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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2303_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 2303 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 2.32 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE PARKS COMMISSION, ADDING CHAPTER 2.64 ESTABLISHING A CITRUS PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND AMENDING CHAPTERS 2.30 AND 2.54 RELATING TO THE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ec i n I. Section 2.32.050 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to the Parks Commission is hereby amended to read as follows: "2.32.050 Duties. The Parks Commission shall recommend to the City Council policies for the acquisition, development and improvement of parks and open space, and for the planting, care and removal of trees and shrubs in all parks, parkways, open space and streets. The Commission shall have regular meeting dates and shall keep records of all of its acts and proceedings." Section 2. Chapter 2.64 relating to the establishment of a Citrus Preservation Commission is hereby added to the Redlands Municipal Code to read as follows: "Chapter 2.64 Citrus Preservation Commission Sections 2.64.010 Existence. 2.64.020 Membership. 2.64.030 Members - Forfeiture of Office by Absence. 2.64.040 Organization and Meetings 2.64.050 Powers and Duties 2.64.010 Existence. There is a Citrus Preservation Commission as established by Ordinance No. 2303 of the City which shall make recommendations and advise the City Council regarding the acquisition, improvement, preservation and retention of citrus properties within the City. 2.64.020 Membership. The Citrus Preservation Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the Mayor i DJM818LE with the approval of the City Council. Each member shall serve for a four-year term and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council of the unexpired portion of the term. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation and shall be neither officers nor employees of the City. The City Council may remove any member of the Commission at any time.. without cause, by a majority vote of the members of the City Council. Four members of the Commission steal l constitute a quorum. 2.54.030 Members - Forfeiture of Office by Absence Any Commissioner who is absent from any three consecutive regular meetings of the Commission, unless excused from such attendance by consent of the Commission expressed by action of record in its minutes, shall automatically forfeit his or her office as a member of the Commission. 2.64.040 Organization The Commissioners shall,upon their appointment,organize and elect a chairman for the term of one year, and such other officers as the Commissioners may deem advisable, and shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary to fulfill the obligations and duties of the Commission. There shall be a member of City staff; appointed by the City Manager,who shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Commission,attend all meetings of the Commission and shall act as a staff liaison for the Commission to the City Council. 2.64.050 Powers and Duties. The Citrus Preservation Commission shall recommend to the City Council policies for the acquisition, improvement, preservation and retention of citrus properties within the City. The Commission shall have regular meeting dates in compliance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act and shall keep records of all of its acts and proceedings. In addition to the foregoing.the Commission shall have the following specific powers and duties: A. The Commission shall supply fanning expertise and management to the commercial farming companies retained by the City to farm the City's citrus groves. The Commission shall periodically update the City Council on the performance of the farming companies and shall make recommendation to the City Council regarding the performance of such companies. B. The Commission shall have the'authority to oversee and coordinate the marketing of crops produced from the City's citrus groves, for the benefit of the City. C. The Commission shall have the authority to direct the day-to-day operations associated with the management of the City's groves. DJM8I sLE 2 Section 3. Chapter 2.30 is hereby deleted in its entirety and Section 2.54.020 relating to the Public Library is hereby amended to read as follows: "2.54.020 Trustees. There is a Library Board of Trustees as established by Ordinance No. 170 of the City. The Board shall consist of five trustees who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council, and who shall have the powers and duties set forth in this section. The Trustees shall hold office for three years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointments are made. In accordance with California Education Code Sections 18900, et. seg., the Board of Library Trustees shall manage the Public Library. The Trustees shall have the powers and perform the duties with regard to the Public. Library and Reading Room and the care, management and control thereof, and of the books, property and funds belonging thereto, prescribed by the aforesaid Act of the Legislature and who shall in the exercise of their functions conform to and be governed by the provisions of the State Education Code." Section 4. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City and thereafter, this ordinance shall take effect as provided by law. ayor of le City of Redlands ATTEST: ity Jerk DWS 18L6 3 1, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of February-, 1996, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Gilbreath, Cunningham, Gil, Banda; Mayor Larson NOES. None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Nene City= Jerk of th s of Redlands a1M8 i s;.r 4