Title
a. Discuss Monterey County's issues of concern related to the Fort Ord Reuse Authority's dissolution on June 30, 2020; and
b. Provide direction to staff on recommendations for the Board of Supervisors to consider.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Fort Ord Committee:
a. Discuss Monterey County's issues of concern related to the Fort Ord Reuse Authority's dissolution on June 30, 2020; and
b. Provide direction to staff on recommendations for the Board of Supervisors to consider.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
Senate Bill 189 (SB 189/Monning) was drafted to extend the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) two-years in a limited capacity. On August 30, 2019 the California Assembly Appropriations Committee considered SB189 and voted to hold the bill in committee, effectively killing it for this legislative session absent a bill overhaul. The County is not aware of any intended effort for the bill to be redrafted and is operating on the assumption that FORA will dissolve as legislatively mandated on June 30, 2020.
At the FORA Administrative Committee (FORA AC) meeting on September 4, 2019, FORA staff and consultant provided an update regarding timely issues and concerns to be addressed given FORA's dissolution on June 30, 2020. A Draft Transition Plan Implementing Agreement (TPIA) is developed and is currently being updated to integrate comments received to date and remove all reference to SB 189 (See Attachment 1) but is not yet available for review. At this time, County staff is evaluating the key issues related to FORA's dissolution and have identified several potential issues of concern for the County to be discussed with the Committee, and if recommended by the Committee, with the full Board of Supervisors. Solutions for some of these issues will likely involve agreements with other jurisdictions or entities, and County staff can actively work toward getting agreements in place where needed. However, the County cannot assume agreements will be reached ...
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