Tuesday April 27, 2010 6:00 PM YOU MUST SPEAK

This is important:

IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN BE THERE, BRING YOUR STATEMENT AND CONCERNS IN WRITING FOR THE RECORD. YOU ARE ALLOWED ONLY 3 MINUTES TO REPRESENT THE PUBLIC VIEW WHEN THE STAFF/DEVELOPERS AND WRITER OF THE PLAN HAVE UNLIMITED TIME AND RESOURCES.

CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
GRAND TERRACE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING

TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE GRAND TERRACE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

In accordance with the State of California Health and Safety Code Section 33452, Public Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace (“City Council”) and the City of Grand Terrace Community Redevelopment Agency (“Agency”) will hold joint public hearings on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, at the Grand Terrace City Hall in the City Council Chambers located at 22795 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, California, to consider the following matters:

Amendment No. 6 (“Amendment”) to the Redevelopment Plan for the Grand Terrace Community Redevelopment Project (“Plan”)

Program Environmental Impact Report for the City of Grand Terrace General Plan Update and Amendment No. 6 to Redevelopment Plan for the Grand Terrace Community Redevelopment Project.

The Agency has no power to levy a property tax or any other tax and property taxes will not increase as a result of this proposed action.

The proposed Amendment would increase the total amount of tax increment revenue that can be collected and bonded indebtedness that can be issued, extend the duration of the Plan and date to receive tax increment revenue, eliminate the Agency’s authority to acquire property by eminent domain, and replace the description of land uses in the Plan with language that directly refers to the City’s General Plan, zoning ordinances, and other applicable land use policies and standards, as they exist today or are hereafter amended.

The general goals and objectives for redevelopment of the Project Area will remain the same and are set forth in Section 400 of the Plan. Overall, the primary goal of the Plan is to eliminate and prevent the spread of blight and deterioration within the Grand Terrace Community Redevelopment Project (“Project Area”).

The Project Area includes all properties within the City boundary. Copies of the legal descriptions of the boundaries and map of the Project Area are available, free of charge, at the office of the City Clerk, City of Grand Terrace, 22795 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, California. The legal descriptions of the boundaries of Project Area are also available at the County Recorder’s Office of the County of San Bernardino.

All interested persons are invited to appear and present evidence and testimony concerning any or all of the matters described in this notice. Due to time constraints and the number of persons wishing to give oral testimony, each speaker will be limited to three minutes. You may wish to make your comments in writing and submit them to the City Clerk for inclusion into the public record.

If you challenge any portion of this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the joint public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered at, or prior to, the joint public hearing.

Any persons unable to attend the joint public hearing may submit written comments to the City Clerk, 22795 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, CA 92313.

If you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Joyce Powers, at (909) 430-2225 during regular business hours.