RESOLUTION NO. ___-2025
EXHIBIT A
Pacifica Library Advisory Committee
Duties
The Library Advisory Committee (LAC) shall:
1. Increase project transparency by holding meetings open to the community and in compliance with Brown Act requirements.
2. Assist City staff by providing feedback on various elements of the project such as project priorities, direction, and selection of professional consultants as needed.
3. Facilitate communication between the City and community in various ways including engaging in public outreach to solicit feedback and opinions on the Library Project.
Membership
The LAC shall be comprised of nine (9) voting members and three (3) to five (5) non-voting ex-officio members. The 9 voting members will be appointed by City Council to consist of seven (7) at-large community members from a broad cross-section of the community, including representatives from key stakeholder groups as listed below, and two (2) youth members under the age of 18.
At-Large Members may be appointed by Council to represent the following segments of the community:
Families with children
Seniors
Sharp Park resident
Service Organizations
Environmental Organizations
At-Large Members may also be appointed by Council from the following key stakeholder groups:
Planning Commission
Economic Development Commission
Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Commission
Ex-Officio Members shall be selected by the designated group, with Council designating the following exofficio stakeholder groups:
Pacifica Friends of the Library
Pacifica School District
Jefferson Union High School District
Pacifica Families’ Club
Seniors In Action
Terms and General Provisions
Members of the LAC shall be appointed by the City Council to represent a broad cross-section of the community. The LAC may include representatives from other City commissions or committees and/or community groups and key stakeholder groups listed above. Terms for youth members shall be one-year terms to expire in October of each year. Terms for at-large members shall be for four-year terms with October term expirations, unless otherwise designated at the committee’s inception to create staggered terms. No compensation is awarded to members for their services. When the specific purpose for the Committee is accomplished, or no later than one year after a newly constructed library opens, the Committee will be disbanded unless extended by action of the City Council.
The Committee shall select one of its members to act as a Chair and another to act as Vice Chair on an annual cycle each January. City staff or a designated Committee member shall serve as secretary to the RESOLUTION NO. ___-2025
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.