TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OF CHINO
FROM: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT
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Amendment No. 6 to the Chino Desalter Authority (CDA) Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution 2025-036, approving Amendment No. 6 to the CDA Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, revising Section 2.6 - Stipends for Board of Directors and Alternates and authorize the City Manager to execute any documents on behalf of the City.
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FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above further the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
• Responsible Long-Range Planning
• Exemplary Leadership
• Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships
BACKGROUND
A Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) creating the Chino Basin Desalter Authority (CDA) was entered into on September 25, 2001 by the Jurupa Community Services District (JCSD), the Santa Ana River Water Company (SARWC), the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, and the cities of Chino, Chino Hills, Norco and Ontario. Since this date, the following amendments to the original JPA agreement have been approved:
Amendment No. 1 dated on or about December 11, 2001 provided for additional time to fulfill certain conditions and avoid dissolution of the CDA.
Amendment No. 2 dated October 30, 2008, provided for the addition of the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County (WMWD) as a member of the CDA, and the hiring of CDA staff.
Amendment No. 3 dated February 18, 2010, provided for a revised Phase 3 desalter expansion project scope and schedule.
Amendment No. 4 dated March 21, 2012 allows a CDA member to designate, by written notice, one Director and at least one (but up to two) alternate Director.
Amendment No. 5, dated July 20, 2013, permits the CDA to hire or appoint a Treasurer without requiring the Treasurer of the CDA to be the Treasurer of IEUA.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
On May 1, 2025, the CDA Board of Directors approved CDA Resolution 2025-02, approving Amendment No. 6 to the Agreement creating the CDA, subject to approval of the governing body of each CDA Member Agency.
Amendment No. 6 revises Section 2.6 of the JPA Agreement to address the stipend amounts for both Directors and Alternate Directors of the CDA Board to read the following:
Stipend. The CDA shall pay a stipend to each of the Members of the Board, including each ex-officio Member, in the amount(s) and for attendance at such meeting(s) as determined by the Board of Directors by Resolution. In addition, a Director or alternate Director shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the conduct of the business of the CDA.
Therefore, it is recommended the City Council adopt Resolution 2025-036, approving Amendment No. 6 to the CDA Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement.
Attachment - Resolution 2025-036