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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM: Mayra Ochiqui, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Consideration and possible action to ratify Mayor Ray Dunton’s appointment of Guy Bremer to the Planning Commission.
DATE: January 27, 2025
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Planning Commissioner Robert “Bob” Wilson was appointed to the Planning Commission by Council Member Dan Koops on January 13, 2025, for the term ending December 2028, creating a vacancy on the Commission for Mayor Ray Dunton’s appointment for the term ending December 2026.
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Ratify Mayor Ray Dunton’s appointment of Guy Bremer to fill the unexpired term on the Planning Commission ending December 2026; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
Each Planning Commissioner is paid a stipend of $150 per meeting actually attended (pursuant to Resolution No. 23-05); Planning Commission Meetings are held twice per month on the first and third Monday. The funding for this expenditure is budgeted in Account No. 010-41000-3530.
BACKGROUND
An unexpected vacancy occurred on the Planning Commission as a result of Council Member Dan Koops appointing Commissioner Wilson effective January 13, 2025.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Maddy Act, the Public Notice of Special Vacancy was posted in the City Hall Lobby, Simms Park, Bellflower Substation, Thompson Park, and the City’s website on January 14, 2025. Having satisfied the provisions of the Maddy Act, it would be in order for the City Council to ratify this appointment.
ATTACHMENT
Public Notice of Special Vacancy (without attachments).. ............................................... 2
The City of Bellflower
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16600 Civic Center Drive, Bellflower, CA 90706
Tel 562.804.1424 Fax 562.925.8660 www.bellflower.org
PUBLIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL VACANCY
PLANNING COMMISSION
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a vacancy exists the Planning Commission. As a result of this vacancy, Mayor Ray Dunton is soliciting applications from qualified electors of the City of Bellflower interested in filling the unexpired term (ending in December 2026).
Completed applications should be mailed to the address below or emailed to cclerk(a�bellflower.orq:
Attn: City Clerk's Office
Mayor Ray Dunton
City of Bellflower
16600 Civic Center Drive
Bellflower, CA 90706
Regular meetings of the Planning Commission are held at 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month at Bellflower City HaII in the Council Chambers. A copy of Bellflower Municipal Code Section 2.32 outlining the Commission's membership, duties, responsibilities, and powers is attached. Resolution No. 23-05 provides a $150 meeting stipend be paid to each member for their attendance at each regular meeting.
This position is subject to the provisions of the City's Conflict of Interest Code and the Political Reform Act, and must file Statements of Economic Interests (Form 700). All City Commissioners are also subject to the City's Code of Conduct.
To be considered for this position, applications must be submitted by Friday, January 24, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.
Date: January 14, 2025
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Attachments:
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Application to Serve on Boards, Commissions, and Committees BMC § 2.32 (Planning Commission)
Resolution No. 21-55 (Code of Conduct)
Resolution No. 24-53 (Conflict of Interest)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF BELLFLOWER
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I, Dakota Wallace, Management Assistant, City of Bellflower, do hereby declare that a copy of the Public Notice of Special Vacancy for the Planning Commission was posted on January 14, 2025, at the following locations in the City of Bellflower as follows:
City Hall Lobby, 16600 Civic Center Drive
Bellflower Sheriff's Substation, 16615 Bellflower Boulevard Caruthers Park, 10500 E. Flora Vista Street
Simms Park, 16614 Clark Avenue
Thompson Park, 14001 Bellflower Boulevard
City Website at www.bellflower.org
Clifton M. Brakensiek Library
Executed this 15th day of January 2025 at Bellflower, California.
Wallace
anagement Assistant