REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager Office of the Mayor & City Manager BY: TONI MACHADO, Executive Assistant SUBJECT ..Title Approve the Fourth Amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) with the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging (FMAAA) ..Body RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends Council approve the Fourth Amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City of Fresno, Fresno County, and Madera County are parties to a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) that created the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging (FMAAA) to plan, coordinate, and deliver services to older adults in PARCS. The current agreement dates to 1980, with this being the fourth amendment. This Amendment proposes the changes under Administering Agency Powers (Paragraph 2), which clarifies that the FMAAA's powers are exercised subject to the same restrictions imposed on the County of Fresno under California Government Code Section 6509 and Governing Board Composition and Voting (Paragraph 3), updates the alternate for each entity's elected official member; the alternate may now be either an elected member or a non-elected individual (previously required to be an elected member) and changes the voting requirements from a fixed minimum of eight (8) affirmative votes to a quorum vote. BACKGROUND The original Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for the Fresno-Madera Area Agency on Aging was approved by the City in Feb. 1980 and has Three Amendments: December 1980, First Amendment regarding Government Code Section 6505.6 in appointing one of its officers or employees to fill the functions of treasurer and auditor. July 1984, Second Amendment addresses attendance of board members. August 1988, Third Amendment addresses term limits. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS By the definition provided in the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378, this item does not qualify as a "project"; therefore, it is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act requirements. LOCAL PREFERENCE Local preference is not applicable because this is an amendment to an existing agreement. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact Attachments: Fourth Amendment to the JPA for FMAAA Original Agreement with First through Third Amendments