City of Culver City, California
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council consider appointment to the Parks, Recreation,
and Community Services Commission and provide direction to the City Manager
related to vacancies on the Committee on Homelessness, Landlord-Tenant
Mediation Board, and the Fiesta La Bellona Committee.
BACKGROUND:
On January 27, 2014, the City Council directed staff to advertise the current
vacancies on the City’s commissions, committees and boards and to start the
process for those offices that would become available on July 1, 2014.
Beginning on February 5, 2014, the City Clerk’s Office posted the following items
on the City’s website: a courtesy notification, a fill-in pdf application form (which
can be completed electronically, then e-mailed, printed out and faxed, mailed or
hand delivered), and a Microsoft Word format application (for those who might not
have the capability to complete in the pdf format.)
In order to fill the current vacancies and future offices, the City Clerk’s Office has
taken the following steps to provide public notice:
• Advertisements ran in the Culver City News on February 6, 20, and March 6.
• Notice was posted on the City’s website starting on February 6.
• Notice was sent via email through GovDelivery on February 19, 26, and March
5.
Meeting Date: March 24, 2014 Item Number: A-3
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: (1) Appointment to the Parks, Recreation and
Community Services Commission; and (2) Provide Direction to the City Manager
Related to Vacancies on the Committee on Homelessness, Landlord-Tenant
Mediation Board, and the Fiesta La Ballona Committee.
Contact Person/Dept.: Jeremy Green Phone Number: (310) 253-5859
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [ ] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: Applicants (03/19/14); Meetings and Agendas – City Council
(03/19/14).
Department Approval:
Martin R. Cole (03/18/14)
City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (03/18/14)
Chief Financial Officer Approval:
Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (03/19/14)
City Manager Approval:
John M. Nachbar (03/19/14) City of Culver City, California
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• Announcements were made at City Council meetings.
• Staff also contacted applicants from the 2013 application period to gage their
interest in re-applying during this application period.
There are two separate application periods. The first application period had a
deadline of Tuesday, March 11, 2014 to fill the following six (6) current vacancies:
Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission (1), Committee
on Homelessness (1), Landlord-Tenant Mediation Board (1 Tenant, 1 Member at
Large) and the Fiesta la Ballona Committee (2).
The second application period is for offices that will become available on July 1,
2014. The deadline for those offices is 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. There
are 18 openings for this deadline as follows: Civil Service Commission (1), Cultural
Affairs Commission (1), PRCS Commission (1), Planning Commission (1),
Committee on Homelessness (4), Disability Advisory Committee (2), Fiesta La
Ballona Committee (1), Los Angeles Airport Area Advisory Committee (3), West
Los Angeles Vector Control Board (1), and Finance Advisory Committee (2).
Appointments for these offices will be the subject of a separate staff report to be
presented to the City Council in May.
DISCUSSION:
At the end of the first deadline, staff received one application from Scott Zeidman
for a seat on the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission.
The current vacancy is for Office #2 for an unexpired term which concludes on
June 30, 2015. No other applications were received.
For those Offices for which applications were not received, staff recommends the
City Council direct the City Manager to include such vacancies as part of the
second application deadline.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
Costs for advertising the vacancies in the Culver City News totaled $927.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Copy of Application (with personal information redacted)
City of Culver City, California
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MOTION:
That the City Council:
1A. Appoint ____________________ to fill vacant Office No. 2 of the Parks,
Recreation and Community Services Commission for the unexpired term ending
on June 30, 2015;
OR
1B. Direct the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
AND
2. Direct the City Manager to include those vacancies for which applications were
not received by the first deadline with the continued advertisements for those with
the second deadline.
MEETING DATE: March 24, 2014
AGENDA ITEM: (1) Appointment to the Parks, Recreation and
Community Services Commission; and (2) Provide
Direction to the City Manager Related to Vacancies on
the Committee on Homelessness, Landlord-Tenant
Mediation Board, and the Fiesta La Ballona Committee.
ATTACHMENTS
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1. Copy of Application (with personal information redacted) 1-4
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