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
SUBJECT:Title
Declare Vacant the Parking and Public Improvements Commission Business Community Seat No. 2 (Apostol) (City Clerk Tamura).
DECLARE VACANCY, CONDUCT PUBLIC OUTREACH
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council declare vacant the Parking and Public Improvements Commission (PPIC) Business Community Seat No. 2 (Apostol) and direct the City Clerk to conduct public outreach for the vacant Seat.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds are available in Fiscal Year 2014-2015 City Clerk's budget.
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 May 19, 2015 City Council Meeting, the City Council appointed George Apostol to Planning Commission Seat No.2, therefore, leaving vacant the PPIC Seat No. 2 (Business Community Seat).
DISCUSSION:
Per Ordinance No. 1975, if a vacant seat has more than 18 months remaining in 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.
Upon Council's approval to declare this Seat vacant, staff will advertise the vacancy in the June 4, 2015 and June 18, 2015 editions of the Beach Reporter, post the vacancy on the City Hall bulletin boards, post the vacancy on the City's web site, and send an e-notification of the vacant seat.
Staff will accept new applications until June 30, 2015. Applicants who participated in the 2015 Boards and Commissions Interview Process will also be contacted for the vacant seat.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST:
If approved, a notice declaring the subject vacancy will be published in the Beach Reporter, post the vacancy on the City Hall bulletin boards, publish on the City website Boards and Commissions page and e-Notify the vacant seat. In addition, a slide on the homepage of the City website will be posted to further advertise to the community the Parking and Public Improvements Commission vacancy.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council declare vacant the Parking and Public Improvements Commission (PPIC) Business Community Seat No. 2 (Apostol) and direct the City Clerk to conduct public outreach for the vacant Seat. City Council will consider the appointment of the new Commissioner at the July 7, 2015 City Council Meeting.