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Home My WebLink About2021-01-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - LOCAL APPTS (2)Agenda Item: 11 P CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT UNFINISHED BUSINESS CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:1 DATE: January 12, 2021 SUBJECT: LOCAL APPOINTMENTS DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services PRESENTER: Mary Cusick RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council: 1. Councilmember Smyth and Councilmember Gibbs nominate and Council approve regular appointments to the Planning Commission; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; Arts Commission; and Open Space Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit Panel for a full term of four years, ending December 31, 2024. 2. Mayor Pro Tem Weste nominate and Council approve the unscheduled vacancy appointment to the unexpired term on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission, ending December 31, 2022. BACKGROUND At the regular meeting of November 24, 2020, the City Council declared vacancies and directed the City Clerk to post and publish the Notice of Vacancy for two regular positions on each of the Planning Commission; Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PR&CS) Commission; Arts Commission; and the Open Space Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit Panel. Pursuant to the subsequent resignation of Ruthann Levison, one additional unscheduled vacancy has been noticed for a position on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission to fill the unexpired term. The deadline for receipt of applications was December 19, 2020. The City Clerk submitted copies of the applications received to the City Council, a list of applicants is attached, and their applications are available in the reading file. Page 1 Packet Pg. 120 Nominations are now appropriate for approval by the entire City Council to fill the vacancies as follows: Councilmember Smyth One regular term on the Arts Commission One regular term on the PR&CS Commission One regular term on the Planning Commission One regular term on the Financial Accountability and Audit Panel Councilmember Gibbs One regular term on the Arts Commission One regular term on the PR&CS Commission One regular term on the Planning Commission One regular term on the Financial Accountability and Audit Panel Mayor Pro Tem Weste One unexpired term on the PR&CS Commission After appointment to said bodies, regular terms for the Arts Commission; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; Planning Commission; and Open Space Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit Panel will expire December 31, 2024; and the unexpired term for the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission will expire on December 31, 2022. It is anticipated each newly appointed member will be seated at the first meeting of their respective body. ALTERNATIVE ACTION Other action as determined by the City Council. FISCAL IMPACT None by this action. ATTACHMENTS Notice of Vacancy Special Notice of Unscheduled Vacancy Resolution 91-194: Appointment Process List of Applicants Applications (available in the City Clerk's Reading File) Page 2 Packet Pg. 121 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA NOTICE OF VACANCY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Clarita encourages residents to apply for a position to participate in local government as a result of various vacancies. Positions are available on the Planning Commission, Parks, Recreation & Community Services Commission, Arts Commission, and the Open Space Preservation District Financial Accountability and Audit Panel (FAAP). Two positions on each Commission/Panel expire on December 31, 2020; the new terms will expire on December 31, 2024. Applicants must be 18 years or older and must maintain their principal residence in the City of Santa Clarita during their term of office. Residents may obtain further information from the City Clerk's Office by calling 661-255-4391. Applications are available on the City's website at htti)s://www.santa-clarita.com/citv-hall/dei)artinents/administrative-services/citv-clerlc/. Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation with their application to the City Clerk's Office by the deadline of 5 p.m., December 19, 2020. Dated: November 25, 2020 Mary Cusick, MMC City Clerk Publish Date: November 28, 2020 S:,C1T-Y,L,-1 App,,i.tments,2020,20NOn.AC.d,,c I Packet Pg. 122 1 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA SPECIAL NOTICE OF UNSCHEDULED VACANCY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Santa Clarita encourages residents to apply for positions to participate in local government. As a result of an unscheduled vacancy, one unexpired term of office that ends December 31, 2022, is available on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission. In addition, there are eight scheduled vacancies expiring December 31, 2020, with the regular terms ending December 31, 2024, for which residents may apply. Applicants must be 18 years or older and must maintain their principal residence in the City of Santa Clarita during their term of office. Residents may obtain further information from the City Clerk's Office by calling 661-259-CITY (2489). Applications are available on the City's website at https://www,santa-clarita.com/city-hall/departments/administrative-services/city-clerlc/notice- of-vacancy. Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation with their application to the City Clerk's Office by the deadline of December 19, 2020. c� 0 Dated: December 10, 2020 Z2 Mary Cusick City Clerk Publish Date: December 12, 2020 S:ACITY\Locat Appoinhnents\2020\20 SPNOTVAC Levison.doc Packet Pg. 123 RESOLUTION NUMBER 91-194 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE r. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA PRESCRIBING THE PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION, NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT TO CITY COMMISSIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby prescribe the following procedure for the application, nomination and appointment process to City Commissions: m Within twenty (20) days of the creation of a vacancy on a Commission, the City Cleric shall cause to be advertised a S notice of the vacancy and solicitation of applications. The application period shall not be less than fourteen (14) calendar days. o Completed applications shall be submitted to the City U) Clerk. Applications shall require not less than three U references. r-+ The City Clerk shall submit copies of the applications to the nominating authority on the City Council and the other members of the City Council. The nominating authority shall submit a nomination for ratification by the City Council. Ratification shall consist of not less than three affirmative votes for the nominee. Failure of a nominee to receive ratification by the full City Council shall cause the nominating authority to submit a new nominee to the City Council for ratification at the next regular meeting of the City Council. Failure of a nominating authority to receive ratification on three nominees, shall cause a nomination for the appointment to be made by any member of the City Council from the list of applicants for that position. Ratification votes shall be taken until such time as a nominee is approved. The final appointment shall not be made less than ten (10) days after publication of the notice in conformance with Government Code 54974. The appointee of the City Council shall be seated on the Commission at the next regular meeting of the Commission. Reappointments to Commissions are not automatic. Commissioners desiring reappointment for another term of office shall be required to follow the full Commission appointment procedure as outlined. Packet Pg. 124 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 26th day of November , 1991 MAYOR ATTES TY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) CL CL I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 26th day of November 1991 by the ®a following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS Darcy, Klajic, McKeon NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS Seidt, Boyer ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS None TY CLERK MPM:105 Packet Pg. 125 LOCAL APPOINTMENT APPLICANTS Planning Commission Amy Ablakat John Estrada Renee Berlin Kyle Jellings Timothy Burkhart Sunil Rajpal Julie Cooper Michelle Ross Paul De La Cerda Selina Thomas Wes Donahue Jean -Baptiste Yapo* PRCS Commission Amy Ablakat Jane Gates Mechelle Best Rebecca Skye Ostrom Belinda Campos Bresnahan Henry Rodriguez Cory Clark Mark Ross Donald Cruikshank Selina Thomas Paul De La Cerda Peter Warda Sharlene Duzick Jonathan Waymire John Estrada Arts Commission John Dow Heidi Putallaz John Estrada Sabra Rettman* Christopher Flowers April Scott -Goss Nancy Gallardo Dennis Sugasawara Jane Gates Vanessa Wilk Kevin Karzin Marc Winger Financial Accountability and Audit Panel John Estrada Darren Hernandez Kyle Jellings Sunil Rajpal Jean -Baptiste Yapo* *Ineligible Applicant — residence address is outside of City of Santa Clarita jurisdiction Packet Pg. 126 Applications are available in the Readine File B I Packet Pg. 12 1