Community Development Agency
www.santa-ana.org/cd
Item # 3
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
January 20, 2026
TOPIC: Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule Fiscal Year 2026-27
AGENDA TITLE
Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) for the Period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt a resolution approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 pursuant to Part 1.85 of Division 24 of the California Health & Safety Code.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF
THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FORMER COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENT SCHEDULE 26-27 FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2026 TO JUNE 30, 2027 PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTION 34177(o), AND PART 1.85 OF DIVISION 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE (“DISSOLUTION ACT”)
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
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In 1973, the City of Santa Ana (“City”) adopted an ordinance to create a Redevelopment Agency. Throughout the years, the Redevelopment Agency completed numerous projects to eliminate physical and economic blight, spur economic growth, fund construction of affordable housing projects, and provide infrastructure and community facility improvements within the defined redevelopment project areas.
Pursuant to Part 1.85 of Division 24 of the California Health & Safety Code (“Dissolution Act”), the City Council on January 9, 2012, elected for the City to act as the “Successor Agency” to the dissolved Community Redevelopment Agency (“Agency”). On February 1, 2012, in accordance with the Dissolution Act and the California Supreme Court’s decision in California Redevelopment Association v. Matosantos, Case No. S194861, the Agency was dissolved and the City began to serve as the “Successor Agency.” The City Council serves as the governing body of the Successor Agency under the Dissolution Act as amended by AB 1484, AB 471, and SB 107, to administer the enforceable obligations of the Agency and otherwise unwind the Agency’s affairs.
Effective July 1, 2018, the local Oversight Board to the Successor Agency was dissolved and the new Orange Countywide Oversight Board (“OCOB”) was established. The OCOB now has oversight with respect to the Dissolution process, including review and approval of the ROPS.
The ROPS includes the administrative cost allowance as required under Health and Safety Code Section 34177 (j) through (k), and is presented in the format designed by the Department of Finance (“DOF”).
Upon Successor Agency approval, the ROPS will be submitted to the OCOB for approval at its January 27, 2026 meeting. Upon OCOB approval, the ROPS will be submitted to the DOF, County, and other appropriate entities as required by the Dissolution Act by the February 1, 2026 deadline. The ROPS will also be posted on the Successor Agency’s website.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Successor Agency is limited to making only payments listed on the approved ROPS for each annual period. Administrative expenses are capped at three percent (3%) of the actual property tax distributed for the ROPS in the preceding fiscal year or the minimum of $250,000 per year. However, the OCOB continues to request that successor agencies reduce and minimize the administrative allowance necessary to oversee the remaining obligations on the ROPS. Therefore, the Successor Agency’s administrative cost allowance for FY 2026-27 will be $72,454 which is a reduction of $38,186 from the previous year’s administrative allowance.
Funds will be budgeted for FY 2026-27 in the Redevelopment Obligation Retirement Funds (account no. 67118021-various, 67018843-various) upon approval of the ROPS by the DOF.
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EXHIBIT(S)
1. Resolution
A. Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule FY 2026-27
Submitted By: Michael L. Garcia, Executive Director, Community Development Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager