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TABLE OF C ONTENTS
RECITAL
PURPOSE
AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEMBERSHIP
ALTERNATE MEMBERS
OFFICERS
POWERS
MEETINGS
FUNCTIONS
VOTING
QUORUM
GENERAL MANAGER
CONTROLLER
TREASURER
BONDING
FISCAL YEAR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
ADDITIONAL PARTIES
TERM
PARTIAL INVALIDITY
PARTIES' LIABILITY
SUCCESSORS
ASSIGNABILITY
WITHDRAWAL OF PARTY
NOTICE
CAPITAL REIMBURSEMENT
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TERMINATION
DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS UPON TERMINATION
IMPLEMENTATI ON
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
TRANSFER OF ASSETS
PROVISIONS OF TRANSIT SERVICE
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SUNLINE-JOINT POWERS TRANSPORTATION AGENCY AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the County
of Riverside and the Coachella Valley Cities which are parties to
this Agreement and other public agencies which subsequently become
Members of SUNLINE. For purposes of this Agreement, the Coachella
Valley area is defined as the territory within the boundaries of
the Palm Springs and Desert Sands Unified School Districts and tha
portion of the Coachella Unified School District -located within
Riverside County. All parties to this Agreement are governmental
entities in the COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA:
WHEREAS, the County of Riverside (hereinafter referred
to as the "County") and the Coachella Valley Cities and public
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agencies which are parties to this Agreement (hereinafter referred
to as "Cities") have a mutual interest in establishing and impl
ing a public transit system to serve all the parties; and
WHEREAS, the County and the Cities wish to coordinate
transit efforts by creating a single umbrella agency to provide
transit services as requested by the parties of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the County and Cities which are parties
to this Agreement, for and in consideration of the mutual promises
and agreements herein contained, do agree as follows:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT.
Each party to this Agreement has the power to own,
maintain and operate a public transportation system. Under
authority of Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 5, of the Government
Code (Section 6500 et seq.) the parties desire, by joint exercise
of their common power, to create and constitute a new public
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'transportation entity, separate and distinct from each of the
parties, to be known as "SUNLINE". SUNLINE shall own, maintain,
operate and administer a public transportation system. SUNLINE
shall serve as a unifying umbrella agency to coordinate transit
service requested by parties to this Agreement throughout the
Coachella Valley and to provide such service either directly or
through contract with other operators. SUNLINE shall initially
absorb all capital assets, either acquired or approved for
acquisition, as specified by the parties to this Agreement.
SUNLINE shall providd a standardized system of fares, a universal
system of transfers and transit services, and facilities for the
benefit of the citizens of the parties to this Agreement. The
expertise, efficiencies and economies resulting from the joint
effort, coupled with the acquisition of available financial and
technical assistance programs, will provide the impetus to
SUNLINE to develop and expand Coachella Valleywide public transport
tion operations .
SECTION 2. AUTHORITY.
Pursuant to Section 6500 et seq., of the California
Government Code there is hereby created a public entity to be
known as "SUNLINE", a public entity separate and apart from the
individual parties to this Agreement.
SECTION 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SUNLINE shall be administered by a Board of Directors
(hereafter "Board") representing each of the parties to this
agreement.
A. MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD
Each party to this Agreement shall be authorized to appoint
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and shall appoint one member of the Board as follows:
1) Each municipality shall appoint as its
respective Board member a member of its City
Council;
2), The County of Riverside shall appoint as its
member to the Board, a member of the County of
Riverside Board of Supervisors.
3) Any other public agency participating in
this Agreement shall appoint as its member to
the Board a member of its legislative governing
body.
The members so appointed shall be known as primary members.
B . ALTERNATE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD
Each party to this Agreement shall appoint an alternate
member to the Board to serve in the absence of that party's
primary member.. Alternate members shall be appointed
subject to the same criteria as primary members, as set forth
in subsection A., above.
C . OFFICERS.
At its organizational meeting, the Board shall elect from
among its members a Chairman and a Vice -Chairman to serve for a
term expiring at the end of the fiscal year ending June 30.
Upon the expiration of the first term,and periodically there-
after, the Board shall elect, from among its members, a Chairman
and Vice -Chairman to serve for one year terms, said terms expiring
at the end of each fiscal year.
The Board shall have the authority to appoint or employ
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such other officers, employees, consultants, advisors and
independent contractors as it may deem necessary.
D . POWERS
The SUNLINE Board shall have the common power of the parties,
hereto, to own, operate and maintain a public transit system.
In the exercise of said power under the Agreement, SUNLINE is
authorized in its own name to:
1) Sue and be sued;
2) Employ agents and employees and contract for
professional services;
3) Make and enter contracts;
4) Acquire, convey, construct, manage, maintain and
operate buildings and improvements;
5) Acquire and convey real and personal property;
6) Incur debts, obligations and liabilities, provided,
however, the debts, obligations and liabilities
incurred -by SUNLINE shall not be nor shall they be
deemed to be, debts, obligations, or liabilities
of any party;.
7) Invest funds not required for immediate use as
the Board determines advisable -- in the same manner
and upon the same conditions as other local entities
in accordance with Section 53601 of the Government
Code; , and
8) Do all other acts reasonable and necessary to
carry cut the purpose of this Agreement.
Such powers are subject to the restrictions of law as apply
to the exercise of same powers by any of parties to this Agreement
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E . MEETINGS
1) Regular Meetings
The Board shall establish a time and place
for regular meetings; provided, however, that
meetings shall be held at least once each fiscal
quarter, and more often as the need may arise.
2) Ralph Brown Act
All meetings of the Board shall be conducted
in accordance with the provisions of the Ralph M.
Brown Act, as amended (Government Code, Section 54950
et seq.)
F. FUNCTIONS
The Board shall perform the following functions:
1) Adopt the budget;
2). Appoint the General Manager;
3) Appoint advisory committees as deemed necessary;
4) Establish policy, including, but not limited to:
a) Uniform fares;
b) Marketing;
c) User information;
d) Uniform system of transfers; and
e) Transit services, facilities and operations.
5) Adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of
business; and
6) Approve contracts and perform such other functions
as required to accomplish the purposes of this
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G. VOTING
Each member of the Board shall have one vote, provided,
however, that upon the call of any member, weighted voting shall
be used. The basis for determining weighted votes of each party
shall be the number of annual transit service hours requested.by
that respective party as reflected by the SUNLINE budget for the
then current fiscal year. Weighted voting entitles each Board
member to vote one vote for each annual transit service hour
budgeted for.the party which the member represents.
The weighted votes of any SUNLINE member shall not be split.
The weighted vote of any single member shall not of itself don-
stitute a majority vote.
H. QUORUM, MAJORITY VOTE
1) uorum; The number of members sufficient to constitute
a quorum shall be fifty per centum (50%) of the total number of
parties to SUNLINE plus one (rounded to the nearest whole number).
The Board may take no official action in any instance where less
than a quorum is present. .
2) Majority Vote;
a) Adoption of By-laws, amendment of By-laws, adoption
Iof the annual budget, and such other matters as the
Board may
designate shall require a majority vote of the entire membership
of the Board. When weighted voting is called for, this provision
shall require a majority of total votes of all parties to this
Agreement.
b) All other actions taken by the Board shall require a
majority vote of the quorum in attendance, or a weighted majority
vote of that quorum if so called.
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c) Arx abstention shall be considered neither an
affirmative nor a negative vote, but the presence of the member
abstaining shall be counted in determining whether or not there is
a quorum in attendance.
SECTION 4. GENERAL MANAGER.
There shall be a General Manager of SUNLINE. the
General Manager shall be recruited in a method as determined by
the Board of Directors. The General Manager shall be responsible
for carrying out the policies and directives of the -Board. The
General Manager shall:
i. Prepare and submit to the Board the annual Administrative,
Operations and Capital Expenditure budgets as provided in SECTION
9 (FINANCIAL SUPPORT);
ii. Appoint, assign, direct, discipline and remove SUNLINE
employees subject to the personnel rules adopted by the Board;
iii. Advise the Board on all matters relating to the
operation of SUNLINE and the various programs of work, promotion
and expansion;'
iv. Provide periodic financial reports covering SUNLINE
operations in the manner and at the times determined by the Board;
v. Approve for payment, under the procedure adopted by the
Board, all valid demands against SUNLINE.
SECTION 5 . CONTROLLER, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
The Auditor -Controller of the County of Riverside is
designated the Controller of SUNLINE. The Controller shall draw
warrants to pay demands against SUNLINE as approved by the SUNLINE
General Manager. The Controller shall keep and maintain records
and books of account according to normally accepted accounting
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'procedures and approved by the Board. The books of account shall
include records of assets, liabilities and contributions made by
each party to this Agreement.
The SUNLINE Controller shall prepare a financial state-
Iment,of SUNLINE in July and January of each year. The statement
(shall reflect SUNLINE transactions from January through June and
from July through December of each year. When such a financial
statement has been prepared, distributed, and approved by the Board
it shall be used to determine capital investment contribution
lamounts.
SECTION 6. TREASURER.
The Treasurer of the County of Riverside is designated
.the treasurer of SUNLINE to be the depositary and have custody of
fall the money of the agency from whatever source. The treasurer
shall:
i. Receive and receipt for all money of SUNLINE and pace
it in the County of Riverside treasury to the credit of SUNLINE;
ii. Be responsible upon his official bond for the safekeepinc
and disbursement of.all SUNLINE monies;
iii. Pay when due all sums payable on outstanding bonds
and coupons of SUNLINE, if any;
iv. Pay any other sums due from SUNLINE, or any portion
thereof, only upon warrants of the SUNLINE Controller; and
v. Verify and report in writing on or promptly after the
first day of July, October, January and April of each year to
SUNLINE, and each of the parties to this Agreement,
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the amount of money held for SUNLINE, the amount of
receipts during the preceding calendar quarter and the
amount paid out during the preceding calendar quarter.
SECTION 7. BONDING.
The public officers and persons who have charge of, handle
j or have access to any property of SUNLINE shall file an official
bond in accordance with Section 6505.1 of the California
Government Code.
SECTION 8. FISCAL YEAR.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Fiscal Year"
shall mean the twelve (12) month period from July 1 to and includ-
ing the following June 30,
SECTION 9. FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
At the time of approval of SUNLINE'S annual Administrative
Operations and Capital Expenditure Budget, the Board shall determin
the amount of financial support to be provided b SUNLINE Members
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as follows:
A. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES shall be apportioned to
each party to this Agreement in proportion to its
respective annual transit service hours, or by any.
other equitable basis established by the Board.
B. OPERATIONAL EXPENSES shall be charged annually to
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each party to this Agreement based upon its respective
annual transit service hours, or by any other equitable
basis established by the Board.
C. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES shall be charged to such party
or parties to this Agreement as desire to increase their
respective capital assets.
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D. OTHER EXPENSES incurred by SUNLINE, due to any
request by any party to this Agreement resulting in an
unusually large, unanticipated operational or administrative
expense, shall be charged to that party.
SECTION-10. ADDITIONAL PARTIES.
Any local public agency with the power and authority to
own, operate and maintain a transportation system may join SUNLINE,
if not otherwise contrary to law. Any such agency so joining
shall become a party subject to:
i. Approval of the Board;
ii. Acquisition of at least $25,000..00 of capital assets.
Assets may be acquired in satisfaction of this provision either
by purchasing capital assets from an existing party, or by
contributing funds in like amount to the capital asset account
of SUNLINE. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to
allow any party to reduce its capital contribution to less than
$25,000.00;
iii. Execution of this joint powers agreement as
then constituted; and
iv. Such other terms and conditions as may then be
applicable to all.other parties to this Agreement.
Any such agency meeting the above conditions shall be entitled to
representation on.the Board as provided in SECTION 3. BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, supra.
SECTION 11. TERM.
This Agreement shall become effective on July 1, 1977,
and shall continue in force until terminated as provided in
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SECTION 17. TERMINATION, infra.
SECTION 12. PARTIAL: INVALIDITY.
If any one or more of the terms, provisions, promises,
covenants or conditions of this Agreement shall to any extent be
adjudged invalid, unenforceable, void or voidable for any reason
whatsoever by a Court of competent jurisdiction, each and all of
the remaining terms, provisions, promises, covenants and condition:
of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and shall be
valid and enforceable.to the fullest extent permitted by law
unless such partial invalidity substantially prejudices the rights
of any parties to this Agreement.
SECTION 13. PARTIES' LIABILITY.
The parties to this Agreement, whether individually
or collectively, do not assume, nor shall any party or parties be
deemed to assume, liability for;
i. Any act of SUNLINE or for any act of SUNLINE
agents or employees;
ii. The payment of wages, benefits or other compensation
to officers, agents or employees of SUNLINE; or
iii. The payment of. -workers' compensation or
indemnity to agents or employees of SUNLINE for
injury or illness arising out of performance of this
Agreement.
SECTION 14. SUCCESSORS,
Insofar as the rights and obligations created under this
Agreement can be assigned, delegated, transfered or encumbered by
the respective parties hereto within the limitations of all
applicable law, both public and private, the terms -of this
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Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
successors of each or any party hereto.
SECTION 15. ASSIGNABILITY.
Subject to such conditions as may be imposed by law or
imposed by any State or Federal entity which has provided financia:
assistance.to SUNLINE, any or all rights and property subject to
this Agreement may be assigned to facilitate the purpose of this
Agreement. Any assignment shall require unanimous written consent
of all parties to this Agreement at the time of assignment. Such
consent must be unanimous as* to both the assignment, and the terms
thereof.
Assignment of any interest under this Agreement, whether
in whole or in part, except as provided in this section is void-
able at the discretion of the Board and is void if in conflict
with any condition or provision of any grant in aide from other
than a party hereto.
SECTION 16. WITHDRAWAL OF PARTY.
A. NOTICE
Any party to this Agreement may withdraw herefrom as
of the first day of July of any year, on at least six
months prior notice. Notice of intent to withdraw shall be serves
by delivering to the Board of SUNLINE a certified copy of a
Resolution of Intent to Withdraw, adopted by the legislative body
of the party withdrawing.
B . CAPITAL REIMBURSEMENT.
Inasmuch as capital contributions credited to a particulz
party may have derived from any of a number of sources, each
source having possibly different regulations and conditions as
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to use of the capital items the following guidelines for reimburse.
ment of capital items are to be followed insofar as not in conflict
with those regulations or conditions.
` 1) Capital contributions made from a withdrawing
party' s own funds sba ll be reimbursed as follows
a) A withdrawing party shall be compensated
for its total capital investment contributed,
less depreciation;
b) A withdrawing party shall be compensated
for the accumulated reserve for replacement
contributed by that party. Reimbursement
shall be made either by return of the particular
capital assets contributed or by payment of
equivalent cash value, at the Board's discretion.
Cash payments in reimbursement may be made in
installment payments over a period of time not
to exceed five years, in a manner to be determined
by the Board.
2) Capital contributions made in a party's behalf from
other than that party shall be distributed as follows:
a) Capital contributions made in behalf of a
party from another subject to no regulations or
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conditions shall be turned to the withdrawing
party.
b) Capital contributions made in behalf of a
party from Urban Mass Transportation Act grants
for Project No. CA-03-0095 shall be reimbursed
as follows:
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(1) For capital assets costing less
than $50, 000 and for buses for a period
of 10 years or less from the date of
purchase and for capital assets costing
$50,000 or more for a period of 20 years
or less from the date of purchase, the
following guidelines apply:
If during the above stated periods, any
facilities or equipment are, caused by a
party's withdrawal, not to be used in the
manner originally contemplated when the Urban
Mass Transportation Capital Grant Contract
was made, or are withdrawn from mass trans-
portation service, SUNLINE shall immediately
notify the United States of America, Department
of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation
Administration (hereafter UMTA) of such fact
and shall remit thereto a proportional
amount of the fair market value, if any, -
of such facilities or --equipment determined
on the basis of the ratio established in the
Capital Grant contract. For the purpose of
this provision, the fair market value shall —
be. deemed to be the value of the facilities
or equipment as determined by O)competent
appraisal conducted as soon after such
withdrawal or other use occurs as feasible or
(b) the actual proceeds from the public sale
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of such property, whichever is approved
by UMTA .
(2) Beyond the above specified time limits
for the above specified assets, reimbursement
for such assets shall be made as if the
assets were from the withdrawing par ty's own
funds, pursuant to subsection B. 1), above.
c) Capital contributions made in behalf of a party
by another subject to regulations and conditions,
shall be reimbursed according to appendant reimburse-
ment provisions, or in absence thereof, shall be
turned to the contributing agency.
SECTION 17. TERMINATION.
The provisions of public transportation service being of
paramount importance, termination of this joint power agency shall
be effected in the manner calculated to cause the least disruption
of then existing public transportation service as is practical.
This Agreement may be terminated before the end of the
second fiscal quarter of any fiscal year upon mutual agreement of
all parties hereto. In order that a systematic wind-up or transfe
of public transportation services may take place, termination sha]
not become effective nor shall SUNLINE cease to operate public
transit service for 6 months thereafter or until the end of the
second fiscal quarter succeeding the quarter in which the
decision to terminate is made.
SECTION 18. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS UPON TERMINATION.
If this Agreement is terminated by any method whatsoever,
all capital assets owned by SUNLINE shall be distributed according
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to the provisions of Section 16, subsection B. All other assets,
subject to conditions or restrictions shall be distributed accord-
ing to those conditions or restrictions.
Any other remaining assets shall be distributed to the
parties in same. proportion as that reflected in their respective
accumulated capital contribution accounts to the total accumulated
capital contribution. Assets may be distributed in kind or in
equivalent cash value, in the Board's discretion.
If the parties cannot agree as to the valuation of
property or to the manner of its distribution, the distribution or
valuation shall be made by a panel of three (3) referees. One
(1) referee shall be appointed by the objecting entity (ies ) and
one (1) referee shall be selected and appointed by the Board, and
thosereferees shall appoint a neutral third referee.
This Agreement shall not terminate until all property has
been distributed in accordance with this provision, and the
termination and property distribution hereunder shall have been
effected in a manner reasonably calculated to cause the least
disruption to existing public transportation service.
SECTION 19. IMPLEMENTATION.
A. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
The organizational meeting of the Board shall be held
July 1, 1977 at 9 :30 a.m. at Palm Desert. California.
At the organizational meeting the Board shall:
1) elect officers;
2) adopt rules.of procedure;
3) establish the time and place for its regular
meetings, provided, however, that meetings shall be
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4) provide for notice of Joint Exercise of Power
Agreement to be filed with the Secretary of State
within 30 days after the effective date of this
Agreement;
5) appoint committees as deemed necessary to perform
supportive functions for the well being of SUNLINE;
6) adopt a budget; and
7) provide for the selection and compensation of an
attorney.
Not later than 120 days following the organizational
meeting of the Board, SUNLINE shall complete all required acts
and procedures preliminary to initiating public transportation
services; and within this time, on a date to be determined by.the
Board, SUNLINE shall commence and maintain public transportation
service in accordance with this Agreement.
B. TRANSFER OF ASSETS.
Not later than 90 days following the organizational
meeting of the Board, each party to this Agreement shall provide an
itemized list of each asset to be conveyed or assigned to SUNLINE.
The list shall specify the capital investment value (including
capital grants) of each item listed, the list shall also specify
any grant conditions imposed on each item and have a copy thereof
appended.
Not later than 120 days following the organizational
meeting of the Board, and prior to initiating public transportati
service, the Board shall accept for SUNLINE the conveyance and/or
assignment of the above mentioned assets from the parties to this
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2 SUNLINE shall assume any outstanding indebtedness and
3 the obligation of any conditions or encumberance so listed,
4 including, but not limited to, all obligations imposed on any
5 party to this Agreement by reason of Federal or State grant
6 conditions, rules, or regulations relating to public transportatio
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8 Co PROVISION, OF TRANSIT SERVICE
9 1) Determination of Transportation Service.
10 on the date it initiates transportation service, SUNLINE
11shall exercise the common power of the parties by providing and
12 maintaining a public transportation service in accordance with
13 the requests of the various parties to this Agreement. Each party
14 to this Agreement will determine service characteristics within
151 its agreed service area, as defined in Exhibit "A" attached hereto
16 and incorporated herein by reference. Service characteristics to
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19 2) Extended Service.
20 Within SUNLINE capabilities, as determined by the Board,
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25 3) Fares and Service Level.
26 Initially, the same fares and at least the same minimum
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D. EMPLOYEES.
Not later than 120 days following the organizational
meeting of the Board and prior to initiating the public transporta-
tion service, SUNLINE shall offer employment to .the existing public
transportation system employees of the Palm Springs Smliner System,
subject to any rule or restriction imposed by'the provisions of
existing public transportation grant contracts. The employment
by SUNLINE of each such employee shall - be of substantially the
same kind and level as the employment currently enjoyed by the
employees. Salary, fringe benefits and seniority rights shall be
provided to the fullest extent possible at the current level.
In the event SUNLINE undertakes to provide transit servic
by means of contract with an independent contractor, the require-
ments of this section shall be deemed to have been satisfied if
SUNLINE shall require that said contractor make the offer of
employment as required above.
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DATED: FEB 2 2 1977 COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
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Donald D. Sullivan, Clerk
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CITY OF RANCHO MIRAGE
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