Chapter 2.64 — HOUSING COMMISSION

Pursuant to resolution adopted on December 11, 1997, the city council ("city council") of the city of Palm Desert ("city") established the Palm Desert housing authority ("authority") and declared itself to be the commissioners of the authority pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law (California Health and Safety Code Section 34200 et seq.). (Ord. 1390 § 9, 2023)

Pursuant to Section 34291 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, a governing body of a city which has declared itself to be the commissioners of a housing authority may, by ordinance, create a housing commission. A housing commission is created and established. Such housing commission may be known and referred to as the "Palm Desert housing commission" or the "housing commission." The provisions set forth in Chapter 2.34 shall apply to this commission, except as otherwise required by state law. If there is any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this chapter or the commission's bylaws and those in Chapter 2.34, the provisions of this chapter and/or the bylaws will control. (Ord. 1390 § 9, 2023)

• A. The housing commission shall consist of seven members who shall be residents of the city. Two of the members shall be appointed as tenants of the authority and one of the tenant appointments shall be over sixty-two years of age if the authority has tenants over that age. If a tenant appointment to the housing commission ceases to be a tenant of the authority, he or she shall be disqualified from being a member and another tenant of the authority shall be appointed by the city council to the remainder of the unexpired term. The successor to a tenant appointment shall be a tenant of the authority.

• B. Notwithstanding Section 2.34.030, a city officer or employee is eligible to serve on the housing commission, but only if such officer or employee does not exercise powers or duties in his or her office or employment that may conflict with the exercise of the independent judgment required to carry out the purposes of the authority.

• (Ord. 1390 § 9, 2023)

Regular meeting days of the housing commission shall be determined by resolution of the housing commission, except that the board shall meet at least once each month. (Ord. 1390 § 9, 2023)

The housing commission shall have the power and be required to review and make recommendations on all matters to come before the authority prior to authority action, except emergency matters and matters which the housing authority, by resolution, excludes from the housing commission's review.

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City of Palm Desert, CA § 2.64.050

PALM DESERT CODE

§ 2.64.090

(Ord. 1390 § 9, 2023)

Before a matter is acted upon by the authority, the matter shall be submitted to the housing commission for its review and recommendation. Within thirty days after a matter is submitted to the housing commission for its review and recommendation, the housing commission shall make and file its report thereon with the authority. If the housing commission does not report upon the matter within thirty days after its submission by the authority, the housing commission shall be deemed to have waived its review and recommendations concerning the matter and the authority may thereafter approve the matter without the report of the housing commission. From time to time, the city council may, by ordinance or resolution, amend the procedures set forth in this section or provide for additional procedures for review and recommendation, and for further functions of the housing commission.

(Ord. 1390 § 9, 2023)

• A. Section 33417.5 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California provides that there is in each city having a redevelopment agency a relocation appeals board composed of five members appointed by the mayor of the city, subject to the approval of the legislative body.

• B. By prior resolution, the mayor of the city of Palm Desert appointed five members of the Palm Desert housing authority commission as the members of the relocation appeals board and the city council approved such appointment.

• C. Pursuant to Section 6152 of the Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Guidelines (Chapter 6 of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations, commencing with Section 6000), the city council designates the relocation appeals board to hear the appeals of all persons who make a written request for formal review and reconsideration of the determinations of the city of Palm Desert (the "city") and the Palm Desert housing authority (the "authority") as to eligibility and the amount of payment, and to hear the appeals of all persons who make a written request for formal review and reconsideration regarding the city's or the authority's actions with respect to referrals to comparable permanent or adequate temporary replacement housing or the city's or authority's property management practices.

• (Ord. 1390 § 9, 2023)

Notwithstanding Section 2.34.100, the removal of a member of the housing commission shall comply with the requirements of Section 34282 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California.

(Ord. 1390 § 9, 2023)

Compensation shall be paid to each member of the Palm Desert housing authority in the amount of fifty dollars per member per meeting not to exceed four meetings per month and shall increase in the same amount as may be prescribed by Section 34274 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California. Said compensation shall be in addition to reimbursement for actual and

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City of Palm Desert, CA

§ 2.64.090 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL

§ 2.64.090

necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. (Ord. 1390 § 9, 2023)

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City of Palm Desert, CA

ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL

§ 2.66.010

§ 2.66.050