Agenda Item B.5
CONSENT CALENDAR
Meeting Date: February 15, 2022
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Ratification of Mayoral Appointments to the Planning Commission, and Design Review Board
RECOMMENDATION:
A. Ratify the mayoral appointment of Elrawd MacLearn to the Planning Commission for an unexpired portion of a term ending February 2023; and B. Ratify the mayoral appointment s of James King, At-Large, Craig Shallanberger, At- Large and Martha Degasis to the Licensed Landscape Professional for terms ending date of February 2025 and Dennis Whelan to the Architect Position on the Design Review Board, term ending February 2023.
BACKGROUND:
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission is authorized by Goleta Municipal Code Section 2.09.010. The Planning Commission consists of five members, each of whom must be a resident of the City of Goleta and a qualified elector within the City. The term of office for each Commissioner is four years and is set to ex pire at the first regular meeting in February.
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 4605, all appointments to the City ’s boards and commissions, including the Planning Commission, must be made by the Mayor, and approved by the City Council. Per G oleta Municipal Code Section 2.15.040 (C), at the conclusion of all interviews for positions to the Planning Commission, each Councilmember elected or re-elected to office in the immediately preceding election shall announce one preferred candidate.
Design Review Board
The Design Review Board is authorized by Goleta Municipal Code Section 2.09.020 and is composed of seven members. Of the seven members, a minimum of four are required to be residents of the City. At least two members must be licensed architects, and at least two members must be licensed landscape professionals (landscape architect or landscape contractor). The three at-large members must reside within the City. Four members shall constitute a quorum, a quorum must contain a minimum of either one licensed architect and one landscape professional, or two licensed architects. A quorum must also contain a minimum of two City residents. Members of the Design Review Board are appointed for three-year terms. The terms are staggered
Meeting Date: February 15, 2022
so that approximately one third of the members are appointed each year. Seats expire in February of each year; however, members serve until their successors are appointed.
On February 9, 2022, the City Council held a special meeting to conduct interviews of all the applicants for the Planning Commission. Per GMC 2.15.040, Councilmember Aceves’s preferred candidate to fill the unexpired term ending February 2023 is Elrawd MacLearn.
The City Council also conducted interviews of all the applicants for the Design Review Board. At that meeting staff also requested consideration by the City Council to shift Craig Shallanberger, Architect, to the At-Large Member position and Alternate member, Dennis Whelan to the Architect position . At the conclusion of that meeting, the City Council agreed with staff’s recommendation, and shifted the members as described above, thereby only requiring that one vacancy for an At-Large member, and one vacancy for the Licensed Landscape Professional position be filled.
DISCUSSION:
This agenda item allows the City Council the opportunity to ratify the Mayor’s appointments to the Planning Commission, and the Design Review Board as a result of the nominations received on February 9, 2022.
At the conclusion of the Special City Council Meeting held on February 9, 2022, the Mayor appointed Elrawd MacLearn to the Planning Commission, to fill the unexpired term ending February 2023.
The City Council also nominated James King as an At -Large member and Martha Degasis to the Licensed Landscape Professional position . Mr. King who initially applied to the Planning Commission welcomed the opportunity to be considered for the Design Review Board. As mentioned earlier in the repo rt, the City Council also discussed the opportunity to shift Alternate Member, Dennis Whelan to the Architect Position and Craig Shallanberger to one of the vacant At-Large positions on the Design Review Board.
The Mayor has appointed James King as an At-Large member and Martha Degasis to the Licensed Landscape Professional position s with terms ending February, 2025 . The Mayor has also authorized the shifting of Alternate Member, Dennis Whelan to the Architect Position , terms ending February 1, 2023 and Craig Shall anberger to the At - Large position, term ending February 1, 2025 on the Design Review Board.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with ratifying the Mayor’s appointees to the Planning Commission or the Design Review Board other than the staff time needed to prepare this report.
Reviewed By: Legal Review By: Approved By:
___________________ ___________________ _________________ Kristine Schmidt Megan Garibaldi Michelle Greene
Assistant City Manager City Attorney City Manager