BURBANK REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER - 275 EAST OLIVE AVENUE

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5:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION IN CITY HALL BASEMENT LUNCH ROOM/ CONFERENCE ROOM.

Conference with Real Property Negotiator:

a.       Pursuant to Govt. Code �54956.8

Agency Negotiator:  Community Development Department/Susan M. Georgino.

Property:  3401 West Olive and 111 North Lima Street, Burbank, California.

Party With Whom City is Negotiating:  Rick Platt, PW, LLC, 100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1650, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Name of Contact Person:  Susan M. Georgino, Community Development Department Director and Joseph McDougall, Assistant City Attorney.

Terms Under Negotiation:  Terms of Payment.

b.      Conference with Legal Counsel � Anticipated Litigation

Pursuant to Govt. Code �54956.9(c)

Number of potential case(s): 1

When the Agency reconvenes in open session, the Agency may make any required disclosures regarding actions taken in Closed Session or adopt any appropriate resolutions concerning these matters.

6:30 P.M.

INVOCATION:                       Dr. Reverend Harry Morgan Moses, Spirit Works Center.

                                                The Courts have concluded that sectarian prayer as part of City

                                                Council meetings is not permitted under the Constitution.

FLAG SALUTE:

ROLL CALL:

CONSENT CALENDAR:  (Item 1)

The following item may be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion on this item unless a Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent calendar and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.  A roll call vote is required for the consent calendar.

1.       DESIGNATION OF YOUTH ENDOWMENT SERVICES FUNDS:

The purpose of this report is to request the Council, Redevelopment Agency (Agency) Board and Youth Endowment Services (YES) Fund Board, to approve a contract with the Burbank Unified School District (BUSD) awarding $24,000 in YES funds for alterations to the Luther Burbank Middle School (Luther) gym floor.  This gym is used extensively by City youth and adult sports programs as well as after school programs. In addition, staff requests that the Financial Services Director be authorized to formally designate $1,272,204 in YES funds to the Robert R. Ovrom Park (Park) Project.  Both appropriations were approved during the Fiscal Year (FY) 2006-07 budget process; however, certain findings must be made prior to using the funds. 

The YES Fund was established in January 1991 for the purpose of providing, encouraging and supporting activities that benefit the development of youth residing in the City. The public contribution to this effort is a Council/Agency pledge of five percent of the incremental tax revenue produced in the Golden State, West Olive and City Centre Redevelopment Project Areas.  These tax increment contributions to the YES Fund can only be used for capital improvement-type projects.

City youth and adult sports programs utilize the Luther gym for practices and games during the months of September through March, as well as some evenings during the summer months.  In addition, the facility is utilized for the City�s after school program. The gym floor has significant water damage and is not usable for basketball and volleyball games.  BUSD staff is renovating the Luther gym facility (excluding the floors) and locker rooms, including installation of a new roof, sealing and painting of the walls.  BUSD requested financial assistance for the replacement of the Luther gym floor.

During the FY 2006-07 budget process, the Council approved certain appropriations of YES funds; $1,272,204 for the Park and $24,000 for the Luther gym floor.  These funds are from FY 2004-05 and FY 2005-06 YES Fund balance.  Although the Council approved these appropriations, the necessary legal findings required by Section 33445 of the California Health and Safety Code were not included during the budget process.  Before spending YES funds, the Agency Board needs to authorize those proposed expenditures, but can do so only if the Council consents to such expenditures and makes the required Redevelopment Law findings. The two expenditures are: 1) $24,000 for Luther, which is outside of a Redevelopment Project Area; and, 2) $1,272,204 for the Park project which is located in the South San Fernando Project Area. 

The findings set forth in Section 33445 can be made here, as set forth below:

1. That the improvements are of benefit to the project area or the immediate neighborhood in which the project is located:

a) Luther expenditure: The project will benefit the West Olive Redevelopment Project Area and the Burbank Merged Redevelopment Project Area (consisting of City Centre, Golden State and South San Fernando Redevelopment Project Areas) by providing recreational facilities at Luther that are available to children throughout the City and specifically to those within the City�s Redevelopment Project Areas, Focus Neighborhoods and affordable housing developments.

b) Park project expenditure: The project is located in the Burbank Merged Redevelopment Project Area and benefits the project area, specifically the area designated as the South San Fernando Project Area, by providing additional park space.

2.  That no other reasonable means of financing the improvements are available to the community.

Inasmuch as the City�s General Fund has committed its resources to other capital projects, there is no other reasonable means of financing these two projects.

3.      That the payment of funds for the public improvements will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the project area, and is consistent with the implementation plan adopted pursuant to Section 33490. 

The redevelopment purpose served by these proposed capital expenditures is the elimination of blighted infrastructure conditions in recreation facilities that serves those residents living inside the City�s Redevelopment Project Areas, Focus Neighborhoods and affordable housing developments (in addition to other residents). This type of expenditure is consistent with the Agency�s Five-Year Implementation Plan (July 2004 to June 2009 adopted December 2004, pursuant to Section 33490 of the Health and Safety Code), which included a public facilities and improvements component. Specifically, the Plan sets forth the goal of improving public infrastructure systems, and providing for the installation of new public improvements to meet the requirements of new development in the project areas.

The appropriations were included as part of the FY 2006-07 Budget; therefore, there is no fiscal impact.    

Recommendation:

Adoption of proposed resolution entitled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AUTHORIZING CERTAIN YOUTH ENDOWMENT SERVICES EXPENDITURES FOR THE LUTHER BURBANK MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS AND DESIGNATING FUNDS FOR THE ROBERT �BUD�  OVROM PARK PROJECT.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

RECESS to conclude the Youth Endowment Services Fund Board and City Council meetings.

ADJOURNMENT.