Loading...
1997 11 24 RDA78-495 CALLE TAMPICO -- LA QUiNTA, CALIFORNIA 92253 - (760) 777-7000 FAX (760) 777-7101 TDD (760) 777-1227 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24,1997 7:00 PM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956, 1, STANLEY L. SNIFF, CHAIRMAN OF THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DO HEREBY CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR 7:00 PM ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1997. SAID MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE LA QUINTA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 78-495 CALLE TAMPICO, LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA. PURPOSE OF SAID MEETING IS AS DELINEATED ON THE ATTACHED AGENDA. Dated: November 21, 1997 L &Zt��j STANLEY L. SNIFF, Vhairman La Quinta Redevelopment Agency DECLARATION OF POSTING 1, Saundra L. Juhola, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby declare that the foregoing notice for the Special Redevelopment Agency meeting of November 24, 1997 was posted on the outside entry to the Council Chamber, 78-495 Calle Tampico and on the bulletin board at the La Quinta Chamber of Commerce and faxed to the news media on Friday, November 21, 1997. Dateo:�November 21, 1997 &"U DRA L. J'�H6CA, Secretary 0 0 La Quinta Redevelopment Agency MAILING ADDRESS — P,O. BOX 1504 — LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253 OF La Quinta Redevelopment Agency Agenda City Council Chamber 78-495 Calle Tampico La Quinta, California 92253 Special Meeting November 24, 1997 - 7:00 PM CALL TO ORDER a. Pledge of Allegiance b. Roll Call PUBLIC COMMENT CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA BUSINESS SESSION 1 BOARD REORGANIZATION. A. SELECTION OF CHAIRMAN B. SELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN Beginning Reso. No. 97- ADJOURNMENT 00000r) f- PUBLIC NOTICE The La Quinta City Council is handicapped accessible. If special equipment is needed for the hearing impaired, please call the City Clerk's Office at 777-7025, 24-hours in advance of the meeting and accommodations will be made. How, T4'!t 4 4 Qum& AGENDA CATEGORY: COUNCIL/RDA MEETING DATE: November 24, 1997 ITEM TITLE: Board of Directors Reorganization a. Selection of Chair b. Selection of Vice Chair RECOMMENDATION: 1 . That the Board select a Chair 2. That the Board select a Vice Chair FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW: BUSINESS SESSION: 1-kf - A� CONSENT CALENDAR: STUDY SESSION: PUBLIC HEARING: Each year at this time, the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency reorganizes, in that a Chair and Vice Chair are selected. Attached is a copy of RDA Resolution No. 94-1 establishing the Agency By -Laws in which Section 2.02 provides that the Chair shall be chosen on a rotational schedule which first provides that the Mayor Pro Tem for the prior year becomes the Chair and in the event that the prior year's Mayor Pro Tem is no longer a Council Member or has been elected or appointed to the position of Mayor, then the Board Member who is most senior, but is not acting currently as the Mayor Pro Tem, shall become the Chair. In the event that there is more than one member with equal seniority available, the Agency Board shall vote to determine who shall act as Chair. Section 2.03 of Resolution No. 94-1 provides that the Vice Chair shall be voted upon by the Board from among Board Members who are not serving as Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem of the City or Chair of the Redevelopment Agency. FINDINGS AND ALTERNATIVES 1 . Selection of Redevelopment Agency Chair 2. Selection of Redevelopment Agency Vice Chair � e7�1( SrAUNDRA L. JUHOrA, Secretary La Quinta Redevelopment Agency 000005 RESOLUTION NO. RA 94-1 A RESOLUTION OF THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD AMENDING BY-LAWS FOR THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta has organized itself as the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency; and WHEREAS, the Board Members of the Agency have established by-laws to conduct its business; and WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Agency to amend the by-laws.. NOW THEREFORE, the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency Board does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. The "By -Laws" of the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency, are hereby amended in the form attached to this resolution, and incorporated herein by reference, are hereby adopted. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 18th day of January 1994 by the following vote: AYES: Board Members McCartney, Perkins, Sniff, Vice Chairman Bangerter NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Chairman Pena A' 5AUNDRA L. JUHOLA, Secretary La Quinta Redevelopment Agency APROVED AS TO FORM: STIZA-bLING, YOCCA,' CARLSON & RAUTH Agency Legal Counsel 2i � GLENDA L. BANGERTER, )�& Chairman La Quinta Redevelopment Agtncy 000006 RESOLUTION NO. RA 94-1 ATTACHMENT 1 BYLAWS OF THE LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ARTICLE I - THE AGENCY Section 1.01. Name of Agency. The of f icial name of the Agency shall be the "La Quinta Redevelopment Agency." Section 1.02. Seal of Agency. The seal of the Agency shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Agency and the year of its organization. Section 1.03. Office of Agency and Place of Meetipq. The office of the Agency shall be at City Hall, 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California, but the Agency may hold its meeting at any place in the City of La Quinta, California, which the Agency may from time to time designate by resolution. Section 1.04. Powers. The powers of the Agency shall be 0 vested in the members thereof then in office, who reserve unto themselves the right to delegate by resolution such powers as are appropriate and permissible by law. Section 1.05. Members. The members of the Agency shall be the members of the City Council of the City of La Quinta. ARTICLE II - OFFICERS AND EX OFFICIO POSITIONS Section 2.01. Officers. The officers of the Agency shall be a Chair and a Vice Chair. Ex officio positions acting as its staff shall be an Executive Director, Secretary to the Board and Treasurer. 1 000007 RE6U1.UT!UN NU. RA 94-1 Section 2. 02. Chair. The Chair of the Agency shall be appointed pursuant to a basic rotational schedule which first provides that the Mayor Pro Tem for the prior year becomes the Chair and in the event that the prior year's Mayor Pro Tem is no longer a Council Member or has been elected or appointed to the position of Mayor, then the Board Member who is most senior, but is not acting currently as the Mayor Pro Tem, shall become the Chair. In the event that there is more than one member with equal seniority available, the Agency Board shall vote to determine who shall act as Chair. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Agency. Except as otherwise authorized by resolution of the Agency or the provisions of these Bylaws, the Chair shall have the authority to sign on behalf of the Agency, all contracts, deeds and other instruments made by the Agency. Section 2.03. Vice Chair. The Vice Chair of the Agency shall be voted upon by the Board f rom among the Board Members who are not serving as Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem of the City or Chair of the Redevelopment Agency. The Vice Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the absence or incapacity of the Chair. Section 2.04. Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be the City Manager of the City of La Quinta. The Executive Director shall have general supervision over the administration of Agency business and affairs, subject to the direction of the Agency. The Executive Director shall have the authority to sign on 2 000008 RESOLUTION NO. RA 94-1 behalf of the Agency all contracts, deeds, and other instruments made by the Agency. Section 2.05.' Secretary to the Board. The Secretary to the Board shall be the City Clerk of the City of La Quinta. The Secretary to the Board shall keep the records of the Agency, act as secretary at meetings of the Agency, record all votes and keep a record of the proceedings of the Agency in a journal of proceedings to be kept for such purpose, and perform all duties incident to the Secretary to the Board's office. The Secretary to the Board shall maintain a record of all official proceedings of the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency and the redevelopment program. Section 2.06. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be Treasurer of the City of La Quinta. The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of all funds of the Agency and shall deposit same in the name of the Agency in such bank or banks as the Agency may select. The Treasurer shall sign all orders and checks for the payment of money and shall pay out and disburse such monies under the direction of the Agency. The Treasurer shall keep regular books of account, showing receipts and expenditures, and shall render to the Agency at each regular meeting, or more often when requested, an account of transactions and the financial conditions of the Agency. The Treasurer shall give such bond for faithful performance of the Treasurer's duties as the Agency may determine. Section 2. 07. Special Counsel. The Agency may appoint Special Counsel to give advice to the Agency and to provide a variety of services, including without limit, the preparation of 3 000009 RE601jUTION NO. RA 94-1 all proposed resolutions, laws, rules, contracts, bonds and other legal papers for the Agency. The Special Counsel may give advice or opinions in writing to the Chair or other Agency of f icers whenever requested to do so. The Special Counsel may attend to all suits and other matters to which the Agency is a part or in which the Agency may be legally interested and do such other things pertaining to the Special Counsel's office as the Agency may request. Such Special Counsel shall serve at the pleasure of the Agency. Section 2.08. Compensation. The members of the Agency shall receive such compensation as the City Council prescribes, but said compensation shall not exceed that amount -as set forth in Section 33114.5 of the Health & Safety Code as such Section may from time to time be amended. Section 2.09. Additional Duties. The officers and ex officio positions of the Agency shall perform such other duties and functions as may f rom time to time be required by the Agency or the Bylaws or rules and regulations of the Agency. Section 2.10. Absences. In the temporary absence of both the Chair and,the Vice Chair, the most senior Board Member shall serve as Presiding Officer. In the event that there are two Board Members with equal seniority, then the Member who received the highest number of votes in the General Municipal Election shall serve as Presiding Officer. Section 2. 11. Additional Personnel. The Agency may from time to time appoint or employ such personnel as it deems necessary to 000010 RESOLUTION NO. RA 94-1 exercise its powers, duties and functions as prescribed by the California Community Redevelopment Law and all other laws of the State of California applicable thereto. Additional personnel may include, but is not limited to, contract consultants, attorneys, special counsel and project implementation contractors as conditions warrant. The selection, duties and compensation of such personnel shall be determined by the Agency, subject to the laws of the State of California. Section 3.01. ARTICLE II - MEETINGS Regular Meetings. The regular meetings of the Agency shall be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. in the Chambers of the City Council, 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California. In the event such date shall fall on a legal holiday, the regular meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. Section 3.02. Special Meetings. The Chair of the Agency may, when it is deemed expedient, and shall, upon the written request of two (2) members of the Agency, call a special meeting of the Agency for the purpose of transacting the business designated in the call. The means and method for calling such special meeting shall be as set forth in the Ralph M. Brown Act, California Government Code Sections 54950, et seq. , as it now exists or may hereafter be amended. At such special meeting, no business shall be considered other than as designated in the call. 5 00001, RESOLUTION NO. RA 94-1 Section 3 .03. Quoru . Three (3) members of the Agency shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting Agency business, exercising Agency powers and for all other purposes, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time until the quorum is obtained. Every official act of the Agency shall be adopted by a majority vote. A "majority vote" shall mean a majority of all members present when a quorum is present. Section 3.04. Order of Business. At the regular meetings of the Agency, the following shall be the order of business: (1) Roll Callf (2) Confirmation of Agenda; (3) Approval of Minutes; (4) Public Comment; (5) Business Session; (6) Consent Calendar; (7) Department Reports; (8) Chair and Board Member's Items; (9) Public Hearings; (10) Closed Session; (11) Adjournment. All resolutions shall be in writing and designated by number, reference to which shall be inscribed in the minutes and an approved copy of each resolution filed in the official book of resolutions of the Agency. Section 3.05. Manner of Voting. The voting on formal resolutionst matters to any federal, state, county or city agency, N. 0 0 19 0112 RESOLUTION NO. RA 94-1 and on such other matters as may be requested by a majority of the Agency members, shall be by electronic voting, and the ayes, noes and members present not voting shall be entered upon the minutes of such meeting, except on the election of officers, which may be by ballot. RArtion 1 06 PA-liamentary Procedure. Unless a ifferent procedure is established by resolution of the Agency or set forth in these Bylaws, the rules of parliamentary procedure as set forth in Robert's Rules of Order Revised shall govern all meetings of the Agency. ARTICLE IV - PUBLIC NOTICE Section 4.01. Public Notice. The Desert Sun, with offices located at 750 North Gene Autry Trail, Palm Springs, California 92262, is hereby designated as the Agency's official newspaper for all legally required public notices. ARTICLE V - AMENDMENTS Section 5.01. Amendments to Bylaws. The Bylaws of the Agency may be amended by resolution by the Agency at any regular or special meeting by majority vote. ARTICLE VI - CONFLICTS Section 6.01. Conflicts. Conflicts shall be determined and governed by a Conflict of Interest Code adopted by the Agency and approved by the City Council. 7 000013