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HomeMy WebLinkAboutT18-00 Lor Ordinance No. T18-00 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHEREAS, the City of Elgin is a home rule unit pursuant to the Illinois Constitution; and WHEREAS, the City of Elgin, as a home rule unit, may exercise any power and perform any function relating to its government and affairs; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has determined that it is desirable to provide for the preparation and adoption of a new and updated Comprehensive Plan to establish a policy for city-wide growth and development; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elgin has further determined that it is necessary and desirable to create a new special advisory committee to assist and advise the Planning and Development Commission and the City Council regarding the preparation and adoption of such a plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS; Section 1 . Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Created. There is hereby created the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee for the purpose of advising, assisting and recommending policies to the Planning and Development Commission and the City Council regarding the preparation and adoption of a new and updated Comprehensive Plan that establishes a policy for city-wide growth and development . Section 2 . Membership. A. The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee shall be composed of twelve members to be appointed by the City Council . Each member shall serve for an indefinite term. The City Council may at any time appoint successor members to the committee to replace then-current members or to fill vacancies . B. Two members of the committee shall be members of the Planning and Development Commission (with one member serving as the chairperson of the committee as appointed by the Mayor and City Council) , two members shall be a member of the Zoning and Subdivision Hearing Board, two members shall be a member of the Image Advisory Commission, one member shall be a member of the Parks and Recreation Board, one member shall be a member of the Heritage Commission, one member shall be a member of the Neighborhood Housing Services Resident Committee, one member shall be the Community Development Manager, and two members shall be appointed from the public at large. The Community Development Manager shall serve as a non-voting ex-officio member. C. Any committee member, whose term on his/her representative Commission or Board expires while on this Advisory Committee, will be allowed to continue to serve on this committee unless the City Council chooses to appoint a successor member. Section 3 . Meetings . The members of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee shall meet as soon as practical and shall establish regular meeting dates which shall not be less than four times annually. The Committee may establish rules regarding the conduct of meetings and where not otherwise provided Roberts Rule of Order, Newly Revised, shall apply. Minutes shall be taken at all meetings . All meetings shall be conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act . Section 4 . Staff . The City Manager (or the Community Development Manager as her designee) shall, from time to time, in her discretion, make available the service of the city' s professional staff to aid and cooperate with the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee in carrying out its responsibilities . Section 5 . Powers and Duties . The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee shall have the power and duty to evaluate and advise the Planning and Development Commission and the City Council regarding all aspects of the Plan including but not limited to: A. Meet with the city' s consultants to develop a new and updated Comprehensive Plan. B. Host community forums and public input sessions . C. Recommend to the Planning and Development Commission and the City Council a Comprehensive Plan for adoption by the City Council . D. Invite up to three additional persons to participate on the committee as non-voting ex-officio members when the committee determines that the participation of such additional non-voting ex-officio members would assist the committee in carrying out its duties . Any such non-voting ex-officio members shall not be counted a members of the committee for the purposes of a quorum or otherwise . Section 6 . Dissolution of Committee . The Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee shall automatically be dissolved upon the adoption of a new and updated Comprehensive Plan by the City Council unless the City Council takes further action to extend or recreate the committee . Section 7 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed. Section 8 . That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage in the manner provided by law. � f -./ e Ed Schock, Mayor Presented: June 28 , 2000 Passed: June 28 , 2000 Omnibus Vote : Yeas 7 Nays 0 Recorded: June 29, 2000 Published: Attest : $44M,--<2 A Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk L L