R-754 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

RESOLUTION NO. 754 A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH ARE OF BENEFIT TO THE ARLINGTON REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside ("Agency") desires and intends to construct and install public improvements consisting of landscaping and irrigation in the public right away adjacent to the Arlington Village within the Arlington Redevelopment Project (the "Project Area"); and WHEREAS, the lack of adequate landscaping and irrigation in the Project Area creates a visual blight and serves as a deterrent to the economic health of local businesses and to the establishment of new businesses in the Project Area, thereby constituting economic blight; and WHEREAS, the Arlington Village Improvements will create additional recreational areas in a public park, i:mprove the visual appearance of Arlington Village and assist in the promotion and enhancement of business within the Arlington Project Area thereby benefiting the Project Area; and WHEREAS, the Arlington Village Improvements are anticipated to enhance and promote the revitalization of the businesses in Arlington Village in the Project Area; and WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 33445 provides that the Agency may, with the consent of the legislative body, pay all or part of the value of the land for, and the cost of the installation and construction of, any building, facility, structure, or other improvements that is publicly owned either within or without the Project Area. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside hereby: Section 1. That the Arlington Village Improvements will be of benefit to the Project Area in that it will assist in removing a visual blight and enhance the revitalization of businesses surrounding Arlington Village. Section 2. That there is no other reasonable means of financing the Arlington Village Improvements available to tlhe community because the Arlington Village Improvement Project is not within the budget of the City.