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RES-ORA-0237 Renewing Rental Assistance Program for Mobilehome Park ResidentsRESOLUTION No. ORA- 0237 RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONFIRMING AND RENEWING THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR MOBILEHOME PARK RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Sections 33334.2 and the Redevelopment Plans for the Northwest, Tustin 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 r-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 WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA-0220 adopted January 8, 1991 the Agency approved the continuation of the Program; and WHEREAS, in implementing the Program, the Agency has successfully assisted fifty (50) mobilehome park residents and additional funding is necessary to continue the Program; and WHEREAS, the Agency desires to confirm and renew the Program and to authorize the expenditure of additional Housing Fund monies pursuant thereto as more particularly described below.NOW, THEREFORE, THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DOES HEREBY RESOL VB AS FOLLOWS:1. The Agency finds and determines that expenditure of Housing Fund revenues for rental subsidies to eligible very low income persons and families as defined by Section 50105 of the California Health and Safety Code residing in mobilehome parks as contemplated by the Program shall directly and specifically bent~fit and protect the community's supply of low and moderate income housing,particularly the supply of mobilehomes, available at affordable housing cost to persons and families of low and moderate income, by reducing the housing costs otherwise paid by very low 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 commitment and expenditure of Housing fund monies to pay for rental assistance pursuant to the Program is spec:ifically authorized by subsections (8) and (10) of California Health and Safety Code Section 33234. 1 (e) and further that such assistance is not classified as new construction or substantial rehabilitation and is therefore not subject to the requirements of Section 33334.3(e) of the California Health and Safety Code.3. The Agency hereby finds that the expenditure of Housing Fund revenues from the Project Area(s) to fund the Program will be of benefit to the Project( s). 4. Based on the above findings and determinations, the Agency hereby confirms and renews for an additional one year, the Rental Assistance Program for Mobilehome Park Residents as described in Exhibit II A" hereto and incorporated herein by reference and further directs and authorizes staff to implement the Program as described therein. RESO NO. ORA- 5. The Agency authorizes and directs the Executive Direction and the Finance Director to Provide Agency Housing Fund revenues in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) to fund the Program for an additional year period with subsequent review and possible renewal at the end of said period. It is the Agency's intent that such appropriation shall be made from the Agency's three Housing Fund(s) proportionately. ADOPTED this 28th day of January 1992. GENE BEYER Chairman, Orange Redevelopment Agency A TrEST: IU'}u~~ -io ~~Clerk, Orang ede op t gency 82~BY' ~ FRED L. BAR ERA, .Vice Chairman of the Orange Redevelopment Agency 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 28th day of January , 1992.AYES:DIRECTORS: STEINER, BARRERA, COONTZ, SPURGEON NOES:DIRECTORS: NONE ABSENT:DIRECTORS: CHAIRMAN BEYER ABSTAIN:DIRECTORS: NONE RESO NO. ORA- 0237