HA Resolution 2021-001 HC 1-Year Terms Extension RESOLUTION NO. HA 2021 - 001
A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA,
CONFIRMING THE EXTENSIONS OF THE TERMS
OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION MEMBERS 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 the 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 the La Quinta Housing Commission
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;
Planning Commission; and
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 City 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 Housing Authority may extend the term and term rotation
of members serving on the Housing Commission for the City of La Quinta; and
WHEREAS, to memorialize the permanent one-year extension of the
terms for the Members of the Housing Commission pursuant to Emergency
Resolution No. EM 2020-006, to remain in place even after the state and local
emergencies proclaimed in response to COVID-19 are no longer effective, and
to confirm the resumption of applicable term limits starting July 1, 2021, the
Members of the Housing Authority bring this Resolution for adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Housing Authority of the
City of La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and constitute the
findings of the Housing Authority.
SECTION 2. In accordance with La Quinta Municipal Code Section
2.06.030, Subsection (H), the Housing Authority hereby confirms the
extension of the terms of the members of the Housing Commission for one
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Adopted: March 16, 2021
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year, and hereby confirms the waiver of 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 Housing Commission as authorized by
the City Council in Emergency Resolution No. EM 2020-006.
SECTION 3. 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 Housing Commission
commencing July 1, 2021.
SECTION 4. 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 Housing Authority 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 5. This Resolution shall go into effect immediately upon its
adoption, and the Housing Authority Secretary shall certify to its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a special meeting of the La
Quinta Housing Authority held on this 16th day of March, 2021, by the following
vote:
AYES: Authority Members Evans, Peña, Radi, Sanchez, and
Chairperson Fitzpatrick
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None