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Item No. 1.
| MEETING DATE: 11/04/2024 |
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| TO: | HONORABLE MAYOR/CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBERS/DIRECTORS |
| FROM: | JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR By: Rhonda J. Barone, CMC, City Clerk |
| SUBJECT: | APPROVE AMENDMENT OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS FOR THE LA HABRA CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY AND THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE LA HABRA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO ESTABLISH THE MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM AS THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR OF THESE AGENCIES
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, Successor Agency and Housing Authority:
A. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. CC, SA, AND HA 2024-__ ENTITLED: A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, AND THE LA HABRA HOUSING AUTHORITY AMENDING THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR THE LA HABRA CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY; and,
B. APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. SA 2024-__ ENTITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA ADOPTING AMENDED BYLAWS.
DISCUSSION:
The La Habra City Council serves as the governing body of several other City agencies and authorities, including the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, the Civic Improvement Authority, the Housing Authority, and the Utility Authority. The governing documents for these separate agencies provide for the establishment of the presiding officers of each agency. Some of these entites have the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem established as the Chair and Vice-Chair, while others simply provide that the presiding officers will be selected from the governing body.
To establish uniformity among the officers of these agencies and to increase efficiency, staff recommends amending the governing documents of the Civic Improvement Authority and the Successor Agency to provide that the Chair and Vice-Chair of both these entities will be the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. If this change is approved, the City Council, acting as the respective governing bodies for these two agencies, will no longer need to undertake the annual task of selecting members of those bodies to function as the presiding officers.
To enact this change for the Civic Improvement Authority, the controlling joint powers agreement must be amended and approved by its member agencies and filed with the Secretary of State, Controller, and Local Agency Formation Commission of Orange County (LAFCO) pursuant to Government Code 6503.5 and 6503.6. To enact this change for the Successor Agency, a resolution adopting and amending the Redevelopment Agency’s bylaws is necessary.
If approved by Council, and once filed and recorded, the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem will automatically be assigned the positions of Chair and Vice Chair for all relevant City agencies and authorities after the annual Council reorganization process is completed in December of each year.
To establish uniformity among the officers of these agencies and to increase efficiency, staff recommends amending the governing documents of the Civic Improvement Authority and the Successor Agency to provide that the Chair and Vice-Chair of both these entities will be the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. If this change is approved, the City Council, acting as the respective governing bodies for these two agencies, will no longer need to undertake the annual task of selecting members of those bodies to function as the presiding officers.
To enact this change for the Civic Improvement Authority, the controlling joint powers agreement must be amended and approved by its member agencies and filed with the Secretary of State, Controller, and Local Agency Formation Commission of Orange County (LAFCO) pursuant to Government Code 6503.5 and 6503.6. To enact this change for the Successor Agency, a resolution adopting and amending the Redevelopment Agency’s bylaws is necessary.
If approved by Council, and once filed and recorded, the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem will automatically be assigned the positions of Chair and Vice Chair for all relevant City agencies and authorities after the annual Council reorganization process is completed in December of each year.
FISCAL IMPACT/SOURCE OF FUNDING:
None.
GENERAL PLAN RELEVANCE/CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES:
This recommended action achieves the following element of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 La Habra Goals and Objectives:
6A Communicate effectively with the City Council by providing information, resources, and policy recommendations to assist in the decision-making process.