ORDINANCE NO. 789

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AUTHORIZING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF CERTAIN COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY AS PART OF THE BLYTHE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY=S AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE BLYTHE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT NO 1

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside, State of California, ordains as follows:

Section 1. The Blythe Redevelopment Agency (the AAgency@) is in the process of preparing Amendment No. 3 to the Redevelopment Plan (the AAmendment@) for the Blythe Redevelopment Project No. 1 (the Original Project@). The Amendment proposes to add territory (the AAdded Territory@) to the Original Project, which Added Territory contains certain real property located within the territorial limits of the County of Riverside (the ACounty@), contiguous to the City of Blythe and within the City of Blythe Sphere of Influence (the ACounty Parcels@).

Section 2. The City of Blythe is presently in the process of annexing those County Parcels located within Subarea >H= of the Added Territory, and at some point in the future is likely to propose annexation of those County Parcels located in Subareas >A= and >C= of the Added Territory. Inclusion of the County Parcels within the Added Territory will facilitate the provision of necessary City and Agency sponsored projects and programs in those areas which will help to eliminate conditions of blight.

Section 3. Pursuant to CCRL Section 33213, the Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes and designates the City of Blythe and the Agency to undertake the redevelopment of the County Parcels in all respects as if the County Parcels were within the territorial limits of the City of Blythe.

Section 4. The amended Redevelopment Plan will be presented to the Board of Supervisors for their review and approval pursuant to CCRL Section 33213.

Adopted: 5-18-99 (eff.: 6-17-99)