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CITY OF PALM DESERT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: APPOINT ROBIN MCCORMICK, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICIAN, TO THE OVERSIGHT BOARD OF THE SUCCESSOR
AGENCY TO THE PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: Martin Alvarez, Director of Economic Development
DATE: September 28, 2017
Recommendation
By Minute Motion that the City Council:
Appoint Robin McCormick, Economic Development Technician, to the Oversight Board of
the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency as the City's former
redevelopment agency employee appointment.
Background
On February 2, 2012, the approval of Assembly Bill X1-26 Community Redevelopment
eliminated all redevelopment agencies in the State of California. Pursuant to this
legislation, the Successor Agency to the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency (Successor
Agency) was formed to address the on-going dissolution matters of the former
redevelopment agency, including payment of Successor Agency obligations, refunding of
outstanding bonds, and disposition of all assets and properties of the former redevelopment
agency.
In addition to the Successor Agency formation, the legislation required the formation of an
Oversight Board to each Successor Agency composed of seven members:
1. One member appointed by the County Board of Supervisors (Riverside County
Economic Development Agency - Ana Rodriguez)
2. One member appointed by the Mayor for the City that formed the Redevelopment
Agency (former City of Palm Desert Mayor Robert Spiegel)
Staff Report
Appointment of Robin McCormick to the Oversight Board Committee
Page 2 of 2
September 28, 2017
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 eligible to receive property tax revenues (Coachella Valley Water
District—Anthony Bianco)
4. One member appointed by the County Superintendent of Education (Desert Sands
Unified School District—Wendy Jonathan)
5. One member appointed by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges
(College of the Desert—Aurora Wilson)
6. One member of the public appointed by the County Board of Supervisors (Ken
Stendell)
7. One member representing the employees of the former redevelopment agency
appointed by the Mayor, from the recognized employee organization representing the
largest number of former redevelopment agency employees employed by the
Successor Agency at that time (formerly Heather Buck, Project Administrator).
With the recent departure of Heather Buck from City employment, this leaves a board
vacancy responsible for representing the City. Successor Agency staff and the City
Manager have reviewed the legislation and identified the eligible candidates to fulfil the
former redevelopment staff member appointment. It is staff's recommendation that the
Mayor appoint Robin McCormick, Economic Development Technician, to fill the Oversight
Board vacancy left by Heather Buck.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Submitted by: Reviewed by:
Martin Alvarez .Moore
Director of Economic Development Director of Finance
Approval
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Lauri Aylaian —__./._`
City Manager
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