CC Resolution EM 2020-006 Boards & Commissions 1-Yr Term Ext.EMERGENCY RESOLUTION NO. EM 2020 – 006
AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE TERMS OF
MEMBERS OF CERTAIN CITY COMMISSIONS
FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR PURSUANT TO LA
QUINTA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.06.030
DUE TO THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL
EMERGENCY CAUSED BY NOVEL CORONAVIRUS
DISEASE (COVID-19)
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, at its regular meeting, the City
Council adopted Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020-001, proclaiming a local
emergency as defined in La Quinta Municipal Code Section 2.20.020, due to
the threat of the existence and spread of novel coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19); and
WHEREAS, the Recitals in Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020-001 set
forth facts and responses, guidelines, and orders of federal, state, and
regional public health officials relating to limiting the spread of COVID-19, all
of which Recitals are hereby incorporated by reference into this Resolution;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to La Quinta Municipal Code Section 2.20.110,
Subsection (B), during a proclaimed local emergency, the City Council may
promulgate orders and regulations necessary to provide for the protection of
life and property; and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2020, at an emergency meeting, the City
Council adopted Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020-002, directing the City
Manager in his capacity as the Emergency Corps Commander to oversee the
implementation of California Governor Executive Order N-33-20 issued on
March 19, 2020, ordering all individuals living in the State of California to
stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain
continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors and
essential services, as identified therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to La Quinta Municipal Code Section 2.06.030,
Subsections (A) and (H), the City Council may by ordinance or resolution
establish the term and term rotation of members serving on City boards,
commissions, and committees; and
Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020 – 006
One-Year Term Extension of Members of City Boards, Commissions, & Committees
Adopted: April 21, 2020
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WHEREAS, pursuant to La Quinta Municipal Code Section 2.06.030,
Subsection (E), members shall serve for a maximum of two consecutive
three-year terms, or a total of six consecutive years, on a particular board or
commission, and shall rotate out of that board or commission and shall not
be considered for reappointment; and
WHEREAS, the City conducts recruitment to fill vacancies on its
boards, commissions, and committees between April and June every year;
and
WHEREAS, due to the existence of statewide and local emergencies,
and in strict observance of the “stay at home,” public gatherings, and social
distancing orders and directives, issued by the Governor of California and
Riverside County Public Health Officer, to preserve the community’s health
and safety and to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, it is in the best
interest of the City not to seek applications and conduct interviews to fill
vacancies on City boards, commissions, and committees, during the usual
time frame of April through June this year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in consideration of the findings listed
above, finds it prudent to extend the terms of members of the commissions
specified herein, which are permanent in nature, for one additional year:
Community Services Commission;
Financial Advisory Commission;
Housing Commission;
Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the one additional year term extension does not apply to
ad-hoc and other “single-purpose” committees because they are temporary
in nature, established at the pleasure of the Council for an expressed limited
scope or duration, or both, and do not convene regularly; and
WHEREAS, the statewide and local emergency due to COVID-19 is
unprecedented in modern times and will require oversight, information
gathering, providing reports to and receiving reports from other public
agencies, coordination of all city departments and resources, and periodic
adjustments based upon future guidance from the County of Riverside, State
of California, and United States public health agencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of La Quinta, California, as follows:
Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020 – 006
One-Year Term Extension of Members of City Boards, Commissions, & Committees
Adopted: April 21, 2020
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SECTION 1. Emergency Resolution Nos. EM 2020-001, EM 2020-002,
and all other emergency resolutions adopted by the City Council remain in
full force and effect pursuant to their respective provisions.
SECTION 2. In accordance with La Quinta Municipal Code Section
2.06.030, Subsections (A) and (H), the City Council hereby extends the
terms of members of City commissions, for one additional year, and hereby
waives the applicability of Section 2.06.030, Subsection (E) and any other
provisions of the La Quinta Municipal Code imposing a three- or six-year
limit on a member’s term, to effectuate the one-year term extension for
members of City commissions as provided herein:
Community Services Commission;
Financial Advisory Commission;
Housing Commission;
Planning Commission.
SECTION 3. The terms of members appointed to temporary ad-hoc and
“single-purpose” committees remain unchanged.
SECTION 4. Except for the extension of terms and waiver of three- and
six-year limits set forth in this Resolution, all other provisions in La Quinta
Municipal Code Section 2.06.030 shall remain applicable, including
appointment for any interim vacancies for the unexpired term of the
member replaced.
SECTION 5. This Resolution is not intended to, and does not, create
any rights or benefits, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity, against the City of La Quinta, or any of its boards, commissions,
committees, departments, officers, officials, employees or any other person.
SECTION 6. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
Resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this
Resolution and each and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more section, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or
portions thereof be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 7. This Resolution shall go into effect immediately upon its
adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to its adoption. This Resolution shall
remain in full force and effect until 11:59 p.m. June 30, 2021, to effectuate