HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 34179-34181
34179. (a) Each successor agency shall have an oversight board
composed of seven members. The members shall elect one of their
members as the chairperson and shall report the name of the
chairperson and other members to the Department of Finance on or
before January 1, 2012. Members shall be selected as follows:
(1) One member appointed by the county board of supervisors.
(2) One member appointed by the mayor for the city that formed the
redevelopment agency.
(3) One member appointed by the largest special district, by
property tax share, with territory in the territorial jurisdiction of
the former redevelopment agency, which is of the type of special
district that is eligible to receive property tax revenues pursuant
to Section 34188.
(4) One member appointed by the county superintendent of education
to represent schools if the superintendent is elected. If the county
superintendent of education is appointed, then the appointment made
pursuant to this paragraph shall be made by the county board of
education.
(5) One member appointed by the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges to represent community college districts in the
county.
(6) One member of the public appointed by the county board of
supervisors.
(7) One member representing the employees of the former
redevelopment agency appointed by the mayor or chair of the board of
supervisors, as the case may be, from the recognized employee
organization representing the largest number of former redevelopment
agency employees employed by the successor agency at that time.
(8) If the county or a joint powers agency formed the
redevelopment agency, then the largest city by acreage in the
territorial jurisdiction of the former redevelopment agency may
select one member. If there are no cities with territory in a project
area of the redevelopment agency, the county superintendent of
education may appoint an additional member to represent the public.
(9) If there are no special districts of the type that are
eligible to receive property tax pursuant to Section 34188, within
the territorial jurisdiction of the former redevelopment agency, then
the county may appoint one member to represent the public.
(10) Where a redevelopment agency was formed by an entity that is
both a charter city and a county, the oversight board shall be
composed of seven members selected as follows: three members
appointed by the mayor of the city, where such appointment is subject
to confirmation by the county board of supervisors, one member
appointed by the largest special district, by property tax share,
with territory in the territorial jurisdiction of the former
redevelopment agency, which is the type of special district that is
eligible to receive property tax revenues pursuant to Section 34188,
one member appointed by the county superintendent of education to
represent schools, one member appointed by the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges to represent community college
districts, and one member representing employees of the former
redevelopment agency appointed by the mayor of the city where such an
appointment is subject to confirmation by the county board of
supervisors, to represent the largest number of former redevelopment
agency employees employed by the successor agency at that time.
(b) The Governor may appoint individuals to fill any oversight
board member position described in subdivision (a) that has not been
filled by January 15, 2012, or any member position that remains
vacant for more than 60 days.
(c) The oversight board may direct the staff of the successor
agency to perform work in furtherance of the oversight board's duties
and responsibilities under this part. The successor agency shall pay
for all of the costs of meetings of the oversight board and may
include such costs in its administrative budget. Oversight board
members shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for
expenses.
(d) Oversight board members shall have personal immunity from suit
for their actions taken within the scope of their responsibilities
as oversight board members.
(e) A majority of the total membership of the oversight board
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority
vote of the total membership of the oversight board is required for
the oversight board to take action. The oversight board shall be
deemed to be a local entity for purposes of the Ralph M. Brown Act,
the California Public Records Act, and the Political Reform Act of
1974.
(f) All notices required by law for proposed oversight board
actions shall also be posted on the successor agency's Internet Web
site or the oversight board's Internet Web site.
(g) Each member of an oversight board shall serve at the pleasure
of the entity that appointed such member.
(h) The Department of Finance may review an oversight board action
taken pursuant to the act adding this part. As such, all oversight
board actions shall not be effective for three business days, pending
a request for review by the department. Each oversight board shall
designate an official to whom the department may make such requests
and who shall provide the department with the telephone number and
e-mail contact information for the purpose of communicating with the
department pursuant to this subdivision. In the event that the
department requests a review of a given oversight board action, it
shall have 10 days from the date of its request to approve the
oversight board action or return it to the oversight board for
reconsideration and such oversight board action shall not be
effective until approved by the department. In the event that the
department returns the oversight board action to the oversight board
for reconsideration, the oversight board shall resubmit the modified
action for department approval and the modified oversight board
action shall not become effective until approved by the department.
(i) Oversight boards shall have fiduciary responsibilities to
holders of enforceable obligations and the taxing entities that
benefit from distributions of property tax and other revenues
pursuant to Section 34188. Further, the provisions of Division 4
(commencing with Section 1000) of the Government Code shall apply to
oversight boards. Notwithstanding Section 1099 of the Government
Code, or any other law, any individual may simultaneously be
appointed to up to five oversight boards and may hold an office in a
city, county, city and county, special district, school district, or
community college district.
(j) Commencing on and after July 1, 2016, in each county where
more than one oversight board was created by operation of the act
adding this part, there shall be only one oversight board appointed
as follows:
(1) One member may be appointed by the county board of
supervisors.
(2) One member may be appointed by the city selection committee
established pursuant to Section 50270 of the Government Code. In a
city and county, the mayor may appoint one member.
(3) One member may be appointed by the independent special
district selection committee established pursuant to Section 56332 of
the Government Code, for the types of special districts that are
eligible to receive property tax revenues pursuant to Section 34188.
(4) One member may be appointed by the county superintendent of
education to represent schools if the superintendent is elected. If
the county superintendent of education is appointed, then the
appointment made pursuant to this paragraph shall be made by the
county board of education.
(5) One member may be appointed by the Chancellor of the
California Community Colleges to represent community college
districts in the county.
(6) One member of the public may be appointed by the county board
of supervisors.
(7) One member may be appointed by the recognized employee
organization representing the largest number of successor agency
employees in the county.
(k) The Governor may appoint individuals to fill any oversight
board member position described in subdivision (j) that has not been
filled by July 15, 2016, or any member position that remains vacant
for more than 60 days.
(l) Commencing on and after July 1, 2016, in each county where
only one oversight board was created by operation of the act adding
this part, then there will be no change to the composition of that
oversight board as a result of the operation of subdivision (b).
(m) Any oversight board for a given successor agency shall cease
to exist when all of the indebtedness of the dissolved redevelopment
agency has been repaid.
34180. All of the following successor agency actions shall first be
approved by the oversight board:
(a) The establishment of new repayment terms for outstanding loans
where the terms have not been specified prior to the date of this
part.
(b) Refunding of outstanding bonds or other debt of the former
redevelopment agency by successor agencies in order to provide for
savings or to finance debt service spikes; provided, however, that no
additional debt is created and debt service is not accelerated.
(c) Setting aside of amounts in reserves as required by
indentures, trust indentures, or similar documents governing the
issuance of outstanding redevelopment agency bonds.
(d) Merging of project areas.
(e) Continuing the acceptance of federal or state grants, or other
forms of financial assistance from either public or private sources,
where assistance is conditioned upon the provision of matching
funds, by the successor entity as successor to the former
redevelopment agency, in an amount greater than 5 percent.
(f) (1) If a city, county, or city and county wishes to retain any
properties or other assets for future redevelopment activities,
funded from its own funds and under its own auspices, it must reach a
compensation agreement with the other taxing entities to provide
payments to them in proportion to their shares of the base property
tax, as determined pursuant to Section 34188, for the value of the
property retained.
(2) If no other agreement is reached on valuation of the retained
assets, the value will be the fair market value as of the 2011
property tax lien date as determined by the county assessor.
(g) Establishment of the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule.
(h) A request by the successor agency to enter into an agreement
with the city, county, or city and county that formed the
redevelopment agency that it is succeeding.
(i) A request by a successor agency or taxing entity to pledge, or
to enter into an agreement for the pledge of, property tax revenues
pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34178.
34181. The oversight board shall direct the successor agency to do
all of the following:
(a) Dispose of all assets and properties of the former
redevelopment agency that were funded by tax increment revenues of
the dissolved redevelopment agency; provided, however, that the
oversight board may instead direct the successor agency to transfer
ownership of those assets that were constructed and used for a
governmental purpose, such as roads, school buildings, parks, and
fire stations, to the appropriate public jurisdiction pursuant to any
existing agreements relating to the construction or use of such an
asset. Any compensation to be provided to the successor agency for
the transfer of the asset shall be governed by the agreements
relating to the construction or use of that asset. Disposal shall be
done expeditiously and in a manner aimed at maximizing value.
(b) Cease performance in connection with and terminate all
existing agreements that do not qualify as enforceable obligations.
(c) Transfer housing responsibilities and all rights, powers,
duties, and obligations along with any amounts on deposit in the Low
and Moderate Income Housing Fund to the appropriate entity pursuant
to Section 34176.
(d) Terminate any agreement, between the dissolved redevelopment
agency and any public entity located in the same county, obligating
the redevelopment agency to provide funding for any debt service
obligations of the public entity or for the construction, or
operation of facilities owned or operated by such public entity, in
any instance where the oversight board has found that early
termination would be in the best interests of the taxing entities.
(e) Determine whether any contracts, agreements, or other
arrangements between the dissolved redevelopment agency and any
private parties should be terminated or renegotiated to reduce
liabilities and increase net revenues to the taxing entities, and
present proposed termination or amendment agreements to the oversight
board for its approval. The board may approve any amendments to or
early termination of such agreements where it finds that amendments
or early termination would be in the best interests of the taxing
entities.
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