HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2011-007 City Council ResoRESOLUTION NO. 2011 -007
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS PURSUANT TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445.1 RELATING TO
PAYMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE COSTS OF THE BOAT LAUNCH
PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore(the
"Agency "), a public body, corporate and politic, established pursuant to and existing
under the California Community Redevelopment Law (the "CRL "; Health and Safety
Code Section 33000 et seq.), was created by the City Council of the City of Lake
Elsinore (the "City "); and
WHEREAS, the Agency is undertaking activities necessary for the
implementation of the Redevelopment Plan (the "Redevelopment Plan ") for the Lake
Elsinore Rancho Laguna Redevelopment Project Area No. I ( "Project Area ") approved
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore (the "City Council "), by
Ordinance No. 607 and subsequently amended by Ordinance No. 624, Ordinance No.
987, Ordinance No. 1249 and Ordinance No. 1260; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to fund certain boat launch improvements at the
Lake Elsinore Campground located at 32040 Riverside Drive, Lake Elsinore (the
"Property ") for purposes of constructing a modern boat launch facility and ancillary
improvements to serve boaters and other recreational uses utilizing Lake Elsinore along
with the surrounding beaches, parks and campgrounds (the "Boat Launch Project "); and
WHEREAS, the Property's existing boat launch was constructed approximately
40 years ago and is characterized by deteriorating and uneven surface materials,
potholes and slippery embankment areas; and
WHEREAS, the Property's existing boat launch is only usable in limited
circumstances when the Lake's elevation is below 1240 -feet mean sea level (MSL)
whereas the Boat Launch Project will result in a usable launch up to elevation 1255
MSL, the maximum normal level of the Lake; and
WHEREAS, Lake Elsinore has been widely characterized as the community's
economic engine, attracting thousands of visitors each year to the largest natural
freshwater lake in Southern California. Because most boaters own vessels that are less
than 26 -feet in length, Lake Elsinore is ideally suited to serve their needs, particularly as
regional drinking water reservoirs like Lake Perris and Diamond Valley become
increasingly restrictive to boaters; and
WHEREAS, CRL Section 33445.1 states that the Agency may, with the consent
of the City Council, pay all or a part of the value for construction of any building, facility
or structure, or other improvement which is publicly owned and is located outside and
not contiguous to the Project Area, but is located within the community, if the City
Council makes certain findings; and
WHEREAS, the Property is located outside of the Project Area and the
development of the Boat Launch Project will to serve to expand and enhance the
public's recreational use of Lake Elsinore along with the public beaches, parks and
campgrounds consistent with the Redevelopment Plan and will aid in the elimination of
blight in Project Area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Agency considered funding for the
proposed Boat Launch Project by the Agency at the regularly scheduled City Council
and Agency meeting on January 25, 2011.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Based on the information presented in the staff report and at the
public hearing, the City Council hereby finds and determines that:
(1) The construction of the Boat Launch Project will be publically owned and is
of primary benefit to the Project Area;
(2) The construction of the Boat Launch Project will benefit the Project Area by
helping to eliminate blight within the Project Area; and
(3) No other reasonable means of financing the construction of the Boat Launch
Project is available to the community, including, but not limited to, general obligation
bonds, revenue bonds, special assessment bonds, or bonds issued pursuant to the
Mello -Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982. In determining whether other means of
financing are feasible, the City Council has taken into account the following relevant
factors, including:
(A) Legal factors, such as the eligibility of the improvements for funding
under the governing statutes;
(B) Economic factors, such as prevailing interest rates and market
conditions; and
(C) Political factors, such as the priority of commitments of other public
funding sources, the ability or willingness of property owners or taxpayers
to bear the cost of any special assessments, taxes, or other charges, and
the likelihood of obtaining voter approval, if required.
(4) The payment of funds for the cost of the Boat Launch Project is consistent
with the Agency's Implementation Plan for 2009 -2014; and
(5) The provision for park /recreation facilities and replacement facilities is
provided for in the Redevelopment Plan.
SECTION 3. The Acting City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this resolution and the same shall thereupon take effect and be in force.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 25th day of January, 2011.
AMY LTTTA;
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
ATTEST:
OBERT BRADY, CfFY MANAGER
G'ACTING CITY CLE K
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE }SS
I, ROBERT BRADY, Acting City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California,
hereby certify that Resolution No. 2011 -007 was adopted by the City Council of the City
of Lake Elsinore, California, at a regular meeting held on the 25th day of January 2011,
and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: HICKMAN, MAGEE, MELENDEZ, TISDALE, AND MAYOR BHUTTA
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ROBERT BRAPY
ACTING CIT CLERK