1 STAFF REPORT
DATE: June 27, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Kimberley Clark, City Clerk
BY: Melissa Dekermenji, CMC, Records Manager
SUBJECT: Appointment to Fill One Vacancy on the Community Development Goals Committee for an Unexpired Term
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint one member to the Community Development Goals Committee to fill an unexpired term ending July 31, 2024.
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.
Applicants have the option of applying for up to two BCCs, indicating their first and second choice.
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, CITY CLERK’S
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The Community Development Goals Committee was appointed by the City Council on December 17, 1974 to act in an advisory capacity on matters pertaining to the use of Community Development Block Grant funds. The committee now functions as the liaison entity between the City (Community Development Department) and the public (Burbank residents) on matters relevant to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This role includes Committee participation in, review of, and recommendations concerning consultations, planning, policy and procedural matters, funding applications and entitlement grants, public meetings and hearings, performance analysis, and other Federal requirements. The Committee meets on call three to six times annually as needed in conformance with the above listed obligations. The Committee consists of nine members appointed by Council.
DISCUSSION
On May 4, 2023, the City Clerk's Office began advertising and accepting applications for one vacancy on the Community Development Goals Committee for an unexpired term ending July 31, 2024 created by the resignation of Member Ivan Chen-O'Neill, 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 releases 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 Community Development Goals Committee was Monday, June 5, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. The City Clerk’s Office received four (4 ) applications : Judi Cordray , Kyle Hardy , Anne Vitoreli, and Stephanie Kim. The applications are listed in order received.
Please note that three (3) of the Applicants, Kyle Hardy, Stephanie Kim, and Anne Vitoreli, have also applied for the Park, Recreation and Community Services Board. If appointed at the Tuesday, June 27, 2023, City Council Joint Meeting, one of their names will be removed from consideration for the appointment which are scheduled to be presented to the City Council at the Tuesday, July 18, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting.
3 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This activity has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and as such, is not a “project” subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 14 Cal. Code Regs § 15378.
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