Committees, Commissions & Boards
Airport Commission No Vacancies Beautification and Appearance
CommissionNo Vacancies Human Services Commission No Vacancies Library Board of Trustees No Vacancies Mobilehome Rent Stabilization 1 At Large term ending 01/2012
1 Park Owner Rep. term ending 01/2010
1 Tenant Rep. term ending 01/2010
(Contact the City Clerk’s Office for particular qualifications of the Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Board)New Community Center
Architectural DesignNo Vacancies Oversight Committee for
Park Maintenance
& City Pool Assesment1 term ending 01/2013
1 term ending 01/2011Parks and Recreation
CommissionNo Vacancies Planning Commission No Vacancies Public Safety Commission No Vacancies Senior Commission No Vacancies Utility Commission No Vacancies Youth Commission No Vacancies Application forms and information regarding the functions and responsibilities of these committees are available in the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Plaza or by calling 875-8243 or 875-8241. Applications are kept on file for one year. Service on these Commissions is a voluntary commitment for which no compensation is paid.
Minorities, women, disabled, and low-income persons are encouraged to submit applications. Applicants applying for the listed vacancies, other than the Youth Commission must live within the Lompoc City limits.
General Functions:
The Airport Commission shall promote the economic benefits of the Lompoc Airport and act in an advisory capacity in matters pertaining to safety, operations, maintenance, long-term planning, and economic development; provided, however, that the commission shall not make recommendations on rates and charges for use of the Airport. It shall also assist in the development of rules and regulations for safety, operations, hangar occupancy, hangar waiting list, and any other areas necessary for the orderly operation of the airport in association with the Aviation/Transportation Administrator.
The Commission may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions.
Members:
Five members appointed by the City Council for four-year overlapping terms. All members must be City residents.
Meetings:
The Airport Commission meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Pilots Lounge at the Lompoc Airport. Meetings may be called by the Chairperson of the Commission or by a majority of its members.
Time Involved:
Time involved is estimated to be approximately 28 hours per year.
References:
Lompoc City Code Sections 0308 and 0310 and Ordinance No. 1352(91), 1386(93), and 1504(04).
Beautification and Appearance Commission
General Functions:
The Beautification and Appearance Commission shall recommend and act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to the beautification and appearance of the City of Lompoc and its environs, including the following duties:
- To stimulate public interest in the overall community appearance and to preserve and enhance the natural features of the Valley of Flowers.
- To encourage citizens, the business community and governmental agencies, in the planting of trees, flowers and shrubs and the like.
- To encourage cooperation and coordination among private citizens to improve and make more attractive their residential and commercial property.
- To advise the City Council relative to Urban Forestry operations, policies and procedures.
- As requested by the City Council, Planning Commission or other City agency or department, to prepare special appearance reports relative to areas and conditions of public interest and concern.
- To make an annual written report to the City Council on or before the first day of April of each year, which shall include projects completed in the past year, projected projects, and solicit Council in put for future projects.
The functions and duties of the Commission as contained herein shall not be construed as prohibiting the Commission from initiating such studies and preparing such reports concerning conditions and problems regarding City beautification and appearance, which its membership feels warrant the attention of the Commission and the consideration of the City Council.
The Commission may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions.
Membership:
Five members appointed by the City Council. Each member to serve a concurrent term with that of the nominating Councilmember. All members must be City residents.
Meetings:
Second Tuesday of the month, 7:00 p.m., in the Utility Conference Room, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA.
Time Involved:
Averages eight to ten hours per month for meetings and preparation.
References:
Lompoc City Code Section 3109 through 3114 and Ordinance No. 1386(93), 1424(97)and 1504(04).
Citizens Committee to Oversee The Park Maintenance
and City Pool Assessment District (NO. 2002-01)General Functions:
The City Council annually will publicly review the budget for improvements and services funded by the Park Maintenance and City Pool Assessment District No. 2002-01. The purpose of the Oversight Committee is to annually review the budget and plans to ensure that all funds of the Park Maintenance and City Pool Assessment District are spent as intended and as approved by the City Council.
Membership:
Five members shall be appointed by the City Council at large to serve four-year overlapping terms. Members shall serve until their successors have been appointed by the City Council and qualified.
Qualifications:
All Committee members shall reside in the City of Lompoc. No person shall be appointed to the Committee who is employed by the City. One member shall be appointed from the Parks & Recreation Commission. The remaining four members should possess a general knowledge of budget practices and purpose of the Assessment District.
Meetings:
The Oversight Committee will meet at least once a year or as needed more frequently to carry out their general functions.
Officers:
The Committee shall not elect officers. The Committee members shall designate one of their members to chair meetings and direct the performance of the Committee functions.
Committee Report:
Not later than November 30th of each year, the Committee shall submit to the City Council at a regular City Council meeting a report of the results of its annual review of the budget and plans of the Park Maintenance and City Pool Assessment District (No. 2002-01).
Time Involved:
Time involved is estimated to be approximately 6 hours per year.
References:
Lompoc City Council Resolution No. 5092(03), and 5214(04).
General Functions:
The goal of the Human Services Commission is to ensure that basic critical needs (food, shelter, clothing, and personal protection) of Lompoc citizens are met. The City Council has established the Human Services Commission to make recommendations and advise the City Council on matters affecting the human services of this community, as well as those in areas surrounding the City of Lompoc and having some relationship to the City of Lompoc.
The Human Services Commission shall perform the following functions:
- Establish procedures for applying for funds, criteria for allocations, and making funding recommendations to the City Council.
- Coordinate Human Services and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding so that basic human service needs are met.
- Encourage citizens to contribute to the Human Services Fund.
- Provide recommendations to the City Council concerning matters relating to human services.
The Commission may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions.
Emergency Grant Authority:
Emergency grants of a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per year may be available to any requesting human service agency to provide nonduplicate services or items not funded under current contract, which fall within basic critical needs as defined by Section 2. (B). General Functions, and meet CDBG criteria.
Membership:
Five members appointed by the City Council serve a concurrent term with that of the nominating Councilmember. All members must be City residents. Members shall not be a paid staff member for any human services organization in the Lompoc Valley.
Meetings:
The Human Services Commission meets the first Monday of each month, at 6:30 p.m., in City Hall, Administrative Conference Room. Any regular meeting may be adjourned to a time and place certain, but not beyond the next regular meeting.
Time Involved:
Approximately thirty hours per year.
References:
Resolution No. 4265(93), 4467(95), 4728(98), 5214(04), and 5437(07)
Contact:
General Function:
The Lompoc Public Library was established by Ordinance No. 128, June 24, 1907, with Ordinance stipulation that the library was to be maintained in accordance with provisions of Chapter 170 of the Statutes of 1901, as amended by Chapter 292 of the Statutes of 1905. The provisions have since been codified in the State Education Code in Section 18900-18927.
The Board of Library Trustees makes and enforces all rules, regulations, and bylaws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the libraries under its management and all property belonging thereto. It also makes recommendations concerning the Library budget and approves the expenditures of all library funds for the main library in Lompoc and the branches in Buellton and Vandenberg Village.
Membership:
Five members appointed by the City Council serve three-year overlapping terms. Trustees must live within Santa Barbara County Library Zone 2 (Buellton, Lompoc, and Vandenberg Village area), but one or two of the five can live outside the City of Lompoc.
Meetings:
The Library Trustees meet the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM in the Lompoc Public Library Grossman Gallery, 501 East North Avenue, Lompoc, California.
Time Involved:
Averages three hours per month for meeting and preparation.
References:
Education Code, Chapter 5, Section 18900-18927.
Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Board
General Function:
The Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Board shall hear requests for increases, as hereinafter provided, concerning rents in mobilehome parks located in the City of Lompoc. The Board is empowered to set and adjust maximum rents for mobilehome park tenancies in accordance with the Lompoc City Code.
The Board may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions.
Membership:
Five members appointed by the City Council to serve four-year overlapping terms on the following basis:
- Two members shall be appointed from nominations submitted by Lompoc chapters of the Golden State Mobilehome Owners League.
- Two members shall be appointed from nominations submitted by the owners of the City's mobilehome parks.
- The fifth member of the Board shall be selected by the City Council.
No member shall be a tenant of, or involved in the management of any mobilehome park in the City. All members must be City residents.
Meetings:
The Board meets in the City Hall Council Chambers as required. The Board will hear requests for increases concerning rents in the mobilehome park located in the City of Lompoc.
Quorum:
Three (3) members of the Board constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting a hearing or meeting. The decision of the Board regarding any dispute brought before it shall be by a majority vote of the members present.
Board Report:
On February 1st of each year, the Board shall submit to the City Council a status report of the activities of the Board to date, including current information on rental rates and vacancy rates in mobilehome parks within the City.
Time Involved:
Varies from year to year.
References:
Lompoc City Code Section 1903. City of Lompoc Ordinances 1258(86), 1386(93), and 1504(04).
Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Architectural Design of New Lompoc Valley Community Center
General Function:
The Community Center Architectural Design Review Ad Hoc Committee is to serve for a specific and limited purpose of working with a professional architect to design the remodel of the Lompoc hospital building for use as the new Lompoc Valley Community Center.
The Committee shall work with City of Lompoc Parks, Recreation and Urban Forestry Department staff to carry out its function.
Membership:
The Committee shall be comprised of two Parks and Recreation Commissioners, two Senior Commissioners, two Youth Commissioners, two members of the public, and three Parks, Recreation and Urban Forestry Department staff. All members of the public must be City residents.
Meetings:
Lompoc Parks, Recreation and Urban Forestry Department staff will convene an initial meeting of the Committee upon Council’s approval of an architect. The Committee may have at least three meetings to review the architectural design of the new Lompoc Valley Community Center building. The Committee shall disband at the time of Council’s approval of an architectural schematic design.
Time Involved:
Time involved is estimated to be 36 to 40 hours.
Reference:
City Council minutes of May 16, 2006.
Contact Information:
Dan McCaffrey, Parks, Recreation and Urban Forestry Director
125 W. Walnut Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436 - (805) 875-8090Parks and Recreation Commission
General Functions:
The Parks and Recreation Commission has the following powers and duties:
- The power and authority to hold public hearings and meetings to conduct investigations and surveys for the purpose of obtaining facts and data concerning programs of community recreation.
- Upon approval by the City Council of the recommendations of the Commission relative to a program of community recreation, the power to establish and enforce rules of conduct governing such a program and the organization, management and control thereof.
- Such powers as are expressly granted by the City Code as are granted by the motion of the City Council. The City Council may by motion regularly pass, grant to the Commission such additional powers and duties as seem expedient and necessary to carry out the purpose of the City Code.
- The Commission shall be an advisory to the City Council on the subject of City parks and community recreation, concerning the organization, management, promotion and conduct of programs for community recreation and for the development and maintenance of parks.
The Commission may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions.
Membership:
Five members appointed by the City Council. Each member to serve a concurrent term with that of the nominating Councilmember. All members must be City residents.
Meetings:
Second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Lompoc Valley Community Center, 1501 East Ocean Avenue.
Time Involved:
Averages three to five hours per month.
References:
Lompoc City Code Section 2204 and Ordinance No. 1386(93), 1424(97), and 1504(04).
General Functions:
The Planning Commission shall have authority over planning and zoning matters as set forth by City Code or state law. Examples of some of the functions of the Planning Commission are as follows:
- Make recommendations to the City Council regarding amendment of the General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, or Subdivision Ordinance.
- Approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove tentative subdivision maps.
- Approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove development plans or architectural plans, when required, for residential, commercial, industrial, and public facility projects.
- Approve or disapprove conditional use permits and variances pursuant to the Zoning ordinance.
The Commission may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions.
Membership:
Five members appointed by the City Council. Each member to serve a concurrent term with that of the nominating Councilmember. All members must be City residents.
Meetings:
The Planning Commission meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM, in the Lompoc City Hall Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Plaza.
Time Involved:
Ten to twenty hours per month.
References:
Lompoc City Code Section 2501and Handbook adopted March 6, 1990. Ordinance No. 1386(93), 1402(95), and 1424(97),and 1504(04).
General Functions:
The Public Safety Commission shall advise the City Council and review local concerns related to police, fire or emergency medical or social conditions that present a real or perceived threat to public safety in Lompoc. The Commission functions shall include:
- Review public safety service delivery and ddress problems related to criminal activities encountered by all segments of the community.
- Attend meetings, solicit input and encourage community involvement in programs and matters of public safety and related volunteer sefvices.
- Make recommendations to the City Council in matters of public safety.
The Committee may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions.
Membership:
Five members to be appointed by the City Council. Each member to serve a concurrent term with that of the nominating Councilmember. All members must be City residents.
Meetings:
The Public Safety Commission meets every other month, the last Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November, at 6:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room at City Hall. Meetings may be called by the Chairperson of the Commission, or by a majority of its members.
References:
Resolution No. 4298(93), 4594(97), 5214(04).
General Functions:
The Senior Commission shall advise the City Council in the following areas:
- Defining senior needs and engaging in community planning for the development of needed services.
- Locating and publicizing resources not already available.
- Identifying problems affecting seniors and recommending solutions to such problems.
- Researching and providing recommendations concerning the prevention of problems.
- Submitting recommendations to the City Council in matters of senior citizen legislation and general legislation affecting senior citizens.
- Serving upon request as a consultant to other agencies concerned with the problems of senior citizens.
- Serving as a medium through which organizations can exchange information.
The Committee may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions.
Membership:
Five members to be appointed by the City Council to serve four-year overlapping terms. All members must be City residents.
Meetings:
The Senior Commission meets monthly on the fourth Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Lompoc Valley Community Center, 1501 East Ocean Avenue.
References:
Resolution No. 4300(93), and 5214(04).
General Functions:
The Utility Commission shall recommend and act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to water supply, water distribution activities of the City, operation of the City’s wastewater facilities, operation of the City’s electric system, and operation of the City’s broadband utility system as follows:
- Water supply and quality principles, guidelines, policies, and objectives for long term water resource planning of the City, surrounding environs, and surrounding region, including groundwater and surface water management programs and the control and use of reclaimed water;
- Management and operation of the water, wastewater, electric, and broadband utilities and facilities of the City, including the development, production, distribution, and use of water; possible use of reclaimed water from the City’s wastewater system; and long-term capital improvement plans for the electric utility distribution systems;
- Periodic review of Utility Department revenues and expenditure
- Review and recommendations concerning the biennial budget for the water, wastewater, electric, and broadband utilities prior to adoption by City Council. That review shall consist of evaluation of operating costs, capital expenditures, projected revenues, and level of cash reserves, which City Council shall thereafter consider at the time of adoption of the biennial budget, based upon the recommendations of the Commission and such other factors deemed appropriate;
- Review and recommendation regarding the establishment and adjustment of consumer rates for water service, sewer service, broadband service, and electrical energy sales within the City; and
- Review and recommendation to the City Council of rules and regulations governing the City’s electric system, including hearing appeals by citizens regarding the implementation of such rules and regulations in accordance with Section 3391.
Membership:
Five members appointed by the City Council. Each member to serve a concurrent term with that of the nominating Councilmember. All members must be residents of the City.
Meetings:
The Utility Commission meets the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Utilities Conference Room, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA. The Commission Chairperson, a majority of its members, or the Utility Director may call meetings.
Time involved:
Averages 20 to 40 hours per year.
References:
Lompoc City Code Section 3323, Ordinance No. 1454(00), 1504(04), and 1536(06).
General Functions:
The Youth Commission shall advise the City Council in the following areas:
- To solicit community input on youth service needs.
- To identify, and recommend effective solutions to, youth needs and problems.
- Initiation of various projects that will further the opportunities available to youth.
- To represent the viewpoint of the youth by taking their suggestions, ideas, and opinions and offering them to the City Council.
The Committee may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out its functions.
Membership:
The Youth Commission shall consist of seven (7) members whose age is between 15 and 21 and who live within the Lompoc Unified School District boundaries; and (2) members with no age restrictions who must be City residents. At no time shall the majority of the Commission reside outside the city limits. All members are appointed by the City Council to serve two-year overlapping terms.
Meetings:
The Youth Commission meets the fourth Thursday of every month at 7PM at the Anderson Recreation Center, 125 West Walnut Avenue, Lompoc. CA. Meetings may be called by the Chairperson of the Commission, or by a majority of its members.
References:
Resolution No. 4299(93). Terms amended by Resolution No. 4391(94), 4492(96) 4797(99), and 5214(04).
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