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C.11
COUNTYWIDE OVERSIGHT BOARD
Meeting Date: 01/27/2020  
SUBJECT :    Pittsburg Successor Agency-ROPS
FROM: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department

Information
Recommendation(s)
Adopt Resolution 2020/17 Approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 (ROPS 20 – 21) for the Pittsburg Successor Agency.
Background
Please see attached staff report.
In The Matter Of:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTYWIDE OVERSIGHT BOARD APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE CITY OF PITTSBURG COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY’S RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021 (ROPS 20-21), PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 34177 AND 34171. 
Body:
The Countywide Oversight Board FINDS AND DETERMINES as follows:

 
           
WHEREAS, on June 29, 2011, California State’s budget was signed and along with it, adopted California State Legislation AB26x1, also known as the “Dissolution Act”; and
 

WHEREAS, on December 29, 2011, the California Supreme Court found Dissolution Act constitutional, thereby dissolving the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Pittsburg effective February 1, 2012; and
 


WHEREAS, pursuant to the Dissolution Act and California Health and Safety Code 34177, the Successor Agency for the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Pittsburg (the “Pittsburg Successor Agency”) is required to prepare a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (the “ROPS”), covering a six-month period and identifying the Pittsburg Successor Agency‘s financial obligation during said six-month period; and  

 

WHEREAS, while the Pittsburg Successor Agency may not initiate any new activities nor incur new indebtedness, it is nevertheless required under legislative statute and court order to continue making those payments necessary for day to day operations pursuant to contractual commitments/enforceable obligations, regulatory authorities, and indebtedness entered into prior to the enactment of the Dissolution Act; and  

 

WHEREAS, on June 27, 2012, the Governor signed into law budget trailer bill AB 1484. AB 1484 imposes new requirements on successor agencies with regard to the submittal of the ROPS; and



WHEREAS, budget trailer bill SB 107 was approved and signed by the Governor and took immediate effect on September 22, 2015. The primary purpose of SB 107 is to make technical and substantive amendments to the existing Dissolution Act; and
 


WHEREAS, pursuant Section 34177, as amended, changed the review of ROPS from semi-annual to annual; and 
 

           
WHEREAS, the Pittsburg Successor Agency’s ROPS largely consists of debt service related expenses, administrative expenses, and other eligible enforceable obligation; and



WHEREAS, upon receiving Countywide Oversight Board approval for the ROPS for the period of July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021 (the “ROPS 20-21”), staff will submit ROPS 20-21 to the California State Department of Finance, the County Auditor-Controller’s Office, and the California State Controller’s Office.
 
 
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved:
NOW, THEREFORE, the Countywide Oversight Board for the County of Contra Costa does hereby resolve as follows:
 

Section 1.           
The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein.
 

Section 2.            
Countywide Oversight Board hereby adopts this Resolution, approving ROPS 20-21.
 

Section 3.          
The Executive Director is hereby authorized to take such further actions as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the Countywide Oversight Board’s obligations pursuant to this Resolution. 
 

Section 4.            
The Countywide Oversight Board Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
 

Section 5.          
This resolution becomes effective immediately upon adoption.
 

 
 
Vote and Attest

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Countywide Oversight Board, on the date shown.                                                                                   

   ATTESTED: January 27, 2020
   __________________________________
Maureen Toms, Oversight Board Secretary

 

Attachments
Resolution 2020/17
Pittsburg ROPS 20-21 Staff Report
Pittsburg ROPS 20-21
Resolution 2020/17-signed

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