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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSA Reso No 2020-008 Purchase of Properties for Affordable Housing PurposesRESOLUTION NO. SA 2020-8 A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE HOUSING ASSETS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE UNDER HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 34176 (A)(1), FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 34176.1(A)(3)(A) WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elsinore (“City”) is a municipal corporation organized and operating under the laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore (“Successor Agency”) is a public body corporate and politic, organized and operating under Parts 1.8 and 1.85 of Division 24 of the California Health and Safety Code (“HSC”), and the successor to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore (“former Agency”) that was previously a community redevelopment agency organized and existing pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et seq. (“CRL”); and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill xl 26 (“AB xl 26”) added Parts 1.8 and 1.85 to Division 24 of the California Health & Safety Code and which laws were modified, in part, and determined constitutional by the California Supreme Court in the petition California Redevelopment Association. et al. v. Ana Matosantos, et al., Case No. S194861 (“Matosantos Decision”), which laws and court opinion caused the dissolution of all redevelopment agencies and winding down of the affairs of former redevelopment agencies: thereafter, such laws were amended further by Assembly Bill 1484 (“AB 1484”) (together AB xl 26, the Matosantos Decision, and AB 1484, as amended to date, referred to as the “Dissolution Law”); and WHEREAS, as of February 1, 2012, the former Agency was dissolved pursuant to the Dissolution Law and as a separate public entity, the Successor Agency administers the enforceable obligations of the former Agency and otherwise unwinds the former Agency’s affairs, all subject to the review and approval of the Oversight Board to the Successor Agency and, now, the Riverside Countywide Oversight Board (“Oversight Board”); and WHEREAS, as of February 1, 2012, the City elected to act as the successor to the housing assets and functions of the former Agency in accordance with HSC Section 34176.1(a)(3)(A) (“Housing Successor”); and WHEREAS, as part of the dissolution of the former Redevelopment Agency, Health & Safety Code Section 34177(e) requires the Oversight Board to direct the Successor Agency to dispose of the real property held by the Successor Agency; and WHEREAS, the Successor Agency completed the Due Diligence Reviews (“DDRs”) required under HSC Section 34179.5 and submitted them for approval to the Oversight Board and the California Department of Finance (“DOF”); and WHEREAS, the Oversight Board and the DOF reviewed and approved the DDRs; and        Reso. No. SA 2020-8 Page 2 WHEREAS, as a result of the approval of the DDRs and resulting payments of funds to the county auditor-controller, DOF issued the Successor Agency a “Finding of Completion” as described in HSC Section 34179.7; and WHEREAS, as a result of its receipt of Finding of Completion, the Successor Agency was required to (i) prepare a “Long Range Property Management Plan” (“LRPMP”) meeting the requirements of HSC Section 34191.5(c), and (ii) submit the LRPMP to the Oversight Board and the DOF for approval within six months of the date of the Finding of Completion; and WHEREAS,the Successor Agency prepared its LRPMP in accordance with HSC Section 34191.5(c) and submitted it to the Oversight Board for approval; and WHEREAS, the Oversight Board approved the LRPMP and directed that it be submitted to the DOF for approval in accordance with HSC Section 34191.5(c); and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the timely approval and submission of the LRPMP by the Oversight Board, DOF did not approve the LRPMP by December 31, 2015; and WHEREAS, as a result, the statutory requirements for disposition of real property set forth in HSC Sections 34181(a) and 34177(e) currently apply to the disposition of property by the Successor Agency; and WHEREAS, an approximately 5,641 square foot portion of APN 374-162-036 located on the northeast corner of Heald Avenue and Riley Street is home to the Mary McDonald historic landmark and was previously conveyed to the City for historic preservation purposes following approval by the Oversight Board and the Department of Finance (DOF); and WHEREAS, the remainder portion of APN 374-162-036 comprised of approximately 17,775 square feet (the “Property”) is owned by the Successor Agency and has been identified by the City in its capacity as the Housing Successor as an opportunity site for affordable senior housing; and WHEREAS,the Property has a fair market value of $120,000, as determined by an appraisal prepared by a third party, licensed appraiser, which constitutes the purchase price set forth in the form of Purchase and Sale Agreement presented in the agenda report concurrent with the consideration of this Resolution; and WHEREAS,in accordance with the Dissolution Law, the Housing Successor has established a Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund (“LMIHAF”), the proceeds of which can only be used for affordable housing purposes; and WHEREAS,the sale of the Property to the City as housing Successor is in conformance with the requirements of the Dissolution Law and serves the common benefit of the functions of the Housing Successor and assisting the City in meeting the State mandate to provide its regional fair share of very low income, low income and moderate income housing; and WHEREAS,by authorizing the sale of the Property, the Successor Agency hereby finds and determines that it is not committing itself to or agreeing to undertake any other acts or activities requiring the subsequent independent exercise of discretion by the Successor Agency, the City Council or any representative or department thereof and that any proposed development or future use of the Property shall be preceded by and in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”).        Reso. No. SA 2020-8 Page 3 NOW, THEREFORE, THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1.The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2.The Successor Agency hereby approves the sale of the Property for a purchase price of $120,000 consistent with the terms and provisions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City and Successor Agency with respect to the sale of the Property in substantially the form set forth in the agenda report, with such minor changes as may be mutually agreed upon by the Executive Director (or his duly authorized representative), in consultation with Agency Counsel. SECTION 3.The sale of the Property by the Successor Agency pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement is exempt from the provisions of CEQA under Section 15004(b)(2)(A) of the State CEQA Guidelines because any subsequent disposition or action taken by the City Council with respect to the future use of the Property shall be preceded by, and is conditional and contingent upon, environmental assessment and review under, and in compliance with, CEQA. SECTION 5.The Executive Director is hereby directed to submit this Resolution and the form of the Purchase and Sale Agreement to the Riverside Countywide Oversight Board and DOF for approval. The Executive Director is hereby authorized and directed to execute, and the Agency Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to attest, the Purchase and Sale Agreement and Grant Deed on behalf of the Successor Agency. In such regard, the Executive Director is authorized to sign the final version of the Purchase and Sale Agreement after completion of any such non-substantive, minor revisions. Copies of the final form of the Agreement, when duly executed and attested, shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk. SECTION 6.In addition, the Executive Director is authorized and directed to do any and all things, and to execute any and all additional documents, which he may deem necessary or advisable to effectuate this Resolution, including all escrow instructions and documents, which in consultation with the Agency Counsel, he may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out and implement the Purchase and Sale Agreement and otherwise effectuate the purposes of this Resolution and to administer the Successor Agency’s obligations, responsibilities and duties to be performed under the Purchase and Sale Agreement. SECTION 7.If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are severable. The Successor Agency hereby declares that it would have adopted this Resolution irrespective of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof. SECTION 8.The Agency Secretary shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. SECTION 9.This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.        Reso. No. SA 2020-8 Page 4 Passed and Adopted on this 22nd day of September 2020. Brian Tisdale, Chair Attest: Candice Alvarez, MMC, Secretary STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, Secretary of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. SA 2020-8 was adopted by the Successor Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at the Regular meeting of September 22, 2020, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Agency Members Manos, Johnson, and Sheridan; Vice-Chair Magee; and Chair Tisdale NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Candice Alvarez, MMC, Secretary