This document governs the activities of the Avila Valley Advisory Council.

AVILA VALLEY ADVISORY COUNCIL BYLAWS

Article I

Name of the Organization

Section 1         The name of this organization shall be the Avila Valley Advisory Council.

Article II

Form of Organization

Section 1         The Avila Valley Advisory Council is a private organization

 Article III

Purposes of the Council

 

Section 1         To advise the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors and other public decision

making bodies which may have jurisdiction over any aspect of planning and

development in the Avila Valley area.

 

Section 2         To represent the interests of the residents and engaged stakeholders in theunincorporated area of San Luis Obispo County known in general as the Avila Valleyarea which lies between the incorporated areas of Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo.

 

Section 3         To provide a venue through which the community can reach a consensus on issues related to land uses, natural resource conservation, zoning, public services, circulation, public improvements, public safety, and other aspects of harmonious community life and orderly development.

 

Section 4         To foster a coherent planning framework for the Avila Valley, as reflected in County plans, that responds to the values and standards of the community and that can be applied to specific development proposals that come before the Council for review.

 

Section 5         To hold meetings open to the public and conduct studies on all matters brought to the Council and/or selected by the Council, so as to aid in formulating sound recommendations to the County Board of Supervisors and the County Planning Commission, as well as to other public agencies with relevant jurisdiction on the issues in question.

 

Section 6         To advocate the interest of the residents of Avila Valley in public hearings, legal proceedings and other civic decision making processes related to land uses, natural resource conservation, zoning, public services, circulation, public improvements, public safety and other aspects of harmonious community life and orderly development.

 Article IV

Membership on the Council

 

Section 1         The Council will be composed of representatives of the residents in the Avila Valley, chosen by the community’s established collective decision-making bodies for each of the following areas.

 

Avila Beach: The Avila Beach Civic Association

Squire Canyon: Ad Hoc representation

See Canyon: Ad Hoc representation

San Luis Bay Estates: The Master Home Owners Association

Avila Valley: Ad Hoc representation

 

Section 2         Area representation on the Council shall be in the following numbers with no one area having more than 40 percent of the total membership:

 

Avila Beach Civic Association 3 Members and 1 Alternate

Squire Canyon: CSD 2 Members and 1 Alternate

See Canyon: Association 2 Members and 1 Alternate

SLBE Master Home Owners Assn. 6 Members and 2 Alternates

Avila Valley Association 2 Members and 1 Alternate

 

Section 3         The manner of selection of representatives will be determined by the governing board of each body.

 

act on behalf of their community and its interests in considering all matters before the Council. Qualifications for such representatives shall be that they are residents and registered voters in a precinct in the Avila Valley.

 

Section 5         The Council may adjust the number of representatives allocated to each area or change the recognition of the governing body for an area when the construction of residences, changes in land use, or changes in legally constituted community organization, or other factors make such adjustments warranted.

 

Section 6         To provide continuity to the Council, it is recommended that the area bodies select their representatives for terms of service of two or three years each, staggered so that only half to one-third of the Council membership is renewed each year. However, terms of service and how representatives are selected remain at the discretion of each area’s governing body. Selection of members should be made so that new terms of service can begin on the first Monday of January.

 

Section 7         In the absence of any regular representative to the Council, an Area Alternate shall be seated as a full voting member of the Council for that meeting. Such action shall be noted at the time of the roll call of members present.

 

Section 8         When a representative has been absent without notice from three consecutive meetings, the position shall be considered vacant and an alternate will be seated as the regular representative. The Council Chair shall notify the area governing body of any vacancy following the seating of an alternate as a regular member. If a vacancy remains for two meetings following such notification, the Council Chair may appoint to that vacancy a qualified person from that area for the remainder of the term of the position.

 Article V