HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-09-25Special Meeting Minutes
City of Huntington Beach Oversight Board of the Successor Agency
of the Former City of Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency
Monday, September 25, 2017
3:30 PM — Meeting Room B-8
Civic Center, 2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, California 92648
3:30 PM — MEETING ROOM B-8, LOWER LEVEL
CIVIC CENTER, 2000 MAIN STREET
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648
BOARD MEMBERS: City of Huntington Beach appointee Councilmember Jill Hardy; County Board of
Supervisors appointees Lucy Dunn and Steve Bone; Community Colleges Districts appointee W.
Andrew "Andy" Dunn; Orange County Office of Education appointee Carrie Delgado; Former
Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency employee representative Kellee Fritzal; Special District —
Orange County Sanitation District appointee Mayor Barbara Delgleize
CALLED TO ORDER — 4:10 PM
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Delgleize, L. Dunn, Fritzal, Hardy
ABSENT: Bone, Delgado, A. Dunn
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Councilmember Hardy
SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS: None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: This is the portion of the meeting for any member of the public to address the
Oversight Board on any matter that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the board. The Brown Act,
with limited exception, does not allow the board or staff to discuss unagendized issues brought forth
under Public Comments. Comments should be limited to 3 minutes per person. None.
GENERAL COUNSEL'S REPORT:
Oversight Board General Counsel presented an update on the City's conflict with, and introduction of
legal action against, the CA Department of Finance.
General Counsel, Michael Gates, described his receipt of City Council support to challenge the CA DOF on
its recent decisions to deny this Oversight Board's approval of the reimbursement of State Redevelopment
Obligations worth $72MM. At the Oversight Board meeting, Mr. Gates distributed copies of an August 24,
2017 Letter he sent to the California State Governor and members of the DOF in reply to the DOF's May 17,
2017 letter regarding Oversight Board's Resolution Nos. 2017-15 through 2017-26, and May 17, 2017 letter
regarding the 2017-2018 Annual Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS).
Counsel Gates acknowledged receipt of an email on September 9, 2017 from the DOF that confirmed
receipt of the August 24 letter, and called for additional time to provide a written response. He discussed
actions involved in filing a claim and/or lawsuit, and in response to Member L. Dunn, explained why the
Oversight Board should expect to be named as a "nominal defendant," unless there were any Oversight
Board objections to do so, should future litigation occur on the matter. No objections were made and the
Oversight Board concurred with the City and City Attorney's plan to move against the DOF for recovery
of the $72MM in owed reimbursements.
BUSINESS:
1. Adopted Oversight Board Resolution No. 2017-27 approving the Amended Recognized
Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) for the Huntington Beach Successor Agency for the
period of January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 ("ROPS 17-18"), in accordance with Health
and Safety Code Section 34177 and related actions
Sunny Han, Finance Project Manager, reviewed the County's property tax assessments for Bella
Terra I and II, resulting in increased debt service payments of $2.96M for Bella Terra I, and $864k for
Bella Terra II, in the ROPS 16-17 and 17-18 periods.
A motion was made by Hardy, second L. Dunn, to adopt Resolution No. 2017-27, "A Resolution of
the Oversight Board of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Huntington Beach Approving the Amended Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for the Period
of January 1, 2018 Through June 20, 2018 ("ROPS 17-18").
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Delgleize, L. Dunn, Fritzal, Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: Bone, Delgado, A. Dunn
2. Approved and adopted the minutes of the Oversight Board Special Meeting of April 13, 2017
A motion was made by Fritzal, second Hardy, to approve and adopt the minutes of the Oversight
Board Special Meeting of April 13, 2017, as written and on file in the office of the Secretary of the
Board.
The motion carried by the following vote:
AYES: Delgleize, L. Dunn, Fritzal, Hardy
NOES: None
ABSENT: Bone, Delgado, A. Dunn
MEMBER REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS - None
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 4:18 PM to the next Regular Meeting scheduled for Monday, April 9, 2018, 4:30 PM at
City Hall, 2000 Main Street, Civic Center Lower Level, Room B-8.
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Robin Estanislau
Secretary of the Huntington Beach
Oversight Board of the Successor
Agency of the Former City of
Huntington Beach, California
Redevelopment Agency
Mike Posey " ` I
Chair of the Huntingto each
Oversight Board of the uccessor
Agency of the Former City of
Huntington Beach, California
Redevelopment Agency
Huntington Beach Oversight Board
Special Meeting Minutes
September 25, 2017
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