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
Sandy Shaw, Administrative Clerk
SUBJECT:Title
Appoint to the Vacant Parking and Public Improvements Commission Business Community Seat No. 2 (City Clerk Tamura).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Appoint Lester Silverman to the vacant Parking and Public Improvements Commission (PPIC) Business Community Seat No. 2. Mr. Silverman's application was submitted in accordance with the requirements stated in the Boards and Commissions Handbook;
OR
2) Consider waiving the Boards and Commissions Handbook requirement that excludes home-based businesses as qualifying for a Business Community Seat. This would expand the number of potential candidates from one to five (including Mr. Silverman). Additional applicants with home-based businesses include Thomas Levy, Michael Marchetti, Joseph Ungoco and Steve Yi;
OR
3) Direct the City Clerk to continue public outreach for an additional month and return with a list of applicants at the August 4, 2015, City Council Meeting.
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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 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). At the June 2, 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.
Staff received five (5) applications. One (1) applicant qualified under the current requirements for the PPIC vacant Business Community Seat. The remaining four (4) candidates operate as home-based businesses which are currently excluded from consideration. Therefore, Staff is recommending that the City Council consider the alternatives listed in the staff recommendation.
PUBLIC OUTREACH/INTEREST:
Staff advertised the vacancy in the June 11, 2015 and June 25, 2015 editions of the Beach Reporter and, on June 4, 2015, posted the notice of vacancy on the City bulletin boards (City Hall, Manhattan Heights, and Joslyn Center). In addition, the notice of vacancy was posted on the City's website and an e-notification was sent to 761 subscribers notifying the public of the vacancy.