ORANGE COUNTY CIVIC CENTER AUTHORITY - 1966

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In return for the fifty -year use of our land ann facilities as collateral for floating bonds for COUNTY buildings, we are condescendingly allowed to sit in the rumble seat with two out of five votes and a COUNTY SELECTED chairman. Is the Commission already considered to be incompetent to select its first chairman, or is the county serving notice on us that they intend to retain control from the very beginning? (1) Why doesn't the county freely place all of its buildings into the financing pool exactly as they expect us to do? Where is the map delineating their future intent? This blanit- check agreement allows them to remove from future jeopardy all buildings which . might produce future income? �idhere is the revenue to be obtained to pay off the revenue bonds? (2) Why does the present agreement already contain the provision that the Authority may enter into lease agreements with other government agencies and districts? (A word to the wise should be sufficient if the word is truly wanted) (3) Why does the county ref use to have a larger Commission? Your request for restriction of terms was met with four counter- proposals for liberalization (4) Adding the phrase about land to be purchased in the future makes the power of the Authority virtually limitless (with county or city permission to exercise it). The power to use public funds to benefit private developers is one of the most dangerous powers contained in the Joint Powers Act. The 1965 amendment to the Act, adding "and other public buildings" failed to add the definition of a public building. In answer to my question two months ago, Mr. Thomas stated before you gentlemen that the Authority had the power to define what is a public building. This power, coupled with the power to purchase further land in the future, creates a virtually limitless authority. Do .you want to wive that much power to any agency of your creation which is not directly responsible to the people who must foot the bi11? If a Joint Powers Agreement is approved by this council the city wi11 never be the same for any of us in the future. It wi11 have been made by .You, for me and for others, a -place of future bondage. Is this the way you want to be remembered? As I sign this letter I wi11 say a personal prayer for each of you. The prayer could be briefly stated as "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do ". Sincerely, _ .:' / - C�jiLC_ C'-� - � , r i��i / z`--L 2'� � ��.