TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Tatyana Roujenova - Peltekova, Senior Deputy City Clerk
Matthew Cuevas, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Appoint to the Vacant Parking and Public Improvements Commission Business Community Seat No. 2 (Continued from November 17, 2015 City Council Meeting) (City Clerk Tamura).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council appoint a qualified candidate to the vacant Parking and Public Improvements Commission (PPIC) Business Community Seat No. 2.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The Parking and Public Improvements Commission consists of five (5) members and is responsible for public parking issues, capital improvement projects, traffic management and activities within the public right-of-way, including encroachment permits.
At the October 6, 2015 City Council Meeting, the City Council declared the PPIC Business Community Seat No. 2 vacant and directed staff to conduct public outreach to receive applications from qualified candidates.
DISCUSSION:
Per Ordinance No. 1975, if a vacant seat has more than 18 months remaining on its term, the new member would complete the original term and then seek reappointment via the regular procedures for the next three (3) year term. As such, the new member appointed to this seat will complete the original term of office (expiring May 31, 2017) and then be eligible for reappointment to the succeeding three-year term from June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2020.
At present, the Boards and Commissions Handbook (adopted by City Council) identifies the requirements for Parking and Public Improvements Commission members as follows: three (3) members selected at-large, and two (2) members owning and/or operating businesses located in the City, excluding home-based businesses. Further, an applicant for the vacant Business Community Seat No. 2 must be an owner, officer or employee of a business, firm or corporation located in and doing business within the City of Manhattan Beach and excludes home based businesses.
By 5 PM on November 9, 2015, Staff received five applications for the vacant Business Community Seat No. 2. All applications were submitted in accordance with the requirements stated in the Boards and Commissions Handbook. Below is a list of qualified candidates:
• Richard Arrigon - Hush Hush Hair Salon
• Steven Delk - OB’s Pub & Grill
• Sylvia Gayed - Manhattan Tax and Accounting
• Rene Sandera - Super Sports Inc.
• Brian Withers - Dentist
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST:
At the October 6, 2015 City Council Regular Meeting, City Council declared vacant Business Seat No. 2 on Parking and Public Improvements Commission. On October 7, 2015, Staff posted the notice of vacancy on the City bulletin boards (City Hall, Manhattan Heights, and Joslyn Center), City’s website with an e-notification sent to 763 subscribers. The vacancy was also advertised in the October 8, 2015 and October 29, 2015 editions of the Beach Reporter. To further publicize the vacant Business Community Seat No. 2, Staff conducted additional public outreach and mailed the attached advertisement to 1,184 local businesses on October 7, 2015.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that City Council consider all qualified applicants and appoint a new member to the vacant Parking and Public Improvements Commission Business Community Seat No. 2.
Attachment:
1. Beach Reporter Advertisements October 8, 2015 and October 29, 2015