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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06222010 - SD.4RECOMMENDATION(S): ADOPT Resolution No. 2010/352 authorizing an Associate Membership Agreement between the County and the California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) allowing businesses and non-profit entities within the County to participate in CEDA economic development financing programs. FISCAL IMPACT: No Fiscal Impact. BACKGROUND: The California Enterprise Development Authority (CEDA) is a joint powers authority (JPA) established by the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) whose purpose is to issue tax-exempt and taxable conduit revenue bonds to fund commercial and industrial development projects within member jurisdictions. Federal and state laws provide the ability for cities and counties to join together under cooperative agreements to form joint powers authorities to issue tax-exempt and taxable bonds to fund projects that provide a public benefit and serve the needs of residents within the jurisdictions of the participating members. All cities and counties in APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 06/22/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSENT:Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Contact: Tim Ewell, 925 335-1036 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: June 22, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: S. BALISY, KUTAK ROCK LLP, M. DMITRENKO, CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, L. DRISCOLL, COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE SD. 4 To:Board of Supervisors From:David Twa, County Administrator Date:June 22, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT - CALIFORNIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) California have the ability to act as an issuer of conduit revenue bonds, but many jurisdictions utilize joint powers authorities primarily for economies of scale, to access specialized transaction knowledge and resources, and to avoid using valuable local staff time on these types of transactions. CEDA is a joint powers authority created by the cities of Selma, Lancaster and Eureka. There are an additional 29 cities and counties who are associate members of CEDA, including the counties of Alameda, Imperial, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, San Diego, Stanislaus, Sonoma and Yolo. CEDA’s activities are dedicated to providing economic development assistance to member jurisdictions as an extension of the economic development assistance provided by CALED to its members. The JPA Agreement permits any other local agency in California to join CEDA as an “Associate Member.” Associate membership in CEDA will assist the County as well as for-profit and nonprofit organizations located within the County in financing industrial and commercial development projects and other public purpose projects within the County. CEDA’s Associate Members enjoy nearly all the benefits of regular membership without the concomitant duties or obligations. Associate Members have ample opportunity to provide input on proposed or existing programs. Further, Associate Members are not restricted or inhibited in any way with respect to their independent ability to finance any project in any manner they deem appropriate, which may or may not involve or include CEDA. ATTACHMENTS Resolution No. 2010/352 Associate Membership Agreement