TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
PREPARED BY: Kimberly Ramirez, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT:
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Establish a Los Alamos Hills Sports Park Phase 2 Subcommittee
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RECOMMENDATION
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Establish by minute order a Los Alamos Hills Sports Park Phase 2 Subcommittee with the sunset of the subcommittee upon a final recommendation to the City Council; and
Appoint two Council Members to serve on the Los Alamos Hills Sports Park Subcommittee.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On January 16, 2024, the City Council reviewed and appointed members as representatives to various agencies and committees (Vote: 5-0).
On September 3, 2024, the City Council directed staff to bring back an item to create a Subcommittee to look into the feasibility and options for Phase 2 of the Los Alamos Hills Sports Park (Vote:4-1)1.
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Maintain a high performing organization that values fiscal sustainability, transparency, accountability and organizational efficiency.
BACKGROUND
The City of Murrieta (City) currently has four (4) active subcommittees to address various topics and issues relevant to the City, such as Commission Appointments, Code Enforcement, Legislative Workgroup, and Homeless Services. Subcommittees are either ad-hoc or standing and both ad-hoc & standing committees are subsidiary bodies of the legislative body.
An ad-hoc committee serves a limited/single purpose, is not perpetual, and dissolves when the specific task is complete. An ad-hoc committee consists solely of less than a quorum of the legislative body and does not have continuing subject matter jurisdiction nor a meeting schedule fixed by formal action; therefore, the requirements of the Brown Act do not apply. A standing committee also consists solely of less than a quorum of the legislative body, which generally serves for purposes of some continuing subject matter jurisdiction or has a meeting schedule fixed by the legi...
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