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ORDINANCE NO. 4854
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO TO MODIFY SECTION 2.08.210 OF CHAPTER 2.08
OF TITLE 2 OF THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO RESTRUCTURING OF THE COMMUNITY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as
SECTION 1. Section 2.08.210 of Chapter 2.08 of Title 2
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended in its
entirety to read, as follows:
2.08.210 Department of Community Services.
(a) The community services department shall be under
the direction. of the director of community services, who shall
be accountable to the city manager. The duties of the director
of community services shall be as follows:
(1) To formulate for approval plans and programs as
they relate to the identified social needs of the community
ei ther directly or in cooperation with the resources of the
community;
(2) To provide staff advisory and technical
assistance to the human relations commission, the public art
commission, the parks and recreation commission and such similar
groups that may be created or established;
(3) To maintain landscaped areas including district
and neighborhood parks, miniparks, athletic fields, fire
stations and utility grounds in a safe and aesthetic manner;
(4) To manage the use, scheduling, and operation of
municipal playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools, community
centers, camps, athletic centers and fields, golf courses,
theaters, cultural centers, museums, interpretative centers,
parks, and activities connected therewith;
( 5 ) To provide and
knowledge, artistic expression,
and enjoyment of the outdoors;
develop programs
physical activity,
for increased
social help,
(6) To perform or cause to be performed all duties
required by this code or other law of the arts and culture
division manager, Cubberley Center and human services division
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manager, parks and golf division manager, recreation and youth
services division manager, and open space division manager: and
(7) To perform o~her such duties as may be required.
(b) For organizational purposes, the department of
communi ty services shall consist of the following divisions:
arts and culture; Cubberley Center and human services; parks and
golf; recreation and youth sciences; and open space.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds that this ordinance
is categorically exempt, because it will require only minor
alterations in land use limitations, and, upon that basis, it
determines that no environmental assessment is required.
SECTION 3. This ordinance
commencement of the thirty-first
adoption.
INTRODUCED: October 25, 2004
PASSED: November IS, 2004
shall be
day after
effective
the date
on
of
the
its
AYES: BEECHAM, BURCH, CORD~LL, FREEMAN, KISHIMOTO, KLEINBERG,
MORTON, MOSSAR, OJAKIAN
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~~<) Senior Asst. City Attorney
Director 0
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