AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: August 1, 2023
Item Number:
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
Subject: MAYOR’S CITYWIDE ELECTRICAL RESILIENCE (MCER) AD HOC
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS (LINDA SPEIGEL AND ETHAN
BEARMAN)
Attachments: None
RECOMMENDATION
On July 17, 2023, the Mayor’s Citywide Electrical Resilience (MCER) City Council Liaison panel consisting of Mayor Julian A. Gold, M.D. and Vice Mayor Lester J.
Friedman interviewed applicants for this newly established Mayoral ad hoc committee.
This is an informational report provided to the City Council. As this is a Mayoral committee, formal approval is not required.
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of MCER is to examine and identify ways for the City to become more energy resilient in light of the growing demand for electrical power which is dependent upon an aging infrastructure.
There were 5 (five) applicants interviewed for two vacancies on the MCER Ad Hoc Committee. This is a new committee which will consist of two Councilmembers, two resident at-large members and two commission representatives (Planning/Public Works). The two Chair’s may participate or designate someone from their respective commissions.
DISCUSSION
MCER will be jointly managed by both Public Works and the Policy and Management Departments. Committee appointments are for an initial two-year term, this is a volunteer I-1
Meeting Date: August 1, 2023
appointment. Recommendations from the committee will be submitted to the City Council for formal consideration.
MCER Term Dates: August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2025. These dates may be modified as needed moving forward.
The panel selected two Beverly Hills residents to be at-large members of the committee:
- Ms. Linda Spiegel
- Mr. Ethan Bearman
The two commission representatives include:
- Commissioner Mark Nehoray (Public Works Commission)
- Commissioner Jeff Wolfe (Planning Commission)
This report is provided as informational at this time.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
Huma Ahmed,
City Clerk
Approved By