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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/4/2008 - STAFF REPORTS - 1.B. a°4epL�SAQ �y c V N City Council/Community Redevelopment Agency Staff Report DATE: JUNE 4, 2008 PUBLIC HEARING SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445 RELATING TO PAYMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE COSTS OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, STRUCTURES, AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 2, AND APPROVAL BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE SUBLEASE PAYMENTS AND DEBT SERVICE BY THE AGENCY, FOR A 1.77 ACRE PARCEL AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CALLE ALVARADO AND AMADO ROAD FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Community & Economic Development Department SUMMARY: In 1995, the City of Palm Springs and the Community Redevelopment Agency made certain findings relating to the payment by the Agency of all or part of the costs of the installation and construction of the Convention Center improvements, located within the Tahquitz Andreas Project Area. Pursuant to Resolution 976, the Redevelopment Agency approved the payments to the City of a percentage of the debt service on the City's Lease Revenue Bonds, 1991 Series A (Convention Center Project). In 2007, the City Council made similar finding to allow the Agency to increase the amount of its payments as a result of the expansion of the Convention Center undertaken in 2004, making the payments with tax increment funds. In September, 2006 the City Council approved an amended sublease of Business Lease PSL-236 ("Agreement") for a 1.77 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Amado Road and Calle Alvarado with United Condominium Corporation, in the amount of $110,000 per year. The acquisition gave the City control over the parcel immediately ITEM NO. I V across the street from the new front door of the Convention Center and was acquired for the benefit of the Convention Center; the City felt that the opportunity to ever have a dramatic front plaza at the Convention Center, with the potential for outdoor, park-like seating areas and/or drop-off areas was necessary for the success of the Convention Center. The Agency will also assist the City in the development of the parcel, which will form part of the linkage between the Mondrian and Hard Rock Hotels and be an essential element in the Agency's Section 14 Streetscape Plan. Section 33679 of the California Community Redevelopment Law (CRL) states that before a redevelopment agency commits to use the portion of tax increment revenues to be allocated and paid to an agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 33670 of the CRL (tax increment financing) for the purpose of paying all or part of the value of land for, and the cost of the installation and construction of, any publicly owned building, other than parking facilities, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing. A Summary Report describing the transaction was prepared pursuant to Sections 33445 and 33679 of the CRL. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt Resolution No. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445 RELATING TO PAYMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE COSTS OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, STRUCTURES, AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 2" 2. Approval by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs of the annual Sublease Payments and Debt Service Payments by the Agency for a 1.77 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Calle Alvarado and Amado Road, Merged Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 FISCAL IMPACT: The Agency intends to cover the annual lease payment to United Condominium Corporation, which is $110,000 per year and currently an obligation of the City, to be, paid from Merged Redevelopment Project Area No- 2. In addition, the City borrowed $1,260,000 from the Recycling Facility Fee Fund to acquire the lease; the debt service on that loan is $100,000 per year. Both are to be paid from Merged Project Area No. 2. The legislative body has determined that the increase in Tax Increment in Merged Area No. 2 was directly and indirectly attributable to the expansion of the Convention Center. 00000 " This allocation relieves the City's General Fund and Community Promotion Fund, which currently make the lease and debt payments, of that amount. J n S. ay o , Director of Thoma O. Wilson mm ity & Foonomic Development Assistant City Manager DAVID H. RE Executive Director Attachments: City Resolution Summary Report Public Hearing Notice MOD RESOLUTION NO, RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445 RELATING TO PAYMENT OF ALL OR PART OF THE COSTS OF THE INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, STRUCTURES, AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS NO. 2 The City Council of the City of Palm Springs finds: A. The City Council of the City of Palm Springs adopted the Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plans for Merged Redevelopment Project No. 1 and Merged Redevelopment Project 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. B. The City of Palm Springs ("City") has acquired and constructed certain buildings, facilities, structures and other improvements which constitute the Palm Springs Convention Center (collectively the "Improvements") within Merged Project Area No. 2 described above which are publicly-owned within the meaning of California Health & Safety Code Section 33445 (the "Statute") the project area. C. In 1995, the City Council and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs made certain findings relating to the payment by the Agency of all or park of the costs of the installation and construction of certain buildings, facilities, structures and other improvements constituting the City's Convention Center located within the Tahquitz Andreas Project Area (Resolution 976). D. The City Council has determined that the Improvements within the meaning of the Statute are of benefit to Merged Redevelopment Project No. 1 as well as Merged Redevelopment Project Area No. 2. E. In 2004, the City issued $62,395,000 Lease Revenue Bonds, 2004 Series A ("Convention Center Expansion Project") secured by lease payments that the General Fund is obligated to pay in full to fund the approximately 100,000 square feet of additional meeting space, exhibit space, food service area and circulation, increasing the City's debt service obligation by approximately $2-7 million annually to an average of$5.8 million. F. In July, 2006, the Agency approved the development of a "Design for Development" Master Plan for Downtown and the Section 14 area surrounding the Convention Center, under Section 617 of the Merged Redevelopment Plans, to serve as a catalyst for the development of property surrounding the Palm Springs Convention 000004 Center, turning it into a quality destination resort, increasing hotel rooms and Transient Occupancy Tax revenues, and fostering a linkage between Downtown and the Convention Center to help maximize development of both areas. G. The construction of privately financed and owned facilities within Merged Redevelopment Project No. 1 and Merged Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 were a direct or indirect result of the construction of the Improvements. H. Those privately owned facilities produce property tax increment for the two Project Areas, including an increase in gross tax increment in Merged Project No. 1 since the expansion commenced of 126%, or $4.5 million, and an increase in gross tax increment in Merged Project No. 2 since the expansion commenced of 91%, or $2.2 million. I. The City Council has determined that a reasonable allocation of the property tax increment generated directly or indirectly by the Improvements to the payment of the annual Sublease payment with United Condominium Corporation, under PSL-315, of $110,000 per year, plus the debt to the City's Recycling Facility Fee Fund of $1,260,000 in aggregate, or approximately $100,000 per year, payable from Merged Redevelopment Project Area No.2. J. Section 33679 of the CRL states that before a redevelopment agency commits to use the portion of taxes to be allocated and paid to an agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 33670 of the CRL (tax increment financing) for the purpose of paying all or part of the value of land for, and the cost of the installation and construction of, any publicly owned building, other than parking facilities, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing; and K. The allocation of funds to the sublease payment and debt service is consistent with the Agency's Implementation Plan; and L. All of the findings and determinations made herein were based upon careful consideration and analysis of all relevant evidence. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS RESOLVES: SECTION 1. The City Council determines, based on the recitals contained in the resolution and the findings and facts provided in this resolution, the agenda report, public testimony, and any other relevant and supporting evidence, and in full accordance with the provisions of the Statute, all of the following: (1) The buildings, facilities, structures or other improvements are of benefit to the project area or the immediate neighborhood in which the project is located, regardless of whether the improvement is within another project area, or in the case of a project area in which substantially all of the land is 000005 publicly owned that the improvement is of benefit to an adjacent project area of the Agency. (2) No other reasonable means of financing the buildings, facilities, structures, or other improvements, are available to the community. (3) The payment of funds for the acquisition of land or the costs of buildings, facilities, structures, or other improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the project area or provide housing for low or moderate income persons, and is consistent with the implementation plan adopted pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 33490. SECTION 2. To the extent that property tax increment revenues are legally available, the Agency has pledged to pay to the City, and the City Consents to receive, tax increment revenues generated from Merged Project Area No. 2 in the amount of $110,000 per year for the Sublease payment under PSL-315, plus the repayment of a note to the City's Recycling Facility Fee Fund, which pledge shall be subordinated to all of the existing and future bonded indebtedness of the Agency. SECTION 3. The City Council consents to, and accepts the pledge of the Agency to pay, payments of tax increment funds in the amount of $210,000.00 from tax increment funds from Merged Redevelopment Project Area No. 2 consistent with the provisions of, and for the purposes described in, this resolution. SECTION 4. Nothing in this Resolution shall be construed as an amendment, assignment, or transfer of any right or obligation of the City pursuant to the Sublease under PSL-315. All City obligations pursuant to the sublease under PSL-315 shall remain in full force and effect. ADOPTED this 4th day of June, 2008. David H. Ready, City Manager ATTEST: James Thompson, City Clerk 0000013 CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ) I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk 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 City Council of the City of Palm Springs on by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: James Thompson, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California SUMMARY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 33445 AND 33679 OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LAW RELATED TO THE MAKING OF SUBLEASE AND NOTE PAYMENTS BY THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS' FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES BENEFITTING THE PALM SPRINGS CONVENTION CENTER INTRODUCTION The following Summary Report (Report) has been prepared pursuant to Sections 33445 and 33679 of the California Health and Safety Code, also known as the California Community Redevelopment Law (CRL). LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS Section 33679 of the CRL states that before a redevelopment agency commits to use the portion of taxes to be allocated and paid to an agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 33670 of the CRL (tax increment financing) for the purpose of paying all or part of the value of land for, and the cost of the installation and construction of, any publicly owned building, other than parking facilities, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing- Notice of the time and place of public hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the community for at least two successive weeks prior to the public hearing. There shall be available for public inspection and copying, at a cost not to exceed the cost of duplication, a summary, which includes all of the following: (a) Estimates of the amount of such taxes proposed to be used to pay for such land and construction of any publicly owned building, including interest payments. (b) Sets forth the facts supporting the determinations required to be made by the legislative body pursuant to Section 33445. (c) Sets forth the redevelopment purpose for which such taxes are being used to pay for the land and construction of such publicly owned. The summary shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying no later than the time of the first publication of the notice of the public hearing. As described below, in 1995, the City of Palm Springs made certain findings relating to the payment by the Agency of all or part of the costs of the installation .. 000008 and construction of certain buildings, facilities, structures and other improvements constituting the City's Convention Center located within the Tahquitz Andreas Project Area. The Agency increased such payments in 2007 as a result of the expansion of the Convention Center undertaken in 2004 and expects to make payments with tax increment funds. In September, 2006 the City Council approved an amended sublease of Business Lease PSL-236 ("Agreement") for a 1.77 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Amado Road and Calle Alvarado with United Condominium Corporation, in the amount of $110,000 per year. The acquisition gave the City control over the parcel immediately across the street from the new front door of the Convention Center and was acquired for the benefit of the Convention Center; the City felt that the opportunity to ever have a dramatic front plaza at the Convention Center, with the potential for outdoor, park-like seating areas and/or drop-off areas was necessary for the success of the Convention Center. CRL Section 33445 states that an agency may, with the consent of the legislative body, pay all or a part of the value of the land for and the construction of any building, facility or structure, or other improvement which is publicly owned either within or without the project area, if the legislative body determines all of the following: (1) That the buildings, facilities, structures or other improvements are of benefit to the project area or the immediate neighborhood in which the project is located, regardless of whether the improvement is within another project area, or in the case of a project area in which substantially all of the land is publicly owned that the improvement is of benefit to an adjacent project area of the Agency. (2) That no other reasonable means of financing the buildings, facilities, structures, or other improvements, are available to the community. (3) That the payment of funds for the acquisition of land or the costs of buildings, facilities, structures, or other improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the project area or provide housing for low or moderate income persons, and is consistent with the implementation plan adopted pursuant to CRL Section 33490. BACKGROUND In 1991, the City of Palm Springs refinanced debt incurred to construct the City's Convention Center (Facility) and financed an expansion of the Facility. In 1995, pursuant to Resolution No. 18061, the City Council determined that construction of the Convention Center and expansion thereof directly and indirectly resulted in construction of privately financed and owned improvement in the Tahquitz Andreas Project Area and that those private facilities generated tax increment for the Tahquitz Andreas Project Area. The City Council also determined that absent the advance of certain sums by the City to construction of the Convention Center, no other reasonable means of financing the facility was available to the community. The City Council determined that a reasonable allocation of the property tax increment generated directly or indirectly by the Facility was $247,755 per year, or 6.64% of the current year's debt service on the City's Lease Revenue Bonds, 1991 Series A (Convention Center Project). Pursuant to Resolution 976, the Redevelopment Agency approved the payments to the City pursuant to a Loan Agreement. In 2002, the City began planning for an expansion of the Facility. In 2004, the City determined that absent the advance of certain additional sums by the City toward lease payments to secure lease revenue bonds to finance the Facility expansion, the expansion could not occur. The City issued $62,395,000 Lease Revenue Bonds, 2004 Series A (Convention Center Expansion Project) to fund the approximately 100,000 square feet of additional meeting space, exhibit space, food service are and circulation, increasing the size of the Facility by 60%. The 2004 Bonds are secured by lease payments that the General Fund is obligated to pay in full. After issuance of the 2004 Bonds, the City's debt service obligation increased by approximately $2.7 million annually to an average of$5.8 million. The City was relying on the increase in transient occupancy tax that would result from an expansion of the Facility to pay the increased lease payments. However, the construction was more costly than projected due to soaring construction prices relating to steel and increased transient occupancy taxes did not materialize in the amounts estimated. On the other hand, the tax increment from the project areas surrounding the Facility has increased substantially as a direct and indirect result of the expansion of the Facility. The Agency has two separate redevelopment project areas, created by merging several underlying projects. The Facility is located in the Tahquitz Andreas component project area of the Agency's Merged Project No. 2. However, the Agency's Merged Project No. 1 is generally contiguous with Merged Project No. 2 and adjacent to the Facility. The gross tax increment generated in Merged Project No. 1 and Merged Project No. 2 has increased since the expansion was undertaken as shown in the following charts: Merged Project No. 1 Historical Tax Increment Revenues Project Area 2001102 2002103 2003104 2004/05 2005106 2006/07 Central Business $1,584,393 $1,346,638 $1,320,086 $1,298,482 $1,376,351 $1,525,000 Oasis 74,401 75,601 94,440 97,392 155,167 264,000 North Palm Canyon 346,254 373,777 399,220 556,545 580,502 907,000 Highland Gateway 122,318 134,820 152,771 184,539 251,854 398.000 Ramon/Bogie 216,360 296,486 312,411 344,538 456,267 881,000 South Palm Canyon 271,734 325,315 322,701 461,676 517,190 669,000 Project No. 9 553,369 778,993 986,492 1,369,929 2,462,169 3,472,000 S3,168,829 S3,331,530 $3,588,121 $4,303,101 $5,899,500 $8,117,000 Merged Project No. 2 Historical Tax Increment Revenues Project Area 2001/02 2002/03 2003104 2004105 2005/06 2006/07 Baristo-Farrell $830,399 $1,105,447 $1,269,077 $1,694,314 $2,018,463 $2,524,000 Tahquit7-Andreas 1,285,796 767,725 754,572 859,745 975,662 1,012,000 Canyon _281,429 355,569 379,858 447,573 794,678 1,054,000 $2,397,624 $2,228,741 $2,403,507 $3,001,632 $3,788,80$ $4,590,000 ESTIMATE OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING At this time, the City cannot fund the entire lease payments for the convention center financing (original and expansion) from the increased transient occupancy taxes without impairing other essential City services. The total debt service remaining on all debt financing for the Facility is $170 million, of which $110 million is related to the 2004 expansion. For several years prior to the expansion of the Facility, tax increment growth in both Merged Project No. 1 and Merged Project No. 2 had been stagnant. The growth in gross tax increment in Merged Project No. 1 since the expansion commenced has been 126%, or $4.5 million. This provides a net increase to the Agency of $1.95 million after tax sharing and housing set aside deductions. Likewise, the growth in gross tax increment in Merged Project No. 2 since the expansion commenced has been 91%, or $22 million. This provides a net increase to the Agency of $600,000 after tax sharing and housing set aside deductions. The Agency estimates that the majority of the net new increment is directly or indirectly related to the expansion. Therefore, the Agency's contribution to the lease payments payable by the City for the expansion should be increased from 6.64% of lease payments to 30%, or a total of $1,740,000 annually. This represents an increase of approximately $1.355 million, or 53% of the overall net new increment. The increased cost to Merged Project Area No. 2 is approximately $210,000 per year. BENEFIT TO PROJECT AREA; BLIGHT ELIMINATION The use of Agency funds to offset a portion of the City's lease payments used to facilitate the expansion of the Facility will allow a greater portion of transient occupancy taxes to be used for community promotion, thereby increasing the City's hotel occupancy rates and convention center bookings. This increase in Convention Center activity will benefit the project areas by drawing additional 0013012 hotel and service related development in and around the Facility. It will assist in eliminating blighting conditions caused by inadequate parking in and around the Facility and the increased convention and tourism activity will provide additional opportunities to redevelop underperforming commercial development in the northern gateway to the City. The 1.77 acre parcel will be integrated into the future development and operation of the Convention Center, providing outdoor display, valet drop-off, and other critical functions for the Convention Center. CONFORMANCE WITH THE AB 1290 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN The assistance towards the City's lease payments relating to Convention Center financings is in conformance with the Agency's five year Implementation Plan, as amended. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION ' a CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT James Thompson, City Clerk Meeting Date: June 4, 2008 Subject: PROPOSED INCREASE IN CONVENTION CENTER-RELATED DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS FOR MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 2 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION 1, 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 will be published in the Desert Sun on May 21, 2008, and May 28, 2008. 1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Kathie Hart, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING I, Dolores Strickstein, Secretary, of the City of Palm Springs, California, do hereby certify that a copy of the attached Notice of Public Hearing was posted at City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Drive, on the exterior legal notice posting board and in the Office of the City Clerk on May 21, 2008. 1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dolores Strickstein Secretary HUI �t PROOF OF PUBLICATION This is space for County CIctKs Filing Stamp (2015.5.C.C.P) STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of Riverside am a citiken of the United States and a resident of Proof of Publication of the Countv aforesaid; 1 am over the aoe of eighteen -- ...................,.----_____ years,and not a party to or interested in the alwe+:ntitled matter. I am the principal cleric of a printer of the,DESERT SUN PUBLISHING No.t592 COMPANY a newspaper of general circulation, NOTICE OF YCOUC CI:AflING printed and published in the city of Palm Springs, Caro v LMSPRINGS County of Riverside,and which newspaper has been PROPOSED INCREASE IN CONVENTION adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the CENTER-RELATED DEBT SERVICE PAY - Superior Court of the County ofRiverside,Stale of MENT5 PROJE,CTOR AEREAENUMBER2 _.. California under the date of March 24, 1988,Case NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palm Number 191236; that the notice,Of which the Sp City Counoll will be conducting a public hearing at 6;d p.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2009,In the annexed is a printed copy(set in type not smaller City Hall Council Chamber at 3200 E Tali Can- than non Daniel, has been published in each regular you Way,Palm springs,CA. flD a 11d entire issue of said newspaper and not in The purpose of the public hearing is to consider a rose- andy luboh that au0loelzes an Increase In the Community supplement[hereof on the following dates,to wit: Redevelopment Agencys pgrnont on certain City PP �` IeEse antl note payments related to tho cost of land as gulsdlan relate C to the Palm Springs Convention Can- ter.The resolution must be approved by the City Coun- Mav 2111,28111,2008 cI actIng as the legislative body under Suellen 33679 ______________ 0l the California Redevelopment Law which states that ......... -------------------- before a redevelopment agenCY cOmmit to use the portion of Taxes to be allocated end ppaid to an agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of So Jon 33670 of the —__,_....................----—__—__—---__--------_------- CRL ftax increment Imancmp)for the PuTOSO Of pay- Ing ell or part of the value of land for,and the cost of All in the year 2008 thy Im(alla6on and construction of any publicly owned building other than pparking facilities, the Ieq�Slaeve body s�i511 hold a public hearing. I certify(or declare)under penalty of perjury that the Res once to this nonce may be made vcrdallY at the foregoing is tree and correct. written comments may b ani e writing tithe Clry Cohuncll by letter.(Ior mail or hand delivery)to' Dated at Palm Springs,California this 3'e,--,.day James Thompson,Clyry Cleric-- _-- _. 320P0 K. Tan Springs,CA 93a02 e, of---------- .runt -. -,2008 A map OI the Enub�ectconomic D panel Is available at the d the Com- munity&Economic a k at pily H ll p200 Ent and The Gan of the City Clerk et . n a 3200 E TangWi2 Canyyon way,palm Springs. Any questions regarding this Ne of should be addraS on mJohn Raymond Di- .-rector of Community d Economic OevelOpmonl at ......................`-- (760)323-8259. y L7 Slgnanre At The hearing the City Council will hoar and Consider CO �A v, any antl all oral antl wrluen communications regarding ill. CL-- the proposed ruSOlutlpn and thereafter mey a opt the resolution.At any time not later than the our set for i^r' W (\ i the Roaring any pe..his)me y ille-a wntten statement ( j Amendmen a. Publlo leslimony will end when ections to the thepun d,•,",G ,1) I`r tic hearing Ln closed. Should you wish t challenge any I— 6 ` action taken by me Aggency or e Public Council on any of the shave matters si?innc the myt hearing, you may be limited to relsinq in court only those la5uus'you ors also raisedat the public hearing or In wnt- "� Ten DoI'eetmns submitted to the City CIBrK al or prior l0 }_ ea < `\ �l the pubic hearing. f_ o G� SI necesita ayuda con osta Cana,00davar llama a to w Ciudad as Palm 5ppdovvs yy puede hablar con Nadino ogor Fl lciclOn0(750)32a-8241 James Thompson City Clerk .publlahi 5121,5126/08 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL CITY OF PALM SPRINGS PROPOSED INCREASE IN CONVENTION CENTER-RELATED DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS FOR MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NUMBER 2 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palm Springs City Council will be conducting a public hearing at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in the City Hall Council Chamber, at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider a resolution that authorizes an increase in the Community Redevelopment Agency's payment on certain City lease and note payments related to the cost of land acquisition related to the Palm Springs Convention Center. The resolution must be approved by the City Council acting as the legislative body, under Section 33679 of the California Redevelopment Law, which states that before a redevelopment agency commits to use the portion of taxes to be allocated and paid to an agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 33670 of the GIRL (tax increment financing) for the purpose of paying all or part of the value of land for, and the cost of the installation and construction of, any publicly owned building, other than parking facilities, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing. Response to this notice may be made verbally at the Public Hearing and/or in writing before the hearing. Written comments may be made to the City Council by letter (for mail or hand delivery) to: James Thompson, City Clerk 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 A map of the subject parcel is available at the Community & Economic Development Department and the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs. Any questions regarding this Notice should be addressed to John Raymond, Director of Community & Economic Development at (760) 323-8259. At the hearing, the City Council will hear and consider any and all oral and written communications regarding the proposed resolution and thereafter may adopt the resolution. At any time not later than the hour set for the hearing any person(s) may file a written statement with the City Clerk of their objections to the proposed Amendments. Public testimony will end when the public hearing is closed. Should you wish to challenge any action taken by the Agency or City Council on any of the above matters following the public hearing, you may be limited to raising in court only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing or in written objections submitted to the City Clerk at or prior to the public hearing. Si necesita ayuda con esta carta, porfavor Ilame a la Ciudad de Palm Springs y p:uede,hablar con Nadine Fieger telefono (760) 323-8241. mes Thompson, City Clerk �Dp6ii5