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Home My Public Portal AboutOrd. 1630ORDINANCE NO. 1630 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE NUMBER OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS FROM SEVEN TO FIVE AND YOUTH COMMISSION MEMBERS FROM THIRTEEN TO FIVE; AND REVISING LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE TO CODIFY THE DESIGNATION OF THE SENIOR ADVISORY COUNCIL AS A SUBSIDARY PUBLIC BODY WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood had directed that the number of Youth Commission members for the City from 13 to 5, so as to increase the likelihood that the City may recruit sufficient interested persons to serve on, and establish a quorum for, the Youth Commission; and WHEREAS, the prior direction by the Council to reduce of the number of Youth Commission members has never been formally adopted or codified; and WHEREAS, the City Council further wishes to reduce the number of Planning Commission members for the City from 7 to 5 to assure that the Planning Commission operates efficiently and reduce the chances that the Planning Commission will be unable to establish a quorum; and WHEREAS, the City Council further designated the Senior Advisory Board as the City's exclusive advisory body relative to senior citizens issues pursuant to Resolution No. 2003 -131; and WHEREAS, in 2008, the City Council directed that the name of the Senior Citizens Advisory Board be changed to the Senior Advisory Council and designated the Senior Advisory Council as a subsidiary public body of the City Council with members appointed by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to codify these changes to the Lynwood Municipal Code. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 2 -12.3, "Membership of Subsidiary Public Bodies," of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby amended to add the "Senior advisory council" subsidiary public body, in alphabetical order, following the "Recreation and parks commission ", with an indication that such council is to have 5 members and reducing the number of Youth and Planning Commission members to read as follows, with all other provisions of Section 2 -12 -3 remaining unmodified and in full force and effect: °2 -12.3 MEMBERSHIP OF SUBSIDIARY PUBLIC BODIES: Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary in this code, the following subsidiary public bodies shall have the number of members as indicated in the table below: Name Of Subsidiary Public Body Planning commission Senior advisory council Youth commission Code Number Section Of Reference Members 2 -19; 25 -3 5 Not codified 5 2 -21 5 Section 2. That City staff shall revise and update the Bylaws for the Senior Advisory Council, subject to approval by the City Attorney. Section 3. Section 2 -21.2 "COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS," of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby amended to reduce the number of Youth Commissioner members from 13 to 5 members, which revised language shall read as follows: "2 -21.2 COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS: The Youth Commission shall consist of five (5) members, ages eleven (11) to twenty -five (25) who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of, the City Council." Section 4. Section 25 -3 -2, "TIME AND PLACE OF MEETINGS," of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby amended to revise the starting time for regular Planning Commission meetings from 6:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to read as follows, with all other provisions of Section 25 -3 -2 remaining unmodified and in full force and effect: "25 -3 -2: TIME AND PLACE OF MEETINGS: The regular meetings of the planning commission shall be held on the second Tuesday of each month. However, if the date of any such regular meeting falls on a holiday, the regular meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day that is not a holiday. Unless and until changed by resolution of the planning commission, the regular meetings shall be held at the hour of five o'clock (5:00) P.M...." Section 5. Section 25 -3 -3, "SPECIAL MEETINGS," of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby amended to reduce the number of members required to call a special meeting from 4 to 3 so as to be consistent with the reduction in the number of Planning Commission members, which revised language shall read as follows: "25 -3 -3: SPECIAL MEETINGS: A special meeting may be requested at any time by the chair or by three (3) of the members of the planning commission by written notice to each member and to each person or entity entitled by law at least seventy two (72) hours before `the time of such special meeting, as required 'under Government Code section 54956. Such` special meetings shall be approved by the city manager." Section 6. Section 25 -3 -4, "COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS," of the Lynwood Municipal Code is hereby amended to reduce the number of Planning Commission members from 7 to 5, which revised language shall read as follows: "25 -3 -4: COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS: The planning commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be appointed by the city council." Section 7. Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Ordinance, all provisions of the Lynwood Municipal Code shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. Section 8. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason, held to be unconstitutional, or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional. Section 9. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its final passage, and within fifteen (15) days after its passage, the City Clerk shall cause it to be posted as required by law, and hereby designated for that purpose. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 6th day of April, 2010 and adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council on 20th day of April, 2010. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 20th day of April, 2010. Maria T. Santillan, Mayor ATTEST: I /i�.�.�1e. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ffi�) m Fred Galante, City Attorney m'-w='m rl4uv A PPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Jo than Colin, Director of C mmunity Services STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of April, 2010. AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS FLORES, MORTON, CASTRO, RODRIGUEZ AND SANTILLAN NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE • STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No.1630 in my office and that said Ordinance was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 20th day of April, 2010. Maria Quinonez, City Clerk