R-10295Council Meeting: May 27, 2008 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER io295 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING THE MEMBERSHIP, TERMS, SCOPE AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEASURE V CITIZENS OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the people of the City of Santa Monica adopted a Clean
Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax in November 2006 by adding Section 7.64. of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 7.64.080 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
authorizes the City Council to establish a Citizens Oversight Committee to audit
the use of the Tax Proceeds,. and authorizes the City Council to determine the
membership, scope and responsibilities of the Committee; and
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the tax, together with any interest and
penalties thereon, shall be used exclusively for the implementation of the
Watershed Management Plan as described in Section 7.64.050 of the Santa
Monica Municipal Code,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Citizens Oversight Committee shall be comprised of five
(5) residents of the City of Santa Monica who shall each be appointed by a
majority vote of the City Council. Initially, two (2) of the members shall have a 1-
year term, and the other three (3) members will have a 2-year term. After the
initial appointments, the terms shall expire every 2 years. However, Committee
members may be reappointed to additional two-year terms, without limitation; by
a majority vote of the City Council.
SECTION 2. The responsibilities of the Committee are solely advisory to
the City Council and shall consist of: 1) review of proposed capital and operating
expenditures from Measure V funds; 2) review of actual Measure V capital and
operating expenditures; and 3) review of proposed Measure V capital projects to
confirm consistency with the generally or specifically established water quality
improvement goals of the program.
SECTION 3. The Committee members shall set a schedule of meetings
for the Committee that shall not be less than bi-annually.
SECTION 4. The Director of Environmental and Public Works
Management shall designate a staff liaison to the Committee, and the Committee
with the assistance of the staff liaison shall prepare and submit an annual report
to the City Council that generally describes the Committee's successful
attainment of its oversight responsibilities.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk, or her designee, shall serve as Secretary to
the Committee.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution,
and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MARSHA ,YO ES MOI~TRIE
City~Attor'ey
Adopted and approved this 27th day of May, 2008.
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am O'Connor, Acting Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 10295 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 27th day of May, 2008, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Genser, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Connor, Shriver
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: Mayor Pro Tem Bloom, Mayor Katz
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, Acting City Clerk