ORD 446
ORDINANCE NO. 446
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS
2.016, 2.29 AND 7.04 OF THE LA QUINTA MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND
COMMITTEES (ABSENCES AND RESIDENTIAL
REllUIREMENTS)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.06.020(B) of the La Guinta Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
B. Any member of a board or commission of this city may be removed
from office at any time, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the city
council. Ilf a member absents him/herself from two consecutive regular
meetings, or absents him/herself from a total of three scheduled meetings
within any fiscal year, his/her office shall become vacant and shall be filled
as any other vacancy. A board or commission member may request advance
permission from the city council be absent at one or more regular meetings
due to e)(tenuating circumstances, and/or may request the city council to
excuse an absence after-the-fact where such extenuating circumstances
prevented the member from seeking advance permission to be absent. If
such permission or excuse is granted by the City Council, the absent shall
not be counted toward the above-stated limitations on absences.
C. Except as stated below in this subsection, all members of boards,
commissions and committees of the city appointed by the city council shall
be initially, and during their incumbencies bona fide residents and registered
voters of the city, and no such member at or during such time shall be an
employee: of the city. Nonresident members serving on the historic
preservation commission as of July 1, 2004, may continue to serve and
may seek reappointment until such time as they resign or are replaced by
action of the city council. The city council may appoint non-residents as
professional members to the historic preservation commission and/or a non-
resident as the professional of architecture member of the architectural and
landscaping review committee, when, in the judgment of the city council,
there is a lack of applications from qualified residents of the city.
Ordinance No. 446
Boards, Commissions and Committees
(Absences and Residential Requirements)
Adopted: November 20, 2007
Page 2
SECTION 2. Section 2.29.040 of the La Guinta Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
The city council shall appoint a three-member architectural. and
landscaping review committee (ALRC). It is preferred, although not required,
that two members of the ALRC have expertise in the areas of architecture or
landscape architecture. It is required that the third member (professional
member) have a strong background in architecture. Recruitment for a
professional member may be advertised outside the city limits. The ALRC
shall meet, when in the determination of the planning director, a structure or
. landscape design will be considered by the planning commission, to make
recommendations as to design issues to be included in the staff report to the
planning commission. The ALRC shall meet only one time on a give project.
The recommendations of the ALRC shall be advisory only and not binding on
the planning commission. The ALRC shall also meet, upon the determination
of the planning director, to consider commercial property improvement
program applications. The terms of the members of the ALRC shall be for
two years, with the initial appointments to be two members having two-year
terms and one member having a one-year term.
SECTION 3. Section 7.04.020 of the La Guinta Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
A. Three commissioners shall be appointed from among professionals in
the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, or
other historic preservation-related disciplines, such as urban planning,
American studies, American civilization, cultural geography or cultural
anthropology. Recruitment for professional members may be advertised
outside the city limits. Two commissioners shall be lay members who have
demonstrated special interest, competence, experience or knowledge in
historic preservation, American studies, cultural anthropology, cultural
geography or other historic preservation-related discipline.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 5. POSTING: The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be
posted in at least three public places designated by resolution of the City Council,
shall certify to the adoption and posting of this Ordinance, and shall cause this
Ordinance and its certification, together with proof of posting to be entered into the
Book of Ordinances of the City of La Guinta.
Ordinance No. 446
Boards. Commissions lmd Committees
(Absences and Residential Requirementsl
Adopted: November 20. 2007
Page 3
PASSED,. APPROVED, and ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the La Guinta
City Council held this 20th day of November, 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Kirk, Osborne, Sniff, Mayor Adolph
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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City of La Guinta, California
ERONICA J. ~ NTECI 0, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Gui~ta, California
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ordinance No. 446
Boards, Commissions and Committees
(Absences and Residential Requirements)
Adopted: November 20, 2007
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) ss.
CITY OF LA GUINTA )
I, VERONICA J. MONTECINO, City Clerk of the City of La Guinta, California, do
hereby certify the foregoing to be a full, true, and correct copy of Ordinance No.
446 which was introduced at a regular meeting on the 6th day of November, 2007,
and was adopted at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of November, 2007, not
being less than 5 days after the date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the
City of La uinta as specified in City Council Resolution No. 2006-115.
ERONICA J. ONT INO, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Guinta, California
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I, VERONICA J. MONTECINO, City Clerk of the City of La G~ta, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was posted on /l. i/ ,~, ~tJ 7,
pursuant to Council Resolution.
VERONICA J. N ECINO, CMC, City Clerk
City of La GUInta, California