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G-04-04-22-13E1 - 4/22/2004ORDINANCE NO. £ - O " D -Z _ 13 L I AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, ADDING SECTION 1.3300, CODE OF ORDINANCES (1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE TOURISM COMMISSION; AND PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Round Rock has found it to be in the best interests of the citizens of Round Rock to establish a Tourism Commission, Now Therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS: 1. That Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to add a section to be numbered Section 1.3300, which said section shall read as follows: SECTION 1.3300 TOURISM COMMISSION 1.3301 COMMISSION CREATED There is hereby created and the City Council shall provide for the appointment of a commission to be known as the Tourism Commission (Commission). The Commission shall consist of seven (7) members. 1.3302 OUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS (1) One member of the Commission shall be a representative of the Dell Diamond/Heritage Center; (2) Two members of the Commission shall be representatives of the hotel industry, one representing a large -size hotel of 250 rooms or more and one representing a small -size hotel of less than 250 rooms, respectively; (3) Two members of the Commission shall be representatives of a local tourism -related business, including but not limited to, dining, entertainment or retail; (4) One member of the Commission shall be a representative of the arts community; and 4PPDesktop\::ODMA/WORLDOX/0:/WDOX/ORDINANC/040422E1.WPD/vr (5) One member of the Commission shall be a representative from the Round Rock Higher Education Center. 1.3303 ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS Any. Commission member who misses three (3) consecutive meetings shall forfeit the appointment and his/her replacement will be appointed by the City Council to fill the unexpired term. 1.3304' MEMBERSHIP, TERMS AND COMPENSATION (1) Terms of Appointment The Commission members shall hold office for two (2) years or until their successors are appointed; and shall expire on the 15th day of June; provided, however, that the members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. However, of the first seven (7) appointments, three (3) shall be appointed to serve until June 15, 2005 and four (4) shall be appointed to serve until June 15, 2006. Thereafter, three (3) members shall be appointed during odd-numberedyears and four (4) members shall be appointed during even -numbered years. (2) Vacancies Vacancies shall be filled by the City Council, as necessary, for the unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant. (3) Removal A member of the Commission may be removed at the will of the City Council. (4) Compensation Members shall serve without pay. Members may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from available funds approved in advance. 1.3305 POWERS AND DUTIES The Commission serves in an advisory capacity and is established to: (1) present annual funding recommendations to the City Council, in compliance with Section 351.101 of the Texas Tax Code, as amended; and (2) review the tourism plan and advise the City Council of the need to update or revise the tourism plan. 1.3306 PROCEDURES (1) Officers The. Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected from the membership of the Commission by a majority of the members. A vice -chair to serve in the chairperson's absence shall be likewise elected. 2 (2) Meetings All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public. In addition to its regular meetings, meetings also may be called upon the request of the Chairperson of the Commission, or upon written request of three members, or upon notice from the City Manager that a matter requires the consideration of the Commission. (3) Quorum A quorum shall consist of a majority of the entire membership of the Commission and any issue to be voted on shall be resolved by a majority of those present. (4) Notice of Meetings Public notice of all meetings of the Commission shall be posted according to the Texas Open Meetings Act. (5) Rules of Order The Commission shall follow Roberts Rules of Order for conducting meetings. (6) Minutes The Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or, if absent or failing to vote indicating that fact. 1.3307 LIMITATIONS (1) The Commission shall be advisory in nature and have no authority to obligate the City of Round Rock in any financial way nor shall the Commission have the authority to make expenditures of City funds. (2) The Commission shall not request any work done on its own authority nor promise the citizens that work will be done. II. A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are expressly repealed. B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof. C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of.t.he date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was -adopted was posted and that such meeting was 3 open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. Alternative 1. By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for readingthis ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with. aan°s READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this day of , 2004. Alternative 2. READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of , 2004. READ, APPROVED and- ADOPTED on second reading this the day of , 2004. NY City of Round Rock, Texas CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secretar 4 DATE: April 16, 2004 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - April 22, 2004 ITEM: 13.E.1. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 1 of the Round Rock Code of Ordinances(1995 Edition), adding Section 1.3300, establishing the Tourism Commission. (First Reading) Department: Planning & Community Development Staff Person: Joe Vining, Executive Director of Community Development Justification: To establish a Tourism Commission to act in an advisory capacity to the City Council for the purpose of overseeing matters relating to tourism. Funding: Cost: N/A Source of funds: N/A Outside Resources: Background Information: N/A On December 18, 2003, the City Council adopted the tourism plan presented by Destination Development as a guide for Round Rock's tourism efforts. In the adopted plan Destination Development recommended that the city establish a Tourism Commission. Public Comment: None required.