HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - 65AApril 75 2015
City Council Meeting
Correspondence for, Item 65A (OCFA)
DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION ON ASSEMBLY BILL 1217 (DALY) REGARDING
ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY GOVERNING STRUCTURE
Sender/Representative
Letters in Support
1 Mathew Hicks, District Director, Assemblymember Tom Daly, 361h Assembly District
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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Huizar, Maria
Sent:
Tuesday, April 07, 2015 9:57 AM
To:
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
Cc:
Trujillo, Rose Ann; Orozco, Norma
Subject:
FW: OCFA Letter and Bill Language
Attachments:
Asm Daly Letter to OCFA Board Chair.pdf; ATTOOOOI.htm
Categories: Correspondence
Norma, please add to correspondence and make copies for Council and staff. Thank you.
From: Ousley, Mardy On Behalf Of Amezcua, Angelica
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 8:30 AM
To: Huizar, Maria
Subject: FW: OCFA Letter and Bill Language
Hi Maria,
Angie Amezcua has asked that a copy of attached letter and bill language be placed at each Councilmember's seat on
the dias tonight.
Thank you,
Mardy Ousley
Executive Assistant
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-647-5200 1 mousley@santa-ana.ore
From: Hicks, Matthew[ma ilto:Matthew, Hicks@asm.ca.gov]
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 3:38 PM
To: Amezcua, Angelica
Subject: OCFA Letter and Bill Language
Please find attached the letter and bill language concerning the OCFA modernization bill.
Mark Lawrence has a copy in his possession too.
Matthew Hicks
District Director
Assemblymember Tom Daly
69`h Assembly District
Matthew. Hicks@asm.ca.gov
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2400 East Katella Avenue, Suite 640
Anaheim CA 92806
Office: (714) 939-8469
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Hicks, Matthew" <Matthew.Hicks@asm.ca.gov>
Date: March 18, 2015 at 4:59:54 PM PDT
To: "mlawrence@santa-ana.org" <mlawrence@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Letter from Assemblymember Daly to OCFA Board
Hi Mark,
Per our discussion, here is a copy of the letter sent by Assemblymember Daly to Board Chair Al
Murray of OCFA on Friday. It was distributed to the full board of the OCFA on Monday,
including Councilmember Amezcua.
Matt
Matthew Hicks
District Director
Assemblymember Tom Daly, 691h District
2400 East Katella Avenue, Suite 640
Anaheim, CA 92806
Office: (714) 939-8469
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March 13, 2015
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ASSEMBLYMEMBER, SIXTY-NINTH DISTRICT
Honorable Al Murray, Chairman
Orange County Fire Authority
1 Fire Authority Road
Irvine, CA 92602
Dear Chairman Murray,
COMMm EES
CHAIR: INSURANCE
TRANSPORTATION
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
APPROP131ATIONS
VETERANS AFFAIRS
JOINT COMMITTEE ON FAIRS,
ALLOCATIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS
I am writing to request input from your Board of Directors on my proposed legislation, Assembly Bill
1217. This bill modernizes the governing structure of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA).
Please share this with your colleagues.
As you know, the OCFA was created through a Joint Powers Agreement enacted in 1995. Since
then, the OCFA has enlarged its membership, leading to a current Board of Directors consisting of
twenty-five members, representing the twenty-three municipal agencies and the County of Orange.
This is the largest board of directors for a JPA providing fire services in the State of California.
After twenty years, it's appropriate that the current OCFA governing board structure be reviewed.
In fact, last year the OCFA Board conducted a survey as part of a larger review of the agency. That
survey found a general consensus of the Board that its size "increases bureaucracy, redundancy
from work already done in committees and makes decision making more difficult." Furthermore,
there is a more than 30% turnover every two years under the current Board structure. This
outdated structure makes consensus and governing difficult for a crucially important agency
serving over 1.7 million residents.
This proposal seeks to streamline the Board, while preserving its regional integrity and oversight
mission. Specifically, my bill calls for a 13 -member board, consisting of: one member from each of
the five supervisorial districts elected on a population weighted basis; one member from each of
the five supervisorial districts elected by a City Selection Committee on a "one city, one vote" basis;
and three members of the Board of Supervisors. As you know, this is similar to the Orange County
Transportation Authority governance structure.
Please review this legislation (attached) and share your thoughts with me.
Sincerely,
Tom Daly
State Assembly ember, 69t" District
cc: Fire Chief, Orange County Fire Authority
Orange County Legislative Delegation
Serving the People of Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove and Orange
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CALIEORNIA LEGISLATURE -2015-16 REGULAR SESSION
Attachment
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1217
Introduced by Assembly Member Daly
February 27, 2015
An act to add Section 6538 to the Government Code, relating to joint
powers.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1217, as introduced, Daly. Orange County Fire Authority.
Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to
form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the
contracting parties, as specified. Existing law authorizes the agreement
to set forth the manner by which the joint powers authority will be
governed. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county
to contract with any local agency within the county or with the state for
services relating to the prevention and suppression of fires.
This bill would, as of January 1, 2018, require the Board of Directors
of the Orange County Fire Authority, a joint powers agency, to consist
of 13 members, each serving a term of 2 years. The bill would create
the Orange County Fire Authority City Selection Committee to select
10 of those board members from cities that contract with the authority
for fire protection services, as specified. The bill would additionally
require 3 of the members of the Board of Directors of the Orange County
Fire Authority to be members of the board of supervisors of the County
of Orange.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the
necessity of a special statute for the Orange County Fire Authority.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State -mandated local program: no,
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The people of the State of California do enact as, follows.
SECTION I. Section 6538 is added to the Government Code,
to read:
6538. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and notwithstanding
the provisions of thejoint powers agreement governing the Orange
County Fire Authority, on and after January 1, 2018, the Board of
Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority shall be composed
of 13 members, as follows:
(1) (A) (i) One member from each of the five supervisorial
districts of the County of Orange, elected by the Orange County
Fire Authority City Selection Committee on a population weighted
voting basis.
(ii) One member from each of the five supervisorial districts of
the County of Orange, elected by the Orange County Fire Authority
City Selection Committee on a "one city, one vote" basis,
(B) A city that is within more than one supervisorial district
shall be considered part of the district where the highest percentage
of the city's population resides. Under this circumstance, the entire
city's population shall be used for population -weighted voting
purposes.
(C) Members elected pursuant to this paragraph shall be a mayor
or a city council member of a city within the County of Orange,
and shalt serve for a term of two years. A member elected pursuant
to this paragraph whose term on the city council or as mayor ends
shall also cease to serve as a member of the board.
(D) The Orange County Fire Authority City Selection
Committee shall consist of either the mayor or a member of the
city council of each city that contracts with the Orange County
Fire Authority for fire protection services.
(2) Three members of the board of supervisors of the County
of Orange, selected by the board of supervisors, to serve a term of
two years.
(b) Any member of the board serving as of the effective date of
this section shall continue to serve until January 1, 2018, or until
the expiration of his or her term, whichever is sooner.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
within the moaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
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Constitution because of the challenges faced as a result of the
current governance structure of the Orange County Fire Authority.
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