(a) 
Membership. The Commission shall consist of seven members. Unless otherwise authorized by the City Council, one member shall be appointed from each Council district and two members shall be appointed at large.
(b) 
To the extent practicable, three members shall be appointed from among professionals in the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, urban planning, archeology, or other historic preservation or related disciplines, such as American Studies, American Civilization, cultural geography, or anthropology. All members of the Public Amenities Commission shall have a demonstrated interest, competence, experience, or knowledge in historic preservation, art and literature, and the cultural heritage of the City.
(Ord. 3272-24 c.s., eff. August 28, 2024, as amended by Ord. 3304-25 c.s., eff. November 13, 2025)
The Public Amenities Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) 
Historical resource and amenities powers and duties:
(1) 
Provide recommendations related to public access to historical information, documents, records and pictures of the City of Redondo Beach;
(2) 
Recommend public information, educational, interpretive programs pertaining to historic resources;
(3) 
Make recommendations on the content of public plaques, signs and similar displays at properties with documented historic resources in the City of Redondo Beach.
(4) 
Recommend historic sites, buildings, etc. for application of historic site designations and placards. Upon approval by the City Council, support the appropriate application documents and filings.
(b) 
Preservation program and ordinance duties:
(1) 
Conduct public hearings, and make decisions regarding proposed designations and removal of designations of landmarks and historic districts;
(2) 
Review and advise the City Council on the currentness and completeness of the City's register of landmarks and historic districts within the City;
(3) 
Recommend appropriate system of markers for landmarks and historic districts;
(4) 
Adopt prescriptive standards to be used by the Commission in reviewing Certificates of Appropriateness;
(5) 
Review and render decisions regarding significant alterations, demolition, removal, and relocation proposals related to landmarks and properties within historic districts in conjunction with applications for Certificates of Appropriateness pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 10 of this Code;
(6) 
Review and make recommendations on various preservation-related documents intended to assist the owners of historic resources and the Commission in their review of applications. These may include a general information booklet describing historic styles, a rehabilitation manual or design guidelines;
(7) 
Recommend to the City Council a program of incentives for preservation of historic resources;
(8) 
Investigate and report to the City Council on the use of various Federal, State, local or private funding resources and mechanisms available to promote historic resource preservation within the City;
(9) 
Review and comment upon proposed modifications in regulation regarding land use, housing and redevelopment, municipal improvement, and other types of planning and programs undertaken by any agency of the City, the County or State, which directly affect landmarks and historic districts;
(10) 
Recommend consultants and studies, as the Commission deems desirable or necessary to conduct its role, and pending City Council approval to retain such consultants and studies, the Commission shall review the resulting work product;
(11) 
Cooperate with other local, County, State and Federal Government in the pursuit of the objectives of historic preservation;
(12) 
Provide written responses to requests from property owners seeking findings under the Preservation Ordinance related to the alteration, restoration, landscaping or maintenance of any historic resource within the City;
(c) 
Recreation and Parks duties:
(1) 
Act as adviser to the City Council in all matters pertaining to public recreation programs, including playgrounds and public recreation related entertainment;
(2) 
Review and provide recommendations to the City Council on the annual budget related to recreational programming across the City through the City Manager.
(3) 
Provide recommendations related to the development of recreation in the City, help stimulate public interest in such recreation program, and collaborate with schools located in the City and all other agencies relative to securing and developing a full and complete recreational programs;
(d) 
Library duties:
(1) 
Evaluate and provide recommendations for the development, extension, maintenance, and improvement of library facilities and library programs in the City.
(e) 
Any other duties or responsibilities as directed by City Council, City Manager, or staff liaison with the approval and/or at the direction of the City Manager.
(Ord. 3272-24 c.s., eff. August 28, 2024, as amended by Ord. 3304-25 c.s., eff. November 13, 2025)