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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2336_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 2336 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING, THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE REDLANDS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 33333.6 Whereas, the Redlands Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency")is a public body corporate and politic, organized and existing under the Redevelopment Law of the State of California (Part I of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California); and Whereas, by enacting Ordinance No. 1500 adopted September 26, 1972; the City Council of the City of Redlands adopted the Redevelopment Plan for the Redlands Redevelopment Project (the "Plan" and the "Redevelopment Project," respectively) for the redevelopment project area as therein defined (the "Original Area"); and Whereas, under the heading of "Land Disposition," which is part E of the Plan, the Plan provides, in Section 5, as follows: Except for the nondiscrimination and nonsegregation provisions which shall run in perpetuity, the provisions of this Plan shall be effective and the provisions of other documents formulated pursuant to this Plan may be made,effective for 25 years from the date of adoption of this Plan by the City Council; and Whereas,the provisions of part E of the Plan were,not intended to and have not been applied to the period during which the Agency may incur indebtedness or the period with respect to which the Agency may receive tax increment revenues and repay indebtedness, no such limitations being set forth in part F of the Plan, entitled "Methods for Financing the Project;" and Whereas,by enacting Ordinance No. 1575 adopted on February 17, 1976, the City Council of the City of Redlands adopted Amendment No. I to the Redevelopment Plan("Amendment No. I").which Amendment No, I provided for the addition of certain territory ("Added. Area No. I")to the Project Area of the Redevelopment Project; and Whereas, by Ordinance No. 1974, adopted on December 16, 1986; the City Council established a limitation upon the time during which indebtedness could be incurred, as follows: No loan, advance or indebtedness to be repaid from the allocation of taxes referred to in Section I.A. of such Ordinance No. 1974]...established or incurred by the Redevelopment Agency to finance in whole or in part the Redevelopment Project, shall be established or incurred beyond 2011-12 (25.8) years following the effective date of this Ordinance [No. 1974]. Such loan,advance or indebtedness maybe repaid over a period of time beyond such time limit...., and DJM1039LE Whereas, Assembly Bill 1290 ("Assembly Bill 1290"), which was enacted by the State of California and became effective on January 1, 1994, amended Section 33333.6 of the California Community Redevelopment Law,Health and Safety Code Section 33000 et seq., (the "Community Redevelopment Law;" unless otherwise expressly set forth or unless the context otherwise requires, all references to "Section" are Section(s) of the Community Redevelopment Law) and required, in part,that redevelopment agencies impose new time limitations upon redevelopment plans adopted prior to December 31, 1993, and further required that legislative bodies of;redevelopment agencies to enact ordinances amending redevelopment plans adopted prior to January 1, 1994 to comply therewith; and Whereas,Section 33333.6(a)(1)of the Community Redevelopment Law provides: "The time limit on the establishing of loans,advances, and indebtedness adopted pursuant to paragraph(2) of subdivision(a)of Section 3333)3.2 or paragraph(2) of subdivision (a) of Section 333314 shall not exceed 20 years from the adoption of the redevelopment plan or January 1, 2004,whichever is later, but does not prevent agencies from incurring debt to be paid from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund or establishing more debt in order to fulfill the agency's housing obligations under Section 33413. This limit, however,shall not prevent agencies from incurring debt to be paid from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund or establishing more debt in order to fulfill the agency's housing obligations under Section 33413. This limit shall not prevent agencies from refinancing, refunding, or restructuring indebtedness after the time limit if the indebtedness is not increased and the time during which the indebtedness is to be repaid does not exceed the date on which the indebtedness would have been paid."; and Whereas, Section 33333.6(b) provides: "The effectiveness of every redevelopment plan subject to the provisions of Section 33333.6 shall terminate at a date which shall not exceed 40 years from the adoption of the redevelopment plan or January 1, 2009, whichever is later. After the time limit on the effectiveness of the redevelopment plan, the agency shall have no authority to act pursuant to the redevelopment plan except to pay previously incurred indebtedness and to enforce existing covenants, contracts, or other obligations."-. and Whereas, Section 33333.6(c)provides that except as provided in subdivisions (g) and (h)a redevelopment agency shall not pay indebtedness or receive property taxes pursuant to Section 336'70 after 10 years from the termination of the effectiveness of the redevelopment plan pursuant to subdivision (b); and Whereas, Section 31313316(d) (1) provides: "If plans which had different dates of adoption were merged on or before December 31, 1993,the time limitations required by this section shall be counted individually for each merged plan from the date of the adoption of each plan. If an amendment to a redevelopment plan added territory to the project area on or before December 31; 1993, the time limitations required by this section shall commence, with respect to the redevelopment plan, from the date of the adoption of the redevelopment plan, and, with respect to the added territory, from the date of the adoption of the amendment."; and DJM1039LE 2 Whereas. Section 33333.6(e)(1)provides,in part,that unless a redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 1994, contains all of the limitations required by this section and each of these limitations does not exceed the applicable time limits established by this section,the legislative body shall amend every redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 1994,either to amend an existing time limit that exceeds the applicable time limit established by this section or to establish time limits that do not exceed the provisions of subdivision(a), (b), or(e); and Whereas, Section 333.33.6 ( ) ( )provides that the limitations established in the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall apply:to the redevelopment plan as if the redevelopment plan had been amended to include those limitations. However,in adopting the ordinance required by this section, neither the legislative body nor the agency is required to comply with Article 1 (commencing with Section 33450) or any other provision of this pant relating to the amendment of redevelopment plans; and Whereas, Section 33333.6 (f) (1) provides that if a redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1 1994, contains one or more limitations required by this section, and the limitation does not exceed the applicable time limit required by this section,this section shall not be construed to require an amendment of this limitation; and Whereas, Section 33333.6 (g) provides: "The limitations established in the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall not be applied to limit allocation of taxes to an agency to the extent required to eliminate project deficits created under subdivision (e) of Section 33320.5, subdivision(g)of Section 33334.6, or subdivision(d)of Section 33487, in accordance with the plan adopted pursuant thereto for the purpose of eliminating the deficits or to implement a replacement housing program pursuant to Section.33413,the legislative body shall amend the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section to modify the limitations to the extent necessary to permit compliance with the plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 33334.6 and to allow frill expenditure of moneys in the agency's Low and Moderate Income Mousing Fund in accordance with Section 33334.3 or to permit implementation of the replacement housing program pursuant to Section.33414. The procedure for amending the ordinance pursuant to this subdivision shall be the same as for adopting the ordinance under subdivision(e)."; and Whereas, Section 333.33.6 (h) provides: "This section shall not be construed to affect the validity of any bond, indebtedness,or other obligation, including any mitigation agreement entered; into pursuant to Section 334(11, authorized by the legislative body, or the agency pursuant to this part:,prior to January 1,-1994. Nor shall this section be construed to affect the right of an agency to receive property taxes,pursuant to Section 33670,to pay the indebtedness or other obligation;"; and. Whereas, Section 33333.6 (i) provides that a redevelopment agency shall not pay indebtedness or receive property taxes pursuant to Section 33670, with respect to a redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 1994,after the date identified in subdivision(c)or the date identified in the redevelopment plan,whichever is earlier,except as provided in paragraph( ) of subdivision (f) or in subdivision (h); and LA11039i;r 3` Whereas, Section 333')3.6 0) provides that the Legislature finds and declares that the amendments made to this section by the act that adds this subdivision are intended to add limitations to the law on and after January 1, 1994, and are not intended to change or express legislative intent with respect to the law prior to that date, and further that it is not the intent of the Legislature to affect the merits of any litigation regarding the ability of a redevelopment agency to sell bonds for a term that exceeds the limit of a redevelopment plan pursuant to law that existed prior to January 1, 1994; and Whereas, the Agency and the City have construed and applied the Plan, as amended by Amendment No. I and Ordinance No. 1974 as if they were amended to conform to Section 33333.6; and Whereas, the City of Redlands (the "City") is adopting this ordinance to formally ratify, approve, and memorialize the application of certain time limitations applicable to the Plan, as amended by Amendment No. I and Ordinance No. 1974 pursuant to Section 33333.6, as more particularly provided below. NOW, THEREFORE the City of Redlands does ordain as follows: Section-—L As to the Original Area,except to the extent a longer period of time may now or hereafter be allowed pursuant to Section 33333.6 or other provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law: a) the time limitation to incur indebtedness under the Redevelopment Plan as to the Original Area is amended to January 1, 2004;provided that this limit shall not prevent the Agency from incurring debt to be paid from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund or establishing more debt in order to fulfill the Agency's housing obligations under Section 33413 and this limit shall not prevent agencies from refinancing,refunding, or restructuring indebtedness after the time limit if the indebtedness is not increased and the time during which the indebtedness is to be repaid does not exceed the date on which the indebtedness would have been paid. b) the time limitation to receive property taxes to pay indebtedness or to receive property taxes pursuant to Section 33670 under the Redevelopment Plan as to the Original Area is September 26,2022 (ten years from the date of termination of the Redevelopment Plan as to the Original Area, September 26, 2012). Section, As to Added Area No. 1,except to the extent a longer period of time may now or hereafter be allowed pursuant to Section 33333.6 or other provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law: (a) the time limitation to incur indebtedness under the Redevelopment Plan as to Added Area No. I is amended to January 1,2004;provided that this limit shall not prevent the Agency from incurring debt to be paid from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund or establishing more FWA 1039LE 4 debt in order to fulfill the Agency's housing obligations under Section 33413 and this limit shall not prevent agencies from refinancing,refunding,or restructuring indebtedness after the time limit if the indebtedness is not increased and the time during which the indebtedness is to be repaid does not exceed the date on which the indebtedness would have been paid. b) the time limitation to receive property taxes to pay indebtedness or to receive property taxes pursuant to Section 33670 under Amendment No. I as to Added Area No. I is February 17, 2 026 (ten years from the date of termination of Amendment No. 1, February 17, 2016). Sgg-jign 3. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City and thereafter this ordinance shall take effect as provided by law. Mayor of the City of Redlands Attest: City`- erk 1,Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the_.5th day of November 1996, by the following vote: AYES: Couricilmembers Gilbreath, Cunningham, Gil, Banda NO None ABSTAIN: Mayor Larson ABSENT: None City Clef- City of Redlands DJM1039LE,