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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1997 0115 CC REG ITEM 07Mb`il'. CITY OF MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL REPORT TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Assistant to the City Manager Y)+\ DATE: December 30, 1996 (City Council Meeting on January 15) SUBJECT: Consider Amendment to the Ventura Council of Governments Joint Powers Authority Agreement Executive Summary The cities of Agoura Hills and Westlake Village notified the Ventura Council of Governments (VCOG) of their desire to withdrawal for the Joint Powers Authority Agreement. Withdrawal from VCOG requires a two - thirds (2/3) vote of the membership. The City Council is being asked to ratify an amendment to the VCOG Joint Powers Authority Agreement incorporating the withdrawal of the cities of Agoura Hills and Westlake Village, and to authorize the Mayor to sign the Amendment on behalf of the City. In 1992, the City of Moorpark along with the other nine Ventura County cities, the County of Ventura and the cities of Agoura Hills and Westlake formed VCOG to act, in part, as a sub - regional council -of- governments on items related to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). VCOG also serves a functions not related to SCAG such as solid waste, libraries, economic development and other regional countywide issues. Since that time, the interests of Agoura Hills and Westlake Village have changed, and they are in the process of forming a their own sub - region with the cities of Malibu, Calabasas, and Hidden Hills. At its special meeting on December 12, VCOG unanimously recommended that the attached Amendment be sent to member agencies for ratification Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Amendment to the Ventura Council of Governments Joint Powers Authority Agreement, and authorize the Mayor to sign the Amendment on behalf of the City. C ADOCS \WPDOCS \VCOGAMD.AGD O14J This Agreement ( "Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the public entities (collectively "Entities") whose names are set forth on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference pursuant to Section 6500 gt M., of the Government Code and other applicable laws: The parties hereto do agree as follows: Section 1. Recitals This Agreement is made and entered into with respect to the following facts: (a) That the Entities created, by that certain Joint Powers Agreement, the Ventura Council of Governments, a joint powers authority, dated December 1, 1992 ( "JPA Agreement ") have determined that the provisions thereof need to be amended as is set forth hereinafter; and (B) That each of the legislative bodies of the Entities hereto have individually determined that the public interest, convenience and necessity require the execution and implementation of this Agreement. Section 2. Amendment That Section 21 entitled "Members of Agency" of the JPA Agreement be and hereby is amended by adding therto as subsection (C) the following: "(C) Alternate Method of Withdrawal Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Member may withdraw from this Agency at any time provided that not less than 2 /3rds of the Members who are then parties to this Agreement, approve such withdrawal. No such withdrawal shall be Page 1 effective unless and until the proposed withdrawing member has met all of its financial obligations pursuant to this Agreement. The effective date of the withdrawal shall be the date that all of resolutions duly adopted by the legislative bodies of each Member approving such withdrawal, are filed with the Executive Director of the Agency." Section 3. Effective Amendment The amendment of the JPA Agreement shall not have the effect of amending or altering any provision of the JPA Agreement, except as is expressly set forth herein. Section 4. Effective Date The effective date of this Agreement shall be 1997.