1998-036 - Establishing the 30 Member General Plan Task Force II as an advisory body to the Town CouncilRESOLUTION 1998 - 36
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ESTABLISHING THE
30 MEMBER GENERAL PLAN TASK FORCE II
AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO THE TOWN COUNCIL
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, that the Town Council
hereby formally establishes the General Plan Task Force II. The Task Force shall be advisory to the
Town Council and shall operate in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
1. Appointment and terms of office.
The General Plan Task Force shall consist of 30 members appointed by the Town Council.
Members represent various geographic areas, community interests and organizations, various age
groups, residential interests, business interests and other interests as identified by the Council at the
time the appointments are made.
The term of office for the Task Force members shall begin upon Council appointment and
will end at the completion of a Draft General Plan, Hillside Specific Plan, Downtown Specific Plan
updates in 1999.
2. Attendance at meetings.
Appointed members of the Task Force must commit to attendance at all of the scheduled
meetings of the Task Force at the time of their appointment. Two unexcused absences will subject
the member to expulsion from the Task Force.
3. Meetings officer.
The Task Force will meet on the third Thursday of each month as follows: June 18, July 16,
August 8, September 17, October 15, November 19, and December 17, 1998. The Task Force will
select a Chair to present the Task Force's comments on the Draft General Plan to the General Plan
Committee, Planning Commission, and Town Council.
4. Powers and Duties.
The Task Force will determine how the General Plan should address the "Issues to be
Resolved through Comprehensive Study," as identified by General Plan Task Force I.
The Task Force will also provide the General Plan Committee with input on the Draft
General Plan and Hillside Specific Plan.
The Task Force will reach decisions by consensus rather that formal votes.
The Task Force decisions will be recorded and forwarded to the General Plan Committee and
Planning Department.
Conflict of interest.
Upon appointment to the Task Force members are required to file Conflict of Interests forms
with the Town Clerk for Disclosure Categories 2, 3, & 4 as listed in Town Code Sec. 2.30.615.
Resolution not to affect powers of Town Council or Planning Commission.
Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as restricting or curtailing any of the powers of
the Town Council or Planning Commission, or as a delegation to the General Plan Task Force of any
of the authority or discretionary powers vested and imposed by law in such bodies.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on the 20th day of April,
1998 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Randy Attaway, Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Jan Hutchins,
Linda Lubeck
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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