1988-215-Amend The Town Community Services Commission Enabling Resolution No. 1986-21RESOLUTION NO. 198$ -215
A TOWN OF LOS GATOS RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE TOWN
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION ENABLING RESOLUTION
NO. 1986 -21
RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, that the Town
Council hereby amends the Community Services Commission Enabling Resolution.
The Commission shall be advisory to the Town Council and shall operate in the
manner hereinafter prescribed.
1. Membership - Organization
a. The Community Services Commission shall consist of nine (9) voting
members, whose terms of office shall be three (3) years and until their
successors are appointed. The members shall be appointed by the Town Council.
At least one member of the Commission shall reside outside of the Town borders
but within the Town sphere of influence. Reasonable efforts shall be made by
the Town Council to appoint at least two members to the Commission who shall
represent community service providers. The membership of the Commission shall,
to the extent possible, reflect the social and economic diversity of the Los
Gatos community. Members representing low and moderate income groups shall be
included.
The terms of office of the representative members shall be staggered
and overlapped in such a manner that the terms of no more than one -third of the
members expire each year.
The Town Council shall fill any vacancies occurring during the term of
the Commission. The Community Services Commission shall appoint and prescribe
the term of office for its Chairperson and Vice - Chairperson.
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b. Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum of the
Commission for the purpose of transacting business. Any member shall have the
right to present a minority view to the Town Council in reference to any report
or recommendation the Commission may make.
C. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation,
provided that with advance budgetary approval of the Town Council, the actual
and necessary expenses (if any) incurred by the members in the conduct of Town
business shall be reimbursable pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No.
1977 -14.
d. The Commission shall establish a regular time for its meetings, which
shall be held in the Town Hall Chambers, and shall otherwise call and conduct
its meetings in compliance with the provisions of Section 54950 and 54060 of
the Government Code.
e. Minutes of the actions taken during its meetings shall be kept and
filed with the Town Clerk.
f. Meeting attendance requirements will conform with current Town
Resolution.
2. Duties and Functions
a. The duties and functions of the Commission shall be to ensure that the
goals and objectives contained in the Human Service Element of the General Plan
are implemented. Specific activities include, but are not limited to, the
following:
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1. Assisting the Town in coordinating its own community services
programs with other agencies and organizations, public and
private.
2. Advising the Town on emerging community needs and the development
of new programs.
3. Establishing and maintaining a human services inventory. The
inventory shall be posted in key public buildings in the Town.
b. The Commission shall identify the housing and the human service needs
of persons of all ages in the Town and its sphere of influence, examine
existing privately and publicly supported programs in those fields, evaluate
such programs, develop plans for the creation of new programs; and make
recommendations to the Town Council.
C. The Commission shall periodically review the Human Services Element
and 1983 Needs Assessment and recommend changes needed to meet new conditions
and to respond to the changing community environment. The Commission shall
evaluate the results of the 1980 Federal Census as a part of this review.
d. The Commission shall make recommendations to Town Council concerning
the projects to be included in subsequent applications for funding under the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and perform the duties
necessitated by the Act upon the request of Town Council.
e. The Commission shall make recommendations to the Town Council as
regards the programming and operation of the Downtown Neighborhood Center.
f. In developing recommendations to the Town Council the Commission
should:
1. Elicit the interest and support of various relevant community
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individuals and groups.
2. Study and examine sources of public and private funding to meet
housing and community service needs.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs and make constructive
suggestions for their improvement.
4. Examine ways to minimize and /or eliminate overlapping and duplicative
services.
g. The Commission may send representatives, when appropriate, to other
bodies or Commissions.
h. The Commission shall perform other duties as assigned by the Town
Council.
3. Duration of Commission
The duration of the Commission shall be for a period of three (3) years,
and may be continued or terminated at any time by resolution of the Town
Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council hereby rescinds Resolution No.
1986 -21.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos,
California, at a regular meeting held on the 21 day of November, 1988, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Eric D. Carlson, Thomas J. Ferrito, Robert L.
Hamilton and Mavor Joanne Beniamin
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Brent N. Ventura