CC RES 2003-101 RESOLUTION NO. 2003-101
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2003-15, THEREBY
RAISING THE QUORUM LEVEL FOR THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
STEERING COMMITTEE FROM 6 MEMBERS BACK TO 8 MEMBERS.
WHEREAS, On April 2, 2002, as a first step toward updating the General Plan,
the City Council created a 15-member General Plan Update Steering Committee
(Committee) with the purpose of focusing on the existing Goals and Policies of the
General Plan to determine if the goals and policies need revision; and
WHEREAS, the Committee has conducted regularly scheduled monthly
meetings from October 30, 2002, through November 6, 2003 (except for during the
month of January); and
WHEREAS, because the Committee was having some trouble in reaching a
quorum, such as at their December meeting where the meeting was delayed until a
quorum could be reached and at their January meeting which had to be cancelled as
only 7 members were in attendance, at their February 17, 2003 meeting, the Committee
requested that the City Council reduce the quorum level for this Committee from the
current 8 members to 6 members; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2003, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2003-15
granting the Committee's request to reduce the quorum level from 8 members to 6
members; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2003, the Committee formed six (6) Sub-
committees to review the remaining portions of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, at their November 6, 2003 meeting, Committee members expressed
a desire to serve on more than two Sub-committees, which could bring the total number
of Committee members on any one Sub-committee to more than 5 members, which
would be a conflict with the Brown Act, and therefore, the Committee requested that the
City Council rescind their prior decision and raise the quorum level from 6 members
back to the original 8 members; and
WHEREAS, on December 2, 2003, the City Council considered the Committee's
request, at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and
present evidence.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That in the interest of having the greatest opportunity of Committee
Member participation on the Sub-committee level, and in recognizing that Committee
Members could have an Alternate appointed, and that the schedule to complete their
work was being significantly reduced through the Sub-committee process, the quorum
level can be raised back to its prior level of 8 Committee members.
Section 2: This decision shall not affect noticing of future Steering Committee or
Sub-Committee meetings, as all meetings as scheduled will be noticed in compliance
with the Brown Act and through additional noticing procedures (i.e. City's list serve,
publication in newspaper, notice to all homeowner's associations), regardless of
whether or not there will be a quorum present at such meetings.
Section 3: For the foregoing reason and based on the information contained in
the staff report and evidence presented, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes hereby rescinds Resolution No. 2003-15, thereby raising the quorum level for
the General Plan Update Steering Committee from 6 members back to 8 members.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 2nd , :f December 2003.
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Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above
Resolution No. 2003-101 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting held on December 2, 2003.
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