§ 26.30 — Parks and Recreation Advisory Boards

§26.30 Parks and Recreation Advisory Boards

(a) Parks and Recreation Board It is the purpose and intent of the City Council to establish a policy advisory board on matters relating to the acquisition, development, maintenance and operation of parks, beaches and recreation property and facilities and that the Parks and Recreation Board will, along with other duties, perform the functions of the former Parks and Recreation Commission. Effective July 1, 2009, the Parks and Recreation Board shall also fulfill the role of the San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Fund Oversight Committee as described in Charter Section 55.2. In order to fulfill the responsibilities under Charter section 55.2, new qualifications are established to ensure each member is qualified to perform effective oversight. (1) There is hereby created a Parks and Recreation Board consisting of eleven (11) members who shall serve without compensation. (A) Each of the members of the Parks and Recreation Board shall possess expertise, or demonstrated experience or knowledge, in one or more of the following areas: auditing, finance or municipal finance, general business, planning, biology or environmental science, resource management or protection, wildlife management or protection, construction management, recreation management or planning. (B) The members shall be appointed by the Mayor, based on nominations from Councilmembers, and confirmed by the Council. (C) The members shall serve two (2) year terms and each member shall serve until his successor is duly appointed and qualified. The members shall be appointed in such a manner that the terms of not more than six (6) members shall expire in any year. The expiration date shall be March 1. (D) During March of each year, the Mayor may designate one (1) member as Chairman; however, in the absence of such designation, the Board shall, on or after April 15, select from among their members a Chairman. (E) The Parks and Recreation Director shall serve as Secretary to the Board. (2) The Board may adopt such rules, regulations and organizational structure for the conduct of its business as it may deem necessary. (3) The Chair, with the advice of the Board, shall appoint standing and ad hoc committees concerned with specific problems or areas of interest to the Board. The committees shall be composed of Board members, augmented by other representative citizens appointed by the Board Chair. The Board Chair shall appoint board members as Chair and Vice–Chair of each such committee. (4) There shall be a standing committee whose purpose it shall be to give advice relative to the maintenance of the San Diego - La Jolla Underwater Park as a marine life reserve to the end that the total environment, geological, biological, and botanical, of said park be preserved and protected. Said committee shall render such advice as to the management, operation and necessary restrictions on the use of the park as may be required. The advisory committee shall consist of nine (9) members, one of which shall be a representative of the general public, and the others representing pertinent City, State, and Federal government and recreation interests. Members shall be representatives of the University of California–Scripps Institution of Oceanography; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife; San Diego Council of Divers; San Diego sport fishing interests; one geologist; one marine biologist; and two members at large. Members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the Council. The members shall serve two (2) year terms and each member shall serve until his successor is duly appointed and qualified. The members shall be appointed in such a manner that the terms of not more than five (5) members shall expire in any year. The expiration date shall be March 1. During March of each year, the Mayor may designate one (1) member as Chair; however, in the absence of such designation, the Board shall, on or after April 15, select from among their members a Chair. (b) Balboa Park Committee There is hereby established a Balboa Park Committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the Parks and Recreation Board, Mayor, City Council, and City Manager on policy issues relating to the acquisition, development, maintenance and operation of Balboa Park. The Balboa Park Committee shall consist of twelve members, who shall serve without compensation. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, subject to the following conditions: (1) The Mayor shall appoint one member from among the members of the Parks and Recreation Board who shall be designated Chair; (2) The Mayor shall appoint one member who shall be designated Vice-Chair; (3) The Mayor shall appoint three members from a list of at least four nominees provided by the Councilmember representing the majority of the area in Balboa Park; (4) The Mayor shall appoint four members from planning groups officially recognized by the City pursuant to Council Policy 600-24 as follows: (A) One member from the planning group representing the Uptown neighborhood; (B) One member from the planning group representing the North Park neighborhood; (C) One member from the planning group representing the Golden Hill neighborhood; and (D) One member from the planning group representing the Centre City neighborhood; (5) The Mayor shall appoint one member from the Balboa Park/Morley Field Community Recreation Group; and (6) The Mayor shall appoint one member representing a large institution in Balboa Park and one member representing a small or mid-sized institution in Balboa Park. The members shall serve two year staggered terms for a maximum of eight consecutive years. An interval of four years must pass before a person who has served eight consecutive years can be reappointed. The expiration date for all terms shall be March 1. Each member shall serve until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified. The Committee shall adopt rules consistent with the law for the government of its business and procedures. (c) Mission Bay Park Committee There is hereby established a Mission Bay Park Committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the Parks and Recreation Board, Mayor, City Council, and City Manager on policy issues relating to the acquisition, development, maintenance, and operation of Mission Bay Park. Effective July 1, 2009, the Mission Bay Park Committee shall also fulfill the role of the Mission Bay Park Improvement Fund Oversight Committee as described in Charter section 55.2. In order to fulfill the responsibilities under Charter section 55.2, new qualifications are established to ensure each member is qualified to perform effective oversight. (1) Each of the members of the Mission Bay Park Committee shall possess expertise, or demonstrated experience or knowledge, in one or more of the following areas: auditing, finance or municipal finance, general business, planning, biology or environmental science, resource management or protection, wildlife management or protection, construction management, recreation management or planning. (2) The Mission Bay Park Committee shall consist of eleven members, who shall serve without compensation. (3) The members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, subject to the following conditions: (A) The Mayor shall appoint three members from nominations submitted by the Councilmember representing the Council District that contains the largest geographic area of Mission Bay Park, and three members from nominations submitted by the Councilmember representing the Council District that contains the next largest area of Mission Bay Park, or if none, the Council District located in closest proximity to Mission Bay Park; (B) The Mayor shall appoint three at large members; (C) The Mayor shall appoint one Mission Bay lessee who shall represent a hotel in the Park; and (D) The Mayor shall appoint one Mission Bay lessee who shall represent a lessee in the Park other than a hotel. (4) The members shall serve two year staggered terms for a maximum of eight consecutive years. An interval of four years must pass before a person who has served eight consecutive years can be reappointed. Each member shall serve until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified. The members shall be appointed in such a manner that the terms of not more than six members shall expire in any year. Effective July 1, 2009, all terms unexpired as of June 30, 2009 shall be deemed expired. Thereafter, all terms shall expire on June 30. (5) During July of each year, the Mayor shall designate one member as Chairperson of the Committee. In the absence of such designation, the Board shall, on or after August 15 of that year, select a Chairperson from amongst its members. During July of each year the Committee shall select from among its members a Vice Chairperson. (6) Meetings of the Mission Bay Park Committee shall be held at least six times a year with no two consecutive months passing without a regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee. (7) The Committee shall adopt rules consistent with the law for the government of its business and procedures. (d) Municipal Golf Committee There is hereby established a Municipal Golf Committee to serve in an advisory capacity to the Parks and Recreation Board, Mayor, City Manager, and City Council on policy issues relating to the acquisition, development, maintenance, and operation of the following municipal golf courses: Balboa Golf Course, Mission Bay Golf Course, and Torrey Pines Golf Course. (1) The Municipal Golf Committee shall consist of eleven members, who shall serve without compensation. The members shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, subject to the following conditions: (A) One member shall have expertise in accounting or financial management; (B) One member shall represent a lessee from one of the above municipal golf courses; (C) One member shall have expertise in general business; (D) One member shall have expertise in golf course architecture, landscape architecture, or irrigation management; (E) One member shall be from the Torrey Pines Golf Course Men’s or Women’s Club; (F) One member shall be from the Balboa Park Golf Course Men’s or Women’s Club; (G) One member shall represent the Mission Bay Golf Course, until such time as a club is formed for this golf course, at which time the member shall be from that club; (H) One member shall be a youth golf program professional; and (I) Three members shall be at large members, however, they shall have experience playing golf, utilizing the golf courses, or shall be familiar with the courses and needs of golfers in general. (2) For the initial appointments, five members shall be appointed to a term of two years, and six members to a term of four years. Subsequent appointments shall be for four year terms. The expiration of each term shall be May 1. Each member may elect to serve until his or her successor in interest is duly appointed and qualified. The maximum number of terms that a member may serve is two, including those members initially appointed to serve a two year term. An interval of four years must pass before any member who has served eight years may be reappointed. (3) During May of each year, the Mayor shall designate one member as the Chairperson. In the absence of such designation, the Municipal Golf Committee shall, on or after June 15 of that year, select a Chairperson from amongst its members. During May of each year, the Municipal Golf Committee shall select a Vice Chairperson. (4) The Municipal Golf Committee shall adopt rules or bylaws consistent with the law for the government of its business and procedures.

(Amended 1-26-2004 by O-19256 N.S.) (Amended 7-9-2009 by O-19876 N.S; effective 8-8-2009.) (Retitled to “Park and Recreation Advisory Boards” and amended 5-2-2013 by O-20255 N.S.; effective 6-1-2013.) (Retitled from “Park and Recreation Advisory Boards” to “Parks and Recreation Advisory Boards” and amended 12-14-2022 by O-21580 N.S.; effective 1-13-2023.)