EXHIBIT A
Economic Development Committee
Duties
The objectives of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) are to:
1. Work with the Economic Development Program, the community and visitors in the identification of new businesses that fill a neighborhood business market gap;
2. Provide a forum for exchanging ideas, education, information, and addressing the business and economic needs of the business community and its residents and visitors;
3. Reach out to the business community, residents, and visitors to promote business development and support the implementation of the City’s Economic Development Plan; and
4. The committee may be presented with additional opportunities as requested by the City Council to provide input on the economic impact of activities within the City.
Membership
The EDC will be comprised of the Economic Development Manager (Ex Officio, non-voting), at least one City Council member as liaison, and nine community members appointed by the City Council plus one non-voting, Ex-Officio member as designated by the Board of the Pacifica Chamber of Commerce.
Members shall be selected based on the following:
Residents of the City of Pacifica
Possess knowledge of business and/or local economic development Have a passion for the local community
Terms and General Provisions
Members of the EDC shall be appointed by the City Council to represent a broad cross-section of the community. No compensation is awarded to members for their services.
The Committee shall select one of its members to act as Chair and another to act as Vice Chair on an annual cycle each July. City staff or a designated Committee member shall serve as secretary to the Committee. One Councilmember shall be appointed by the City Council as Committee liaison and one Councilmember may be designed as the Alternate liaison.
The Committee shall hold open meetings subject to the Brown Act and shall abide by the rules set out in the Commission and Committee Handbook as amended from time to time.
The Council may remove at any time by majority vote any committee member.