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RESOLUTION NO. 18591
OF THE, CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE
COACHELLA VALLEY JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY
' WHEREAS Article 1, Chapter 5, Division 7 , Title 1 of the California
Government Code permits two or more public agencies by agreement to
exercise jointly powers common to the contracting parties; and
WHEREAS California Government Code Section 990.4 provides that a
local public entity may self-insure, purchase insurance through an
authorized carrier, or purchase insurance through a surplus line
broker, or any combination of these; and
WHEREAS California Government Code Section 990. 8 provides that two
or more local public entities may, by a joint powers agreement,
provide insurance for any purpose by any one or more of the methods
specific in Government Code Section 990. 4; and
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs is a member organization of the
Coachella Valley Joint Powers Insurance Authority (the "Authority")
and has previously approved and adopted the Joint Powers Agreement
(the "JPA") creating the Authority, effective July 25, 1985, as
amended; and
WHEREAS the JPA was amended on December 19, 1985, providing that a
majority of the Authority's voting Board members be CVAG members;
' and
WHEREAS the JPA was later amended on March 15, 1988, eliminating
the requirement that the Executive Director of CVAG be the General
Manager/Secretary of the Authority, and also including seven minor
changes which were clean-up in nature; and
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of the .Authority, representing the
local governments and special districts which previously executed
the JPA, desires to update the JPA and has recommended such amended
JPA to this City Council; and
WHEREAS the first recommended change is that neither CVAG, its
Executive Committee, nor its employees shall have any powers or
duties with respect to the supervision or control of the Authority;
and
WHEREAS the second recommended change is that CVAG shall continue
as a Member organization with voting rights; and
WHEREAS the third recommended change is that WRCOG (Western
Riverside Council of Governments) heretofore a Member organization
without vote shall henceforth have voting privileges as any other
Member organization; and
' WHEREAS the fourth recommended change is that the in-lieu dues
required to be paid by Member organizations to CVAG shall be phased
out, as follows:
FY 1995-96 - 100% dues
FY 1996-97 - 50% dues
Thereafter - 0% dues
WHEREAS amendments to said JPA become effective upon affirmative
vote of two-thirds of the member organizations.
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Resolution No. 18591
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City council of the City of
Palm Springs, California, as follows:
Section 1. That the Memorandum of Understanding between
Coachella Valley Association of Governments and
Coachella Valle, Joint. Powers Insurance Authority
is hereby approved as the basis, for amending the
Joint Powers Agreement as set forth above. ,
Section 2 . That the City Manager i_s authorized to negotiate
said amendment, in a form acceptable to the City
Attorney, for presentation to the City of Palm
Springs..
ADOPTED 'this ___J9l1__ day of Apri 1 _, 1995.
AYES: Members Kle'indienst:, Lyons, Reller-Spurgin & Mayor Maryariov
NOES: None
ABSENT: Member Hodges
ATTEST: CITY PALM SPRI 'S MLIFORNIA
By
City Clerk City n _r
REVIEWED AND APPROVED
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