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My Committees

Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson is the Chair of the Planning, Land Use, and Management Committee and the Chair of Government Operations. He is the Vice Chair of Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations.

Additionally he serves on Housing and Homelessness, and the Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform

Planning and Land Use Management Committee

The Planning and Land Use Management Committee oversees all land use planning matters including but not limited to the General Plan, Community Plans, subdivisions, zoning, conditional uses, variances, interim control ordinances, moratoriums; population estimates; growth management; code enforcement except residential code enforcement on existing housing; slum housing abatement; building permit appeals; and construction and maintenance standards and testing.

Government Operations

Description forthcoming

Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations

Description forthcoming

Housing and Homelessness Committee

The Housing Committee oversees all housing matters including grants, review or concurrent review of bonds and subsidies for housing from all sources, including the Housing Trust Fund; Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) funds; rent control; residential code enforcement on existing housing, slum housing abatement and the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP); community development programs; day laborer programs; and immigrant affairs.

Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform

Description forthcoming