HomeMy WebLinkAbout14 - Orange County Area Housing & Financing AgencyCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 14
September 28, 2004
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Planning Department
Jaime Murillo, Assistant Planner
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SUBJECT: Appointment of Staff Representatives for the Orange
County Area Housing and Financing Agency
ISSUE:
Should the City Council change the appointed representative from the City
Manager to Assistant City Manager and appoint an alternate to represent the City
as a voting member for the Orange County Area Housing and Financing
Agency?
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the position of Assistant City Manager, currently Sharon Wood, to act
as a Director on the Board of the Orange County Area Housing and Finance
Agency, and authorize the position of Program Manager, currently Daniel
Trimble, to act as an Alternate Director.
DISCUSSION:
Background:
The Orange County Area Housing and Financing Agency is a Joint Powers
Authority which administers the Lease -to- Purchase Homeownership Program
that facilitates home ownership for potential moderate- income and above
moderate - income homebuyers who have not been able to accumulate a down
payment and closing costs.
On September 24, 2002, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2002 -60
authorizing participation by the City of Newport Beach in the Lease -to- Purchase
Program as a voting member of the Orange County Area Housing and Financing
Agency. In addition, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a
Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for membership in the Agency and to attend
Agency meetings and take any and all actions necessary to coordinate the City's
voting membership in the Agency and participation in the Lease -to- Purchase
Program.
However, Article 8 of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement actually requires
the City Council to appoint a "Director" and an "Alternate Director" to serve on the
Board of Directors which governs the Agency. Responsibilities of a Director
include serving on the Board as a voting member and attending all regular and
special meetings. Additionally, the Director representing the City of Newport
Beach has been delegated as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors which
shall preside at all meetings, sign documents as may be necessary for the proper
functioning of the Agency, and perform such other duties as may be imposed by
the Board of Directors. When the Director is not present at a Board meeting, the
Alternate Director appointed may serve in his /her place with the same authority
as a Director.
Staff is recommending that the City Council authorize the position of Assistant
City Manager, currently Sharon Wood, to act as a Director and authorize the
position of Program Manager, currently Daniel Trimble, to act as an Alternate
Director on the Board of Directors for the Agency.
Environmental Review:
Not subject to CEQA, as the action is not a project, as defined in Section
15378(b)(4).
Prepared by:
JAIME MURILLO
Assistant Planner
Submitted by:
YWL,
SHARON Z. WO D
Assistant City anager
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