorized Officer shall verify
the income of each prospective tenant by obtaining an income verification certification
from the employer of the prospective tenant or from the Social Security Administration and/
or the California Department of Social Services if the prospective tenant receives
assistance from such agencies; (g) the Authorized Officer shall obtain a credit report from
a commercial credit reporting agency for each prospective tenant; and (h) such other parameters
as the Authorized Officer may determine to assure compliance with
this Resolution.Section 5. The Authorized Officer is hereby authorized to approve
or disapprove rental applications for apartment units at the Property, and, if approved, to take
such steps and execute such documents on behalf of the Agency, which in consultation with
Agency's General Counsel, he may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out
and implement the purposes of this Resolution and to administer the Agency's
obligations, responsibilities,duties and rights and remedies (including the institution of actions in unlawful detainer)
to be performed under any rental agreement executed by the
Authorized
ADOPTED this 24th day of February, 2009.
ATTEST:
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the Orange
Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on the 24th day of February, 2009,
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
DIRECTORS: Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Bilodeau
DIRECTORS: Dumitru
DIRECTORS: None
DIRECTORS: None
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