HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-74 - Passive Park Santa Ana HeightsRESOLUTION NO. 2006 -74
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA MAKING FINDINGS UNDER
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33445 RELATING TO
THE CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH SO THAT THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
MAY DEVELOP THE PROPERTY TO BE USED AS A PASSIVE
PUBLIC PARK
WHEREAS:
A. The Board of Supervisors (the "Board ") of the County of Orange (the "County ") has adopted
the Redevelopment Plan for the Santa Ana Heights Project Area, as amended (the
'Redevelopment Plan ").
The Orange County Development Agency (the "Agency ") is vested with responsibility
pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 of Division 24 of Health and Safety
Code of the State of California) (the "Law ") to implement the Redevelopment Plan in the
Project Area.
C. The Santa Ana Heights Project Area is in need of public open space to provide the Project
Area with community recreational activities.
D. The City of Newport Beach (the "City ") seeks to acquire land for and to construct a Passive
Public Park (the "Park ") to provide public open space and community recreational activities
to the Santa Ana Heights Project Area and other areas in the City and in the unincorporated
area of the County. The Agency is willing to convey land (the "Property ") to the City for the
Park at no cost to the City.
E. The land acquisition, new construction and improvement conform to the General Plans of
the City and the County.
F. The Park will address the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan for the Project
Area by alleviating blighting conditions, improving public safety, increasing the availability of
public space and providing recreational opportunities to those who live or work in the Project
Area.
G. The Park is consistent with and will promote the Agency's Implementation Plan.
H. A staff report (the "Staff Report;' incorporated herein by reference), which sets forth facts
supporting the findings made in this resolution pursuant to Section 33445 of the Health and
Safety Code, has been prepared to accompany this resolution.
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445, the Agency may, with the consent of
City and the Board of Supervisors, convey to the City the Property for the development of
the Park, if the City and Board of Supervisors make certain specified findings.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City does hereby find and resolve:
That all of the above recitals are true and correct and the City has based the findings
and actions set forth in this Resolution, in part of such recitals.
2. That the City hereby finds and determines that: (a) the Park will be of benefit to the
Project Area; (b) no other reasonable method of financing the conveyance of the
Property for the development of the Park is available to the community; (c) the Park will
assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the Project Area; and
(d) the Agency's conveyance of the Property for the development of the Park is
consistent with the Agency's current Implementation Plan. The factual and analytical
basis used by the City in making these findings and determinations is set forth in the
Staff Report, and materials regarding the Park provided to the City.
3. The City hereby authorizes the Mayor or his designee to execute the Property
Conveyance Agreement on behalf of the City subject to such minor changes as shall be
approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, and further authorizes the Mayor or his
designee to accept on behalf of the City the conveyance of the property for the Park.
4. That this Resolution will take effect immediately upon adoption.
ADOPTED this 25`" day of July, 2006.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
( ) )i
Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 2006 -74 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the
25th day of July 2006, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Curry, Selich, Rosansky, Ridgeway, Daigle, Nichols, Mayor Webb
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affied the
official seal of said City this 26th day of July 2006.
(Seal)
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California