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Page 2 of 7 Program and Community Grants. • Legislative body: No • Frequency of Meetings: At least four times per year Human Services Commission • Members: 9 (7 Regular, 1 Youth, and 1 Alternate) • Liaison Department: Library and Recreation • Role: Advise the City Council on the human service needs of the community and methods of fulfilling these needs. Particular emphasis is given by the commission to the human service needs of the socially and economically disadvantaged, the elderly and the youth of the community. • Legislative body: No • Frequency of Meetings: Monthly Library Commission • Members: 9 (7 Regular, 1 Youth, and 1 Alternate) • Liaison Department: Library and Recreation • Role: Advise the City Council on matters related to the Pleasanton Library and library services in general. Promote the use of library services to the community. • Legislative body: No • Frequency of Meetings: Monthly Parks and Recreation Commission • Members: 7 (5 Regular, 1 Youth, and 1 Alternate) • Liaison Department: Library and Recreation (with support from Public Works) • Role: Advise the City Council on matters related to the development and provision of services pertaining to parks and recreation facilities, programs and services. • Frequency of Meetings: Monthly Since the current commission structure was created, the City has changed in many ways. One of the most impactful changes contributing to the diminished workload for these commissions is that the City nearing build-out; with far fewer projects for community and commission input, the workload has declined steadily. Similarly, many policies have been established and are now incorporated into ongoing operations, such that instead of needing commission input on policy development, policies now need to be reviewed approximately every five years on average. As well, the City has also reorganized; where Parks and Recreation used to be housed in one department, the services are now split between two departments. At the October 17, 2023, City Council meeting, staff presented the ad-hoc subcommittee’s recommendation for these four commissions — Civic Arts, Human Services, Library, and Parks and Recreation. At that time, the recommendation was to combine the Civic Arts and Parks and Recreation Commission, and the Library and Human Services Commissions, Page 203 of 228