RES-8576 Cooperation Agreement Relating to Public Improvements at the Depot ParkRESOLUTION NO. 8576
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A
COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE ORANGE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY RELATING TO PUBLIC
IMPROVEMENTS LANDSCAPE AND HARDSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE DEPOT PARK IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $100,000,00
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No, 37-84 adopted on November 20, 1984, amended
by Ordinance No. 20-86 adopted on July 15, 1986, and amended by Ordinance
No, 24-88 adopted on July 12, 1988, the City Council of the City of Orange adopted
and approved a certain Redevelopment Plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") for the Southwest
Project Area, (
the Project"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law of the
State of California Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et seq,), the Orange
Redevelopment Agency (the Agency") is carrying out the Redevelopment Plan for the Project in
the -redevelopment area the "
Project Area"); and WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Project, the City and the Agency desire
to enter into a Cooperation Agreement in the form attached hereto (the "Agreement") pursuant
to which the City will construct landscape and hardscape improvements at the
Depot Park (the Improvements") as described in Exhibit A attached to said Agreement, and
the Agency will pay the City for certain costs of such Improvements as more particularly set
forth in the Agreement and in accordance with that certain Cooperation Agreement dated
August 18, 1983,between the City and the Agency, by periodic payments over a period
of years; and WHEREAS, the Improvements are of benefit to the Project Area in
that they will enhance the area and contribute to the elimination of blight throughout the Project
Area, and in the immediate neighborhoods in which the Project Area
is located; and WHEREAS, no other reasonable means of financing such
Improvements are available to the community in that the cost of the Improvements exceeds the financial ability
of the City to pay, no private sources of funding are available, and all state and
federal grant alternatives
have been exhausted;NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:I. The City hereby determines that the Improvements are of benefit
to the Project Area and the immediate neighborhoods in which the Project Area is located and
that no other reasonable means of financing such Improvements are available to the
community except as provided in the Agreement, and hereby consents to the undertaking of
accordance with the Agreement. The determination that the Improvements will benefit the
Project Area is based upon the fact that the Improvements will assist in providing safety and
appearance improvements which will enhance growth in the entire Project Area.
2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
ADOPTED this ~ day of Januarv 1996,
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City Clerk 0 he CIty of Orange
I ht:reby 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 9th day of
January , 1996 by the following vote:
A YES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BARRERA, MAYOR COONTZ, SPURGEON, SLATER
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MURPHY
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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