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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1977-1610 Redevelopment plan for E.J. Christman Industrial Park (Special)• Ordinance No. 1610 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR AMENDMENT NO. II, E. J. CHRISTMAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL PARK REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, it is desirable and in the public interest that the Community Development Commission of the City of National City herein called "the CDC" undertake and carry out Amendment No. II, E. J. Christman Business and Industrial Park Redevelopment Project, herein called "the Project" and encompassing two areas generally described as follows: (Area IIA) bounded on the North by 16th Street,on the South by 22nd Street and 24th Street; on the East by National Avenue and on the West by a line beginning along the westerly line of Hoover Avenue and extending irregularly to Interstate Highway 5; and (Area IIB) bounded on the North by the northerly line of a westerly extension of 29th Street, on the South by the southerly City Limit Line on what was earlier called 32nd Street, on the East by an irregular line extending southerly of 30th Street to what was earlier called 32nd Street, on the East by "A" Avenue and on the West by Transportation Avenue and by Hoover Avenue which is called Coolidge Avenue southerly of 30th Street all in the City of National City, California; and WHEREAS, the CDC has made detailed studies of the physical condition of structures, land use, topography, traffic circulation, environmental influences, and social, cultural, and economic conditions of the Project area and has determined that the area is a blighted area and that it is detrimental to the safety, health, and welfare of the inhabitants and users thereof and of the locality at large and of the people of the State because of deteriorated conditions of structures, faulty planning and in- adequate public improvements, impaired property values and tax receipts, and lack of full utilization of area, and the members of this Governing Body have been fully apprised of said conditions by the CDC and are aware of the relevant facts and conditions; and WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plan for the Project prescribes certain land uses for Areas IIA and IIB, hereinafter called the "Project Area" and will require, among other things, the construction of new streets and related appurtenances, the construction and relocation of sewer and water mains, the construction of drainage facilities, the grading of land, and the construction of other public facilities and public utilities; and WHEREAS, the CDC has prepared and submitted a Relocation Program for the relocation of families, individuals and businesses which will be displaced as a result of carrying out the Project in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, there have also been presented to the City Council in- formation and data respecting the Relocation Program which has been prepared by the CDC as a result of studies, surveys, and inspections in the Project Area and the assembling and analysis of the data and information obtained from such studies, surveys, and inspections; and WHEREAS, the members of the City Council have knowledge of the conditions prevailing in the Project Area and of the availability of adequate housing in the City of National City for the relocation of families and individuals who will be displaced from the Project Area as a result of Property acquisition by the CDC and, in the light of such knowledge of local housing conditions and opportunities for relocation of businesses to be displaced, the City Council has carefully considered and reviewed such proposals for relocation; and WHEREAS, it is necessary at this time that the City Council take official action respecting the Amendment No. II of the Redevelopment Plan and the Relocation Program for said Amendment No. II, hereinafter called the "Redevelopment Plan" and the "Relocation Program", respectively; and WHEREAS, the City Council is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed by the laws of the State of California in the undertaking and carrying out of a redevelopment project, including those regarding prohibition of discrimination because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin or ancestry, and WHEREAS, the CDC caused to be prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and a Final Environmental Impact Report, hereinafter referred to as "EIR", which was reviewed and considered by the CDC, was determined adequate and sufficient by the CDC, and the CDC further found and determined that the Project as described in said EIR would not have a significant adverse effect upon the environment; and WHEREAS, the City Council certified as to the adequacy and completion of said EIR; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of National City also serves as the Governing Body of the CDC; and 2 of 9 WHEREAS, the City Council and the CDC of the City of National City set a time and place for a joint public hearing on the Redevelopment Plan and the Relocation Program for Tuesday, December 6, 1977 at 7:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center and caused to be published a notice of such hearing in the NationalCity Star -News, a newspaper of general circulation in San Diego County and in National City, once each week for five successive weeks prior to the date of said hearing, a copy of said notice and an affidavit of publication of the same being on file with the City Clerk and the Secretary of the CDC; and WHEREAS, copies of the notice of said public hearing were mailed to the last known assessee of each parcel of land in the Project Area and said notice was mailed by certified mail with return receipt requested to the last known address of each assessee as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the County of San Diego; and WHEREAS, each assessee whose property would be subject to acquisition by purchase or condemnation under the Redevelopment Plan was sent a statement to that effect attached to such assessee's notice of the public hearing and, in addition to the statement, a map of all properties which would be subject to acquisition by purchase or condemnation under the Redevelopment Plan was mailed to assessees with the notices of hearing; and WHEREAS, said public hearing was duly held at the time and place fixed therefor in said notice; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all aspects of said Redevelopment Plan and Relocation Program, considered all written communications concerning said Plan and provided an opportunity for all persons and organiza- tions to be heard, and received and considered all evidence and testimony presented for or against all aspects of the Redevelopment Plan and Relocation Program; and WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Plan and Relocation Program have been on file in the Office of the City Clerk in the Civic Center and in the office of the CDC at the Civic Center, 1243 National Avenue, National City, California, for public inspection during the period of notice given for said public hearing; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of National City as follows: SECTION 1: It is hereby found and declared that there exist in National City, California blighted areas which constitute either social or economic liabilities, or both, requiring redevelopment in the interest of the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of National. City and of the State. SECTION 2: It is hereby found and determined, based upon the evidence contained in the Report of the Community Development Commission of the City of National City to the City Council of the City of National City in connection with Amendment No. II, E. J. Christman Business & Industrial Park Redevelopment Project dated November 25, 1977, that Areas IIA and IIB, which areas are contained within said Amendment No. II, are blighted areas as described in Sections 33031 to 33034 of the California Community Redevelop- ment Law for the following reasons: (1) Said Areas IIA and IIB (the Project Area) are characterized, in parts of said Areas, by the existence of buildings and structures, used or intended to be used for living, commercial or other purposes or combinations of such uses, which are unfit or unsafe to occupy for such purposes because of the following factors: (a) Defective design and character of physical construction. (b) Faulty interior arrangement and exterior spacing. (c) Age, obsolescence, deterioration, dilapidation, mixed character, and shifting of uses. (2) Said Areas IIA and IIB, (the Project Area), are characterized in parts of each such Area by: (a) An economic dislocation, deterioration, or disuse, resulting from faulty planning. (b) The existence of inadequate streets, open spaces, and utilities. c) The existence of lots or other areas which are subject to being submerged by water. (3) The Project Area is characterized by a prevalence of depreciated values, impaired investments, and economic maladjustment and the capacity of said Area to pay taxes is thereby being reduced and tax receipts will gradually become inadequate for the cost of public services rendered. 4 of 9 (4) The Project Area is further characterized by: (a) In some parts of each Area IIA and IIB, a growing or total lack of proper utilization of land resulting in a stagnant and unproductive condition of land potentially useful and valuable for contributing to the public health, safety, and welfare. (b) In other parts of each such Area, a reduction of proper utilization of the area, resulting in its further deterioration and added costs to the taxpayer for the creation of new public facilities and services elsewhere. SECTION 3: It is hereby found and determined that the redevelopment of Areas IIA and IIB pursuant to Amendment No. II, hereinafter called "the Project", is necessary to effectuate the public purposes set forth in the California Community Redevelopment Law, hereinafter called "the Law", and that the carrying out of the Redevelopment Plan for Amendment No. II would promote the public peace, health, safety, and welfare of the community and would effectuate the purposes and policies set forth in said Law. SECTION 4: The Redevelopment Plan for Amendment No. II, having bcer duly reviewed and considered, is hereby adopted and approved, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to file said copy of the Redevelopment Plan with the minutes of this meeting. Said Redevelopment Plan is hereby incorporated as part of this Ordinance by this reference thereto and made a part hereof as if fully set out at length herein. The approved Plan is the official Redevelopment Plan of the Project and all written and oral objections to the Plan are hereby overruled. SECTION 5: It is hereby found and determined that the objectives of the Redevelopment Plan cannot be achieved solely through rehabilitation or improvement of the Project Area. The Redevelopment Plan would redevelop the area by a combination of acquisition, relocation, clearance and redevelopment of structures and, in part, by rehabilitation of existing structures in conformity with the California Community Redevelopment Law and in the interests of the public peace, health, safety and welfare. SECTION 6: It is hereby found and determined that the Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area conforms to the General Plan of the City. SECTION 7: It is hereby found and determined that the financing method set forth in the Redevelopment Plan for the Project is necessary to enable the Project to be undertaken. The adoption and carrying out of the Redevelopment Plan is hereby found and determined to be economically sound and feasible. 5 of 9 SECTION 8: The redevelopment of the Project Area for nonresidential .and public uses is necessary for the'proper development of the City. SECTION 9: It is hereby found and determined that the Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area will afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the City as a whole, for the redevelopment of the Area by private enterprise. The elimination of blight and the redevelopment of the Project Area could not be reasonably expected to be accomplished by private enterprise acting alone without the aid and assistance of the CDC. SECTION 10: Inclusion of any lands, buildings, or improvements which are not detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare is necessary for the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part; and any such area included is necessary for effective redevelopment and is not included for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of tax increment revenues from such area pursuant to Section 33670 without other substantial justification for its inclusion. SECTION 11: The Project is financed in part or in whole from revenues derived from the allocation of taxes pursuant to Section 33670 of the Law, and the City Council is convinced that the effect of tax increment financing will not cause a severe financial burden or detriment on any taxing agency deriving revenues from the Project Area. SECTION 12: The provision of low and moderate income housing outside the Project Area is, and will be, of benefit to the Project. SECTION 13: The condemnation of real property as identified in the Redevelopment Plan is hereby found and determined to be necessary to the execution of the Redevelopment Plan and adequate provisions have been made for payment for property to be acquired as provided by law. SECTION 14: It is hereby found and determined that the Redevelopment Plan gives due consideration to the provision of adequate parks and recreational areas and facilities, as may be desirable for neighborhood improvement, with special consideration for the health, safety, and welfare of children and elderly persons residing and to reside in the Project Area and adjacent areas. SECTION 15: It is hereby found and determined that the program for the relocation of families and individuals displaced in carrying out the Project in decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards is feasible and can be reasonably and timely effected to permit the proper implementation and completion of the Project; and that such dwellings or -dwelling units provided or to be provided, available or to be made available to such displaced families and individuals, are and will be at the time of such displacement at least equal in number to the number of displaced families and individuals and are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities and public and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced families and individuals in the Project Area, are available at rents or prices within the financial means of the families and individuals to be displaced, and are reasonably accessible to their places of employment. In addition, the City Council is satisfied that permanent housing facilities will be available within three years from the time occupants of the Project Area are displaced and that pending the development of such facilities there will be available to such displaced occupants adequate temporary housing facilities, should such be required, at rents comparable to those in the City at the time of such displacement. SECTION 16: In order to implement the Redevelopment Plan hereby approved, it is found and determined that certain official action must be taken by this City Council with reference, among other things, to changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys, and other public ways, the establishment of new streets, the location and relocation of sewer and water mains, drainage facilities, and other public facilities, and other public actions and, accordingly, this body hereby: (a) pledges its cooperation in carrying out the Redevelopment Plan, including the expenditure of money to effectuate the Plan; (b) requests the various official departments, boards, and agencies of the locality having administrative responsibilities in connection with the Project likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the Redevelopment Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate the Redevelopment Plan, and hereby declares its intention to undertake and complete any proceedings necessary to be carried out by the City under the provisions of the Plan. SECTION 17: The City Council hereby finds and determines that the accomplishment of the objectives set forth in the Redevelopment Plan and enumerated hereinbelow outweigh the adverse environmental impacts described in the EIR for the Project, including the Finalizing Addendum thereto, and that the overall benefit to the public health, safety and welfare require that the City Council proceed with the Project. Said objectives as set forth in the Redevelopment Plan are as follows: (1) Maintaining a sound and diversified economic base, composed of a balance of commerce, industry, housing choices including ownership of homes, seniors' housing and related facilities and multiple family residential rental housing. (2) Providing employment opportunities including employment opportunities -for Project Area residents. (3) Establishing a pattern of land uses which will best promote the health, safety, convenience and welfare of all citizens of the City. (4) Eliminating blighting influences and environmental deficiencies by redeveloping the Project Area land to its highest and best economic use through new construction, rehabilitation of structures and the improvement of public facilities and public utilities. (5) Providing adequate pedestrian and vehicular traffic circulation within, through and outside the Project Area. (6) Relocating some utilities underground in order to achieve a more aesthetically pleasing environment. (7) Achieving changes in land uses to effect the highest and best use of the Project Area. (8) Stimulating and attracting private investment, thereby improving the City's economic base through employment opportunities and increased tax base. (9) Achieving an environment reflecting a high level of concern for architectural and urban design principles, developed through encouragement, guidance, appropriate controls and professional assistance to property owners, owner participant redevelopers and redevelopers. (10) Stimulating private redevelopment of the general neighborhood within and beyond the boundaries of the Project Area. (11) Producing increased tax revenue from real property taxes and retail sales taxes. (12) Enhancing the integrity, stability and wholeness of the Project Area through Redevelopment Plan controls. (13) Providing needed public improvements, including but not limited to, streets and related appurtenances, storm drainage facilities, necessary water distribution and sewerage transmission lines, public utilities and public facilities, including any necessary. transit facilities, each and all both within and outside the Project Area. {.14) • Encouraging sound utilization of undeveloped land; and (15) Providing areas and man-made situations to attract people and to provide for business, social, and cultural exchange. SECTION 15: The City Council will implement those suggested mitigation measures set forth in the EIR for the Project to the extent that such mitigation measures are physically and financially feasible. SECTION 16: The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published as required by Law. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of National City, California, this 13thday of December, 1977. Ki l e t organ, Mor ATTEST: Ione Campbell, City Clerk of 9