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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRDA Res 82-06 1982-10-11 RESOLUTION NO. 8,2-10 A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH SELECTING TERRITORY TO BE ADDED TO THE RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seal Beach hereby finds, deter- mines, resolves and orders as follows: I Section 1. The staff.of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Seal Beach has prepared and submitted a report to the Agency regarding the conditions existing within the territory described on Exhibit A, attached hereto. Such report, attached hereto as Exhibit B, demonstrates that such territory is a blighted area, the redevelop- ment of which is necessary to effectuate the public purposes of Community Redevelopment Law. The Agency has reviewed and con- sideration hereby finds and determines that such territory is a blighted area within the meaning of that term under the Community Redevelopment Law and that redevelopment of such territory is necessary to effectuate the public purposes declared therein. Section 2. The Agency hereby approves the selection of such territory to be added to the Riverfront Redevelopment Project by amendment. Section 3. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1982 by the following vote: The Agency hereby formulates and approves the Preliminary Plan regarding such amendment, attached hereto as ~xhibit C. II rtj day of raT;; w.J , I AYES: Agency Member NOES: Agency Members ABSENT: Agency Members ~~.J~ ATTEST: ST TE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) 55 CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, and Secretary of the Seal Beach Redevelopment Agency, do hereby certify th~_th~ foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number ~ on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved antl adopted by the Redevelopment AgenCy~the City of ~ ~ regular meeting thereof held on the _ day of 'L , 1982. . . . . HELLMAN/ROCKWELL BLIGHT REPORT I I, Intr.oduction The Hellman/Rockwell project area consists of approximately acres located south of Westminster Avenue, southwest of a 2.3 acre shopping center, west of Seal Beach Boulevard, north of Marina Hill/Gum Grove Park and east of the Los Angeles County Line. The project area is composed of three major parcels: The Rockwell site, zoned M-l, light manufacturing, the Police Station/City Yard site, zoned PLU, public land use and the Hellman site, zoned for residential, oil extrac- tion and public use through the Hellman Specific Plan, and Los Alamitos Retarding Basin, zoned PLU, public land use. As described more fully below, the area designated as the Hellman/Rockwell Project area is a blighted area, which constitutes physical, social and economic liabilities requiring redevelopment in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of the people of the City of Seal Beach and the State of California. The characteristics of blight which exist in the project area cause a reduction of, and in some cases, a lack of proper utilization of the project area to such an extent that it constitutes a serious physical, social and economic burden on the City of Seal Beach, and such burden cannot reasonably be expected to be reversed or alleviated by private enter- prise acting alone. II. Physical, Social and Economic Liabilities A. There exists in the project area, physical liabilities requiring redevelopment as follows: 1) Physical Liabilities include: a) the physical presence of the Newport-Inglewood fault transecting the site; b) a large area of poor soil resulting in potential liquefaction conditions which must be treated with; c) extensive cut and fill from the project site. The cut of 30 ft. to 35 ft. of earth will be required; d) to correct topographic problems and to stabilize an adjacent residential neighborhood which currently experiences cave-in and slope loss of portions of subdivided lots due to; e) soil instability. I .. 2) Social and economic liabilities include: a) the need to provide affordable housing in the project area which is prevented by; b) the fact that the site is not part of any Sanitation District and; c) the requirement to pay for the cost of providing sewerage services as a condition of annexation into the district. B. It is not reasonable to expect the above described physical, social and economic liabilities to be remedied by private enterprise I or governmental action without the aid of redevelopment pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law. Local governmental entities, including the City of Seal Beach, have experienced significant reductions in property tax revenues used to finance public improve- ments since the passage of Proposition 13 in June, 1978. EXHIBIT "B" . I I I I , . Hellman/Rockwell Blight Report Page 2 III. C. While all lands within the project area do not suffer from the physical, social and economic liabilities, the inclusion of all lands in the survey area into the Redevelopment Agency is necessary for effective redevelopment and provision of proper circulation with the project area. D. It has been determined from the above that the area is blighted because of inadequate public improvements, public facilities, and utilities exist which cannot be remedied by private or governmental action without redevelopment. Section 33032 (d) Health and Safety Code. Redevelopment of Project Area Redevelopment of the project area would do the following: A) Allow resolution of the liquefaction problem. B) Stabilize slopes adjacent to the residences. C) Correct topographic problems. D) Assist in providing affordable housing. E) Provide the vehicle for annexation into the Sanitation District. EXHIBIT "S" . I I . .. .. . ... . .. ... I . .. '" III ... III C III - 0 I i III ~ .. Vt C ., c .: ,. ii1 ... m F ~ z en ~ 90 5l~ r;g [~ I 1=' I I ... ,. - - at - ".. IIJ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. ... ~ J~ .f: . . . . . . . . ... . . . a at "I r- . I I I I . , PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR HELLMAN/ROCKWELL AREA A. Hellman/Rockwell Area 1. Descri pti on . General Description: In the City of Seal Beach bounded by Westminster Avenue on the north, a 2.3 acre shopping center on the northeast, Seal Beach Boulevard on the east, Marina Hill and Gum Grove Park on the south and the Los Angeles County Line on the west (see attached map, Exhibit A). For legal description, see attached Exhibit B. 2. Land Use . The territory to be added is comprised of four uses: a) Rockwell International: is a 109-acre site occupied by the single user, Rockwell International. Approximately 30 acres of the 109 acres are vacant. At some point in the future, additional light industrial uses may be developed on the site in accordance with Rockwell's adopted development plan. b) Police Station/City Corporation Yard; are located on a 7.1 acre site at Seal Beach Boulevard and Regency Drive. Approximately 1/2 acre of the site is vacant and available for future public uses; most probably an expansion of City Yard functions. c) Hellman Oil Production: Approximately 65 producing oil wells, together with storage tanks, derricks and pipe lines are located south of the Police Station/City Yard and west of Seal Beach Boulevard, on 65 acres of vacant land. The wells are situated in scattered sites on land owned by the Hellman Estate. Future use of the Hellman land will include: streets, a public park (18t acres), a single family attached housing (567t condominiums) and residual oil production site. d) Los Alamitos Retarding Basin: Approximately 35 acres devoted to flood control and future open space uses consistent with the primary food control function. 3. Streets Two public streets are proposed in the project area as follows: First Street, primary highway, 2800 feet in length. "U" Street, secondary highway, 3000 feet in length. Both streets are consistent with the circulation element to the City's General Plan and the adopted Hellman Specific Plan. EXHIBIT "e" - I 4. Population Density Only 41.4 acres of the survey area is proposed for residential. develop- m~nt. 1hat area is proposed for 567t condominiums for a density of 61.8 units per acre. The density of the total survey area is 31.3 units. per acre. The total anticipated population in the survey area is approxl- mately 850-900. This housing development will contain the low and mnrlpr~t.p income housina comoonent of the Hellman Soecific Plan. 5. Building Intensity Rockwell - 9 buildings are proposed on site, of which 4 currently exist. A summary of these buildings is as follows: Building Size Stories Existing/Proposed 80 295,000 sq. ft. 8 E 81 275,000 sq.ft. 3 E 86 136,000 sq. ft. 1 E Records 67,000 sq.ft. 1 E #2 244,000 sq. ft. 3 P #4 240,000 sq.ft. 3 P #5 240,000 sq. ft. 3 P I #1 140,000 sq.ft. 1 P #6 230,000 sq. ft. 1 P 1,867,000 sq.ft. I I Police Station/City Yard - consists of a) a single free standing, 2-story structure devoted to Police Department use and b) two l-story buildings devoted to the City Corporation Yard functions. No other buildings are anticipated on the site at this time. Hellman - All buildings for the Hellman land are proposed in the Hellman Specific Plan as follows: residential structures shall be limited to 2-stories over parking with a maximum height of 30 feet. The only major building proposed for the public park is a regulation size gymnasium. 6. Standards Proposed The existing and proposed buildings will not be reconstructed or modified as a result of inclusion within redevelopment agency boundaries, nor as the result of redevelopment agency action. All new construction will con- form to existing City plans, laws and standards. 7. How Project Relates to Community Redevelopment Law Community Redevelopment Law has a primary goal of providing affordable housing. The adopted Hellman Specific Plan contains provisions for providing affordable housing as part of the 1000 unit development. The affordable housing site is not currently in any Sanitation District, which is a direct barrier to the construction of affordable housing. The redevelopment agency can provide the mechanism to generate revenues re- quired to pay the necessary costs for annexation of this area into the Sanitation District and pay for any other needed public improvements to insure construction of affordable housing. 8. The General Plan Designations for these Sites are: Rockwell - M-l, Light Manufacturing Police Station/City Yard - PLU, Public Land Use Hellman - Hellman Specific Plan Retarding Basin-Plu, Public Land Use All present and proposed land uses in the survey area are consistent with the General Plan. EXHIBIT "e" - I . , . Preliminary Plan for Hellman/Rockwell Area Page 3 9. Impacts Upon inclusion in the Redevelopment Agency, the agency will be able to provide the mechanism to annex the land into the Sanitation District and assist in implementing affordable housing in the area. The only negative impacts would be the loss of future taxes to various agencies and special districts. I I I EXHIBIT "e"