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RES-ORA-0274 Renewing Mobilehome Park Rental Assistance ProgramRESOLUTION NO. ORA- 0274 A RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONFIRMING AND RENEWING THE MOBILEHOME PARK RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MOBILEHOME PARK RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 33334.2 and the Redevelopment Plans for the Tustin Street, Northwest, and Southwest Project Area(s) ( the Project Area(s)") as adopted and thereafter amended by the City Council of the City of Orange authorize and direct the Orange Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") to expend not less than twenty percent (20%) of all taxes which are allocated to the Agency pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33670 for the purposes of increasing, improving,and preserving the community's supply of low- and moderate-income housing available at affordable housing cost to persons of low or moderate income and very low income; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33334. 2 the Agency has established a Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Fund (the " Housing Fund") in connection with each of the Project Area(s); and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33334.2 in carrying out its low and moderate housing activities, the Agency is authorized to provide subsidies to or for the benefit of very low income, lower income and low or moderate income households and to maintain the community's supply of mobilehomes; and WHEREAS, Section 33334.2(g) of the California Health and Safety Code provides that Housing Fund monies may be used outside the Project Area(s) if a finding is made by resolution of the Agency and the City Council that such use will be of benefit to each of the Project(s); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA-0193 adopted December 12, 1989, the Agency approved on a one-year pilot basis a Rental Assistance Program for Mobilehome Park Residents (the "Program") authorizing the expenditure of Housing Fund revenues to finance the Program and provide rental subsidies to very low income mobilehome park residents; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution ORA- 0220 adopted January 8, 1991, Resolution No. ORA-0237 adopted January 28, 1992, and Resolution No. ORA 0256 adopted November 10, 1992 the Agency approved the continuation of the Program; and WHEREAS, in implementing the Program, the Agency has successfully assisted up to fifty (50) mobilehome park residents and funding has WHEREAS, the Agency desires to confirm and renew the Program as moreparticularlydescribedintheaccompanyingStaffReportandtoauthorizetheexpenditureofadditionalHousingFundmoniespursuanttheretoasmoreparticularlydescribedbelow. NOW, THEREFORE, THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DOESHEREBYRESOLVEASFOLLOWS: 1. The Agency finds and determines that expenditure of Housing Fund revenuesforrentalsubsidiestoeligible, very low-income persons and families as defined bySection50105oftheCaliforniaHealthandSafetyCoderesidinginmobilehomeparksascontemplatedbytheProgramshalldirectlyandspecificallybenefitandprotectthecommunity's supplyoflow- and moderate-income housing, particularly the supply of mobilehomes, available at affordable housing cost to persons and families of low and moderate income, byreducingthehousingcostsotherwisepaidbyverylow-income mobilehome residents, all within the meaning of Section 33334.2 of the California Health and Safety Code.2. The Agency finds and determines that the commitmentandexpenditureofHousingfundmoniestopayforrentalassistancepursuanttotheProgramisspecificallyauthorizedbysubsections (8) and (10) of California Health andSafetyCodeSection33234.1(3) and further that such assistance is not classified as newconstructionorsubstantialrehabilitationandisthereforenotsubjecttotherequirementsofSection33334.3(e) of the California Health and Safety Code.3. The Agency hereby finds that the expenditure of HousingFundrevenuesfromtheProjectArea(s) to fund the Program will be of benefit to the Project(s).4. Based on the above findings and determinations, theAgencyherebyconfirmsandrenewsforanadditionaloneyear, the Rental Assistance ProgramforMobilehomeParkResidentsasdescribedinExhibit "A" hereto and incorporated herein byreferenceandfurtherdirectsandauthorizesstafftoimplementtheProgram as described therein.5. The Agency authorizes and directs the Executive DirectorandtheFinanceDirectortoprovideAgencyHousingFundrevenuesintheamountofOnehundredfiftythousanddollars ($150,000.00) to fund the Program for an additional oneyearperiodwithsubsequentreviewandpossiblerenewalattheendofsaidperiod. It is the Agency's intent that such appropriation shall be made from the Agency's Southwest andNorthwestHousingSet-Aside Fund(s) proportionately.ADOPTED this 14th day of December , 1993.6, . 2;;:; -{ Ilttkt .Chairman\ Orange Redevelopment Agency pro ATTEST: r~"A;> () :2H~t?~ Clerk, Orange evel~en gency I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the Orange Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on the 14 th day of December , 1993. A YES: DIRECTORS: SPURGEON, BARRERA, CHAIRMAN BEYER. COONTZ. MURPHY NOES: DIRECTORS: NONE ABSENT: DIRECTORS: NONE ABSTAIN: DIRECTORS: NONE RESO NO. ORA- 0274 bd: gen-disk: b:reso# I :