SR-071310-10ACity of
Santa Monica"
June 21, 2010
Recreation & Parks Commission
1685 Main Street
PO Box 220C
Santa Monica,. California 90407-220C
Mayor and Councilmembers
City of Santa Monica
1685 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Dear Mayor Shriver and City Councilmembers:
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JUL 13 2010
At its June 17, 2010 Commission meeting, the Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission voted
unanimously to recommend to the City Council that Section 2.12.155 of the City Code be changed to
allow for two Commissioner Emeritus positions who may service on the Recreation and Parks
Commission. The current Code Section allows for City Council appointment up to one Commissioner
Emeritus based upon the recommendations of the Commission. To be eligible for appointment, a
person must have served two full terms as a Commissioner and must be a resident within the City. The
Commissioner is a nonvoting member, may represent the Commission at community and other
functions as directed by the Commission, may serve on Commission committees and shall abide by the
bylaws of the Commission. The term for the Commissioner Emeritus is two years, and the
Commissioner Emeritus may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. The Commissioner Emeritus is
not eligible to serve simultaneously as a voting member on another City Commission. This charter
section was codified pursuant to City Council approval of Ordinance Number 2272CCS & 1, adopted on
October 14, 2008.
Currently, the existing Commissioner Emeritus, frank Schwengel, has reapplied for his second term. At
its June meeting, the Commission reaffirmed its support for this appointment and took the action above
in order to allow for a second emeritus position. This motion also included a recommendation to
Council to subsequently appoint current Chair, Susan Cloke, to fill that position for atwo-year term
effective as soon. as all the ordinance changes are in place. The Commission believes that both Frank
and Susan have unique and important roles to fill and that the City and the Commission would be well
served if they both could fill emeritus positions.
We request that this proposed action be placed on the City Council agenda as soon as is feasible.
Thank you for your consideration and support.
Sincerely,
NEIL CARREY
Vice-Chairperson
tel: 310 458-8370
JUL 13 2010
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City Council Meeting: October 14, 2008 Santa Monica, Cali#omia
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2272 {CCS}
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ADDENG SECTION 2.12.155 TO CREATE THE POSITION OF
COMMISSIONER EMERITUS ON THE RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION
WHEREAS; the Recreation and Parks Commission has recommended the
creation of the emeritus position for the commission; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this recommendation and has
determined that creation of the emeritus position will assist the commission in its service
to the community;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.12.155 is hereby added fo
the Santa Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
2.12.155 Commissioner(s) Emerifus.
The City Council may appoint _up to one
Commissioner Emeritus who may serve on the Commission
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for Recreation and Parks ("Commission"). The appointment
shall be based upon -the recommendations of the
Commission. To be eligible for appointment, a person must
have served two full terms as a Commissioner on the
Commission and must be a resident within the City. The
Commissioner Emeritus shalt be a nonvoting member of the
Commission, may represent the Commission at community
and other functions as directed by the Commission, may
serve on Commission committees and shall abide by the
bylaws of the Commission. The term far the Commissioner
Emeritus shall be two years, and the Commissioner
Emeritus may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.
The Commissioner Emeritus shall no# be eligible to serve
simultaneously as a voting member on another City
Commissioh.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary
to effect the. provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent. jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would.
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have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase not declared invalid or unconstifutiona! without regard #o whether any portion
of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or uncons#itutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this Ordinance. The City- Cferk shalt cause the same to be published once in the
official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This .Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVEDI?AS TO FORM:
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MAf~IiA JG7 S MOUT~21E
City Att'orn~y
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Approved and adopted this 14~" day of Octc
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the Gity of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2272 (CCS) had its introduction on September 16~h, 2008, and
was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on October 14«', 2008, by
the following vote:
Ayes: Council members:
Noes: Council members:
Abstain: Council members:
Absent: Council members:
Denser, Holbrook, McKeown, Shriver
Mayor Katz
None
None
O'Connor
Mayor Pro Tem t3loom
A summary of Ordinance No. 2272 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to California
Dovernment Code Section 40806.
ATTEST:
Maria Stewart, City Clerk