Public school districts brought action seeking a writ of mandate to compel county auditor-controller to make statutorily defined pass-through payments to them after the caps in their respective pass-through agreements with former redevelopment agency were reached.
The Superior Court denied the requested relief, and districts appealed.
The Court of Appeal held that statute did not require statutory payments in light of agreements between agency and districts.
Redevelopment agency statute, which provided that an agency shall pay “either” the amount required to be paid by a pass-through agreement if an agreement exists, or statutory pass-through amounts if an agreement does not exist, did not obligate county auditor-controller to make statutorily defined pass-through payments to school district after the caps in their respective pass-through agreements with former redevelopment agency were reached, as districts had agreements with the agency.