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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1998-2749ORDINANCE NO. 2749 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING CHAPTER 2.46 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE TQ PROVIDE FOR RESTRUCTURING OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION FOR A ONE-YEAR TRIAL PERIOD WHEREAS, the Chula Vista City Council established the Youth Advisory Commission in late 1970 as a means for providing input and recommendations to the City Council, City Manager, and other members of City government in all matters affecting the youth of our community; and WHEREAS, during the past several years the Commission has experienced a decline in the lack of commitment and interest on the part of the Commissioners; and WHEREAS, staff has evaluated the Commission's issues and believes addressing the current structure could resolve not only the existing problems, but re-energize an individuaFs interest, commitment, and overall productivity in serving with the Youth Advisory Commission; and WHEREAS, an ordinance is required to allow for a one year trial program aimed at restructuring the Youth Advisory Conarnission and bringing it into conformance with its original purpose and intent. The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows: SECTION h That Chapter 2.46 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION Sections: 2.46.010 2.46.020 2.46.030 2.46.040 2.46.050 2.46,060 2.46,070 2.46.080 2.46,090 2.46.100 2.46.110 2.46.120 Creation. Purpose and Intent. Functions and Duties. Membership. Term in Office. Operation of Commission. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. Sunset Clause. 2.46,010 Creation. There is hereby created a Youth Advisory Commission. Ordinance 2749 Page 2 2.46.020 Purpose and Intent. It is the purpose and intent of the city council to establish a youth commission to make recommendations and advise the city council, the city manager, and other members of the Chula Vista governnaent through the city rnanager in all rnatters affecting the young people of this community as well as those in areas surrounding the city and having some relationship to the city to accomplish among other things: The development of mutual understanding and respect between the young people and all of the adult citizens of Chula Vista; The establishment of liaison and maintenance of communications with all of the young people of the community so as to better understand the problems and difficulties confronting young people in today's complex urban society; The establishnqent of a forum for meaningful open communication where the youth of Chula Vista can state in an explicit manner and in terms that will be understood by members of the so-called "establishment;" The restoration of a feeling of mutual respect and understanding on the part of all age groups in the city; The elimination of those petty causes of friction which have resulted in the alienation of our youth and the polarization of our community based upon age; The encouragement of full and active participation in all phases of governmental process by the young people of this community, It is the basic intent of the city council to provide for the young people of the city a sense of identity and self-recognition so that the young people will truly feel that they are part of a dynamic society which they will be expected to one day lead and direct and should now be making an input so as to influence its direction. 2.46.030 Functions and Duties, The functions and duties of the cornrnission shall be as follows: Establish a direct communications link between the young people of the city and the city council, to assist in those matters which are of concern to the young people, and in turn, to the entire cornmunity; Provide recommendations and suggestions to the city council and to all boards and commissions of the city reflecting the point of view of the young people of this community. Ordinance 2749 Page 3 2.46.040 Membership. A. Number of Members. The commission shall consist of two voting members per high school, a staff ex-officio member, and up to three general ex-officio members. B. Designation of Members. 1. Voting Members. Voting members shall be two students from each high school appointed by the city council upon recommendation of the mayor from qualified residents of the city in accordance with Section 600 et seq. of the Charter. Members of the youth commission shall be students who have passed the seventh grade educational level as continuing students at the time of appointment and shall maintain residence throughout the term of office and must be under the age of eighteen as of the commencement of the term to which they are appointed. To establish a working partnership with each of the city's high schools, two commissioners from each high school shall be appointed. One commissioner shall be appointed from each high school's Associated Student Body (ASB) and the other from each school's open student population. 2. Staff Ex-officio Member. The city manager or his/her designated representative shall be an ex-officio rnember of the commission, who shall not be required to be a qualified elector of the city, but who shall have no vote ("staff ex*officio n3ember"). 3. General Ex-officio Members. The city council, or its designee, may appoint not greater than three additional ex-officio members of the commission, who shall not be required to be qualified elector(s) of the city, but any such appointed ex-officio mernbers shall have no vote ("general ex-officio member"). 2.46.050 Term of Office. A. Term of Office-All Classes of Members. 1. Initial Ternqs of Voting Mernbers. The initial terrn of each appointed voting member shall commence upon appointrnent and shall be for a period of one year and subject to annual reappointrnent, unless they shall sooner resign, die, become disqualified, or incompetent to hold office. Ordinance 2749 Page 4 General Ex-officio Member. The term of general ex-officio members shall be for a period of four years from the time of appointment. Staff Ex-officio Member. The term of the staff ex officio member shall be indefinite. Holdover Office. Notwithstanding the end of any member's initial tem~ or post-initial term as herein provided, a member, other than the staff ex-officio member, shall be perrnitted to continue to exercise the privileges of the former office after the end of the term until the office to which he or she was assigned is filled by re- appointcnent or by the appointment of a qualified successor to office. Vacancies. Notwithstanding the term of office to which a member is assigned, said office shall be deerned vacant upon any of the following events ("event of vacancy"): The death or disability of said member that renders said member incapable of perfomaing the duties of office. The termination of status as melnber of the commission or the classification which was assigned to be represented on the commission. c. The ir~ember's conviction of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude. The rnen~ber's absence from three regular, consecutive meetings of the commission, unless excused by majority vote of such board or comrnission expressed in its official minutes. The member has submitted a resignation which resignation has been accepted by the city council. The membership has been terminated by a majority vote of the city council. Upon the occurrence of an event of vacancy as hereinabove listed, the city council shall so declare the office to be vacant, and shall expeditiously take such steps as are necessary to fill said vacancy. Number of Terms. 1. Voting Members. Ordinance 2749 Page 5 No voting member shall be appointed to more than two terms except as herein provided. A voting menaber assigned to an initial term of less than two years may be appointed at the natural expiration of their initial term to two terms in addition to their initial term. A voting member who currently occupies an office under an initial term may not be appointed to fill the unexpired term of another office which has become vacant. A voting member appointed to the commission to fill the unexpired term of an office of a voting member which has become vacant ("unexpired term") which has less than two years remaining on said unexpired term, may be appointed to two terrns in addition to their unexpired term. A voting rnember who currently occupies an office may not be re-appointed to fill the unexpired term of another office which has become vacant. Any member may be re-appointed after two successive years of not serving on the commission in any office or membership capacity voting, general ex-officio, or staff ex-officio. General Ex-officio Members. General ex-officio member may be reappointed without limitation as to number of terms. Staff Ex-officio Member. The staff ex-officio member shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. 2.46.060 Operation of Commission. A. Time of Meetings. The cornmission shall meet quarterly unless projects or tasks require monthly meetings. Quarterly meetings will be utilized for training and leadership workshops conducted by the commission's liaison staff and the senior commissioners themselves. The advisors and/or the youth commissioners may request monthly meetings as deemed necessary. B. Place of Meetings. Unless the commission shall otherwise establish another regular place for its meetings and advise the city clerk accordingly, the commission shall meet in the parks and recreation conference room in the administrative building at the city hall complex located at 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, or at such other place as may be posted upon the door of said conference room at least thirty minutes in advance of the meeting. Ordinance 2749 Page 6 Conduct of Meetings. The meetings of the commission, and notice thereof, shall be governed by the same rules and regulations by which the city council is bound in the conduct of public meetings. Quorum, Five voting members shall coostitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Resolutions. The affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership shall be required for the passage of any resolution of the commission. Reports and Recommendations. All reports and recomnaendations shall be made in writing. Staff Support. 1. All officers and department heads shall cooperate with and render reasonable assistance to the commission. The city manager may make available staff and clerical support to the commission to fulfill its functions and duties, provided such staff and clerical support is available. 2. The commission's liaison staff shall provide regular communications with members of the commission to effectively facilitate the timely exchance of inforrnation in the form of projects, tasks or requests. 3. Staff shall be given flexibility to address issues which may arise during the one- year trial period that could hamper the program's success. Rules and Regulations. The commission may make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. 2.46.070 Rules and regulations. (Section repealed by Ord 2555 §1 (part), 1993; Ord 1335 §1 (part), 1971; Ord 1283 §1 (part), 1970; prior code §1.602(f)). 2.46.080 Meetings-Quorum. (Section repealed by Ord 2555 §1 (part), 1993; Ord 1335 §1 (part), 1971; Ord 1283 §1 (part), 1970; prior code §1.602(g)). Ordinance 2749 Page 7 2.46.090 Ad hoc committees. (Section repealed by Ord 2555 §1 (part), 1993; Ord 1335 §1 (part), 1971; Ord 1283 §1 (part), 1970; prior code §1.602(h)). 2.46,100 Duties and functions designated. (Section repealed by Ord 2555 §1 (part), 1993; Ord 1335 §1 (part), 1971; Ord 1283 §1 (part), 1970; prior code §1.603). 2.46.110 Staff assistance and funding. (Section repealed by Ord 2555 §1 (part), 1993; Ord 1335 §1 (part), 1971; Ord 1283 §1 (part), 1970; prior code §1.604). 2.46.120 Sunset clause. This chapter shall renaain in effect only until one year after it was approved and signed by council, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted ordinance extends or deletes that date. SECTION Ih This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirtieth day from and after its second reading and adoption. Presented by Approved as to form by Richard Emerson Chief of Police Ordinance 2749 Page 8 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 6th day of October, 1998, by the following vote: AYES: Counciln~embers: Moot, Padilia, Salas and Horton NAYS: Councihnembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: Rindone ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None Sh~ Mayor ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2749 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 22"~ day of September, 1998 and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 6th day of October, 1998. Executed this 6TM day of October, 1998. Beve~ryAuthelet, City Clerk