To: Board of Supervisors
From: Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Report Title: APPROVE the dissolution of the County Service Area P-6 Citizen Advisory Committee for Zones 500, 501, 502, 503, and 504 within the Discovery Bay area
Recommendation: APPROVE the dissolution of the County Service Area P-6 Citizen Advisory Committee for Zones 500, 501, 502, 503, and 504 within the Discovery Bay area
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE the dissolution of the County Service Area P-6 Citizen Advisory Committee for Zones 500, 501, 502, 503, and 504 within the Discovery Bay area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None. The Office of the Sheriff will continue to administer the P-6 funds for the Discovery Bay area.
BACKGROUND:
Summary
This report recommends the formal dissolution of the County Service Area P-6 (Discovery Bay Zones) Citizen Advisory Committee. For the last 5 and a half years, the Committee has been unable to fulfill its advisory duties due to a chronic, systemic lack of participation.
Since the last Triennial Review period (2021-2023) until now, there were 19 potentially scheduled meetings, however, only 8 meetings were successfully held. The remaining sessions were cancelled due to a continuous failure to establish a quorum.
It is recommended that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approve the dissolution of this advisory body effective immediately to optimize County administrative resources.
Background
The County Service Area P-6 (Discovery Bay Zones) Citizen Advisory Committee was originally established in 2009 to provide a structured forum for P-6 residents of County Service Area P-6 zones 500, 501, 502, 503, and 504 within the Discovery Bay area to advise the Board of Supervisors on public services, budget allocations, and infrastructure needs within the designated P-6 zones.
To function effectively, the Committee relies on active resident participation and consistent meeting attendance to achieve a legal quorum. Over an extended timeline, securing this parti...
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