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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-11459 approving amendment to FY 23-24 Budget Allocation for the Acquisition and Use of 1166 Higuera StreetR 11459 RESOLUTION NO. 11459 (2023 SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2023- 24 BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 FOR PURCHASE AND USE OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1166 HIGUERA STREET WHEREAS, in accordance with the San Luis Obispo City Charter Section 802, the City Manager submitted the 2023-25 Financial Plan to Council for its review and consideration on June 6, 2023; and WHEREAS, on June 6, 2023, the Council approved and appropriated the 2023-24 budget allocation including operating expenditures, debt service, and capital improvement plan budget (Resolution No. 11429, 2023 Series); and WHEREAS, the City created an Infrastructure Investment Fund to set aside funding for future infrastructure projects that contribute to improved economic development and enhanced quality of life in the City of San Luis Obispo; and WHEREAS, the use of these funds is at the discretion of Council based on the guidelines established; and WHEREAS, acquisition of the property located at 1166 Higuera Street would serve the City’s interests by providing interim parking supply in the Upper Monterey area upon approval of a conditional use permit and would facilitate development and economic revitalization in the Upper Monterey area, consistent with the City’s General Plan goals and policies; and WHEREAS, parking lot and landscape improvements, in addition to potential demolition of an existing structure, need to be completed to facilitate the City’s use of this property; and WHEREAS, the Infrastructure Investment Fund balance is sufficient to cover costs associated with purchasing the property located at 1166 Higuera Street; and WHEREAS, the City intends that the acquisition is for the purpose of orderly planning in the Upper Monterey area consistent with General Plan policies and future use(s) (e.g. affordable housing, transit center, parking, or other public benefit community serving uses) for this property shall be determined through a 24-25 workplan item to initiate a comprehensive community planning process for Upper Monterey; and WHEREAS, the City’s Infrastructure Investment Fund will be used to pay for acquisition and improvement costs and will be reimbursed via an interfund loan with a repayment by the Parking Fund at a rate of 2.88% and a repayment term of 30 years, with deferral of principal payments for three years and interest payments starting immediately; and DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E539C0C-34AC-4644-861D-BA079AB663FE Resolution No. 11459 (2023 Series) Page 2 R 11459 WHEREAS, Council contemplates interim use of the acquired property for surface parking purposes to support economic development, private investment and area improvement consistent with the Downtown Concept plan and to maintain maximum flexibility of future use of the property; and WHEREAS, it is in the overall economic development interest of the City to defer the repayment of the interfund loan principal balance to the General Fund from the Parking Fund for three years from the close of escrow in order to provide maximum flexibility to the General Fund and Parking Fund to identify and address current and future program needs, informed by the Parking Rate Study, Economic Development Strategic Plan, Downtown Concept Plan, or other mechanism, and to facilitate evaluation of potential long-term uses of the property other than, or in addition to, parking; and WHEREAS, during the period of interfund loan principal repayment deferral, the parking fund shall bear all costs of improvement, maintenance and operation of the property for parking uses, subject to City permitting and approval, and shall improve and maintain in operation a surface parking lot. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. The findings and declarations stated in the recitals above are true, correct, and incorporated herein by reference. DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E539C0C-34AC-4644-861D-BA079AB663FE Resolution No. 11459 (2023 Series) Page 3 R 11459 SECTION 2. The 2023-24 budget is hereby amended to appropriate $4,845,000 from the Infrastructure Investment Fund to cover costs associated with the purchase and improvement costs for the property located at 1166 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA. Upon motion of Vice Mayor Marx, seconded by Council Member Pease, and on the following roll call vote: AYES: Council Member Francis, Pease, Shoresman, Vice Mayor Marx, and Mayor Stewart NOES: None ABSENT: None The foregoing resolution was adopted this 14th day of November 2023. ___________________________ Mayor Erica A. Stewart ATTEST: ______________________ Teresa Purrington City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________ J. Christine Dietrick City Attorney IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________. ___________________________ Teresa Purrington City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E539C0C-34AC-4644-861D-BA079AB663FE 11/30/2023 | 9:08 AM PST