HomeMy Public PortalAbout14) 10B City Commission DiscussionAGENDA
ITEM 10.8.
MANAG EM ENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
August 7, 2018
The Honorable City Council
Bryan Cook, City Manager
By: Peggy Kuo, City Clerk
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: CITY COMMISSION DISCUSSION
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is requested to:
1. Hold a discussion regarding possibly increasing the number of commissioner seats
for the Parks and Recreation Commission and Transportation and Public Safety
Commission only; and
2. Provide staff with further direction .
BACKGROUND:
On June 19, 2018 , the City Commissione r Recruitment Appointment Ad Hoc Committee
(i .e., Councilmember Chavez and Councilmember Yu) recommended to City Council to
discuss possibly increasing the number of City commissioner seats for the Parks and
Recreation Commission and Transportation and Public Safety Commission from five to
seven . The number of Planning Commissioners will remain unchanged.
ANALYSIS:
The City currently has three City Commissions: Planning , Parks and Recreation, and
Transportation and Public Safety. Each Commission consists of five commissioners
and each Comm issioner serves a term of two years with no term limit (i.e., per City
Municipal Code Title 2: Administration, Chapter 6: City Commissions, Article A: Parks
and Recreation , Article E: Transportation and Public Safety Commission, and Title 9:
Zoning Regulations, Article B: Planning Commission).
Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, Parks
and Recreation Commission meets on the third Wednesdays of the month , and
Transportation and Public Safety Commission meets on the second and third
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Wednesdays of the month .
To change the number of comm1ss1oner seats for the Parks and Recreation
Commission and Transportat ion and Public Safety Commission , City Council would
need to adopt an ordinance to amend Municipal Code Sect ion 2-6A-1 and 2-6E-1 (Title
2 -Administration, Chapter 6 -City Commissions , Article A -Parks and Recreation
Commission and Article E -Transportation and Public Safety Comm ission , Se ction 1 -
Members) to increase the number of commissioner seats from five to seven.
City Council is requested to hold a discussion regarding the number of commissioner
seats on the Parks and Recreation Commission and Transportation and Public Safety
Commission .
CITY STRATEGIC GOALS :
City Council discussion regarding the number of comm1ss1oner seats for each
commission promotes the City's Strategic Goals of Good Governance and Citizen
Education and Communication .
FISCAL IMPACT:
This item does not have an impact on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 City Budget.
ATTACHMENT:
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