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SETTLEMENT OF SAHAGUN V. CITY, N43834 CITY Amy vm
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize settlement of
this case by adopting Resolution No. 90- 3/.
ITEM EXPLANATION
Special redevelopment litigation counsel has negotiated an
agreement with representatives of Legal Aid and the individual
plaintiffs in the above referenced litigation and recommends
approval of the attached Settlement Agreement and Release. The
agreement resolves all differences between the parties arising out of the litigation. Nothing in the agreement constitutes a
representation by either side on the merits of the case. Neither
party claims victory and all parties have agreed that the agreement
speaks for itself. If the Commission concurs, your action is to adopt Resolution No. ?0-3! approving the agreement and
authorizing the expenditure of the necessary funds from the
Redevelopment unappropriated fund balance.
FISCAL IMPACT
None
EXHIBITS
Resolution No. 90-3
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the
RESOLUTION NO. 90-31
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Pettine, Mamaux and Larsor
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE
SETTLEMENT OF SAHAGUN V. CITY N43834
WHEREAS, on recommendation of special counsel the City
Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined to
approve a settlement in the case entitled Sahaaun v. City
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the Mayor is authorized to sign the Settlement
Agreement and Release which is hereby approved.
City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 13th
1990, by the following vote, to wit:
day ofFebruary
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
ALETHA QQdL L. dUT?N&y - Czklerk
(SEAL)
(ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IS IN - H&R COMMISSION "45" GREEN FILE)
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
This Agreement is entered into by and between the follow-
ing persons and entities (collectively the "parties") :
IEllYRNA ALICIA SAEIAGUN, HOISES SAEAGUN, RICHARD
WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION OF SAN DIEGO
[collectively "Plaintiffs" 1,
D. PORADOSKY, JOHN M, LYNCH, DIANE EVANS, AND
and
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, AND CARLSBAD HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT
CORMISSION (collectively "Defendants.),
This Agreement settles all issues raised in Sahaqun, et
al. v. Clty of Carlsbad, et al., Case No. 43834, San Diego
Superior Court.
The Defendants have provided Plaintiffs with the
financial documents attached as Schedules I A-D, 11, I11 A-B,
IV A-D, and V. In reliance on the data and information in
these documents as evidence of Defendants' ability to comply
with this Agreement and with the law, in consideration of the
provisions set forth herein and in settlement of the foregoing
issues, the parties agree as follows:
1. Defendants shall continue to: (1) Deposit into the Low
and Moderate Income Housing Fund (the "Housing Fund"), no
less than 20% of the annual taxes allocated to the Agency
pursuant to Health & Safety Code 5 33670, as amended,
excluding taxes allocated to other taxing agencies
pursuant to Health & Safety Code S 33676, as amended, or
(2) Otherwise comply with Health & Safety Code 5
33334.2, from Fiscal Year 1989-90 through the duration of
the Village Area Redevelopment Plan.
2. Defendants shall not count as meeting its obligations
under Health & Safety Code 5 33334.2 any monies used for
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repayment of the 1988 Carlsbad Housing and Redevelopment,
Village Redevelopment Project Area, Tax Allocation Bonds,
Series A (the "Bonds"), or to maintain any accounts,
including the reserve account, required to be maintained
by the Trust Indenture dated April 1, 1988, and Final
Official Statement dated April 26, 1988, to the extent
that the Bond proceeds are used to pay for any of the
following:
a. Construction of streetscape and storm drain improve-
ments to Carlsbad Village Drive (formerly Elm Avenue) and
Carlsbad Boulevard:
b. Public parking projects;
c. The bluff-top sidewalk improvement project;
d. The Senior Citizens' Center and/or Carlsbad Unified
D i s t r ic t Ad mi n i s t r a t i v e Of f i ce bu ild i ng .
3. This Agreement will not pre'v'ent Defendants from expending
Bond proceeds to increase and improve the community's
supply of affordable housing in compliance with Community
Redevelopment Law. Any such expenditures must meet all
of the provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law,
including the requirements of 55 33334.2, 33334.3, and
33413 of the Health & Safety Code, as amended. If the
Housing Fund is used pursuant to Health & Safety Code §
33334.2(e) (2), as amended, then the Commission shall
comply with Health & Safety Code 5 33080.4(f), as
amended.
4. If, for any reason, monies from the Housing Fund or taxes
allocated to the Agency which are required to be deposi-
ted in the Housing Fund are used to fulfill any obligat-
ions or fund any accounts or reserves requlred by the
Bonds, which are attributable to any of the projects
listed in Paragraph 2 above, or to any other projects for
which the Housing Fund cannot be used under the Community
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Redevelopment Law, the Agency shall reimburse the Housing
Fund, plus interest thereon at the legal rate, at the
earliest possible time.
5. Each individually named Plaintiff shall have first
priority to rent or purchase an appropriately-sized
housing unit within his/he; income category as defined in
Paragraph 7, for which (s)he qualifies in housing
developed or assisted by the Agency with the Housing
Fund. This priority shall apply to the first housing
project developed with the Housing Fund which contains
housing units for which the individual Plaintiffs qualify
under lawful qualifications set by the Agency. Each
individual Plaintiff shall exercise his right to a first
priority by submitting to the Agency a written
application, for renting or purchasing the housing unit
in question, within twenty (20) days of receipt of
written notice, as evidenced by a return receipt, to
Catherine A. Rodman at the address set forth in Paragraph
6 hereto, that the Agency or other developer is prepared
to enter into a rental or purchase agreement for the
applicable housing unit. A Plaintiff shall exercise
his/her rights hereunder for occupancy of the housing
unit and not for speculation. The rights hereunder are
personal to each Plaintiff and may not be transferred or
inherited. A Plaintiff's rights under this paragraph
shall automatically terminate if: (1) he/she fails to
timely submit a completed application for a housing unit
made available by the Agency; or (2) he/she fails to
enter into a written rental or purchase agreement on
terms substantially comparable to those offered others in
the housing project within ten (10) days after receiving
the rental or purchase agreement: or (3) he/she timely
enters into such a written rental or purchase agreement
in which case the rights of the parties shall be governed
by that agreement. Any breach of this paragraph is
enforceable by equitable relief only.
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6. Defendants shall make a good faith effort to provide
Catherine A. Rodman of the Legal Aid Society of San
Diego, Inc., 216 South Tremont Street, Oceanside, CA
92054, with the following:
a. Copies of the Annual Report required by Health &
Safety Code S 33080 et seq., and all other notices,
reports and resolutions required by the Community
Redevelopment Law, showing the status and use of the
Housing Fund; and
b. All City Council and Commisslon agenda and agenda
bills.
These writings shall be sent to Legal Aid Society of San
Diego, Inc. by at the time they are made available to the
City Council or Commission, or to the public, whichever
occurs first. All non-privileged supporting documents
and other writings regarding the status or use of the
Housing Fund shall be provided promptly at the request of
counsel for Plaintiffs. These special notice require-
ments shall be in effect for a period of two (2) years
from the execution of this Agreement. Thereafter,
Plaintiffs shall be entitled to the same rights of access
to the notices and writings as the general public.
7. This Agreement shall be enforceable by Plaintiffs and any
other similarly situated individual, i.e., a very low
income (as defined by Health & Safety Code 5 50105 or its
successor), or a low income (as defined by Health &
Safety Code S 50079.5, or its successor), actual or
potential resident of the City who would be eligible to
occupy the housing required to be provided by Defendant's
pursuant to Health & Safety Code 5 33334.2, as amended.
8. This Agreement resolves all differences between the
parties arising out of this litigation. Nothing in this
Agreement constitutes a representation, acknowledgment ,
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or admission by either party regarding the merits of any
issue arising out of or related to this lawsuit. Neither
party claims victory in this dispute, and both parties
agree that this Agreement speaks for itself. By execut-
ion of this Settlement Agreement, Plaintiffs release,
waive, and forever discharge Defendants from any and all
claims raised in this action, or which could have been
raised in this action, except as specifically provided in
this Settlement Agreement. Defendants release, waive,
and forever discharge Plaintiffs from any and all claims
which they may have against them in connection with this
action. It is understood that Section 1542 of the
California Civil Code provides as follows:
A general release does not extend to claims
which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of execut-
ing the release, which if known by him must
have materially affected his settlement with
the debtor.
The provisions of California Civil Code S 1542 are hereby
waived by all parties, except as applied to the financial
condition of the Commission and Housing Fund as represen-
ted in the attached Schedules.
9. Following the execution of this Agreement, Plaintiffs
shall file a Request for Dismissal of the Complaint, With
Prejudice, with the Court. Within ten (10) days of the
entry of dismissal of the Complaint, the City of Carlsbad
shall pay attorney's fees and costs in the amount of
$50,000.00 to Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. and
Jonathan Lehrer-Graiwer.
10. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of California and shall be enforceable in its Courts by
an action in law or equity. If any action is brought to
enforce or interpret the provisions of this agreement,
the prevailing party shall be entitled to Court costs and
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reasonable attorney's fees to the extent provided by
California law, in addition to any other relief to which
they may be entitled.
11. The parties to this Agreement warrant that they have read
and understood this Agreement and have voluntarily
executed the same. The mutual obligations and under-
takings of the parties expressly set forth in this
Agreement are the sole consideration of this Agreement
and no representations, promises, OK inducements of any
nature whatsoever have been made by any party to this
Agreement other than as appear in this Agreement. This
Agreement may be signed in counterparts.
12. All notices to be delivered pursuant to the terms of this
Settlement Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
delivered either in person or by U.S. mail, or some other
delivery service, verifying delivery of the notice to the
address listed below for the respective parties.
Counsel for Plaintiffs:
CATHERINE A. RODMAN
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO, INC. 216 SOUTH TREMONT STREET
OCEANSIDE, CA 92054
Counsel for Defendants:
VINCENT F. BIONDO, JR.
C ITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF CARLSBAD
1200 CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE
CARLSBAD, CA 92008-1989
Any of the foregoing addresses may be changed by written
notice in accordance with this paragraph.
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Notice shall be deemed effective upon the date of actual
receipt as evidence by personal acknowledgment, return
receipt, or other comparable means.
&-A&, //IS/ 9J _I
DIANE EVANS/L)ATE ORGANIZATION OF SAN DIEGO/DATE
ttorney for Plain
CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY- OF KANE, BALLMER, & BERKMAN
Attorney for De Attorneys for
CARLSBAD HOUSING AND // CITY OF CARLSBAD AND CITY COUNCIL
CHAIRMAN MAYOR
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