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C. 14

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Date:	March 28, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Appoint Kevin Van Buskirk to the District IV Seat of the Contra Costa County Planning Commission

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/28/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Lia Bristol, (925) 521-7100

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: March 28, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPOINT the following individual to fill the District IV Seat on the Contra Costa County Planning Commission to a term ending on June 30, 2019:


Kevin Van Buskirk

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

The County Planning Commission (CPC) consist of seven members appointed by the board on the basis that one member shall be nominated by each of the five supervisors and two members shall be nominated by the board of supervisors as a whole. The appointed commissioners serve for four-year terms beginning on July 1st and ending on June 30th.

The Planning Commission is responsible for:

• Exercise all powers and duties prescribed by law, including consideration of matters referred to it by the zoning administrator except those powers and duties specifically reserved or delegated
to other divisions of the planning agency
• Initiate preparation of general plans, specific plans, regulations, programs and legislation to implement the planning power of the county.
• Be generally responsible for advising the legislative body of matters relating to planning.
• Be the advisory agency as designated in Title 9 of this code for the purpose of passing on subdivisions.
• Hear and decide all applications or requests for proposed entitlements estimated to generate one hundred or more peak hour trips unless otherwise provided by this code or board order.
• Hear and make recommendations regarding proposed development agreements when it is hearing the related project applications being processed concurrently with the development agreements.