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Home My WebLink About50A - ORD - YOUTH COMMISSION COMPREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JUNE 20, 2017 TITLE: AMEND YOUTH COMMISSIO COMPENSATION {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 1} y Gl?fY MANAGE RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER 1. Select a compensation structure for Youth Commission members: Option 1: Compensate regular and alternate members at $50.00 per meeting, and no compensation for associate members. Option 2: Compensate regular members at $50.00, alternate members at $25, and no compensation for associate members. Option 3: Pleasure of the City Council. Place ordinances on first reading and authorize publication of ordinance amending Santa Ana Municipal Code §2-325 relating to compensation for members of the Youth Commission. DISCUSSION One of the City's goals is to be a catalyst for the positive development of young people. To help accomplish this goal, in September of 1999 the City Council established the Youth Commission. The Commission offers the youth of Santa Ana an opportunity to participate in the community's development by making recommendations on issues facing the youth of today. The Youth Commission consists of seven regular members; seven alternate members, ages 14 through 18; and seven associate members, ages of 11 and 13 that are all appointed by the City Council. On August 10, 2009 the City Council adopted an ordinance that set the .compensation of regular members at $25.00 and alternate members at $10.00, per meeting. The City Council has expressed an interest in aligning the compensation for all board and commission 50A-1 AMEND YOUTH COMMISSION COMPENSATION June 20, 2017 Page 2 members; thus it is recommended that the City Council approve the structure preferred from options presented and adopt the ordinance accordingly. The proposed ordinance attached will allow for an amendment to the compensation for all youth commission members. STRATEGIC PLAN Approval of this agreement allows us to meet Goal #5. Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Priority #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 Given the structures presented and one regular meeting per month, the annual cost for the Youth Commission is estimated to up to $12,600. Funds for the Youth Commission are available in the Parks, Recreation & Community Services account for Management and Support Services (account no. 01113230-62302, activity no. 93203301102). /%- 6 Maria D. HGizar, Clerk of the Council "Mouet,rks, Recreation and Community Services Agency Exhibit: Proposed Ordinance t APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNT: Francisco Gutierrez, � Executive Director of Finance & Mgmt. Services Agency 50A-2 ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 2-325 TO THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO COMPENSATION FOR YOUTH COMMISSION MEMBERS 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's budget challenges and the potential impacts on the City's ability to preserve high quality core services to the public has lead the City Council to evaluate the current structure of the City's appointive boards and their costs. B. The City agencies which staff the various boards and commissions have reviewed all costs associated with providing support to the appointive boards including materials and supplies, training and travel, staff time, and member compensation. C. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of section 418 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Any such restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of the City Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter Section 2. Section 2-325 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended such that it reads as follows: Sec. 2-325. Compensation for members of boards, commissions. The members of the following boards and commissions of the City shall receive the compensation as set forth herein: (a) Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting, three (3) meetings maximum per month, plus twenty dollars ($20.00) per month automobile allowance. (b) Personnel Board, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting. (c) Planning Commission, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting, three (3) meetings maximum per month, plus fifty dollars ($50.00) per month automobile allowance. Ordinance No. NS-XXXX Page 1 of 3 y 1 J (d) Historic Resources Commission, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month. (e) Board of Recreation and Parks, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month. (f) Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month. (g) Youth Commission, one (1) meeting per month, three (3) special meetings maximum per year. Compensation to be approved by City Council with the following options presented: Option 1: Youth Commission, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting for regular and associate members, one (1) meeting maximum per month and three (3) special meetings maximum per year. Option 2: Youth Commission, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting for regular and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per meeting for alternate members, one (1) meeting maximum per month and three (3) special meetings maximum per year. Option 3: Youth Commission, [To be written for First Reading at the Pleasure of the City Council.] Section 3. 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. ADOPTED this _ day of 2017. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney By: John Funk, Senior Assistant City Attorney Ordinance No. NS-XXXX Page 2 of 3 50A-4 AYES: Councilmembers: NOES: Councilmembers: ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: ABSENT: 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. 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: Maria D. Huizar Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS -2795 50A-5 Page 3 of 3 41A