Agenda Item No. 9
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council DATE: November 13, 2023 FROM: Matthew Bronson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Wendi Sims, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Commission
RECOMMENDATION
Confirm and approve Mayor Bright’s recommendation and adopt the Resolution to appoint LaShawnda Scaccianoce to fill the vacated four-year seat which will expire on May 31, 2027.
Upon adoption of the Resolution, it is further recommended that Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Commissioner Scaccianoce be introduced to the City Council and members of the audience.
BACKGROUND
There is currently a vacancy on the Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Commission (PRBC) due to the resignation of Zach Zimmerman who was appointed to the City Council on April 24, 2023 and whose term expires on May 31, 2024. Staff advertised the PRBC vacancies with press releases in the local newspapers and on social media, notices on the City website, government cable access Channel 20, and posted notices on the bulletin board located at City Hall.
An Advisory Body Screening Committee comprised of Mayor Bright, PRBC Chair Dee and Assistant City Manager Eriksson conducted an interview on November 8, 2023. There was only one qualified applicant who applied, and she was advised that the Council would be requested to confirm and approve Mayor Bright’s appointment at tonight's meeting. At the conclusion of the interview, Mayor Bright decided to recommend for Council approval the appointment of LaShawnda Scaccianoce to a four-year term of office scheduled to expire on May 31, 2027. The Commissioner will begin serving her new term at the next scheduled PRBC meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact with the recommended action.
ALTERNATIVES
The City Council has the following alternatives to consider:
1. Accept and confirm Mayor Bright’s recommendation and adopt the Resolution to appoint LaShawnda Scaccianoce to fill the vacated four-year seat which will expire on May 31, 2027;
2. Provide alternative direction to staff.
Staff Report: Appointment to Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Commission Page 2 November 13, 2023
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
The agenda was posted in accordance with the Brown Act. All applicants were sent a copy of this staff report and the meeting agenda.
Attachments
1. Draft Resolution
2. Applications (Note: redacted copies posted to the City website. Copies without redactions are available by request to the City Management Department.) RESOLUTION NO. 23-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH,
CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF LASHAWNDA
SCACCIANOCE TO THE GROVER BEACH PARKS, RECREATION AND
BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission is a body of five lay citizens; and
WHEREAS, one (1) vacancy currently exist on the Commission due to the resignation of Commissioner Zach Zimmerman who was appointed to the City Council on April 24, 2023 and whose seat was to expire on May 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City actively solicited potential candidates to serve on the Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Commission; and
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Advisory Body Screening Committee to interview prospective citizen candidates and submit their recommendation to the Council for approval; and
WHEREAS, the Advisory Body Screening Committee, consisting of Mayor Karen Bright, Parks, Recreation and Beautification Commission Chair Dee, and Interim Parks and Recreation Director/Assistant City Manager Eriksson conducted interviews on November 8, 2023, and at the conclusion of those interviews Mayor Bright made a recommendation to the Council for the appointment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach hereby accepts Mayor Bright’s recommendation and approves the appointment to the Park, Recreation, and Beautification Commission of LaShawnda Scaccianoce to a four-year term of office, scheduled to expire on May 31, 2027.
On motion by ________, second by ________, and on the following roll-call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members -
NOES: Council Members -
ABSENT: Council Members -
ABSTAIN: Council Members –
RECUSED: 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 13th day of November 2023. _____________________________
KAREN BRIGHT, MAYOR
Attest:
______________________________
WENDI SIMS, CITY CLERK
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