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HomeMy WebLinkAbout110795 RDA AgendaAGENDA CITY OF TEMECULA OLD TOWN REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TEMECULA CITY HALL - MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM 43174 Business Park Drive November 7, 1995 - 6:30 PM CALL TO ORDER: Flag Salute ROLL CALL: Committee Members: PUBLIC COMMENTS Executive Director Ronald E. Bradley presiding. Agency Member Bridges Albert, Bridges, Jenkins, Thesing, Zeldon A total of 15 minutes is provided so members of the public can address the Council on items that are not listed on the Agenda or on the Consent Calendar. Speakers are limited to two (2) minutes each. If you desire to speak to the Council about an item not listed on the Agenda or on the consent Calendar, a pink "Request To Speak" form should be filled out and filed with the City Clerk. When you are called to speak, please come forward and state your name and address. For all other agenda items a "Request To Speak" form must be filed with the City Clerk before the Council gets to that item. There is a five (5) minute time limit for individual speakers. COMMITTEE BUSINESS 1 Welcome and Self-Introductions - Ronald E. Bradley, City Manager/Executive Director 2 3 Administration of Oath of Office - June Greek, City Clerk/Redevelopment Agency Secretary Election of Officers RECOMMENDATION: 4.1 Elect a member to preside as Chairperson for a term of one-year. 4.2 Elect a member to serve as Vice-Chairperson for a term of one-year. 4 Amendments to Committee Bylaws RECOMMENDATION: 5.1 Consider adoption of recommended amendments to the Committee Bylaws in keeping with the amended stipulated judgement. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS ADJOURNMENT Next regular meeting: December 5, 1995, 6:30 PM, Temecula City Hall, Main Conference Room, 43174 Business Park Drive, Temecula, California TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: TEMECULA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA REPORT Members of the Redevelopment Advisory Committee Ronald E. Bradley, Executive Director November 7, 1995 Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws of the Old Town redevelopment Advisory Committee PREPARED BY: David W. Hogan, Senior Planner RECOMMENDATION: It is requested that the Old Town Redevelopment Advisory Committee: (1) Review and provide comments on the Proposed Amendments to the Committee's Bylaws, and (2) Recommend that the Agency approved the Amended Bylaws. BACKGROUND: The City of Temecula began the process to modify the Stipulated Judgement in early 1994. On August 7, 1995, Riverside County Superior Court approved the Modification to the Stipulated Judgement. One of the components being modified was the size of the Old Town Redevelopment Advisory Committee. These changes require that the Committee's Bylaws be amended. DISCUSSION: The proposed amendments would make the following changes to the Advisory Committee's Bylaws: 1. 2. These changes would make the Committee's Bylaws consistent modifications to the Stipulated Judgement. Reduce the size of the Committee from 7 to 5 members; and Modify the Committee member appointment process. with the approved Attachments: 1. Proposed Committee Bylaws 2, Redline(addition)/Strikeout(deletion) Version of Committee Bylaws R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAWS.RPT 10/30/95 dwh 1 ATTACHMENT NO. 1 R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAWS,RPT 10/30/95 dwh 2 BYLAWS OF THE OLD TOWN REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARTICLE I Purpose of the Committee The Old Town Redevelopment Advisory Committee ("Committee") shall serve as the means through which the community can participate with the Temecula Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") in the planning and implementing of the Redevelopment Plan (" Plan ") for the Old Town portion of the Temecula Redevelopmerit Project Area No. 1-1988 ("Old Town Area"). The Old Town Area is delineated on the map attached hereto and incorporated by this reference. To accomplish this, the Committee will review, evaluate and submit written reports to the Agency and/or the City on any and all redevelopment actions proposed to be undertaken by the Agency and/or the City in furtherance of redevelopment conducted within the Old Town Area. ARTICLE II Creation and Termination of the Committee The Committee shall be created by resolution of the Agency and shall expire with the termination of the Plan. ARTICLE III Members Section 1. Membership. The membership of the Committee shall consist of five (5) members who shall be appointed, in the manner herein provided and according to the conditions of eligibility herein provided. Members shall not receive compensation for their service on the Committee. Section 2. Eligibilitv for Membership. A. "Eligible person" as used herein shall mean a natural person 18 years or older who resides in the Old Town Area or who works in the Old Town Area and owns, leases and/or operates a business entity (for profit or not for profit) which has its principal place of business located within the boundaries of the Old Town Area. B. For purposes of this section, a "principal place of business" may be determined with reference to, without limitation, the annual statement of general information required to be filed with the Secretary of State by every corporation pursuant to Corporations Code Section 1502. For purposes of this section, residency in the Old Town Area may be determined with reference to, without limitation, a driver's license, tax or utility bill, or a business license. R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAW,DFT 11/2/95 dwh C. Failure to abide by the eligibility requirements stated herein shall be deemed a vacancy subject to the provisions of Section 4 of this Article. D. No current member of the Agency shall serve as a member of the Committee. Section 3. Membership Terms. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Agency Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the Agency Board for terms of four (4) years. Section 4. Vacancies. Members serve at the pleasure of the Agency Board and may be removed by the Board for any reason including, but not limited to: A. By more than three (3) consecutive unexcused absences from any of the meetings of the Committee. B. By death of a member. C. By resignation of a member. D. By the failure of the member to maintain eligibility for membership as specified in Article III, Section 2 herein. E. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Committee shall be filled by majority vote of the Agency by an eligible person for the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacated member as set forth in Article IV. Section 5. Political Reform Act Compliance. All members shall comply with the disclosure and disqualification provisions of the Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 87100 et seq.). ARTICLE IV Procedure for Appointing Committees Members Section 1. Notice Reauired. Prior to the appointment of any member to the Committee, the Agency shall advertise, in a public notice, that there is a vacancy on the Committee and that it intends to appoint qualified individuals to the Committee. Except, that a vacancy for part of an unexpired term with less than one year remaining, may be filled by the Agency Board with any eligible person without the public notice requirement described in Section 2 of this Article. Section 2. Public Notice. "Public Notice" as required herein, shall mean either or all of the following, as designated herein: A. Notice sent via first-class United State mail service to all natural persons who reside within the boundaries of the Old Town Area. R:\REDEV%OTAC\BYLAW,DFT 1112/95 dwh B. Notice delivered to all business entities located within the boundaries of the Old Town Area. C. Notice posed at the fire station located within the Old Town Area, a conspicuous place at Sam Hicks Park, a conspicuous place at the location of the Temecula Community Center and at each lobby or entrance of all multi-family building in the Old Town Area. D, Notice published in a paper of general circulation within the Old Town Area once a week for a period of two weeks. ARTICLE V Internal Organization and Staffing Section 1. Officers. By majority vote of the members, there shall be selected one member to act as chairperson and another member to act as vice chairperson. The term of these offices shall be one year and no member holding the same office for more than two consecutive terms, Vacancies in any of these offices shall be filled by majority vote of the membership. Section 2. Staff A. Executive Director. The Executive Director of the Agency shall be the Executive Director of the Committee. The Executive Director's duties shall include, without limitation, assigning staff to support the Committee, and making requests of the Agency for additional staffing and/or funds for the administration of the Committee. B. Secretary. The Secretary of the Agency shall act as the Secretary of the Committee. The Secretary's duties shall include, without limitation, collecting and distributing to each Committee member all non-privileged material and documentation relating to proposed redevelopment activity by the Agency affecting the Old Town Area. C. Counsel. The General Counsel of the Agency shall be the General Counsel of the Committee. ARTICLE VI Meetings Section 1. Regular Meetings. Meetings shall be held once a month on the first Tuesday of every month; provided, however, that should such a date be a legal holiday, the regular meeting shall be held on the next business day which is not a legal holiday or may be cancelled by resolution of the Committee. R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAW,DFT 11/2/95 dwh Section 2. Quorum. A quorum of three (3) members is required to conduct a meeting; any meeting failing to achieve a quorum shall be adjourned. A majority vote of the quorum shall be necessary to pass any resolution of the Committee. Section 3. Meeting Procedures. The protocol for all meetings shall be conducted pursuant to the rules of procedure established by the City Council for its meetings. The Committee shall be subject to and abide by the open meeting provisions found in the Brown Act (Government Code Sections 54950 et seq.), including those provisions governing the holding of special meetings. ARTICLE VII Amendment of Bylaws The Bylaws of this Committee can be amended by resolution of the agency, R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAW,DFT 11/2/95 dwh Map of the Old Town Area R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAW.DFT 11/2/95 dwh N. SIDE OF 6th S. SIDE OF 1st W. SIDE OF }45 EENCE LINE W. SIDE OF PUJOL EE ~ Area for OTRAC Eligibility ATTACHMENT NO. 2 R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAWS,RPT 10/30/95 dwh 3 BYLAWS OF THE OLD TOWN REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ARTICLE I Purpose of the Committee The Old Town Redevelopment Advisory Committee ("Committee") shall serve as the means through which the community can participate with the Temecula Redevelopmerit Agency ("Agency") in the planning and implementing of the Redevelopmerit Plan ("Plan") for the Old Town portion of the Temecula Redevelopmerit Project Area No. 1-1988 ("Old Town Area"). To accomplish this, the Committee will review, evaluate and submit written reports to the Agency and/or the City on any and all redevelopment actions proposed to be undertaken by the Agency and/or the City in furtherance of redevelopment conducted within the Old Town Area. ARTICLE II Creation and Termination of the Committee The Committee shall be created by resolution of the Agency and shall expire with the termination of the Plan. ARTICLE III Members Section 1. Membership. The membership of the Committee shall consist of ~i~::f~=;::~iii=;i=;i~i~i!:i=;scvon (7) mcmbcrs, four (4) of whom shall be oloctcd and thrcc (3) of whom shall be appointed, in the manner herein provided and according to the conditions of eligibility herein provided. Members shall not receive compensation for their service on the Committee. Section 2. Eligibility for Membership. A. "Eligible person" as used herein shall mean a natural person 18 years or older who resides in the Old Town Area or who works in the Old Town Area and owns, leases and/or operates a business entity (for profit or not for profit) which has its principal place of business located within the boundaries of the Old Town Area. The Old Town Area is delineated on the map attached hereto and incorporated by this reference. B. For purposes of this section, a "principal place of business" may be determined with reference to, without limitation, the annual statement of R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAWDFT.CHG 11/2/95 dwh general information required to be filed with the Secretary of State by every corporation pursuant to Corporations Code Section 1502. For purposes of this section, residehey in the Old Town Area may be determined with reference to, without limitation, a driver's license, tax or utility bill, or a business license. C. Failure to abide by the eligibility requirements stated herein shall be deemed a vacancy subject to the provisions of Section 4 of this Article. the Committee. No current member of the Agency shall serve as a member of Section 3. Membership Terms. A. Appointcd Members. Upon The ;~ initial creation of the Committee, throe cligiblc percons shall be appointed mcmbcrc by the Agency ~if~ terms of four (4) years, and one for a term of two (2) years. At the expiration of the initial terms, thc Agency shall appoint eligible persons as successor members for terms of four (4) years. B. Elected Members. Upon the initial creation of the Committee, the Agcncy shall appoint four eligible persons to serve as members until the first elected members take office following the initial election. Upon the initial election, the two persons receiving the highest number of votes shall serve terms of four (4) ycars each, while the tow persons receiving the lowest numbcr of votcs shall scrvc tcrms of two (2) years cach. At the conclusion of the initial tcrnns of office, persons elected to the Committee shall servc for tcrms of four (4) ycars. Section 4. Vacancies. The mcmbcrship of any mcmbcr on the Committee shall be vacated whenever any or the rollowing occur: Members serve at the pleasure of the Agency Board and may be removed by the Board for any reason including, but not limited to: A. By more than three (3) consecutive unexcused absences from any of the meetings of the Committee. B. By death of a member. C. By resignation of a member. D. By the failure of the member to maintain eligibility for membership as specified in Article III, Section 2 herein. E. If a special clcction to impcach an elected member is successful whore R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAWDFT.CHG 11/2/95 dwh thc grounds for impcachmcnt arc gross misconduct; upon thc samc grounds, a majority of thc Agcncy may veto to rcmovc an appointcd mcmber. Noticc of a vacancy shall bc scnt to thc affcctcd mcmbcr and said vacancy may bc appcalcd by that mcmbcr to thc Agcncy with thc dccision of thc Agency being final. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Committee shall be filled by majority vote of the Agency by an eligible person for the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacated member ~::~:.:~.::.i.~;.~!~i~i:.i!i~. Scotion ~. Political Reform Act Compliance. All members, whothor appointcd or clcctcd shall comply with the disclosure and disqualification provisions of the Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 87100 et seq.). ARTICLE IV Procedure for Elcctinq and ADlaointing:=!::!~::l~ Members Section 1. H~i~:p. R~qUj..red. Prior to the appointment of any member to the Committee, the Agency shall advertise, in a public notice, that there is a vacancy on the Commi~!.ee and that it intends to appoint qualified individuals to the Committee. Except, that a vacancy for part of an unexpired term with less ~han one year remaining, may be filled by the Agency Board with anV eligible person without the public notice requirement described in Section 2 of this Article. Section ~. Public Notice. "Public Notice" as required herein, shall mean either or all of the following, as designated herein: A. Notice sent via first-class United States mail service to all natural persons who reside within the boundaries of the Old Town Area. B. Notice delivered to all business entities located within the boundaries of the Old Town Area. C. Notice posed at the fire station located within the Old Town Area, a conspicuous place at Sam Hicks Park, a conspicuous place at the location of the Temecula Community Center and at each lobby or entrance of all multi- family building in the Old Town Area. D. Notice published in a paper of general circulation within the Old Town Area once a week for a period of two weeks. Scotion 2. Initial Mcmbcrshio. Thc Agcncy may makc intorim appointmcnts of four (4) mcmbcrs of thc Rcdcvclopmcnt Agcncy Committcc until thc timc of thc first biannual clcctions. Scotion 3. Proccdurc for Nominatincl Elcctcd Mcmbcrs. Elcctions shall bc hcld biannually on Novcmbcr 1. R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAWDFT.CHG 11/2/95 clwh --A. Nominations: Public noticc shall bc providcd pursuant to Scction 1 (B),(C) and (D) of this Articlc on the first day of Scptcmber before the datc of the election rcqucsting the submission of the names of cligiblc nominees. Said notice shall providc the location where nomination applications are available and the final date for their submission. The nomination application shall list the name of the candidate, includc an affidavit of eligibility pursuant to Articlc III, Section 2 and shall contain the signaturcs of five (5) cligiblc pcrsons in order to placc the name of thc candidate on the ballot. B. Elections: Ballots shall bc mailcd by the 30th day in Scptcmber preceding the Novcmbcr 1 election date to cvcry eligible pcrson within the Old Town Area. The ballots shall includc an affidavit of cligibility and shall statc that they arc to bc returned, postmarked not later than November 1 of the election year. Only onc votc is allowed per eligiblc person. The Secretary will complete the ballot count by Novcmbcr 15 of the election ycar and new members will be sworn in at thc first meeting of thc Committcc in December. ARTICLE V Internal Organization and Staffing Section 1. Officers. By majority vote of the members, there shall be selected one member to act as chairperson and another member to act as vice chairperson. The term of these offices shall be one year and no member holding the same office for more than two consecutive terms. Vacancies in any of these offices shall be filled by majority vote of the membership. Section 2. Staff A. Executive Director. The Executive Director of the Agency shall be the Executive Director of the Committee. The Executive Director's duties making requests to the Agency for additional staffing and/or funds for the administration of the Committee. B. Secretary. The Secretary of the Agency shall act as the Secretary of the Committee. The Secretary's duties shall include, without limitation, collecting and distributing to each Committee member all non-privileged material and documentation relating to proposed redevelopmerit activity by the Agency affecting the DId Town Area. C. Counsel. The General Counsel of the Agency shall be the General Counsel of the Committee. ARTICLE VI Meetinqs R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAWDFT,CHG 11/2/95 dwh Section 1. Regular Meetings. Meetings shall be held once a month on the first Tuesday of every month; provided, however, that should such a date be a legal holiday, the regular meeting shall be held on the next business day which is not a legal holiday or may be cancelled by resolution of the Committee. ~i~iis;i!~ii ~!~ A quorum of three (3) f~ufu~,)-members is required to conduct a meeting; any meeting failing to achieve a quorum shall be adjourned. A majority vote of the quorum shall be necessary to pass any resolution of the Committee. Section 3. .Meeting Procqdures. The protocol for all meetings shall be conducted pursuanL to the rules of procedure established by the City Council for its ~i~ containcd in thc currcnt cdition of Robcrts Rulcs of Ordcr. The Committee shall be subject to and abide by the open meeting provisions found in the Brown Act (Government Code Sections 54950 et seq.), including those provisions governing the holding of special meetings. ARTICLE VII Amendment of ~!~ Rcqulations The q~!!~:~i~ Regulations of this Committee can be amended by resolution of the Agency. R:\REDEV\OTAC\BYLAWDFT.CHG 11/2/95 dwh MaD of the Old Town Area R:\REI:)EV\OTAC\BYLAWDFT.CHG 11/2/95 dwh