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RES-8602 HOME Agreement ApprovalRESOLUTION NO. 8602 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING A HOME AGREEMENT WITH BARRY A. COTTLE, KENNETH H. CRUME, AND RICHARD SCIUTO AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS ORANGE GARDENS) WHEREAS, the Orange Redevelopment Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency") under the provision of the California Community Redevelopment Law, is engaged in activities necessary for the execution of the Redevelopment Plan for the Southwest Project Area and the Northwest Redevelopment Project Area (hereinafter referred to as the "Redevelopment Projects" and the "Project Areas", respectively): and WHEREAS, the City of Orange (the "City") receives and administers certain funds pursuant to the HOME Investment Partnerships Act Program; and WHEREAS, Barry A. Cottle, Kenneth H. Crume, and Richard Sciuto (collectively, the Owner") have entered into an agreement to acquire a 24-unit apartment project located on a site situated outside the Project Areas (the "HOME Property"), and propose to renovate and rehabilitate all twenty-four apartment units, and to maintain such units at affordable housing cost for a period of fifty-five ( 55) years; and WHEREAS, Owner has requested that the City approve and execute an agreement in the form submitted herewith (the "HOME Agreement"), which sets forth the times and conditions for the renovation and operation of the housing project on the HOME Property; and WHEREAS, as provided pursuant to Section 33334.2 of the Health & Safety Code, the provision of affordable housing outside of a redevelopment project area but within the corporate limits of the city is of benefit to redevelopment projects and redevelopment project areas located within the city; and WHEREAS, in connection with the Redevelopment Projects, each of the Agency and the City Council of the City of Orange have found and determined that the provision of affordable housing outside of thePro;%! t:-:as is beneficial to each of those Projects and Project Areas; and WHEREAS, the Agreement provides for the imposition of long-term affordability covenants, and contemplates the use of varied sources of financing; and WHEREAS, the proposed 24-urut housing project will further the objectives of WHEREAS, the Owner additionally proposes to renovate fifty-six (56) apartments on adjacent real property (the "Site") pursuant to an agreement between the Owner and the Agency the "Redevelopment Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all terms and conditions of the HOME Agreement and believes that the activities described in the Agreement are in accord with the public purposes and provisions of applicable State and local law requirements, and that such activities promote the public health, safety and welfare as well as the affordable housing objectives of the Community Redevelopment Law and the Redevelopment Plans for the Redevelopment Projects;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange as follows:Section 1. The City Council finds and determined that the provision of affordable housing pursuant to the HOME Agreement and the Redevelopment Agreement is of benefit to the Redevelopment Projects and the Project Areas.Section 2. The City Council approves the HOME Agreement, and authorizes and directs the Mayor or the City Manager to execute the HOME Agreement and to take all steps and sign all documents and instruments including, but not limited to, agreements and escrow instructions to carry out the HOMEAgreemer.t on behalf of the City, and agreements or other instruments as may be necessary or convenient to effectuate the HOME Agreement.ADOPTED this 26thday of March 1996.CITY OF ORANGE a municipal corporation 4' ATTEST: l' .UJc2tt-u.fAtJV7fMaV'or Joanne Coontzjfl4llJrtudCityClerkofd, City of Orange Reso. No. 8602 I hereby certifY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 26th day of M"rrh . 1996, by the following vote: AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS: MURPHY, BARRERA, MAYOR COONTZ, SPURGEON, SLATER COUNCILMEMBERS: NONENOES: ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE I!.1~~i-d& MA'City Clerk 0 t e.Clty of Orange Reso. No. 8602 3-