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WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STAFF
ACTIONS RELATING TO JOINT PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION WITH THE 1999
AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AREA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
SUMMARY'. Council is requested to open and hold a joint public hearing of the City Council and Redevelopment
Agency on the 1999 Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the South Central Area Redevelopment Project.
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The 1999 .Amendment proposes to re-establish the A=ency s eminent domain authority for twelve years.
RE COMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council and Redevelopment Agency:
1. Transmit and receive the proposed 1999 Amendment and Report to Cit3.' Council.
Open and hold the joint public hearing of the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency on the proposed
1999 Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the South Central Area Redevelopment Project.
3. Take public testimony.
Close the joint public hearing;
Schedule action on the Ordinance adopting the 1999.,an-nendment to October 18, 1999 and instruct staff to
prepare ,,'mt-ten responses to written objections received on the 1999 Amendment.
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FISCAL 1MPACT
None at this time.
BACKGROI..LND
The City Council approved and adopted the Redevelopment Plan for the South Central Area Redevelopment
Project ("Redevelopment Plan") On August 1, 1983, by Ordinance No. 890. Thereafter, the Redevelopment Plan
was amended on into occasions; the first amendment, adopted on July 15, 1985, by Ordinance No. 439, added
approximately 138 acres to the South Central .area Redevelopment Project. The second amendment, adopted on
November 21. 1994, established certain time limitations required by the passage of Assembly Bill 1290. The
Redevelopment Plan. as adopted and amended, included eminent domain authority over all properb' in the South
Central Area Redevelopment Project .area ("Project Area"). Under California CommUni~' Redevelopment Law.
eminent domain authorib, may only be granted for 12-year periods. The initial eminent domain authority within
both the original Project Area and the area added by the first amendment expired recently. According to the
requirementS' of the Redevelopment Law, the authori9' for eminen~ domain can only bc re-established by
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amendment to the Redevelopment Plan.
redevelopment and revitalization activities.
The authority is needed within the Project Area to complet
The proposed 1999 Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the South Central Area Redevelopment Project
re-establishes the Agency's authority for eminent domain for an additional twelve-year period from the date of
the ordinance adopting the 1999 Amendment. No other amendments are proposed to the Redevelopment Plan.
The City Council and Agency have undertaken steps over the last five months to adopt the proposed 1999
Amendment. These steps included formation of a Project Area Committee comprised of residents, business
owners' property owners and community organizations who were elected on June 2, 1999 to serve on the PAC.
The PAC held two meetings (July 15, 1999 and August 12, 1999) to review the proposed 1999 Amendment and
documents related to the Redevelopment Plan. A third PAC meeting and public information meeting was held on
September 23, 1999 to disseminate information and take public input on the proposed Amendment. At the
conclusion of the meeting on September 23, the PAC' voted to recommend to the City Council adoption of the
1999 Amendment (6 ayes, 3 noes). Minutes of the PAC meetings are included in Appendix 3 to the Report to
City Council.
Report to Ciw Council
The City Council and Redevelopment Agency have received the proposed 1999 Amendment to the
Redevelopment Plan for the South Central Redevelopment Project and the Report to City Council on the
proposed 1999 Amendment (the "Report"). The Report addresses the reasons for the 1999 Amendment and
provides other information in accordance with California Community Redevelopment Law.
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Adoption Process
Sections 33451, 33454 and 33458 of the California Community Redevelopment Law require that the Agency and
City Council hold a public hearing prior to adopting the 1999 Amendment. The joint public hearing is intended to
provide a forum for the receipt of public comments on the 1999 Amendment. Because at least one written
objection to the 1999 Amendment has been received, any action beyond holding the public hearing to take the
public testimony should be deferred until the next City Council meeting (October 18, 1999). After the public
testimony, Agency staff will prepare written responses to written objections in accordance with California
Redevelopment Law, which will be presented at the October 18 meeting.
Negative Declaration
The proposed 1999 Amendment is a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Staff has completed an environmental assessment of the 1999 Amendment in compliance with CEQA. Approval
of the 1999 Amendment will not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment and no significant
environmental effects of the project are expected.
An Initial Study/Negative Declaration dated September 1, 1999 was prepared and noticed for public review
pursuant to CEQA and no public comments were received during the public review and comment period, which
closed on September 27, 1999. Certification of the Negative Declaration would occur at the October 18, 1999
meeting.
Ordinance Adopting the 1999 Amendment
Action on the Ordinance to adopt the 1999 Amendment should be continued to a subsequent meeting of the City
Council (scheduled for October 18, 1999). To adopt the 1999 Amendment, the City Council should consider al
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written objections to the 1999 Amendment and provide written findings responding to the objections before the
adopting ordinance is introduced. The Ordinance establishes that the 1999 Amendment is necessary to carryout
redevelopment activities and that the amendment will promote the public peace, health, safety and welfare of the
community. Following the first reading of the Ordinance, City Council may introduce and waive the second
reading and adopt the Ordinance at the next regular meeting (November 1', 1999). If approved by the City
Council, the Ordinance and the 1999 Amendment would take effect thirty (30) days after the second reading.
The 1999 Amendment, if adopted, will facilitate the continued mitigation of substandard conditions in South Central
Redevelopment Project, the completion of redevelopment implementation activities in the area, and the achievement
of the goals, objectives and programs identified in the Redevelopment Agency's Five-Year Implementation Plan.
Christine A. Shingleton ~/'
Assistant City Manager
James A. ~2r4ughon ',//
Senior Project Manager
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