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Supervisor Laine recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign:
1) Third Amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement Creating the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority; and
2) Third Amendment to the Joint Community Facilities Agreement dated July 11, 2000 by and among the City of South Lake Tahoe, County of El Dorado, Tahoe Paradise Recreation Park District, and SLT JPA.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
I. South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Power Authority (“SLT JPA”)
In 2000, the County of El Dorado (“County”), the City of South Lake Tahoe (“City”), and the Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District (“TPRID”) entered into a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (“JPA Agreement) creating the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority to finance certain recreational facilities.
The SLT JPA formed a Community Facilities District (“CFD”) to fund the improvements and the voters in 2000 approved a special tax to service the bond and provide additional moneys for the programs (Measure S).
The original JPA Agreement restricted use of the funds to the following public facility locations, which corresponded with the permitted uses authorized by Measure S:
· Ice skating rink,
· Up to four athletic fields on or adjacent to Lake Tahoe Community College (“LTCC”),
· Public recreation facilities located on property owned by TPRID
· Maintenance of the LTCC athletic fields,
· Maintenance of the TPRID facilities, and
· Maintenance of new bike trails (built after the passage of Measure S), within the boundaries of the JPA area.
In 2009, the parties approved the First Amendment to the JPA Agreement which allowed for the funds to be used for renovations, maintenance , and capital improvements for the Little League ball fields located on Rufus Allen Boulevard at Lyons Avenue, South Lake Tahoe. However, the 2009 corresponding ballot measure failed to receive the required 2/...
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