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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 17420, AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND
ADOPTING A RESOLUTION REESTABLISHING THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2007, the City Council established a Senior Advisory Task Force to represent Mountain View seniors in local government and to advise the City Council concerning senior issues (Resolution No. 17248); and
WHEREAS, on June 2 3, 2009, the City Council formally established a Senior Advisory Committee to replace the Senior Advisory Task Force and to advise the City Council regarding matters pertaining to broader senior issues and operations of the Mountain View Senior Center (Resolution No. 17420); and
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2021, the City Council removed the “senior” age requirement for membership, allowed senior service providers to be nonresidents , and clarified that a majority of members must be Mountain View residents (Resolution No. 18534); and
WHEREAS, on December 10, 2024, the City Council directed staff to bring back a resolution to reduce the Senior Advisory Committee membership from seven members to five, direct the Committee to meet at least quarterly , reinvigorate the Committee , and broaden its scope and directed staff to report back to Council on the effectiveness of reinvigoration in approximately nine months; and
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 18956 clarifying that nonresidents may only serve on specific City committees, one of which is the Senior Advisory Committee, meaning any member of the Senior Advisory Committee may be a nonresident; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View hereby reestablishes the Senior Advisory Committee; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the duties, responsibilities, powers , membership of, and qualifications for appointment to the Senior Advisory Committee shall be as follows:
I. Duties and Responsibilities.
a. Act as an advisory body to the City Council advising broadly on matters of interest to Mountain View seniors.
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b. Perform such other duties as the City Council may direct.
II. Membership and Qualifications.
a. The Senior Advisory Committee shall consist of five members.
III. Appointment.
a. Notwithstanding any provision found herein, all members of the Senior Advisory Committee shall be appointed in accordance with California Government Code Section 54970, et seq. (Maddy Act), as may be amended or renumbered from time to time, and all applicable provisions of the City Charter, ordinances, resolutions, and Council policies.
IV. Terms of Office.
a. T erms shall be for a period of four years, staggered so that two or three seats would be open for reappointment every two years, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy shall only be for the unexpired portion of the term of the seat being filled. Terms shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31.
b. Members shall serve no more than two consecutive four -year terms and shall not be reappointed to the Senior Advisory Committee for at least two years after the date their second term expired unless the City Council expressly finds and determines that it is in the best interest of the community to allow for an exception to these limits.
c. Any member who is appointed to fill a vacancy of an unexpired term of less than two years shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms upon expiration of the term for which the member was appointed to fill.
V. Bylaws, Meetings, Voting.
a. The Senior Advisory Committee shall meet at least quarterly on an established day of the week and at an established time and location suitable for its purpose.
Such meetings shall be considered “ Regular Meetings” of the Senior Advisory Committee. All other meetings scheduled for a day, time , or place other than the regular day, time, and location shall be considered “Special Meetings” of the Senior Advisory Committee.
b. A ll meetings of the Senior Advisory Committee shall be noticed and conducted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act.
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c. The Senior Advisory Committee shall establish bylaws, rules, and procedures for the conduct of its business , including, but not limited to , annual meeting schedules, chair rotation, and parliamentary procedure, which shall be adopted at a Regular Meeting.
d. Three members shall constitute a quorum of the body. A quorum is required to conduct a meeting of the Senior Advisory Committee.
e. All actions by the Senior Advisory Committee shall be taken by a majority vote of the entire membership.
VI. Annual Report and Work Plan
a. Prior to August 1 each year, the Senior Advisory Committee shall approve a work plan for the following fiscal year to be submitted to the City Council for review and approval. The work plan shall list the projects and priorities, key milestones, and ongoing items that will be worked on during the following fiscal year.
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