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Res 99-029RESOLUTION NO. 99-. 029 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA FINDING THAT THE EXPENDITURE OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HOUSING FUNDS TO PURSUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING OUTSIDE THE PROJECT AREA BENEFITS THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the Poway Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") is a community redevelopment agency organized and existing under the Community Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et seq; and WHEREAS, not less than 20 pement of all tax increment allocated to the Agency must be placed in a fund (the "Housing Fund") and used for the purpose of increasing, improving and preserving the community's supply of Iow- and moderate-income housing available, at affordable housing cost, to persons and families of very-low, Iow and moderate incomes; and WHEREAS, Section 33334.2(g) of the Califomia Health and Safety Code provides that the Agency may expend Housing Fund monies outside the Paguay Redevelopment Project Area (the "Project Area") upon resolution of the Agency and the City Council that the use will be of benefit to the Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS, the Agency is currently pursuing the potential development of affordable senior housing on the Gateway site, which is located outside the Project Area; and WHEREAS, in order to carry out and implement the Redevelopment Plan (the "Plan") for the Project Area and the affordable housing requirements thereof, the Agency desires to continue to contract for services provided by David Paul Rosen & Associates ("DRA") to assist with evaluating, negotiating, and structuring the development of affordable senior housing on the Gateway site to insure maximum leverage of the Housing Fund; and WHEREAS, the development of affordable senior housing on the Gateway site, which is located within one mile of the Redevelopment Project Area boundary, would benefit the Project Area by providing affordable housing and supportive services for elderly persons who currently live within the Project Area; and WHEREAS, the Gateway development would provide affordable housing and in many cases significantly reduce housing expenses for its eldedy residents, thereby allowing for greater discretionary income of said residents which could be expended in businesses located within the adjacent Project Area; and WHEREAS, the Gateway affordable housing development is consistent with the AB 1290 Redevelopment and Housing Implementation Plan, approved by the Agency on November 29, 1994, and updated on November 4, 1997; the Comprehensive Affordable Housing Strategy, approved by the Agency on April 16, 1996; the terms of the Judgment entered in the Case of Smith v. All Persons on January 26, 1995; and the General Plan of the City of Poway. Resolution No. 99-029 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Poway does resolve as follows: Section 1. The City Council hereby finds that the foregoing statements are true and correct, and incorporated herein. Section 2. The City Council hereby finds that the expenditure of monies from the Housing Fund for consultant services provided by DP, A, to evaluate the feasibility and assist in negotiations and structuring of affordable senior housing development on the Gateway site, is of benefit to the Redevelopment Project for the reason set forth above. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED, by the City Council of the City of Poway, at a regular meeting thereof this 11th day of May, 1999. ATTEST: Lori/~nne Peoples, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) I, Lori Anne Peoples, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Poway, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 99- 029 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Poway at a regular meeting of said Council on the 11th day of May, 1999, and that it was so adopted by the following vote: AYES: EMERY, NOES: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE GOLDBY, HIGGINSON, REXFORD, CAFAGNA ABSENT: NONE ~.~ ~,~;wP:;ples, City Cllerk