1996-088 - Expanding the General Plan Committee to include two business representativesRESOLUTION 1996 - 88
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF LOS GATOS EXPANDING THE GENERAL PLAN
COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE TWO BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, that the Town Council
hereby formally establishes the General Plan Committee ( "Committee "). The Committee shall
be advisory to the Planning Commission and shall operate in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
1. Appointment and terms of office.
The Committee shall consist of seven (9) members. Three (3) members shall be members
of the Planning Commission, two (2) members shall be members of the Town Council, one (1)
member shall be an owner of property in the Town zoned and used for business purposes with a
Town business license, one (1) member shall be a manager of a business with a place of business
in the Town, one (1) member shall be a member of the Community Services Commission, and one
(1) member shall be a resident of the Town. The business property owner and the business
manager shall not be required to reside within the Town of Los Gatos.
The terms of office of the Committee shall be at the discretion of the Mayor for Town
Council members, the Chair of the Planning Commission for Planning Commission members and
the Chair of the Community Services Commission for the Community Services Commission
member. The public members shall be appointed by the Town Council and shall serve a term of
four (4) years.
2. Removal of public members: absence of members.
The removal of the public members and the absence of members shall be governed in
accordance with the rules established in the latest Town Council resolution concerning duties of
members of Boards and Commissions of the Town of Los Gatos. Vacancies shall be filled by
appointment by a majority vote of the Town Council, and shall be for the unexpired term of the
office vacated.
3. Meetings: quorums: officers.
The Committee shall hold regular meetings at least once a month as deemed necessary by
the Planning Director. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of
transacting the business of the Committee. The Committee shall elect a chair and vice - chair, both
of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the Committee. Terms of office shall be for one year and
shall begin on February 1 and continue through January 31 of the following year.
4. Powers and Duties.
The duties of the Committee shall be to report to, consult with, and provide assistance to
the Planning Commission and Town Council on all matters relating to the General Plan or any
specific Plan. The Committee must report to the Planning Commission prior to any Commission
meeting scheduled to discuss an application for a General Plan Amendment.
5. 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 Committee of any of the
authority or discretionary powers vested and imposed by law in such bodies.
6. Business Representatives.
The Council declares that the individuals appointed to the General Plan Committee
described in Section 1 above as representing the business sector are intended to represent and
further the interests of the business sector, and that such representation and furtherance will
ultimately serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Council finds that for the purposes of
persons who hold such office, the business sector is tantamount to and constitutes the public
generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code and as provided in
Section 18703 of Title 2, Division 6 of the California Code of Regulations. This means that
members of this Committee will not be disqualified in matters affecting their business interests.
FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution rescinds Resolution 1994 -15.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on July 1,
1996, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Patrick
O'Laughlin, Mayor Randy Attaway
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAYOR O THE TOWN O OS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNI
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CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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