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HomeMy WebLinkAbout80A - 2011 CRA BUDGET REQUEST FOR COUNCIL/ AGENCY ACTION MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: JUNE 21, 2010 TITLE: APPROVED ? As Recommended RESOLUTION APPROVING FISCAL YEAR 2010- ? As Amended 2011 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ? Ordinance on 1st Reading BUDGET AND SECOND AMENDED AGREEMENT ? Ordinance on 2nd Reading BETWEEN CITY/AGENCY FOR FINANCIAL AND ? Implementing Resolution OPERATING SERVICES ? Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO . ~ L~~~ ~1 ~~~L~~~.C~~Iy FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDED ACTION CITY COUNCIL ACTION Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached second amended agreement between the City of Santa Ana and the Community Redevelopment Agency for financial and operating services, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ACTION 1. Adopt a resolution approving the fiscal year 2010-2011 budget of the Community Redevelopment Agency as identified in the City of Santa Ana's Annual Budget. 2. Authorize the Executive Director and Agency Secretary to execute the attached second amended agreement between the Community Redevelopment Agency and the City of Santa Ana for financial and operating services, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the Executive Director and Agency General Counsel. DISCUSSION Consistent with California Redevelopment Law, the annual funding plan and certain findings for the Community Redevelopment Agency (Agency) must be approved by a resolution of the Agency. The proposed overall budget for the Community Development Agency for fiscal year 2010-2011 is $102,742,270, of which $51,255,785 is comprised of various federal and state grants and other miscellaneous sources. 80A-1 Resolution Approving FY 2010-2011 CRA Budget & Second Amended Agreement Between City/Agency June 21, 2010 Page 2 The remaining $51,486,485 is the Redevelopment Agency's property tax increment revenue, and represents a 10.5% decline in projected revenue from 2009-2010. The property tax increment revenue is allocated to support the programs and projects of the Agency, including the payment of debt service and obligations totaling $20,131,995 (39.1 payment to the Low and Moderate- Income Housing Fund totaling 13,573,155 (26.4%) pursuant to California Redevelopment Law, payment of pass-through obligations to other taxing districts totaling $9,935,840 (19.3%), the funding of eligible capital projects totaling $4,807,115 (9.3%), and the management and administration of the merged redevelopment project areas totaling $3,038,380 (5.9%). On an annual basis, the Agreement for Financial and Operating Services between the City and the Agency is reviewed to ensure compliance with changes in California Redevelopment Law and the State Controller's guidelines. The amended agreement has been updated to reflect that the Agency complies with the City's policies and procedures. FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal year 2010-2011 Community Redevelopment Agency budget reflects the sum of the appropriations for debt service, contractual, capital projects, and administrative obligations in the merged redevelopment project areas and the Housing Set-Aside fund. APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: ~~Yl Nancy T. wards Francisco Gutierrez Assistant irector Executive Director Community Development Agency Finance & Management Services Agency CJN/NTE/mlr Exhibits: 1. Resolution 2. Amended Agreement 80A-2 SECOND AMENDED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AND THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA FOR FINANCIAL AND OPERATING SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 21 Sc day of June 2010, by and between the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as "City," and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana, a public body, corporate and politic, hereinafter referred to as "Agency." RECITALS: 1. The City Council of Santa Ana created the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana by Ordinance No. NS-1149, adopted on January 2, 1973, and declared itself to be the Redevelopment Agency vested with all rights, powers, duties privileges and immunities thereof, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33200. The powers of the Agency include the power to incur indebtedness for any of its corporate purposes. 2. The Community Redevelopment Law of the State of California provides that City and Agency may enter into an agreement between themselves to provide funds, services, and costs from City to Agency, as budgeted annually. 3. The parties desire to formally contract in order for the City to provide staff services to the Agency and to construct improvements of benefit to the redevelopment program under specified circumstances, subject to reimbursement by the Agency as provided in this Agreement. 4. The parties hereto previously entered into an agreement dated September 15, 1980, which was later amended on June 17, 2003 (Agreement A-2003-133) as many of the terms and conditions of said Agreement were no longer applicable due to changes in redevelopment law and auditing guidelines. 5. The parties now desire to amend and update said Agreements. WHEREFORE, for and in consideration of their mutual covenants and promises, hereinafter set forth, and subject to the terms, conditions and other provisions of this Agreement hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows: 1 80A-3 I. GENERAL A. Agency and City shall each retain all powers and functions authorized by law, except as delegated or granted in this Agreement. B. The Executive Director of Agency shall be an employee of City in the excepted service as provided by City Charter Section 1002 (a) (b), and shall be appointed by the City Manager of City, with the advice and consent of Agency. The Executive Director shall have as his/her duties and functions the day to day administrative responsibility for carrying out Agency programs and affairs, subject to the general direction of the City Manager. The Executive Director shall select, appoint, employ and contract for agents, consultants and employees as required by Agency and approved by the City Manager, prepare the annual budget for Agency, and shall carry out all Agency redevelopment projects. C. This Agreement hereby replaces, rescinds and supersedes that certain agreement between City and Agency dated September 15, 1980, and the Amendment thereto dated June 17, 2003. II. CITY SERVICES AND FACILITIES A. City services, such as legal, engineering, accounting, printing, copying, inspection and project management services, insurance, fleet supplies, planning, personnel, etc., and the use of City facilities shall be made available by City to Agency and the Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission at City's actual cost. B. Agency agrees to reimburse City for all services and facilities provided hereunder to Agency as follows: 1. Office space shall be paid for by Agency at the same rate per square foot per month as charged to City departments during the term of this Agreement. All rental rates shall be provided to Agency for their approval, on an annual basis, identical to the manner in which similar information is provided to City departments. 2. Equipment used by Agency and its Commission, and owned by City, shall be paid for at the same rates and costs per month that are chargeable to any City departments during the term of this Agreement on an annual basis, identical to the manner in which similar information is provided to City departments for budgetary projections. 3. The use of City Council Chambers and various meeting rooms owned and operated by City shall be made available, when not in conflict with prior City engagements, to Agency and its Commission, at no cost to Agency or its Commission. 2 80A-4 4. Salary and benefits paid to City employees who devote full-time or part-time to Agency activities, shall be reimbursed to City in amounts equal to the gross salary for each employee for hours worked, plus amounts equal to the costs to City of the employee's benefits for such hours worked. Salary and wage projections shall be provided to Agency on an annual basis, identical to the manner in which similar information is provided to City departments. 5. The costs of all other services and facilities of City which are used in whole or in part by Agency, shall be reimbursed to City by Agency at City's actual direct and indirect cost therefor. 6. If the City and Agency so authorize, the City may incur costs for public improvements in the Project Area on behalf of the Agency. These costs shall become a debt of the Agency and shall be reimbursable as provided herein. III. FUNDS OF AGENCY A. City may maintain an Administrative fund in the Treasury of City, with the money appropriated paid to Agency as a loan to be repaid upon such terms and conditions as the City Council of City may provide. In the event the City Council of City does not appropriate money to the administrative fund, the administrative expenses of Agency shall be paid from tax icrements, bonding, revolving, or community development funds, or any other lawful source. B. Funds appropriated by the City Council of City to the Redevelopment Project Fund(s) shall be maintained in such Fund(s) in City's Treasury. Such funds may be grant or loan to Agency. C. Agency, at its discretion, may cause any bond or note proceeds received to be deposited in any fund or funds that it may create or designate, as it deems appropriate, as authorized by Health and Safety Code Section 33654. D. Loans under this Agreement shall commence on July 1St or on the date such expenditures were or are made, and loan balances shall accrue as such additional loans are incurred. Agency shall not be responsible for the repayment of any of said loans until funds are available to Agency for such purpose. Once funds become available from which Agency may pay any debt accrued pursuant to this Agreement, then all such debts therefore accrued shall be paid in a time and manner consistent with the needs of Agency. Agency may, at its discretion, prepay any part of the Indebtedness any anytime without penalty. E. Each repayment or reimbursement obligation of the Agency pursuant to this Agreement shall bear interest based on the average interest earned on the City's investment pool. 3 80A-5 F. A report of the unpaid balance on Agency's loans owed City shall be prepared on an annual basis, and submitted to the City Council. Agency's obligation for repayment shall be subordinate to any Agency bonded indebtedness approved by the City Council and Agency. G. Except as may otherwise provided in any bond indenture, all funds of Agency, and the investment thereof, from whatever source derived, shall be maintained in the Treasury of City and administered on behalf of Agency by the Director of Finance of City, as directed by Agency and approved by the Executive Director. Said funds shall be maintained in separate accounts unrelated to the accounts of City. H. Agency shall secure an annual independent audit by a certified public accountant of all financial books, accounts, papers and records of Agency. IV. PERSONNEL MATTERS A. Agency shall have access to services and facilities of the Planning Department, the City Engineer, and other departments and offices of City, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33126(a). B. City shall provide Agency with personnel services comparable to those being provided department's City. Such services shall include position classification, wages and salary administration, recruitment, selection and examination, labor relations, worker's compensation, grievance, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity programs, employee counseling, performance evaluation, fringe benefit administration (including, but not limited to, medical and life insurance, retirement system, vacation and sick leave provisions), certification of payroll attendance records, training, personnel records, management, and personnel board activities. These services shall be focused on the particular character of a redevelopment organization. C. The Agency follows the City's Personnel Policy, rules and regulations, including procedures affecting conflict of interest, use of funds and procedures on hiring and firing (Health and Safety Code Sections 33126 and 33128). V. INSURANCE City agrees to name Agency, its officers and employees as additional insured on City's municipal liability excess coverage insurance, property insurance, and on City's other policies as needed. Agency shall reimburse City for the additional cost, if any, of naming Agency as additional insured on such policy or polices. 4 80A-6 VI. REVIEW This Agreement shall be subject to annual review by the Community Redevelopment Agency and City. VII. MISCELLANEOUS A. Brown Act. The Agency meetings are noticed, open and public as required by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code section 54950, et seq., as amended). B. Public Records Act. The Agency complies with the Public Records Act (Government Code section 6250, et. seq, as amended) and unless a records clearly falls within an exception, such records are made available to the public in compliance with the City's policies and procedures. C. Political Reform Act. The Agency board members comply with the conflict of interest rules promulgated by the Political Reform Act in conformity with State law[Government Code Section 87300, as amended]. (Reference Resolution No. 74- 4). D. CEQA Guidelines. The Agency has adopted procedures for implementation of California Environment Quality Act of 1970 and the State CEQA Guidelines [Public Resources Code section 21001(f) and (g); and 14 Code of Regulations Section 15022, as amended]. (Reference Resolution No. 75-4). The Agency follows City policies and procedures with regard to CEQA. E. Governing Law. This Agreement and all questions relating to its validity, interpretation, performance, and enforcement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. F. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended as the parties hereto may mutually agree by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto. G. Newspaper of General Circulation. The Agency follows City policies and procedures as to designation of the newspaper of general circulation which will be used when the Agency is required to give notice regarding redevelopment matters within the community (Government Code Section 6040, as amended). H. Review of Bond Document Covenants. The Agency has established a routine audit and control procedure that ensures that the Agency's ongoing activities comply with the bond document covenants. 5 80A-7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amended Agreement the date and year first above written. ATTEST: CITY OF SANTA ANA By: Maria D. Huizar David N. Ream Clerk of the Council City Manager ATTEST: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA By Maria D. Huizar Cynthia J. Nelson Secretary Executive Director APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher City Attorney/Agency General Counsel By: Lisa E. Storck Assistant City Attorney/Assistant Counsel 6 80A-8 6116!10 LES CRA RESOLUTION NO. 2010- A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011 BUDGET BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana conclusively finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Pursuant to Health & Safety Code § 33606, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana ("Agency") must adopt an annual budget. B. The draft budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 presented to the Agency is designed to further implement the Agency's mandate to reduce or eliminate the physical and economic conditions that cause blight within the City of Santa Ana. The Projects are consistent with the 5-Year Implementation Plan, the Redevelopment Plans (as amended) and the reduction and/or elimination of blight. C. The Legislature has concluded that the term "redevelopment" includes provision for open-space types of use, such as streets and other public grounds and space, and the replanning or redesign of stagnant or improperly utilized areas which exist because of defective or inadequate street layout. D. The Agency hereby finds and determines that the planning and administrative expenses to be paid from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund for each redevelopment project are necessary for the production, improvement, or preservation of low- and moderate-income housing pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 33334.3(d) and are not disproportionate to the amounts budgeted for the costs of production, improvement or preservation of that housing. Such costs are necessary and proportionate to the amount proposed for actual housing assistance activities for the year. E. The Agency hereby finds that the planning and administrative expenses budgeted last fiscal year from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund were necessary and appropriate for the production, improvement, or preservation of low- and moderate-income housing pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 33334.3(d) and were not disproportionate to the amounts actually spent last year for the costs of production, improvement or preservation of that housing. F. The Agency has retained certain interests in real property acquired using moneys from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, and has not initiated activities consistent with the development of the property for the development of housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income within the statutory five (5) year period. The addresses of these properties are as follows: 801 E. Brown Street, 80A-9 6/16/10 LES 902 E. Brown Street, 542 E. Central Avenue, 601-603 E. Fifth Street, 606 E. Fifth Street, 607 E. Fifth Street, 610-612 E. Fifth Street, 621 E. Fifth Street, 505-507 N. Minter Street, 508-510 N. Porter Street, and 710 E. Sixth Street. The Agency intends that these properties shall be used for the development of housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income, and hereby requests a five (5) year extension in furtherance of said purpose pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 33334.16. G. The Agency has retained certain interests in real property acquired using moneys from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, and is currently in the process of the development of the property for housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income during or exceeding the ten (10) year statutory period. The Agency intends that these properties ("Station District Properties") shall be used for the development of housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income, pursuant to the Disposition and Development Agreement authorized on June 7, 2010 (Health and Safety Code § 33334.16). Other Agency owned interests in real property acquired using moneys from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, which are currently in the process of the development of the property for housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income during or exceeding the ten (10) year statutory period are located at 2034-2038 N. Bush Street. A developer has been selected and negotiations are ongoing for the development of housing affordable to persons and families of low and moderate income, pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 33334.16. H. The Agency adopts by reference and incorporates as though fully set forth herein each and every finding contained in the supporting documentation which accompanies the draft budget for fiscal year 2010-2011, including but not limited to the memorandum from the Executive Director to the City Manager dated May 21, 2010, and the staff report from the Executive Director to the Agency Board, together with any exhibits attached to said documents. I. The draft budget for fiscal year 2010-2011, together with the supporting documentation presented to the Agency, complies in all respects with the requirements of the Community Redevelopment Law, including but not limited to Health & Safety Code § 33606. J. For those expenditures proposed which are outside the Merged Redevelopment Project Area in the draft budget for fiscal year 2010-2011, the Agency finds and declares that such expenditures will be of benefit to the Merged Redevelopment Project Area. These projects include the Downtown Wayfinding Program, the Station District Cultural and Historical Identification Program, the Station District Residential Rehabilitation Program and community center, as well as proposed open space, community center and/or educational facility. This finding is made pursuant to Health & Safety Code § 33334.2(g)(1). K. The Agency finds and declares, pursuant to Health & Safety Code § 80A-10 6/16/10 LES 33420.2, that because of the magnitude and severity of the grafFti within its Merged Redevelopment Project Area, any actions that the agency determines are necessary to remove graffiti from public or private property may be taken in order to effectuate the purposes of the redevelopment plan, and such removal actions shall assist with the elimination of blight, as defined in section 33031. L. The Agency finds and declares, pursuant to Health & Safety Code §33445 that certain publicly owned improvements shall be constructed or improved, financed partially or wholly, as determined by the Executive Director, with Agency funds within or without the project areas, thereby constituting debt of the Agency, except within the former Bristol, Central City and Inter-City Project Areas. The legislative body has determined that the facilities, structures or other improvements listed in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and the Agency's Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2010-2011 outside of the Merged Redevelopment Project Area, are of benefit to the Merged Redevelopment Project Area or the immediate neighborhood in which the project(s) are located. These projects include the proposed open space park and recreational facility on the Agency owned properties on McFadden Avenue. Further, no other reasonable means of financing the buildings, facilities, structures, or other improvements are available to the community; and the payment of funds for the cost of the facilities, structures or other improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the project area or provide housing for low- or moderate-income persons, and is consistent with the implementation plan adopted by the Agency pursuant to Health & Safety Code §33490. M. The Agency has reviewed the Amended Agreement between the City of Santa Ana and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana for Financial Operating Services ("Operating Agreement") and hereby updates and reaffirms said Agreement with the Second Amended Operating Agreement. Section 2. The fiscal year 2010-2011 budget of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana is hereby approved and adopted pursuant to Health & Safety Code § 33606. Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Agency Board, and the Agency Secretary shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. 80A-11 6/16/10 LES ADOPTED this day of , 2010. Miguel A. Pulido Chair APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, General Counsel By: Lisa E. Storck Assistant Counsel AYES: Boardmembers: NOES: Boardmembers: ABSTAIN: Boardmembers: NOT PRESENT: Boardmembers: CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Maria D. Huizar, Secretary of the Agency, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2010- to be the original resolution adopted by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana on , 2010. Date: Secretary, Community Redevelopment Agency 80A-12