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2015/07/06 Western Riverside Council of Governments Amendment - Adding Morongo Band of Mission Indiansto RiversideWestern Council oF Governments County of Riverside•City of Banning •City of Calimeso •City of Canyon Lake•City of Corona•City of Eastvale•City of Hemet•City of Jurupa Valley City of Lake Elsinore•City of Menifee•City of Moreno Valley•City of Murrieta •City of Norco•City of Perris•City of Riverside•City of San Jacinto • ` City of Temecula •City of Wildomar• Eastern Municipal Water District•Western Municipal Water District•Morongo Band of Mission Indians we„ wsi .,ia Riverside County Superintendent of Schools �ouwc n as a or rwrw r. AMENDMENT TO THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT OF THE WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO ADD THE MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANSTO THE WRCOG GOVERNING BOARD This Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement ("Amendment") is made and entered into on the 6th day of July, 2015, by and between seventeen cities located within western Riverside County and the County of Riverside (collectively the "Parties"). RECITALS WHEREAS, the Parties have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement on April 1, 1991, and through subsequent amendments thereto (the "JPA"), to form the Western Riverside Council of Governments ("WRCOG"); and WHEREAS, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians ("Morongo") has approached WRCOG to express that their involvement in WRCOG will be beneficial to both WRCOG member agencies and Morongo; and WHEREAS, Morongo and WRCOG believe that by working together Western Riverside County will be better positioned to address challenges of the region; and WHEREAS, WRCOG agrees and strongly supports coordination with Morongo, and believes that permitting Morongo membership on the WRCOG Governing Body is the best manner which would most efficaciously serve the interests of the WRCOG member agencies and Morongo; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code sections 6500 et seq., the Parties to the JPA desire to amend the JPA to add Morongo to the Governing Body of WRCOG. MUTUAL UNDERSTANDINGS NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions hereinafter stated, the Parties hereto agree as follows: Section 1: Sections 2.4.1 and 2.4.2 to the JPA are hereby amended to read as follows- 2.4.1. WRCOG shall be governed by a General Assembly with membership consisting of the appropriate representatives from the County of Riverside, each city which is a signatory to this Agreement, the Western Municipal Water District, the Eastern Municipal Water District, and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians ("Morongo"), the number of which shall be determined as hereinafter set forth. The General Assembly shall meet at least once annually, preferably scheduled in the evening. Each member agency of the General Assembly shall have one vote for each mayor, council member, county supervisor, water district board member, and tribal council member present at the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall act only upon a majority of a quorum. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the total authorized representatives, provided that members representing a 4080 Lemon Street, 3rd Floor Annex,MS1032 9 Riverside, CA 92501-3609• (951)955-7985 • Fox(951)787-7991 •vvvvvv.vvrcog.cog ca.us majority of the member agencies are present. The General Assembly shall adopt and amend by-laws for the administration and management of this Agreement, which when adopted and approved shall be an integral part of this Agreement. Such by-laws may provide for the management and administration of this Agreement. 2.4.2. There shall be an Executive Committee which exercises the powers of this Agreement between sessions of the General Assembly. Members of the Executive Committee shall be the Mayor from each of the member cities, four members of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, the President of each Water District, and the Tribal Chairman of Morongo; the remaining member of the Board of Supervisors shall serve as an alternate, except any City Council, at its discretion, can appoint a Mayor Pro Tern or other City Council member in place of the Mayor, each water district board, at its discretion, can appoint another Board member in place of the President, and the Tribal Council of Morongo, at its discretion, can appoint another Tribal Council member in place of the Tribal Chairman. The Executive Committee shall act only upon a majority of a quorum. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the member agencies. Membership of Morongo on the General Assembly and Executive Committee of WRCOG shall be conditioned on Morongo entering into a separate Memorandum of Understanding with WRCOG. Section 2: Section 2.18 of the JPA is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.18 TUMF Matters —Water Districts and Morongo. Pursuant to this JPA, WRCOG administers the Transportation Mitigation Fee ("TUMF") for cities in Western Riverside County. The fee was established prior to the Water District's and Morongo's involvement with WRCOG and will fund transportation improvements for the benefit of the County of Riverside and the cities in Western Riverside County. As such, the Western Municipal Water District, the Eastern Municipal Water District, and Morongo General Assembly and Executive Committee members shall not vote on any matter related to the administration of the TUMF Program or the expenditure of TUMF revenues. Section 3: Section 3.5 of the JPA is hereby amended to read as follows: 3.5 Contributions from Water Districts and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. The provision of section 3.4 above shall be inapplicable to the Western Municipal Water District, the Eastern Municipal Water District, and Morongo. The amount of contributions from these water districts and Morongo shall be through the WRCOG budget process. Section 4: This Amendment is to become effective upon execution by not less than two-thirds (2/3) of all the parties that are currently signatories to the JPA. Section 5: All other provisions and terms of the JPA are to remain unchanged. Section 6: This Amendment may be executed in counterparts. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and attested by their officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGES] ATTEST- COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By By;LZ2 afL��- IAVA� go 4 Chairman, Board of Supervisors Dated: DEL 1-5 2015 MARIQN ASHLEI( FORM APPRO D COUNTY COU SE � - ATTEST: MELISSA R. CUSHf Ctlairl DATE CITY OF BANNING City Clerk City of Banning By: .. By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST- CITY OF CALIMESA City Clerk City of Calimesa By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF CANYON LAKE City Clerk City of Canyon Lake By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: - By: - - - Chairman, Board of Supervisors Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF BANNING City Clerk City of Banning _ By: '®' ' v By: �1 Dated: g`onn//e; �S� Mayor ATTEST: CITY OF CALIMESA City Clerk City of Calimesa By: By: Mayor Dated. ATTEST: CITY OF CANYON LAKE City Clerk City of Canyon Lake By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: By: Chairman, Board of Supervisors Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF BANNING City Clerk City of Banning By: By: Mayor Dated; ATTEST: CITY OF CALIMESA City Clerk City of Calimesa 7 By: By: a ❑r Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF CANYON LAKE City Clerk City of Canyon Lake By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: By: _ Chairman, Board of Supervisors Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF BANNING City Clerk City of Banning By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF CALI MESA City Clerk City of Calimesa By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF CANYON LAKE City Clerk City of Canyo ce By: By: Mayor �r.T... Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF CORONA City Clerk City of Corona By: 8 . M r Dated: La ZCbcp, ATTEST: CITY OF EASTVALE City Clerk City of Eastvale By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF HEMET City Clerk City of Hemet By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF JURUPA VALLEY City Clerk City of Jurupa Valley By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF CORONA City Clerk City of Corona By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF EASTVALE City Clerk City of Eastval By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF HEMET City Clerk City of Hemet By: By: Mayor Dated. ATTEST: CITY OF JURUPA VALLEY City Clerk City of Jurupa Valley By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF CORONA City Clerk City of Corona By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST- CITY OF EASTVALE City Clerk City of Eastvale By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST- CITY OF HEMET City Clerk City of Hemet By: ;�W I�L L[��1 By: Mayor Dated: 77 aC6 !g ATTEST: CITY OF JURUPA VALLEY City Clerk City of Jurupa Valley By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF CORONA City Clerk City of Corona By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF EASTVALE City Clerk City of Eastvale By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF HEMET City Clerk City of Hemet By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF JURUPA VALLEY City Clerk City of upa Valley By: =8' -�� By: /rLJOIJ ' May Dated: C�3 �P / .S ATTEST: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE P,c4�5City Clerk City of Lake Elsinore ' By: By: M Dated: 13 ATTEST: CITY OF MENIFEE City Clerk City of Menifee By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF MORENO VALLEY City Clerk City of Moreno Valley By: By: Mayor Dated ATTEST: CITY OF MURRIETA City Clerk City of Murrieta By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE City Clerk City of Lake Elsinore By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF MENIFEE City Clerk City of Menifee By. By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF MORENO VALLEY City Clerk City of Moreno Valley By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF MURRIETA City Clerk City of Murrieta By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE City Clerk City of Lake Elsinore By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST- CITY OF MENIFEE City Clerk City of Menifee By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF MORENO VALLEY City Clerk City o�no Valley By. + By: Dated: C� f yor APPROVED AS TO FORM DATE �(0 BY CITY ATTORNEY ATTEST: CITY OF MLR tFWEgFAMORENO VALLEY City Clerk City of Murrieta By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE City Clerk City of Lake Elsinore By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF MENIFEE City Clerk City of Menifee By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF MORENO VALLEY City Clerk City of Moreno Valley By: By: Mayor Dated. ATTEST: CITY OF MURRIETA City Clerk City of Ma! seta 8y: By: as _ '� :�� S M ATTEST: CITY OF NORCO C eryl L. Link, CMC ity Clerk City of Norco By: Mayor Herb Higgins Dated: August 2015 ATTEST CITY OF PERRIS City Clerk City of Perris By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF RIVERSIDE City Clerk City of Riverside By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF SAN JACINTO City Clerk City of San Jacinto By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF NORCO City Clerk City of Norco By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF PERRIS City Clerk City of Perris I ""r'o:� By: By: Nanc . E I ar, y Clerk Mayor , ryl Busch Dated: ATTEST- CITY OF RIVERSIDE City Clerk City of Riverside By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF SAN JACINTO City Clerk City of San Jacinto By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF NORCO City Clerk City of Norco By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF PERRIS City Clerk City of Perris By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF RIVERSIDE City Clerkk City of Riv e By: By: Mayor Dated: F V1E Elt NG DE (3TY jjTMKNLY ATTEST: CITY OF SAN JACINTO City Clerk City of San Jacinto By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF NORCO City Clerk City of Norco By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF PERRIS City Clerk City of Perris By:— -- --_- By. Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF RIVERSIDE City Clerk City of Riverside By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF SAN JACINTO City Clerk City of Sa aci o r , By: By: Mayor Dated: . zc)I',5— ATTEST: CITY OF TEMECULA City Clerk City of Temecula By: By: Mayor Dated: ATTEST: CITY OF WILDOMAR City Clerk City of Wildomar By: Q By: - - Ma or Dated: I •Z ZU