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John Joyce <johninps@gmail.com> Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 7:07 AM
To: johninps@gmail.com, Brian Yaklich <bdyaklich@gmail.com=, LundWylie@aol.com
THE f.e.w. (ferocious ?, fun ?, fabulous ?, festive ?, fiery ?) eco
warriors (NO DUES DUE)
As Homer Himself might have said -Tis better to light one candle than curse the darkness ....
Alas/Aladdin --- TAHOUTIZ CREEK YACHT CLUB ... Warm Sands Landscaping Comm ...Then there is
(BBBB) BIRDS / Bats / Bees/ Butterflies (NOW"The ax B's Group").
Focal Point of Our Combined Concern Is Certainly ... What ? WILD remains (and is worth working for) here in
PALM SPRINGS, CA, namely, Tahquitz Creek (and immediate surroundings).
RIPARIAN (definition) - Interface between Land and Stream. From the Latin (ripa) meaning River Bank.
BAP - Biodiversity Action Plan .... Both Word and Acronym for this new Century.
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ISSUES
REF.: House Sparrows (non nat/ not Fed pro), Starlings (non nat/ not Fed pro), Feral Pigeons (non nat/
not Fed pro), Crows (pro) and Rats (What think U ?) ....
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STAFF REPORT
DATE: May 19, 2010 PUBLIC HEARING
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FIVE YEAR
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (FY 2009-10 THROUGH 2O13-14) AND
UPDATED TEN YEAR HOUSING COMPLIANCE PLAN FOR MERGED
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NOS. 1 AND 2
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager/Executive Director
BY: Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs,
Community and Economic Development Department
SUMMARY
Staff prepared an implementation plan for the FY 2009-10 through 2013-14 planning
period and an update to the Agency's Housing Compliance Plan ("Housing Compliance
Plan") that addresses the Agency's affordable housing production needs and
accomplishments for the 10-year compliance period (FY 2004-05 to 2013-14), which is
included as Exhibit A with the accompanying resolution. The implementation plan was
adopted by Council on December 16, 2009 with a recommendation that staff make an
amendment to the implementation plan to include more definitive policies and goals for
sustainability. Staff recommends that the Community Redevelopment Agency approve
and adopt the proposed first amendment to the FY 2009-10 through 2013-14 Five Year
Implementation Plan for the Palm Springs Merged Redevelopment Project Area Nos. 1
and 2 ("Implementation Plan").
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Adopt Resolution No. "A RESOLUTION OF THE
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AND APPROVING
THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FIVE YEAR
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND UPDATED TEN YEAR HOUSING
COMPLIANCE PLAN FOR THE PALM SPRINGS MERGED
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NOS. 1 AND 2."
CRA Staff Report
(May 19, 2010) -- Page 2
(First Amendment to the Five Year Implementation Plan FY 2009-10 through 2013-14)
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Prepared in accordance with Section 33490 of the California Community
Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code Section 33300 et seq., "CRL"), the
proposed Implementation Plan sets forth the Redevelopment Agency's ("Agency")
specific goals and objectives for the Palm Springs Merged Redevelopment Project Area
Nos. 1 and 2 ("Project Areas") and the anticipated programs, projects, and expenditures
for the ensuing five-year period (FY 2009-10 through 2013-14). The Implementation
Plan explains how these goals, objectives, programs, projects, and expenditures will
eliminate blight. In addition, the Implementation Plan contains certain information
regarding the Agency's affordable housing program, and specifically how the Agency
will comply with housing production, replacement housing, and expending funds for
affordable housing as required in the Community Redevelopment Law.
The proposed Implementation Plan is attached to the accompanying resolution. Like
prior years, the Implementation Plan consolidates both Project Areas into one
document. This First Amendment to the Implementation Plan also includes
sustainability objectives that will integrate green building practices into the Agency's
Redevelopment Program. The Agency will continue to implement policies and practices
to achieve national, state and local sustainability programs. Over the five year planning
period, the Agency will incorporate energy-efficient design and construction products as
much as feasible. Presently, fourteen of the eighteen projects and programs planned in
this Implementation Plan incorporate at least one specific feature that helps the City
reduce carbon emissions, energy usage, or achieve other sustainability goals.
Notice: Section 33490 of the CRL requires redevelopment agencies to consider
adoption of an implementation plan following a noticed public hearing. Notice of Public
Hearing was published on April 21, April 28, and May 5, 2010 in the Desert Sun and
posted in four locations for three weeks within each Project Area beginning on April 19,
2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The approval and adoption of the Implementation Plan does not constitute approval of
any specific program, project or expenditure, and does not change the need to obtain
any required approval of a specific program, project, or expenditure from the Agency
Board or City.
CRA Staff Report
(May 19, 2010) -- Page 3
(First Amendment to the Five Year Implementation Plan FY 2009-10 through 2013-14)
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Diana Shay Tom Wilson
Redevelopment Coordinator Assistant City Manager
David H. Ready, Exri' irector
Attachments:
1) Resolution to approve and adapt the First Amendment to the Five
Year Implementation Plan
2) Exhibit A -- First Amendment to the Five Year Implementation Plan 2009-10 to
2013-2014 for Merged Redevelopment Project Areas Nos. 1 & 2
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AND
APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
FIVE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE UPDATED TEN YEAR
HOUSING COMPLIANCE PLAN FOR THE PALM
SPRINGS MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
AREAS NOS. 1 AND 2.
WHEREAS, Section 33490(a)(1)(A) of the California Community Redevelopment
Law, Health & Safety Code 33000 et. seq. ("Redevelopment Law") requires all
redevelopment agencies to adopt an Implementation Plan every five years,
following a noticed public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs
("Agency") adopted the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plans for
Merged Redevelopment Project Area No. 1 and Merged Redevelopment Project
Area No. 2 (collectively, the "Project Areas") on February 19, 2003 by Ordinance
Nos. 1623 and 1624 and amended said Redevelopment Plans on May 5, 2004
by Ordinance Nos. 1649-1652 and by Ordinance No.1656 on June 16, 2004; and
WHEREAS, Section 33490(a)(1)(A) of Redevelopment Law requires that an
implementation plan contain the specific goals and objectives of an agency for
each project area, the specific programs, including potential projects, and
estimated expenditures proposed to be made during the next five years, and an
explanation of how the goals and objectives, programs, and expenditures will
eliminate blight within the Project Areas and implement the requirements of
Sections 33334.2, 33334.4, 33334.6, and 33413 of Redevelopment Law; and
WHEREAS, Section 33490(a)(2)(c) of Redevelopment Law authorizes
redevelopment agencies to adopt a single redevelopment implementation plan
for all redevelopment areas within a community; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 33490 of Redevelopment Law, the Agency has
prepared an Implementation Plan for the Project Areas for fiscal years 2009-10 to
2013-14 as included herewith as Exhibit 'A' ("Implementation Plan"); and
WHEREAS, Section 33413(b)(2)(A)(v) of Redevelopment Law provides that the
Agency may aggregate affordable housing production needs among its Project
Areas if a finding is made that such aggregation will not exacerbate racial, ethnic
or economic segregation. On April 4, 2007, the Agency adopted Resolution No.
1324 and determined that the aggregation of housing production activities among
the Project Areas will not cause or exacerbate racial, ethnic or economic
segregation.
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Resolution No.
Page 2
WHEREAS, the Agency has conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the
proposed Implementation Plan.
THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The First Amendment to the Implementation Plan is hereby
authorized and approved.
SECTION 2. This approval and adoption of the Amended Implementation Plan
does not constitute approval of any specific program, project, or expenditures,
and does not change the need to obtain any required approval of a specific
program, project, or expenditure from the Agency or City.
SECTION 3. That the aggregation of housing production activities among the
Project Areas will not cause or exacerbate racial, ethnic or economic
segregation.
ADOPTED this 19th day of May, 2010.
David H. Ready, Executive Director
ATTEST:
James Thompson, Assistant Secretary
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Resolution No.
Page 3
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, Assistant Secretary of the Community Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that Resolution No. is a
full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs on
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
James Thompson, Assistant Secretary
Community Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Palm Springs, California
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CRA Staff Report
(May 19, 2010) -- Page 4
(First Amendment to the Five Year Implementation Plan FY 2009-10 through 2013-14)
EXHIBIT A
PROPOSED
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
FIVE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
MERGED PROJECT AREA NOS. 1 AND 2
FIVE YEAR
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
FY 2009-10 THROUGH 2O13-14
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1
LegalAuthority.................................................................................................................................................................1
ABOUT THE PROJECT AREAS...................................................................................................2
RECENT REDEVELOPMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ....................................................................S
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN GOALS.........................................................................................I....8
SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................ 9
NationalLevel .................................................................................................................................................................9
StateLevel........................................................................................................................................................................9
LocalLevel........................................................................................................................................................................9
RedevelopmentPolicies.............................................................................................................................................11
PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.............................................................................. 12
PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.............................................................................. 12
PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM....................................................................23
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM COMPLIANCE OBJECTIVES......................................... 26
HousingProduction....................................................................................................................................................27
ReplacementHousing Needs................................................................................................................................30
Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund.......................................................................................................30
Housing Set-Aside Expenditures..........................................................................................................................32
Family Units Assisted by Housing Set-Aside Fund.......................................................................................32
Housing Units Constructed During Prior Implementation Plan Without Housing Set-Aside
Funds................................................................................................................................................................................33
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MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT:AREA
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INTRODUCTION
About this Implementation Plan
Every five years, redevelopment agencies are required to adopt an implementation plan for each
redevelopment project area that establishes five-year operational and financial work programs for
carrying out the redevelopment and affordable housing responsibilities of the agency. This Five Year
Implementation Plan ("Implementation Plan") for the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City
of Palm Springs ("Agency") covers the five-year planning period for fiscal years ("FY") 2009-10
through 2013-14 for the Merged Redevelopment Project Area Nos. 1 and 2 ("Project Areas"). This
Implementation Plan also contains an update to the Agency's Housing Compliance Plan ("Housing
Compliance Plan") for meeting the Agency's affordable housing requirements for the 10-year
compliance period (FY 2004-05 to 2013-14), including obligations for producing, replacing, and
expending funds for affordable housing.
Legal Authority
In 1993, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1290 (Chapter 942, Statutes of 1993), which enacted
the California Community Redevelopment Law Reform Act and made changes to state
redevelopment law (Health and Safety Code §33000 et seq.) ("CRL") in an effort to increase both
the effectiveness and accountability of redevelopment agencies. one notable statutory change was
the addition of Article 16.5 033490 et seq.) to the CRL, which required redevelopment agencies to
adapt five year implementation plans for all Project Areas on or before December 31, 1994, and every
five years thereafter. CRL §33490(a) requires that the Implementation Plan contain'
• The Agency's goals and objectives, programs, and projects within the Project Area for the
next five years, including estimated expenditures.
An explanation of how the goals and objectives, programs, projects, and expenditures will
eliminate blight and promote affordable housing within the Project Area.
A specific location that addresses the Agency's housing responsibilities, including the
Agency's Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund ("Housing Fund") and the Agency's
requirements for producing and replacing affordable housing.
Given these required contents, the Implementation Plan can naturally serve as more than just a
compliance document to adhere to the legal mandates of State law. The Implementation Plan
provides the Agency with an opportunity to thoughtfully craft a purposeful and deliberate strategy
for the next five years.
Five Year A
ABOUT THE PROJECT AREAS
Who, What, Where, When, and Why
The City of Palm Springs ("City") was established in 193B. Palm Springs lies on the western edge of
the Coachella Valley, within the ecological area known as the Colorado Desert. The City is located in
central Riverside County, approximately 107 miles east of Los Angeles. Palm Springs covers a
geographical area of 96 square miles with well-established neighborhoods. Non-native settlers first
arrived after a Southern Pacific Railroad line was completed in 1877 which traveled through the
desert to the Pacific Ocean. The town flourished after World War II, experiencing rapid development
in housing and business. In the 1870's, nearly 32,000 acres of land was transferred to the Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and allotted in the 1950's. As a result of this land transfer, the city
developed in a checkerboard pattern, a pattern of growth that is still evident today.
In 1972 the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs was created to address
conditions of physical and economic blight in selected portions of the city, beginning with the
Central Business District in 1973. Over an 18 year period, a total of ten redevelopment areas
throughout the city were established encompassing 3,079 acres, which were later merged into two
project areas, Merged Redevelopment Project Area Nos. 1 and 2 ("Project Areas"). Divided generally
between areas where tribal lands existed, seven of the original project areas were placed into
Merged Project Area No. 1 and the remaining three project areas with tribal lands were placed into
Project Area No. 2.
The Redevelopment Plans for the Project Areas set forth time limitations with regard to collecting
tax increment revenue and plan effectiveness. The following Table 1 presents the current time limits
contained in the Redevelopment Plans.
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Table 1;Notable TiMeffames for Merged Project area Nos.1&.2
Project Area Plan Eminent Plan Tax Increment
Adoption Domain Terminations Termination
Merged Area No,1
Central Business District'' 7/11/1973 2/19/2015 7/Tl/2016 7/11/2026
Ramon-Bogi e3'4 1V30/1983 2/19/2015 11/30/2026 11/30/2036
South Palm Canyon''" 1V30/1983 2/19/2015 11/30/2026 11/30/2036
Oasis 7/10/1984 2/19/2015 7/10/2025 7/10/2035
North Palm Canyon 9/19/1984 2/19/2015 9/19/2025 9/19/2035
Highland-Gateway4 11/20/1984 2/19/2015 11/20/2025 11/20/2035
Citywide Project No,94 12/29/1988 2/19/2015 12/29/2029 12/29/2039
Merged Area No.2
Tahquitz•Andrea51,n 7/19/1983 6/16/2016 7/19/2026 7/19/2036
Baristo-Farrells 5/7/1986 2/19/2015 5/7/2027 5/7/2037
Canyon' 7/19/1991 2/19/2015 7/19/20U 7/19/2042
Notes;
Properties with occupied residential units or tribal lands are exempt from eminent domain.
`As amended by Ordinance Nos.1649-1650,
'The City Council adopted Ordinance No.1760 on May 27.2009 extending the effectiveness
of the Redevelopment Plans and repayment of indetedness in the Project Areas pursuant to
56 1096,
4 As amended by Ordinance No.1623.
As amended by Ordinance No.1624,
6 As amended by Ordinance No. 1656.
Sourra..•Community Redeve.lopenenCAgency of the City of Palm Springs Redevelopment
DOc(/ments
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RECENT REDEVELOPMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Public Value & Benefit of Redevelopment
In the last five years, the Agency has completed many successful projects and programs in Merged
Redevelopment Project Area Nos. 1 and 2:
Palm Canyon Theatre Renovation. The theater is a historical
site and a cornerstone of an "arts and entertainment district" j Swapolog Land. Expanding the
n downtown. The , BMW Dealership
theater is home to the j
Palm Canyon Theatre In 2003 the Agency purchased a
Group and one of the 4.96.adr:e parcel at the northwest.
venues for the Palm corner of Sunrise Way and
Springs International Tahqultz Canyon Way. The
Film Festival events. Agency.f�pcjlltated a land swap for
Improvements to the a parcel on East Palm Canyon
theater included HVAC Drive Which Wi5 '!lotgr sold to VIP
IImupgrades, new Motors ,for the BMW dealership
bathrooms, a marquee expansion,
u, sign and property Negotiation allowed the seller of
Rlandscaping. The �
Agency and the Palm Springs International Film Festival the 4.96-acre parcel t0 continue to
partnered to complete these improvements. process :development plans for a i
commercial shop;ping canter an
Downtown Trash Enclosure and Alleyway Enhancements, the site. Te parcel was
The alley between the Pomme Frite Restaurant and the Chop exchanged with the Indian allottee:
House is a major entry point from the multi-level parking and the land Is based back to the
structure to the Downtown Central Business District, but the original'L developer, who has
entry way was not clearly delineated. The trash enclosure is proposed a Vons-anchored
had a long-standing history of problems with odor, theft, shopping center,
dumping, loitering and was generally an eyesore. In
November 2008, improvements were completed to make the
trash enclosure more secure, facilitate in keeping the
enclosure tidy and clean, and visually conceal the area from
public view. The alleyway behind the downtown parking
structure and along the north side of the Chop House
Restaurant wall was enhanced with new pavers, Fighting, and '>
a decorative metal panel arrangement on the north wall of
the Chop House Restaurant mimicking the San Jacinto
Mountains. Most of the work was carried out on City
property; however, a portion of the alleyway work was The expansion of the BMW
undertaken on private property. The Agency provided
$390.000 for the design and construction of the dealership on East Palm Canyon
improvements. Drive was Completed in February j
2008, The 3, QQC square foot
Jackie Lee Houston Plaza. When the Palm Springs automotive dealership is a state-
Convention Center was reoriented in 2002 to take advantage of-the-art auto Sales and service
of spectacular mountain views from the Center's front doors, center, and the site is large
the City Council approved a lease of the 1.77-acre parcel at r enough to accommodate an ,I
the southwest corner of Amado Road and Calle Alvarado in additional deaiership to the future:
order to prevent new development from blocking this view. Meanwhile, the Dons project was !.
This project consists of an open-air plaza for the Convention j approved by the City In March
Center, a sculpture park, and attractive landscaping. I: 20M ' '
Preserving the view and facilitating wider outdoor uses in the
front will keep the Convention Center vital and exciting. The
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Plaza will also form part of the linkage between hotels in the future and will be an essential element
to the Agency's Section 14 Streetscape Plan. The design of the .. ...
Plaza was completed in 2009 at a cost of $124,700, funded by Brownfield C
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the Agency. Construction for the Plaza began in the fall of
2009 and is scheduled to be completed by early January 2010, Op;Aorturlity.:Tt12 Springs
at a cost of approximately $1 million, funded by the City and Shopping Center
private entities. The Springs shopping center is
Tamarisk Sidewalk Replacement. The Agency removed and located on a former landfill. The !;
replaced a 125-foot section of sidewalk on the north side of property had . .remained-:i
Tamarisk Road from Palm Canyon Road to the east property undeveloped since the landfill
limits of the El Paseo Plaza. The sidewalk was in poor ceased operation in the eary,,
condition and these improvements were complimentary to the 1960's, due to: the technical and 'i
renovation of the historic El Paseo Plaza and three Class 1 financial challenges of:
Historic buildings into a new retail complex with nationally redeveloping the site. The !i
known furniture retailer "Design Within Reach". The Agency Agency purchased the property;l
contributed approximately $13.000 for the replacement of the in 1988 : For a future
sidewalk. redevelopment opportunity.
Facade Improvement Program. In January 2009, in response
to a downturn of economic conditions and to encourage
investments that contribute to the overall revitalization in the
Business Improvement District and Redevelopment Project
Areas, the Agency launched the Facade Improvement
Program. The program provides grants of up to $2.500 and
matching funds up to a maximum Agency contribution of
$5,000, to downtown and uptown businesses to improve the
exterior of their buildings. These funds can be used for a
number of exterior improvements including signs, awnings,
canopies, shades, painting, landscaping, or paving. Thus far, in 2002, the .Agency entered
the Agency has received grant requests totaling $250,000 and into an agreement with The '.
has paid approximately $175,000 to eligible applicants. The Charles Company to build a
program is ongoing and has been successful in "sprucing up" 400.000 square foot shopping
the business district and encouraging tenants and property center on the Agency,-owned
owners to improve their storefronts. parcel and L the adjacentl'
South Palm Canyon Street Widening. In February 2003, the 0(ivately-owned parcel. The
City's Engineering Department submitted a grant application devei°per conducted all the
for Highway Bridge Replacement Rehabilitation (HBRR) environmental assessments,
funding to the California Department of Transportation developed the remedial action
(Caltrans) for construction of a new four lane bridge crossing work-plan approved by the::i
of the existing low water crossing of the Arenas Canyon South $tdte.'land paid for for remediati9n ,i
Drainage channel at South Palm Canyon Drive near Bogert of the site. In March 2004 the
Trail. Upon review, Caltrans determined that the City's Agency sold the land to the
application was eligible for federal funding through the HBRR develipf Y at fair market) value.
Program, provided that the City demonstrated that it was The Springs Was substantially.
moving forward with funding and construction of the widening competed In 2406 The Agency
of South Palm Canyon Drive to four lanes. Subsequently, in is currently working with the i
2004 the Agency refinanced bonds to contribute $1 million Developer, to Secure tenants to
towards the widening of South Palm Canyon Drive to facilitate occupy the center. The, center
the City's HBRR grant application for a new bridge. The consists of up to 30 stores and
improvements cost approximately $970,000 and will be eateries with Home Depot, as the
completed during FY 2009-10. anchor tenant of the center
Future Parking and Hotel Parcel. In September 2007, the Agency purchased the subleasehold
interest for a 9.52-acre parcel at the southeast corner of Avenida Caballeros and Amado Road (PSL-
315) for $7.8 million. The purpose of acquiring the subleasehold interest in the parcel was to provide
a site for one of the following options: (1) a future expansion of the Convention Center if needed, (2)
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additional public and private parking for the Convention Center and anticipated new hotels, or (3)
additional hotel development to serve the Convention Center. Without Agency assistance there
would be no possibility of controlling the site for future uses that would be compatible with the
Convention Center or potential hotel uses. Future development of the site will assist in eliminating
blighted conditions caused by inadequate parking in and around the Convention Center, the
downtown, and increased convention and tourism activity will provide additional opportunities to
redevelop underperforming commercial development in the City.
Downtown Parking Structure Purchase of Sublease Interest. In 2008, the Agency acquired a
sublease interest in the Downtown Parking Garage at the northwest corner of Indian Canyon Drive
and Baristo Road from the City of Palm Springs. The 375-space garage was developed in 2002
under a novel land acquisition process, whereby several of the property owners traded the
underlying land for dedicated parking spaces.
Rick Weiss/Vista Sunrise Special Needs Apartments and Family Care Center. Developed by
McCormack Baron Salazar of Los Angeles in partnership with Desert AIDS Project, the 80-unit Rick
Weiss Special Needs Apartments serves a very low income HIV/AIDS special needs population. The
Agency acquired the original parcel in 1979 and held it for affordable housing, which became the
Vista Serena and Vista Del Monte Co-op's. Those projects left a remaining 1.23 acres undeveloped
for the Vista Sunrise Apartments. The apartment
complex is comprised of studio and one-bedroom
units for transitional and permanent housing for
patients and their families. These apartments are
envisioned to be a combination of affordable
housing, social service facilities from the Desert
AIDS Project, and health care provided by the
County of Riverside Family Care Center. The
apartments opened in early 2007. The Agency
contributed approximately $2,000,000 in land and
cash toward the project and facilitated the
development of the Family Care Center on the
same campus by undertaking the construction of
all the off-site improvements along Vista Chino
Road and Sunrise Way. The Family Care Center
opened in March 2008.
Coyote Run II Apartments. The Coachella Valley Housing
Coalition (CVHC) built on a six acre site adjacent to the
existing Coyote Run I Apartments, a national award-winning
affordable housing complex for very low and low income
households. The land was previously owned by the City as a
remnant parcel from the original Fredericks Development
project (Sunrise Norte) and conveyed to the Agency to
contribute to the Coyote Run project. The apartment
expansion, completed in September 2006 provided 66 units
of affordable housing for low income families. The Agency
worked with the CVHC to construct the expansion. The
Agency contributed approximately $1,700,000.
Cottonwood/Chuckwalla Single Family Homes. The Agency
assembled a total of ten single-family lots from the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition and the
County of Riverside to facilitate development of single-family homes. These homes are affordable to
very low, low and moderate-income households for a minimum of 45 years.
Desert Highland Infill Program Homebuyer Assistance. The Agency gave assistance to moderate
income households for the purchasing of five (5) single family homes in the Desert Highland
neighborhood between 2006 and 2008 as part of the Infill Program. These units have 45-year
covenants and $50,000 was given to each purchaser.
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Five Year Irnplementation Plan FY 09 M through 2013-14
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN GOALS
Community Reinvestment and Revitalization
The Redevelopment Plans for the Project Areas establish a variety of goals for redevelopment of
each constituent Project Area. These goals as well as the sustainability objectives of the City frame
the near term redevelopment objectives for the Implementation Plan period. For the purposes of
this Implementation Plan, the Redevelopment Plan goals for Merged Project Area Nos. 1 and 2 and
their subareas are consolidated and summarized below.
Eliminate Blight. Eliminate deteriorated buildings, incompatible and
uneconomic land uses, and other environmental, economic and social
deficiencies; improve the overall appearance of buildings, streets, parking
areas, schools and other facilities, and assure that all buildings are safe for
CLEAN people and businesses to occupy.
Protect and Enhance Community Character. Preserve artistically,
architecturally, and historically worthwhile structures and sites and upgrade
urban design standards to provide unity and to encourage community
identity.
PRESERVE
Create a Stronger Local Economy. Strengthen the economic base of the
Project Areas and the community at large by installing needed site
improvements and stimulating new commercial expansion, employment and
0 economic growth. Establish financial mechanisms to assist and encourage
INVEST commercial development opportunities.
Improve Public Infrastructure and Services. Provide necessary public
improvements, including but not limited to flood control facilities, street
improvements, parking supply, and traffic circulation. Develop emergency,
cultural, recreational, maintenance, operational, and other services and
Access facilities.
Use Land Wisely. Assemble land into parcels suitable for modern, integrated
development with improved pedestrian and vehicular circulation in the
Project Areas. Guide and secure the availability of property to attract major
investors and developers. Guide the replanning, redesign and development
wEVEwar of undeveloped areas which are stagnant or improperly utilized.
Housing for All Families. Protect the health and general welfare of low and
moderate income persons by increasing or improving the community's supply
of affordable housing. When applicable, provide relocation assistance to
displaced residential and nonresidential owners and tenants as required by
LIVE law,
Path to Sustainability. Maximize the community's renewable resources and
conserve and restore its limited resources by supporting renewable energy,
recycling and reusing of water and materials, and applying high green
building standards.
SUSTAIN
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SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES
Integrating Green Building Practices into Our Redevelopment Program
Make no mistake, Palm Springs intends to be the sustainability
capital of the country, as declared by the Mayor and City Path to SustainabilitY
Council in 2009.
the City has advanced on the
As the City's most effective tool for encouraging low-carbon Path:. to Sui3tainability with
footprint development into existing infill locations, the Agency important ,,policy ".action,.
will continue to implement policies and practices to achieve including adopting the IMayor's
national, state and local sustainability programs, including the Climate Change Resolution as
following: Well as goals to reduce energy
use by 20% and reduce Water
National Level use by 50%by 2012"
• U. S. Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement; and - rho balm Springs Path to a
Sustainable Community,page 14
• President's Energy Initiatives American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for the implementation of
Energy Efficiency Conservation Strategies.
State Level
• Assembly Bill 32 the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, requires reduction of
greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2020, which represents a 25% reduction. A California
executive order further mandates an 80% reduction by 2050;
• Senate Bill 375 is the nation's first policy to integrate four planning processes: land-use planning,
transportation planning, housing development and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
focused on the use of incentives. SB375 gives incentives to plan in a way that reduces global
warming pollution and promotes more
compact development and greater 'Warren Att llst Act of 7974
transportation and housing choices; and
Assembly Bill 811 amended the Streets and The. Warren-AlQUISt :State Energy Resources
• Highway Cade to allow for contractual ( Conservation and Development Act established
and authorized the California Energy Commission
assessments For energ
y efficiency (C C) to prescribe, : by regulation, lighting,
improvements. AB811 allows cities to form irlsulwatian, climate control system, and other
assessment districts that allow free and building design and construction standard$ which
willing property owners to finance the lndraase the efficrencj/ in the use of energy for
installation of distributed generation now residential and new nonresidential buildings,
renewable energy sources or energy
efficiency improvements that are "Among its other functions, the CEC sets building
permanently fixed to real property. standards and works with local agencies to
implement these codas. Uradually, as building
Local Level codes evolve, building design becomes more
Water and. energy-efficient .and .results in a
• Mayor's Climate Protection Resolution; constantly higher standard for environmentally i
• Desert Cities Energy Partnership: 0ensitlue design and construction that must be:
incorporated into redevelopment pioJects:
o Rebates on energy retrofits; - -- - -- " .-- ...
o Ensure kWh reduction in City facilities and throughout the community; and
o Encourages green building elements via energy projects.
• Adoption of the Palm Springs Path to Sustainability;
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• Formation of the Office of Su5tainability;
• Formation of Su5tainability Commission;
• Formation of Leadership Council consisting of public and private leaders throughout the
community;
• Formation of "Green Team" consisting of staff leaders from City Departments;
• Programs implemented or offered by the City to encourage conservation:
n Low flow toilet rebates;
o Low flow toilet replacement program for low income residents;
o Smart irrigation devices provided to 50 homes at no cost;
o Energy Efficient Pool Pump rebates (additional to utility rebate increasing amount
from $200 to over $500) for 60 residents;
n Partner with Desert Welcome to provide over 150 Welcome Packets to include energy
and water saving tips, tools and products for new residents;
o The City of Palm Springs has received over $16,000 in rebates and $15,000 more
rebates that are in process for energy efficiency retrofits in City Facilities including the
Police Department, and the former Riverside County Health building;
n By retrofitting Police Department lighting, it is estimated that $24,000 per year will be
saved in energy costs;
o Tahquitz Median and City Hall landscape redesign to water efficient "desert
landscape";
o Continuing efforts to fast track energy efficiency and green building projects—the first
endeavor was energy efficient pool pump permit fee waiver;
o Educational outreach including Sustainability Film Series, Arbor Day Celebration,
school composting and gardening projects, "give aways" of energy and/or water
efficient faucet aerators, compact fluorescent light bulbs, LED holiday lights, and
organized events such as "Bike to Work Week", "Sustainability Week", "Electric
Vehicle Fair" and
...
others;
Citrus collection - Senefit of Higher, Density Mixed-Use and Multi-Family
• program IDevelopments inaehieving the Palm Sprihos Path to a
diverting surplus SustdihaNe Community
fruit from the Assembly Bill 32 and Senate hill 3tl$ are among some of the
landfill to those stateWido policies to reduce greenhouse gasses in California,
in need of food, Locally, :cities art adapting planning policies to help meet the !:
o Blight reduction i.: targets of AB32 and SBVS,'including more efficient design that
is being reduces vehicle trips and the carbon footprint of residents,
achieved ftedeveloornent projects that result In higher density mixed use
through free e- L or multifamily land uses can be an important means to not only
waste and paper achieve greenhouse gas reductions,.-but also do sly in a'.manner
recycling events which can the f+nancicnlly viable and 'appropriate for developed
up to 4 times commerciaI'd istricts and neighborhoods,
per year ! This ►mplernentation Plan incorporates several such higher
diverting an g.
estimated 12 density projects that can aid the City of Palm Springs achieve its
tons per event fair Share of the responsibility for meeting A532 and S0,05
from the landfill; objectives,
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o Great American Clean Up held in May to remove blight from selected areas in the City;
and
<.� No cost for trash pick-ui s throughout the community for 2 weeks each year to reduce
dumping and blight.
Redevelopment Policies
Over the five year planning period, the Agency will incorporate energy-efficient design and
construction products, as well as other national, state and local programs into its redevelopment and
affordable housing projects as much as feasible.
Presently, fourteen of the eighteen projects and programs planned in this Implementation Plan
incorporate at least one specific feature that helps the City reduce carbon emissions, energy usage,
or achieve other sustainability goals.
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PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Five Year Work Program for Reinvestment& Revitalization
Over the next five years, the Agency plans to implement the following redevelopment projects and
programs. The list below describes the projects proposed, what blighted conditions would be
eliminated, approximate costs, and the Redevelopment Plan goals that would be achieved'.
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MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 1 Preliminary Goals
Project/Description Cost Estimates Achieved
College of the Desert West Valley Campus $6,000,000 -
In September 2007 the College of the Desert Board of Trustees $8,000,000
selected the City of Palm Springs as the city for their satellite
campus for the Western Coachella Valley Education Center. The 0
119 acre site is envisioned to house the multi-functional College of INVEST
the Desert West Valley Campus that will encompass three
components:
1. College of the Desert program buildings that will be
integrated with the recreational resources of the existing
James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center; ,access
2. Commercially operated facilities for training, research $
development, business incubation of "clean technologies"
and a potential location for a Coachella Valley iHub; and
3. Green Park, a 60 to 70-acre site that will feature
sustainable energy generating systems, and facilities for susrAM
research and development, teaching and learning.
GreenPark has the potential to generate energy for 2,800
homes and provide a revenue stream for College of the
Desert and the campus from the sale of surplus energy. 0
CLEAN
The City's primary offer of financial support was to acquire the
project site from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and
develop the initial campus framework, including athletic facilities
and circulation infrastructure. These "threshold" improvements
could be paid by the City through Quimby fees, private funds,
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), the public art DEVELOP
program, or the Agency.
The City Council ("Council') made a commitment to the
development of the campus which pledged the use of the existing
James 0. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center and Desert
Highland Park as joint use facilities, including early use and
pledging not less than 50 percent of its "Quimby" park
improvement funds to the development of joint use athletic
facilities on the site. Agency funds were committed for off-site
improvements, including a portion of the construction cost of
Sunrise Parkway. The Council also pledged to proceed diligently
to seek regional funding sources for the roadway improvements,
including Measure A funds and Transportation Uniform Mitigation
Funds (TUMF). The Council pledged funds from its Public Arts._
' Costs are subject to change, and completion of these projects may require future action by the Agency.
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MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO.1 Preliminary Goals
Project/Description Cost Estimates Achieved
Program for the design, development, and construction of
artistically-designed entry features, among other items. In
addition, the City could commit a portion of its CDBG funds to the
campus for single-year increments for discrete capital projects.
(Highland Gateway).
The campus would cost about $40 million and be fully operational
by fall of 2014, according to current estimates. The campus will
be designed and constructed in accordance with College of the
Desert's recently adopted Policy on Sustainability Stewardship
and move beyond simply living within available resources to a
strategy of designing a holistic operating campus that is
Compatible and learns from our desert ecology.
Completion of the project would improve public infrastructure,
Create new jobs, and will boost the local economy by attracting
new businesses and residents to the area.
Timetrame..............................................................2006-07 through 2077-72
Facade Improvement Program Unknown
In January 2009 in response to a downturn of economic Since
conditions and to encourage investments that contribute to the November
overall revitalization in the Business Improvement District and 2C the City ou CLEAN
Redevelopment Project Areas, the Agency launched the Facade Council has
Improvement Program. The program provides grants of up to approved
$2
$2,500 and matching funds of up to a maximum Agency Agenc
y
of
contribution of $5,000, to downtown and uptown businesses to Agency
fundingto
improve the exterior of their buildings. These funds can be used t
for a number of exterior improvements including signs, awnings, program SUSTAM
Canopies, shades, painting, landscaping or paving. Recently an
addendum to the Facade Improvement Program Application has
been made, adding an attachment encouraging businesses to
implement sustainable practices such as using low VOC paint,
salvaged lumber and desert friendly landscaping materials.
Completion of this project will increase property values in the area
and maintain existing jobs and the businesses contribution to the
local economy. In addition, California Preservation Foundation
and other agencies suggest that retrofit/renovation of sites is
inherently sustainable as existing structures are enhanced rather
than tearing down and building new developments. The Facade
Improvement Program gives new life to existing development.
Timeframe.........................................................2008-09 through Ongoing
The Council has allocated $225,000 to be shared between Project Area Nos.1 and 2. Allocation for each
Project Area has not been determined.
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MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO.I Preliminary Goals
Project/Descriptlon Cost Estimates Achieved
Port Lawrence Temporary Site Improvements and Long Term $90,000 for
Redevelopment the temporary
site
The 4.1-acre site at the southeast corner of Alejo Road and Palm improvements
Canyon Drive has been proposed for redevelopment as a mixed Not yet defined CLEAN
use project. The project has been postponed due to market for long term
conditions and may be redeveloped under a different concept, redevelopment
such as a boutique hotel or other mix of commercial/residential
use. In the interim, the City has implemented temporary site
improvements to grade, landscape, and provide parking on the 40,
site. Desert landscaping and pervious gravel parking has been SUSTAIN
constructed in keeping with the City's commitment to
sustainability. The contract was awarded in October 2009 and
completed in early January 2010. (Central Business District)
In the long term, when market conditions improve, the Agency will
be involved with the project and participate financially through
the provision of public improvements to support the ultimate
development. It should also be noted that the Agency had
previously owned a portion of the project site (Monte Vista Hotel)
which was subject to Agency CC&R's at the commencement of
the project.
Completion of this near term project will help maintain the
aesthetics of the area rather than a vacant and unmaintained
parcel.
Timeframe...........................................................2008-09 through 2013-14
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MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO.1 Preliminary Goals
Project/Descrlption Cost Estimates Achieved
Palm Canyon Theatre Fire Safety Improvements and Desert Arts $95,000
Center Upgrades
The Agency budgeted $80,000 in FY 2009-10 for the installation
of fire sprinklers in the Palm Canyon Theatre to address fire safety INVEST
issues and $15,000 for the replacement of structural columns at
the exterior of the Desert Arts Center building. The Agency
purchased the Frances Stevens Park, which includes the Palm
Canyon Theatre and Desert Arts Center from the City in 2007 and
has invested approximately $400,000 on upgrades to the
complex since the Fall of 2006. The investment of $400.000 in PRESERVE
upgrades included the use of salvaged theater seating and water
efficient low flow toilets and faucets in bathrooms. The Palm
Canyon Theatre is leased to a local live theater group and is also
used by the Palm Springs International Film Festival for the film
festival in January, the short film festival in August, and
throughout the year for film screenings. Work on the sprinkler
system was completed in late 2009 and the upgrades to the
Desert Arts Center are expected to be completed by the fall of
2010.
Completion of this project will improve the safety and integrity of
the structure,
Timefra m e.............................................................................................2009-10
Rainmaker Fountain Lighting $7,500
The Rainmaker Fountain is a public art piece located at the
northeast corner of Alejo Road and North Palm Canyon Drive at 0
the Frances Stevens Park. The fountain was constructed in 2001 INVEST
and repairs were recently completed on the moving wands and
pumps. The fountain is poorly illuminated at night and
architectural lighting is needed to enhance the art piece which is
at the northern gateway to downtown. The Agency plans to hire
a landscape architect and lighting design consultant to prepare a
detailed plan using energy-efficient lighting to accent the PRESERVE
fountain. The cost for the lighting design is $7,500 and the
construction cost is not yet known. Funding for this project will
most likely be a combination of public art and redevelopment
funds. 0
Completion of this project will enhance the artistic character of SUSTAIN
the fountain and maintain the architectural continuity of the area.
Timeframe..............................................................2009-10 through 2011-12
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MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO,1 Preliminary Coals
Project/Description Cost Estimates Actileved
Visitor's Center Lighting $20,000
(Design and
The Palm Springs Visitor's Center is located at 2901 North Palm Construction)
Canyon Drive at the former Tramway Gas Station building 0
designed by renowned architect Albert Frey. The City purchased INVEST
the building in 2003 and extensive improvements were
undertaken at that time. In 2008, the Agency purchased the
property from the City. Due to problems with security and
vandalism, the Agency hired a landscape architect/lighting design
consultant to prepare a design of security/accent lighting of this
historic building using energy-efficient LED lighting fixtures. The r+raSsaVS
project was completed in April 2010. The source of funding for
design of the project was the Agency and the construction of the
project, was funded by the City of Palm Springs.
Completion of this project will preserve the safety of visitors,
protect the building and maintain the architectural continuity of SUSTAIN
the area.
Tlmeframe.............................................................................................2009-10
The Springs Shopping Center Remediation Payments $1,385,000
In February 2009, the Agency and Council approved the
amendment to the Disposition and Development Agreement with is
Endure, LLC, formerly Geiger, LLC, authorizing the Agency to pay CLEAN
$1,385,000 towards the $13 million in costs for remediation and
monitoring of The Springs Shopping Center site, which was a
Brownfield clean-up. Under the proposed amendment, the
Agency would pay $277.000 a year for the next five years,
starting in FY 2008-09 and ending in FY 2012-2013 investing 40
towards the clean up of a former landfill site that has contributed SUSTAIN
towards a healthier and more environmentally sound community.
Timeframe...........................................................2008-09 through 2072-73
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MERGE REDEVELOPMENt t oilECT AREA NO.1 Preliminary Ovals
Project/Description Cast Estimates Achieved
Museum Market Plaza Unknown
A specific plan for the Museum Market Plaza has been adopted as
the Design for Development of the Community Redevelopment
Agency for an area of land within the "Focused Development Area CLEAN
One" boundaries to facilitate and support the redevelopment of
approximately 20 acres in the City's downtown core. Among the
objectives stated in the specific plan are to reintegrate the site
into the economic, social and environmental fabric of the
downtown and to enhance the pedestrian environment and lower 0
dependence on cars by providing mixed-use (living, shopping and INVEST
entertainment venues) in a central location. The architecture and
construction activities and materials will use green buildings and
alignment principles, as appropriate, including standards as
defined in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Green Building standards for municipal buildings, to the
greatest extent possible. The specific plan also encourages the 40
use of solar energy to supplement power to the development. susTAM
The Agency's specific involvement and contribution is unknown at
this time (Central Business District).
Completion of this project will increase property values in the
area, create new jobs, and will boost the local economy by
attracting visitors to the area.
Timeframe............................................................2009-10 through 2013-14
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MERGED REiDEvELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO.I Preliminary Goals
Pro)ect/Descriptjon Gast Estimates Achieved
Welwood Murray Library Remodel - Architectural Design Services $160,000
(Design)
The architectural design contract for the complete remodel of the
City-awned Welwood Murray Library to convert the building into
a modern library facility was approved by the City Council on CLEAN
December 2, 2009. The Agency will fund the architectural design
with 2007 Redevelopment Bond Proceeds. A
remodel/construction budget of $1,660,000 has been estimated
for the project and the source of construction funding (whether
Agency or City funds) has not yet been determined. The remodel 0
of the Welwood Murray Library has a target to meet Leadership in INVEST
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, and includes
the use of draught tolerant desert landscaping in courtyard
planters, energy efficient lighting and use of daylighting. The
remodel of the library is an investment in the City's assets and
community amenities (Central Business District) and an example
of a historic building being purposefully reused.
SUSTAIN
Completion of this project will help maintain a community
resource and will maintain the architectural continuity of the area.
Tirnerrarne.............................................................2009-10 through 2070-17
Total Preliminary Cost Estimate $7,757,500 -
9,757.500
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Project/Description Cd#''Astimates Achieved
Mondrian Hotel Unknown
The 200-room hotel is proposed to be built on 7.8-acres of City-
owned land currently used for Convention Center parking as well
as a 2.64-acre allottee parcel. The Agency will work to develop DEVELOP
replacement parking facilities. Construction is anticipated to
begin in 2010. The Agency previously provided a financial
contribution of$2 million for the hotel project. (earisto-Farrell)
Completion of this project will create new jobs and will boost the INVEST
local economy by attracting visitors to the area.
Timefrarne........................................................... 2006-07 through 2073-74
Facade Improvement Program Unknown
In January 2009 in response to a downturn of economic Since
conditions and to encourage investments that contribute to the November
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overall revitalization in the Business Improvement District and C the City
Council has CLEAN
Redevelopment Project Areas, the Agency launched the Facade approved
Improvement Program. The program provides grants of up to approved
$2
$2,500 and matching funds of up to a maximum Agency Agenc
y
of
contribution of $5,Q00, to downtown and uptown businesses to Agency
improve the exterior of their buildings. These funds can be used funding to 3his 40
for a number of exterior improvements including signs, awnings, program &uSTAiN
Canopies, shades, painting, landscaping or paving. Recently an
addendum to the Facade Improvement Program Application has
been made, adding an attachment encouraging businesses to
implement sustainable practices such as using low VOC paint,
salvaged lumber and desert friendly landscaping materials.
Completion of this project will increase property values in the area
and maintain existing jobs and the businesses contribute to the
local economy, In addition, California Preservation Foundation
and other agencies suggest that retrofit/renovation of sites is
inherently sustainable as existing structures are enhanced rather
than tearing down and building new developments. The Facade
Improvement Program gives new life to existing development.
Timefra me.............................................................................................Ongoing
s The Council has allocated $225,000 to be shared between Project Area Nos. 1 and 2. Allocation for each
Project Area has not been determined.
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MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO.2 Prellminary Goals
Project/Description !Cost Estimates achieved
Palm Springs Mall Unknown
The new owners plan to add retail to the mall and carry out
renovations to the building including potentially demolishing and
rebuilding portions of the building. The owners have not yet oevsuor
asked for assistance; therefore, the Agency role has not been
determined at this time. (Baristo-Farrell) Demolition and
reconstruction of significant portions of the building will be
subject to Building Codes and Standards that include the use of
energy efficient construction materials, equipment, and fixtures.
PRESERVE
Completion of this project will increase property values in the
area, maintain and increase existing jobs, align with the City's
Sustainability goals and will contribute to the local economy. 0
Timeframe............................................................2009-70 through 2073-74 INVEST
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SUSTAIN
Hard Rock Hotel $2,000,000
The 497-roam Hard Rock Hotel is proposed to be built on
Agency-owned land currently used for parking, The Developer
will pay the Agency fair market value for the parcels. The Agency pevel.oP
owns the S.7-acre parcel that is approximately 60 percent of the
project site, and will work on developing replacement parking
facilities in the Convention Center area. The project is entitled,
but has been postponed by the Developer due to financing 0
challenges in the current market. However, the City of Palm INVEST
Springs owns the rights to the Hard Rock name and the Agency is
prepared to participate in this project when market conditions
improve. (Tahquitz-Andreas)
Hard Rock Corporate has set goals to provide high standards of
architecture and environmental sustainability. Environmental SUSTAIN
conservation is part of Hard Rock's corporate culture and
partnering with them on this project will align with the goals and
objectives of the City of Palm Springs' Path to Sustainability.
Completion of this project will help create new jobs and will
increase tourism and the economy of the City.
Timeframe...........................................................2006-07 through 2013-14
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MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO.2 Preliminary Goals
Project/Description Cost Estimates Achieved
Remodel and Expansion of the Palm Springs Library Unknown
In March 2008, the Board of Library Trustees of the City of Palm
Springs recommended that the City Council approve designation 40
of remaining Community Redevelopment Agency's Tax Allocation ACCESS
Bonds for the remodel and expansion of the Palm Springs Library.
The Library was constructed in 1975, has infrastructure that needs
updating and is lacking storage space, sufficient staff working
areas, and requires upgrades to the public and staff areas for
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and ergonomic 19
safety. The remodel of the library will also include energy 4uSTAm
efficiency improvements such as new windows with Low
Emissivity (E) glass, replacement of existing heating, ventilation
and air conditioning (HVAC) with a state of the art energy
efficient system, the addition of solar panels on the rooftop to
provide power for the building and installation of new carpeting,
furniture, and paint using eco-friendly materials with low volatile
organic compound (VOC) emissions. The total cost for
renovation of the Library has been estimated at $18 million and
will be developed under a phased approach. As funding and a
phasing plan for the project is developed, the Agency will
participate with available funding to assist with this project.
Completion of this project will help maintain a community
resource and will preserve the health and safety of library visitors.
Timeframe............................................................2008-09 through 2013-14
Total Preliminary Cost Estimate $2,000,000
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MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NOS.1 OR 2 Preliminary .Gaels
Project/Description Cost Estimates Achieved
Palm Springs Animal Shelter $5.000.000 +
A resolution was adopted in January 2008 by the City Council
allowing the Agency to consider funding for all or part of the new 0
Palm Springs Animal Shelter from the September 2007 INVEST
Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Bond Issue. The proposed
19,800 square foot facility is being designed to meet Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEER) Silver Standards. It will
utilize recycled water, solar water heating and provide for on-site
veterinary care of the animals. The amount of $5,000,000 would 40
fund a significant portion, but not all, of the new shelter, if the ACCESS
shelter could be developed on a parcel of City- or Agency-owned
land or land obtained at a very low cost. The construction of the
animal shelter would benefit both the Merged Redevelopment
Project Area Nos. 1 and 2. The location of the animal shelter is
unknown at this time as no site has been finalized.
SUSTAIN
Completion of this project will provide a larger community facility
and will replace an existing facility.
Timeframe...........................................................2008-09 through 2013-74
Total Preliminary Cost Estimate $5,000,000
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PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
Five Year Work Program for Balanced Communities
Over the next five years, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs plans to
implement the following affordable housing projects and programs. The list below describes the
projects proposed, what blighted conditions would be eliminated, approximate costs, and the
Redevelopment Flan goals that would be achieved. Additionally, the Agency has estimated the
number of affordable units that may be assisted by each project and program listed.
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM Preliminary Goals
Project/Description Cost Estimates Achieved
Indian Canyon Drive/San Rafael Road Affordable Housing Site $3,040,000
Moderate Income Townhomes(ComDyn, LLC)
The Agency purchased a 3.63-acre site from an affordable
apartment developer in 2001 for $500,000 in order to build L1Ye
affordable multiple-family housing. In May 2008 the Agency
approved an agreement with Community Dynamics of Santa
Monica to develop the property and construct a new residential
community on the parcel. The community will include 51
townhomes which will be sold to moderate income families that
comprise a significant portion of the City's workforce. The do
proposed development will be architecturally integrated into the SUSTAIN
existing neighborhood. The residential development will
incorporate an aggressive green building program by
incorporating elements to help achieve energy savings, water
conservation, indoor air quality and recycling objectives. The
buildings are anticipated to exceed Title 24 standards, and will
feature photo-voltaic solar panels to power the common areas, as
well as elements of sustainable design utilizing plants native to the
Coachella Valley, drip irrigation and inorganic materials like
decomposed granite, cobble and boulders to reduce water usage.
The project will be 100 percent affordable to moderate income
families, using down payment assistance plus other State
programs to reduce the mortgage for buyers under 120 percent of
annual median income. The average Agency subsidy per
affordable unit would be $58,462. (Outside of Project Areas)
Completion of this project will create affordable housing and
incorporate green-building elements.
Timetrame............................................................20OB-09 through 2077-72
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Five Year Implementation Plan�r�y 2.0og-io through 2013-14
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM Preliminary Goals,
Project/Descrlptlo l Cost EsY7nala5 Achieved
Rosa Gardens Apartments $1,200,000
The Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (CVHC) is developing a
57-unit multiple-family apartment complex in the Desert Highland
neighborhood. The complex consists of one to four bedroom 0
units and the amenities will include community room, laundry UVE
rooms, pool, playground and recreation areas. The project overall
building design and materials are 20% above California's Title 24
Energy Standards. Green building practices and energy-saving
designs that have been incorporated include: low flow plumbing
fixtures, non-volitale organic compound (VOC) cabinets, energy
efficient HVAC systems, drought tolerant landscape design, SUSTAIN
energy star rated appliances, construction waste recycling, use of
low VOC paints, energy efficient lighting and 75-year tile roofs.
The project will be funded with a combination of Low Income
Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), MHP and HOME funds, and with
CalHFA Bonds for Construction financing as well as assistance
from the Agency. The project will cost approximately $16 million
to construct. All of the units will be restricted to very low and low
income households. The Agency per unit subsidy will be
approximately $21,000. (PA 1 - Highland-Gateway)
Completion of this project would create affordable housing.
Timeframe............................................................2008-09 through 2077-72
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM Preliminary. Goals
Prolect/Doseription Cast Estimates Achieved
Vista San Jacinto Apartments Unknown
This project is a 73-unit multiple family residential rental project
located on a 5.95-acre property (301 Rosa Parks Road). The 19
development will be a mix of one, two, three and four bedroom LIVE
units and will include typical site amenities such as a pool,
community and service building, laundry and tot lots. The project
overall building design and materials will be at least 15% above
California's Title 24 Energy Standards. The project will
incorporate green building practices and energy efficient design
such as: use of low VOC paints and building materials, permeable SUSTAIN
paving in parking areas, solar assisted hot water for the
community laundry facilities, energy star appliances, high
Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) HVAC system and
possibly the use of multi-zone system, the use of "living" walls to
shade buildings and improve air quality, limited reuse of
greywater for outside watering, use of drought tolerant desert
landscaping, low flow plumbing fixtures, energy efficient lighting,
tree-lined streets to provide shade on sidewalks, and building
orientation to minimize east west windows with awnings or patio
covers over south facing windows. The project will be financed
through a combination of sources, Low Income Housing Tax
Credits (LIHTC) through the California Tax Credit Allocation
Committee (TCAC), tax-exempt bond financing authorized
through the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC),
and construction financing from the California Housing Finance
Agency (CaIHFA) as well as State HOME dollars. (PA 1 - Highland
Gateway)
Completion of this project will create affordable housing.
Timeframe............................................................2009-10 through 2073-74
Total Preliminary Cost Estimate $4,240,000
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM COMPLIANCE OBJECTIVES
Ten Year Outlook of Affordable Housing
The CRL requires all redevelopment agencies to prepare and adopt affordable housing compliance
plans on a ten year cycle, with updates corresponding with adoption of their five year
implementation plans. The housing compliance plan must identify how a redevelopment agency will
achieve the affordable housing production requirements for its redevelopment project area. The
housing compliance plan must be consistent with the jurisdiction's housing element and must also be
reviewed and, if necessary amended at least every five years in conjunction with the cyclical
preparation of the housing element or the agency's five-year implementation plan.
This section of the Implementation Plan, referred to as the "Housing Compliance Plan", addresses
specific requirements in the CRL with respect to prior affordable housing activities and the
anticipated housing program for the current ten-year period (FY 2004-05 to 2013-14) ("Compliance
Period"). The Housing Compliance Plan amends the Affordable Housing Compliance Plan adopted in
2007 and presents an updated affordable housing plan through the duration of the Compliance
Period. Additionally, the Housing Compliance Plan evaluates the Agency's affordable housing
requirements for the next ten years (FY 2009-10 to 2018-19) and the life of the Redevelopment Plans.
Affordable housing production statistics here have been aggregated from Merged Project Area Nos.
1 and 2. Section 33413(b)(2)(A)(v) of the CRL permits an agency to aggregate affordable housing
production needs among project areas, if the Agency conducts a public hearing and finds that such
aggregation will not exacerbate racial, ethnic, or economic segregation.
Redevelopment agencies use implementation plans to establish ten year objectives to achieve
compliance with State law in its affordable housing programs. These housing goals generally fall into
three categories:
• Housing Production - based on the number of housing units constructed or substantially
rehabilitated over a ten year period, a redevelopment agency is to ensure that a percentage of
these units are affordable to low and moderate income households.
• Replacement...Housing - another legal obligation for redevelopment agencies to ensure that any
housing units destroyed or removed as a result of an agency redevelopment project are replaced
within four years.
• Expenditures by Household Types - specific requirements on the amount of housing set-aside
funds an agency must spend over a ten year period on housing affordable to very low income
households, low income households, and housing for residents under the age of 65.
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Housing Production
This Housing Compliance Plan identifies all new residential construction or substantial rehabilitation
that has occurred within the Project Areas since adoption of the Plans in order to determine
affordable housing production needs. It accounts for past residential construction and substantial
rehabilitation, and includes projects of new dwelling units that may be constructed or substantially
rehabilitated during the current ten-year planning period which extends through June 30. 2014,
Table 2 below summarizes the Agency's past production activities including the first five years of the
current housing compliance period and identifies the projected production requirements for the
Compliance Period and over the life of the Redevelopment Plans. Historical construction and
substantial rehabilitation statistics were provided by the Agency. The number of affordable units
required is based on statutory thresholds, and the Agency is responsible for ensuring that the
appropriate number of affordable units is created during a ten year period.
It should be noted that neither the housing units nor projections for future dwelling units include any
units to be developed by the Agency. However, the Agency will continue to cooperate with and
provide assistance and incentives to private developers, in order to fulfill the Agency's affordable
housing production requirements.
Pursuant to Section 33413(b) of the CRL not less than 15 percent of the units produced by persons or
entities other than the Agency must be affordable to low and moderate income households. Not less
than 40 percent of the required affordable units must be restricted for very low income households.
The Agency's affordable housing production requirements are indicated in Table 2 below. In
addition, to satisfy the Agency's production requirements, new or substantially rehabilitated units
must have recorded 45-year income restrictions or covenants for rental units and 55-year income
restrictions or covenants for owner-occupied units. The affordable housing units may be
constructed inside or outside of the Project Areas, but units outside the Project Areas may only be
counted on a 2-for-1 basis. The Agency may also purchase affordability covenants on very-low or
low-income multifamily units.
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Table 2'ACtua'l and Projected Housing Production Need by Time,Period
Actual/Assumed Housing Units
Constructed and Substantially Required Affordable
Rehabilitated in Project Area Units
Time Period No.14 No. 2' Both Total Very Low
Past 10 Years (1994-95 to 2003-04) 1,102 343 1,445 217 87
Ten Year Planning Period 1.903 653 2,556 383 154
2004-05 to 2008-09 (Actual)' 593 304 897 135 54
2009-10 to 2013-14(Forecast)" 1,310 349 1,659 249 100
2014-15 to 2018-19 (Forecast)"' 96 469 565 85 34
Redevelopment Plan Duration (1983-203353 3,409 1,566 4,975 746 299
Notes:
'City of Palm Springs
2 Forecasts of housing production include projects that are either under review or have been approved by the
Planning Department and may or may not be constructed.
' Plan durations vary by subarea. Refer to Table 1 for specific dates.
4 Includes Central Business District, Ramon-Bogie,South Palm Canyon, Oasis, North Palm Canyon, Highland
Gateway,and Project No.9 Project Areas
s Includes Tahquitz-Andreas. Barristo-Farrell,and Canyon Project Areas
Source: City of Palm Springs.
Planning and Period Production Needs
Table 3 below summarizes the production goals over various time periods as required by the CRL.
The number of affordable units required is based on statutory thresholds, and the Agency is
responsible for ensuring that the appropriate number of affordable units is created during the
Compliance Period.
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Table$: Fulfillment Of Affordable Housing Production Requirements by,Time Period
Time Period Units Required Units Produced Additional Units Net Surplus Units
(from Table 2) Required Produced
Total Very Low Total Very Low Total Very Low Total Very Low
Past 10 Years 217 87 168 126 49 O 0 39
(1994-95 to 2003-04)
Total Units Through 2003-04 82 107
10 Year Planning Period 383 154 127 97 256 58 0 0
(2004-05 through 2013-14)
2Oo4-05 to 2008-09(ActuaW 135 54 127 97 $ 0 0 43
2009-10 to 2013-14(Projected) 249 100 0 0 249 100 0 O
Total Units Through 2013.14 174 0 0 49
2014-15 to 2018-19(Projected) $5 34 0 0 85 34 0 0
Redevelopment Plan Duration
(19$3-2033)' 746 299 442 296 305 3 0 0
Notes:
'Plan durations vary by subarea. Refer to Table 1 for specific dates.
2 The surplus affordable units in a 10-year period may be applied against the unit production requirements during the
following ten-year compliance period,while any deficit affordable units must be first produced during the following ten-year
'The projects producing these units include Vista Sunrise,Coyote Run II,Desert Highland nfill,and Cottonwood/Chuckwalla
single family residential. .
Source:City of Palm Springs
During the last 10-year Compliance Period (FY 1994-95 to 2003-04), the Agency was required to
generate 217 affordable units of which 87 units needed to be restricted for very low income
households. During this time 168 affordable units were produced of which 126 units were restricted
for very low income households. There was a surplus of 131 affordable units and 67 very low units
produced prior to 1994. The surplus of affordable units in a 10-year period may be applied against
the unit production requirements during the following ten-year compliance period. Therefore, the
Agency ended this 10-year Compliance Period with a surplus of 82 affordable units and a surplus of
107 units restricted for very low income households.
During the first five years of the current Compliance Period (FY 2004-05 through 2008-09), 897
units were produced in the Project Areas. As indicated in Table 2, the Agency was required to
produce 135 affordable units and 54 very low income units. During this five year period, 127
affordable units were produced with 97 units restricted for very low income households.
During the next five years of the current Compliance Period (FY 2009-10 through 2013-14) the Palm
Springs Department of Planning Services anticipates 1,659 units to be produced in the Project Areas.
This forecast includes market-rate and affordable projects that are currently under review by staff or
have been approved and/or are under construction. Due to the downturn of the economy, many of
the forecasted units are on hold and staff is uncertain whether all of these units will be produced in
the next five to ten years. The Agency will continue to monitor the production of these units. If the
actual production of units decreases from that of what is being forecasted, the number of affordable
units and units restricted for very low incomes will decrease.
Based on the 1,659 units anticipated to be produced over the next five years, 249 units would need
to be affordable with 100 of these units affordable to very low income households. Fulfillment of the
projected housing needs is anticipated to be accomplished through completion of the Indian
Canyon/San Rafael project, Vista San Jacinto Apartments, and CVHC Rosa Gardens Apartments,
which would yield 181 affordable units, including 130 units restricted for very low income households.
The Agency will continue to pursue residential construction and revitalization opportunities, in an
effort to address the identified affordable housing projection needs.
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Replacement Housing Needs
The CRL requires that whenever dwelling units that house low and moderate income households are
destroyed as part of an Agency project, the Agency is responsible for ensuring that an equivalent
number of replacement units are constructed or substantially rehabilitated. These units must provide
at least the same number of bedrooms destroyed, and 100 percent of the replacement units must be
affordable to the same income categories (i.e. very low, low, moderate) as those removed. The
Agency receives full credit for replacement units created inside or outside of the Project Areas.
According to Agency staff, no units have been destroyed by Agency activities. Additionally, no units
are expected to be destroyed or removed as a part of an Agency project during the planning period
or over the life of the Redevelopment Plans.
Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund
The Agency's primary source of funding for housing projects and programs is the annual deposit of
the 20 percent of its tax increment revenue into the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund
("Housing Fund"). The CRL requires that these funds be used to increase, improve, and preserve the
community's supply of affordable housing available to persons and families of very low, low, and
moderate incomes.
Beginning July 1, 2009, the Agency had a Housing Fund balance of approximately $14.359,672.
Projected annual housing set aside deposits from both Project Areas are anticipated to total
approximately $18,830,165 over the next five years, exclusive of existing obligations and potential
losses due to the State's proposed taking of redevelopment funds in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal
years.
Due to the State's effort to balance the FY 2009-10 State Budget, the legislators and the Governor
approved budget bill ABX4-26 which
authorizes $2.05 billion from local Table 4: Estimated Deposits of;Housing Funds
redevelopment funds, including $1.7 billion
in FY 2009-10 and $350 million FY 2010-11 Estimated Housing Fund Deposit'
to be paid to the County Supplemental Fiscal Year PA 1 PA 2 Total
Educational Revenue Augmentation Funds 2009-10 $ 2,303,952 $ 1.279,116 $ 3,583,068
("SERAF"). The Agency is required to 2010-11 2.361.991 1,310,775 3,672,766
make a payment of approximately $5 2011-12 2.421,176 1,343,055 3.764,231
million, with $4.2 million by May 10, 2010 2012-13 2,481,530 1,375,968 3.857,498
and $865,000 by May 10, 2011. ABX4-26 2013.14 2,543,075 1.409,527 3.952,602
provides that an agency may use certain Cumulative $ 18,830,165
funds allocable to the Housing Fund to
make such payments, however those Notes:
amounts are required to be repaid by the ,
end of the fifth fiscal year in which the Estimated Housing Fund deposits based on RSG Tax
borrowing occurs or be subject to a 30 Increment Revenue Projections for the Project Areas.
percent housing set-aside mandate for the
remaining life of the Redevelopment Plans. Source:RSG Tax Increment Pro/ections
The Agency may utilize these provisions of
ABX4-26 in making any required payments. The California Redevelopment Association ("CPA") filed
a lawsuit challenging the SERAF payments in October 2009. The Agency will be monitoring this
case to determine whether the payments will continue to be required.
Targeting of Housing Fund Expenditures
Effective January 2002, expenditure of housing set-aside revenues is subject to certain legal
requirements. At a minimum, the Agency's low and moderate income housing set-aside ("Housing
Fund") revenue is to be expended in proportion to the community's need for very low and low
income housing, as well as the proportion of the low income population under the age of 65. New
legal requirements took effect on January 1, 2006 that modified the previous limitations of spending
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Housing Fund monies on households under the age of 65. Section 33334.4(b) of the CRL used to
require that an agency spend its Housing Fund monies "in at least the same proportion as the low-
income population under age 65 bears to the most recent census." The new language provides a
higher level of specificity to spend "in at least the same proportion as the number of low-income
households with a member under age 65 bears to the total number of low-income households of the
community as reported in the most recent census."
The percentage of very low and low income household expenditure requirements are based on
Southern California Association of Governments ("SCAG") Regional Housing Needs Assessment
("RHNA") requirements for the City of Palm Springs for the planning period of January 1, 2006
through June 30, 2014. The percentage of low income households under the age of 65 is based on
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy ("CHAS") reports of 2000 Census data as required by
St3 527 adopted in 2005. Table 5 below presents the Agency's requirements from January 1, 2002 to
June 30, 2014, based on the requirements from the two time periods.
Tables S: Housir g Expenditure Targeting Requirements
Minimum Percentage of Housing
Household Type Set-Aside Expenditures
Between 2002 and 2014
Before 1/06 After 1/06 3
Households Under Age 65 73.8% 56.9%
Very Low Income Households 25.5% 39.9%
Low Income Households 17.3% 27.9%
Notes:
' Prior to January 1, 2006, percentage targets for households under age
65 were based on total households, not just low income households.
Prior to January 1, 2006, the breakdown of the City's Regional Housing
Needs Assessment fair share goals included 25.5 percent to very low
income households and 17.3 percent to low income households.
r Effective January 1, 2006, AB 527 (Alquist) enacted a change to how
expenditure targets to households under age 65 should be determined,
specifically to limit the percentage to low income households in the
community. As a result, the targets changed in 2006. However,
because such data is not available directly from the Census, common
practice is to use data for households under the age of 65 as reported
in the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy ("CHAS").
(http://socds.org/chax/index.htm)
' According to 2000 Census data, 31,578 of a total of 42,807 households
(73.8 percent) are under age 65. (www.census.gov)
4 Targets beginning January 1, 2006 based on CHAS data as shown.
Source: CHAS, SCAG
Between 2002 through 2005, Agency expenditures on non-senior housing were expected to be
proportional to the prior requirement of 73.8 percent. The minimum non-senior housing
expenditures beginning in 2006 is 72.3 percent of total Housing Fund expenditures. Over the last
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five years of the Compliance Plan period available Housing Fund revenue needs to be allocated
based on these RHNA-based ratios.
Housing Set-Aside Expenditures
The proportionality requirements affect expenditures over a ten year period, although the law
permits the compliance initially for a period beginning in January 2002 and ending in December
2014. The table below documents the amount of low and moderate income housing fund revenue
used since January 2002 for these income categories and households under age 65:
Table 6: Expenditure Tarp Wng Status - Actual and Planned Expenditures
Very Low Low Households
Total' Income Income Under Age 65
Expenditure Targeting Summary
Actuals (2001-02 through 2008-09) $ 8,164.560 $ 4,491,922 $ 2,295,285 $ 6,538.612
Planned (2009-10 through 2013-14)' 4,240,000 1,200,000 - 4,240,000
Planning Period Projected Totals $12.404.560 $ 5,691,922 $ 2,295,285 $ 10,778.612
Planning Period Tar ets3 4.521,128 3.145.602 6,259,459
Potential5urplus/(Shortfall) $ 1.170.793 $ (850,317) i $ 4,519,153
Notes:
' Also includes moderate income household and senior housing expenditures which are not subject to
proportionality requirements.
2 Planned expenditures based on projects listed in FY 2009-10 Implementation Plan and are subject to
change.
3 Targets based on estimates of planned expenditures and targets summarized in Table 5. Targets are
subject to change based on actual expenditures.
Source: City of Palm Springs California Department of Housing and Community Development Reports
and estimated housing fund expenditures
As Table 6 demonstrates, the Agency has expended $8,164,560 of Housing Fund monies between FY
2001-02 through 2008-09. During the next five years, FY 2009-10 through 2013-14, the Agency
anticipates expending $4,240,000 on the Indian Canyon/San Rafael project, Vista San Jacinto
Apartments, and CVHC Rosa Gardens Apartments, for very low and moderate income households
and households under age 65. eased on these previous and anticipated expenditures, the Agency
will have complied with and exceeded proportional spending targets for very low income households
and households under the age of 65, The Agency continues to plan for more projects and programs,
and intends to expend additional Housing Fund monies on projects and programs for low income
households to comply with proportional spending targets.
Family Units Assisted by Housing Set-Aside Fund
State law also requires a recap of affordable housing projects for families (households under the age
of 65) assisted by the housing set-aside fund over the past implementation plan period. The table
below summarizes these statistics by project from FY 2001-02 through 2003-09.
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Table 7. units Assisted by Housing Sat;-Aside Fund
Units Assisted by Housing Set-Aside Fund
Housing (FV 2001-02 through 2008-09)
Set-Aside
Project Expenditures Very Low Low Moderate Total
Family Projects $ 6,536,612 220 59 76 355
$0.1%
Neighborhood Revitalization Program $ 1,271,572 48 19 19 86
Cottonwood/Chuckwalla 9FR 470,630 2 7 1 10
Desert Highland Infill 427,325 0 0 5 5
Coyote Run II 1,586,261 33 33 0 66
Vista Sunrise Special Needs 2,119,879 80 0 0 80
Indian Canyon/San Rafael 415,263 0 0 51 51
Rosa Gardens Apartments 247,682 $7 0 0 57
Senior Projects $ 1,625,948 95 216 53 364
19.9%
Neighborhood Revitalization Program $ 458,305 32 7 2 41
Heritage Apartments 450,537 0 34 34 68
Sahara Mobile Home Park 400,000 63 64 0 127
El Dorado Mobile Home Park 317,106 0 111 17 128
Total $ 8,164,560 315 275 129 719
100.0%
Source: City of Palm Springs
Housing Units Constructed During Prior Implementation Plan Without
Housing Set-Aside Funds.
No funding Sources Other than housing set-aside funds were used by the Agency to construct
affordable units featuring long term covenant restricted units (affordable units with covenants of at
least 45 years for ownership housing or 55 years for rental housing).
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION
City Council
Meeting Date: May 19, 2010
Subject: Amended Five Year Implementation Plan
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathie Hart, Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby
certify that a copy of the attached Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Desert Sun
on April 21, April 28, and May 5, 2010.
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Tahquitz Canyon Drive, on the exterior legal notice posting board and in the Office of the
City Clerk on April 21, 2010.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED FIVE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
2009-2010 THROUGH 2O13-2014
FOR MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS NOS. 1 AND 2
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City
of Palm Springs, California ("Agency") will hold a public hearing on
May 19, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon
Way, Palm Springs, California 92262.
The purpose of the hearing is to consider the adoption of the Amended Five Year
Implementation Plan for Merged Redevelopment Project Areas Nos. 1 and 2.
All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and express opinions on
the item listed above. At any time no later than the hour set for the hearing, any
person(s) may file a written statement with the Assistant Secretary registering their
opinions on the item. Public testimony will end when the public hearing is closed.
REVIEW OF INFORMATION: The proposed Amended Five Year Implementation Plan
is available for public review at the Community and Economic Development Department
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Please
contact the Office of the City Clerk at (760) 323-8204 if you would like to schedule an
appointment to review these documents.
COMMENTS: Response to this notice can be made verbally at the Public Hearing
and/or in writing before the hearing. Written comments can be made to the Community
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs by letter (for mail or hand delivery)
to:
James Thompson, Assistant Secretary
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs
3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Questions regarding this Notice or the item listed above may be directed to Diana Shay,
Redevelopment Coordinator at (760) 323-8260.
Si necesita ayuda con esta carta, porfavor Ilame a la Ciudad de Palm Springs y puede
hablar con Nadine Fieger telefono (760) 323-8245.
ames Thompspri _ T.
Assistant Secretry
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COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION
Meeting Date: May 19, 2010
Subject: Adoption of Amended Five Year Implementation Plan
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Diana Shay, Redevelopment Coordinator, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do
hereby certify that a copy of the attached Notice of Public Hearing was posted at five
locations within Redevelopment Project Area No. 1 and four locations within
Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 on April 19, 2010.
I clar r penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Diana Shay
Redevelopment Coordinator
Locations of Posting
Project Area No. 1
James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center
Cork n Bottle
Crystal Fantasy
Palm Canyon Theatre
Palm Springs Fudge Shop
Project Area No. 2
Camelot Theater
Palm Springs Leisure Center
Palm Springs Library
Mizell Senior Center
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