Calabasas Municipal Code Ch. 2.38 Communications and Technology Commission

The communications and technology commission of the City of Calabasas is created.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 4 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2015-321, § 6, 4-8-2015)

A. The commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be lawful residents of the city and electors during their respective terms of office.

B. Commissioners nominated by individual councilmembers shall have a term lasting for the lesser of two (2) years or until the expiration of the term of the councilmember who nominated that commissioner. Notwithstanding the expiration of a term, a commissioner shall continue until his or her successor has been appointed.

C. If a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of a term, a new commissioner shall be appointed in the manner as set forth in this section and shall serve the unexpired portion of the term.

D. The commission may appoint or reappoint a high school student lawfully resident in the city as a nonvoting commissioner for a one-year term.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 4 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2010-274, § 5, 4-28-2010; Ord. No. 2015-321, § 6, 4-8-2015)

A. The commission shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members, each for a term of one (1) year, at its first regular meeting of each year. No person shall serve more than two (2) successive one-year terms in either office. The chair, or in the absence of the chair, the vice chair, shall preside over the meetings of the commission.

B. The commission may appoint standing or ad hoc subcommittees from its membership and with the consent of the city council, may appoint advisory committees comprised of noncommissioners.

C. With the consent of the city council, the commission may adopt rules and regulations for the transactions of its business.

D. The media operations director, or such other person as is designated by the city manager to do so, shall serve as the secretary of the commission.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 4 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2015-320, § 8, 2-11-2015; Ord. No. 2015-321, § 6, 4-8-2015)

The purpose of the commission is to advise the city council on various matters relating to the city's video service providers, telecommunications issues, communication technology, and other relevant emerging technologies. In addition, the commission acts as a planning commission when reviewing and approving wireless telecommunications facilities.

The objectives of the commission include the following:

A. Monitoring state franchised video service providers and, to the extent permitted by federal, state, and city law and regulation, recommending enforcement actions for consideration by the city council;

B. Monitoring the status of state and federal legislation and relevant case law regarding wired and wireless telecommunications and cable television issues, making recommendations to the city council on actions to take in light of these issues and performing any additional duties related hereto as requested by the city council;

C. Providing input on programming and production for CTV, the Calabasas channel, and on the content of the city's website;

D. Acting as a planning commission of the city with respect to wireless communication facilities, holding public hearings on proposed applications and related conditional use permits, and related actions as provided by Section 17.12.050(1) of this Code;

E. Monitoring and recommending adoption of or further consideration of technologies to the city council;

F. Overseeing the issuance of permits for film and video production; and

G. Performing such other duties as may be requested from time to time by the city council.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 4 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2012-295, § 1, 6-27-2012; Ord. No. 2014-309, § 4, 2-12-2014; Ord. No. 2015-321, § 6, 4-8-2015)

Regular meetings shall be held not less than quarterly on a date established from time to time by resolution of the commission.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 4 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2015-321, § 6, 4-8-2015)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2015-321, § 6, adopted April 8, 2015, repealed § 2.38.060, which pertained to absence from meetings and derived from Ord. 2006-215, § 4(part), adopted in 2006.

The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties. No expense of any kind shall be incurred by the commission or any commissioner, unless first authorized and approved by the city council.

(Ord. 2006-215 § 4 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 2015-321, § 6, 4-8-2015)