DEBATE ON COMMISSION PALMDALE COUCIL GRAPPLES WITH SELECTION PROCESS FOR PLANNERS.Byline: JIM Jim Miss Watson’s runaway slave; Huck’s traveling companion. [Am. Lit.: Huckleberry Finn] See : Escape SKEEN Staff Writer PALMDALE - As time draws near for the selection of three members to the Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle , the Palmdale City Council will take up debate tonight on how commissioners should be chosen. For the past two years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Planning Commission has been comprised of four commissioners appointed by district and one commissioner selected citywide or at-large. Concerns were raised over the process in January when only one qualified applicant, Vincent Dino, applied for the District 4 post. Two others had applied for the post, but one lived outside the city and the other lived outside the district the seat represents. ``To me that was disappointing,'' Councilman Tom Lackey said of the low turnout. ``When a city is left with one choice, it calls attention to the process.'' Lackey said his concerns were not about Dino, whom he believes has fit in nicely in the post. ``It's worth discussing,'' Lackey said of the selection process. ``This is a very critical function in the planning process.'' Mayor Jim Ledford said he still believes it is in the city's best interest to continue with the policy enacted in June 2004 to appoint planning commissioners by district. Ledford said that prior to the district system, the Planning Commission had been heavily weighted toward the city's west side. ``I think the system works,'' Ledford said. ``It's equitable equitable adj. 1) just, based on fairness and not legal technicalities. 2) refers to positive remedies (orders to do something, not money damages) employed by the courts to solve disputes or give relief. (See: equity) EQUITABLE. . It provides for representation throughout the city. In the past, I think the east side got short-shrifted.'' Councilman Steve Hofbauer said he also favors the current system, noting the past leanings toward west-side residents and times when the panel was dominated by people from the real-estate industry. Hofbauer said he was opposed to having each council member make his or her own appointments to the commission, which is the system used by the city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. . ``It politicizes the process. The planning commissioner won't make a decision until he calls his council member,'' Hofbauer said. The council will only discuss the issue and there will be no vote tonight to either uphold up·hold tr.v. up·held , up·hold·ing, up·holds 1. To hold aloft; raise: upheld the banner proudly. 2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support. 3. or change the system. The council will meet at 7 tonight in the council chambers, 38300 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling , Suite B. In June, the City Council will decide on whether to reappoint Re`ap`point´ v. t. 1. To appoint again. reappoint vt → volver a nombrar reappoint vt (to job) → or replace three commissioners - Dino, District 1 representative Spencer Berg and District 2 representative Fred Thompson, because their terms of office are expiring. The commission approves or makes recommendations on proposals and environmental issues involved in land development; makes recommendations on maintaining land-use regulations through zoning ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been amendments, zone changes and General Plan amendments; determines consistency of the capital-improvement program with the General Plan; and makes recommendations to the City Council on land use and environmental policies and programs. james.skeen(at)dailynews (661) 267-5743 |
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