1 STAFF REPORT
DATE: June 21, 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 Transportation Commission for an Unexpired Term
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint one Member to the Transportation Commission to fill an unexpired term ending July 31, 2023.
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 more 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 proces s continues for as many rounds as are necessary to attain the correct number of applicants to fill the vacancy.
CITY CLERK’S
OFFICE
2 Transportation Commission
The Transportation Commission was established on January 6, 1942. On April 19, 1986, Ordinance No. 3025 established the Transportation Commission. The Transportation Commission consists of seven (7) members. The City Council shall give consideration to appointing persons affiliated with the following groups: small businesses, large businesses, transportation technology research and development organizations, homeowners, the Burbank -Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, transportation management organizations or associations, and other special needs groups such as senior citizens, persons with disabilities and bicyclists. The Transportation Commission shall have the following powers and duties: to make recommendations to the City Council on transportation planning issues including, but not limited to, the transportation element of the General Plan and its components; to make recommendations on the expenditure of Proposition A funds, Proposition C funds, air quality funds and bonds, fees, loans and grants for the purpose of funding transportation improvements; to make recommendations on transportation plans, policies and programs, including, but not limited to, pedestrian orientation, telecommuting, intermodal transportation centers and new technologies and to perform such advisory functions as are delegated to it by the provisions of this code or other action of the City Council.
DISCUSSION
On May 4, 2022, the City Clerk's Office began advertising and accepting applications for one vacancy on the Transportation Commission for an unexpired term ending July 31, 2023 created by the resignation of Commissioner Kimberly Yu, as she is no longer available to serve.
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 Transportation Commission was Friday, June 3, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. The City Clerk’s Office received four (4) applications: Steve Baghoomian, Adrianos Facchetti, Jason Bennett , and Narek Mkrtoumian. The applications are listed in order received and all applicants have met the City of Burbank COVID-19 Vaccination Policy requirement.
3 Please note for the following Applicants, Steve Baghoomian, has also applied for the Building and Fire Code Appeals Board and is the incumbent as his term is set to expire on July 31, 2022 . Jason Bennett has also applied for the Sustainable Burbank Commission. If appointed tonight, one their names will be removed from consideration for the Building and Fire Code Appeals Board and Sustainable Burbank Commission appointments which are tentatively scheduled to be presented to the City Council at the Tuesday, July 12, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
CONCLUSION
The City and the community both realize substantial benefits from civic involvement.
Appointments to the boards, commissions, and committees 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 2-1-419