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54 Q•5 RESOLUTION NO. RD- RESOLUTION OF THE REDWOOD CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING, IF REQUIRED, MATCHING FUNDING OF UP TO $2,076,799 FOR A CALIFORNIA CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL ENDOWMENT GRANT FOR THE FACADE RESTORATION OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HISTORIC COURTHOUSE; AND TO APPOINT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE AS AGENT FOR THE AGENCY TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION RELATED TO THE PROGRAMMING OF FUNDS AND PAYMENT REQUESTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City of Redwood City ("Cit�') is submitting an application to the California Cultural and Historical Endowment (CCHE) Grant Program through the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002 (the "Act") to partially fund a$4.15 million restoration of the original classical facade of the 1910 Historic Courthouse (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, prior to the distribution of a CCHE grant, the CCHE requires the City to identify matching funds of $2,076,799 (the local match) prior to receiving the CCHE Grant; and WHEREAS, by Resolution, the City has requested that the Redwood City Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") contribute, if required, matching funds for the CCHE grant; and WHEREAS, the Agency is a public entity organized in accordance with the Community Redevelopment Law as contained in California Health and Safety Code sections 33000, et seq. and pursuant thereto, the Agency is authorized to undertake and support projects within designated areas of the City of Redwood City which foster the elimination of blighted conditions and encourage the economic well-being of such areas; and WHEREAS, the Project is within the boundaries of the Downtown Redevelopment Project Area (the "Project Area") and its development will contribute to the Agency's goals and objectives for the Project Area; and WHEREAS, the Project will be of benefit to the Project Area and the immediate neighborhood in which the Project is located by creating a public space for civic, cultural and community activities to compliment the wider redevelopment effort to create a livable, higher-density and pedestrian-friendly downtown for the City; and WHEREAS, the Project will restore the Courthouse to its original 1910 architecture which creates an environment reflecting a high level of concern for architecture, landscape, and urban design appropriate for the Project Area; and Atty/Reso/Reso.1493 Agency CCHE 101904 � . .. . ,.