Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: MARCH 4, 2025
TO: CITY COUNCIL
SUBMITTED BY: Lucinda Williams, city clerk
PREPARED BY: LUCINDA WILLIAMS, CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: CITY REPRESENTATION – REGIONAL ADVISORY BODY AND WORKGROUP APPOINTMENTS
SUMMARY
Remaining annual City Council appointments for City representatives and alternates on regional advisory bodies and workgroups.
PROPOSED MOTION
Appoint representatives, as appropriate, to the following regional advisory bodies for terms expired or vacated in 2024 and early 2025:
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Representative – no specific term Water Advisory Committee of Orange County / Municipal Water District of Orange County Representative – no specific term Fullerton Museum Association Board of Trustees Representative - four-year term expiring December 2028 Orange County Power Authority Board Representative – two-year term expiring January 2027.
Reaffirm or adjust all other regional advisory body appointments for the 2025 calendar year.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
No recommendation.
POLICY PRIORITY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Budget Policy Priority Statement:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City of Fullerton provides representation on several advisory bodies and working groups that convene elected officials from multiple jurisdictions to address regional issues or gather input regarding local issues outside direct authority of City Council. City Council annually reviews regional advisory body appointments for expired, vacant and non-specific terms and ratifies appointments by formal action.
The attached chart (“City of Fullerton Advisory Body Representation”) lists designated City representatives and alternates, terms of office and other details for each regional advisory body. City Council traditionally appoints a City Council member to serve on regional advisory bodies but occasionally appoints a member of the public to serve when allowable. Staff does not collect applications for public member appointments to regional advisory bodies unless so directed by City Council.
City Council made the following appointments on January 7, 2025:
Orange County Sanitation District Board Representative – no specific term Orange County Water District Representative – four-year term expiring December 2028 Fullerton Investment Advisory Committee Representative and Alternate – one-year term expiring December 2025.
Staff requests City Council make the remaining regional advisory body appointments for expired or vacated positions:
Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Representative: former Council Member Bruce Whitaker served as the representative to this board through December 2024. Staff recommends City Council appoint a Council Member as the new representative. This position has no specific term.
Water Advisory Committee of Orange County / Municipal Water District of Orange County Representative: former Council Member Bruce Whitaker served as the representative to this board through December 2024. Staff recommends City Council appoint a Council Member as the new representative. This position has no specific term.
Fullerton Museum Association Board of Trustees Representative: Council Member Zahra served as the representative to this board for a term expiring December 2024. Staff recommends City Council appoint a representative for four-year term expiring December 2028. This agency allows a public member representative.
Orange County Power Authority Board Representative: Mayor Jung’s appointment to the OCPA Board expires January 17, 2025. Staff recommends City Council appoint a Council Member as the representative for a two-year term expiring January 2027.
Review and affirm all other appointments: Staff requests City Council review and reaffirm all other regional advisory appointments with unexpired terms or no specific term end date in addition to appointing representatives for the current vacancies.
All appointments require a City Council majority vote.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – City of Fullerton Advisory Body Representation cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Regional Advisory Body Appointments
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