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C. 31

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Date:	February 26, 2019

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Costa

County

Subject:

Modifying the Membership of the Knightsen Town Advisory Council

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/26/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:

Lea Castleberry 925-252-4500

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 26, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/58 modifying the Membership, Term of Office, Removal From Office, and Quorum and Vote Necessary for Action for the Knightsen Town Advisory Council, as recommended by Supervisor Diane Burgis.

DECLARE vacant seats 1 through 5 on the Knightsen Town Advisory Council, and DIRECT the Clerk of the Board to post the vacancies, as recommended by Supervisor Diane Burgis.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

The California Government Code (31010) provides that the Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, establish a municipal advisory council (MAC) for any unincorporated area in the County to advise the Board of Supervisors on such matters that relate to that area as may be designated by the Board of Supervisors concerning services which are or may be provided to the area by the County or other local government agencies, including but not limited to advice on matters of public health, safety, welfare, public works, and planning. Section 31010 further provides that the Board of Supervisors may determine the method by which a MAC’s members shall be selected and may specify such other rules, regulations and procedures as may be necessary for the operation of a MAC.

The members of the Knightsen Town Advisory Council (TAC) and the Knightsen Community Services District (CSD) Board of Directors had expressed interest in having the elected Knightsen CSD Directors perform the Knightsen TAC functions from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016.

Effective January 1, 2006, the Community Services District law expressly contemplates that members of a CSD Board of Directors may serve on a Municipal Advisory Council and that the offices of Director and Council member are not incompatible. (Gov. Code, § 61040 (d).)

From January 1, 2011 to present, the members of the Knightsen Community Services District (CSD) Board of Directors served ex officio as the members of the Knightsen Town Advisory Council (TAC).

On June 14, 2018, the Knightsen CSD Board of Directors reviewed its members’ role and service as members of the Knightsen TAC and voted to separate the membership of the elected Knightsen CSD from the appointed membership of Knightsen TAC. The members of the CSD Board of Directors will no longer serve as the members of Knightsen TAC.

Therefore, Resolution 2019/58 would make the following changes for the Knightsen TAC:

The “Membership” provision would be amended to specify that the Council shall consist of five (5) members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, upon nomination of the District 3 Supervisor; and

The “Term of Office” provision would be amended to specify that the Council Members shall serve a four-year term which shall be coterminous to the term of the office of the District Supervisor nominating the member.

Provisions addressing “Removal from Office” and “Quorum and Vote Necessary for Action” would be reinstated.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The seats on the Knightsen TAC will remain vacant.