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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11C - 2ND READ ORD. - ETACREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JANUARY 17, 2017 TITLE: SECOND READING ORDINANCE: AMENDING CHAPTER 33, ARTICLE VII OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 1} �rt RECOMMENDED ACTION Place revised ordinance on second reading and adopt. DISCUSSION CLERIC OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on I" Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2" Reading Implementing Resolution ® Set Public Hearing For® CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER On December 20, 2016, the following ordinance was introduced for first reading and City Council authorized publication of title by a vote of 6 -0 (Tinajero absent): ORDINANCE NO. NS -2910 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 33, ARTICLE VII OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #1 (Establish a comprehensive community engagement initiative to expand access to information and create opportunities for stakeholders to play an active role in discussing public policy and setting priorities). FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Merfa D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council EXHIBIT: 1. Ordinance No. NS -2910 — Marked up version reflecting changes. 2. Ordinance No. NS -2910 — Final version without markups. 11C-1 11C-2 Jmf 1 -09.17 ORDINANCE NO. NS -XXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 33, ARTICLE VII OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: A. The City Council is authorized pursuant to Santa Ana Charter Section 900 to create by ordinance such appointive boards or commissions as in its judgment are required and is authorized to grant to them powers and duties consistent with the Charter. B. On December 2, 1991, the City Council created and established pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 91 -112 the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee (ETAC) for the City of Santa Ana, which consists of nine (9) members, citizens, residents and business representatives of the city. C. The various resolutions that govern ETAC have differing references to ETAC's role and duties. D. Ordinance No. NS -2414, which codified the duties of ETAC in Chapter 33 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, only makes reference to ETAC's duties with respect to trees. E. The City Council seeks to update and clarify the duties of ETAC in order to remove any inconsistencies and ambiguities as to ETAC's role and duties as an advisory body. F. Rased on the foregoing, it is necessary to amend sections of the Santa Ana Municipal Code in order to clarify and update the duties of ETAC. SECTION 2. Section 33 -183 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows (new language underlined, deleted language in strikeout for tracking purposes only): Exhibit 1 Ordinance No. NS -XXX 11C-3 Page 1 of 4 Jrnf 1 -09.17 Sec. 33.183. Creation and establishment of the Eenvironmental and Ttransportation Aadvisory Csommittee. (a) On December 2, 1991, the city council created and established under city council Resolution No. 91 -112 the environmental and transportation advisory committee (ETAC) for the City of Santa Ana whlGh n 6!&t6 Of -he (9) I—em hgr8,-- GiIiZ$RS, F866GIORts and h 19USIR866 GRtatiy of this nifv ..rhn ire o . .n. 1. 1 .. w. .er enA clty G96IRG' i The Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee shall be comprised of nine (9) members who shall be qualified electors of the city. The provisions of sections 900 and 900.1 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana shall govern the appointment, removal, and terms of members of ETAC and the existence of vacancies on ETAC. Membership in ETAC need not be qualified electors of the city. laws. SECTION 3. Section 33 -184 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows (new language underlined, deleted language in strikeout for tracking purposes only): Sec. 33 -184. Duties and responsibilities of the Eenvironmental and Ttransportation Aadvlsory Ccommittee. (a) The duties of the ETAC shall consist of acting in an advisory capacity to the city council in the study, review, and recommendations with regard to the removal, planting, replanting or disposition of public trees a;eAg-sity- streets in the public right of wgy. ETAC shall review and make recommendations regarding requests for public tree removal by individual property owners, neighborhood associations, or developers. ETAC shall make recommendations on designated species for specific streets and neighborhoods, (b) ETAC will assist in the dissemination of news and information regarding the protection, maintenance, removal and planting of public trees on public property to the city council and citizens of the City of Santa Ana, (c) ETAC, when requested by the city council, shall consider, investigate, make finding, report and recommend upon any special matter of question coming within the scope of the urban forest. the city council Ordinance No. NS -XXX 11C-4 Page 2 of 4 Imf 1 -09 -17 recommendation related to master planning of transportation and streetscape matters and guiding principles on Water and Wastewater matters. environment, streetscape, and right of way aesthetics. w. 1. - C SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. SECTION 6. The Clerk of the Council shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by taw. ADOPTED this day of 2017. APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney By: John M. Funk Assistant City Attorney Miguel A. Pulido Mayor Ordinance No. NS -XXX 11C-5 Page 3 of 4 jmf 1 -00.17 AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Councilmembers ABSTAIN: Councilmembers NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached Ordinance No, i to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on , and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Date: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS -XXX 11C-6 Page 4 of 4 jmf 1 -09 -17 ORDINANCE NO. NS -XXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 33, ARTICLE VII OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ROLE AND DUTIES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: A. The City Council is authorized pursuant to Santa Ana Charter Section 900 to create by ordinance such appointive boards or commissions as in its judgment are required and is authorized to grant to them powers and duties consistent with the Charter. B. On December 2, 1991, the City Council created and established pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 91 -112 the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee (ETAC) for the City of Santa Ana, which consists of nine (9) members, citizens, residents and business representatives of the city. C. The various resolutions that govern ETAC have differing references to ETAC's role and duties. D. Ordinance No. NS -2414, which codified the duties of ETAC in Chapter 33 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, only makes reference to ETAC's duties with respect to trees. E. The City Council seeks to update and clarify the duties of ETAC in order to remove any inconsistencies and ambiguities as to ETAC's role and duties as an advisory body. F. Based on the foregoing, it is necessary to amend sections of the Santa Ana Municipal Code in order to clarify and update the duties of ETAC. SECTION 2. Section 33 -183 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: Sec. 33 -183. Creation and establishment of the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee. (a) On December 2, 1991, the city council created and established under city council Resolution No. 91 -112 the environmental and transportation advisory committee EXhibi$ 2 Ordinance No. NS -XXX Page 1 of 3 jmf 1 -09 -17 (ETAC) for the City of Santa Ana. The Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee shall be comprised of nine (9) members who shall be qualified electors of the city. The provisions of sections 900 and 900.1 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana shall govern the appointment, removal, and terms of members of ETAC and the existence of vacancies on ETAC. Membership in ETAC may include one (1) member who shall be nominated by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce and one (1) member nominated by the Santa Ana Hispanic Chamber of Commerce within the nine (9) member limit. The members nominated by the Chambers need not be qualified electors of the city. (b) ETAC meetings and procedures shall be resolved and detailed in separately adopted by -laws. SECTION 3. Section 33 -184 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: Sec. 33 -184. Duties and responsibilities of the Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee. (a) The duties of ETAC shall consist of acting in an advisory capacity to the city council in the study, review, and recommendations with regard to the removal, planting, replanting or disposition of public trees in the public right of way. ETAC shall review and make recommendations regarding requests for public tree removal by individual property owners, neighborhood associations, or developers. ETAC shall make recommendations on designated species for specific streets and neighborhoods. (b) ETAC will assist in the dissemination of news and information regarding the protection, maintenance, removal and planting of public trees on public property to the city council and citizens of the City of Santa Ana. (c) ETAC, when requested by the city council, shall consider, investigate, make finding, report and recommend upon any special matter of question coming within the scope of the urban forest. (d) The duties of ETAC shall also consist of acting in an advisory capacity to the city council, in the study, review, and recommendation related to master planning of transportation and streetscape matters, and guiding principles on Water and Wastewater matters. (e) ETAC shall provide general input regarding the City's Circulation Element, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans, and Citywide Complete Streets, and advise on major surface transportation programs. ETAC may also provide input on street environment, streetscape, and right of way aesthetics. SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining Ordinance No. NS -XXX 11C-8 Page 2 of 3 jmf 1 -09 -17 portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption. SECTION 6. The Clerk of the Council shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. ADOPTED this day of APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney AYES: John M. Funk Assistant City Attorney Councilmembers NOES: Councilmembers NOT PRESENT Councilmembers Councilmembers 2017. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached Ordinance No. NS -XXX to be the original ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on , and that said ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Date: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana 11C-9 Ordinance No. NS -XXX Page 3of3 11C -10