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RES-SAORA-011 Conveyance Authorization of Certain Public Roadway PropertiesRESOLUTION NO. SAORA -011 A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PUBLIC ROADWAY PROPERTIES TO THE CITY OF ORANGE AND TAKING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS. WHEREAS, pursuant to AB XI 26 (which became effective at the end of June 2011), as substantially upheld by the California Supreme Court's decision in California Redevelopment Association, et al. v. Ana Matosantos, et al., 53 Cal. 4th 231(2011), the Orange Redevelopment Agency (the "Former Agency ") was dissolved as of February 1, 2012 and the Successor Agency to the Orange Redevelopment Agency (the "Successor Agency ") was constituted; and WHEREAS, AB 1484 (which became effective at the end of June 2012) amended and supplemented AB XI 26 (AB X1 26 and AB 1484, together, being referred to below as the "RDA Dissolution Act "); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the RDA Dissolution Act, all assets, properties, contracts, leases, books and records, buildings, and equipment of the former Redevelopment Agency have been transferred to the control of the Successor Agency; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the RDA Dissolution Act, an Oversight Board (the Oversight Board ") for the Successor Agency has been established; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 34181 of the California Health and Safety Code HSC "), the Oversight Board is required to direct the Successor Agency to take certain actions in connection with the wind down of the affairs of the Former Agency; and WHEREAS, HSC 34181(a), in particular, requires the Oversight Board to direct the Successor Agency to dispose the assets and properties of the Former Agency; provided that the Oversight Board may direct the Successor Agency to transfer ownership of an asset that was constructed and used for a governmental purpose to the appropriate public jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, HSC Sections 34191.3 and 34191.5 suspended the requirements of Section 34181(a) pending the preparation of a long range management plan pursuant to Section 34191.5, except for transfers of properties for governmental use; and WHEREAS, among the assets owned by the Former Agency (and now Successor Agency) are the following two properties: The public roadway encompassing 0.06 acres located along a portion of East Chapman Avenue approximately 135 feet west of Tustin Street the "Chapman Avenue Roadway Property "); and The public roadway encompassing 0.78 acres identified as Designer Drive located northwesterly of The City Drive and Metropolitan Drive the "Designer Drive Roadway Property "); and WHEREAS, the Oversight Board adopted Resolution No. OB -0038 (the "Oversight Board Resolution "), on July 24, 2013, directing the Successor Agency to transfer the Chapman Avenue Roadway Property and the Designer Drive Roadway Property to the City of Orange (the "City "), with no consideration; and WHEREAS, pursuant to HSC Sections 34179(h) and 34181(f), the Oversight Board Resolution only becomes effective after approval (or deemed approval) by the California State Department of Finance (the "DOF "); and WHEREAS, the DOF issued a letter on November 5, 2013, indicating that the DOF has approved the Oversight Board Resolution; and WHEREAS, the Successor Agency wishes to execute a quitclaim deed (the Quitclaim Deed ") to effect and evidence the transfer of the Chapman Avenue Roadway Property and the Designer Drive Roadway Property to the City; NOW, THEREFORE, the Governing Board of the Successor Agency to the Orange Redevelopment Agency does hereby find, determine, resolve, and order as follows: Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of this Resolution. Section 2. The conveyance of each of the Chapman Avenue Roadway Property and the Designer Drive Roadway Property by the Successor Agency to the City is hereby authorized and approved. The Chair (or, in the Chair's absence, the Vice Chair) is hereby authorized and directed to deliver a quitclaim deed, substantially in the form attached as Attachment A, to effect and evidence such conveyance. Section 3. The officers and staff of the Successor Agency are hereby authorized and directed, jointly and severally, to do any and all things which they may deem necessary or advisable to effectuate this Resolution and any such actions previously taken by such officers and staff are hereby ratified and confirmed. 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED this I 01 day of December, 2013. r ' (Z Teresa E. mith, Chairperson ATTEST: Ma . M hy, Age I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by Governing Board of the Successor Agency to the Orange Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on the 10' day of December, 2013, by the following vote: AYES: BOARD MEMBERS: Alvarez, Whitaker, Smith, Bilodeau NOES: BOARD MEMBERS: None ABSENT: BOARD MEMBERS: Murphy ABSTAIN: BOARD MEMBERS: None L Mary u , Agency C1 91