1 STAFF REPORT
DATE: August 27, 2024
TO: Justin Hess, City Manager
FROM: Courtney Padgett, Assistant City Manager
VIA: Cathryn LaBrado, Assistant to the City Manager
BY: Kylene Aquino, Administrative Analyst I
SUBJECT: Appointment of a Member of City Council as a Liaison to the Park , Recreation and Community Services Board
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint a member of the City Council as a liaison to the Park, Recreation and Community Services Board for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year.
BACKGROUND
At the August 13, 202 4 City Council meeting, Council Member Takahashi requested a first step report to appoint a Council m ember to serve as the liaison to the Park , Recreation and Community Services Board (Board) for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year as she is no longer able to attend the Board meetings due to work obligations.
DISCUSSION
City Council approved the 2024 appointments to subcommittees and liaison roles at the January 9, 2024 Council meeting. The current Committee and Liaison list is included for reference (Attachment 1).
Park, Recreation and Community Services Board
The Park, Recreation and Community Services Board serves in an advisory capacity to the Council in all matters pertaining to parks, open space, and grounds of the City. The Board prepares and recommends, for adoption by the Council, rules and regulations for the use and improvement of the public parks, as well as the acquisition of park sites by the City. Council appoints one member as liaison to this Board. The Park, Recreation and CITY MANAGER’S
OFFICE
2 Community Services Department coordinates meetings of the Board, which occur every second Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm.
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 report.
CONCLUSION
Staff recommends Council make the necessary liaison appointment for the Park , Recreation and Community Services Board for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year.
Staff will provide an updated liaison list after Council’s appointment.
ATTACHMENT
Attachment 1 – Council and Agency Liaison to Committees and Coalitions List