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CC - Appointments to the Civil Service Commission; Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; Fiesta La Ballona Committee; Finance Advisory Committee; Landlord-Tenant Mediation Board; and LAX International Airport Community Noise Roundtable.
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Meeting Date: February 12, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Jeremy Green, City Clerk
Gabby Monzon, City Clerk Specialist
Phone Number: (310) 253-5851
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments:
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (02/06/18);
Department Approval: Serena Wright-Black, Administrative Services Director (2/05/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council appoint members to the Civil Service Commission; Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (1 Resident Position); Fiesta La Ballona Committee; Finance Advisory Committee (1 Local Business Position); Landlord-Tenant Mediation Board (1 Tenant Position); and the LAX International Airport Community Noise Roundtable (Representative and Alternate.)
BACKGROUND
On October 23, 2017, the City Council directed the City Clerk to hold a special recruitment to fill positions across several Commissions, Boards, and Committees (“CBCs”) that had been vacated during the past year.
There are a total of 8 openings across 6 bodies as follows: Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (1) ; Civil Service Commission (1) ; Fiesta La Ballona Committee (2); Finance Advisory Committee (1); Landlord-Tenant Mediation Board (1); LAX International Airport Community Noise Roundtable (2).
On December 20, 2017, the City Clerk’s Office posted the online application, the advertisement of the seats available on the City’s “Commissions, Committees, and Boards” webpage, and publicized the vacancies as follows:
• Advertisements were published in the Culver City News on December 21, 2017, January 04, January 18, and January 25, 2018.
• Notice was posted on the City’s website starting on December 19, 2017.
• Notice was sent via e-mail through GovDelivery on December 19, 2017, January 02, January 16, January 23, January 30, and January 31, 2018.
• Notice was posted on the social media application Nextdoor on December 18 and 21, 2017, and January 30 and 31, 2018.
• Notice was posted on social media applications Facebook and Twitter on December 18, 22, and 26, 2017 and on January 01, 07, 13, 16, 24, 30, and 31, 2018.
• Flyers were posted at City Hall, Mike Balkman Council Chambers, Veterans Memorial Building, and the Senior Center beginning on December 29, 2017 and copies were made available to the public.
• Notice was posted in the Senior Center Newsletter in January 2018.
• Notice was posted on Culver City TV beginning on December 20, 2017.
• An email was sent to former applicants on December 12, 2017.
Confirmation of Eligibility Requirements
Upon receipt, the City Clerk’s Office reviewed each application to confirm whether the applicant represented that they met the minimum eligibility requirements.
With respect to commission appointments, the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) provides certain general provisions related to members and those seeking appointment to Commissions. CCMC Section 3.03.005 provides in pertinent part:
“Commissioners shall be residents of the City who are lawfully registered voters of the City, none of whom shall hold any paid seat or employment in the City Government. Applicants for appointment to any Commission seat must have been lawfully registered voters of the City for the thirty (30) days immediately preceding the filing of their application. No person may serve on more than one (1) Commission at the same time.”
Please note that the available Finance Advisory Committee and Fiesta La Ballona Committee positions do not require applicants to be Culver City residents.
Any seats not filled by the City Council this evening will be advertised again during the next annual application cycle which will tentatively begin in late March 2018.
DISCUSSION:
Following are summaries of those who submitted applications. Individuals marked by an asterisk (*) have applied to multiple bodies.
It should be noted that there were several applicants for bodies that require Culver City residency and/or Culver City voter registration who did not meet either or both of those requirements. They received e-mails or phone calls from the City Clerk’s Office that indicated that they were not eligible for appointment.
Seat Vacancies:
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) -Resident Seat No. 2 is available for appointment to a partial term, which expires on June 30, 2019. To qualify, an applicant shall be a resident of Culver City.
A total of seventeen (17) eligible applications were received from:
Shao-Shao Cheng
Lisa Marie Parker Desai*
Allen Lulu
Mike Hale*
Sara Fields
Amanda Snelson
George Montgomery
Art Nomura
Pamela Brisette
Alex Giza
Glenn Spann
Andrew Yamamoto
Rolan Hernandez
Laura Krawczyk
Mandalyn Mendoza
Patrick Abbs
Diana Hernandez
Civil Service Commission (CSC) - One seat is available for appointment. Seat No. 5 expires on June 30, 2019.
A total of eight (8) eligible applications were received from:
Peter Stern
Mike Hale*
Carol Kramer
Michelle Ford
John Hasegawa
Dale Larson
Sal LaPardo
Karyn Laitis
Fiesta La Ballona Committee (FLBC) -Fiesta La Ballona terms begin in November and end in October. There are currently two (2) Member vacancies for Seat No. 3 and No. 5. The newly appointed members will complete a partial term expiring on October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2018, respectively.
A total of six (6) eligible applications were received from:
Lisa Marie Parker Desai*
Greg Guzzetta
Polly Beale
T.R. Porter
Lila Swenson
Nancy Johney
Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) - One Local Business Representative - Seat No. 5 is available for appointment to a partial term ending on June 30, 2020. Local Business Representatives shall own or be the primary operator of a duly licensed business located within City limits.
A total of two (2) eligible applications were received from:
Beth Hyatt
Darrel Menthe
Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (LTMB) - One seat is available for appointment. Tenant - Seat No. 2 with a partial term expiring on June 30, 2021. Tenant Members shall be tenants of residential rental property located within the City of Culver City, and neither the applicant nor the applicant’s spouse or dependents shall have any financial interest in residential income-producing property in Culver City.
A total of five (5) eligible applications were received from:
Liz Zeitler
Pamela Richardson
Joseph Kay
Donna LeBlanc
Philip McCabe
LAX International Airport Community Noise Roundtable - There are two seats available for appointment. Representative Seat No. 1 and Alternate Representative Seat No. 2 are both for an outside board (not an official City body) and have indefinite terms.
A total of eight (8) eligible applications were received from:
Dani Zandel
Carolyn Wispe Burns
Brendon Macaraeg
Sandra Zaitsu
Mike Hale*
Luciano Nocera
Barbara Markoe
Richard Rownak
The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Ad Hoc Subcommittee (comprised of Council Members Clarke and Eriksson) met on February 5, 2018 and recommended that:
1. Council Member Clarke and Eriksson be appointed as interim representatives through June 30, 2018 as Representative and Alternate, respectively;
2. The above applicants be considered during the regular process in March-June 2018 to allow City Council to consider creating a term for appointees.
Hard copies of the redacted applications are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office and are available at www.culvercity.org/serve <http://www.culvercity.org/serve>.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
Costs for advertising the vacancies in the newspaper and on social media totaled $2,637.52. The new appointee to the Landlord-Tenant Mediation Board, will need 30 hours of professional mediation training at a cost of $625. All new applicants must also complete AB 1234 Ethics and Brown Act training within one year of appointment. These costs would be absorbed in existing budget appropriations.
MOTION
That the City Council:
Make the following appointments as desired:
1. Appoint ______________ to Resident Seat No. 2 of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.
2. Appoint ______________ to Seat No. 5 of the Civil Service Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.
3. Appoint ______________ to fill Member - Seat No. 3 with a term expiring on October 31, 2020 and appoint ______________ to Member - Seat No. 5, of the Fiesta La Ballona Committee, with a term expiring on October 31, 2018.
4. Appoint ______________ to fill a Local Business Representative - Seat No. 5 to the Finance Advisory Committee for a term expiring on June 30, 2020.
5. Appoint ______________ to fill a Tenant - Seat No. 2 to the Landlord-Tenant Mediation Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2021.
6. Appoint ______________ to fill Representative Seat No. 1 and appoint ______________ to Alternative Representative Seat No. 2 to the LAX International Airport Community Noise Roundtable for a period of _______________________.