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" " ,. "Recommendation: That the Board adopt the Resolution of Necessity on the above property for the reasons described in this report. Legislation Section 1245.220 of the Code of Civil Procedure states that a public agency may not commence an eminent domain proceeding until its governing body has adopted a resolution of necessity. This resolution must, among other things contain the following four findings: 1. The public interest and necessity require the proposed project. 2. The proposed project is planned or located in a manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury. 3. The property described in the resolution is necessary for the proposed project; and 4. That the offer required by Section 7267.2 of the Government Code has been made to the owner. Each of these findings will be discussed in order. 1. The public interest and necessity require the proposed project. I I The "project" definition approved by the Board at the March 9, 1992 L-- Board Meeting was as follows: "The project being evaluated in this Addendum to the EIR is the demolition of the existing buildings and their replacement with between 20-24 units of two-story condominiums that would be for rental rather than sale. The City's Housing Element and the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy both indicate that over 90% of the housing need is for rental housing. The specific form of the project will determined by the eventual developer. Staff recommends that an experienced not-for-profit developer be used to build these units." The public interest and necessity requires this project for the following reasons: a) This parcel was incorporated into the Redevelopment Area in 1990. The Report to the City Council on this amendment to the Redevelopment Area made a detailed analysis of the blighting influences as defined by the Community Redevelopment Law. The former "Whipple Lodge" was identified as one of the factors contributing to blight. The removal of existing buildings will, therefore, remove a significant blighting influence. I L-- Redevelopment Agency Minutes July 20, 1992 Page 2 MINUTE BOOK NO.1 Page No. 83