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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. -1- 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: -2- 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 -3- 1114906 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