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OUTBoard Staff Update <br />Item 6.a. - Handout <br />1. The OUTBoard has historically had difficulty in entirely filling its membership composition. <br />For this reason, revisions to the Policies and Procedures made in 2012 revised the prior <br />requirement for several of the at-large positions to be from County boards related to a <br />specific expertise/area of interest (e.g., environmental, planning, economic <br />development). This revision, reflected in the current version of the Policies and <br />Procedures, more liberally requires at-large members to have expertise and specific <br />interests in the articulated areas without specific representation on other County boards. <br />2. The Rules and Procedures were again revised in March 2015 to add Public Health as one <br />of the seven (7) areas of expertise or specific interest for the existing six (6) at-large <br />positions. This revision was intended to enhance opportunities to complete membership <br />composition, by providing that the six (6) at-large members may have expertise or <br />specific interest in as many of the following seven areas as possible: <br />x Bicycle transportation <br />x Pedestrian access and safety <br />x Public transit <br />x Environmental issues <br />x Economic development <br />x Planning <br />x Public health <br />The current proposed revision would add a seventh (7th) at-large position, and specific <br />representation of the areas of interest would be encouraged but not required. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with consideration of the <br />resolution approving the proposed amendment to the OUTBoard Policies and Procedures. <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are associated <br />with this item: <br />GOAL: CREATE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY <br />The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding <br />necessary for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for <br />themselves and their dependents. <br />GOAL: CREATE A SAFE COMMUNITY <br />The reduction of risks from vehicle/traffic accidents, childhood and senior injuries, <br />gang activity, substance abuse and domestic violence. <br />The addition of an OUTBoard at-large position with expertise or specific interests in public <br />health results in positive outcomes related to the above goals. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the attached <br />resolution to the OUTBoard specific Policies and Procedures (Attachment 2). <br />25