HomeMy WebLinkAbout19508 - RESOLUTIONS - 4/21/1999 RESOLUTION NO. 19508
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF 'THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA,MAKING AFINDINGPURSUANT TO SECTION
33421.1 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH & SAFETY CODE
RELATINGTO THEDESICrNATION OF A40-ACREPARCEL IN
THE R.AMON-BOGIE PROJECT AREA AS A PART OF THE
PALM SPRINGS "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE '
ZONE"TO EFFECTUATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA
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WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California adopted Ordinance 1202,
adopting the Redevelopment Plan for the Ramon-Bogie Project Area effective I.lecember 30, 1983
for the purposes of"the development ofundeveloped areas which are stagnant or improperly utilized"
(§I, subsection B); "The strengthening of commercial and industrial functions in the area" (§I,
subsection C); and, "The establishment of financial mechanisms to assist and encourage: the
development of an auto-sales center and, light industrial and commercial development." (§I,
subsection H), and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved .Assessment District 155 in 1989 for the purposes of
providing public improvements in several of the industrial areas of Palm Springs, including several
in the Ramon-Bogie Redevelopment Project Area, and
WHEREAS the area remains, ten years after the construction of the public improvements, largely
vacant with the exception of a single building,and with little new building activity in the Project Area,
and
WHEREAS the Community Redevelopment Agency approved the creation of the Economic ,
Development Incentive Zone at its August 3, 1994 meeting, to effectuate the construction of a new
buildings in the Ramon-Bogie Redevelopment Project Area by providing certain tax increment funds
to reimburse expenses for the construction of the public improvements, and
WHEREAS the California Health& Safety Code Section 33421.1 requires that the legislative body
make a finding that the provision of public improvements such as streets, sidewalks,utilities,or other
public improvements which an owner or operator of the site would otherwise be obliged to provide
is necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Redevelopment Plan; and
WHEREAS the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs now desires to
extend the boundaries of the Economic Development Incentive Zone to include a 40-acre parcel
bounded by Ramon Road, Sun Luis Rey Drive, Sunny Dunes Road, and Gene .Autry Trail, and to
extend the life of the Zone for an additional 'six years..
NOW THEREFORE,it is hereby resolved that the City of Palm Springs,California, does hereby give
its consent and find that the provision of such improvements,including the financing ofthe installation
of public improvements with tax increment funds, as provided in California Redevelopment Law, are
necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Redevelopment Plan.
ADOPTED this 21st day of April 1 1999. '
AYES: Members Barnes, Hodges, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Chairman Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ATTEST: `ITY OF-PALM SP CALIFORNIA
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: