CC Resolution 2021-007 B/C Terms Extension COVID-19 RESOLUTION NO. 2021 - 007
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING
THE EXTENSIONS OF THE TERMS OF MEMBERS
OF CERTAIN CITY COMMISSIONS FOR ONE
ADDITIONAL YEAR AS AUTHORIZED BY CITY
COUNCIL EMERGENCY RESOLUTION NO. EM
2020-006 ADOPTED DUE TO THE EXISTENCE OF
A LOCAL EMERGENCY CAUSED BY NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19), AND
CONFIRMING THE RESUMPTION OF APPLICABLE
TERM LIMITS COMMENCING JULY 1, 2021
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, pursuant to La Quinta Municipal Code Section 2.06.030,
Subsection (A), unless otherwise provided by law, ordinance or resolution, all
members of boards and commissions in the City of La Quinta are appointed
for three-year terms commencing on July 1st of each year of appointment; and
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, due to the existence of statewide and local emergencies,
and in strict observance of the “stay at home,” public gatherings, and social
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One-Year Term Extension of Members Serving on Permanent City Boards and Commissions
Adopted: March 16, 2021
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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 was 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 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in consideration of the findings listed
above, found it prudent to adopt Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020-006
extending 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; and
Planning Commission.
WHEREAS, the one additional year term extension in Resolution No. EM
2020-006, did not, and 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, pursuant to La Quinta Municipal Code Section 2.06.030,
Subsection (H), the City Council may extend the term and term rotation of
members serving on boards and commissions for the City of La Quinta; and
WHEREAS, to memorialize the permanent one-year extension of the
terms of the Members of the Community Services Commission, Financial
Advisory Commission, and Planning Commission pursuant to Emergency
Resolution No. EM 2020-006, to remain in place even after the state and local
emergencies proclaimed in response of COVID-19 are no longer effective, and
to confirm the resumption of applicable term limits starting July 1, 2021, the
City Council brings this Resolution for adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. That the above recitals are true and correct and constitute
the findings of the City Council.
SECTION 2. In accordance with La Quinta Municipal Code Section
2.06.030, Subsection (H), the City Council hereby confirms the extension of
Resolution No. 2021 – 007
One-Year Term Extension of Members Serving on Permanent City Boards and Commissions
Adopted: March 16, 2021
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the terms of members of the Community Services Commission, Financial
Advisory Commission, and Planning Commission, 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 authorized by the City Council in Emergency
Resolution No. EM 2020-006.
SECTION 4. Except for the one-year extension of terms and waiver of
three- and six-year limits set forth in this Resolution, as authorized by City
Council Emergency Resolution No. 2020-006, all other provisions in La Quinta
Municipal Code Section 2.06.030 remained and remain applicable, including
appointment for any interim vacancies for the unexpired term of the member
replaced. The application of the term limits in Section 2.06.030 shall resume,
and be in full force and effect, for members of the Community Services
Commission, Financial Advisory Commission, and Planning Commission,
commencing July 1, 2021.
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.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta City Council held on this 16th day of March, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Fitzpatrick, Peña, Radi, Sanchez, and
Mayor Evans
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None