HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 10035 (Rafael Town Center)SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 10035
A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE
DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAN
RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND RAFAEL TOWN CENTER LLC
WHEREAS, the staff of the San Rafael Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") has
presented a proposed disposition and development agreement ("DDA") with Rafael Town Center
LLC ("Developer") providing for the Agency to sell to Developer certain property at Fourth
Street and Court Street in downtown San Rafael (the "Property") and for Developer's
development thereon of a mixed use complex of approximately 113 residential units, 38,000
square feet for office use and 24,500 square feet for retail use (the "Project");
WHEREAS, the Property is in the area governed by the Amended and Restated
Redevelopment Plan for the Central San Rafael Redevelopment Area (the "Plan");
WHEREAS, development of the Property as contemplated by the DDA will assist in the
elimination of blight in the area governed by the Plan by providing for new development on
vacant and blighted lands and will provide for uses consistent with the City's Vision of
Downtown San Rafael and Implementation Strategy;
WHEREAS, the DDA is consistent with the Agency's implementation plan in that the
implementation plan provides for reuse and development of the Property;
WHEREAS, as described in the Agency staff report and the Section 33433 summary, the
Agency will sell the Property to the Developer for approximately $2,104,000, an amount which
is at least equal to the estimated fair market value of the Property for its highest and best uses
under the Plan;
WHEREAS, in conjunction with consideration of the DDA, the Agency prepared a
mitigated negative declaration (the "Negative Declaration") after concluding that all the potential
environmental impacts of the Project will be mitigated to a level of insignificance if specified
mitigation measures are implemented;
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Agency have held a public hearing on the DDA
duly noticed in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 33433.
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THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Rafael resolves as follows:
Section 1. Based on the staff report, the Section 33433 summary, and evidence
submitted at the public hearing on the DDA, the City Council hereby finds:
(a) The development of the Property in accordance with the
DDA will assist in the elimination of blight in the area
governed by Plan.
(b) The development of the Property in accordance with the
DDA will be consistent with the Agency's implementation
plan.
(c) The purchase price the Developer will pay for the Property
is at least equal to the fair market value of the Property for
its highest and best uses under the Plan.
Section 2. Based on the Negative Declaration and this Resolution, the City Council
hereby finds that the approval of the DDA and the Project contemplated by the DDA will not
result in any significant adverse environmental impact which will not be mitigated.
Section 3. The City Manager and his designees are hereby directed to require as
conditions of the City approvals for the Project contemplated by the DDA that the Developer in
conjunction with the Agency implement the mitigation measures identified in the Negative
Declaration.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, City Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a special meeting of the
City Council of the City of San Rafael and the San Rafael Redevelopment Agency held on the
6th day of April, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: COHEN, MILLER, PHILLIPS & MAYOR BORO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: HELLER
JE : LEONCII�tI, City Clerk
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