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City Council Meeting 7-23-02 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2049 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING CHAPTER 2.66 TO THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CREATE A DISABILITIES COMMISSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2.66 is hereby added to the Santa Monica Municipal Code
to read as follows:
Chapter 2.66
DISABILITIES COMMISSION
Section 2.66.010 Creation of Disabilities Commission.
Pursuant to Section 1000 of the Santa Monica City Charter, a
Disabilities Commission is hereby established. The Commission shall
consist of eleven (11) members appointed by the City Council. All members
shall be residents of the City who have significant experience in the disability
community. Additionally, at least six members shall be persons with
disabilities. The Commission and Commissioners shall be subject to all of
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the terms of Article X of the City Charter setting forth procedures for
appointment of Commissioners, terms and meetings.
Section 2.66.020 Powers and Duties of the Commission,
The Disabilities Commission shall have the power and be required to:
Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters
pertaining to people with disabilities in Santa Monica and their needs as a
group.
Work cooperatively with City agencies, officials, boards,
commissions and departments in developing educational and informational
materials and programs about the abilities, rights and responsibilities of
people with disabilities.
Hold an annual public hearing to receive community input on
matters relevant to the general scope of the Commission.
(d) Study and make recommendations to the City Council regarding
the special problems that people with disabilities in Santa Monica face in
employment, transportation, housing, programmatic and physical access to
City services, and facilities and programs stemming from barriers
encountered in everyday life.
Work cooperatively with City agencies, officials, boards,
commission and departments in making recommendations on the
development and implementation of programs and practices promoting
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disability awareness and the integration of people with disabilities into City
life.
(f) Review the City's annual Americans with Disabilities Act
Compliance Review and Update and provide input to staff on the review
process and the content of the report.
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 ofthis Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
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Adopted and approved this 23rd day of July, 2002.
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State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2049 (CCS) had it's introduction on July 9,2002, and was
adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting on July 23, 2002, by the following
vote:
Ayes: Council members: Holbrook, O'Connor, Bloom, Genser, Katz, Mayor
Pro Tem McKeown, Mayor Feinstein
Noes Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: None
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, ity Clerk