HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 96-99A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD REGARDING THE USE OF HOUSING SET
ASIDE MONIES OUTSIDE THE DOWNTOWN
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA.
WHEREAS, there is a need in the City of Bakersfield (the "City") for decent, safe
and sanitary housing and particularly for housing affordable to low-income and moderate-
income persons; and
WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Law of the State of California (Health
and Safety Code Section 33000 et. seq.), (the "Law"), imposes specific obligations on each
redevelopment agency to respond to housing needs within their jurisdiction, including, but
not limited to, establishment of a Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Fund (the "Fund");
and
WHEREAS, Section 33334.2 of the Law provides that the redevelopment agency
shall use not less than twenty percent (20%) of all taxes which are allocated to it for the
purposes of increasing, improving, and preserving the community's supply of low- and
moderate-income housing; and
WHEREAS, Section 33334.2 also provides that an agency may use these funds
inside or outside the Downtown Redevelopment Project Area upon a resolution of the
agency and the legislative body that such use of funds will be of benefit to the Downtown
Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, a number of conditions limit the ability of the Central District
Development Agency ("Agency") to provide residential development in the Downtown
Redevelopmerit Project Area, such as, the existing land uses and socio-economic
characteristics of the Downtown Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, available land that is suitable for multi-family development is limited
and probable land acquisition costs indicate a need to provide significant levels of financial
assistance for the new construction of housing projects; and
WHEREAS, there is very little housing available to low- or moderate income
persons in or in close proximity to the Downtown Redevelopmerit Project Area; and
WHEREAS, the Agency can provide more people affordable housing opportunities
by allowing the use of housing monies outside the Downtown Redevelopment Project Area;
and
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WHEREAS, in 1995, the City Council of the City of Bakersfield adopted the
Bakersfield Consolidated Plan 2000 ("the Plan"), a five-year strategic planning document
required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD')
and;
WHEREAS, the Plan discussed the use of federal funds throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the Home Investment Partnership Program ("HOME") is funded through
HUD; and
WHEREAS, the HOME program was created to provide decent, affordable housing
to lower-income households, to expand capacity of nonprofit housing providers, to
strengthen the ability of state and local governments to provide affordable housing and to
leverage private sector participation in affordable housing production; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield has been an entitlement jurisdiction for the
HOME Program since 1993; and
WHEREAS, the City's HOME Program funds a variety of housing activities, such
as: building acquisition, First Time Homebuyer Mortgage Assistance, and rehabilitation of
multi-family residences; and
WHEREAS, Golden Empire Affordable Housing, Inc., ("GEAH") has submitted a
proposal to construct an 80-unit residential complex ("the Project") to house low- and
moderate-income senior citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Project is to be located just to the northeast of the Downtown
Redevelopment Project area; and
WHEREAS, GEAH is seeking assistance of $800,000.00 in housing-set aside
monies from the Agency and $550,000.00 in federal HOME program monies from the City
to go toward acquisition and construction of the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAKERSFIELD as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct;
The use of funds from the Downtown Redevelopment Project Area's Low-
and Moderate-Income Housing Fund outside of the Downtown
Redevelopment Project Area will benefit the Downtown Redevelopment
Project Area;
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The Finance Director is instructed to allocate $800,000.00 from the Agency's
Downtown Redevelopment Project Area Low- and Moderate-Income Housing
Fund to be used to assist GEAH in the creation of an 80-unit residential
complex to be occupied by low- and moderate-income senior citizens.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the
Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JUN 3 0 1999, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, DEMOND, MACCARD, COUCH, ROWLES, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
COUNCILMEMBER I',JO N
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
CITY CLERK and Ex ' ' e
Council of the City of
APPROVED JUN 8 0 1999
MAYOR of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
BART J. THILTGEN
City Attorney
Deputy City Attorney
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