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Recovered BISBAC bylaws prompt discussion about membership; process set to agendize Carmel Unified School District request
Summary
Recovered BISBAC bylaws were read aloud and members discussed a formal process for updating membership, including a request to add Carmel Unified School District trustee representation.
The Big Sur Multi-Agency Advisory Council reviewed recovered bylaws and discussed how to update membership to reflect agencies that have been participating for years.
The chair read the council’s purpose and the resolution establishing BISBAC (Resolution No. 86443, July 8, 1986) and noted several subsequent resolutions that expanded membership. A community member asked that public-utility providers (PG&E, AT&T and others) be considered for more formal inclusion to improve operational coordination.
A newly elected trustee for Carmel Unified School District Trustee Area 3 requested formal representation on BISBAC, citing intersections between school routing, student safety, and recent land-use issues discussed at the council. County counsel Michael Wilden briefed the council on the amendment process: bylaws amendments require Robert’s Rules notice, a two-thirds vote of all council members (not just those present) to recommend a change, and subsequent approval by the Board of Supervisors to add a voting member. The council has discretion to invite non-voting participation by agencies on specified terms.
PG&E introduced Jasmine Venegas, the company’s central-coast government-relations representative, who said PG&E would participate as the council and community decide how best to engage utility partners.
The chair proposed compiling an updated bylaws document that incorporates past resolutions and bringing that consolidated text to the next BISBAC meeting. The council agreed to agendize the school-district representation request at the next meeting so members can review the specific amendment language and vote with full notice.
Ending: the council closed the item with an agreement to prepare a consolidated bylaws draft and to place the school-district request and other membership items on the next BISBAC agenda for formal consideration.
