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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RA CAC on Redevelopment Call for Apps 2010CITY OF n� Agenda Item No: 2 Meeting Date: April 19, 2010 SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA REPORT Department: Agency Secretary Prepared by: Esther C. Beirne Executive Dir. Approval: is LaiCaEIS] SUBJECT: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO FILL ONE, UNEXPIRED TERM ON THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REDEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE END OF JUNE, 2011, DUE TO THE RESIGNATION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER CAROL PATTERSON (CC) It is recommended that the Agency a) Call for applications to fill one, unexpired term on the Citizens Advisory Committee on Redevelopment, to expire the end of June, 2011; b) Set deadline for receipt of applications for Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 12:00 noon in the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Room 209; and c) Set date for interviews of applicants at a Special Redevelopment Agency meeting to be held on Monday, May 17, 2010, tentatively commencing at 6:30 p.m. ACTION: Approve staff recommendation. Enclosures: Vacancy Notice and Application Resolution No. 74-1 Designating the Role of the Citizens Advisory Committee Guidelines for Operation Ethics Training Information W:\City Clerk- WorkFile\Agenda related\Citizens Advisory Committee\CAC call item 4-10.doc FOR AGENCY SECRETARY ONLY File No.: Agency Meeting: Disposition: ONE VACANCY (UNEXPIRED TERM) - SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REDEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS to serve on the Citizens Advisory Committee on Redevelopment, to fill one unexpired term to the end of June, 2011, may be secured at the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 1400 Fifth Avenue, Room 209, San Rafael and online at http://www.cityofsanrafael.org/Government/Boards Commissions.htm. The deadline for filing applications is Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at 12:00 noon in the City Clerk's Office, Room 209. There is no compensation paid to Committee Members. Members must comply with the City's ethics training requirement of AB 1234, and reimbursement policy. See attached information. ONLY RESIDENTS, BUSINESS PERSONS, AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL MAY APPLY. The Citizens Advisory Committee on Redevelopment regularly meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall, Conference Room 301, to review and advise the Agency about programs and policies pertinent to the redevelopment of San Rafael. Interviews of applicants will be held at a Special Meeting of the San Rafael Redevelopment Agency on Monday, May 17, 2010, tentatively commencing at 6:30 p.m. (time subject to change), to fill one unexpired term to the end of June, 2011. A copy of Resolution No. 74-1, Designating the Role of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Redevelopment, with updated Exhibit "A" entitled Guidelines for Operation, is attached. ESTHER C. BEIRNE Agency Secretary San Rafael Redevelopment Agency Dated: April 20, 2010 CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPLICATION TO SERVE AS MEMBER OF CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REDEVELOPMENT NAME: STREET ADDRESS: CITY/STATE/ZIP CODE: RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL FOR YEARS PRESENT POSITION: NAME OF FIRM: BUSINESS ADDRESS: HOME & BUSINESS PHONE: E-MAIL ADDRESS (optional): EDUCATION: PARTICIPATION IN THE FOLLOWING CIVIC ACTIVITIES: MEMBER OF FOLLOWING CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS: MY REASONS FOR WANTING TO SERVE ARE: DATE: SIGNATURE: Filing Deadline: Mail or deliver to: Date: Tues., May 11, 2010 City of San Rafael, City Hall, Dept. of City Clerk Time: 12:00 noon 1400 Fifth Avenue, Room 209, San Rafael, CA 94901 Moved By: SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Member Bettini Resolution No. 74- 1 Seconded By: Member Miskimen Resolution Designating the Role of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Redevelopment Findings and Purpose: 1. The Agency has established the Central San Rafael Redevelopment Project and has embarked on a Redevelopment Program within the City of San Rafael. The program will have, over the period of its life, a significant impact on the community as a whole, and particularly upon that area of the community within the project boundaries. 2. It is the desire of the Agency to have the benefit of input and advice from the community in the formulation of the Agency's programs and activities, and this advice can best be directed to the Agency's attention through the formation of a Citizens Advisory Committee. Resolved: The Agency hereby establishes a Citizens Advisory Committee on Redevelopment and adopts the guideline of operations for the Committee, attached hereto as Exhibit A, and by this reference made a part hereof. I r IN REGULAR MEETING, SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA ON JANUARY 28, 1974. PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MEMBERS: Jensen, Miskimen, Bettini and Chairman Mulryan, NOES: MEMBERS: None. ABSTAINED: MEMBERS: None. ABSENT: MEMBERS: Nixon. I certify that the foregoing Resolution is a full, true and correct copy of a Resolution passed by the San Rafael Redevelopment Agency on MARION A. GRADY, Agency cretary CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE — REDEVELOPMENT Guidelines for Operation 1. Purpose - The purpose of the Citizens Advisory Committee is to provide residents, business people and property owners with a means to express their views regarding the nature and operations of the various redevelopment projects in an advisory capacity to the Agency. It is the intent that this will allow the Agency to carry out a program which will fully meet the needs and desires of the project area and community as a whole. 2. Scope of the Committee - The Citizens Advisory Committee is a special single purpose body in that its concerns are limited to redevelopment activities as they affect specific project areas and in the selection of other projects which might be considered by the Agency. 3. Functions - The Citizens Advisory Committee advises the Agency in two ways: a) The Committee provides ongoing advice, suggestions and feed back to the Agency staff in a close liaison manner. b) The Committee makes official recommendations to the Agency members on those items which may be considered at Agency meetings. 4. Membership - Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Agency. They shall be residents, property owners, or business people within the City of San Rafael. While meetings of the Advisory Committee shall be open to the public, only members of the Committee, appointed by the Agency, shall have voting rights. 5. Office and Staff - The office of the Committee for the transaction of business shall be the office of the Redevelopment Agency. Agency staff shall provide all necessary staff services to the Committee. Meetings - The Committee shall adopt a regularly scheduled meeting time. They shall meet once a month at a set designated place. That meeting shall be open to the public, and the Committee may have such other meetings as it deems advisable. Such special meetings may be called by the Chair, or by a majority of the Committee Members. Notice of each such meeting shall be given to each member twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting, either by mail or telephone. A quorum of the meeting shall be constituted if 50 percent of the members are present. 7. Officers - The Committee shall select from among its members a Chair, a Vice -Chair, and a Secretary. Chair - The Chair shall be the Chief Officer of the Committee and shall preside at all meetings. He/she shall be an ex -officio member of all sub -committees and shall have the general powers and duties usually vested in the office of Chair. Vice -Chair - The Vice -Chair shall assume the office of Chair in the absence of the Chair. Secretary - The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Committee a book of Minutes of all meetings and record of attendance of all members. The Secretary shall also keep or cause to be kept such other records as shall be directed by the Committee. Officers shall be elected at the first meeting of the Committee each year and shall serve for a one (1) year term. 8. Disclosure of Interest - All members of the Committee shall file with the Agency's Secretary a public disclosure statement indicating all property and business interests owned by them located within any redevelopment project area. NOTICE TO BOARD & COMMISSION APPLICANTS REGARDING ETHICS TRAINING On January 1, 2006, a new law became effective that requires two (2) hours of ethics training of the local legislative bodies by January 1, 2007. This new law defines a local legislative body as a "Brown Act' governing body, whether permanent or temporary, decision-making or advisory, and created by formal action of the City Council. In other words, any person serving on a City Council, Board, Commission, or Committee created by the Council is subject to this ethics training requirement. After this initial class, training will be required every two years. Ethics training can be accomplished by taking a 2 -hour class, self -study, or an on-line class. You may seek reimbursement for taking any authorized ethics class. The city staff member that is assigned to your committee can help you with the reimbursement process. After you have completed the ethics class, the original certificate needs to be given to the City Manager's Office for record-keeping, with a copy kept for your records. AB 1234 (Salinas). Local Agencies: Compensation and Ethics Chapter 700, Statutes of 2005 This law does the following: • Ethics Training: Members of the Brown Act -covered decision-making bodies must take two hours of ethics training every two years, if they receive compensation or are reimbursed expenses. The training can be in-person, on-line, or self -study. For those in office on 1/1/06, the first round of training must be completed by 1/1/07. Expense Reimbursement -- Levels: Local agencies which reimburse expenses of members of their legislative bodies must adopt written expense reimbursement policies specifying the circumstances under which expenses may be reimbursed. The policy may specify rates for meals, lodging, travel, and other expenses (or default to the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) guidelines). Local agency officials must also take advantage of conference and government rates for transportation and lodging. Expense Reimbursement -- Processes: Local agencies, which reimburse expenses, must also provide expense reporting forms; when submitted, such forms must document how the expense reporting meets the requirements of the agency's expense reimbursement policy. Officials attending meetings at agency expense must report briefly back to the legislative body at its next meeting.