RES-9253 Affordable Housing Agreement Approval 1924 and 1934 E. Wilson AvenueRESOLUTION NO. 9253
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE 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 Section 33334.2(a) and 33334.6(c) of the CommunityRedevelopmentLaw (commencing with Section 33000 of the Health and Safety Code and
hereinafter 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,improvlng 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, includingverylowincomepersonsandfamilies;
and WHEREAS, pursuant to 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 StateLegislaturehasfoundanddeclaredthattheprovisionofaffordablehousingoutsideofredevelopment
project areas can be of direct benefit to those projects in assisting the accomplishment of projectobjectives;
and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33334.2(g) of the CRL, the Agency may useHousingFundstoassistintheprovisionofhousingforlowandmoderateincomehouseholds, includingverylow-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 theredevelopment
projects;and WHEREAS, Orange Housing Development Corporation, aCalifornianonprofitcorporation ("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 redevelopment project
areas; and IVHEREAS, the Site is improved with 20 dwelling units, which units ORDChasinspectedandbelievestobesuitablefortheprovisionandmaintenanceofaffordable
housing; and
WHEREAS, OHDC has requested the assistance of the Agency to make available to
OHDC $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 Affl)rdab1e Housing Agreement ("Agreement") to be entered into by and between the
Agency and OHDC in a form acceptable to the Agency;
and VVHEREAS, the City Council 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 ofthe 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 10ca11aws 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 XXXIV of the California Construction requiring voter approval at
an
election;and WHEREAS, the City Council and the governing board of the Agency
have duly considered all 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 10ca11aw 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 City Council of the City of Orange 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: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.Section 2. That the provision of atTordab1e housing pursuant to the Agreement is
of benefit to each of the following redevelopment projects and their project areas: the
Tustin Street Redevelopment Project; the Southwest Redevelopment Project; and the
Northwest
Redevelopment Project.Reso.
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Section 3. The City Council approves the preparation of the Agreement between OHDC
and the Agency in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in the agenda report presented
to the City Council 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 Genera.l 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 ofthe Agency.
ADOPTED this 11th day of April 2000.
ATTEST:
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fmxr&~ntz, Mayor
of
the~ ty of Orange i LJ L/~~ Ld/
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Cassarldra J. Cat , City
Clerk of the City of Orange I hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City
of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the ~ day of April 2000, by the following
vote:AYES:NOES:ABSENT:ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
MURPHY,
SLATER,
COONTZ,
SPURGEON, ALVAREZ COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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Cassandra
J. Cat~art, City
Clerk ofthe City of Orange Reso. No. 9253 3-