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County Supervisors Appoint Members to Redevelopment Oversight Boards

Redevelopment agencies formed to fight blight are no more in California but efforts are underway to create the oversight boards for the successor agencies.

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Redevelopment agencies formed to fight blight are no more in California but efforts are underway to create the oversight boards for the successor agencies.

The County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to appoint members to 17 oversight boards in our region. They’re being created because of a state law which dissolved redevelopment agencies effective Feb. 1. The County of San Diego had one and 16 local cities each had one. 

The rights, powers, duties and obligations were transferred to successor agencies, usually the governments that created the redevelopment agencies. The law required that a seven-member oversight board be formed for each of the successor agencies so the two could work together to pay the former redevelopment agency’s debts and other obligations. The County Auditor and Controller must see that the property taxes that once went to redevelopment are used to pay off the agencies’ obligations.

Each seven member board includes:

1. A member appointed by the Board of Supervisors
2. A member appointed by the Mayor of the city that formed the redevelopment agency
3. A member appointed by the largest special district within the redevelopment agency
4. A member appointed by the County Board of Education
5. A member appointed by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges
6. A member of the public appointed by the County Board of Supervisors
7. A member representing employees from the former development agency and is appointed by the city mayor or Board of Supervisors.

For each oversight board, the County Supervisors appointed 2 members. Seat 1 appointments did not have limitations and allowed the Board to appoint Supervisor Ron Roberts to the City of San Diego’s Oversight Board. Seat 6 appointments had to be a member of the public. None of the appointed members will be paid.  

The list of approved appointees is below.       

CHAIRMAN ROBERTS

  • Appoint Ron Roberts to the City of San Diego Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Peter Q. Davis to the City of San Diego Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 34179, Ron Roberts as the Chair of the Board of Supervisors has appointed Matthew Schneider to the County Oversight Board, Seat No. 7, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.

VICE-CHAIRMAN COX

  • Appoint Paul Desrochers to the City of Chula Vista Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint David Watson to the City of Chula Vista Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Doug Metz to the City of Coronado Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Gregory Walker to the City of Coronado Oversight Board, Seat No. 3, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint William Huck to the City of Coronado Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Mayda Winter to the City of Imperial Beach Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Mark West to the City of Imperial Beach Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Paul Desrochers to the City of National City Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Weldon Donaldson to the City of National City Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.

SUPERVISOR JACOB

  • Appoint Jo Marie Diamond to the County of San Diego Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Kathy Kassell to the County of San Diego Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Jerry Fazio to the City of La Mesa Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Steve South to the City of La Mesa Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Jerry Selby to the City of Lemon Grove Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint James Davis to the City of Lemon Grove Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Tom Scott to the City of Poway Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Lois Fong-Sakai to the City of Poway Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint James Griffin to the City of El Cajon Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Debra Turner-Emerson to the City of El Cajon Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Warren Savage to the City of Santee Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Russell Williams to the City of Santee Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.

SUPERVISOR SLATER-PRICE

  • Appoint Terry Jackson to the City of Escondido Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Mark Baker to the City of Escondido Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Timothy Coughlin to the City of Solana Beach Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Doug Sheres to the City of Solana Beach Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.

SUPERVISOR HORN

  • Appoint Julie Baker to the City of Carlsbad Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Lloyd Hubbs to the City of Carlsbad Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Ron Packard to the City of Oceanside Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint John Daley to the City of Oceanside Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Richard Gittings to the City of San Marcos Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint James Simmons to the City of San Marcos Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Morris B. Vance to the City of Vista Oversight Board, Seat No. 1, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.
  • Appoint Charles Rabel to the City of Vista Oversight Board, Seat No. 6, for a term to expire at the discretion of the appointing authority.