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CC - (1) Discussion of Alleged Committee Member Misconduct and Possible Disciplinary Action up to and Including Removal from the Committee; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate
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Meeting Date: January 24, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Jeremy Green/City Clerk
Tevis Barnes/CDD - Housing
Phone Number: 310-253-5851
310-253-5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (01/20/2022)
Department Approval: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager (01/19/2022);
Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (01/13/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) discuss allegations of Committee Member misconduct and possible disciplinary action up to and including removal from the Committee; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On November 11, 2021, Housing Division staff received a complaint alleging misconduct by Mark Lipman, a member of the Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (Committee). Mr. Lipman was appointed to the Committee in 2018 and is serving his first term, which expires on June 30, 2022. Mr. Lipman is also a member of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on Housing related to work on the General Plan Update.1
Allegations of Misconduct
Allegations of misconduct include incidents of domestic violence committed in 2020 by Mr. Lipman against an individual he was living with at the time. Police responded to the residence regarding reports of domestic violence on August 22 and November 22, 2020, with no arrest or prosecution. On December 23, 2020, police were called to the property again and Mr. Lipman was arrested on charges of ...
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