Title
Provide direction to staff on a preferred option regarding the operation of the Permit Streamlining Task Force. Staff has identified three options for the Board to consider:
a. Take no action, and the Permit Streamlining Task Force would continue to operate as a volunteer private group that advises County staff on land use permit process issues (operation, organization, fees) but has no official role with the County; or
b. Direct staff to return for formal Board action officially forming a group with Board-appointed members; or
c. Take no action, and the Permit Streamlining Task Force decides on its own to disband.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Provide direction to staff on a preferred option regarding the operation of the Permit Streamlining Task Force. Staff has identified three options for the Board to consider:
a. Take no action, and the Permit Streamlining Task Force would continue to operate as a volunteer private group that advises County staff on land use permit process issues (operation, organization, fees) but has no official role with the County; or
b. Direct staff to return for formal Board action officially forming a group with Board-appointed members; or
c. Take no action, and the Permit Streamlining Task Force decides on its own to disband.
SUMMARY:
Following a Grand Jury Report in 2004 that identified issues with the County's land use process, representatives from local builder's exchanges as well as local contractors, architects and engineers formed a group to consult with staff on the County's land use permit process (Exhibit A - 2006 Article). This group was called the Permit Streamlining Task Force. Over time the Task Force came to be referred to as the Streamlining Taskforce because it considered more than just the permit process. In 2013, the question arose whether the Brown Act should apply to the Task Force given its evolving role, such as reviewing draft ordi...
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