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Ordinance 1552CITY OF ALAMEDA Ordinance No. 1552 New Series AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MU- NICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SEC- TIONS 2 -311. THROUGH'. 2 -314 TO ARTICLE 1, CHAPTERS, TITLE H THEREOF, ESTABLISHING REC- REATION COMMISSION. AND PRE- SCRIBING MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES OF SAID - COMMISSION; REPEALING ORDINANCE.NO.1443 N.S. RELATING TO EXISTING RECREATION AND PARKS .COM- MISSION: ABOLISHING ADVIS- ORY GOLF COMMISSION BY RE- PEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1138 N.S. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALA - MEDA: Section 1. Article 1, Chapter 3, Title II of the Alameda Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Sections 2 -311 through 2 -314 thereto to read as follows: Article I. City Recreation Commission Sec. 2 -311. Commission Created — Purpose. There is hereby created a commission which shall be known as the Recreation Commission of the City of Alameda, whose pur- pose shall be to advise, coordinate and give guidance to the acquisi- tion, development, maintenance and operation of parks, playgrounds, golf courses and other recreational facilities in the City for the pro- motion of a sound program of com- munity recreation and avocational activities, using to the greatest practicable extent the land, equip- ment and personnel of the City of Alameda and of the Alameda Uni- fied School District. Sec. 2 -312, Membership— Appoint- ment— Removal. Said Commission shall consist of seven (7) regular members, and two (2) ex officio members who shall be the City Manager of the City of Alameda and the Superintendent of Schools of the Alameda Unified School Dis- trict. The ex officio members shall not be entitled to vote at any meetings or other proceedings. Of the seven regular members, one shall be nominated by the Board of Education of the Alameda Unified School District, and the re- maining six shall be nominated by the Mayor. The Council shall ap- point all regular members. The term of regular members shall be for three (3) years and thereafter until the successor of such mem- ber is appointed and qualified, and all terms shall begin on the first day of October. A vacancy in the office of a regular member shall be filled for the unexpired term by a nomination and appointment in the manner hereinabove set forth. A regular member may be re- moved by the vote of four members of the City Council. See. 2 -313. Qualification- Voting. All members of said Commission shall, at the time of their appoint- ment and continuously during their incumbency, be residents of the City. The vote of four regular mem- bers shall be necessary for any act of or by the Commission. Sec. 2 -314. Duties of Commission. The Commission shall have the power and it shall be its duty to: (1) Advise the Director of Recrea- tion and Parks, the City Coun- cil and the Board of Education on all matters pertaining to the establishment and operation of community recreation programs, activities and facilities. (2) Advise the City Council and the Director of Recreation and Parks on all matters concerning operational policies of the Ala- meda Municipal Golf Courses and such other golf facilities as may be established by or under control of the City, and to hold hearings and do all things nec- essary to inform itself with re- spect to the promotion and suc- cessful operation of said courses or facilities, and of other City recreational activities. (3) Adopt rules for the proper con- duct of its affairs. (4) Hold regular meetings for the transaction of its business once each month on a day provided for in its rules, and special meetings at such other times as may be appropriate. (5) Establish necessary or proper regulations and rules to carry out the provisions of this Ar- ticle including, but not limited to, the establishment of rates, fees and charges in connection with the use of facilities or par - ticipation in recreational pro- grams. Provided, however, that fees for play upon golf courses shall be established by the City Council. (6) Select from its regular mem- bership a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, who shall serve in such office for a term of one year commencing the first day of October, and until their suc- cessors are selected and quali- fied. The Director of Recrea- tion and Parks shall serve as Secretary to the Commission. Section 2. Of the first seven reg- ular members of said Commission appointed by the Council, two shall be appointed for a period of one Year, two shall be appointed for a period of two years, and three shall be appointed for a period of three Tears, all commencing October 1, 1967. Thereafter appointments shall be made as provided for in Section 2 -312 of Section I of this ordinance. Section 3. Ordinance Nos. 1138 N.S. and 1443 N.S. are hereby re- pealed. Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on October 1, 1967. WILLIAM M. McCALL Presiding Officer of the Council Attest: SHIRLEY H. TENNIER City Clerk I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting as- sembled on the 15th day of August, 1967, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen Bartley, Fore, Levy and President McCall (4). NOES: None. ABSENT: Councilman La Croix, Jr. (1). IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 16th day of August, 1967. (SEAL) SHIRLEY H. TENNIER City Clerk of the City of Alameda. No. A -289. Publish August 18, 1967. Z