To: Board of Supervisors
From: Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Report Title: APPOINTMENT TO THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Sanjiv Bhandari to the District II seat of the Contra Costa County Planning Commission for a four-year term with an expiration date of June 30, 2029, as recommended by Supervisor Candace Andersen.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NONE
BACKGROUND:
The Planning Commission's powers and duties include:
1. Exercise all powers and duties prescribed by law (statute, ordinance or board order), including consideration of matters referred to it by the Zoning Administrator except those powers and duties specifically reserved or delegated to other divisions of the planning agency;
2. Initiate preparation of general plans, specific plans, regulations, programs and legislation to implement the planning power of the county;
3. Be generally responsible for advising the legislative body of matters relating to planning, which, in the opinion of the commission, should be studied;
4. Be the advisory agency as designated in Title 9 of this code for the purpose of passing on subdivisions;
5. Hear and decide all applications or requests for proposed entitlements estimated to generate one hundred or more peak hour trips unless otherwise provided by this code or board order;
6. Hear and make recommendations regarding proposed development agreements when it is hearing the related project applications being processed concurrently with the development agreements
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The seat will become vacant and District 2 will not be represented.