RES-ORA-0531 Renewing Mobile Home Park Rental Assistance ProgramRESOLUTION NO.ORA -0531
A RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY CONFIRMING AND RENEWING THE
MOBILE HOME PARK RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED VERY LOW INCOME
MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE FOR FY 2011 -12 AND MAKING CERTAIN
FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 33334.2 and the Amended
and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the Orange Merged and Amended Redevelopment
Project Area, which merged and amended the Tustin Street, Northwest, and Southwest
Redevelopment Project Areas (collectively referred to herein as the "Project Area "), as
adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange (the "City Council "), 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 the Project Area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33334.2 and in
carrying out its Low and Moderate Income 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 mobile homes; and
WHEREAS, Section 33334.2 of the California Health and Safety Code provides that
Housing Fund monies may be used outside the Project Area if a finding is made by resolution
of the Agency and the City Council that such use will be of benefit to the Project Area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA -0019 and Resolution No. 6026
adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively, on November 22, 1983 for the
Tustin Street Redevelopment Project Area; Resolution No. ORA -0113 and Resolution No.
7079 adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively, on June 14, 1988 for the
Amended Tustin Street Redevelopment Project Area; Resolution No. ORA -0058 and
Resolution No. 6654 adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively, on July 8,
1986 for the Southwest Redevelopment Project Area; Resolution No. ORA -0117 and
Resolution No. 7097 adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively, on June 28,
1988 for the Amended Southwest Redevelopment Project Area; and Resolution No. ORA-
0115 and Resolution No. 7086 adopted by the Agency and the City Council, respectively, on
June 21, 1988 for the Northwest Redevelopment Project Area; the Agency and the City
Council found that the use of taxes allocated from specific redevelopment project areas for
the purpose of increasing, improving and preserving housing outside the Project Area would
be of benefit to the Project Area; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA -0193 adopted December 12, 1989, the
Agency approved on a one -year pilot basis a Mobile Home Park Rental Assistance Program
the "Program ") authorizing the expenditure of Housing Fund monies to finance the Program
and provide rental subsidies to Very Low Income mobile home park residents; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. ORA -0220 adopted on January 8, 1991,
Resolution No. ORA -0237 adopted on January 28, 1992, Resolution No. ORA -0256 adopted
on November 10, 1992, Resolution No. ORA -0274 adopted on December 14, 1993,
Resolution No. ORA -0283 adopted on December 13, 1994, Resolution No. ORA -0298
adopted on December 12, 1995, Resolution No. ORA -0325 adopted on November 26, 1996,
Resolution No. ORA -0334 adopted on June 24, 1997, Resolution No. ORA -0341 adopted on
May 26, 1998, Resolution No. ORA -0345 adopted on June 8, 1999, Resolution No. ORA-
0374 adopted on June 27, 2000, Resolution No. ORA -0395 adopted on June 26, 2001,
Resolution No. ORA -0412 adopted on June 25, 2002, Resolution No. ORA -0427 adopted on
June 24, 2003, Resolution No. ORA -0434 adopted on June 22, 2004, Resolution No. ORA-
0443 adopted on June 28, 2005, Resolution No. ORA -0455 adopted on June 27, 2006,
Resolution No. ORA -0466 adopted on June 26, 2007, Resolution No. ORA -0490 adopted on
July 8, 2008, Resolution No. ORA -0500 adopted on June 23, 2009, and Resolution No.
ORA -0516 adopted on June 8, 2010 the Agency approved the continuation of the Program.
The aforementioned resolutions are collectively referred to as the Prior Resolutions; and
WHEREAS, in implementing the Program, the Agency has successfully assisted up
to fifty (50) qualified Very Low Income mobile home park residents annually since its
inception; and
WHEREAS, funding is available from the Housing Fund to continue the Program to
assist the one (1) current Program participant during FY 2011 -12; and
WHEREAS, the Agency desires to confirm and renew the Program for FY 2011 -12,
as more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, and to authorize the
expenditure of additional Housing Fund monies pursuant thereto as more particularly
described below.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Agency finds and determines that the expenditure of Housing Fund
monies for rental subsidies to eligible and qualified "Very Low Income households" (as
defined by Section 50105 of the California Health and Safety Code) residing in mobile home
parks, as contemplated by the Program, shall directly and specifically benefit and protect the
community's supply of Low and Moderate Income housing, particularly the supply of mobile
homes, available at affordable housing cost to persons and families of Low and Moderate
Income, reducing the housing costs otherwise paid by Very Low Income mobile home
residents, all within the meaning of Section 33334.2 of the California Health and Safety
Code.
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2. The Agency finds and determines that the commitment and expenditure of
Housing Fund monies to pay for rental assistance pursuant to the Program are specifically
authorized by paragraphs (8) and (10) of subdivision (e) of California Health and Safety
Code Section 33334.2.
3. The Agency hereby finds that the expenditure of Housing Fund monies in the
aggregate sum of Six Thousand Two Hundred Thirty -Eight Dollars ($6,238) from the Project
Area to fund the Program will be of benefit to the Project Area.
4. The provisions of the Prior Resolutions, except to the extent inconsistent with
the provisions of this Resolution, are hereby ratified and confirmed.
5. Based on the above findings and determinations, the Agency hereby confirms
and renews for FY 2011 -12 the Program, as described in Exhibit "A" hereto, and further
directs and authorizes staff to administer the Program as described therein.
ADOPTED this 28 day of June, 2011.
ATTEST:
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Mary E. Agency Cler
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 28 day of June,
2011 by the following vote:
AYES:DIRECTORS:Smith, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau
NOES:DIRECTORS:None
ABSENT:DIRECTORS:Whitaker
ABSTAIN:DIRECTORS:None
Mary E. , Agency Clerk_
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