Report Prepared by: Travis Lindsey, City Attorney
Title
SUBJECT: Approval of the Restated Joint Powers Agreement of the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG)
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers approving the Restated Joint Powers Agreement of the MCAG.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving the Restated Joint Powers Agreement of the MCAG; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager or Deputy City Manager to execute the
agreement.
Body
ALTERNATIVES
1. Refer to staff with direction regarding specific items; or
2. Continue to a future meeting; or
3. Deny.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, section 200, and California Government Code section 6500 et seq.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
N/A
DISCUSSION
MCAG is a joint powers authority that has been in existence since November 28, 1967. MCAG’s member agencies are the County of Merced and cities of Atwater, Dos Palos, Gustine, Livingston, Los Banos, and Merced. MCAG’s functions include, but are not limited to, serving as the Regional Transportation Planning Agency pursuant to California law and the Metropolitan Planning Organization pursuant to federal law.
The current Joint Powers Agreement will expire on July 18, 2023. The City Attorney, in consultation with the City Council, has collaborated with legal counsel for the other MCAG member agencies over the past few months to draft revisions to the agreement. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Merced approved the Restated Joint Powers Agreement at its meeting on April 4, 2023. The City Councils of the cities of Dos Palos and Livingston will consider approval of the agreement on April 18, 2023.
IMPACT ON CITY RESOURCES
No appropriation needed at this time.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Restated Joint Powers Agreement of the MCAG