1 0 NÀI'{E
The name
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BYLA}ÍS OF THE
AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION
OF SA}TTA CL.ARJA, COUNTY
of this organizati-on is the Airport Land Use Commission Cl-ara County, which may be abbrevi-ated ALUC.
2.O PURPOSE
The purpose of the ALUC is to carry out the statutory
responsibilities requlred by Sections 2L610 through 2L619.5 of the Public Util-ities Code of the State of California.
Specifically, these responsibifities incfude, but are not limited to, assisting locaf agencies in ensuring compatible l-and uses in the vicinity of locaf airports, mai-ntaining an Airport Land Use Plan, and reviewing the pIans, regulations, and other actions of l-ocal agencies and airport operators.
3.0 MEMBERSHIP
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Commission shall be composed of seven (7) voting members be sefected as follows:
Two (2) representing the cities, appointed by the city
sel-ection committee; at least one, and preferably both, of these members must represent a city adjacent to an
airport.
Two (2) representing the county, appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
Two (2) having expertise in aviation, appointed by a
committee comprísed of the aviation director of the San Jose Internationaf Airport, the director of Palo Al-to
Airport, and' the director of the county roads and
airports department.
One (1) representing the general public to be selected
by the other six (6) members of the Commission.
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2. Terms of office shaÌf be
Except for the terms of office of the first Commj_ssion, the term of office of each member shall be four years/
ending on the first Monday in May of the fourth year.
Terms of of f j-ce shall- be determj-ned by the appointing bodies pursuant to Section 21610 of the Publ_ic Utilities Code of the State of California.
Should the ALUC in existence at the time of adoption of these by-laws be disbanded and a new ALUC be re-
estabfished, the members of the flrst re-established
Commission shall classify themsel-ves by 1ot so that the term of office of one member is one year, of two members j-s two years, of two members is three years, and of two members is four years. The expiration date of the term
of office of each member shall be the first Monday 1n May of the year in which the term is to expì-re. Any vacancy shal-l- be fj-l-led for the unexpired term as designated in\\a// above. a
Members
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Form 700.
Each member, upon appolntment and taking the oath of office, shall promptly appoint a single proxy who shal1 take the oath of office and file conflict of interest reports with the clerk of the board. The proxy shalf be designated in a signed wrltten instrument, which shall be kept on file by the Cterk of the Board. When so directed by the appointing member, a proxy member wlfl represent the sitting member 1n atl- affalrs of the Commission and exercise the vote of the member at meetings. If a member cannot be present for a meetlng and his/her proxy wilt be attending, the Director of the
Department of Planning and Development, or designee, should be notlfied within a reasonable period of time before the meeting so that arrangements will be made for the proxy to serve. If nej-ther the member nor proxy can attend, the Chair or the Director of the Department of Planning and Development, or designee, must be notified within a reasonable period of time before the meeting.
5. Proxies serve at the pleasure of the appointing member and Paqe 2 of 1
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must meet the basic qualifications required for appoíntment county Commissions. A vacancy in the office of proxy shaÌf f ill-ed promptly by appointment of a new proxy. Prox j-es voting members only when substituting for the member.
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6 Staff representatives from airports operated for the beneflt of the public, including staff representatives from San Jose International Airport, the Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Department, the City of Pal-o Alto, and Moffett Federal Airfield, mâV attend any meeting of the Commission to serve as a staff resource to the Commission. Staff
representatives shall not vote on any matter considered by the Commission.
If an ALUC member (or proxy in stead) 1s absent for two regular meetings, the Chair shall first consult with the member to attempt to determine the cause for the absences, and may then forward a letter to the member's appointing body requestì-ng correction of the problem, potentially including replacement of the member.
The Chair shaÌ1 notify the member's appointing body
sufficiently in advance (e.9. 6 months) of the end of that member's term for that body to appoint a successor who would take office at the end of the term of the outgoing member. 1 B
9. Resignations from the ALUC
member's appointing body,
Cferk of the Board.
shall be submitted to the resigning
with a copy to the Secretary and
4.0 ROBERT'S RULES OE' ORDER
Except as otherwise provided herein,
governed by the rules of procedure set
Order (The Modern Edition) .
5.0 OFFTCERS
the Commission shall
forth in Robert's Rules
be
of
1 The of ficers of this Commission shal-l be:
a. Chair
b. Vice-chair
The Chair and Vice-chair shall be elected by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Commission for a period of one (1) year with 2
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3 a maximum of two consecutive years in each positíon. A Commissioner may not serve as a Commission officer again untilhe/she has not been an officer for 12 consecutive months.
El-ections of officers shall occur at the first meeting afterJanuary 1 of each year or, when necessary, at the firstmeeting following an office becoming vacant.
6.0 STAFF
1. The staff of this Commission shafl- be:
Staff Coordinator
Secretary
County Counse]
The staff coordinator shal-l be an employee of the countyPlanning office assigned by the Director of the Department ofPlanning and DeveJ-opment, or designee. a
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3 The Secretary shal-l- be the
Planning and Development, or
Board, or designee.
Director of the Department of
designee, or the Cferk of the
The county counsel shafl- be appointed by the office of theCounty Counsel and provides legal advice as needed.
7.0 DUTIES OF OFFICERS AÌ{D STAI.F
1. The Chalr shal-l-:
Preside at meetings of the Airport Land Use Commission.
Cal1 pubJ-ic hearings and other public meetings and
initiate other action as provided for in Cal_ifornla
Public Utilities Code Sections 21610-27619.5.
Perform other duties customarlly performed by a Chalr.
2 The Vice-chair
of the Chair.
shaff serve as Chair upon absence or incapacity
? .nhô Staff Coordinator shall:
Receive, review and report on
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applications and referrals
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to the Airport Land Use Commission.
Make written responses to local agency referrals.
Prepare plans and reports as required by the Commission and keep the Commission informed of new matters involving Airport Land Use Commissions.
prepare letters regarding official- action taken by the Airport Land use Commission.
Secretary shal-f :
. prepare and distribute notices for public meetings at l-east seven ('7 ) calendar days prior to each meeting. . Prepare and distribute an agenda setting forth al-l items of business to be transacted or discussed by the
Commission as wel-l- aS staff reports for each meeting of the Airport Land use commission at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
. prepare, print and distribute minutes of each meeting of the Commission.
. carry on correspondence at the direction of the
commj-ssion. The secretary as directed by the chair may carry out routine correspondence regarding matters that do not require a vote by the Commission (e'g''
correspondence not purporting to reflect the position or opinion of the Commission) .
. Maintain the records of the Airport Land Use Commission. d
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8.0 AGENDA
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1 The agenda shal-l- specify the 'time, location and order of business of any meeting, and shall incl-ude for the meeting:
Alt matters referred to the Commission-
Al-1 matters submitted by any member of the commission.
Att matters referred or requested by any other person
during the usual course of business during regular
meetings of the ALUC, provided those matters are
consistent with the work of the Commission.
The chair, oT other commissioner designated by the chair shall, at his/her discretion, meet in person, by
telephone, or other means of communication with the Staff a
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2 coordinator deslgnated to the ALUC to place any and aÌlmatters upon the Agenda for consideration at a regularmeeting not later than 12 o'cl-ock Noon on the tenth (10il,¡ cal-endar day immediateJ-y preceding the regular meetingday. Any and al-l members of the ALUC are invlted toparticipate in the agenda setting process and reviewitems for the agenda not later 12 o'clock Noon on thetenth (10ti'¡ day preceding the regular meeting date.rtems for inclusion on the agenda shal-l be submitted bythe staff coordinator to the secretary, no later than B : 0Oam on the ninth ( 9tn, day precedlng the regularmeeting. e. A consent cal-endar, which incrudes routine ALUC
correspondence, approval of Minutes t or other items notrequi-ring a public meeting.
The commission may, from time to time, adopt by minute ord.era new or revi-sed agenda and order of business with suchagenda topics or headings listed in such order as i_s consistent with the Brown Act and as may be convenj_ent ordesirabl-e for the conduct of Commi-ssion business.
At the time of voting on any issue before the commj_ssion, each voting member or his/her proxy may cast one vote.
A majority of the full- commlssion (i.e. four members) shaffconstitute a quorum for the transactj-on of business. No action may be taken by the commission except by the recordedvote of a majority of the fufl- membership.
A member shall- disqualify himsel_f/herself from participationin the review or adoption of a proposal in the event ofconfl-ict of interest and shal-l notify the secretary of any conflicts prior to the meeting at which the item that. is thesubject of the confllct will be considered. The member may be replaced by his/her proxy provided the proxy has no
confl-ict of interest with the proposal.
9.0 VOTING
10.O MEETTNGS
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Except as otherwise provided in these rules and regulationsor the Brown Act, meetings of the commission shal_l be openand public and shall comply with afl applicable reguj_rements Attachment 1
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of the Brown Act, and shall be conducLed
the agenda and order of business prepared
in accordance with
for the meeting.
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Regular meetings of the Airport Land Use Commission witl- held on the fourth Wednesday of each month (or as needed the discretion of the Chair or at the request of
majority of the Commission members).
Special meetings of the Airport Land Use Commission may be called by the Chair provided that wrj-tten notice is mailed to al-l- members at least seven (1) days prior to the meeting and all Brown Act requirements for special meetings are met.
11.0 RULES AI{D REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS
All Commission meetings shalf be held in accordance with the Brown Act.
T2.O AMENDMENTS
Amendments of these bylaws shal-l be by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership (i. e. five votes in favor) at a
Commission meeting following at least ten (10) days written notice of any amendment.
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Paul Donahue, Chair
Airport Land U'se Commission
APPRO\ZED AS TO FORM AIüD LEGALITY:
Elizabeth G. Pianca, Deputy County Counsel- Date
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