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AGEI4T17A REPORT CITY OF COLTON For City Councd Meeting of September 17, 1996 StpUmba ll, 1996 TO: MAYOR FUL;P, CITY COUNCIi. A[ . CITY MANAGER' FROM: Julie Hayward Biggs, City Attorriz SUBJECT: Status of City's Involvement in SA AG In response to,recent actions taken by SANBAG relating to future fundinu of highway beautification projects in the City of Colton, I have been asked to review the status of the City's continuing commitment to participate in SANBAG. As you may be aware, SANBAG is an association of local governments that has been voluntarily formed under the guise of a Joint [lowers Authority for the purpose of providing a forum for discussion, study and development of recommendations on regional problems of interest and concern to the member entities. The local governmental agencies that form SANBAG contribute to the organization through annual assessments. According to the bylaws o€ SANBAG, the functions of the organization include the fallowing: I- Exchange of planning information among member entities; 2. Study of sob -regional problems, including making policy or action recommendations; 3. Review and development of governmental proposals; 4. Consider questions of common interest and concern to the County of San Bernardino and the city members of SANBAG and develop policy and action recommendations gfjn advisory-riatur' e only; 5. Act to the extent permitted by the Joint Powers Authority or agreements or as allowed under state and federaI law. The membership of SANBAG consists of the County of San Bernardino and those cities within the county electing to participate and paying annual assessments to fund the operations of SANBAG. SANBAG has no power to levy taxes or of eminent domain. ,ITEM NO. 22