REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 01/19/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: City Manager's Office
SUBJECT:
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Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement of the Western Riverside Council of Governments.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Councils of Governments (COGs) are voluntary associations that represent member local governments, mainly cities and counties, that seek to provide cooperative planning, coordination, and technical assistance on issues of mutual concern that cross jurisdictional lines. The City Corona is a Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) member agency and is represented on the Executive Committee by a member appointed by the City Council. The practices, roles, and needs of WRCOG have evolved over the past three decades since it was formed. From time to time, through recommendations of the Executive Committee, updates are considered to the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) requiring approval of a two-thirds majority of the member agencies.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council approve the Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement with the Western Riverside Council of Governments.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Councils of Governments (COGs) are voluntary associations that represent member local governments, mainly cities and counties, that seek to provide cooperative planning, coordination, and technical assistance on issues of mutual concern that cross jurisdictional lines. In this sense, COGs serve to develop consensus on many issues that need to be addressed in a subregional or regional context. If properly structured, COG duties complement and do not duplicate jurisdictional activities and serve to unify jurisdictions and agencies on matters of mutual concern. COGs are independent of their individual members and have their own governance structure.
Jurisdictions typically agree to form COGs following discussion and negotiation on common goals and objectives, which are usually consumma...
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