A quorum at any regular or special meeting of the Board shall consist of a majority of the members of the Board. No action of the Board shall be valid without the affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum. In the event of a lack of quorum at any regular or adjourned meeting the Board may act as “a committee of the whole” and hear any matters before the Board. No action may be taken but recommendations may be made to the next regular or adjourned meeting of the Board. In the absence of a quorum from a regularly scheduled meeting, the City Planner, in his discretion, may exercise the powers of the Board as set forth in SMC 2.32.060 on any applications pending at said scheduled regular meeting.