1 STAFF REPORT
DATE: February 15, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Zizette Mullins, MMC, City Clerk
BY: Melissa Dekermenji, CMC, Administrative Analyst I
SUBJECT: Appointment to Fill One Vacancy on the Art in Public Places Committee for an Unexpired Term
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint One Member to the Art in Public Places Committee to fill an unexpired term ending July 31, 2022.
BACKGROUND
All Board, Commission, and Committee (BCC) Members shall be appointed by a three- fifths (3/5) vote of all Council Members and serve without compensation from the City. No person shall serve on m ore than one BCC at the same time. Vacancies on a BCC occurring during the term of office shall be filled within ninety (90) days from the date the vacancy occurs. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term. In addition, all applicants must be electors of, and actually reside in, the City of Burbank with the exception of three positions on the Burbank Cultural Arts and the Sustainable Burbank Commissions as established in Ordinance No. 16- 3,874 adopted 2/9/2016. (Per BMC Sections 2-1-404, 2-1-405, 2-1-406, and 2-1-407)
Once a vacancy is established, the City Clerk advertises the vacancy for 30 days, accepts applications, and provides applications received to the City Council for consideration.
The voting process established allows for each Council Member to vote as many times as there are vacancies on the BCC being considered; and the applicants receiving a majority of the votes in the first round are either appointed or move into the second round, if necessary. The process continues for as many rounds as are necessary to attain the correct number of applicants to fill the vacancy.
CITY CLERK’S
OFFICE
2 Art in Public Places Committee
The Art in Public Places Committee (Committee) was established on May 19, 1992 by Burbank Municipal Code (BMC) Section 2-1-422. The Committee consist s of seven (7) members. One Planning Board Member chosen by a majority of that Board; one Park s, Recreation, and Community Services Board Member chosen by a majority of that Board; and five at-large members appointed by the City Council pursuant to BMC Section 2-1-404, one of whom shall be chosen from the business community following a recommendation by the Burbank Chamber of Commerce; one from the residential community; and one member selected at -large. The Committee shall hold a public meeting as needed to review proposed art plans and its powers shall be limited to finding compliance with Subsections (d)(e) of BMC Section 10- 1-1114. In no way shall this Committee rule upon artistic content when considering art plans. Additionally, the Committee shall recommend to the City Council expenditures of the Art in Public Places Fund, including but not limited to art projects for public buildings or on public grounds.
Special meetings may be called by the chair or any two other members of the Committee.
A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
DISCUSSION
On January 3, 2022, the City Clerk's Office began advertising and accepting applications for one vacancy on the Art in Public Places Committee for an unexpired term ending July 31, 2022 created by the resignation of Dink O’Neal, who moved out of the City of Burbank.
In order to obtain qualified candidates, a Notice of Unscheduled Vacancy was advertised through the following:
• The City website
• City Council meeting announcements
• All social media platforms overseen by the City Clerk’s Office • Press release sent to The LA Times, Burbank Leader, and MyBurbank.com • Notices posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board
• Community Groups and Organizations
The deadline to submit applications to the City Clerk’s Office for the Art in Public Places Committee was Wednesday, February 2 , 202 2, at 5:00 p.m. The City Clerk’s Office received five (5) applications: Amie Serio , Valerie Taylor , Charla Elizabeth, Nicolas Aragon, and Samantha Redinger . The applications are listed in order received and all applicants have met the City of Burbank COVID-19 Vaccination Policy requirement.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
3 CONCLUSION
The City and the community both realize substantial benefits from civic involvement.
Appointments to the boards, commissions, and commit tees help to encourage public participation in the governmental process and ensure Burbank residents have a voice.
ATTACHMENT
Attachment 1 – Applications and Resumes
Attachment 2 – Burbank Municipal Code Section 2-1-422