Title
a. Approve the Agreement for the Monterey County Counsel’s Office to provide legal services for the Consolidated Oversight Board for the County of Monterey, and
b. Authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the Agreement for the Monterey County Counsel’s Office to provide legal services for the Consolidated Oversight Board for the County of Monterey, and
b. Authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors approve the Agreement for the County Counsel’s Office to provide legal services as general counsel to the Consolidated Oversight Board for the County of Monterey (Oversight Board). These services will consist of providing legal advice and services for and on behalf of the Board from time to time, including, but not limited to, attendance at Board meetings, drafting and reviewing contracts, drafting memoranda and providing general legal advice for the winddown of redevelopment activities.
The Agreement will be between the Consolidated Oversight Board for the County of Monterey, the Office of Monterey County Counsel, the County of Monterey, and the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Monterey.
Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code § 34179(j), effective July 1, 2018, in each county where more than one oversight Board was created, there shall be only one Consolidated Oversight Board charged with winding down the operations of the former redevelopment agencies within the County of Monterey. There are ten individual successor agencies that reported to its own Oversight Board that have been dissolved, effective July 1, 2018.
The Oversight Board will have its first informational/organizational meeting on Tuesday, August 21st. All Successor Agencies have been notified and will receive all meeting agendas and related information. It will be the responsibility of the individual successor agencies to prepare any documents and reports related to their redevelopment activities that require action by the Board
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
Monterey County Counsel’s Office has reviewed this Agreement as to form and legal effect.
FINANCING:
All legal fees associated with this agreement shall be reimbursed by the Office of the Auditor-Controller, solely from Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Funds (as defined by the Dissolution Act), pursuant to California Health & Safety Code §§ 34183 and 34179(j). There are no additional fiscal impacts with this recommendation.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Approval of the Agreement will advance the following Board’s Strategic Initiative:
Mark a check to the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives
__Economic Development
X Administration
__Health & Human Services
__Infrastructure
__Public Safety
Prepared by: _____________________________________________________________
Debby Bradshaw, Management Analyst III, Ext. 5338
Approved by: _____________________________________________________________
Nick E. Chiulos, Assistant County Administrative Officer, Ext. 5145
Attachments:
Board Report
Agreement for Attorney Services