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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Reso 1997-1555 RESOLUTION NO. 1551 APPROVING THE MID-TERM REPORT Fi R THE FIVE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE TCWN CENTRE II REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA PURS JANT TO SECTION 33490 OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVEL(IPMENT LAW AND AMENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION PLaiN BY ADDING A PROJECT WHEREAS, Section 33490 of the Communi :y Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code Section 33000, et seq,) requires that, on cr before December 31, 1994, and each five years thereafter, each Redevelopment Agency ' hat has adopted a Redevelopment Plan prior to December 31, 1993, shall adopt, after a pub ic hearing, an Implementation Plan (the "Plan") including the Housing Implementation Plan tl~at shall contain specific goals and objectives of the Agency for the Project Area, the pro!lrams, projects, and expenditures proposed to be made during the next five years, and an explanation of how the goals and objectives, projects, and expenditures will eliminate bligi' t within the Project Area; and WHEREAS, Section 33490 of the Communil y Redevelopment Law also requires that each Redevelopment Agency, at least once within t ~e five-year term of the Plan, shall conduct a public hearing and hear testimony of all int~rested parties for the purpose of reviewing the Redevelopment and Implementation Plan; for each Redevelopment Project within its jurisdiction and evaluating the progress of the ~edevelopment Project; and WHEREAS, Section 33490 of the Communil y Redevelopment Law requires that a public hearing be held before an Implementation Plan n~ay be amended, and WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista (the "Agency") approved a five-year Implementation Plan inc uding the Housing Implementation Plan for the Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area on December 13, 1994; and WHEREAS, said Plan included certain proje~ :ts to be undertaken by the Agency within the period of the five year period of the Plan, and WHEREAS, a Mid-Term Report on progres= made on the Implementation Plan for the Town Centre II Redevelopment Project has been pn ~ared and submitted to the Agency for review and consideration; and WHEREAS, the Agency desires to amend ~he Implementation Plan to add a project for the expansion of Scripps Hospital and related improvements; and WHEREAS, the projects to be added have be ~=n determined to provide assistance in the elimination of blighting conditions within the Proje;t Area; and WHEREAS, the Agency noticed, for three ;onsecutive weeks in a newspaper of public circulation as well as posted a Notice of Public {earing at four permanent locations within the Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area or a period of 30 days prior to the public hearing pursuant to Section 6063 of the Governn ent Code and held a public hearing to take public comments and consider the Redevelopmer,t and Implementation Plans for the Town Centre II Redevelopment Project on August 19, 11t97; and Resolution 1555 Page 2 WHEREAS, review of the Redevelopment and Implementation Plans does not constitute approval of a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and therefore is exempt from environmental review requirements in accordance with Section 15061 lb) (I) of the State CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, review and approval of progress under the Redevelopment and implementation Plans and amendment of the Implementation Plan to add a project do not obligate the Agency to include specific projects or expenditures in annual budgets, and does not change the need for any required approval including planning entitlement or environmental review. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista does hereby find, order, determine and resolve: Section 1. The Mid Term Report on the Five-Year Implementation Plan for the Town Centre II Redevelopment Project, attached hereto as though fully set forth herein, is hereby accepted and approved. Section 2. The Implementation Plan is hereby amended, as more particularly set forth therein, to add a project for the expansion of Scripps Hospital and related improvements which has been determined will eliminate blighting conditions in the Project Area. Section 3. Staff is hereby authorized to continue to carry out the programs and projects described in the Implementation Plan for the duration of the term unless the Plan is further amended before its expiration date in accordance with Community Redevelopment Law. Section 4. The review and approval of the Mid Term Report, amendment of the Implementation Plan to add a project and continuation of the Implementation Plan for the Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area are not projects within the meaning of Section 21000 of the Public Resources Code (CEQA} and the inclusion of programs, projects and expenditures within the Implementation Plan does not obligate the Agency to include such expenditures in an annual budget and does not eliminate the need for specific projects to obtain the required development approvals including environmental analysis and planning entitlement. Presented by Approved as to form by Chris Salomone O~M. Kaheny ~ Director of Community Development ~.~gency Attorney Resolution 1 555 Page 3 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED BY THE REDEVELOP VIENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA this 19th day of August, 1997 , the following vote: AYES: Members Rindone, Salas, Horton, Mo Padilla NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTENTIONS: None Shidey H : Chairmar ATTEST: ~ ~ Chris Salomone Executive Secretary STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss: CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Chris Salomone, Executive Secretary to the Redevelopmen: Agency of the City of Chula Vista, California DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full, rue and correct copy of Resolution No. 1555 and that the same has not been amended or repe~led. Dated: August 20, 1997 Chris Sa omone Executiw Secretary FIVE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (Health & Safety Code Section :13490) TOWN CENTRE II REDEVELOPMENT PI ~OJECT AREA I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND A. Introduction The five year implementation plan for the Town Centre II I~edevelopment Project is adopted to meet the requirements of Section 33490 of the Healt~ and Safety Code. The plan is a flexible policy document and not a limitation on the Agency's activities in this project area over the coming five years. B. Background The Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area, Iocate{I in the downtown area of Chula Vista, was adopted by the City Council on August 15, lC, 78. The original project included the Chula Vista Shopping Center and Sears retail center and comprised a total of 65.41 acres. The purpose of this project was to unite and renovate these two commercial centers into a contiguous modern and competitive regional shopp ng center. The Town Centre II Redevelopment Plan was amended in May 1987 to incorporate the authority to obtain tax increment revenues in accord~mce with California Community Redevelopment Law. This authority was not included in ths originally adopted Redevelopment Plan. As part of the negotiations with affected taxing agencies pertaining to the inclusion of tax increment financing, the Agency agreed to amend the proj~ =ct a second time to add additional territory. The second amendment, adopted in June 195~, facilitates various school district projects and promotes redevelopment of blighted land u!~es in the additional territory. In total, ten sites totalling 75.7 acres were added to the Proje :t Area by the second amendment. The original duration of the Redevelopment Plan was 45 y,!ars until the year 2032. Pursuant to recent changes in the State law (Health & Safety Coce Section 33333.6) the Plan was recently amended by Ordinance 2610 to reduce the durat on to 40 years or 2027. Financial limitations have been established as follows: A limit of Sa 2.5 million of taxes which may be divided and allocated to the Agency or, if bonds are issue¢ or reimbursement agreements are entered into with other public agencies and/or private er titles, a cumulative total of $100 million plus the amounts included in any reimbursement ,Dr other agreements with affected taxing agencies. The implementation plan is intended to be a flexible l:olicy document to guide Agency activities over the next five years (1995 through 1999), and is not intended to represent a limitation on Agency activities. The programs/projects ir cluded in the Implementation Plan are those priority programs anticipated to be implemented c luring the next five years, however, they are not all of the programs/projects necessary to eli~ ninate blight in the project area. The Redevelopment Project Area Boundaries are describe on the attached map (Exhibit A). Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation PLan Page 2 II. BLIGHTING CONDITIONS A. Pre-Plan Conditions The Redevelopment Plan identifies the following blighting conditions in the original Project Area. 1. Incompatible land uses. 2. Obsolete structures. 3. Inadequate parking facilities. 4. Unsightly or unattractive signage and graphics, general lack of design standards. 5. Inadequate land use and townscape planning which has had a negative impact on businesses and neighboring residential land uses in the Project Area. The 1988 Plan Amendment established the following blighting influences for the expansion area: · The need to recycle under-utilized parcels to accommodate higher and better economic uses improving the financial viability of the community as a whole; a The need to upgrade the general aesthetics of the older commercial enterprises to improve their economic viability and their ability to compete with newer commercial areas both within the City of Chula Vista and adjacent communities; · The need to address street improvements; · The existence of parcels of property that are of irregular form and shape or inadequately sized for property usefulness and development; · The existence of obsolete and/or dilapidated structures; and · The need to promote continued redevelopment of the Downtown Business District. B. Progress in Eliminating Blighting Conditions Since adoption of the Plan in 1978, the Agency has worked to eliminate certain of these conditions through the following efforts: · Provided financial and planning assistance for two expansions of Chula Vista Center Regional Mall, adding over 220,000 square feet of new commercial space including a fourth major department store, parking structure, ten-screen cinema and new mall shops linking the Broadway and Sears stores. · Closed Fifth Avenue between H Street and I Street to facilitate expansion of Chula Vista Center. Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan Page 3 · Relocated the Girls' and Boys' Club (previously Ioc;~ted within Chula Vista Center) to a new, modern facility several blocks away to conlinue to serve the western section of the City. · Designated Scripps Memorial Hospital as developer for eight acre parcel located at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and H Street. Th; project will include expansion of hospital facilities located on the adjacent parcel and :onstruction of medical offices and parking facilities. · In conjunction with the Scripps Memorial Hospital pr ~ject, successfully relocated youth serving facilities including Rollerskateland and Fie.~ ta Twin Cinemas to new facilities located near their old sites. · Private development has provided 90 units of mo~lerate priced rental housing in the Project Area. · Purchased property for the expansion of City Hall .=mployee parking. · Negotiations are underway with a major develope~ for the development of a 32 acre commercial site which is impacted by poor access, ~ vetland encroachment and partially located within a different municipality. C. Current Conditions Despite progress made to date, certain blighting conditio ~s remain which will impact future commercial and residential development. These include: · Blighted, underdeveloped or vacant contiguous par ;els of irregular shape with multiple ownerships which need to be consolidated for ,development purposes to provide higher and better economic use of property. · The need for street improvements including th )rovision of adequate access for development of a major commercial parcel. · Overcrowding conditions at public schools within or adjacent to the Project Area. · Existence of obsolete and/or dilapidated structure s. · Incompatibility of the Sweetwater Union School Di= ;trict headquarters with surrounding Iow density residential development. · City Corporation Yard currently an incompatible ~se and will be relocated to a more suitable site. III. SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE P :OJECT AREA To address the blighting conditions listed above, the f~,llowing goals and objectives were established in the Redevelopment Plan (including the ar~ ndments). Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan Page 4 A. Project Goal The goal of this redevelopment project is to eliminate existing blighting conditions, revitalize the Town Centre No. II Project Area as the principal regional shopping center of the South Bay, to facilitate various school projects and to promote the redevelopment of property within the Project Area. B. The Objectives of the Plan 1. Elimination of blighting influences, including incompatible land uses, obsolete structures, inadequate parking facilities, unsightly or unattractive signage and graphics, and inadequate landscape and townscape planning. 2. Elimination of environmental, economic, social, platting, and physical deficiencies. 3. The strengthening of the mercantile posture of Town Centre II, and the improvement of retail trade therein. 4. The renewal of Town Centre II's physical plant and the improvement of its land use patterns and spatial relationships. 5. The retention and expansion of viable land uses, commercial enterprises, and public facilities within the area. 6. The attraction of capital and new business enterprises to the project area. 7. The comprehensive beautification of the area, including its buildings, open space, streetscape, street furniture graphics, and signage. 8. Protection of peripheral residential enjoyment and land use integrity. 9. The accommodation of future local and regional mass transit and related facilities; improvement of off-street parking areas and provision for an improved transit project systems. 10. The establishment of design standards to assure desirable site design and environmental quality. 1 1. The fostering of cooperation between the Town Centre II Project Area and the Chula Vista Town Centre Project Area I and the protection of the goals, objectives, and economic resurgence of the latter. 1 2. The continuing promotion of Subarea 1 of the Chula Vista Town Centre II Project Area, as the principal center of specialty-goods purveyance in the South Bay Subregion. Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan Page 5 IV. PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND EXPENDITURES ROPOSED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS The preliminary list of Redevelopment programs and proje,:ts provided below represent a list of staff-identified actions that, if implemented, will hay a direct positive effect on the elimination of blighting influences in the Project. Inasmu¢ as the proposed programs need to be evaluated during the course of annual budgetary approval actions, the proposed expenditures have not been fully determined, and in mo~.t instances, will be a function of available redevelopment funding. The annual budget appr(~val process will be the framework within which staff-proposed programs will be evaluated a~d "compete" for funding approval by the Redevelopment Agency Board. Additional programs are needed to completely eliminate blight in the Project Area but the programs described ir this section are proposed to be implemented over the next five years. The costs describ ,~d are based upon anticipated tax increment cash flow over the next five years net of debt service and administrative costs. A. Redevelop Major Commercial Sites Work with developers and property owners to consolidat( parcels and develop plans for the comprehensive commercial redevelopment of two parcels: the northwest quadrant of Broadway and E Street and the northeast quadrant of I-SZl and National City Avenue. These two sites are underdeveloped due to irregular shaped I arcels, multiple ownerships, poor planning and inappropriate development. Negotiations! planning and the preparation of development agreements are estimated to cost ~200,001 for both sites. / B. Work With School Districts to Facilitate Expansionl and Relocation Needs Agency staff will work with the school district staff towards resolving their facilities' needs including relocation of the Sweetwater Union High Scho( headquarters and the residential redevelopment of their present site; expansion of th{ Chula Vista Middle School (in conjunction with Scripps Hospital expansion); and exp~ sion of the Feaster School site. Agency costs for these activities are estimated as follow Relocation of Sweetwater District office 975,000 Expansion of Feaster School $100,000 Expansion of Chula Vista Middle School ~25,000 Total $ 200,000 C. Relocation of City Public Works Yard Site The City Public Works Yard occupies six acres adjacent the Bayfront San Diego Trolley Station. The City is negotiating for a new public works yE rd site in the eastern section of the City which will be more centrally located as the City glows eastwardly. In order for the current yard site to be redeveloped, a feasibility analysis will be necessary to determine the highest and best use. Marketing and development of the site for redevelopment will require additional staff and program costs. The cost for this aclivity is estimated as follows: Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan Page 6 Purchase new corporation yard site (non-Agency funds) 92.4 Million Development of New Corporation Yard (non-Agency funds) 20 Million Feasibility study 50,000 Staff expense 50,000 Total Cost: 922,500,000 D. Expand City Hall Parking Lot The Agency recently purchased .5 acres adjacent to the City's employee parking lot for expansion needs. This property contains six dwelling units. All residents have been relocated. The Agency will demolish structures and expand the City parking lot. Total cost is 9200,000, V. HOW GOALS, OBJECTIVES, PROGRAMS AND EXPENDITURES WILL ELIMINATE BLIGHT The impact that goals, objectives, programs and expenditures will have toward the alleviation of blighting conditions as cited in the Redevelopment Plan is summarized below. The impact of the programs is also summarized on the attached matrix (Exhibit B). A. Goals and Objectives The goals and objectives, as discussed in the Redevelopment Plan, were specifically developed to alleviate blighting conditions [n the Project Area. The original project goal was the revitalization of the Project Area (Chula Vista Center shopping center) as the principal regional shopping center for the South Bay. This goal was expanded as part of the second Redevelopment Plan amendment, to include the facilitation of various school district projects and redevelopment of Agency/City facilities within the expanded project area. This will require the alleviation of blighting influences as more specifically addressed by the objectives. The objectives specifically address the elimination of blighting influences including incompatible land uses, removal of obsolete and dilapidated buildings, and the need for beautification efforts and sign control to improve Project Area aesthetics. The objectives also stress the strengthening of the mercantile character of the Project Area with good townscape planning including sensitivity to the need to protect peripheral residential land uses. B. Programs The program to redevelop major commercial sites will specifically address blighting influences of incompatible land uses, obsolete structures, irregular parcels, the need to recycle under- utilized parcels for better economic use of property, and the need for street improvements. The program to facilitate school district projects including relocation of the Sweetwater Union High School District offices and expansion of school sites will address blighting influences of incompatible land uses, obsolete structuring, inadequate parking, inadequate land uses and townscape planning. Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan Page 7 The program to relocate the City's Public Works Yard will I,rovide a six acre parcel in a prime location for major commercial redevelopment. This progr am will address incompatible land uses (current usage), the need to recycle under-utilized p;~rcels to accommodate higher and better economic use and the need to promote continued redevelopment in the downtown business district. The program to expand City Hall parking addresses inade ~uate parking facilities. VI. EXPLANATION OF HOW THE GOALS, OBJECTIVE[, PROJECTS AND EXPENDITURES WILL IMPLEMENT PROJECT HOUSING REQUIREN ENTS A. Goals and Objectives California's Community Redevelopment Law requires tidal not less than 20% of all tax increment gene, rated by the Project shall be used for the I~urpose of increasing or improving the community s supply of very Iow, Iow, and moderate noome housing. The law requires that at least 15% of all new or rehabilitated dwelling units Jeveloped with housing assistance by entities other than the Agency in a Redevelopment Pr(ject Area be affordable to Iow and moderate income households, of which 40% must be for, and occupied by, very Iow income households. Additionally, affordable dwelling units shal remain affordable for the longest feasible time (usually 55 years) but no less than the peri,~d of land use controls established in the Project plan. B. Projects and Expenditures to be Made During the ~ext Five Years 1. Annual housing production goals have been established Citywide. See Citywide Housing Goals attached as Exhibit C. 2. Estimated number of Iow/moderate income housin units to be destroyed in years 1-5: · 48 Mobi~ehome Units · 15 Apartment Units 3. Replacement Housing site · The replacement housing site wit n the project area is the current location of the Sweetwater Union -ligh School District headquarters. This facility is planned to be reloca'ed within the next 3-4 years. The site is zoned R1-P, Iow density housi ng. Comprising 7.93 acres, the site can accommodate 18 housing unit., under this zoning. For additional replacement housing sites in the City, see Exhibit C. 4. Low/Moderate Housing Fund Expenditure Prograr · The Town Centre II Redevelopment ~roject redistributes 20% of the tax increments accruing from the Project Area to the Agency's Low/Moderate Income Housing Fund. Estimated deposits and expenditures are included in the A ~ncy's Housing Plan, see Exhibit C. Town Centre II Redevelopment Project Area Five Year Implementation Plan Page 8 5. Housing Production Plan · See Exhibit C, Section V 6. Low/Moderate Income Housing Production Results · See Exhibit C, Section V VII. CONCLUSION Adoption of the Implementation Plan shall not constitute an approval of any specific program, project or expenditure and does not change the need to obtain any required approval of a specific program, project or expenditure from the Agency or community. The projects described in the Implementation Plan are examples of undertakings which will meet the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Project. Other projects which meet program requirements may also be pursued by the Agency. This is the initial Implementation Plan for the Town Centre II Redevelopment Project. This Plan will be reviewed by the Agency at least once within the five year term of the Plan. The review including a noticed public hearing, will take place no earlier than two years and no later than three years after adoption of this initial Implementation Plan. The Agency will hold a requisite public hearing and adopt a new Implementation Plan every five years from the date of adoption of the Initial Plan. The Implementation Plan may be amended by the Agency at any time following a noticed public hearing. [SS\disk#5\TC2plan.tex]