City of Sunnyvale v. Cohen CA3
The City of Sunnyvale (the City) as the successor agency to its former redevelopment agency, and also in its own right (collectively, Sunnyvale), brought a petition for writ of mandate and complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief against Michael Cohen, as Director of the California Department of Finance (Finance) and Emily Harrison, as the Auditor-Controller of the County of Santa Clara, challenging two Finance decisions made during the dissolution and wind-down of the City’s former redevelopment agency (former RDA). In the first, Finance disapproved two items on the recognized obligation payment schedule related to a 1977 contract between the former RDA and the City. In the second, Finance rejected two payments the former RDA made to the City under the same contract, concluding the 1977 contract did not create an enforceable obligation; the payment transfers were unlawful and had to be returned. The trial court denied the petition. Sunnyvale filed a timely appeal.
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