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CAF - Introduction of New Members of the Board of the Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation.
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Meeting Date: January 25, 2108
Contact Person/Dept: B. Christine Byers/Administrative Services - Cultural Affairs
Phone Number: (310) 253-6003
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: Meetings and Agendas - Cultural Affairs (01/22/18)
Department Approval: N/A
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Culver City Cultural Affairs Foundation Board introduce new board member(s).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Foundation’s 501(c)(3) status requires the existence of a Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Foundation’s Bylaws (Bylaws), the Board of Directors consists of eight (8) members as follows:
1) Each member of the Cultural Affairs Commission (CAC) shall appoint one member to the Board (Five Members);
2) The Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission shall each serve as a member to the Board (Two Members); and
3) The City Manager of the City of Culver City, or a person designated by the City Manager, shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) of the Foundation (One Member).
The five appointed members of the Board shall serve a maximum of two terms, for so long as the Commissioner who appointed that member remains on the Commission, for up to eight years.
According to the Bylaws, an individual must live, work or own property or a business within Culver City or have a special, widely-recognized interest in improving cultural affairs of the community or region in order to be eligible for appointment to the Board.
Chair and Vice Chair of the Cultural Affairs Commission: On Tuesday, July 18, 2017, the CAC met and elected Len Dickter as Chair and Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin as Vice Chair for Fiscal Year 2017-2018. In accordance with the Bylaws, Chair Dickter and Vice Chair Wisnosky Stehlin are members of the CAF Board.
CAC Appointments to the Foundation Board: Dr. Tania Fleischer was appointed by the City Council to the Cultural Affairs Commission, for a partial term ending June 30, 2019. Dr. Fleischer appointed Malena Dobal-Parra to the CAF Board and this will be Ms. Dobal-Parra’s first meeting. There are still two vacant CAF Board seats and CAC Commissioners Pali and Williams are considering potential candidates for those at this time.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
MOTION
This item does not require the CAF Board to make a motion.