HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-01-17 - AGENDA REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL VACANCY (2)Agenda Item: 1
DATE: January 17, 2017
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL VACANCY
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Kenneth W. Striplin
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council receive report, consider candidate applications, hear applicant presentations,
discuss, and appoint a new Member of the City Council to serve the remainder of the vacant term
of office, currently set to expire on December 11, 2018.
BACKGROUND
At the statewide general election held on November 8, 2016, Mayor Pro Tem Dante Acosta was
elected as a Member of the California Legislature. On December 4, 2016, Mr. Acosta resigned
his seat on the City Council, thus creating a vacancy. During the regular meeting of December
13, 2016, the City Council approved a process to solicit applications from Santa Clarita residents
interested in being appointed to the City Council. The Council also approved holding a special
meeting on January 17, 2017, for purposes of considering candidate applications and appointing
a new Member of the City Council to fill the unexpired term of office.
On December 15, 2016, the City of Santa Clarita began soliciting applications from eligible
residents interested in being considered for appointment to fill the vacancy on the City Council.
The California Elections Code requires that in order to be eligible to serve on the City Council,
an individual must be a registered voter eighteen (18) years or older and must maintain their
principal residence within the City of Santa Clarita at the time of appointment. The application
process closed at 5:00 pm PST on Friday, January 6, 2017.
The City received a total of 51 applications. A list of all of the applicants is attached to this
report. The names on the list are in the order of submission to the Santa Clarita City Clerk. One
applicant subsequently withdrew from further consideration and another applicant submitted the
application after the deadline. Therefore, there are 49 applicants who filed within the noticed
time frame and wish to receive further consideration for appointment to serve as a Member of the
City Council.
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On January 6, 2017, copies of the submitted applications were transmitted to the City Council.
On January 9, 2017, the applications were posted on the City's website for public consideration.
Additionally, copies of the applications are available for review in the City Clerk's Reading File.
At the special City Council meeting of January 17, 2017, the City Council will be considering all
of the applicants for potential appointment to the City Council. Each applicant has been advised
that they may supplement their written application with up to a three minute oral presentation to
the City Council at the special meeting. The City Council is anticipated to consider candidate
applications, receive public comment and appoint a new Member of the City Council to fill the
unexpired term of the vacant City Council seat, currently set to expire on December 11, 2018.
Under California law, the City Council must appoint a new Member of the City Council to fill
the vacancy not more than sixty (60) days after the vacancy occurred. As the vacancy occurred
on December 4, 2016, the position must be filled by appointment not later than February 2, 2017.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
1. Should additional time for consideration of candidates or deliberation be required, the
City Council may choose to hold another special meeting of the City Council.
2. Consider applications and defer making an appointment to the City Council until the
regular City Council meeting of January 24, 2017.
3. Other direction as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the recommended action does not require any additional resources beyond those
already contained within the approved 2016-17 budget.
ATTACHMENTS
City Council Applicants
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CITY COUNCIL APPLICANTS
Listed in the order the application was received and processed by the Santa Clarita City Clerk
1
Kenneth Dean
31
Timothy McLaughlin
2
Alan Ferdman
32
Jennifer Smith
3
Marcus Hershey
33
Kenneth R. "Ken" Wiseman
4
Mark White
34
Michael Cruz
5
Rick Hood
35
Radomir Luza ❖
6
TimBen Boydston
36
Sean R. Weber
7
Gloria Mercado-Fortine
37
Matthew J. Hargett
8
Diane Trautman
38
Robert Cooper III
9
Mark Elfont, Ph.D.
39
Dikran Melkonian
10
Tito Gonzalez
40
Sheryl Ann Lima a
11
Jack Levenberg
41
Jennifer Keysor
12
Brent A. Braun
42
Bret Alden Mouser
13
Phillip Olivero 0
43
David J.Bianco
14
Michael Dean Vincent
44
Kristin Ghilardi
15
Sandra Nichols
45
Jason Warren Gibbs
16
Gene Dorio, M.D.
46
Kevin Rosenberg
17
Dennis Hugh Conn
47
David Ruelas
18
Scott Shepard
48
Douglas Fraser
19 lCristen
Farrell
49
Jacqueline Thomas
20
Scott A. Drake, Jr.
50
William A. "Bill" Miranda
21
Paul Wieczorek
51
Bradley Grose #
22
Ronda Baldwin -Kennedy
23
Todd Topolski
24
Ana Isabel Dwork
25
Phillip N. Phethean
26
Paul De La Cerda
27
Joan Carol Sodergren
28
Nancy "Tyger" White
29
Brett Haddock
30
Brian Block
0 Resides Outside of City Limits
❖ No Voting Recorded at Address
Withdrew Application
Late Application
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