CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
5/28/2024
1 SUBJECT:
Appointments to the Open Space and Parkland Advisory Committee and Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Move to appoint two (2) applicants to the Open Space and Parkland Advisory Committee each for full terms to expire May 2028;
2) Move to appoint two (2) applicants to the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission each for full terms to expire May 2028.
STAFF CONTACT:
Sarah Coffey, City Clerk
650-738-7307
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The City has recruited applicants for the Open Space and Parkland Advisory Committee and Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission due to:
1) two expiring terms (as of May 2024) on the Open Space and Parkland Advisory Committee;
2) two expiring terms (as of May 2024) on the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission.
Recruitment notices were posted on the City website on April 1, 2024, and published in the San Mateo Daily Journal on April 3, 2024; April 10, 2024; and April 17, 2024. These recruitments were also advertised in the City's weekly "Connect With Pacifica" e-newsletter and the City's Facebook and NextDoor social media accounts.
The application deadline of April 19, 2024, was extended two times: first to April 26, 2024, and lastly to May 3, 2024.
The City received six (6) timely applications for the Open Space and Parkland Advisory Committee and three (3) timely applications for the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission. The list of applicants under consideration for each committee and commission are attached.
Pacifica Municipal Code Section 2-2.103 (Membership: Eligibility) sets forth guidelines for City Commissions and Committees membership eligibility as follows:
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2-2.103(a) Membership on the commissions provided for in this chapter shall represent a broad cross-section of the entire community.
2-2.103(b) To be eligible for appointment to any commission or committee, a person shall be a qualified elector of the City, except for the following persons:
(1) Members who are under the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of their appointment; provided, however, they shall be residents of the City; and
(2) Members of committees who are not qualified electors or residents of the City but who may be appointed by the Council where they are deemed to be able to provide expertise or where they may be representative of a section of the community (i.e., commercial).
Applicant interviews were conducted by the City Council at a Special City Council Meeting held on May 16, 2024.
Selection Process
Lists of all applicants under consideration for each committee / commission are attached as Attachment A - Open Space and Parkland Advisory Committee applicants and Attachment B - Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission applicants.
Council may choose to deliberate as to the candidates that they would support to nominate for appointments to each of the open Committee or Commission seats. Council should then make a formal motion to appoint named applicants to each committee / commission. Each formal motion should specify which named individual(s) are nominated for appointment to full terms and which named individual(s) are nominated for appointment to a partial term of specified duration, if there are multiple positions to be filled for differing terms.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None associated with this item.
ORIGINATED BY:
City Clerk
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Attachment A: List of Applicants Open Space and Parkland Advisory Committee (PDF) Attachment B: List of Applicants Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission (PDF)