HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 618ORDINANCE NO. 618
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING, IN ITS ENTIRETY,
TITLE 2, CHAPTER 13 OF THE ATASCADERO MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission was created by Ordinance No. 101 in
1985: and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission, was created to be an advisory body
to the City Council, in matters pertaining to parks and public recreation; and
WHEREAS, since its initial establishment, there have been a number of amendments to
the make-up of the Commission including changes to the number of Commissioners, terms of
service and the duties and responsibilities of the Commission; and
WHEREAS, due to a lack of items to bring to them, the Parks & Recreation Commission
meetings were frequently cancelled and the City Council, during their Strategic Planning
Workshop in January 2013, suspended the Parks and Recreation Commission meetings until
further notice; and
WHEREAS, to better address meetings of the Commission and to prevent frequent
cancellations, Ordinance No. 588 was adopted to allow for the scheduling of Commission
meetings on an "as needed" basis and to narrow the focus of the Commission to park and facility
projects, streamlining the approval process at the City Council level; and
WHEREAS, as a City Council appointed Board, there are various rules and regulations
that apply to the noticing and conduct of the meetings as well as various training and filing
obligations of the Commissioners and these requirements, coupled with the meetings themselves
require City resources and staff time to implement and manage; and
WHEREAS, As part of the 2017 Strategic Planning process, the City Council
determined that one of three priorities for the 2017-2019 budget cycle would be Employee
Resources, reducing impacts to already strained City resources; and
WHEREAS, at the February 2017 Strategic Planning Workshop 4he. City Council
discussed the dissolution of the Parks and Recreation Commission as -a goat to help-meet'�he
Employee Resources priority; and _
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff at the February 20-18-$St`ratekic. Planning
Workshop to dissolve the Parks and Recreation Commission following the terrri. on of the
current Commission's terms; and
WHEREAS, projects reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission have required
review and approval by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the dissolution of the Parks and
Recreation Commission will not impact public engagement and input.
City of Atascadero
Ordinance No. 618
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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO ...
HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Title 2, Chapter 13 of the Atascadero Municipal Code relating to the Parks
and Recreation Commission is repealed in its entirety and is of no further force or effect.
SECTION 2. Title 2, Chapter 13 of the Atascadero Municipal Code is hereby reserved for
future use.
SECTION 3. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of
this Ordinance, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this
end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City Council of the City of Atascadero
hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any
particular portion thereof.
SECTION 4. A summary of this Ordinance shall be published twice: at least five days
prior to its final passage in the Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulated in the
City of Atascadero, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its final passage, in the
Atascadero News, a newspaper published and circulate in the City of Atascadero. A copy of the
full text of this Ordinance shall be on file in the City Clerk's Office on and after the date
following introduction and passage and shall be available to any interested member of the public.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date of adoption.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council held on January 8, 2019, and
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Atascadero, State of
California, on January 22, 2019.
CITY OF ATASCADERO
Heather Moreno, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Brian A. Pierik, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO ) ss
CITY OF ATASCADERO )
I, LARA K. CHRISTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Atascadero, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that Ordinance No. 618 was duly introduced at a regular
meeting held on January 8, 2019 and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 22nd day of January, 2019 by the following roll call vote, to
wit:
AYES: Council Members Bourbeau, Fonzi, Funk, Newsom, and Mayor Moreno
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
CITY CLERK
I hereby certify that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 618 duly
passed and adopted by the Atascadero City Council at their regular meeting held
on January 22, 2019 and that the Ordinance was published on
February 1, 2019 in the Atascadero News newspaper.
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