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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-10-18; City Council; Resolution 2005-3121 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-312 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, CREATING THE PROPOSITION C OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS AD HOC CITIZENS COMMITTEE AND APPOINTING MEMBERS TO SAID COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the registered voters of the City of Carlsbad, California did, on November 5, 2002, approve Proposition C authorizing the spending of city funds from various sources including the General Fund in an amount over $1 million to construct a swimming pool complex, trails and open space, safety training facility, and Cannon Road east of College Boulevard; and WHEREAS, one of the projects listed in Proposition C consisted of trail linkages and open space acquisition; and WHEREAS, the City Council has expressed interest in the creation of an Citizens Open Space Committee to make recommendations to the Council on potential linkage projects and open space property acquisitions. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That there is hereby created a Proposition C Open Space and Trail Ad Hoc Advisory Committee whose charge shall be to establish priorities for open space property acquisition and trail linkage projects and make recommendations to the Council on potential candidate acquisitions and projects for future expenditures, as specified in Proposition C via the following powers, duties, and responsibilities: a. The Ad Hoc Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and recommendations of the City Council and the members shall be five residents of the City of Carlsbad, one member at large, and one member from the City Planning Commission, as follows: I. Dr. Joel Altshul 2. Saundra Cima 3. Leonard Martyns 4. Fred Sandquist 5. Dennis Villavicencio 6. Carl Miller (at large) 7. Marty Montgomery (Planning Commissioner) b. The Ad Hoc Committee shall exist for a maximum of one year, or until all fund allocation recommendations are made, whichever occurs first, from 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 the date of this resolution and, at the end of this time period, shall cease to exist unless on or before that expiration date the City Council acts by further resolution to renew its term in either the same or an amended state. The terms of the Committee members shall be for one year. Committee members shall serve without compensation; Staff from the City of Carlsbad shall be ex-officio, non-voting, members of the Committee and shall provide support and advice as is appropriate. The Committee shall be given all reasonable tools, resources, background information, and staff support necessary for it to accomplish its objectives. A budget not to exceed $5,000 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to support the work of the Ad Hoc Committee; The Ad Hoc Committee shall select a Chairperson and establish its own meeting schedule (in keeping with section “PI), as necessary and appropriate, to accomplish the work assigned to it by the City Council; The Ad Hoc Committee shall conduct its business in open and public meetings which shall be subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Act”, Gov Code Sections 54950, et seq.) and shall only meet in closed session upon advice of the City Attorney in accordance with the Act; f. The principal charge of the Ad Hoc Committee is to make recommendations to the City Council for proposed expenditures of Proposition C allocated funds; g. No member of the Ad Hoc Committee shall participate in discussions on or cast a vote on expenditure recommendations where he or she is likely to have a conflict of interest. Members should consult with the City Attorney if they have reason to believe a conflict will arise. C. d. e. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 18th day of OC 2005, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis,Hall, Kulchin, Packard and Sigafoose NOES: None ATTEST: (SEAL) -2-