SECTIONS 66703-66703.8 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 66703-66703.8

66703. (a) The authority shall be governed by a board composed of
seven voting members, as follows:
(1) One member shall be a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area
with expertise in the implementation of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with
Section 31160) of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code and shall
serve as the chair.
(2) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or
county in the North Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the North
Bay consists of the Counties of Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma.
(3) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or
county in the East Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the East
Bay consists of the portion of Contra Costa County that is west of
the City of Pittsburg and the portion of Alameda County that is north
of the southern boundary of the City of Hayward.
(4) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or
county in the South Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the South
Bay consists of Santa Clara County, the portion of Alameda County
that is south of the southern boundary of the City of Hayward, and
the portion of San Mateo County that is south of the northern
boundary of Redwood City.
(5) One member shall be an elected official of a bayside city or
county in the West Bay. For purposes of this subdivision, the West
Bay consists of the City and County of San Francisco and the portion
of San Mateo County that is north of the northern boundary of Redwood
City.
(6) Two members shall be elected officials of one or more of the
following:
(A) A bayside city or county.
(B) A regional park district, regional open-space district, or
regional park and open-space district formed pursuant to Article 3
(commencing with Section 5500) of Chapter 3 of Division 5 of the
Public Resources Code that owns or operates one or more San Francisco
Bay shoreline parcels.
(b) The Association of Bay Area Governments shall appoint the
members.
(c) Each member shall serve at the pleasure of his or her
appointing authority.
(d) A vacancy shall be filled by the Association of Bay Area
Governments within 90 days from the date on which the vacancy occurs.

66703.1. The members of the board are subject to the Political
Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)).

66703.2. A member shall exercise his or her independent judgment on
behalf of the interests of the residents, the property owners, and
the public as a whole in furthering the intent and purposes of this
title.

66703.4. (a) A member appointed pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 66703 may receive a per diem for each board meeting that he
or she attends. The board shall set the amount of that per diem for a
member's attendance, but that amount shall not exceed one hundred
dollars ($100) per meeting. A member may not receive a payment for
more than two meetings in a calendar month.
(b) A member may waive a payment authorized by this section.

66703.5. The board shall elect from its own members a vice chair
who shall preside in the absence of the chair.

66703.6. (a) The time and place of the first meeting of the board
shall be at a time and place within the San Francisco Bay Area fixed
by the chair of the board.
(b) After the first meeting described in subdivision (a), the
board shall hold meetings at times and places determined by the
board.
(c) Meetings of the board are subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act
(Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of
Title 5).

66703.7. (a) Not later than six months after the date of the board'
s first meeting described in subdivision (a) of Section 66703.6, the
board shall convene a Bay Restoration Advisory Committee to assist
and advise the board in carrying out the functions of the board. The
advisory committee shall meet on a regular basis.
(b) The membership of the advisory committee shall be determined
by the authority based upon criteria that provide a broad
representation of community and agency interests within the authority'
s jurisdiction over the restoration of wetland areas in the San
Francisco Bay and along its shoreline. The membership of the advisory
committee may include, but is not limited to, representatives from
the following:
(1) The Department of Fish and Game.
(2) The State Coastal Conservancy.
(3) The San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex
operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(4) Open space and park districts that own or operate shoreline
parcels in the San Francisco Bay Area.
(5) The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board.
(6) The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
(7) The San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Management Board.
(8) The San Francisco Bay Trail Project.
(9) The San Francisco Estuary Project.
(10) Nongovernmental organizations working to restore, protect,
and enhance San Francisco Bay wetlands and wildlife habitat.
(11) Members of the public from bayside cities and counties in the
San Francisco Bay Area.

66703.8. (a) The board is the legislative body of the authority
and, consistent with this title, shall establish policies for the
operation of the authority.
(b) The board may act either by ordinance or resolution in order
to regulate the authority and to implement this title.
(c) Four voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum for
the purpose of transacting any business of the board. A recorded
majority vote of the total voting membership of the board is required
on each action.