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2"7'7 Mr. Benest advised the Police Department has reviewed this request and they have no problem with it. Moved by Councilwoman Cisneros, seconded by Councilwoman Garcia, to approve request for Soap Box Derby Rally on November 30, 1986, as outlined. Unanimous vote. City Clerk Ramos asked Mr. Finwall to furnish her office with appropri- ate liability insurance prior to the rally. CITY MANAGER'S REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Park Development Plan City Manager Benest reported on a four-year Park Development Plan for the City of Colton, which was developed as a result of input from the City Council, the Park and Recreation Commission, and an interdepart- mental team. The Park and Recreation Commission has recommended approv- al of the Plan. Mr. Benest continued the City has accumulated more than $1,014,000 in park development fees and project that the fund will net more than O $1.5 million by the end of this fiscal year, and that an additional Co $500,000 will be generated by development for each of the remaining LD years during the four-year period. 0 Mr. Benest advised the Plan involves upgrading current facilities, CO planning for new park sites, and landscaping and constructing facil- ities on the new park sites. All areas of.the community will be bene- fited by the park development activities identified in the plan. Mr. Benest stated the Plan, however, does not include the rehabilitation and handicapped accesses of restrooms on the City's five park facili- ties; Staff has already gone out -to bid on the restroom project, which will be completed in the Spring. Mr. Benest concluded Staff recommends Council approve the four-year Park Development Plan, authorize allocation of park development fees and available state bond act funds for the various park development activities, and authorize Staff to submit an application for the $75,000 now available to the City under the 1986 Park Bond Act. Moved by Councilwoman Cisneros, seconded by Councilwoman Garcia, to ap- prove four-year Park Development Plan as outlined. Unanimous vote. Redevelopment Plans Amendment Ord. Nos. 0-16-86 & 0-17-86 Redevelopment Manager Jennifer Thornberry reported the California Re- development Law has been amended to require redevelopment agencies with redevelopment plans adopted prior to October 1, 1976, to amend the re- development plans for those projects by adding the additional provi- sions of limitation on the number of dollars of taxes which may, be divided and allocated to the redevelopment agency pursuant to the plan, a time limit on the establishment of loans, advances, and indebtedness to finance in whole, or in part, the redevelopment projects, and a time limit, not to exceed 12 years, for commencement of eminent domain pro- ceedings to acquire property within the project area. The City's two projects that are affected by the Law are Downtown Project Nos. 1 and 2. Mrs. Thornberry continued the new legislation states that these amend- ments shall be adopted by ordinance prior to December 31, 1986. Mrs. Thornberry advised Ordinance No. 0-16-86 establishes a tax increment X x limit of $13,000,000 for Project No. 1, and Ordinance No. 0-17-86 es- tablishes a tax increment limit of $16,000,000 for Project No. 2. The suggested time limits for incurring debt in these projects is ten years and fifteen years respectively. Mrs. Thornberry stated with respect to the establishment of a time limit for eminent domain, the statute indicates that a limit not to exceed 12 years is required, and Staff would recommend that 12 years be used as the limit. NOV 18 1986