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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10032000 - C62 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: DENNIS M. BARRY, AICP ''' Costa COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR - County DATE: September 19, 2000 SUBJECT: Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement governing the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Approve and authorize the Chair to sign an amended Joint Powers Agreement governing the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority (ECCTA), as requested by ECCTA. FISCAL IMPACT None. BACKGROUND/REASONS F=OR RECOMMENDATIONS The Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority provides bus service in East County under the name of Tri Delta Transit. The County is one of the participating jurisdictions in the ECCTA Joint Powers Agreement ECCTA recently amended the Joint Powers Agreement to allow the City of Oakley into the annual rotation for chair of the ECCTA Board of Directors. This is the only change being proposed for the Joint Powers Agreement. The change will not impact the County's participation, dues, or any other aspect of the agreement. ECCTA seeks approval of the amendment by its member jurisdictions. The amended Joint Powers Agreement is attached, with County Counsel's signature attesting as to the form of the agreement. Staff recommends the Board of Supervisors approve the amendment and authorize the Chair to sign the amendment. Following signature, the amendment will be transmitted back to ECCTA per their request. Exhibit A includes a letter from ECCTA General Manager Jeanne Krieg and the proposed amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE - ACTION OF BOARD ON October 3, 2000 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED xK OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE MUNANIMOUS (ABSENT - - - - - -) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: John Greitzer (925/335-12031) cc: Community Development Department (CDD) ATTESTED october 3, 2" PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR r BY , DEPUTY S:\Adv_'Trans\John G\Ma.iarie\board order eccta.doc _-- TRI DEL14 TRANSIT EXHIBIT A EASTERN CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITY 801 Wilbur Avenue i Antioch• California 94509 926 a 754-6622 925. 757-2530 FAX September 7, 2000 Mr. Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra Costa County 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Martinez, CA 94553 Subject: First Amendment to the Restated Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority Dear Mr. Batchelor, By motion of the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority Board of Directors at their meeting on April 26, 2400, it was resolved to amend the Restated Joint Powers Agreement between Antioch, Brentwood, Oakley, Pittsburg, and the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to allow for the City of Oakley to be included in the Chairman of the Board of Directors rotation of the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority. Would you please submit this amendment of the JPA to your Board of Supervisors for approval at their next meeting and return all six originals to us, signed by your County Counsel, your Board of Supervisors Chair and your County Clerk. Please return all originals to our office. We will return a signed original to you after all originals have been processed. Please call if you have any questions. Sincerely, Jeanne Krieg General Manager Tri Delta Transit/ Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority Enc: 6 copies of the First Amendment to the Restated Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority JK:am ftecycfed Paper • C FIRST AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS OF THE EASTERN CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITY WHEREAS pursuant to the First Amendment to the Restated.Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Establishing Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority dated ,2000(""JPA") the County of Contra Costa,the City of Antioch,the City of Brentwood,the City of Pittsburg,and the City of Oakley(hereinafter""members"),have amended the JPA to admit the City of Oakley as a member of the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority;and WHEREAS the parties desire to amend the Bylaws of the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority("Bylaws")to add the City of Oakley as a member; NOW,THEREFORE,Section 3.02 of the Bylaws is hereby amended to read as follows: 3.02 APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE. Each Director and alternate shall be appointed to a two-year term of office. A Director or alternate may be an elected or other public official or a private person. If,during his/her term of office,a Director or alternate resigns,dies,is replaced by the appointing member or in the case of the Director-at-Large,the other directors,or otherwise ceases to represent the appointment member,the appointment member shall appoint a new Director or alternate to serve the unexpired balance of such term of office. Directors' and alternates'terms of office shall be staggered so that one- half of the terms expire each year. The terms of Directors and alternates appointed from a member listed under"'Odd Year" shall expire on January 1 of odd-numbered years and the terms of Directors appointed from members listed under"Even Years" shall expire on January 1 of even-numbered years: Odd Years Even Years 1 Bylawsa,.croc 4/5/00 t City of Pittsburg City of Antioch County of Contra Costa City of Brentwood Director-At-Large City of Oakley There shall be no limit on the number of terms a Director may serve. A Director, otherwise qualified,shall continue to serve until reappointed or until his/her successor is appointed. This section shall also apply to alternates. NOW,THEREFORE,Section 4.05 of the Bylaws is hereby amended to read as follows: 4.05 OFFICERS. Officers of the Board of Directors will rotate as follows: Term Chair Vice-Chair 2000-2001 Director-at-Large Antioch. 2001-2002 Antioch County 2002-2003 County Brentwood 2003-2004 Brentwood Pittsburg 20 -2005 Pittsburg Oakley 2005-2006 Oakley Antioch 2006-2007 Antioch County 2007-2008 County Brentwood 2008-2009 Brentwood Pittsburg 2009-2010 Pittsburg Director-at-Large Except as herein amended, the Bylaws effective May 26,19%remain in full force and effect. 2 sylawsam.00c 4/5/00 FIRST AMENDMENT TO RESTATED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE EASTERN CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Effective ,2000 and pursuant to Government Code§§ 6500,et seq.,the County of Contra Costa,the City of Antioch,the City of Brentwood, the City of Pittsburg and the City of Oakley mutually agree to enter into this First Amendment to Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Establishing Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority,which hereby admits the City of Oakley as a member of Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority. Except as amended herein,the Restated Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority dated May 21,1996 remains in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement by their duly authorized officers and representatives as of the day and year first above written. APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY OF ANTIOCH: City Attorney May r ATTEST: B - ity erk 1 JPAamend.DOC 4/5/00 APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY OF BRENTWOOD: ' t 4or By ` City Attorney Mayor ATTEST: By. 4Ci Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY OF PITTSBURG: By: � ' , City Attorney Mayor A T: B ` Y• it Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY OF OAKLEY: City Attorney Mayor ATTEST: c_v _ By 4.� ity erk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CONT COST UN Y By. ounty Count ChairwemAn Board of S rvisors ATTEST: Z JPAamend.DOC 4/5/00