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RES-ORA-0369 Sale Agreement of City-Owned Real PropertyRESOLUTION NO. ORA- 0369 A RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING A SALE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ORANGE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CITY- OWNED REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF LA VETA AVENUE BETWE:EN LEMON STREET AND OLIVE STREET TO THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSES AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS WHEREAS, the Orange Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") has been duly created, established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers under and pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (commencing with Section 33000 of the Health and Safety Code ofthe State of California) (the " Law"); and WHEREAS, the City of Orange (the "City") is a municipal corporation which exercises governmental functions and powers, organized and existing under the laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, as authorized by Section 33396 of the Health and Safety Code, the City proposes to convey to the Agency certain City-owned real property (the "Property"),subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the proposed Agreement for the Sale of Property (the "Agreement") described hereinbelow for the purpose of enabling the Agency to provide affordable housing within the City. The Property is more particularly described in Exhibit "A" to the Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Agreement by and between the City and the Agency has been prepar{:d and submitted, providing for the conveyance of the Property from the City to the Agency for the purchase price and upon the terms stated therein; and WHEREAS, pursuantto Sections 33334.2(a) and 33334.6(c) of the Law, not less than 20% of all taxes which are allocated to the Agency are set aside by the Agency in its Low- ,md 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 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33334.2(e) of the Law, 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 Law, the California State Legislature has found and declared that the provision of affordable housing outside of redevelopment project areas can be of direct benefit to those projects in assisting the accomplishment of project objectives; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33334.2(g) of the Law, the Agency may use Housing Funds to assist in the provision of housing for low- and moderate- income households, including very low-income 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, as further authorized by Section 33396 of the Law, the Agency desires to develop, or cause to be developed, the Property as affordable housing; 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 Agency's acquisition of the Property 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 that such activities promote the affordable housing objectives of the Law as well as the Redevelopment Plans for the Northwest, Southwest and Tustin Street Redevelopment Prc~ ects; and WHEREAS, the Agency finds that the sale of the Property pursuant to the Agreement will not cause a significant effect on the environment under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA").NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange Rc;:devdopment 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:1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.2. The Agency finds and determines that the sale of the Property pursuant to the Agreement will not cause a significant effect on the environment under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA). ORA- 3. That the Agency's use of funds from the Housing Fund in the amount of One Hundred Forty-two Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($142,200.00) for acquisition of the Property 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.4. That the provision of affordable housing on the Property will be of benefit to the Tustin Street Redevelopment Project, the Southwest Redevelopment Project, and the Northwest Redevelopment Project, and their respective project areas.5. The Agreement in the form presented at this meeting is hereby approved and the Executive Director of the Agency is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement on behalf of the Agency, to accept the interest in real property conveyed by the City to the Agency, and to sign all documents and take all other actions he deems necessary and appropriate to carry out and implement the Agreement and to administer the Agency' s obligations thereunder.ADOPTED this 23rd day of May, 2000. 7 c-- t--r-<.....' -chairman, Orange Redevelop / t Agency ATTEST:1^ 7~)0 (~~)Depu~rererk, Orange Redevelopment Agency I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted bythe Orangl;: Redevielopment Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of May, 2000. AYES: NOES: ABSENT:ABSTAIN:DIRECTORS: MURPHY, SLATER, COONTZ, SPURGEON, ALVAREZ DIRECTORS: NONE DIRECTORS: NONE DIRECTORS: NONE ORA-