HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2012-08RESOLUTION NO. 2012- 08
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE BYLAWS OF THE
PALM DESERT CITIZENS' SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, a Citizens' Sustainability Committee is hereby created and established
for the City of Palm Desert. The Citizens' Sustainability Committee shall be known as and
referred to as the "Citizens' Sustainability Committee" or the "Sustainability Committee";
and
WHEREAS, the Citizens' Sustainability Committee shall be comprised of thirteen
(13) members with preference to those who reside or work within the City of Palm Desert
or Valley -wide residents who can offer specific expertise in a critical subject area
addressed by the Committee. It is believed that a thirteen -member committee would bring
broader representation of the community to review and make decisions on these
increased measures toward sustainability; and
WHEREAS, members of the Citizens' Sustainability Committee will be appointed
by the City Council. Such appointments will be made at a regular City Council meeting;
and
WHEREAS, initially each of the Citizens' Sustainability Committee will serve two-
, three-, and four-year terms, chosen at random, commencing upon appointment by the
City Council, and then be based on the calendar year (January — December); and
WHEREAS, subsequent appointments to fill positions created by expired terms
will all be for four-year terms; and
WHEREAS, vacancies of the Citizens' Sustainability Committee will be filled by
appointment by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, regular meetings of the Citizens' Sustainability Committee will be
held on a quarterly up to a bi-monthly basis each year at a time and place to be
determined by its appointees. More meetings may be established on an as -needed
basis as determined by staff and by its appointees; and
WHEREAS, two unexcused absences from regularly scheduled meetings in a
calendar year will constitute an automatic resignation; and
WHEREAS, it shall be the responsibility of the Citizens' Sustainability Committee
to make recommendations to the City Council with respect to matters concerning the
City's programs and targets in achieving identified actions in the Palm Desert
Environmental Sustainability Plan (the "Plan") and Greenhouse Gas Inventory. The
Citizens' Sustainability Committee shall have the authority and responsibility to review
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staff reports and recommendations from City staff, offer comment and feedback, and
help develop appropriate policies and actions to meet the Plan's goals; and
WHEREAS, accurate and permanent records of the action of the Committee will
be kept, and such records will have the same status as records of other committees
and/or commissions of the City; and
WHEREAS, each May the Citizens' Sustainability Committee will elect one (1) of
its members to serve as chair and one (1) of its members to serve as vice -chair for
service during the subsequent calendar year. The Chair and Vice -chair will serve at the
pleasure of the Committee. The Committee may adopt such rules and regulations as it
deems necessary to provide for its other officers and their method of selections, and for
other matters relative to its work and administration. Minutes, resolutions, and all other
official records of the Committee will be filed with the City Clerk; and
WHEREAS, members of the Citizens' Sustainability Committee will serve without
compensation. Expenses incurred by the members of the Committee in the
performance of their duties may be reimbursed if they are authorized in advance by the
City Manager or his/her designee and are consistent with the adopted budget of the
City. Claims for expenses will be filed with the Director of Finance/City Treasurer and
will be subject to audit and the approval by the City Council; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, Califomia, that all the aforementioned recitations constitute the Bylaws of the
Citizen's Sustainability upon adoption of Resolution No. 2012 - 08 , and it shall become
effective February 9, 2012.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its Regular meeting held on the 9th day of February, 2012, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FINERTY, BARNIK, KROONEN, and SPIEGEL
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ROBERT A. SPIE
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KSEN, City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, Califomia