HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2023 0301 CCSA REG ITEM 11ACITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of March 1, 2023
ACTION ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 511.
(ROLL CALL VOTE: 4-0,
COUNCILMEMBER GROFF ABSENT)
BY A. Hurtado.
A. Consider Ordinance No. 511 Approving the Third Amendment to Development
Agreement No. 2012-03 between the City of Moorpark and Essex Moorpark
Owner, L.P., and Making a Determination of Exemption Pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act in Connection Therewith. Staff Recommendation:
Waive full reading, declare Ordinance No. 511 read for the second time, and
adopted as read. (Staff: Shanna Farley, Principal Planner)
Item: 11.A.
ORDINANCE NO. 511
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2012-03 BETWEEN
THE CITY OF MOORPARK AND ESSEX MOORPARK
OWNER, L.P., AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF
EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
WHEREAS, Section 65864, Article 2.5, Chapter 4, Division 1, Title 7 of the State
Planning and Zoning Law provides that cities may enter into contractual obligations
known as Development Agreements with persons having equitable interest in real
property for development of that property; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2007, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2007-2611,
adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration, and approving General Plan Amendment No.
2004-05 for a change of land use designation from Specific Plan 9 (SP-9) – School
Overlay to Very High Density Residential (VH); and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2017, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public
hearing and adopted Resolution No. 2017-3582 approving Residential Planned
Development Permit No. 2012-02 for the construction of a 200-unit apartment complex
and associated site improvements on approximately 11.66 acres located at 150 Casey
Road, and adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration from a previous project, Residential
Planned Development Permit No. 2012-02; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 443,
approving Development Agreement (DA) No. 2012-03 by and between the City of
Moorpark and Essex Moorpark Owner, L.P., in association with Residential Planned
Development Permit No. 2012-02; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2021, an application was filed to amend the terms of the
Development Agreement between the City of the Moorpark and Essex Moorpark Owner,
L.P.; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2021, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 490
approving the First Amendment to Development Agreement No. 2012-03; and
WHEREAS, on September 19, 2022, an application was filed to amend the terms
of the Development Agreement between the City of the Moorpark and Essex Moorpark
Owner, L.P.; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 509
approving the Second Amendment to Development Agreement No. 2012-03; and
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WHEREAS, on December 27, 2022, an application was filed to amend the terms
of the Development Agreement between the City of the Moorpark and Essex Moorpark
Owner L.P.; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2023, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution
No. PC-2023-689 recommending that the City Council approve the Third Amendment to
the Development Agreement No. 2012-03; and
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing on February 15, 2023 the City Council
considered the Third Amendment to the DA, and public testimony related thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all points of public testimony relevant
to the Third Amendment to the Development Agreement and has given careful
consideration to the content of the Third Amendment to the DA, and has reached a
decision on the matter; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director has determined that this
project, as amended, is consistent with the environmental determination that was
previously-approved for Residential Planned Development Permit No. 2012-02.
Therefore, no further environmental documentation is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION: The City Council concurs
with the Community Development Director that the Third Amendment to the Development
Agreement is consistent with the Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted for Residential
Planned Development Permit No. 2012-02.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Moorpark does hereby find as follows:
A. The provisions of the Third Amendment to the Development Agreement are
consistent with the General Plan in that it will help achieve the goals of the
Land Use Element and Housing Element and is consistent with the goals
and policies of all other elements.
B. The provisions of the Third Amendment to the Development Agreement and
the assurances that said agreement places upon the project are consistent
with the provisions of Chapter 15.40 of the Moorpark Municipal Code
because the Development Agreement, First Amendment, and Second
Amendment contain the elements required by Section 15.40.030 and shall
be processed through a duly-noticed public hearing process as required by
law.
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SECTION 3. The City Council hereby adopts the Third Amendment to the
Development Agreement attached hereto and incorporated herein (Exhibit A) between
the City of Moorpark, a municipal corporation, and Essex Moorpark Owner, L.P. and the
City Clerk is hereby directed to cause one copy of the signed, adopted agreement to be
recorded with the County Recorder no later than ten (10) days after the City enters into
the development agreement pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section
65868.5.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion
of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance
and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, sentences, clauses,
phrases, parts or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its
passage and adoption.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance; shall enter the same in the book of original ordinances of said City; shall make
a written record of the passage and adoption thereof in the minutes of the proceedings of
the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall publish notice of
adoption in the manner required by law.
PASSED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of March, 2023.
Chris R. Enegren, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ky Spangler, City Clerk
Exhibit A – Third Amendment to Development Agreement with Attachments
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Recording Requested By
And When Recorded Return to:
CITY CLERK
CITY OF MOORPARK
799 Moorpark Avenue
Moorpark, California 93021
EXEMPT FROM RECORDER'S FEES
Pursuant to §§ 6103, 27383 and 27388.1
of the California Government Code
THIRD AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
CITY OF MOORPARK
AND
ESSEX MOORPARK OWNER, L.P.
EXHIBIT A
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THIRD AMENDMENT
TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (“Third
Amendment”) is dated as of ___________, 202 3, and is entered into by and between the
CITY OF MOORPARK, a municipal corporation (“City”), and ESSEX MOORPARK
OWNER, L.P., a California limited partnership (“Developer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City and Developer entered into that certain Development
Agreement dated April 17, 2017, which was recorded on April 17, 2017 as Document No.
20170417-00050720-0 in the Official Records of Ventura County, California, and
amended it by a First Amendment of Development Agreement (“First Amendment”) dated
August 2, 2022 which was recorded on August 4, 2022 as Document No. 2022-
000082017 in such Official Records, and as further amended by a Second Amendment
of Development Agreement (“Second Amendment”) dated December 2, 2022 which was
recorded on December 14, 2022 as Document No. 2022000115909 in such Official
Records (as amended, the “DA”); and
WHEREAS, Developer is the owner of real property within the City, more
specifically described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto (referred to hereinafter as the
"Property"); and
WHEREAS, City and Developer desire to amend the DA to extend the date for
satisfying certain conditions as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Amendments.
a. Section 2 of the Second Amendment is hereby amended to extend the
December 31, 2022 date set forth therein to June 30, 2023; and
b. Exhibit “C” to the Second Amendment is hereby deleted and replaced in
its entirety with Exhibit “B” to this Third Amendment.
2. Reaffirmation. Except as specifically amended hereby, the DA is and shall
remain in full force and effect; and to the extent that there are any
inconsistencies between the provisions of this Third Amendment and the DA,
the provisions hereof shall control.
3. Counterparts. This Third Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto
in separate counterparts, and signatures delivered electronically, and each
counterpart when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed the day and year first above written.
DEVELOPER:
ESSEX MOORPARK OWNER, L.P.
a California limited partnership
By: Essex Moorpark GP, L.P.
a California limited partnership
Its: General Partner
By: Essex Management Corporation
a California corporation
Its: General Partner
By: _____________________
Name: _____________________
Title: _____________________
CITY:
CITY OF MOORPARK,
a municipal corporation
By:
Chris R. Enegren, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ky Spangler, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
Kevin G. Ennis, City Attorney
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A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the
truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of California )
County of )
On _________________________, before me, ,
(insert name and title of the officer)
Notary Public, personally appeared ,
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose
name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that
he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of
which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California
that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature (Seal)
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A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the
truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
State of California )
County of )
On _________________________, before me, ,
(insert name and title of the officer)
Notary Public, personally appeared ,
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose
name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that
he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of
which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California
that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature (Seal)
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EXHIBIT “A”
TO THIRD AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF VENTURA,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
PARCEL 1:
PARCEL "A" AS SHOWN ON LOT LINE OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 2014 -1, AS
EVIDENCED BY DOCUMENT RECORDED AUGUST 31, 2016 AS INSTRUMENT NO.
20160831-00125261-0 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL OF PARCEL 2B OF IN THAT CERTAIN LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 2005 -04 IN
THE CITY OF MOORPARK, COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
RECORDED JULY 21, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NO. 20050721 -0178764 OR OFFICIAL
RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, BEING
A PORTION OF LOT "T", TRACT NO. "L", RANCHO SIMI, AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK
5, PAGE 5 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS (MAPS) IN THE OFFICE OF SAID
COUNTY RECORDER AND A PORTION OF LOT 4, TRACT NO. 3 AS PER MAP
ENTITLED "MAP OF M.L. WICKS SUBDIVISION OF PART OF TRACT U AND
ADDITION TO MOORPARK, IN THE RANCHO SIMI, VENTURA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA" IN SAID CITY, COUNTY AND STATE AS SHOWN ON MAP FILED IN
BOOK 5, PAGE 37 OF SAID MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS (MAPS).
TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF PARCEL 1A OF IN THAT CERTAIN LOT LINE
ADJUSTMENT NO. 2005-03 IN THE CITY OF MOORPARK, COUNTY OF VENTURA,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RECORDED MAY 3, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NO. 20050503 -
0108315 OR OFFICIAL RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER
OF SAID COUNTY, BEING A PORTION OF LOT "T", TRACT NO. "L", RANCHO SIMI
AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK 5 PAGE 5 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS (MAPS) IN
THE OFFICE OF SAID COUNTY RECORDER, LYING NORTHERLY OF THE
FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE;
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN EAST LINE OF PARCEL 1A OF SAID L OT LINE
ADJUSTMENT NO. 2005-03, DISTANT THEREON NORTH 292.97 FEET FROM THE
SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER THEREOF;
1ST THENCE, DEPARTING SAID EAST LINE SOUTH 89°38'32" WEST 752.05 FEET;
2ND THENCE, SOUTH 27°20'34" WEST 36.75 FEET;
3RD THENCE, SOUTH 89°03'54" WEST 293.78 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WEST LINE
OF SAID PARCEL 1A.
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EXCEPT AS TO A PORTION OF SAID LAND ALL OIL, GAS OR OTHER
HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, BUT WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO ENTER UPON THE
SURFACE OR SUBSURFACE THEREOF WITHIN 500 FEET, MEASURED
VERTICALLY FROM THE PRESENT SURFACE AS RESERVED BY MERI V.
BURKHOLDER, BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 1592, PAGE 487 OF OFFICIAL
RECORDS.
ALSO EXCEPT 50% OF A PORTION OF SAID LAND ALL OIL AND MINERAL RIGHTS
IN AND UNDER SAID LAND, AS RESERVED BY WALLY F. MCFFELT, IN THE DEED
RECORDED MARCH 28, 1942 IN BOOK 653, PAGE 659 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.
ALSO EXCEPT AN UNDIVIDED 25% IN AND TO A POINT ON SAID LAND THE TOTAL
OIL AND MINERAL RIGHTS IN AND UNDER SAID LAND, WITHOUT HOWEVER, THE
RIGHT OF SURFACE OR SUBSURFACE ENTRY UPON SAID LAND WITHIN 500 FEET
OF THE PRESENT SURFACE MEASURED VERTICALLY THEREFROM, AS
RESERVED BY RILEY SPENCE AND DORA E. SPENCER, IN DEED RECORDED IN
BOOK 1587, PAGE 274 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.
PARCEL 2:
PARCEL "B" AS SHOWN ON LOT LINE OF ADJUSTMENT NO. 2014 -1, AS
EVIDENCED BY DOCUMENT RECORDED AUGUST 31, 2016 AS INSTRUMENT NO.
20160831-00125261-0 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
ALL OF PARCEL 1A OF IN THAT CERTAIN LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT NO. 2005 -03 IN
THE CITY OF MOORPARK, COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
RECORDED MAY 3, 2005 AS DOCUMENT NO. 20050503 -0108315 OR OFFICIAL
RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, BEING
A PORTION OF LOT "T", TRACT NO. "L", RANCHO SIMI AS PER MAP FILED IN BOOK
5 PAGE 5 OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS (MAPS) IN THE OFFICE OF SAID
COUNTY RECORDER.
EXCEPT THEREFROM THAT PORTION CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF MOORPARK
BY DEED APRIL 30, 2009 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 20090430 -00069389 OF OFFICIAL
RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY.
ALSO EXCEPT THEREFROM THAT PORTION LYING NORTHERLY OF THE
FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE;
BEGINNING AT A POINT IN EAST LINE OF PARCEL 1A OF SAID LOT LINE
ADJUSTMENT NO. 2005-03, DISTANT THEREON NORTH 292.97 FEET FROM THE
SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER THEREOF;
1ST THENCE, DEPARTING SAID EAST LINE SOUTH 89°38'32" WEST 752.05 FEET;
2ND THENCE, SOUTH 27°20'34" WEST 36.75 FEET;
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3RD THENCE, SOUTH 89°03'54" WEST 293.78 FEET TO A POINT IN THE WEST LINE
OF SAID PARCEL 1A.
ALSO EXCEPT AS TO A PORTION OF SAID LAND ALL OIL, GAS OR OTHER
HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES, BUT WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO ENTER UPON THE
SURFACE OR SUBSURFACE THEREOF, WITHIN 500 FEET, MEASURED
VERTICALLY FROM THE PRESENT SURFACE AS RESERVED BY MERI V.
BURKHOLDER, BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 1592, PAGE 487 OF OFFICIAL
RECORDS.
ALSO EXCEPT 50% OF A PORTION OF SAID LAND ALL OIL AND MINERAL RIGHTS
IN AND UNDER SAID LAND, AS RESERVED BY WALLY F. MCFFELT, IN THE DEED
RECORDED MARCH 28, 1942 IN BOOK 653, PAGE 659 OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.
ALSO EXCEPT AN UNDIVIDED 25% IN AND TO A POINT ON SAID LAND THE TOTAL
OIL AND MINERAL RIGHTS IN AND UNDER SAID LAND, WITHOUT HOWEVER, THE
RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY UPON SAID LAND WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE PRESENT
SURFACE MEASURED VERTICALLY THEREFROM, AS RESERVED BY RILEY
SPENCE AND DORA E. SPENCER, IN DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 1587, PAGE 274
OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.
APN: 511-0-020-26 5 AND 511-0-020-275
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EXHIBIT “B”
TO THIRD AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
DANCO SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE (DEADLINES)
(Originally Exhibit F of First Amendment and Exhibit C of Second Amendment)
Design Phase: Complete on or before March 30, 2023
Tax-Exempt Bond and Tax Credit Applications: March 16, 2022
Tax-Exempt Bond and Tax Credit Allocations: June 15, 2022
Plan Check/Building Permits: March 1, 2023
Date property must be acquired by Affordable Housing Owner: June 30, 2023
Evidence to City of all debt/equity funds for all Project costs (with comprehensive Project
budget): 30 days prior to the scheduled close of escrow
Assignment to Affordable Housing Owner and Close Tax Credit and Bond Financing:
June 30, 2023
Grading: To commence within 30 days after acquisition of property by Affordable Housing
Owner or affiliate
Construction: 36 months from commencement of grading
Lease-Up: approximately three months following construction completion
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