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RES-ORA-0366 Affordable Housing Agreement Approval 1924 and 1934 E Wilson AveRESOLUTION NO. ORA- 0366 A RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND ORANGE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGARDING 1924 AND 1934 EAST WILSON AVENUE AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections33334.2(a) and 33334.6(c) of the Community Redevelopment Law (commencing with Section 33000 of the Health and Safety Code and hereinaller referred to as the "CRL") not less than 20% of all taxes which are allocated to the Orange Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") are set aside by the Agency in its Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Fund ("Housing Fund") and used by the Agency for the purpose of increasing,improving and preserving the community's supply of low- and moderate-income housing available at affordable housing costs to persons and families of low- and moderate- income, including very low income persons and families; and WHEREAS, pursuantto Section 33334.2(e) of the CRL, the Agency may exercise any and all of its powers to carry out this purpose; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33334.6(a) of the CRL, the California State Legislature has found and declared that the provision of affordable housing outside of redevelopment project areas c.m be of direct benefit to those projects in assisting the accomplishment of project objectives;and WHEREAS, pursuantto Section 33334.2(g) of the CRL, the Agency may useHousing Funds 1:0 assist in the provision of housing for low and moderate income households, including very low-ineome households, outside the boundaries of its redevelopment project areas upon resolution of the City Council and the Agency that such use will be of benefit to the redevelopment projects;and WHEREAS, Orange Housing Development Corporation, a California nonprofit corporation ("ORDC"), has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of certain improved real property located at 1924 and 1934 East Wilson Avenue (the "Site"), which is located outside the boundaries ofthe City's WHEREAS, the Site is improved with 20 dwelling units, which units OHDC has inspected and beheves to be suitable for the provision and maintenance of affordable housing; and WHEREAS, OlIDC has requested the assistance of the Agency to make available to OlIDC $978,615 in Housing Funds to be used to acquire and rehabilitate the Site and, thereafter, to cause the dwelling units at the Site to be made available and rented to persons and families of low income, including very low income, for fifty-five (55) years (the "Project"), as more fully set forth in an Affordable Housing Agreement ("Agreement") by and between the Agency and OlIDC in a form aC1ceptable to the Agency; and WHEREAS, OlIDC intends to finance the Project in part with a loan made by a bank or other lender, secured by a first trust deed on the Site (the "Senior Lender"); and WHEREAS, the City Council has found and determined, and the Agency desires to find and determine, that the use of a portion of the funds from the Housing Fund outside the boundaries of the City's redevelopment project areas for the Project in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Agreement, is for the benefit of the City's redevelopment project areas and is in the vital and best interests of the City of Orange and the health, safety and welfare of its residents,and in accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable federal, state and local laws and requirements; and WHEREAS, the Project consists of the rehabilitation of dwelling units of a previously existing low-rent housing project and is not, therefore, a "low rent housing project" within the meaning of Article XXXN of the California Constitution requiring voter approval at an election;and WHEREAS, the governing board of the Agency, along with the City Council, have duly considered all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement as set forth in the agenda report presented to it and any testimony received at the meeting at which this matter was considered and believes that the activities described therein are in the best interests of the City and health, safety,morals and welfare of its residents, and in accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable State and local law requirements, and that such activities promote the affordable housing objectives of the CRL as well as the Redevelopment Plans for the Northwest, Southwest and Tustin Street Redevelopment Projects;NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange Redevelopment Agency resolves, on the basis of the facts set forth in the agenda report presented to it and any testimony received at the meeting at which this matter was considered, as follows:Reso No. ORA- 0366 -2- Section 1. That the Agency's use of funds from the Housing Fund in the amount of 978,615 for the Project will be of benefit to the City's redevelopment projects and is in the vital and best interests of the City of Orange and the health, safety and welfare of its residents, and in accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable federal, state and local laws and requirements. Section 2. That the provision of affordable housing pursuant to the Agreement is of benefit to each of the following redevelopment projects and their project areas: the Tustin Street Redevdopment Project; the Southwest Redevelopment Project; and the Northwest Redevelopment Proj ect. Section 3. That an economically feasible alternative method of financing the Project on substarltially comparable terms and conditions, but without subordination, is not reasonably available. Section 4. That the Agency approves the preparation of the Agreement with OHDC in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in the agenda report presented to the Agency and any testimony received at the meeting at which this matter was considered and hereby authorizes and directs the Chairman of the Agency to execute the Agreement on behalf of the Agency in a form to be prepared by the General Counsel of the Agency (or his designee) upon consultation with the City Attorney and to take all steps and sign all documents and instruments to carry out the Agreement on behalf of the Agency, including signing such subordination agreements as may be required by the Senior Lender in order to subordinate the low- and moderate-income covenants and restrictions of the Agreement to the security interests and liens of the Primary Lender.ADOPTED this ---.lil.h day of April 2000. Jo Reso No. ORA-0366 ATTEST: Clerk, Orange hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the Orange Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on the 11 th day of April 2000, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Reso No. ORA- 0366 DIRECTORS: DIRECTORS: DIRECTORS: DIRECTORS:MURPHY, SLATER, COONTZ, SPURGEON, ALVAREZ NONE NONE NONE 1 ./} P-~Cassandra J. Cathc , Clerk, Orange Redevelopment Agency