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1FOR CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2016 NEW BUSINESS
SUBJECT: REVIEW AND APPOINT AD HOC AND STANDING CITY COUNCIL
SUBCOMMITTEES.
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Chief of Staff/City Clerk
SUMMARY
Near the end of each calendar year, the City Council reviews its ad hoc and standing
City Council Subcommittees.
RECOMMENDATION:
Review, Reappoint and/or Appoint ad hoc and/or standing City Council Subcommittees.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The City Council routinely creates and appoints two -member ad hoc and standing
subcommittees to further study topics of limited scope and duration to advise the City
Council as a whole, or the City Manager.
An ad hoc advisory committee, composed solely of less than a quorum of the legislative
body, is exempted from the Brown Act, if the advisory committee serves a limited or
single purpose, and is not perpetual, and is to be dissolved once their specific task is
completed.'
Government Code Section 54950(b) As used in this chapter, "legislative body' means: (b) A
commission, committee, board, or other body of a local agency, whether permanent or temporary,
decision making or advisory, created by charter, ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative
body. However, advisory committees, composed solely of the members of the legislative body that are
less than a quorum of the legislative body are not legislative bodies, except that standing committees of a
legislative body, irrespective of their composition, which have a continuing subject matter jurisdiction, or a
meeting schedule fixed by charter, ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body are
legislative bodies for purposes of the Brown Act
ITEM NO. %
City Council Staff Report
October 19, 2016 -- Page 2
Subcommittee Review Appointments
Attached is Attorney General Opinion 95-614 to this memorandum for the Council's
reference. In this opinion, the Attorney General distinguishes between "standing
committees' and "ad hoc committees" on the basis of "function over form" and suggests
that "ad hoc committees" should have "a limited term ... charged with accomplishing a
specific task in a short period of time."
The current City Council subcommittee list is attached for reference. It is recommended
the City Council review the list and:
Update the committee status as either ad hoc or standing and for each ad hoc
subcommittee describe the specific tasks the subcommittee has been assigned and the
period of time the subcommittee should accomplish such tasks.
Delete any subcommittees no longer needed.
Create and appoint any new subcommittees as needed.
Make any necessary updates to members as requested by the City Council.
Add an ad hoc subcommittee for the initial planning phase of the Palm Springs Library
Renovation to sunset on December 31, 2017.
Designate the specific task and estimated sunset date of all established and new ad hoc
subcommittees.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
,. Ia ES THOMPSON DAVID H. READY
Chief of Staff/City Clerk City Manager
Attachments:
Attorney General Opinion 95-614
Subcommittee List
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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
State of California
DANIEL E. LUNGREN
Attorney General
OPINION
No. 95-614
of
June 10, 1996
DANIEL E. LUNGREN
Attorney General
MAXINE P. CUTLER
Deputy Attorney General
THE HONORABLE BRUCE McPHERSON, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions:
1. Are the meetings of a standing committee composed of less than a quorum of
the legislative body of a local public agency subject to the notice, agenda, and public participation
requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act, if the committee has the responsibility of providing advice
concerning budgets, audits, contracts, and personnel matters to and upon request of the legislative
body?
2. May a fourth member of a seven member legislative body of a local agency
attend, as a member of the public, an open and noticed meeting of a less than a quorum advisory
committee of that body, without violating the notice, agenda, and public participation requirements of
the Ralph M. Brown Act applicable to meetings of the parent legislative body?
CONCLUSIONS
1. The meetings of a standing committee composed of less than a quorum of the
legislative body of a local public agency are subject to the notice, agenda, and public participation
requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act, if the committee has the responsibility of providing advice
concerning budgets, audits, contracts, and personnel matters to and upon request of the legislative body.
2. A fourth member of a seven member legislative body of a local agency may not
attend, as a member of the public, an open and noticed meeting of a less than a quorum advisory
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committee of that body, without violating the notice, agenda, and public participation requirements of
the Ralph M. Brown Act applicable to meetings of the parent legislative body.
ANALYSIS
A public water district in Central California is governed by a seven member board of
directors. The board has established a subcommittee of three members to advise the board on
administrative matters as needed. The subcommittee has been in existence for several years and
generally meets monthly, but it does not have a fixed meeting schedule and operates under the
following rule:
"The Administrative Committee shall consist of the three Directors appointed
by the Chair and approved by the Board. This committee shall not exercise continuing
subject matter jurisdiction. Its purpose shall be to advise the Board on administrative
matters as appropriate. The Board of Directors shall not fix the meeting schedule of
this committee. The committee may meet on the call of the chair or as decided by the
members. Action taken by the Administrative Committee shall be subject to final
Board approval." (Italics added.)
The two questions presented for resolution concern the circumstances and conditions under which the
meetings of the board's subcommittee must be open to the public.
The Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. Code, §§ 54950-54962; "Act" )I provides that "[a]ll
meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and all persons shall be
permitted to attend any meeting of a legislative body, except as otherwise provided in this chapter." (§
54953, subd. (a).)Z Unless otherwise authorized, notice must be given of each meeting to those who
request it (§ 54954.1), an agenda must be posted (§ 54954.2), and the public must be provided an
opportunity "to directly address the legislative body" (§ 54954.3).
The issues we are asked to address center upon the requirements, conditions, and
limitations of sections 54952 and 54952.2. Section 54952 states:
"As used in this chapter, 'legislative body' means:
"(a) The governing body of a local agency or any other local body created by
state or federal statute.
'Unless otherwise indicated, all section references hereafter are to the Government Code.
2Various subjects may be discussed in closed session, such as real estate acquisitions, pending litigation, liability issues,
personnel issues, labor negotiations, and certain ongoing criminal investigations, if proper notice and disclosures are made.
(See §§ 54954.5, 54956.7-54957.7.)
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"(b) A commission, committee, board, or other body of a local agency,
whether permanent or temporary, decision making or advisory, created by charter,
ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body. However, advisory
committees, composed solely of the members of the legislative body which are less
than a quorum of the legislative body are not legislative bodies, except that standing
committees of a legislative body, irrespective of their composition, which have
continuing subject matter jurisdiction, or a meeting .schedule fixed by charter,
ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body are legislative bodies for
purposes of this chapter." (Italics added.)
Section 54952.2 states:
"(a) As used in this chapter, 'meeting' includes any congregation of a majority
of the members of a legislative body at the same time and place to hear, discuss, or
deliberate upon any item that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative
body or the local agency to which it pertains.
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"(c) Nothing in this section shall impose the requirements of this chapter upon
any of the following:
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"(4) The attendance of a majority of the members of a legislative body at an
open and noticed meeting of another body of the local agency, provided that a majority
of the members do not discuss among themselves, other than as part of the scheduled
meeting, business of a specific nature that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
legislative body of the local agency." (Italics added.)
1. Continuing Subject Matter Jurisdiction
The first question presented concerns whether a standing committee, composed of less
than a quorum of the legislative body, has "continuing subject matter jurisdiction" for purposes of
section 54952, subdivision (b), if it provides advice on budgets, audits, contracts, and personnel matters
upon request of the legislative body. We conclude that the Act's requirements would be applicable to
the subcommittee's meetings.
With respect to the application of the phrase "continuing subject matter jurisdiction" as
used in section 54952, we are guided by well established principles of statutory construction. "When
interpreting a statute our primary task is to determine the Legislature's intent." (Freedom Newspapers,
Inc. v. Orange County Employees Retirement System (1993) 6 Cal. 4th 821, 826.) "To determine the
intent of legislation, we first consult the words themselves, giving them their usual and ordinary
meaning." (Da Fonte v. Up -Right, Inc. (1992) 2 CalAth 593, 601.) "In construing a statute the court
will consider the purpose of the law and adopt a construction which will further that purpose."
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(Robinson v. Fair Emplovment and Housing Com n (1992) 2 Cal.4th 226, 234.) "Consistent with the
intent of the Legislature, a statute should be accorded a reasonable and common sense interpretation,
avoiding absurd or impractical results." (Dakin v. Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (1993)
17 Cal.AppAth 681, 686.)
The general purposes of the Act are set forth in section 54950:
"In enacting this chapter, the Legislature finds and declares that the public
commissions, boards and councils and other public agencies in this State exist to aid in
the conduct of the people's business. It is the intent of the law that their actions be
taken openly and that their deliberations be conducted openly.
"The people of this State do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies which
serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the
right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to
know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may retain control over
the instruments they have created."
The courts have liberally construed the terms of the Act so as to effectuate its purposes. (See Rowan v.
Santa Clara Unified School Dist. (1981) 121 Cal.App.3d 231, 235; Sacramento Newspaper Guild v.
Sacramento County Bd. ofSuprs. (1968) 263 Cal.App.2d 41, 48.)
We note that a "standing committee" is commonly defined as "a committee to consider
subjects of a particular class arising during a stated period; specitjically] a permanent committee of a
legislative body." (Webster's Third New Internat. Dict. (1971) p. 2224.) "Permanent" may be
commonly defined as "to endure, remain." (Id., at p. 1683.)
As for the phrase "continuing subject matter jurisdiction," we find that "continuing"
means "needing no renewal" (Webster's, supra, at p. 493), "subject matter" means "matter presented for
consideration" (id., at p. 2276), and "jurisdiction" means "power, right, or authority to hear ... a
cause" (id., at p. 1227).
Applying these common definitions in carrying out the Act's purposes, we believe that
the subcommittee in question has the authority to hear and consider issues relating to budgets, audits,
contracts, and personnel matters and that its authority needs no renewal. As such, it is a "legislative
body" under the terms of section 54952, subdivision (b), and its meetings are subject to the Act's
requirements of notice, a posted agenda, and public participation. Although under its local operating
rule, the subcommittee "shall not exercise continuing subject matter jurisdiction," we do not find such
rule provision to be determinative. The language of the local rule appears inconsistent at best and may
not be used to thwart the purposes and requirements of the Act.
We thus follow function over form in carrying out the Legislature's purposes. In
particular, this subcommittee does not have a limited term, and it is not an ad hoc committee charged
with accomplishing a specific task in a short period of time. Further, it is irrelevant for purposes of
section 54952 that the subcommittee is advisory rather than decision making, that its meetings are
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called by the chair of the subcommittee rather than by formal action of the legislative body, or that
some, but not all, of the matters under its jurisdiction are referred to it. The purpose of the
subcommittee is to advise the legislative body when requested on those matters within its continuing
subject matter jurisdiction.
We conclude that the meetings of a standing committee composed of less than a
quorum of a legislative body are subject to the notice, agenda, and public participation requirements of
the Act, if the committee has the responsibility of providing advice on budgets, audits, contracts, and
personnel matters upon request of the legislative body.
2. Presence of a Quorum
The second inquiry concerns whether a fourth member of a seven member legislative
body of a local agency may attend, as a member of the public, a public meeting of a less than a quorum
advisory committee of that body, without violating the notice, agenda, and public participation
requirements applicable to meetings of the parent legislative body.
As quoted above, the term "meeting" is defined in section 54952.2, subdivision (a), to
include "any congregation of a majority of the members of a legislative body at the same time and place
to hear, discuss, or deliberate upon any item that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
legislative body or the local agency to which it pertains."' Unless an exception applies, attendance by
a fourth member of a seven member legislative body of a local agency at a less than a quorum
subcommittee meeting would constitute a meeting of the legislative body itself and thus would result in
a violation of the notice, agenda, and public participation requirements for meetings held by the parent
legislative body.
Section 54952.2, subdivision (c)(4), however, provides an exception to the
requirements of the Act for the
"... attendance of a majority of the members of a legislative body at an open
and noticed meeting of another body of the local agency, provided that a majority of the
members do not discuss among themselves, other than as part of the scheduled meeting,
business of a specific nature that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
legislative body of the local agency." (Italics added.)
It has been suggested that since a subcommittee with continuing subject matter jurisdiction is itself a
"legislative body" (§ 54952, subd. (b)) subject to the notice, agenda, and public participation
requirements of the Act, such a subcommittee would be "another body" of the local agency for
purposes of the section 54952.2, subdivision (c)(4) exception. Under this interpretation, a fourth
'The term "meeting" was not defined by the Legislature prior to the enactment of section 54952.2 (Stars. 1993, ch. 1136,
§ 2) operative April 1, 1994. Prior to that time numerous judicial decisions and opinions of this office determined that the
Act essentially governed all meetings of a quorum of the legislative body when the public's business was discussed. (See
Frazer v. Dixon Unified School Dist. (1993) 18 Cal.AppAth 781, 796-797.)
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member of the parent legislative body could attend, hear, and discuss, as a member of the public, items
that are part of the scheduled subcommittee meeting. We reject this interpretation of section 54952.2,
subdivision (c)(4), for several reasons.
"[I]f a statute is amenable to two alternative interpretations, the one that leads to the
more reasonable result will be followed [citation]." (Lungren v. Deukmejian (1988) 45 Cal.3d 727,
735.) "In analyzing statutory language, we seek to give meaning to every word and phrase in the
statute to accomplish a result consistent with the legislative purpose, i.e., the object to be achieved and
the evil to be prevented by the legislation. [Citations.]" (Harris v. Capital Growth Investors XIV
(1991) 52 Cal.3d 1142, 1159.)
As we explained in answer to the first question, the provisions of the Act are to be
liberally construed to prevent subterfuge and evasion of the Legislature's purposes. The actions of
public agencies are to be taken only after proper notice has been given to the public so that members of
the public will have a meaningful opportunity to present their views while the decisions are still
pending.
In Stockton Newspapers, Inc. v. Redevelopment Agency (1985) 171 Cal.App.3d 95, for
example, the court determined that a series of telephone conversations between members of a
legislative body constituted a "meeting" subject to the requirements of the Act. In discussing the
exception applicable for meetings of subcommittees composed of less than a quorum of the members,
the court stated:
"... [T]his exception contemplates that the part of the governing body
constituting less than a quorum 'will report back to the parent body where there will
then be a full opportunity for public discussion of matters not already considered by the
full board or a quorum thereof.' [Citations.] Such is not the case where a number of
the members sufficient to constitute a quorum of the legislative body has already been
informed and deliberated, albeit serially, on a matter of public business by the time the
matter reaches the stage of public discussion. [Citation.]" (Id., at pp. 102-103.)
The courts will thus carefully scrutinize the particulars of each situation and invalidate an attempt to
evade the purposes of the Act.
Here, items within the subject matter jurisdiction of a subcommittee will necessarily
also be within the subject matter jurisdiction of the parent legislative body. If a majority of the
legislative body is allowed to be present at a subcommittee meeting held to consider items that
presumably will appear on a future agenda of the legislative body, proper notice and public
participation cannot be assured. An item may be resolved at the subcommittee meeting by a quorum
of the members, with the action later taken at the legislative body's own meeting constituting a mere
"rubber stamp." Although the subcommittee meeting would be noticed and open to the public, the
public would not anticipate that items will be resolved at that meeting due to the less than a quorum
composition of the subcommittee. Members of the public wishing to present their views when the
item is to be decided will attend the legislative body's meeting only to find that the decision has in
effect already been made. The public will effectively be denied the right to present views prior to the
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legislative body's actual determination. Such result would undermine the Legislature's purposes in
requiring notice, a posted agenda, and public participation prior to the resolution of a matter by a
legislative body.
We believe that the section 54952.2, subdivision (c)(4) exception is intended to govem
the situation where a majority of the members of a legislative body attend a meeting of another body of
the local agency that is composed of persons different from the legislative body members themselves.
For example, a majority of city council members may attend a meeting of the city's planning
commission. The planning commission would be expected to take action with respect to the items on
its published agenda, and the public would not expect the city council members to resolve any of the
items at that time. Subdivision (c)(4) of section 54952.2 allows the entire city council to attend the
planning commission meeting without it being considered a meeting of the city council, where the
public will still have a meaningful opportunity to address the city council on any items referred to it by
the commission. A contrary construction of section 54952.2 would allow a legislative body to conduct
virtually all of its public business in subcommittee meetings without proper public notice or
participation.
We conclude that a fourth member of a seven member legislative body of a local
agency may not attend, as a member of the public, an open and noticed meeting of a less than a quorum
advisory committee of that body, without violating the notice, agenda, and public participation
requirements of the Act applicable to meetings of the parent legislative body.
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CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
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Subcommittees
Standing Subcommittees:
Created
Committee
Member/Appointed
Member/Appointed
Resolution
Finance/Budget
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Kors
12-16-15
12-16-15
2016-05-18
Fundraising
Councilmember Roberts
Councilmember Kors
(Standing
05-18-16
05-18-16
2016-06-15)
2016-04-06
Trails
Councilmember Roberts
Councilmember Kors
(Standing
04-06-16
04-06-16
2016-06-15)
2016-04-06
Medical Cannabis
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember Kors
(Standing
04-06-16
04-06-16
216-06-15)
2016-02-17
Information Technology
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Kors
(Standing
02-17-16
02-17-16
2016-06-15)
2016-02-03
Palm Springs International
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Kors
(Standing
Film Festival
02-03-16
02-03-16
2016-06-15)
2015-12-16
Indian Canyon Improve.
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember Roberts
12-16-15
12-16-15
2015-12-16
Walk of Stars
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Roberts
12-16-15
12-16-15
2015-12-16
Non -motorized
Councilmember Kors
Councilmember Roberts
Transportation Plan (Bike
12-16-15
12-16-15
Lanes)
2015-07-01
Coachella Valley (CV) Link
Councilmember Foat
Mayor Pro Tem Mills
12-16-15
12-16-15
2015-01-21
Homelessness
Councilmember Kors
Councilmember Foat
12-16-15
12-16-15
2014-03-19
iHub/CVEP
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Roberts
12-16-15
12-16-15
2014-02-19
Water Conservation
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Roberts
12-16-15
12-16-15
2013-12-18
Vacation Rentals
Councilmember Roberts
Councilmember Kors
06-01-16
08-03-16
2013-11-20
BUZZ Trolley
Councilmember Foat
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
12-16-15
12-16-15
2012-12-05
Measure "J" Oversight
Councilmember Kors
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
Commission
12-16-15
12-16-15
2014-04-02
Historic Plaza Theater
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
Councilmember Roberts
(Standing
12-16-15
12-16-15
2016-06-15)
Updated as of 6115116
meeting
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2008-04-02 Library Remodel/Expansion
2007-12-12 Sustainability
2007-12-12 College of the Desert
2007-12-12 Special Events
2006-12-07 Business Retention
Mayor Moon
12-16-15
Councilmember Kors
12-16-15
Mayor Moon
12-16-15
Mayor Moon
12-16-15
Councilmember Foat
12-16-15
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
12-16-15
Mayor Moon
12-16-15
Councilmember Foat
12-16-15
Councilmember Roberts
12-16-15
Councilmember Kors
12-16-15
Updated as of &15116 meeting 11
Ad Hoc Subcommittees:
Created
Committee Speck Task
Sunset Date Member/Appointed
Member/Appointed
2016-06-15
Street Naming
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
Councilmember
06-15-16
Roberts
06-15-16
2016-06-15
Annexations and Land
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember
Acquisitions
06-15-16
Roberts
06-15-16
2016-06-15
Palm Canyon / Desert
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Kors
Arts Center
06-15-16
06-15-16
2016-06-15
City Attorney
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Kors
Recruitment
06-15-16
06-15-16
2016-05-18
City Hall Office Space
Councilmember Roberts
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
Planning
05-18-16
05-18-16
2016-05-18
Affordable Housing
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember Kors
05-18-16
05-18-16
2016-05-04
Rules of Procedure
Councilmember Roberts
Councilmember Kors
and Conduct of City
05-04-16
05-04-16
Council Meetings
2016-03-02
AudioNisual System
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
Councilmember
Upgrade
03-02-16
Roberts
03-02-16
2016-02-17
Recognition of
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember
Lawrence Crossley
02-17-16
Roberts
02-17-16
2016-02-03
Palm Springs Dog Park
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Foat
12-16-15
12-16-15
2015-12-16
2016 Strategic
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember
Planning Retreat
12-16-15
Roberts
12-16-15
2015-12-16
Governmental Reform,
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Kors
Ethics and
12-16-15
12-16-15
Transparency
2015-12-16
Sign Ordinance
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
Councilmember Kors
Revision
12-16-15
06-01-16
Updated as of 6/15/16 meeting
Fr
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Created Committee
2015-12-16 City Hall Landscape
2015-04-01 Vacant Building and
Lot Regulations
2014-06-18 Historic Site
Preservation Code
Review
2011-12-14 Downtown — Museum
Market Plaza Project
Updated as of 6/15/16 meeting
Specific Task
Sunset Date Member/Appointed
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
12-16-15
Mayor Moon
12-16-15
Councilmember Roberts
12-16-15
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
12-16-15
Member/Appointed
Councilmember
Roberts
12-16-15
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
12-16-15
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
12-16-15
Councilmember
Roberts
12-16-15
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
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Subcommittees
Standing Subcommittees:
Created Committee
Resolution Finance/Budget
2016-04-06 Trails
(Standing
2016-06-15)
2015-01-21 Homelessness
2014-03-19 iHub/CVEP
2013-12-18 Vacation Rentals
2013-11-20 BUZZ Trolley
Member/Appointed
Mayor Moon
12-16-15
Councilmember Roberts
04-06-16
Councilmember Kors
12-16-15
Mayor Moon
12-16-15
Councilmember Roberts
06-01-16
Councilmember Foat
12-16-15
Member/Appointed
Councilmember Kors
12-16-15
Councilmember Kors
04-06-16
Councilmember Foat
12-16-15
Councilmember Roberts
12-16-15
Councilmember Kors
08-03-16
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
12-16-15
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Updated as of 10/05/16 meeting
Ad Hoc Subcommittees:
Committee
Welwood Outdoor
Landscaping
Street Naming
Annexations and Land
Acquisitions
Specific Task
Advise Staff on the Welwood Outdoor
Landscaping Project
Advise on the naming of streets within the
Downtown Project
Advise City Attorney and City Manager on
potential areas for Sphere of
Influence/Annexation
Palm Canyon / Desert Arts Review potential use agreements for this
Center city facility
City Attorney Recruitment Screen materials and candidates for the
City Council recruitment
City Hall Office Space
Planning
Affordable Housing
Rules of Procedure and
Conduct of City Council
Meetings
AudioNisual System
Upgrade
Recognition of Lawrence
Crossley
Palm Springs Dog Park
2016 Strategic Planning
Retreat
Governmental Reform,
Ethics and Transparency
Updated as of 10/05/16 meeting
Sunset Date Member/Appointed
Mayor Moon
2017-12-31
09-07-16
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
2017-12-31
06-15-16
Councilmember Foat
2017-12-31
06-15-16
Mayor Moon
2017-12-31
06-15-16
Mayor Moon
2017-03-31
06-15-16
Plan offices for City Council and other
incoming staff 2016-12-31
Review current Affordable Housing
opportunities and make recommendations 2017-12-31
to City Staff
Councilmember
Roberts
05-18-16
Councilmember Foat
05-18-16
Member/Appointed
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
09-07-16
Councilmember Roberts
06-15-16
Councilmember Roberts
06-15-16
Councilmember Kors
06-15-16
Councilmember Kors
06-15-16
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
05-18-16
Councilmember Kors
05-18-16
Review and make recommendations to
Councilmember
Councilmember Kors
the City Council on the Conduct of
2016-12-31
Roberts
05-04-16
meetings and rules of procedure
05-04-16
Advise City Staff on the City Hall
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
Councilmember Roberts
AudioNisual Upgrade Project
2017-06-30
03-02-16
03-02-16
Recommend Appropriate recognition of
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember Roberts
Lawrence Crossley
2017-12-31
02-17-16
02-17-16
Advise Staff and work with consultant on
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Foat
the Dog Park Renovation Project
2016-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Recommend Facilitator and plan agenda
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember Roberts
and objectives for Strategic Planning
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
sessions
Review current administrative regulations
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Kors
for Conflict of interest, elections,
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
transparency and disclosure
Committee
Specific Task
Sunset Date
Member/Appointed
Member/Appointed
Sign Ordinance Revision
Advise City Staff and City Attorney on
Mayor Pro Tem Mills
Councilmember Kors
regulations for signs
2016-06-30
12-16-15
06-01-16
City Hall Landscape
Advise City Staff on the proposed City
Mayor Pro Tem Mills
Councilmember Roberts
Hall Landscape Project
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Vacant Building and Lot
Advise City Staff and City Attorney on
Mayor Moon
Mayor Pro Tem Mills
Regulations
regulations of vacant buildings
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Historic Site Preservation
Advise City Staff and City Attorney on
Councilmember
Mayor Pro Tem Mills
Code Review
historic site regulations and code
2017-12-31
Roberts
12-16-15
12-16-15
Downtown — Museum
Review, design and construction of the
Mayor Pro Tem Mills
Councilmember Roberts
Market Plaza Project
Downtown Park and integration into the
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Downtown Project
Solid Waste Franchise
Review and make recommendations to
Councilmember Kors
Councilmember Roberts
Agreement
the Solid Waste Franchise Agreement
2017-06-30
09-07-16
09-07-16
Fundraising
Review Grants/Special Events
Councilmember
Councilmember Kors
Fundraising opportunities
2017-12-31
Roberts
05-18-16
05-18-16
Medical Cannabis
Review current and proposed state
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember Kors
legislation with current city regulations
2017-12-31
04-06-16
04-06-16
Information Technology
Advise City Staff on the preparation of the
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Kors
preparation of a technology master plan
2017-12-31
02-14-16
02-14-16
Palm Springs International
Advise City Staff and City Attorney to
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Kors
Film Festival
amendments to the contract with the
2017-12-31
02-03-16
02-03-16
Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Indian Canyon
Advise City Staff on the Phase 1
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember Roberts
Improvements
preparation and design of Indian Canyon
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
to a two -wax street
Walk of Stars
Advise City Staff and City Attorney to
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Roberts
amendments to the contract with the
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Palm Springs Walk of Stars
Non -motorized
Advise City Staff on completion of bike
Councilmember Kors
Councilmember Roberts
Transportation Plan
lanes
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
(Bike Lanes)
Coachella Valley CVLink
Review and advise City Staff on the initial
Councilmember Foat
Mayor Pro Tem Mills
design and implementation of CVLink
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Water Conservation
Review and advise City Staff of achieving
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Roberts
water conservation goals and State
2007-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Updated as of 10/05/16 meeting
Committee
Historic Plaza Theater
Library Remodel/Expansion
Sustainability
College of the Desert
Special Events
Business Retention
Measure J Commission
Ordinance
Updated as of 10/05/16 meeting
Specific Task Sunset Date I Member/Appointed Member/Appointed
mandates
Review potential use agreements for this
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
Councilmember Roberts
city facility
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Review Phase 1 Design and upgrades
Mayor Moon
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
and advise City Staff.
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Review and advise City Staff on
Councilmember Kors
Mayor Moon
goals/amendments to the Sustainability
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Master Plan.
Review implementation, design of a Palm
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Foat
Sprinqs Campus
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Review current and proposed events to
Mayor Moon
Councilmember Roberts
ensure Tourism qoals
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
Review current Business regulations and
Councilmember Foat
Councilmember Kors
retention opportunities and make
2017-12-31
12-16-15
12-16-15
recommendations to City Staff
Review Ordinance and duties o the
2017-12-31
Councilmember Kors
Mayor Pro Tern Mills
Measure J Commission
12-16-15
12-16-15
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