Jurupa Valley Municipal Code Ch. 2.37 Public Works Advisory Committee

The Public Works Advisory Committee is hereby established.

(Ord. No. 2022-13, § 1, 7-21-2022)

A. The Public Works Advisory Committee shall consist of five (5) members. Members of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the City Council. Each Council Member shall nominate one (1) member of the Public Works Advisory Committee. Each such nomination shall require confirmation by a majority vote of the entire City Council.

(1) Not less than ten (10) days prior to the meeting at which the Council will consider one (1) or more appointments to the Public Works Advisory Committee the City Clerk shall post notice of the pending appointments and invite qualified persons to apply for the position or positions.

(2) The City Clerk shall post such notice at the locations where the City Council agendas are posted pursuant to City Council resolution and on the city's website.

(3) In addition to these posting requirements, the City Clerk shall also comply with the posting requirements for vacancies and terms of members of the Public Works Advisory Committee as provided in California Government Code Sections 54970 through 54974 or their successor sections.

B. Members of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council and a member of the Public Works Advisory Committee may be removed from the Public Works Advisory Committee by a majority vote of the entire City Council for any reason, with or without cause. If a member of the Public Works Advisory Committee is removed from office, then at the time of this vote the member shall be deemed removed from the Public Works Advisory Committee, the member's term and tenure as a member of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall end, and a vacancy shall exist for that position.

C. If a vacancy should occur on the Public Works Advisory Committee such vacancies shall be filled by appointment of a new member by the City Council for the unexpired portion of the term pursuant to the procedures of subsection A. of this section.

(Ord. No. 2022-13, § 1, 7-21-2022)

A. The term of each member of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall be for four (4) years or until their successors are appointed and sworn in as members, whichever is later.

B. Each year the City Council shall reconfirm the appointment of each member of the Public Works Advisory Committee.

(1) The reconfirmation shall occur at a regular City Council meeting during the month of December of each year.

(2) Each member of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall be reconfirmed by a majority vote of the entire City Council.

(3) If a member of the Public Works Advisory Committee is not reconfirmed by a majority vote of the entire City Council, then at the time of this vote the member shall be deemed removed from the Public Works Advisory Committee, the member's term and tenure as a member of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall end, and a vacancy shall exist for that position.

(Ord. No. 2022-13, § 1, 7-21-2022)

A. Members of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall, at all times during their incumbencies, be bona fide residents of the city.

B. No member of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall be a city employee, nor shall any member of the Public Works Advisory Committee be a member of another city commission or committee at any one (1) time.

C. No member of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall serve in any capacity on a board, committee, or commission of any public agency or district.

(Ord. No. 2022-13, § 1, 7-21-2022)

The officers of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson who shall be selected by a majority vote of the entire Public Works Advisory Committee. The terms of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be from January 1 to December 31 of each year, subject to removal or failure to reconfirm pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2022-13, § 1, 7-21-2022)

A. The Public Works Advisory Committee shall act as an advisory body to the City Council on matters relating to public works, including:

(1) Advise the City Council regarding public works programs, including but not limited to, roads, storm drains, parkways, planted medians, traffic control devices, traffic signals, maintenance of public infrastructure, and other public infrastructure obligations of the city;

(2) Assist staff to develop, review, and recommend a tree planting/maintenance policy;

(3) Assist staff in reviewing refuse rates and recycling programs;

(4) Recommend and prioritize to the City Council all public works capital improvement projects or any other significant project as selected by staff or the Committee from a list of capital improvement projects for inclusion in an upcoming capital improvement program;

(5) Review and recommend clean energy, energy conservation, and environmental sustainability programs reducing greenhouse gas emissions;

(6) Receive regular updates of the active capital improvement projects;

(7) Provide assistance in developing programs and/or recommendations to the City Council regarding the most efficient and cost effective methods of providing for public works needs and requirements of the city; and

(8) Perform the duties of the Public Works Advisory Committee as specified in Chapter 13.40, Urban Tree Protection.

B. Additionally, the Public Works Committee:

(1) Shall not duplicate the efforts of the Planning Commission concerning review of land use, subdivisions, and other development plans;

(2) Unless expressly authorized to do so by the City Council, it shall not represent itself to be, nor in any way act for or on behalf of the City Council, nor shall it commit the officers, employees or staff of the city in any manner or to any course of action but shall act as a study center and clearinghouse for advisory action to the City Council;

(3) Shall not encroach upon any area preempted by state or federal law; and

(4) Shall forward all of its findings and recommendations to the City Council.

(Ord. No. 2022-13, § 1, 7-21-2022; Ord. No. 2024-06, § 2, 3-7-2024)

A. The Public Works Committee shall meet quarterly and may conduct special meetings on an as needed basis. The Committee shall adopt a resolution setting the time and place of its regular quarterly meetings.

B. All meetings of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code Section 54950 et seq.).

C. A quorum of three (3) members of the Public Works Advisory Committee shall be required for the transaction of any business.

(Ord. No. 2022-13, § 1, 7-21-2022)

Members of the Public Works Advisory Committee may receive a stipend per meeting in an amount set by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. No. 2022-13, § 1, 7-21-2022)