Cohen

*925 After the Legislature passed the bill to freeze redevelopment activities and eventually dissolve redevelopment agencies but before Governor Brown signed it into law (Assem. Bill No. 26 (2011-2012 1st Ex. Sess.) enacted as Stats. 2011, 1st Ex. Sess.

*34 2011-2012, ch. 5 (Assembly Bill 1X 26)), City of Big Bear Lake entered into what it called a Cooperation Agreement with its soon-to-be-dissolved redevelopment agency. Under the Cooperation Agreement, City of Big Bear Lake agreed to complete several projects in the city and the former redevelopment agency agreed to pay for the projects. On the same day, City of Big Bear Lake (not the former redevelopment agency) entered into two contracts with private companies for services related to the projects. The next day, Governor Brown signed the Dissolution Law, and it became effective immediately. ( Id . at § 16.) On the same day Governor Brown signed the law, the former redevelopment agency entered into a contract with a private company for services related to another project listed in the Cooperation Agreement. Eventually, the former redevelopment agency transferred $2.6 million to City of Big Bear Lake to fund the contracts…