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Home My WebLink AboutCC AG PKT 2005-09-12 #H , , '- 5,74 AGENDA REPORT 0 DATE: September 12, 2005 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council r G c THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager 1a) FROM: Mark Vukojevic, Director of Public Works /City Engineer SUBJECT: WEST ORANGE COUNTY WATER BOARD AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The proposed City Council action will adopt Resolution No. authorizing Mayor to sign the Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement between City of Seal Beach and West Orange County Water Board to increase Board Member compensation. BACKGROUND: The City of Seal Beach is a member of the West Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) and a City Council Member is appointed to the Board each year by City Council. The joint powers agency owns and operates the water distribution system which conveys water from Metropolitan Water District (MWD) to the Cities of Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Westminster, and Seal Beach. Water from MWD fulfills 25% to 40% of the water demand for Seal Beach. As requested by the WOCWB, the proposed action will amend Board Member compensation from the current $50 /meeting not to exceed $150 /month, to $100 /meeting not to exceed $300 /month. A copy of the proposed amendment is enclosed. The existing Board compensation amounts have been in place since the Board's inception in the 1960s. FISCAL IMPACT: The expected $250 per meeting increase (5 members x $50) of which Seal Beach's share is 14.3% is expected to annually cost $143 to the City of Seal Beach. Funding is available within the Water Operation Intergovernmental Account. Agenda Item li RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. authorizing Mayor to sign the Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement between City of Seal Beach and West Orange County Water Board to increase Board Member compensation. Prepared By: Mark K. Vukojevic, P.E. Director Public Works /City Engineer NOT . D :, ND APPROVED: 1 Joh ' . ahors i, City Manager Attachments : Resolution No. Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement Agenda Item _ • MINUTE EXCERPT Seal Beach, California September 12, 2005 The City Council of the City of Seal Beach met in regular session at 7:04 p.m. with Mayor Antos calling the meeting to order with the Salute to the Flag. ROl L CALL Present: Mayor Antos Council Members Larson, Levitt, Ybaben, Yost CONSFNT CALENDAR - ITEM "C" thru "L" Larson moved, second by Yost, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar as presented, except item "J" removed for separate consideration. H. Adopted Resolution Number 5374 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF SEAL BEACH AND WEST ORANGE COUNTY WATER BOARD TO INCREASE BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION." By unanimous consent, full reading of Resolution Number 5374 was waived. AYES: Antos, Larson, Levitt, Ybaben, Yost NOES: None Motion carried STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the minute order on file in the Office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of September, 2005. DATED this 13th day of September, 2005 Linda Devine, City Clerk City of Seal Beach RESOLUTION NUMBER 5374 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF SEAL BEACH AND WEST ORANGE COUNTY WATER BOARD TO INCREASE BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION The City Council of the City of Seal Beach hereby resolves as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves the Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Seal Beach and West Orange County Water Board. SECTION 2. The Council hereby directs the Mayor to execute the Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADDOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach this ) :: . day of ..,, iK.t 2005 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members ' Arr. G# NOES: Council Members /114b1/ ABSENT: ABSENT: Council Members en Mayor ATTEST: • OD /Lid City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number c,.3 7 on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the Cit Council of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the Jd- ' day of f o , 2005. Cit Clerk Wept Oat ge eoa#t, Woes swift Oesesal2Itaaapoi. liNees• Sowed" ,fleraalas &awe. lava/ esteadd City of Huntington Beach 4920 Campus Drive, Suite A 2000 Main Street P.O. Box 190 Newport Beach, California 92660 Huntington Beach, California 92648 (714) 536-5503 FAX (714) 847-1067 August 10, 2005 Mr. Mark Vukojevic City of Seal Beach 211 8 Street Seal Beach, CA 90740 Dear Mr. Vukojevic, At the July 20, 2005, meeting of the West Orange County Board, the Board elected to pursue an amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the four member cities. Specifically, the amendment increases the Board Member compensation from the current $50 /meeting not to exceed $150 /month to $100 /meeting not to exceed $300 /month. A copy of the proposed amendment is enclosed. The existing Board compensation amounts have been in place since the Board's inception in the 1960s. As noted at the meeting, each of the member cities must have the amendment to the JPA approved by their respective City Councils. Could you please arrange to present the amendment to your City Council for approval? Once the amendment is approved, we request that you forwara a certified copy of the Council action. Thank you in advance for your efforts. Since Howard D.qohnson Utilities Operations Manager HJ/KD /sr Enclosure: WOCWB Statement Cc: Arnold Ross, Senior Accountant Kenneth J. Dills, Senior Administrative Analyst • AMENDMENT TO WEST ORANGE COUNTY WATER BOARD JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT THIS AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ( "Amendment ") is entered into this day of , 2005, by and among the CITY OF GARDEN GROVE, the CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, the CITY OF SEAL BEACH and the CITY OF WESTMINSTER, collectively hereinafter sometimes referred to as "The Contracting Public Agencies" or the "Parties ", all of which are municipal corporations formed under and existing pursuant to the laws of the State of California; WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Parties hereto are all of the parties to that certain Joint Powers Agreement executed on October 25, 1967, known as the "West Orange County Water Board Joint Powers Agreement" ( "Joint Powers Agreement "); and WHEREAS, Section 8 of the Joint Powers Agreement provides that the terms and provisions of the Joint Powers Agreement may be amended with the unanimous consent of the Parties; and WHEREAS, the Parties hereto desire to amend Section 6 of the Joint Powers Agreement, providing for certain compensation rates and reimbursement of certain expenses. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONTRACTING PUBLIC AGENCIES HEREBY DO AGREE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. Authority for Amendment. The Parties hereto are authorized by law to contract with each other for the joint exercise of common powers under Article I, Chapter 5, Division 7, Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California, and are authorized to amend the Joint Powers Agreement pursuant to Section 8 thereof, by the unanimous consent of the governing bodies of each of the Parties. Section 3. Amendment. Section 6 of the Joint Powers Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 6 Directors shall be compensated for attending meetings of the Board of Directors in an amount fixed by the Board, which amount shall not be in excess of $100 per meeting of the Board and not in excess of 5300 per month. Additionally, the Board may provide for the reimbursement of traveling expenses for Directors between their place of residence and the location of the Board meeting. The Board may provide for the payment of the expenses of a Director or the Secretary if such are directed by the Board to attend any meeting or other activity which it is determined by the Board to be in the best interest of the West Orange County Water Board and which relates to the accomplishment of the purposes herein provided for. The Secretary of the West Orange County Water Board and Assistant Secretary, if there be one, shall be compensated for their services on the basis of 5100 per month and 550 per month, respectively, unless the Board shall otherwise provide. The compensation herein provided for shall be in addition to any other fee or compensation to which the person entitled thereto might otherwise be entitled to receive by reason of some other office or position which they may hold" Except as expressly provided for herein, the Joint Powers Agreement is not otherwise amended. This Amendment shall be effective upon approval and execution by each of the Parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed the day and year first hereinabove written. Approved as to form: Bowie, Arneson, Wiles & Giannone, general counsel to West Orange County Water Board: Robert E. Anslow, Partner ATTEST: City of Garden Grove By City Clerk, Mayor City of Garden Grove ATTEST: City of Huntington Beach By City Clerk, Mayor City of Huntington Beach ATTEST: City of Seal Beach By ( City Clerk, Mayor City of Seal Beach ATTEST: City of Westminster By City Clerk, Mayor City of Westminster •