February 25, 2025
Agenda Item No. 14
TO:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:
Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk - 949-644-3005, [email protected] PREPARED BY:
Jennifer Farris, Assistant City Clerk - 949-644-3006, [email protected] TITLE:
Appointment of a Planning Commissioner to Fill an Unscheduled Vacancy ABSTRACT:
Due to Planning Commissioner Brad Barto resigning from his position on the Planning Commission, the City Council has the opportunity to fill the vacant position pursuant to the City Charter, City Council Policy A-2 (Boards, Commissions and Committees), and the Maddy Act.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and b) Appoint Greg Reed, Loren Smith or Drew Teicheira to fill the vacancy on the Planning Commission.
DISCUSSION:
On January 9, 2025, Brad Barto resigned from his position on the Planning Commission. Pursuant to City Council Policy A-2 and the Maddy Act, the City Clerk prepared and posted a Notice of Vacancy on Monday, January 13, 2025, in the City Clerk’s Office, at the Central Library, on the bulletin board in the City Council Chambers, and on the City’s webpage. In addition, the Notice of Vacancy was published in the Daily Pilot on Saturday, January 18, 2025. As per the notice, applications were accepted by the City Clerk’s Office until noon on Monday, January 27, 2025.
Pursuant to City Council Policy A-2, Mayor Joe Stapleton appointed himself, Mayor Pro Tem Lauren Kleiman, and Councilmember Michelle Barto to the Ad Hoc Appointments Committee.
At the conclusion of the application period, the applications were forwarded to the Ad Hoc Appointments Committee for its review and the scheduling of interviews.
Interviews were conducted on February 4, 2025.
At the February 11, 2025 City Council meeting, the City Council confirmed the nominations of Greg Reed, Loren Smith and Drew Teicheira. Copies of their applications are attached hereto as Attachment A.
Appointment Process
Pursuant to City Council Policy A-2, appointments to the Planning Commission will take place in the following manner:
A. The City Council will vote on all appointments simultaneously. The voting will be done by paper ballot and the City Clerk will tabulate and announce the results, including the vote tally.
B. Each member of the City Council will cast one vote on the paper ballot. To be appointed, an applicant must receive at least four votes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact related to this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENT:
Attachment A – Applications
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