AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: October 20, 2026
Item Number:
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Logan Phillippo, Real Property Development Manager Subject: RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS (i) APPROVING, AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY'S
EXECUTION OF THE JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT
RELATING TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE WESTSIDE CITIES
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST ("WSCAHT"), AND (ii)
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO DESIGNATE THE CITY
COUNCILMEMBERS SERVING AS THE BEVERLY HILLS WSCAHT
BOARD DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE DIRECTOR
Attachments: 1. Resolution
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council adopt a Resolution of the Council of the City of Beverly Hills (i) Approving, Authorizing, and Directing the City’s Execution of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Relating to Membership in the Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust (“WSCAHT”), and (ii) Authorizing the Mayor to Designate the City Councilmembers Serving as the Beverly Hills WSCAHT Board Director and Alternate Director (“Resolution”).
INTRODUCTION
Westside cities Culver City, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood have each adopted a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (“JPA”) forming the Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust (“WSCAHT” or the “Trust”). The primary purpose of the Trust is to fund (via loans) affordable projects within the Westside Cities utilizing Measure A funds distributed by the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (“LACAHSA”).
DISCUSSION
Detailed information regarding this item, formation of WSCAHT, and the JPA can be found with the October 20, 2026, Study Session staff report regarding potential participation in the Trust.
Meeting Date: October 20, 2026
By adopting the Resolution, City Council:
• Authorizes the City’s membership in WSCAHT;
• Approves and Adopts the JPA; and
• Authorizes and Directs the Mayor, the City Clerk and all other officers and officials of the City, as applicable, to execute the JPA.
By adopting the Resolution, City Council additionally authorizes the Mayor to designate one (1) City Councilmember to serve as the City’s Director on the WSCAHT Board of Directors and one (1) City Councilmember to serve as the City’s Alternate Director. This follows the City’s long-standing convention for the Mayor to select external City Council representatives and alternates for various entities such as California Contract Cities Association, Clean Power Alliance, Westside Cities Council of Governments, and more.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to entering into the proposed JPA at this time.
The purpose of the JPA is to establish a mechanism by which Measure A funds may be deployed across the Westside. Measure A funds do not directly flow to Beverly Hills instead to WSCCOG. It is anticipated that affordable housing developers would apply to various financing opportunities announced by the Trust. Should projects in Beverly Hills be awarded funds, the City could indirectly benefit. For example, funds awarded by the Trust might reduce any potential gap funding the City might have otherwise contributed.
Similar to WSCCOG meetings of the Board of Directors, it is anticipated the City would take turns hosting WSCAHT Board meetings. When hosted by Beverly Hills, these meetings typically take place in the Municipal Gallery and are filmed BHTV.
The primary source of the Trust’s revenue would be funds from the 2024 voter-approved Los Angeles County Measure A, which allows up to 12.5% of funds to be allocated to administrative expenses and would fund the Trust’s operating expenses. Pursuant to the JPA, any cost contributions from member cities to WSCAHT would be subject to approval by all member cities’ respective governing bodies.
The proposed Fiscal Year 26-27 Trust budget shows estimated operating expenses would be paid entirely from 12.5% of Measure A funds allowed for administrative expenses and does not contemplate a fee from the member cities.
Ryan Gohlich,
City Manager
Approved By
Attachment 1
1 RESOLUTION NO. 26-RRESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS (i)
APPROVING, AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING THE CITY'S EXECUTION
OF THE JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT RELATING TO
MEMBERSHIP IN THE WESTSIDE CITIES AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TRUST ("WSCAHT"), AND (ii) AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
DESIGNATE THE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS SERVING AS THE BEVERLY
HILLS WSCAHT BOARD DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE DIRECTOR
WHEREAS, the Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust (“WSCAHT”) is a joint powers authority between cities throughout the Westside Cities subregion; and WHEREAS, WSCAHT was formed on September 22, 2026, after adoption of that certain Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement of the Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust (the “Agreement”) by at least three members, and WSCAHT is now comprised of members City of Culver City, City of Santa Monica, and City of West Hollywood; and
WHEREAS, WSCAHT’s purpose is to receive, manage, and deploy public and private funding to finance the development and preservation of affordable housing for persons and families of extremely low, very low, and low income within the County of Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Beverly Hills (the “City”) has determined there is a need for the development of affordable housing in the City and throughout the subregion; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that there are limited financial resources for affordable housing development and that additional local financing increases Docusign Envelope ID: 5AF5C060-6D60-87B2-80C7-E746EA0D2F6C 2 the competitiveness of individual projects for the State, County, and Federal funding resources; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in the public interest and for the public benefit to become a member of the WSCAHT to facilitate the development and financing of affordable housing within the City and throughout the subregion; and WHEREAS, by joining the WSCAHT, the City will collaborate with other WSCAHT member cities to receive, manage, and deploy funding resources for affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement has been filed with the City, and the members of the City Council of the City (the “City Council”), with the assistance of its staff, have reviewed the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the WSCAHT is authorized to issue grants and loans to developers for the purpose, among others, of financing or refinancing the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and permanent financing of affordable housing in accordance with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, the City anticipates that there will be affordable housing projects in need of financing located in the City that may benefit from the City’s participation in WSCAHT; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Beverly Hills does hereby resolve as follows:
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Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the City’s membership in WSCAHT.
Section 3. The City Council has reviewed, and approves and adopts the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement of the Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
Section 4. The adoption of this Resolution shall not obligate the City or any department thereof to: (i) provide any funding or financing to acquire, construct, operate, maintain, improve, rehabilitate, or refinance any project; (ii) approve any application or request for, or take any other action in connection with, any planning, land use, entitlement, or environmental approval, permit, rezoning, or other action necessary for the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, rehabilitation of any project; (iii) require any contribution, or advance any funds whatsoever, to the WSCAHT other than membership fees for administrative costs as approved pursuant to the Agreement; (iv) requiring any levying, or advocacy or incentive for the levying of, any exaction, including an impact fee, charge, dedication, reservation, or tax assessment, as a condition of approving the funding for or approval of a development project; (v) accept or provide any number of housing units; or (vi) except as provided in this Resolution, take any further action with respect to the WSCAHT or its membership therein.
Section 5. The Mayor is authorized to designate: one (1) City Councilmember to serve as the City’s Director on the WSCAHT Board of Directors and one (1) City Councilmember to serve as the City’s Alternate Director on the WSCAHT Board of Directors. The Director shall represent the City at WSCAHT Board of Directors Docusign Envelope ID: 5AF5C060-6D60-87B2-80C7-E746EA0D2F6C 4 meetings and official proceedings, and the Alternate Director shall serve in the Director’s place in the event of the Director’s absence. The appointed Director and Alternate Director shall serve for the duration of the Mayoral Term of the appointing Mayor. If, during the course of the applicable Mayoral Term, a Director or Alternate Director ceases to serve as a City Councilmember, or resigns from the position of Director or Alternate Director, the Mayor shall designate another City Councilmember to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the applicable Mayoral Term.
Section 6. The Mayor, the City Clerk and all other officers and officials of the City, as applicable, are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement and to perform such other acts and deeds, as may be necessary or convenient to affect the purposes of this Resolution herein authorized.
Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution, cause this Resolution and their certification to be entered in the Book of Resolutions of the City, and forward a certified copy of this Resolution and an originally executed Agreement to the WSCAHT:
Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust
Attn: Riley O’Brien
801 S. Grand Ave. Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Section 8. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
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CRAIG A. CORMAN
Mayor of the City of Beverly Hills
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
HUMA AHMED
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
______________________________ _____________________________ LAURENCE S. WIENER RYAN GOHLICH
City Attorney City Manager
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Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
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JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT
of the
WESTSIDE CITIES AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST
THIS JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made this 20th day of October, 2026 (“Effective Date”), by and between the public agencies listed in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (each a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”).
RECITALS
A. The Parties are authorized to and have a strong interest in promoting the health, safety, and welfare of the residents within their geographic boundaries.
B. The Parties acknowledge that the State of California has declared the existence of an affordable housing crisis in communities and regions across the state due to the high cost of housing.
C. The Parties find it in their mutual interest to increase the availability of affordable housing, workforce housing, and supportive housing and to prevent and reduce homelessness in a coordinated manner on a regional level.
D. An adequate supply of housing throughout the Westside subregion of Los Angeles County will provide social and economic benefits to residents and taxpayers of the Parties.
E. California Government Code section 6500 et seq. (the “Joint Exercise of Powers Act”) permits two or more public agencies to create joint powers authorities to exercise powers common to the contracting parties.
F. In 2023, the Legislature amended the Joint Exercise of Powers Act by adding Government Code section 6539.1, which expressly authorizes the creation of regional housing trusts.
G. The Parties desire to create the Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust (“WSCAHT”) as a regional housing trust pursuant to Government Code section 6539.1 for the purpose of receiving, managing, and deploying funds for the development, preservation, and financing of affordable housing.
H. WSCAHT shall perform governmental functions exclusively for public purposes and shall operate as a public entity separate and apart from the Parties.
I. The Parties intend that WSCAHT shall constitute a governmental entity and an instrumentality of its member public agencies, performing essential governmental functions on behalf of such agencies, and that all funds, assets, and activities of WSCAHT shall be used exclusively for public purposes in furtherance of affordable housing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:
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Section 1. Creation and Purpose.
(a) Creation of WSCAHT. Pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, including Government Code sections 6500 et seq. and 6539.1, the Parties hereby create a public entity known as the Westside Cities Affordable Housing Trust (“WSCAHT” or “Trust”).
WSCAHT shall be a public entity that is separate and apart from the Parties of this Agreement and is responsible for the administration of this agreement. (b) Purpose. The purpose of WSCAHT is to receive, manage, and deploy public and private funding to finance the development and preservation of affordable housing for persons and families of extremely low-, very low-, and low-income, as defined in Section 50093 of the California Health and Safety Code.
The Trust may support, finance, or facilitate housing, including but not limited to:
• Permanent supportive housing
• Affordable rental housing
• Affordable ownership housing
• Workforce housing
• Homeless housing solutions
The Trust may accomplish these purposes by engaging in activities including, but not limited to, the following (with further detail provided under Section 3(b)):
• making loans
• providing grants
• issuing bonds or other debt instruments
• entering into public-private partnerships
• preserving existing affordability restrictions.
WSCAHT is intended to operate as a governmental instrumentality of its member agencies, exercising essential governmental functions on their behalf. All activities, funds, and operations of WSCAHT shall be carried out exclusively for public purposes, and no activities shall be conducted for the benefit of any private individual or entity except as incidental to the accomplishment of such public purposes.
Section 2. Term and Termination
(a) Term. This Agreement shall become effective upon approval by the governing bodies of at least three eligible Parties.
The Agreement shall remain in full force until terminated as provided herein.
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(b) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by agreement of a majority vote of the Parties. Upon termination of this Agreement, WSCAHT shall be dissolved and, after payment of or provision for payment of all liabilities of WSCAHT, the assets of WSCAHT shall be distributed to the Parties in proportion to the contributions of each Party to WSCAHT and the amounts paid by each Party in connection with WSCAHT’s activities.
Section 3. Powers and Duties of WSCAHT.
(a) General Powers. WSCAHT shall have all the powers common to the Parties to this Agreement which are necessary, convenient, specified, or implied, to accomplish the purpose of WSCAHT as set forth in Section 1 hereof, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 3, subdivision (c) hereof. Said powers shall be exercised in the manner provided in the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, including without limitation as set forth in Government Code section 6539.1, and, except as expressly set forth herein, shall be subject only to such restrictions upon the manner of exercising such powers as are imposed upon the City of Santa Monica, a charter law city, in the exercise of similar powers provided however, that if the City of Santa Monica shall cease to be a member, then the WSCAHT shall be restricted in the exercise of its power in the same manner as the City of Culver City, a charter law city.
(b) Specific Powers. Without limiting the generality of the powers conferred in subdivision (a) of this Section 3, WSCAHT is hereby authorized, in its own name, to do all of the acts necessary or convenient to the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement and the full exercise of the powers conferred in subdivision (a) of this Section 3, including but not limited to the following:
1. to make and enter into contracts;
2. to hire employees or contract for staff assistance, including but not limited to contracting with other public agencies;
3. to sue and be sued in its own name;
4. to apply for, accept, and receive grants, loans, and other aids from any agency of the United States of America, the State of California, Los Angeles County, a Party to this Agreement, or any other agency providing funding related to the purposes of this Agreement;
5. to originate, fund, administer, and hold loans, lines of credit, or other financing instruments for the planning, development, preservation, or rehabilitation of affordable housing, including loans that may be secured or unsecured, and including loans secured by deeds of trust, affordability covenants, ground leases, or other security interests in real or personal property.
6. to invest any money in the treasury pursuant to Section 6505.5 of the Joint Exercise of Powers Act that is not required for the immediate necessities of WSCAHT, as Docusign Envelope ID: 5AF5C060-6D60-87B2-80C7-E746EA0D2F6C 4 | P a g e
WSCAHT determines is advisable, in the same manner and upon the same conditions as local agencies, pursuant to Section 53601 of the California Government Code;
7. to apply for letters of credit or other forms of financial guarantees in order to enter into agreements in connection therewith;
8. to incur and discharge debts, liabilities, and obligations, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement and to the extent permitted by law;
9. to assume ownership of and assume enforcement obligations and authority for affordability covenants governing a property from another entity in order to preserve the units as affordable;
10. to engage the services of private consultants to render professional and technical assistance and advice in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement;
11. to employ and compensate legal counsel determined appropriate by WSCAHT in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement;
12. to contract for engineering, construction, architectural, accounting, environmental, land use, or other services determined necessary or convenient by WSCAHT in connection with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement;
13. for the purposes of enforcing affordable housing covenants or holding security interests for loans, to take title to, and transfer, sell by installment sale or otherwise, lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in real or personal property which WSCAHT determines are necessary or convenient in connection with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement;
14. for the purposes of renting space for WSCAHT to operate, to lease to, and to lease from, a Party or any other person or entity, lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in real or personal property which WSCAHT determines are necessary or convenient in connection with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement;
15. to solicit, accept, receive, administer, and expend donations, charitable contributions, gifts, endowments, or other voluntary financial support from public or private sources, including, without limitation, foundations, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and individuals, provided that all such funds are used exclusively for public purposes consistent with the mission of WSCAHT.
WSCAHT may accept restricted or project-specific donations, provided that:
(a) such restrictions are consistent with WSCAHT’s public purposes; (b) WSCAHT retains full and independent discretion over the ultimate use and allocation of such funds;
(c) no donation shall be accepted that would result in impermissible private benefit or private control over WSCAHT’s decisions; and
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(d) all funding decisions shall remain subject to approval by the Board of Directors in accordance with applicable law, including the Ralph M. Brown Act.
16. to acquire, hold, or dispose of property, contributions and donations of property, funds, services, and other forms of assistance from persons, firms, corporations, and government entities;
17. to partner with Parties on funding solicitations and other opportunities for the purposes set forth in this Agreement, including but not limited to jointly exercising powers with a Party pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act;
18. to authorize and issue bonds, certificates of participation, or any other debt instrument repayable from funds and financing received and pledged by the WSCAHT.
19. to propose amendments to this Agreement;
20. to the extent not herein specifically provided for, to exercise any and all other powers as may be provided for WSCAHT in the Joint Exercise of Powers Act or any other applicable law; and
21. to carry out and enforce all the provisions of this Agreement. (c) Limitation on Powers. This Agreement does not authorize WSCAHT to do any of the following:
1. Regulate land use within the jurisdiction of any of the Parties;
2. Levy, or advocate or incentivize the levying of, an exaction, including an impact fee, charge, dedication, reservation, or tax assessment, as a condition of approving the funding for or approval of a development project;
3. Require or incentivize inclusionary zoning requirements;
4. Require the Parties to dedicate or assign funding for any WSCAHT obligations or programs;
5. Fund a housing project or program that is not supported by the city or jurisdiction where the project will be sited. Prior to Trust funding consideration, the applicable city or jurisdiction shall have provided preliminary written support from the City Manager, Community Development Director, or equivalent authorized official acknowledging that the applicant may pursue Trust funding for the proposed project.
Such acknowledgment shall not constitute any land use, entitlement, environmental, or other project approval or any pre-commitment from that city or jurisdiction to approve or fund the project. ;
6. Require the Parties to accept or provide any number of housing units as a prerequisite to joining or remaining a member of WSCAHT; and
7. Affect the individual power of each Party separately to implement affordable housing projects and programs generated within its jurisdictional boundaries.
Section 4. Members
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The members of WSCAHT shall be the Parties to this Agreement, and such other public agencies as may join WSCAHT after execution of this Agreement. New members may join on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 10 hereof. Only the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, and cities within the jurisdiction of the Westside Cities Council of Governments may be a party to this Agreement and a member of WSCAHT.
Section 5. Board of Directors
(a) Selection of Directors. WSCAHT shall be governed by a Board of Directors selected as follows:
a. The WSCAHT shall be governed by a Board of Directors constituted in accordance with applicable provisions of California law governing regional housing trusts, including Government Code 6539.1.
b. The Board of Directors shall consist of not fewer than five (5) members. The governance and control of WSCAHT shall at all times be vested in public officials or individuals appointed by public agencies in accordance with this Agreement, and no private entity shall have the authority to direct or control the actions or decisions of WSCAHT.
c. The Board of Directors shall consist of one (1) elected official appointed by each Member Agency that is a party to this Agreement. The Board shall at all times consist of not fewer than three (3) directors that are elected officials appointed by the Member Agencies, consistent with the minimum number of Member Agencies required for this Agreement to become effective pursuant to Section 2(a). The governance and control of WSCAHT shall at all times be vested in public officials or individuals appointed by public agencies in accordance with this Agreement, and no private entity shall have the authority to direct or control the actions or decisions of WSCAHT. Each Member Agency shall also appoint one of its elected officials as an Alternate Director, who may serve in the absence of the Party’s appointed Director.
d. All directors appointed directly by a Member Agency pursuant to subsection (c) shall be elected officials of a local agency that is a party to this Agreement. Each Member Agency shall determine its own method of appointment, replacement, and removal of its director.
e. In addition to the directors appointed pursuant to subsection (c), the Board shall include individuals with expertise in homeless or housing policy who are not elected officials of a local agency. The number of these appointed expert directors shall be two (2). These expert directors shall be appointed by a majority vote of the elected official directors serving on the Board.
f. Any additional directors shall meet the eligibility requirements described above, provided that a majority of the Board of Directors shall remain elected officials from the member agencies.
g. Each Director shall have one (1) vote on matters before the Board.
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h. All Directors must represent a city or county that is a party to the Joint Powers Agreement, unless serving as a housing or homelessness policy expert appointed pursuant to this section.
(b) Board Powers. Subject to the limitations of this Agreement and the laws of the State of California, the powers of WSCAHT shall be vested in and exercised by, and its property and its affairs administered by, the Board of Directors. (c) Advisory Bodies. The Board of Directors may appoint advisory bodies that may include such persons as are designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall adopt bylaws that govern the appointment of advisory bodies, should it determine in its discretion to appoint such advisory bodies.
(d) Compensation. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses actually incurred in connection with serving as Director; provided such expenses have been approved by the Board of Directors before they are incurred, and incurred in accordance with any WSCAHT policies or procedures governing the same.
(e) Term. The Parties shall appoint the Directors for the WSCAHT Board of Directors no later than the Effective Date, or at such other time as the Board may determine. Any appointment made prior to the Effective Date shall become effective upon the Effective Date of this Agreement. Each Director shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing Party and may be removed or replaced at any time by that Party. Directors who are elected officials may not continue serving as Directors after ceasing to hold the elected office that qualified them for appointment.
In the event of a vacancy on the Board of Directors, the Party holding the appointment for that Director seat shall select a replacement Director within sixty (60) days of the vacancy. The Board of Directors shall thereafter ratify the appointment of the replacement Director, who shall serve the remainder of the applicable term, if any, unless otherwise determined by the appointing Party.
Each Party shall determine its own procedures for appointment, reappointment, replacement, and removal of its Director consistent with Government Code Section 6539.1 and this Agreement.
(f) Meetings of the Board of Directors.
1. Call, Notice and Conduct of Meetings. All meetings of the Board of Directors, including, without limitation, regular, adjourned regular, special meetings, and adjourned special meetings, shall be called, noticed, held, and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code sections 54950 et seq.
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fixed for a regular meeting shall fall upon a legal holiday, then such regular meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day at the same hour, unless otherwise determined by the Board. No notice of any regular meeting of the Board of Directors need be given to the individual Directors.
3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairperson of the Board or by a majority of the Directors. Notice of special meetings shall be provided to all Parties.
4. Quorum. A majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board, except that less than a quorum may adjourn a meeting to another time and place. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or required by applicable law, actions and decisions of the Board of Directors may be taken by a majority of the quorum present at any meeting.
5. Minutes. The Board of Directors shall cause minutes of all regular, adjourned regular, and special meetings to be kept and presented to the Board for approval at a subsequent meeting.
6. Officers. The Board of Directors shall elect a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson from among its Directors at the first meeting held in each calendar year. In the event that the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson so elected ceases to be a Director, the resulting vacancy shall be filled at the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors held after such vacancy occurs or at a special meeting called for that purpose. In the absence or inability of the Chairperson to act, the Vice Chairperson shall act as Chairperson. The Chairperson, or in the Chairperson’s absence, the Vice Chairperson, shall preside at and conduct all Board of Directors’ meetings.
7. Rules and Regulations. The Board of Directors may adopt, from time to time, by resolution, such rules, regulations, and bylaws for the conduct of its meetings and affairs as the Board determines are necessary or convenient.
Section 6. Staff and Treasurer
(a) Staff
1. WSCAHT may contract with a Party or the WSCCOG for staff services pursuant to Section 6(d), hire its own employees, or retain independent contractors, agents, or volunteers as the Board of Directors may deem necessary to carry out any of WSCAHT’s powers, upon such terms and conditions as the Board may require, including without limitation the retaining of professional and technical assistance, provided that adequate funds are available in WSCAHT’s budget and are appropriated by WSCAHT therefor.
2. None of the officers, agents, or staff, if any, directly contracted by WSCAHT shall be deemed, by reason of their roles or duties or contracted status, to be employed by the Parties.
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(b) Treasurer and Auditor/Controller. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 6505.5 and 6505.6, the Board of Directors shall appoint either one person to serve in both capacities, or separate persons, to serve as Treasurer and Auditor/Controller of WSCAHT. Such appointee or appointees may be officers or employees of WSCAHT, officers or employees of a Party, or certified public accountants, as authorized by the Government Code.
This provision is intended to be consistent with and implement the requirements of Government Code Sections 6505, 6505.1, 6505.5, and 6505.6, including any subsequent amendments thereto. The Treasurer and Auditor/Controller shall perform the duties required by applicable law, including maintaining strict accountability over WSCAHT funds and reporting all receipts and disbursements.
The Treasurer and Auditor/Controller shall file any bond required by the Board of Directors in the amount established by the Board. Any premiums attributable to such bond shall constitute an expense of WSCAHT.
(c) Attorney. The Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint one or more legal advisors to WSCAHT who shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board. (d) Administrative Services and Reimbursement of Costs.
1. The Board of Directors may contract with a Party to provide necessary administrative services to WSCAHT, including the services described in Section 6(a), (b) and (c). The amount charged by the Party to provide such services to WSCAHT shall be fixed by agreement between the Board of Directors and the governing body of the Party providing such services. In the absence of an agreement on costs, the Party providing services to WSCAHT under this Section 6 may charge WSCAHT the amounts necessary to recover all direct and indirect costs of such services.
2. If WSCAHT contracts with a Party to provide WSCAHT with administrative services through persons who are employees and officers of the Party, then any retirement liabilities associated with that Party’s employees and officers shall not constitute a liability of WSCAHT or any other Party. This Section 6(d)(2) shall not preclude a Party providing administrative services to WSCAHT pursuant to a contract with WSCAHT from accounting for such salary and benefit costs when negotiating the rates that the Party will charge WSCAHT for providing such services.
Section 7. Financial Provisions
(a) Fiscal Year. The Fiscal Year of WSCAHT shall, unless and until changed by the Board of Directors, commence on the 1st day of July of each year and shall end on the 30th day of June of the succeeding year except that the initial Fiscal Year of WSCAHT shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the immediately following 30th day of June. (b) Budget.
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of a majority of the total membership of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in order to align with the fiscal year schedule described in 7(a), the initial budget period may cover less than a full fiscal year or may be combined with the subsequent fiscal year, at the discretion of the Board. The budget shall distinguish between administrative costs (i.e., the cost of operating WSCAHT) and Program costs (i.e., the financing of the programs funded or sponsored by WSCAHT). Thereafter, at or prior to the last meeting of the Board of Directors for each fiscal year, a general budget shall be adopted for the ensuing fiscal year or years by a vote of at least a majority of the total membership of the Board.
2. Expenditures for the Approved Budget. The payment of all WSCAHT obligations is limited to the amount of appropriations allowed in WSCAHT’s approved budget, except as it may be revised with the approval of a majority of the total membership of the Board of Directors.
3. Program Cost Contribution. The particular programs and program budgets funded, sponsored, or operated by WSCAHT, including the level and mechanisms of funding and cost allocation for such programs, shall be determined and approved by the Board of Directors.
(c) Contributions by the Parties.
1. Administrative Cost Contributions.
For the first twelve (12) months following the formation of WSCAHT, all administrative costs shall be funded entirely from Measure A funds, to the extent such funds are available and eligible for such use, as determined by the Board of Directors.
The Parties may adopt an annual contribution requirement (each a “Fee” and collectively, the “Fees”) toward the budgeted administrative costs of WSCAHT should Measure A or other non-Party funds not be available and eligible for such use. WSCAHT shall not require Fees without approval by the governing body of each of the Parties.
Ongoing Cost Allocation. Thereafter, to the extent the Board of Directors determines that additional funding is necessary to support the administrative operation of the WSCAHT, the Parties shall share the administrative costs of WSCAHT remaining after accounting for all eligible administrative revenue, including but not limited to grants and other external funding sources available to WSCAHT. Such remaining costs shall be allocated among the Parties pursuant to a formula under which each Party bears an equal share of such costs. The governing body of each of the parties must approve the cost allocation for it to go into effect.
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budget. WSCAHT shall provide member agencies with reasonable advance notice of any proposed Fees or assessments in order to allow sufficient time for consideration and incorporation into each member agency’s budget process. The Board of Directors may establish additional policies and procedures regarding the timing, calculation, adoption, and payment of Fees and assessments.
Payment Terms. Payment of the Fees shall be due within thirty (30) days of receipt of an invoice from WSCAHT. Each invoice shall indicate the basis upon which the Fees were calculated.
2. Form of Contribution. A Party’s contribution shall be in the form of money unless the Board of Directors approves another form of contribution, including services, personal property, use of real or personal property, or other in-kind contributions. The acceptance and valuation of any non-monetary contribution, and the extent to which it offsets a Party’s Fee obligation, shall be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Board of Directors.
(d) Accounts and Reports.
1. Books and Records. There shall be strict accountability of all WSCAHT funds and accounts, and a report of all WSCAHT receipts and disbursements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, WSCAHT shall establish and maintain such funds and accounts as may be required by good government accounting practice. The books and records of WSCAHT shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by each Party and its duly authorized representatives.
2. Annual Audit. The person appointed by the Board of Directors to perform the auditor function for WSCAHT shall cause an annual independent audit of the accounts and records of WSCAHT and records to be made by a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants in accordance with Government Code section 6505. Such audits shall be delivered to each Party and shall be made available to the public. Any material audit findings or significant accounting deficiencies identified through the annual audit shall be presented to the Board of Directors and addressed in accordance with applicable law and generally accepted public agency financial and auditing practices.
3. Annual Financial Report. Pursuant to section 6539.9(d) of the Government Code, WSCAHT shall publish an Annual Financial Report that shall describe the funds received by WSCAHT and the use of such funds by WSCAHT. The Annual Financial Report shall describe how the funds received by WSCAHT have furthered the purposes of WSCAHT.
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the Treasurer function for WSCAHT shall receive, have the custody of and disburse WSCAHT funds in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, shall make the disbursements required by this Agreement in order to carry out any of the provisions or purposes of this Agreement.
Section 8. Amendments.
(a) This Agreement may be amended or modified with the approval of a majority of all the Parties through formal action approving such an amendment by the Parties’ respective governing bodies.
(b) No addition to, or alteration of, the terms of this Agreement, whether by written or oral understanding of the Parties, their officers, employees, or agents, shall be valid or effective unless made in the form of a written amendment which is formally adopted and executed by the Parties as provided in subparagraph (a) of this Section.
Section 9. Non-Liability for Obligations of WSCAHT.
(a) The debts, liabilities, and obligations of WSCAHT shall not be considered the debts, liabilities, and obligations of any of the Parties or their respective officers, employees, agents, or volunteers, or the personal debts, liabilities, and obligations or the Directors, officers or employees of WSCAHT.
1. Indemnification. The WSCAHT shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless each Party, and its respective officers, elected officials, agents, employees, representatives and volunteers (the “Indemnitees”) from and against any loss, injury, claim, lawsuit, liability, expense, or damages of any kind or nature (collectively, “Claims”) brought by a third party which arises out of or in connection with WSCAHT’s administration of or performance under this Agreement, including such third party claims arising out of or in connection with any Indemnitees acting within their authorized capacity as an officer, elected official, agent, employee, representative or volunteer of WSCAHT. The WSCAHT’s duty to defend and indemnify under this Section shall not extend to Claims otherwise arising out of the Indemnitees’ own gross negligence, or willful misconduct, whether in whole or in part. The WSCAHT shall maintain adequate liability protection, as determined by the Board of Directors through one or more of the following: (i) a liability reserve fund, (ii) purchasing commercial insurance, or (iii) by joining a joint powers insurance authority (JPIA). In the event the WSCAHT’s financial obligations to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, pursuant to this Subsection, exceed the liability reserve fund and/or the proceeds from any applicable insurance and/or JPIA coverage maintained by the WSCAHT (hereinafter “Unfunded Liability”), a Party or Parties may meet and confer with WSCAHT in good faith to negotiate alternative means or mechanisms by which WSCAHT may fund such Unfunded Liability; however, in no event shall the event of an Unfunded Liability relieve, limit or waive WSCAHT’s obligations of indemnity or defense to each Party as first set forth above in this Section.
Nothing herein shall obligate any Party to indemnify or hold harmless WSCAHT for any Unfunded Liability.
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2. Assignment. Each Party shall assign to the WSCAHT its rights, title, and interest to recover damages from any third party for Claims arising out of this Agreement, to the extent that the WSCAHT has met its obligations to defend and indemnify such Party pursuant to this Section.
3. Survival. WSCAHT’s duty to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless shall survive and continue in full force and effect after withdrawal of any Party from this Agreement, including as to the withdrawing Party, or termination of this Agreement for any reason with respect to any Claims that occurred before the date of such withdrawal or termination.
Section 10. Admission and Withdrawal of Parties.
(a) Admission of New Parties. An eligible public agency may become a Party to the Trust upon approval by its governing body and adoption of the JPA.
If an eligible public agency joins more than one (1) year after the Effective Date, it shall be required to pay a late joining fee. The late joining fee shall be equal to the total amount of annual administrative contributions the entity would have paid had it been a Party since the Effective Date, in alignment with Section 7(c); provided, however, that such fee shall not exceed four (4) years' worth of cumulative administrative cost contributions.
For a period of twelve (12) months following admission of a late joining public agency, the Board of Directors may prioritize projects, programs, or funding allocations located within or benefiting existing Parties over projects, programs, or funding allocations located within or benefiting the late joining public agency. After such twelve (12) month period, the late joining public agency shall be eligible for participation in WSCAHT programs and funding opportunities on the same basis as all other Parties.
Payment shall be due within 30 days of receipt of an invoice from WSCAHT. (b) Withdrawal from WSCAHT. A Party may withdraw from WSCAHT at any time upon its governing body’s adoption of a resolution stating the Party’s intent to withdraw from WSCAHT and written notice of withdrawal accompanied by an executed copy of the resolution of intent to the WSCAHT. The withdrawal of any Party, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, shall be subject to the following prerequisites and conditions:
1. The withdrawal shall be effective immediately upon receipt by the WSCAHT of the written notice of withdrawal, subject to subsection (2) below.
2. If the withdrawal notice is received by the WSCAHT less than ninety (90) days before the start of a fiscal year or after the commencement of a fiscal year but before payment of that year’s Section 7(c) Fee, if any, the withdrawal shall not be effective unless and until the withdrawing Party has fully paid that fiscal year’s contribution; otherwise, the notice of withdrawal shall be null and void.
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3. Unless otherwise provided by a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, withdrawal shall result in the forfeiture of that Party’s rights and claims relating to distribution of property and funds upon termination of WSCAHT as set forth in Section 2 above.
Withdrawn members shall not be entitled to any reimbursement of Fees.
4. Withdrawal of a Party will not relieve that Party of prior financial obligations of liabilities unless otherwise approved by the Board.
Section 11. Notices.
(a) Notices required or permitted hereunder shall be sufficiently given if made in writing and delivered either personally or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the persons and entities listed at the addresses set forth in Exhibit A, or to such other address as may be designated in writing to WSCAHT for formal notice.
Section 12. Miscellaneous.
(a) Section Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and are not to be construed as modifying or governing or in any manner affecting the scope, meaning or intent of the provisions or language of this Agreement. (b) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.
(c) Laws Governing. This Agreement is made in the State of California under the Constitution and laws of such State and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of California.
(d) Severability. Should any part, term, portion or provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, be held to be illegal or in conflict with any law of the State of California, or otherwise be rendered unenforceable or ineffectual it shall be deemed severable, and the reminder of this Agreement or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances shall continue to constitute the Agreement the Parties intended to enter into in the first instance.
(e) Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors of the respective Parties. No Party may assign any right or obligation hereunder without the written consent of a majority of the other Parties.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and attested by their duly authorized officers as follows:
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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
By: CRAIG A. CORMAN
Mayor of the City of Beverly Hills
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
HUMA AHMED
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
______________________________ _____________________________ LAURENCE S. WIENER RYAN GOHLICH
City Attorney City Manager
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EXHIBIT A
Parties to this Agreement and their Addresses for notice pursuant to Section 11 are as follows:
City of Beverly Hills
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Attn: City Manager
With a copy to:
City of Beverly Hills
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
Attn: City Attorney
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455 N. Rexford Drive
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