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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
ABSTMN: None
ABSENT: Chairman Pena
GLENDA L BANGERTER, V e Chairman
La Quinta Redevelopment A ncy
ATT S
UNDRA L. JUH A, Secretary
La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
A PROVED AS TO FORM:
ST DLING, YOCCA, CARLSON & RAUTH
Agency Legal Counsel
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BYLAWS OF THE
LA QUINTA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ARTICLE I THE AGENCY
Section 1.01. Name of Agency. The official name of the
Agency shall be the 1La 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 Meeting. 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
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.
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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 Tern for the prior year becomes the
Chair and in the event that the prior year's Mayor Pro Tern 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 Tern, 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 from among the Board Members who are not
serving as Mayor or Mayor Pro Tern o* 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
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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
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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 officers
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 frcm 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 from 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
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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.
ARTICLE II MEETINGS
Section 3.01. 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 *q., 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.
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Section 3.03. Quorum. 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 vote1' 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 Call;
2) Confirmation of Agenda;
3) Approval of Minutes;
4) Public Coment;
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
resolutions, matters to any federal, state, county or city agency,
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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.
Section 3.06. Parliamentary Procedure. Unless a different
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.
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