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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07221997 - C89 CSq Contra TO: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/BOARD OF SUPERVISORS •4� .' Costa FROM: Phil Batchelor r~ s County Executive Director DATE: July 22, 1997 SUBJECT: Oakley Park Development - Oakley Redevelopment Project Area SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPT the following findings pursuant to Section 33445 of the State of California Health and Safety Code as the Board of Supervisors and the Governing Board of the Redevelopment Agency based on the analysis set forth in the attached Basis For Findings: (1) the park improvements are of benefit to the Oakley Redevelopment Project Area or to the immediate neighborhood in which the improvements are located; (2) that there are no other reasonable means of financing the park available to the County; and (3)that Agency payment of funds for the development of the improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the Project Area and is consistent with the Agency's Implementation Plan. AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director-Redevelopment to execute a Development Agreement with Ecumenical Association for Housing to develop a park in the Oakley Redevelopment Project Area. FISCAL IMPACT No impact on the General Fund. The total cost is$200,000 and would be funded from the capital portion of bond proceeds. This appropriation was provided for in the Agency's 1996-97 adopted budget. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE: _RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMEN TION OFA NCY COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF AGENCY ON APPROVED AS RECOMME ED OTHER .T_ VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Beth Lee 335-1256 ATTESTED qq� orig: Redevelopment Agency PHIL T HELOR, cc: Community Development AGENCY SECRETARY Redevelopment Agency Auditor-Controller via Redevelopment EAH BY , DEPUTY BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS A major goal of the Oakley Redevelopment Plan is to construct or rehabilitate public facilities in the Project Area. The Oakley Municipal Advisory Council has considered and recommended the above action. C:1 Coakley\parkdla.bos BASIS FOR FINDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 33445 OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE I. Summary Of The Program. The Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") is proposing to finance the acquisition and development of a Park (the "Park") in the Oakley Redevelopment Project Area (the "Project Area"). The Park is proposed to be located on a parcel on the south side of State Route 4 and west of Gardenia Avenue which is within the Project Area boundary, as more particularly described in Exhibit A attached to this report (the "Site"). The Park will be owned and operated by the County of Contra Costa("County"). Under this Agreement, the Agency would provide two hundred thousand ($200,000) Dollars for the acquisition and construction of the Park. The Site on which the Park will be constructed is vacant and is located on State Route 4, west of Gardenia Avenue. The Site is part of a larger parcel (the"Combined Property") being acquired by Ecumenical Association for Housing ("EAH"), a nonprofit housing developer, to construct a twenty-four (24) unit affordable housing project for lower income disabled persons. The Combined Property was considered about one-half acre too large for the housing project. EAH, the Agency, and the Oakley community explored alternative development opportunities for the Site after its separation from the Combined Property. Improving the Site as a park was preferred by all parties to provide an entranceway and enhance the downtown business district of Oakley. The Agency intends to provide the funds for the acquisition and development of park facilities. EAH will be responsible for development of the park facilities and upon satisfactory completion, the Park will be conveyed to the County. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445, the Agency is authorized, with the consent of the County, to pay part or all of the value of Park acquisition and improvements which are to be publicly owned and are of benefit to the Project Area. The County must determine (a) that the public improvements are of benefit to the Project Area or to the immediate neighborhood in which the improvements are located, (b) that there are no other reasonable means of financing the public improvements available to the County; and (c) that Agency payment of funds for the development of the improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the Project Area and is consistent with the Agency's Implementation Plan. II. Estimate Of The Amount Of Tax Increment To Be Used By The Agency For The Construction Of The Park. Under the Agreement, the Agency would pay two hundred thousand ($200,000)Dollars of tax increment funds to acquire and develop the Park. III. Facts Supporting The Findings To Be Made Pursuant To Health And Safety Code Section 33445. A. Facts Supporting The Finding That The Park Is Of Benefit To The Project Area Or The Immediate Neighborhood In Which The Project Is Located. Development of the Park is of benefit to the Project Area because it will do following: I. As described in the documents set forth in Exhibit B (in particular, Part IV, Subsection C of the Redevelopment Plan), the Project Area is characterized by the existence of the following blighting influences that have a detrimental physical and economic impact on surrounding parcels, inadequate public improvements, open space, and recreation facilities. The Park contributes to the elimination of these blighting influences because the Park will provide public and recreation improvements that are safe for Project Area residents and will expand or preserve the community's supply of public, park and recreational facilities. 2. Enhance the Project Area with improvements and recreational facilities that serve as a catalyst for private development of nearby parcels and portions of the Project Area. B. Facts Supporting The Finding That There Are No Other Reasonable Means Of Financing The Park Available To The County. There is a financing gap between the overall development costs of the Park and the County resources available to develop the Park. County General Funds are not considered a feasible source of gap financing because there is a higher priority for the County to fund essential needs such as social, public health, and safety services. Community Development Block Grant funds are also not considered a feasible source of gap funding because there is higher priority for the County to fund affordable housing, economic development, and social service programs. Park Dedication funds were also considered infeasible as the funds available for the Oakley area are earmarked for other projects. Special District Assessment funds are not considered a feasible source of funding because property owners are being asked to approve an assessment for open space maintenance and several other special assessments are being considered to fund other special projects. In addition, development of the Park is not a condition of approval of any private development. Thus, there is no private source of funds that are theoretically or realistically available to fund the Park. Therefore, the Agency's participation is the only reasonable means of financing the Park available to the County. C. Facts Supporting The Finding That Agency Funding The Development Of The Park Will Assist In The Elimination Of One Or More Blighting Conditions Inside The Project Area And Is Consistent With The Agency's Implementation Plan. 1. The facts supporting the findings that Agency funding of the Park will assist in the elimination of blighting conditions inside the Project Area are as follows: (a) As described in the documents set forth in Exhibit B (in particular, Part IV, Subsection C of the Redevelopment Plan), the Project Area is characterized by the existence of the following blighting conditions that have a detrimental physical and economic impact on surrounding parcels, inadequate public improvements, open space, and recreation facilities. The Park contributes to the elimination of these blighting conditions because the Park will provide public and recreation improvements that are safe for Project Area residents and will expand or preserve the community's supply of public, park and recreational facilities. (b) Enhance the Project Area with improvements and recreational facilities that serve as a catalyst for private development of nearby parcels and portions of the Project Area (and consequent elimination of other blighting conditions). 2. The facts supporting the findings that Agency funding of the Park is consistent with the Agency's Implementation Plan. As described in Part VII, Goal 2, and Objective 5 of the Implementation Plan (as described in the attached Exhibit B), the Agency's funding of the development of the Park will eliminate blighting conditions by providing public and recreation improvements that are safe for Project Area residents and will expand or preserve the community's supply of public, park and recreational facilities IV. Agency Funding Of The Acquisition And Development Of The Park Is Provided For In The Redevelopment Plan. The Redevelopment Plan provides that the Agency can assist in the financing and construction of park and recreational facilities (as detailed in Part IV, Subsection C, Objective 2 of the Redevelopment Plan). As described in the documents set forth in Exhibit B, the Project Area is characterized by the existence of the following blighting influences that have a detrimental physical and economic impact on surrounding parcels, inadequate public improvements, open space, and recreation facilities. The Park contributes to the elimination of these blighting conditions because the Park will provide public and recreation improvements that are safe for Project Area residents and will expand or preserve the community's supply of public, park and recreational facilities as explicitly provided for in the Redevelopment Plan. c:l 6oakley\parkfind.doc JUL-07-1997 16:39 E. A. H. 415 453 4927 P.02iO3 r JULY 2. 1997 JOB NO. 50087-10 LEGAL.1 LEGAL DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT "A" ALL THAT REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT PORTION OF PARCEL "C" AS SAID PARCEL IS SHOWN AND SO DESIGNATED ON THE MAP OF SUBDIVISION 5500 FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IN BOOK 247 OF MAPS AT PAGE 28, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OF SAID PARCEL "C" AND RUNNING THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG THE WESTERN LINE THEREOF NORTH 00°51'27" EAST 58.139 METERS TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE, LEAVING SAID WESTERN LINE SOUTH 89007'06" EAST 63.500 METERS; THENCE, SOUTH 49°46'20" EAST 49.239 METERS TO A POINT ON THE EASTERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL "C"; THENCE, NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES: 1) ALONG THE ARC OF A NON TANGENT 100.584 METER RADIUS CURVE CONCAVE TO THE EAST, THE CENTER OF WHICH BEARS NORTH 85053'16" EAST, THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 05001'34" AN ARC DISTANCE OF 8.823 METERS, AND 2) NORTH 00054'50" EAST 26.671 METERS TO THE MOST SOUTHERN CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND CONVEYED TO CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BY DEED RECORDED IN SAID OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER AT SERIES 94-163491; THENCE. NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN LINE THEREOF THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES: 1) NORTH 44006'11" WEST 9.050 METERS, 2) NORTH 89007'06" WEST 1..524 METERS, AND 3) NORTH 00052'54" EAST 1.526 METERS TO THE NORTHERN LINE OF SAID PARCEL "C"; THENCE, WESTERLY AND SOUTHERLY ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN LINES THEREOF NORTH 89007'06" WEST 93.295 METERS AND SOUTH 00051'27" WEST 12.192 METERS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 0.1785 HECTARE OF LAND MORE OR LESS. END OF DESCRIPTION PREPARED BY: R. E. BALDWIN L.S. 4367 EXPIRES: 9/30/97 JUL-07-1997 16:40 E. A. H. 415 453 4927 P.03iO3 EXHIBIT B STATF H16HWA Y ROUTE 4 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY MY" Wk% j.K097 (SER 94-153491) , �� Am = Q1745+/- WMARE N (AREA - d 41 +/- AOTJ P08 SOWDST 6.150v L44 PARCEL C ►►j SUBDIVISION 5500 247 M 28 d jig.Mm7[L=2&957 LD 8 >�oc SUBDIW N 5500 247 M 28 71 72 73 74 75 76 WILDCAT WA Y PLA T TO ACCOMPANY LEGAL DESCRIPTION PORTION OF PARCEL C, SUBDIVISION 5500 (247 M 28) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY — CALIFORNIA Prepared By Luk, Milani & Associates Civil Engineers - Land Planners - Land Surveyors 1465 Enea Circle #788 Concord, California 945.20 R. 6 MLDWN LS 067,, EXP. 9/30/9T JUL Y 1997 SCALE 1:800 (METRIC) xg97-l0�1a1 M TOTAL P.03 EXHIBIT B DOCUMENTS CONTAINING EVIDENCE OF BLIGHTING CONDITIONS RELEVANT TO THE PROJECT AREA A. Redevelopment Plan for the Oakley Redevelopment Project Area, adopted December 21, 1989. B. PreliminaryReQort on the Oakley Area Redevelopment Project, adopted December 21, 1989. C. Final Environmental Impact Report for the Redevelopment Plan of the Oakley Redevelopment Project Area, submitted and adopted December 21, 1989. D. Contra Costa County AB 1290 Implementation Plan, adopted December 13, 1994.