1 STAFF REPORT
DATE: April 9, 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 Art in Public Places Committee Member
RECOMMENDATION
Excuse the absences of Art in Public Places Committee Member Patricia Hollis.
BACKGROUND
Section 2-1-403 of the Burbank Municipal Code (BMC) requires that a Member who is absent for three consecutive meetings be reviewed by the Board, Commission, or Committee on which they serve , and a recommendation made to the Council to either excuse the absences, remove the Member, or take any other appropriate action deemed necessary by Council.
DISCUSSION
Committee Member Patricia Hollis was originally appointed to the Art in Public Places Committee (Committee) by Council on October 1, 2019, and was reappointed on July 12, 2022, to serve a term that is set to expire on July 31, 2026 . According to the Committee attendance report, Committee Member Hollis has missed the following three regularly scheduled meetings due to planned travel arrangements of which she notified both staff and Committee Members in advance: January 8, 2024, January 16, 2024, and February 27, 2024. Committee Member Hollis expressed her unwavering dedication to serve on the Committee and emphasized her commitment to the public art projects that fall under the Committee’s purview.
At the Committee Meeting on March 4, 2024, the Committee reviewed the absences of Committee Member Hollis and recommend that Council excuse the absences, as stated in the recommendation letter from Chair Kat Olson ( Attachment 1). The Committee CITY CLERK’S
OFFICE
2 agrees that Committee Member Hollis’ s exemplary service is of value to the mission of the Committee.
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 environme nt 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 Committee is aware of Committee Member Hollis’s absences, which are outlined in the Chair’s letter (Attachment 1), and unanimously recommend that the absences be excused. As requested by City Council, Committee Member Hollis has been encouraged to attend the City Council meeting on April 9, 2024.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 – Recommendation Letter from Art in Public Places Chair