To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JAMES A. LIGHT, MAYOR LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CONSOLIDATION OF CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; AND
CONSIDER AMENDMENT OF REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 2-9.101 TO IMPLEMENT A PROCESS FOR THE CANCELLATION OF COMMISSION MEETINGS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In recent years, recruiting and retaining resident volunteers for the City's 15 boards and commissions has become challenging. While the large number of boards and commissions offers a wealth of opportunity for community engagement, it also stretches City resources and reduces the amount of substantive work any one board or commission can complete. Scheduled meetings are frequently cancelled due to lack of business with no formal procedure in place to cancel these meetings.
At this time, the Mayor and Staff recommend that Council consider consolidating select boards and commissions, direct staff to draft any ordinances required to update the applicable Redondo Beach Municipal Code (RBMC) sections pertaining to these boards and commissions, including the means by which a meeting can be cancelled, and implement any desired changes in October, in conjunction with the next round of board and commission appointments. These recommendations include:
Suspension of Board of Appeals and Uniform Code
Assign duties to the City Council
Suspension of the Handicapped Access Appeals Board
Assign duties to the Public Works and Sustainability Commission
Suspension of Suspension Appeals Board
No Reassignment Necessary
Suspension of the Preservation Commission
Assign duties to the Planning Commission/Harbor Commission
Suspension of the Historical Commission, and Library Commission
Assign duties to the Recreation and Parks Commission
BACKGROUND
The City's boards and commissions are designed to offer the public an opportunity to bec...
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