Cotati City Council
Agenda Staff Report
Item type: REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
To: City Council
Subject: Nominations for regional commissions and committees on behalf of Sonoma County Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association and City Selection Committee Date: April 12, 2022
Written by: Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council review letters of interest received and provide the Mayor with direction for voting at the upcoming Mayors' and Councilmembers' Association and City Selection Committee meeting.
Background
The City of Cotati is a member of the Sonoma County Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association and the Sonoma County City Selection Committee. Each body appoints members to various regional Boards and Commissions. The voting delegates from the City are the Mayor (primary) and Vice Mayor (alternate).
Analysis/Discussion
At its April 14, 2022 meeting, the Sonoma County Mayors’ and Council Members’ Association (SCMCA) Board of Directors and City Selection Committee will make appointment for the following vacated positions:
CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE Appointments to Consider:
· Airport Land Use Commission, one position, to fill vacated seat of Jack Tibbetts (Santa Rosa). Current term expires May 2023.
No letters received
· Local Agency Formation Commission, one position, to fill expiring term of Councilmember Pam Stafford (Rohnert Park), 4 year term.
One letter received - Pam Stafford, Rohnert Park
· Remote Access Network (RAN), one position, must be filled by a Mayor. *Note: The RAN appointment has been vacant for two years. Their next meeting is on April 14th. Meetings are as needed and listed as annual but it is anticipated RAN may have several meetings this year. The RAN Board regulates the use of a DMV fee (Vehicle Code Section 9250.19) to operate and maintain fingerprint identification systems in Sonoma County, and to make identification system recommendations to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. The RAN Board operates out of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, and is composed of seven members: a member of the Board of Supervisors, the Sheriff, the District Attorney, the Chief of Police of the Cal-ID member department having the largest number of sworn personnel within the County, a second Chief selected by all other Police Chiefs in the County, a Mayor elected by the City Selection Committee, and a member-atlarge chosen by the other members. The Board of Supervisors Criminal Justice Liaison for 2022 is David Rabbitt.
No letters received
Financial Considerations
Not applicable.
Environmental Issues
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a project which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guideline section 15378.
Attachments:
Stafford LOI for LAFCO (PDF)