TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: January 10, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Carmel J. Angelo
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 5 min
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Appointment of a Mendocino County Representative to the North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Affirm the historical practice of appointing a Board member representative to the NCRA, appointing Supervisor __________ for calendar years 2017 and 2018.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
March 13, 2012: Reappointment of Hal Wagenet as a Mendocino County representative; January 4, 2011: Appointment of Supervisor John McCowen as a Mendocino County representative; March 2, 2010: Appointment of Hal Wagenet as a Mendocino County representative; January 5, 2010: Reappointment of Supervisor Colfax as a Mendocino County representative. January 8, 2013 Appointment of Supervisor John McCowen as a Mendocino County representative. January 20, 2015 Appointment of Supervisor John McCowen as a Mendocino County representative.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The North Coast Railroad Authority (NCRA) was formed in 1989 by the California Legislature under the North Coast Railroad Authority Act, Government Code Sections 93000, et seq. The NCRA consists of members appointed by the Boards of Supervisors of Marin County, Mendocino County, Humboldt County, and Sonoma County, and a city representative. The term of membership for each representative is two years.
One of Mendocino County's seats has traditionally been filled via an annual appointment of a Board Special Assignment, as recommended by the incoming Board Chair. In 2011, following a Board policy discussion in which the Board considered the appointment of a non-Board member representative to Mendocino County's second seat, it was decided that the Board would honor its traditional Board special assignment/appoi...
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