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FROM= Supervisor Tom Torlakson costa
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DATEt February 4, 1992 County
SUBJECTt REFER TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT �`�
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUNICIPAL
ADVISORY COUNCIL IN DISCOVERY BAY
SPECIFIC RSQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENOATiON(Sl A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION-
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to the County Administrator, the Growth
Management and Economic Development Agency and County Counsel to
examine the merits and legal requirements for establishing •a Municipal
Advisory Council in Discovery Bay. This examination should include
consideration of the following:
( 1 ) appointment of a Municipal Advisory Council to include a
cross section of neighborhood/geographic, representation and
the M-8 and Sanitation District No. 19 Citizens Advisory
Committee;
( 2) placing an advisory measure on the June ballot to determine
the community' s desire to have an elected Municipal Advisory
Council established in time for -the November election and
identifying resources for funding such an advisory measure
.including community fundraising projects and possible
allocation of funds from the M-8/Sanitation District No. 19
budgets; and
( 3) considering the abolishment of the M-8/Sanitation District
No. 19 citizens advisory committees and reassigning of these
committee's responsibilities to the MAC if the community
supports an elected MAC;
Request that a report be provided for' the Board of Supervisors by
February 25, 1992 .
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: There is a significant and immediate need
to establish a community leadership body representative of all of
Discovery Bay. Today there is no unified, central voice for Discovery
Bay municipal interests . Build out of the Discovery Bay Master Plan
has seen the development of eight homeowner associations instead of
the tone that existed previously. Citizens are requesting a MAC as
the answer to the need for a unifying voice for their community.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTS YES SIONATUREs r
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
API ROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON �.�g g !ir�S�1(� AFi`ROVED AS RECOMMENDED X_. OTHER
Pierre E. Duquette, Chairman of the Discovery Bay Municipal Advisory
Committee, appeared and urged the Board to support the formation of a Municipal
Advisory Council in Discovery Bay.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
• 1 Hereby Certify that ihM Is a true and correct copy at
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
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ABSENTS ABSTAINS PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk a Board
of Supwvbon and County Administrator
Cct County Administrator By o�rn,ty
GEMDA
County Counsel
Formation of Discovery Bay Municipal Advisory Council
February 4, 1992
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While this concept was studied indepth twice previously in the
1980 'x, a community consensus did not exist to proceed. Those
previous studies, however, have laid the information foundation and
the successful operation of the Oakley and West Pittsburg MAC's have
served as positive examples of how such councils can benefit the
community. At a meeting on January 20, approximately 40 community
leaders, representing all homeowner associations, major civic
organizations and government agencies in Discovery Bay, voted
unanimously (with one abstention) to endorse the three-step proposal I
brought forward as outlined in Recommendations 1, 2 and 3 . A MAC
Formation Committee has been established to work out specific details
to submit to the Discovery Bay community and to the Growth Management
& Economic Development Agency to incorporate in its report to the
Board of Supervisors by mid-February.
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