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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 05161995 - 95-380 S3 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY STATE OF CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on May 16 , 1995 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Smith, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Bishop NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: In the matter of the re-establishment ) RESOLUTION NO: 95/ 3 8 0 of the Kensington Municipal Advisory ) Council ) It is hereby RESOLVED by the Board that: 1. Re-establishment of the Kensington Municipal Advisory Council Pursuant to the authority granted by Section 31010 of the California Government Code, the Kensington Municipal Advisory Council, (KMAC), is hereby re- established . The re-established Council will extend the term of the original KMAC, established in 1989, whose authorization expires in June of 1995. The re-established KMAC will have duties and powers as enumerated in Paragraph 5 below. 2. Membership. The Council shall consist of five (5) members, and/or one alternate, who shall be residents of the Kensington community ( as described below), shall have resided there for at least five years prior to assuming office, and who shall be appointed by the County Board of Supervisors from lists of nominees submitted by the Kensington Improvement Club, the Kensington Property Owners' Association, and the Kensington Municipal Advisory Council. Each organization shall only nominate residents having the above listed qualifications and who have been approved by a majority of the board of directors of the involved organization. The alternate member shall fill in for any member who is absent from all or part of a meeting. The alternate member automatically replaces any member who leaves before the end of his/her term, and serves for the remainder of that term. 3. Kensington Community. The Kensington Community is that area contained within the boundaries of the Kensington Community Services District and the Kensington Fire District. 4. Term of Office . The Council members shall serve four (4) year terms, continuing present appointments. Terms are staggered, two ending at the end of 1995 and three ending at the end of 1997. 95/380 r - 5. Council Duties and Powers. The Council shall advise the Board of Supervisors on land-use planning matters affecting the Kensington community, such as land-use designations, master-plan amendments, environmental-impact reports, negative declarations, and zoning-variance applications. The Council shall also represent the community before the County Planning Commission, the Zoning Administrator, and the County Board of Supervisors on such land use, planning and zoning matters. It is understood that the Board of Supervisors is the final decision- making authority with respect to issues concerning the Kensington Community and that the Council shall serve solely in an advisory capacity. In addition, the Council may: Advise the Board of Supervisors on local government services as requested by the Board: provide: input and reports to the Board, county staff or any county hearing body on issues of concern to the community; serve as a liaison between the community and the County Supervisor representing Kensington. 6. Compensation. Council members shall serve without compensation of any kind and the Board shall not provide funds for the payment of Council meeting stipends or reimbursement of Council members' expenses. 7. Staff and Financial Support. a. The Board shall provide no ongoing professional or clerical staff support to the Council or provide funds to pay for any of the Council's operating costs. b. County staff will provide the Council in a timely manner with information and reports on planning matters (proposed General Plan and zoning changes, land-use permits, variance and subdivision applications, etc.) that are to be located in, or will have an effect on, Kensington; County staff will also provide notices of decisions on all such matters to the Council. c. County staff will provide Kensington Community planning entitlement applicants with the time and place of council (KMAC), meetings and the names and any non-restricted phone numbers of Council members so that timely discussion of pending applications may be conducted between them, (the Council and applicants), before County Planning Agency hearings and decisions. 8. Council Operation. Within the parameters of this Resolution, the Count;] may organize itself and operate as it determines but shall hold regular meetings at least monthly at an established time and place. Any such meeting may be adjourned to the next regular monthly meeting date if there is no business to be transacted at that time. The Council's open public meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the "Brown Act" ( Government Code Secs. 54950 ff.), including the pre-meeting posting of meeting calendar notices, and the Smith Act, (Better Government Ordinance; Ordinance Code Division 25, commencing with Section 25-2. 202). 95/380 9. Council Dissolution-1999. The provisions of this resolution shall be of no further force and effect after July 1, 1999, and the Council dissolved on that date, unless prior to that date, the Board of Supervisors has taken action to extend the Council's existence. I hereby certify that this is a true correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: May 16 . 1995 PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By: , Deputy cc: County Administrator Community Development County Counsel LAFCO 95/380