DATE:
May 3, 2022
TO:
Christine Daniel, City Manager
FROM:
Sheri Hartz, City Clerk
SUBJECT:
Community Advisory Committees and Regional Body Appointments Recommendation
Staff has no recommendation. Appointments to Community Advisory Committees are made at the City Council’s discretion. A separate Resolution will be approved for each set of Committee appointments.
Background
The City Council appoints community members to serve on the City’s various Community Advisory Committees (“Committees”). Committees are an opportunity for community members to have input on specific programs and initiatives of the City. All Committee meetings are publicly noticed, and the public is encouraged to attend. Actions taken by Committees are forwarded to the full City Council for consideration and possible action, with the exception of the Planning Commission and Housing Advisory and Appeals Board, which have some independent authority, with some of their decisions subject to City Council review or appeal.
The Committees consist of a wide range of community members representing specific demographics. Below are definitions of the various existing committee positions. It is not uncommon to receive an application from a candidate that fulfills the qualifications for multiple committee positions. When that occurs, the applicants are listed in all relevant categories for consideration per Committee.
Business Representative
Person representing a business in Emeryville of any size.
City Labor Representative
Person representing a labor union with members represented in Emeryville.
Community Member
Person residing or working in Emeryville.
Large Business Representative
Person representing a business in Emeryville with over 56 employees.
Non-Profit Workforce Development Organization Representative Person representing a local non-profit workforce development organization.
Resident
Person residing in Emeryville.
Resident (94608)
Person residing within the Emeryville-Oakland 94608 zip code.
Small Business Representative
Person representing a business in Emeryville with 55 or less employees.
Discussion
On June 15, 2021, the City Council made annual appointments to the City’s various advisory bodies. However, because there had been a number of incumbent resignations, the City continued to have ongoing vacancies on various Committees and a lack of interested applicants. Since the June 2021 annual appointments, City Clerk staff have opened three additional rounds of recruitments in an attempt to fill the open seats. The two latest recruitments have advertised vacancies for the following:
Budget Advisory Committee
1 Business Representative
Commission on Aging
1 Community Member
1 Resident (94608)
Economic Development Advisory Committee
1 Non-Profit Workforce Development Organization Representative Emeryville Transportation Management Association
2 Residents
Housing Committee
1 Community Member
Public Art Committee
1 Business Representative or Resident
Applications were due April 4, 2022, and May 2, 2022.
Notice of the vacancies was posted on the City’s three bulletin boards. In addition, the City Clerk’s Office included noticing of the vacancies on the City’s website, Twitter and ETV Cable Channel 27, and made announcements at City Council meetings. Committee Secretaries were also encouraged to distribute the Notice of Vacancies to their committee members and members of the public. Staff also reached out to all qualified active applicants to inquire whether they would still like to be considered for the Committee for which they had previously applied. The City Clerk’s Office received applications for all vacancies except for the Economic Development Advisory Committee.
Staff has encouraged applicants to attend the virtual May 3, 2022, City Council meeting where they will be able to introduce themselves and answer any questions the City Council might have. Zoom meeting information will be provided to all applicants prior to the meeting.
The term for the vacant seat on the Budget Advisory Committee expires June 30, 2022. Given the fact that the dates of the upcoming annual Committee recruitment are near, the City Council may wish to extend the term of the new appointee for two years, to expire instead on June 30, 2024, or until such date as the City Council desires.
Staff also recommends that any vacancies that remain unfilled be folded into the upcoming annual recruitment. Applications for the annual recruitment are due June 5, 2022, with appointments scheduled for the City Council meeting on June 21, 2022.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact.
Staff Communication with the Public
Staff has not had any communication with the public regarding these appointments, other than confirmation of received applications and advising applicants regarding the Advisory Body appointment process.
PREPARED BY: Lorrayne Leong, Deputy City Clerk
Approved and Forwarded to the
City Council of the City of Emeryville:
Christine Daniel, City Manager
Attachments
Draft Resolution – Budget Advisory Committee
Application: Franco Herrera
Exhibit A – Budget Advisory Committee Roster
Draft Resolution – Commission on Aging
Application: Dr. Walt Watman
Exhibit A – Commission on Aging Roster
Draft Resolution – Emeryville Transportation Management Association Application: Elizabeth (Betsy) Cooley
Application: Robert (Bobby) Lee
Exhibit A – Emeryville Transportation Management Association Roster Draft Resolution – Housing Committee
Application: Dicko Ba
Application: Daniel Johnson
Exhibit A – Housing Committee Roster
Draft Resolution – Public Art Committee
Application: Xan Walker
Exhibit A – Public Art Committee Roster
Community Advisory Committees and Regional Body Appointments City Council Meeting | May 3, 2022
City of Emeryville
CALIFORNIA
MEMORANDUM