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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2023 1115 CCSA REG ITEM 11ACITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA City Council Meeting of November 15, 2023 ACTION ADOPTED ORDINANCE NO. 519. (ROLL CALL VOTE: 3-0, COUNCILMEMBER GROFF AND MAYOR ENEGREN ABSENT) BY A. Hurtado. A. Consider Ordinance No. 519 Approving the Second Amendment to Development Agreement No. 2018-01 between the City of Moorpark and High Street Depot, LLC and Making a Determination that no further Environmental Review is required pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162. Staff Recommendation: 1) Waive full reading, declare Ordinance No. 519 read for the second time, and adopted as read. (Staff: Carlene Saxton, Community Development Director) (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED) Item: 11.A. ORDINANCE NO. 519 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2018-01 BETWEEN THE CITY OF MOORPARK AND HIGH STREET DEPOT, LLC AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION 15162 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, the Daly Group, Inc. applied to the City to build a mixed-use commercial and residential project including 79 residential dwelling units and 13,628 square feet of commercial floor area within four mixed-use buildings and three stand- alone commercial buildings on the Property located at 226 High Street in the City of Moorpark (the “City”) (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, on September 10, 2020, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Resolution No. PC-2020-653, recommending the City Council determine the Project consistent with the General Plan per Government Code 65402; and WHEREAS, on October 7, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 2020- 3949 and 2020-3950, approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, conditionally approving Residential Planned Development Permit No. 2018-01 for the Project, and a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), for a mixed-use development consisting of 79 residential units, 13,628 square feet of commercial and associated land improvements located at 226 High Street in the Downtown Specific Plan on an application of the Developer, and finding the Project consistent with the General Plan per Government Code 65402; and WHEREAS, on October 21, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 484, approving Development Agreement (DA) No. 2018-01; and WHEREAS, on September 27, 2022, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC-2022-681, recommending approval of the First Amendment to DA No. 2018-01; and WHEREAS, on November 2, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 507, approving the First Amendment to DA No. 2018-01 to remove a small rectangular portion at the southwest corner of the project site from the property that would be developed; and Item: 11.A. 114 Ordinance No. 519 Page 2 WHEREAS, on March 27, 2023, pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Disposition and Development Agreement that was entered into by the parties on October 23, 2020 (the “DDA”), all rights, title, interest in and to the DA and the DDA were assigned from the Daly Group, Inc. (as assignor) to the High Street Depot, LLC (as assignee) by way of a document entitled as Assignment and Assumption of City Agreements so that High Street Depot, LLC became the developer of the Project (“Developer”); and WHEREAS, on March 31, 2023, the property that is the subject of the DA was conveyed from the City, as grantor, to Developer, as grantee, by way of a Grant Deed recorded as Document No. 2023000023336; and WHEREAS, Developer has commenced grading of the project site, after obtaining approval of building plans from the City; and WHEREAS, City staff has negotiated a draft Affordable Housing Agreement for the Project to set forth requirements for the required affordable dwelling units at the Project. The DA needs to be amended to conform to the negotiated terms of the Affordable Housing Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Developer has agreed to the terms as outlined in the Second Amendment to DA; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65867 and Moorpark Municipal Code Section 15.40.080, a duly noticed public hearing was conducted by the Planning Commission on September 26, 2023, to consider the Second Amendment the DA and to accept public testimony related thereto. The Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC-2023-699, recommending that the City Council approve the Second Amendment to Development Agreement No. 2018-01 (DA); and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65867 and Moorpark Municipal Code Section 15.40.080, a duly noticed public hearing was conducted by the City Council on October 18, 2023, to consider the Second Amendment to the DA and to accept public testimony related thereto. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Recitals. The City Council finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals to this Ordinance are true and correct. SECTION 2. Record. Prior to taking action, the City Council has heard, been presented with, reviewed and considered the information and data in the record, including oral and written testimony presented for and during the public hearings. 115 Ordinance No. 519 Page 3 SECTION 3. CEQA. The City Council concurs with the Community Development Director that the Second Amendment to the Development Agreement is consistent with, and within the scope of, the Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted for the Residential Planned Development Permit No. 2018-01. Thus, no subsequent environmental review is required pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 for the reasons set forth below: A.On October 7, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 2020-3949 approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the Project. City staff reviewed the MND and has determined that the Project and the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken do not involve substantial changes which will result in new significant environmental effects, and that the Project does not involve new information of substantial importance which shows that the Project will have significant effects not discussed in the MND. All potential environmental impacts associated with the Project are adequately addressed by the MND, and the mitigation measures contained in the MMRP will reduce those impacts to a level that is less than significant. B.Based upon the whole record before it and its independent review and judgment, the City Council concurs with staff and finds that the Project is not subject to further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 because: i.The Project and the circumstances under which the Project is undertaken do not involve substantial changes which will result in new significant environmental effects; ii.The Project does not involve new information of substantial importance which shows that the Project will have significant effects not discussed in the MND; and iii.All potential environmental impacts associated with the Project are adequately addressed by the MND, and the mitigation measures contained in the MMRP will reduce those impacts to a level that is less than significant. The custodian of records for the MND, and all other materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which the determination is based, is the Community Development Department of the City. Those documents are available for public review with the City of Moorpark, Community Development Department, 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California, 93021. SECTION 4. Development Agreement Findings. The City Council finds and declares that: A.The provisions of the Second Amendment to the Development Agreement are consistent with the General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan in that the Project is consistent with the Specific Plan – Downtown land use 116 Ordinance No. 519 Page 4 designation, helps achieve the goals of the Land Use Element and Housing Element, and is consistent with the goals and policies of all other elements. The development of a mixed-use project in accordance with the General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan furthers the City’s goals to revitalize the Downtown, achieve a well-balanced and diversified economy, and provide a variety of housing options. B.The provisions of the Second Amendment to the Development Agreement are consistent with Chapter 15.40 of the Moorpark Municipal Code because the DA contains the elements required by Section 15.40.030 and has been processed through a duly noticed public hearing, as required by law. SECTION 5. Development Agreement Approval. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth in the above sections, and based on all other evidence in the Project record, the City Council hereby adopts this Ordinance approving the Second Amendment to DA 2018-01, a draft of which is substantially set forth in Exhibit A to this Ordinance. SECTION 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part of 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 may be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its passage and adoption. The City Clerk shall cause a summary of this Ordinance to be published within 15 days after passage in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California with the names of the City Councilmembers voting for and against it. SECTION 8. Execution of DA. The Applicant shall execute the Second Amendment to DA No. 2018-01 after the adoption of this Ordinance. The City shall then execute the Second Amendment to DA No. 2018-01 after the effective date of this Ordinance. SECTION 9. Recordation of DA. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65868.5, no later than 10 days after both the effective date of this Ordinance and the execution of the Second Amendment to DA No. 2018-01, the City Clerk shall record with the County Recorder a copy of the Second Amendment to DA No. 2018-01. SECTION 10. Certification. 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 117 Ordinance No. 519 Page 5 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 15th day of November 2023. Chris R. Enegren, Mayor Ky Spangler, City Clerk Attachment: Exhibit A – Second Amendment to Development Agreement No. 2018-01 118 EXHIBIT A -1- 12853-0062\2835089v2.doc 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 Government Code § 6103 SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CITY OF MOORPARK AND HIGH STREET DEPOT, LLC Ordinance No. 519 Page 6 119 -2- 12853-0062\2835089v2.doc SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT This SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is dated as of ___________, 2023, and is entered into by and between the CITY OF MOORPARK, a municipal corporation (“City”), and HIGH STREET DEPOT, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Developer”). RECITALS WHEREAS, the City and Daly Group, Inc., a California corporation entered into that certain Development Agreement dated October 23, 2020, which was recorded on November 2, 2020 as Document No. 20201102-00183317-0 1/52 in the Official Records of Ventura County, California (“Original DA”); and WHEREAS, The Original DA was approved in connection with the planned mixed-use commercial and residential project including 79 residential dwelling units and 13,628 square feet of commercial floor area within four mixed-use buildings and three stand-alone commercial buildings on the Property that was the subject of the Original DA; and WHEREAS, the City and the Daly Group, Inc. entered into that certain First Amendment to the Development Agreement dated December 2, 2022, which was recorded on December 5, 2022 as Document No. 22022000113646 in the Official Records of Ventura County, California (“First Amendment”) for purposes of excluding from the property to be developed a small rectangular area at the southwest corner of the project site; and WHEREAS, the Original DA and First Amendment are collectively referred to herein as the DA; and WHEREAS, on March 27, 2023, pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Disposition and Development Agreement that was entered into by the parties on October 23, 2020 ( the “DDA”), all rights, title, interest in and to the DA and the DDA were assigned from the Daly Group, Inc. (as assignor) to the High Street Depot, LLC (as assignee) by way of a document entitled as Assignment and Assumption of City Agreements; and WHEREAS on March 31, 2023, the property that is the subject of the DA was conveyed from the City, as grantor, to High Street Depot, LLC, a California limited liability company, as grantee, by way of a Grant Deed recorded as Document No. 2023000023336; and WHEREAS, City and High Street Depot, LLC, as Developer, desire to amend the DA to conform the DA to certain provisions in the Affordable Housing Agreement to be entered into by and between the City and the Developer. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1.Recitals. The Recitals are true and correct and constitute a material part of this Amendment. Ordinance No. 519 Page 7 120 -3- 12853-0062\2835089v2.doc 2.Accessible Units. Paragraph (a) of Section 6.9 of the DA shall be amended to read as set forth below: “Developer shall not be entitled to any additional density bonuses or incentives or concessions as otherwise granted pursuant to State law, and further agrees, in consideration for the density obtained through the Project Approvals, to construct on site and income restrict twelve (12) residential rental units (all for moderate income levels) to eligible tenants meeting moderate income thresholds for the life of the Project. The twelve units shall consist of eight (8) studio apartments and four (4) two bedroom apartments, as identified on Exhibit "D" hereof; provided, however, that Developer may change the location of such units within the Project, subject to the reasonable approval of the City Manager. Two (2) studio apartments shall be handicap accessible and shall be reserved for and occupied by persons eligible for such accommodations, to the extent there is a qualified handicapped affordable person ready to occupy such unit. Should there be a qualified moderate income prospective tenant desiring to rent such unit but all such units are rented, Developer shall add such prospective tenant to the waiting list until such affordable handicap accessible units becomes available. When an affordable unit that is not handicap accessible becomes available, the non-handicapped affordable tenant who occupies the affordable handicap unit shall be relocated to another affordable unit that is not handicap accessible in order to allow the qualified handicap tenant to occupy the handicap accessible unit. Developer shall include a provision in the non-handicap affordable unit lease that the non-handicap affordable tenant agrees to be relocated, at Developer cost, as soon as the non-handicap unit becomes available.” 3.Life of the Project. Paragraph (j) is hereby added to Section 6.9 of the DA to read as set forth below: “For purposes of this Section 6.9, “life of the project” means the earliest of either: (i) the date that the Property is no longer zoned for any residential use and cannot be used for any residential use or purpose as a “non-conforming use” and has no residential occupancy; or (ii)fifty-five (55) years after the recordation of the Affordable Housing Agreement for the Property entered into by and between High Street Depot LLC and the City.” 4.Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the DA shall remain unmodified and shall remain in full force and effect. 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed and recorded in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. Ordinance No. 519 Page 8 121 -4- 12853-0062\2835089v2.doc IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed the day and year first above written. DEVELOPER: HIGH STREET DEPOT, LLC, a California limited liability company By: Vincent Daly, Managing Member CITY: CITY OF MOORPARK, a municipal corporation By: Chris R. Enegren, Mayor By: Brian Mathews, Managing Member ATTEST: Ky Spangler, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Kevin G. Ennis, City Attorney Ordinance No. 519 Page 9 122 -5- 12853-0062\2835089v2.doc 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) 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. Ordinance No. 519 Page 10 123 -6- 12853-0062\2835089v2.doc 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) Ordinance No. 519 Page 11 124