(a) The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory Committee is hereby created. The advisory committee consists of 26 members, as follows:

(1) Fifteen representatives of local governments from jurisdictions including the Santa Monica Mountains, one of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, one of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Thousand Oaks, one of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Agoura Hills, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Westlake Village, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Malibu, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Calabasas, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of Burbank, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of Glendale, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of La Canada-Flintridge, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of Pasadena, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of Sierra Madre, one of whom shall be appointed by the City Council of South Pasadena, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County to represent the unincorporated communities within the jurisdiction of the East Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor, after consultation with the Town Council of Altadena and the Crescenta Valley Town Council.

(2) Six public members, two of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, two of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(3) One representative of the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, to be appointed by the district board of directors.

(4) One representative of the Conejo Recreation and Park District, to be appointed by the district board of directors.

(5) One representative of the Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District, to be appointed by the district board of directors.

(6) One representative of the City of Santa Clarita, to be appointed by the city council.

(7) One representative of the City of Moorpark, to be appointed by the city council.

(b) The appointing powers shall make every effort to ensure that the ethnic and racial composition of the advisory committee reflects the racial and ethnic composition of the population of the state.

(c) The advisory committee shall select from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson.

(d) The members of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(e) The advisory committee has the following duties:

(1) Propose and review projects for conservancy action and report to the conservancy regarding the conformity of the projects with the plan.

(2) Review proposed amendments to the plan.

(3) Provide opportunities for public participation.

(f) Twelve members of the advisory committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business of the advisory committee.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 991, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)