HomeMy WebLinkAbout17 APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD MEMBERAGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 2, 2016
Agenda Item 17
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JEFFREY PARKER, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD
MEMBER
SUMMARY:
This item is to consider the appointment of a replacement Board member of the
Successor Agency to the Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency to replace resigning
member Austin Lumbard.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Either:
a. Appoint a replacement member to serve on the Board of the Successor Agency
to the Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency; or
b. Alternatively, provide direction regarding the process by which the Council will
select the replacement Board member.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
CORRELATION TO STRATEGIC PLAN:
Consideration of the appointment of the next Successor Agency Board member would be
consistent with Strategic Plan Goal E.2., by "creating a succession plan for all parts of the
organization that enables the City to cultivate and grow leadership."
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Successor Agency Board member Austin Lumbard submitted his letter of resignation from
the Successor Agency Board effective July 1, 2016. (The letter of resignation is attached
hereto as Attachment A.) At its last meeting, the Successor Agency entered the letter of
resignation into the minutes of the Successor Agency.
Under California law, the City Council is vested with authority to appoint a replacement to
the Board who is "an elector of the city" to serve out the term of the replaced member. As
a result, the City Council is requested to appoint a replacement Board member or to
provide direction regarding the process by which the Council would like to select the
replacement.
Analysis
California Health and Safety Code Section 33200(a) provides:
"If a member of a legislative body of a city ... does not wish to serve on the
[redevelopment] agency, the member may so notify the legislative body of the
city..., and the legislative body of the city ... shall appoint a replacement who is
an elector of the city ... to serve out the term of the replaced member."
In 2011, the State Legislature enacted AB 1X26, dissolving in 2012 all redevelopment
agencies (RDAs) in the State and replacing the redevelopment agencies with "successor
agencies" to wind down the affairs of the former RDAs. In Tustin, the Successor Agency to
the Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency ("Successor Agency") serves in that role.
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 33200, the City Council "shall appoint a
replacement" to the Successor Agency Board to serve out the remainder of Board member
Lumbard's term. The only parameter established by the Health and Safety Code is that the
replacement must be "an elector of the city".
An "elector of the City" is one who is qualified to vote in the City, whether or not he or she is
actually registered to vote or has actually voted in the City. Thus, an individual who is at
least the minimum age to vote and who is not otherwise disqualified from voting could be
appointed to complete the term on the Successor Agency.
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Alternatives
The City Council could has the following alternatives available to it at this meeting:
1. Discuss and decide upon an appointment; or
2. Provide direction regarding how the Council would like to proceed to consider the
appointment. Among the possibilities are:
A. Solicit applications from interested individuals and return to a future meeting of
the Council with all the candidates' applications prior to appointment; or
B. Solicit interest from individuals and schedule a Council meeting to conduct
interviews of the candidates prior to appointment; or
C. Appoint an ad hoc committee of the Council to evaluate potential candidates
and make a recommendation to the Council for appointment at a future meeting.
Attachment:
A. July 1, 2016 Letter of Resignation
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Attachment A
July 1, 2016
BYE -MAIL ONLY
Jeffrey Parker, City Manager/City Clerk
John Nielsen, Mayor
Dr. Allan Dcrnstein, Mayor Pro Tcm
Rebecca Gomez, Councilmember
Al Muray, Councilmember
Charles E. Puckett, Councilmember
City Hall
300 Centennial way
Tustin, CA 92780
Re: Resignation From the Successor Agency to the Tustin Community
RedevelopmentAgeney
Dear Mr. Parker and City Council members:
The purpose of this letter is to tender my resignation from the Successor Agency to the
Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency, pursuant to California Health & Safety Code
33200(a), effective immediately.
Sinoerely,
Austin J. Lumbard
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