Opinion No. (2009)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General MARC J. NOLAN Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE NORMA J. TORRES, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a city redevelopment agency enter into a loan agreement for commercial property improvement where the recipient of the proposed loan is a corporation solely owned by the adult, non-dependent son of an agency board member who also resides with the board member in the same rented apartment? *Page 2 CONCLUSION The circumstance that the recipient of a proposed commercial property improvement loan from a city redevelopment agency would be a corporation solely owned by the adult, non-dependent son of an agency board member who also resides with the board member in the same rented apartment does not, by itself, preclude the agency from entering into an agreement to make that loan. However, to avoid a conflict between her official and personal interests, the board member should abstain from any official action with regard to the proposed loan agreement and make no attempt to influence the discussions, negotiations, or vote concerning that agreement. ANALYSIS We are informed that a city redevelopment…