Title
Staff Report for a Resolution of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Leandro Adopting a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) for the Period July 1 - December 31, 2015, Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34177(l)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the governing board of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Leandro adopt a Resolution approving a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for the period from July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 (ROPS 15-16A).
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to Assembly Bill x1 26, on January 9, 2012, the City Council affirmed its decision to have the City serve as the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency (Agency). Assembly Bill 1484, passed by the State Legislature on June 27, 2012, modified AB x1 26 to clarify that successor agencies are separate legal entities from the city that formed the redevelopment agency. Under AB x1 26, the Successor Agency is obligated to prepare a Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) every six months that lists all enforceable obligations payable during the next six-month period. Approval of the ROPS by the Successor Agency Oversight Board is also required prior to submission to the California Department of Finance (DOF). The Successor Agency can only pay obligations that are listed on the ROPS and approved by the DOF.
Analysis
A primary responsibility of the Successor Agency is to oversee the payment of Enforceable Obligations. Enforceable Obligations are defined as:
* Bonds including debt service reserve set asides and any other required payments;
* Loans borrowed by the Agency;
* Payments required by the federal or state governments;
* Pension and unemployment payments for Agency employees;
* Judgments, settlements or binding arbitration decisions; and
* Any legally binding and enforceable contract that does not violate the debt limit or public policy.
The RO...
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