Policy Statement for Citizens Sustainability Advisory Committee Amended August 4, 2025
Exhibit A
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Statement of Purpose
The Citizens Sustainability Advisory Committee (CSAC) serves in an advisory capacity at the pleasure of the City Council. The Citizens Sustainability Advisory Committee shall (1) advise the City Council on sustainability issues facing Foster City regarding Environmental, Economic, or Social sustainability; (2) research, review, and provide comments on proposed relevant city programs and initiatives; and (3) assist the City in implementing the Climate Action Plan and other sustainability-related City programs.
Membership: 10 committee members
Five (5) Foster City Resident member seats (age 18 or over); and Two (2) Foster City Resident youth member seats (high school student under age 18 at the time of appointment); and
Two (2) In-town Business member seats, comprised of:
oOne (1) of the City’s major employers;
oOne (1) business member representing one of the City’s small businesses; and
One (1) in-town Non-Profit member seat (501c3, 501c4, 501c6 or Public Benefit Corporation) with a Foster City location
CSAC members will be recruited with a combination of advertisement and invitation to apply. Business and nonprofit applicants do not need to be Foster City residents, but the entity’s business must operate in Foster City, and the entity must appoint one person to serve the term.
Note: In the event that no qualified applicant is available for a designated category, the City Council reserves the discretion to appoint a qualified applicant from another category to fill the vacancy, in order to ensure the continued functioning of CSAC.
Selection and Terms
Applicants shall be selected through an application and City Council selection process.
Each member shall serve a term of three (3) years, beginning on the date of the member's appointment by the City Council, unless the position is for a partial term. No member may serve more than three (3) consecutive terms. Members whose terms have expired may continue to serve on the Committee until a successor has been appointed.
The committee utilizes a staggered term structure with five (5) members being appointed on odd years.
City Council and Staff Liaisons
The City Council shall appoint a City Council liaison to the committee. The City Manager shall appoint a staff liaison to the committee.
Committee Organization and Procedures
Policy Statement for Citizens Sustainability Advisory Committee Amended August 4, 2025
Exhibit A
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The committee shall select a chair and vice-chair. The duties of the chair and vice-chair shall be as stated in the City Municipal Code for Advisory Committees. Committee procedures shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order and Chapter
2.36 of the City Municipal Code for Advisory Committees, including Ordinance 689, approved by the City Council on March 3, 2025.
Meetings
Meetings shall be held monthly on the second Wednesday of the month, at the Council Chambers Conference Room, 620 Foster City Blvd., Foster City, CA, 94404, at 6:30 PM.