CC 03-19-2024 Item No. 5. Ordinance No. 22-2256 Commission and Committee Terms_Supplemental Report1
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
SUPPLEMENTAL 1
Meeting: March 19, 2024
Agenda Item #5
Subject
Adoption of Ordinance No. 24-2256, to regularize commissioner appointments and revise
commissioner qualifications
Recommended Action
Conduct the second reading of and adopt Ordinance No. 24-2256, “AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO TO REGULARIZE CITY
COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE TERMS AND REVISE COMMISSIONER
QUALIFICATIONS”
Background:
Staff’s responses to questions received from councilmember are shown in italics.
Q1: After the adoption of this ordinance, each commission will have two openings and
three openings every two years respectively, similar to the City Council, right? I can kind
of infer from Section I, but it was not clear. (Councilmember Chao)
Staff response: Yes, that is correct.
Q2: After the adoption of this ordinance, which commission will have two openings in
2025 and every 4 years afterwards and three openings in 2027 and every 4 years
afterwards? I can kind of determine the list from the individual items under Section 1.
But a summary table would be great. It would be great if the clarification of the general
rule could be added to the ordinance. (Councilmember Chao)
Staff response: Once the ordinance is adopted and takes effect, the terms will be as follows:
Parks and Recreation Commission
• 3 openings in 2027
• 2 openings in 2025
Public Safety Commission
• 3 openings in 2027
• 2 openings in 2025
2
Technology, Information, and Communications Commission
• 3 openings in 2027
• 2 openings in 2029
Arts and Culture Commission
• 3 openings in 2027
• 2 openings in 2025
Housing Commission
• 3 openings in 2027
• 2 openings in 2025
Audit Committee
• 2 openings in 2027
• 1 opening in 2025
Sustainability Commission
• 3 openings in 2027
• 2 openings in 2025
Planning, Library, and Bike Ped Commission terms remain unchanged, as their terms
already align with the two-year schedule. Teen Commission’s annual recruitment will
continue as normal.
Q3: Would the Muni Code section for each commission be amended to include the
provision from Section I, for example, that there will be two openings and three openings
every two years respectively? Is the same rule for the City Council election specified in
the Muni Code? Just curious. (Councilmember Chao)
Staff response: The Municipal Code specifies commissioners serve for four-year terms. No
Municipal Code amendment will be necessary after terms are regularized based on the uncodified
ordinance introduced at the March 5 City Council meeting because the two or three appointments
will continue to occur biannually.
Attachments Provided with Original Staff Report:
A. Draft Ordinance No. 24-2256 to Regularize Commission and Committee Terms
and Revise Commissioner Qualifications