HomeMy WebLinkAboutCVRC Reso 2010-018CVRC RESOLUTION NO. 2010-018
RESOLUTION OF THE CHULA VISTA REDEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA DISCONTINUE
COLLECTING DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES (WTDIF,
PFDIF, PAD) IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS,
EXCLUDING THE BAYFRONT PROJECT AREA, FOR A
PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS AND USE TAX INCREMENT
TO FINANCE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
IDENTIFIED IN THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE
PROGRAM (S)
WHEREAS, in August 2009, at a Joint Meeting of the Chula Vista Redevelopment
Corporation ("CVRC") and the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency ("Agency"), the CVRC was
directed to explore creative options for incentivizing redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, in December 2009, the City hired Economic and Planning Systems, Inc.
("EPS") to review the feasibility of infill development in western Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, in Mazch 2010, the Memorandum entitled, "City of Chula Vista Westside
Infill Mazket Review and Feasibility Analysis," was completed, describing current market
conditions in western Chula Vista, analyzing the feasibility of several common development
types, and revealing that none of the development types would be feasible under current market
and economic conditions; and
WHEREAS, in August 2010, EPS presented the results of their report at a CVRC
Workshop, noting that Chula Vista's relatively high residential development impact fees could
be a deterrent to new development and could delay economic recovery; and
WHEREAS, at the August Workshop, the CVRC directed staff to come back with a
proposal for addressing some of the findings in the Memorandum; and
WHEREAS, staff has prepazed a proposal to suspend collection of certain development
impact fees in the City's redevelopment project azeas for five yeazs, in order to catalyze.
economic development activity in the City's commercial corridors; and
WHEREAS, the Bayfront Project Area shall be excluded from this proposal due to
existing and proposed development plans and agreements, which are structured on and rely upon
funding from future development impact fees; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency will use its revenues to purchase or construct
public improvements that support the redevelopment of western Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency will ensure the development impact fee
accounts are made whole by either building the facilities identified with the development impact
fees or contributing the dollaz amounts to the various funds: and
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WHEREAS, there will be no negative financial impact to the City of Chula Vista or the
development impact funds as a result of not collecting development fees in the Redevelopment
Project Areas; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed activity
for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that
the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines
because it involves administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical
changes to the environment. Therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA
Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary; and
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has
determined that it is not site specific and consequently the 500 foot rule found in California Code
of Regulations section 18704.2(a)(1) is not applicable to this decision.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chula Vista Redevelopment
Corporation recommends that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista discontinue collecting
development impact fees (Western Transportation Impact Fee ("WTDIF"), Public Facilities
Financing Development Impact Fee ("PFFDIF"), and Park Acquisition and Development Fee
("PAD")) in the redevelopment project areas, excluding the Bayfront Project Area, for a period
of five years and use tax increment to finance capital improvement projects identified in the
development impact fee program (s).
Presented
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C~Sry`Iflalbeft, fYI'CP, PE "
Assistant rty Manager/Director of
Development Services
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation
of the City of Chula Vista, this 14th day of October 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: Directors: Desrochers, Flores, Munoz, Reyes, Chair Lewis
NAYS: Directors:
ABSENT: Directors: Paul, Salas
ABSTAIN
ATTEST:
Directors:
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Eric C. Crockett, Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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I, Eric C. Crockett, Secretary of the Chula Vista Redevelopmen ration of the City of
Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing CVRC Resolution No. 2010-018
was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista Redevelopment Corporation held on the 14th day of October,
2010.
Executed this 14th day of October 2010.
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Eric C. Crockett, Secretary