TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Martha Alvarez, Assistant City Clerk
Breana Contreras, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resignation from Cultural Arts Commissioner Dohner, Declaration of a Vacancy for Cultural Arts Commission Member-At-Large Seat No. 5 (Dohner), and Direction to the City Clerk to Either Return with a List of Interested Applicants, Conduct Public Outreach, or Defer Appointment Until the Annual Boards and Commissions Interview and Appointment Process (City Clerk Tamura).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
A) ACCEPT RESIGNATION
B) DECLARE VACANCY
C) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council: a) accept the resignation from Cultural Arts Commissioner, Jen Dohner; b) declare vacant Cultural Arts Commission Member-At-Large Seat No. 5 (Dohner); and c) direct the City Clerk to return with a list of interested applicants who participated in the April 2024 annual Boards and Commissions interview and appointment process or defer appointment until the annual Boards and Commissions interview and appointment process.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The Cultural Arts Commission consists of six members- one representative with art experience, four at-large members, and one student representative. The Commission meets on the third Monday of each month and is responsible for developing a Cultural Arts Master Plan for the City, encouraging and supporting art education programs in the community and schools, participating in the Arts in Public Places selection process, and assisting in the Art in Civic Spaces Program.
On November 18, 2024, the City Clerk's Office received Commissioner Dohner's letter of resignation; effectively leaving the Cultural Arts Commission, Seat No. 5, Mem...
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