HomeMy WebLinkAbout1650 - ORDINANCES - 5/5/2004 ORDINANCE NO. 1650
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, '
CALIFORNIA EXTENDING THE TIME LIMITS FOR THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MERGED
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MERGED
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NO. 2; EXTENDING
THE TIME LIMIT FOR PAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
AND RECEIPT OF TAX INCREMENT UNDER THE
MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MERGED
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NO. 2; AND MAKING
OTHER FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
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WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs
("Agency") is a community redevelopment agency duly created, established and
authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, all under and pursuant to the
California Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 of Division 24, commencing with
Section 33000, of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California) ("CRL"); and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plans for the Tahquitz-Andreas Project, Baristo-
Farrell Project and Canyon Project (collectively, the "Constituent Areas") were
amended by the Agency's legislative body, the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs ("City Council") by Ordinance 1583 adopted on May 31, 2000 resulting in the
Merged Redevelopment Plan ("Redevelopment Plan") for Merged Redevelopment
Project No. 2 (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Agency is engaged in activities necessary and appropriate to carry
out the Redevelopment Plan which was amended by Ordinance No. 1624 on February
19, 2003 which, among other actions, resulted in an Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan ("Amended and Restated Plan") for the Project which includes
time limits on the effectiveness of the Amended and Restated Plan and time limits on
the period for payment of indebtedness and receipt of property taxes under the
Amended and Restated Plan for each of the Constituent Areas; and
WHEREAS, by and through Senate Bill 1045, enrolled on August 19, 2003 and
chaptered on September 2, 2003 ("SB 1045",) CRL Section 33333.6 was amended to
provide that as to redevelopment plans originally adopted before January 1, 1994, and
when such redevelopment agency is required to make a payment to the Educational
Revenue Augmentation Fund in fiscal year 2003-2004 pursuant to CRL 33681.9, the
City Council, as the legislative body of the Agency, may enact an ordinance to extend
by one year the time limit on the effectiveness of the redevelopment plan and the time
limit for payment of indebtedness and receipt of property taxes under the
redevelopment plan, each and respectively; and
WHEREAS, SB 1045 further provides that such ordinance may be adopted without
compliance with the normal procedures for redevelopment plan amendments; and ,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt this ordinance to amend and extend
certain time limitations of the Amended and Restated Plan, as more particularly set
forth below, in accordance with Section 33333.6, as amended by SB 1045; and
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WHEREAS, the enactment of this Ordinance is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) ("CEQA")
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because it is a fiscal activity which
does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a
potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRING DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The current time limit on the effectiveness of the Amended and
Restated Redevelopment Plan for each of the Constituent Areas is hereby extended
by one year as follows:
From To
Tahquitz-Andreas 07/19/2023 07/19/2024
Baristo-Farrell 05/07/2026 05/07/2027
Canyon 07/19/2031 07/19/2032
and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs is hereby
authorized to act with respect to the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan at
any time during which the Redevelopment Plan is effective.
SECTION 2. The current time limit on paying indebtedness or the receipt of tax
increment pursuant to the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan and California
Community Redevelopment Law for each of the Constituent Areas is hereby extended
by one year as follows:
From To
Tahquitz-Andreas 07/19/2033 07/19/2034
Baristo-Farrell 05/07/2036 05/07/2037
Canyon 07/19/2041 07/19/2042
and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs is hereby
authorized to act with respect thereto during such extended period.
SECTION 3. Except with respect to the amendments set forth herein, the Amended
and Restated Redevelopment Plan, as amended herein, is and shall remain
unchanged and in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to file a Notice of Exemption with
the County of Riverside pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15062.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and operation
from and after thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption. The City Clerk
shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same
or summary thereof, or a display advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be
published in accordance with law.
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ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 2004.
AYES: Members McCulloch, Pougnet, and Mayor Oden ,
NOES: None
ABSENT: Members Foat and Mills
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
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City Clerk Mayor
REVIEWED & APPROVED
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING Ordinance 1650 was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting held on the 5th
day of May, 2004, and that same was published in the Public Record a
newspaper of general circulation on April 27, 2004 and May 19 , 2004.
RICA A. SANDERS
City Clerk