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Ordinance - 1481ORDINANCE NO. 1481 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE WEST COVINA CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of West Covina (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency") formulated and prepared a pro- posed Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the West Covina Central Business District Redevelopment Project (the "Project") which includes the addition of land to the Project; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of West Covina has submitted its report and recommendations, finding that the uses designated in the Redevelopment Plan as it is proposed to be amended are in conformity with the uses designated in the General Plan and recommending approval and adoption of said proposed Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Agency adopted rules governing participation by and reasonable preferences to owners and tenants in the Project area on May 12, 1980; and WHEREAS, the Agency submitted to the City Council of the City of West Covina said proposed Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan accom- panied by the Report of the Agency on said proposed Amendment which Report contains, among other things, the Planning Commission's report and recom- mendations, the Final Environmental Impact Report on the proposed Second Amendment, and the Report of the County Fiscal Officer and analysis thereof by the Agency; and WHEREAS, the Agency consulted with and obtained the advice of residents and community organizations in the area of the proposed Second Amendment; and WHEREAS, the Agency consulted with the taxing agencies which levy taxes, or for which taxes are levied, on property in the Project area with respect to the Plan and to allocation of taxes pursuant to Section 33670; and WHEREAS, after due notice, a joint public hearing was held by the Agency and the City Council to consider said proposed Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and the Final Environmental Impact Report; and WHEREAS, the Agency and this Council certified to the preparation and completion of the Final Environmental Impact Report pertaining to the proposed Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan as being in conformity with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, State Guidelines pur- suant thereto, and the procedures adopted therefor by the Agency; and WHEREAS, at said joint public hearing the City Council heard and considered all oral and written objections to the proposed Second Amendment; and WHEREAS, all actions required by law have been taken by all appropri- ate public agencies. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. The purpose and intent of the City Council with respect to the areas added to the Project are to: (1) Eliminate the conditions of blight existing in the areas added to the Project; Ordinance No. Page Two (2) Insure, as far as possible, that the causes of blighting con- ditions will be either eliminated or protected against; (3) Provide participation for owners and tenants and a reasonable preference for persons engaged in business in the areas added to the Project; (4) Encourage the redevelopment and rebuilding of the areas added to the Project; (5) Encourage and foster the economic revitalization of the areas added to the Project; (6) Relocate the owners and occupants of the areas added to the Project; (7) Redevelop and rebuild the public facilities in the areas added to the Project to provide safer and more efficient service for the people in the areas and the general public as a whole. SECTION 2. All written and oral objections to the Redevelopment Plan as amended are hereby overruled. SECTION 3. The Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan is hereby approved and adopted, and the Redevelopment Plan (as hereby amended by the inclusion of said Second Amendment) is hereby designated the official Redevelop- ment Plan for the West Covina Central Business District Redevelopment Project. . The -Redevelopment Agency staff is hereby directed to negotiate with the owners of the properties at 1904 Pacific Lane, 1914 Pacific Lane, and 1920 Pacific Lane, and a vacant parcel adjacent to the south of 1920 Pacific Lane, owner participation agreements which shall exempt such properties from acquisition by condemnation and bring such owner participation agreements before the Redevelopment Agency for its approval.. SECTION 4. The Redevelopment Plan for the West Covina Central Business District Redevelopment Project as amended by said Second Amendment is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof as if fully set out at length herein. SECTION 5., The City Council hereby finds and determines that: (a) Upon the record of the joint public hearing on the Second Amend- ment to the Redevelopment Plan, the Report of the Agency thereon and supporting data thereto, the Final Environmental Impact Report, and the testimony received at the joint public hearing, the areas added to the Project are necessary for effective redevelopment. 1. The area contains blight, as the same is defined in the California Community Redevelopment Law, which constitutes social and economic liabilities requiring redevelopment in the interest of the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of the City of West Covina. 2. Many buildings and structures in the areas used for living, commercial and industrial purposes are vacant, aged, obso- lescent, dilapidated, and of shifting uses. 3. Lot sizes in the areas are rather small and land parcels are owned in fee by many different persons and/or corpora- tions, therefore making it difficult to assemble land for proper development. Ordinance No. Page Three 4.. The areas are characterized by economic dislocation, deterioration, and disuse resulting in depreciated land values, impaired investments, and social and economic mal- adjustment, all contributing to the reduced.capacity to pay taxes. 5. The growing or total lack of proper utilization of the areas has resulted in a stagnant and unproductive condition of land potentially useful and valuable for contributing to the public health, safety, and welfare.. (b) The Redevelopment Plan (as hereby amended by the inclusion of said Second Amendment) will redevelop the area added to the Project in conformity with the Community Redevelopment Law of the State of California and in the interests of the public peace, health and safety and welfare; (c) The adoption and carrying out of the Redevelopment Plan (as here- by amended by the inclusion of said Second Amendment) is economi- cally sound and feasible; (d) The Redevelopment Plan (as hereby amended by the inclusion of said Second Amendment) conforms to the General Plan of the City of West Covina. (e) The carrying out of the Redevelopment Plan (as hereby amended by the inclusion of said Second Amendment) will promote the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the City of West Covina and will effectuate the purposes and policies of the Community Rede- velopment Law of the State of California; (f) The condemnation of real property, as provided for in the Rede- velopment Plan (as hereby amended by the inclusion of said Second Amendment) for the area added to the Project, is necessary to the execution of the Redevelopment Plan (as hereby so amended) and adequate provisions have been made for payment of property to be acquired as provided by law; (g) There are families and persons who may be displaced from housing. facilities in the area added to the Project, and when any such families and persons are displaced by redevelopment activities: 1. the Agency has a feasible method and plan for the relocation of families and persons to be temporarily or permanently dis- placed from housing facilities in the origi.nal Project area; 2, there will be provided in the entire Project area (including the areas added to the Project) or in other areas not gene- rally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities and at rents or prices within the financial means of the families and persons displaced from the original Project, decent, safe, and sanitary.dwellings equal in number to the number of and available to such displaced families and persons and reasonably accessible to their places of employment. (h) Inclusion within the Project of any lands, buildings or improvements which are not detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare is necessary for the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part; any such area included is necessary for effective redevelopment and is not included for the purpose of obtaining the Ordinance No. Page Four allocation of tax increment revenues from such area pursuant to Section 33670 of the Community Redevelopment Law without other substantial justification for its inclusion; and (i) Parcel 2d, as identified in the proposed Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan is blighted and. is necessary for effective redevelopment and is not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of taxes from such area without substantial other justi- fication for its inclusion. SECTION 6. In order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the Redevelopment Plan (as hereby amended by inclusion of said Second Amend- ment), it is found and determined that certain official actions must be taken by the City Council with reference, among other things, to changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the estab- lishment of new street patterns, the location and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other public action, and accord- ingly, this Council hereby: (a) declares its intention to undertake and complete any proceedings necessary to be carried out by the City of West Covina under the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan as hereby amended; (b) requests the various officials, departments, boards, commissions, and agencies of the City of West Covina having administrative responsibilities (in the Project) likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with said Redevelopment as hereby amended. SECTION.7. The elimination of blight and the redevelopment of the areas added to the Project area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished by private. enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of the Agency. SECTION 8. The City Council is convinced that the effect of tax increment financing will not cause a severe financial burden or detriment on any taxing agency deriving revenues from the areas added to the Project. SECTION 9. The City Council is satisfied permanent housing facilities will be available within three years from the time occupants of the Project area are displaced and that pending the development of such facilities there will be available to such displaced occupants adequate temporary housing facil- ities at rents comparable to those in the community at the time of their dis- placement. SECTION 10. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause the incorpora- tion of the Amendment hereby approved and adopted into the Redevelopment Plan and to print and reproduce copies of said Redevelopment Plan as so amended. The City Clerk is hereby further directed to send a certified copy of this ordinance and a copy of the Redevelopment Plan (as hereby so amended) to the Agency. The Agency is hereby vested with the responsibility for carrying out the Redevelopment Plan (as hereby amended) for the Project, subject to the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan (as hereby amended). SECTION 11. The City Clerk is hereby directed to record with the County Recorder of Los Angeles County descriptions of the land within the areas added to the Project and the entire Project area (including the area added to the Project), and a statement that proceedings for the redevelopment of the areas added to the Project have been instituted under the California Community Redevelopment Law.. The Agency hereby,is directed to effectuate recordation in compliance with the provisions of Section 27295 of the Government Code to the extent applicable. Ordinance No. Page Five SECTION 12. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Ordinance, a copy of Ordinance No. 1180 approving and adopting the . Redevelopment Plan, a copy of Ordinance No. 1342 amending said Plan, a copy of the descriptions andstatement recorded by the City pursuant to Section 11 of this Ordinance, and a map or plat indicating the boundaries of the area added to the Project and the entire Project area (including the area added to the Project) to the Tax Assessor of Los Angeles County, to the Auditor -Controller of Los Angeles County, to the governing body of each of the taxing agencies which levies taxes upon any property in the entire Project area, and to the State Board of Equalization.. SECTION 13. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of July 1980. U ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk . STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF WEST COVINA ) I, HELENE MOONEY, City Clerk of th�4C� ty of West Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 23rd day of June 1980. That, thereafter, said ordinance was dyly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 7th day of Ju y 1980, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Tice, Chappell, Shearer, Browne NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None ABSTAIN: Councilmen: Tennant.. City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney • C I; R T IF I C AT ION State of California. ) County of Los Angeles ) ss. City of west Covina ) I, JANET BERRY, Deputy City Clerk of the City of West Covina., State of California., do hereby certify that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. � was published, pursuant to law,. in the west Covina. Tribune, a. newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the City of west Covina.. Jane erry, Deputy ity Clerk City of west Covina, California •