Agenda Item No. 7
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council DATE: March 27, 2023 FROM: Matthew Bronson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Wendi Sims, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Appointment to San Luis Obispo Council of Governments Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the Mayor’s recommendation and adopt the Resolution appointing Paul Holden to the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC).
BACKGROUND
The Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee reviews and prepares recommendations to the San Luis Obispo Council of Government (SLOCOG), a regional transportation planning agency, on all phases of SLOCOG transportation planning program, including transit, streets and roads, bicycle facilities, airports, funding, and plan preparation.
The seat on the CTAC representing Grover Beach has been vacant since 2016 when Jennifer Mouzis stepped down. Since then, staff has advertised the vacancy with press releases to the local media, notices posted on the City Website, Government Cable Access Channel 20, the City Hall Bulletin Board, and the annual posting of the Maddy Act. An application was recently received from Grover Beach resident Paul Holden with a subsequent interview conducted by Mayor Bright.
Following the interview, the Mayor requested staff to schedule this agenda item for the City Council to consider the recommendation to appoint Paul Holden to the SLOCOG Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact from this action.
ALTERNATIVES
The Council has the following alternatives to consider:
1. Accept the recommendation and adopt the Resolution confirming the appointment of Paul Holden on the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC),
2. Do not accept the recommendation and provide direction to staff.
Staff Report: Appointment to SLOCOG Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee Page 2 March 27, 2023
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
The agenda was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.
Attachments
1. Draft Resolution
2. Application (redacted)
RESOLUTION NO. 23-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING PAUL HOLDEN TO SERVE ON THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CITIZENS’ TRANSPORTATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CTAC)
WHEREAS, the Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) serves as an advisory body to the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments; and WHEREAS, membership on CTAC include fifteen regular members, representing various public interests concerned with transportation, with seven (7) members appointed by each of the City Councils within San Luis Obispo County, five (5) members appointed by San Luis Obispo County District Supervisors, and three (3) members appointed at large; and WHEREAS, the functions of CTAC include developing and forwarding recommendations to the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments on transportation policies and implementation, and reviewing and studying existing transportation related affairs; and WHEREAS; one vacancy currently exists on CTAC since the vacancy left by Jennifer Mouzis in 2016;
WHEREAS; the City actively solicited potential candidates to serve on CTAC; and WHEREAS, at the City Council Meeting of March 27, 2023, the City Council considered the one application received from a qualified Grover Beach resident.
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California, does hereby appoint PAUL HOLDEN to serve as the Grover Beach representative on the Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC).
On motion by Council Member _____, seconded by Council Member ____, and on the following roll-call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members –
NOES: Council Members –
ABSENT: Council Members –
ABSTAIN: Council Members –
the foregoing Resolution was PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California this 27th day of March 2023.
KAREN BRIGHT, MAYOR
Attest:
WENDI B. SIMS, CITY CLERK
Attachment 1
**DRAFT**
City of Grover Beach
MAR 08 2023
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT RECt:ivt:D
CITIZENS TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CTAC)
NAME OF APPLICANT:
RESIDENCE STREET ADDRESS: CITY: ZIP:
RESIDENCE TELEPHONE NUMBER: BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBER:
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BUSINESS STREET ADDRESS: CITY: ZIP:
1. Are you a full-time paid officer or employee of local/state government (circle one)? N . Yes If yes, where position
2. Education:
3. Present Occupation:
4. Membership in or anizations:
I. .. ,
5. Please describe why you are interested in serving on t additional information - 200 words maximum):
6. Please describe other community activities that you have been involved in:
8. Date:
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