1 STAFF REPORT
DATE: March 26, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Kimberley Clark, City Clerk
BY: Maria Sanchez, Municipal Records Clerk
SUBJECT: Approval to Excuse Absences of Infrastructure Oversight Board Member
RECOMMENDATION
Excuse the absences of Infrastructure Oversight Board Member Shaunt Kodaverdian.
BACKGROUND
Section 2-1-403 of the Burbank Municipal Code (BMC) requires that a Member who is absent for three (3) consecutive meetings be reviewed by the Board, Commission, or Committee on which they serve , and a recommendation be made to Council to either excuse the absences, remove the Member, or take any other appropriate action deemed necessary by Council.
DISCUSSION
Board Member Shaunt Kodaverdian was originally appointed to the Infrastructure Oversight Board (Board) by Council on January 24, 2023, to serve a n unexpired term ending on July 31, 202 5. According to the Board attendance report, Board Member Kodaverdian has missed the following three (3) regularly scheduled meetings due to a recent work promotion which required unexpected travel: September 28, 2023, October 26, 2023, and January 25, 2024. Board Member Kodaverdian indicated that he would be able to attend future meetings and desired to remain on the Board.
At the Board Meeting on February 22, 2024, the Board reviewed the absences of Board Member Kodaverdian and recommend that Council excuse the absences, as stated in the recommendation letter from Chair Maria Coronado (Attachment 1).
CITY CLERK’S
OFFICE
2 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 for this item.
CONCLUSION
The Board is aware of Board Member Kodaverdian’s absences and the reasons for them.
They unanimously recommend the absences be excused. The absences are outlined in the Chair’s letter (Attachment 1).
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 – Recommendation Letter from Infrastructure Oversight Board Chair