City Council Memorandum
TO: HONORABLE MAYO R AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: MAY 21, 2024
FROM: CITY CLERK WARDS: ALL
SUBJECT: CITY COUNCIL STA NDING COMMITTEE AND REGIONAL
ORGANIZATION ASSIGNMENTS
ISSUE:
Consider City Council Standing Committee and Regional Organization assignments.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council consider the Ma yors Nominating and Screening Committee recommendations for City Council Standing Committee and Regional Organization assignments.
BACKGROUND:
Resolution 24076, Section XIII st ipulates the establishment of eight (8) Standing Committees within the City Council, each comp rising of three members. The committees oversee specific areas within the city's governanc e structure and form an integral part of the City Council's structure, ensuring consistency and continuity in decision-making processes.
The Standing Committees are:
Economic Development
Finance
Housing and Homelessness
Governmental Processes
Land Use
Mayor’s Nominating Screening
Mobility and Infrastructure
Safety, Wellness, and Youth
Resolution No. 24076 also mandates that each Co uncilmember assume roles as Chair, Vice- Chair, and Member across three Committees. The Mayor’s Nominating and Screening Committee (MNSC) consists of the Mayor as Chair and members of the Governmental Processes Committee.
2 Furthermore, the resolution states the consi deration of new assignments should follow each election and emphasizes honoring t he preferences of senior Counc ilmembers to the greatest extent possible. The preferences , along with seniority rankings, are detailed in attached charts, proposing two rosters that prioriti ze these preferences accordingly. Below is a chart identifying the date that each City Council member assumed office.
ELECTED OFFICIAL SENIORITY
Philip Falcone 4/9/2024
Clarissa Cervantes 7/13/2021
Steven Robillard 4/9/2024
Chuck Conder 6/6/2017
Sean Mill 4/9/2024
Jim Perry 6/4/2013
Steve Hemenway 11/5/2019
Following the recent General Municipal election, the City Council welcomes three new members.
Due to the timing of election certification and the onboarding process, the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem have recommended that the new members temporarily assume the assignments of their predecessors until this matter was formally addressed by the MNSC and the City Council.
The City Clerk conducted a poll among Council members to ascertain their preferences. Primarily, three members with the most s eniority expressed their desire to maintain their current assignments within Standing Committees and Regional Organizations. The other senior member requested new committee assignments, while t he incoming members provided their ranked preferences for their assignments. Given the existing appointments of the most tenured members, there were limited options for reassignments.
DISCUSSION:
On May 7, 2024, the MNSC discussed the matte r and made the following recommendations for City Council standing committees:
CITY COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Economic Development Chair: ROBILLARD
Vice Chair: CERVANTES
Member: HEMENWAY
Finance Chair: HEMENWAY
Vice Chair: ROBILLARD
Member: FALCONE
Housing and Homelessness Chair: CERVANTES
Vice Chair: MILL
Member: ROBILLARD
Governmental Processes Chair: FALCONE
Vice Chair: PERRY
Member: CONDER
3 Land Use Chair: MILL
Vice Chair: FALCONE
Member: CERVANTES
Mayor's Nominating & Screening Chair: LOCK DAWSON
Member: FALCONE
Member: PERRY
Member: CONDER
Mobility And Infrastructure Chair: CONDER
Vice Chair: HEMENWAY
Member: PERRY
Safety, Wellness and Youth Chair: PERRY
Vice Chair: CONDER
Member: MILL
In addition, the MNSC considered the Regi onal Organization appoint ments, and approved the following recommendations for appointments:
REGIONAL ORGANIZATION APPOINTEE STATUS
Agua Mansa Industrial Growth Association, Executive
Committee
Philip Falcone
Patricia Lock
Dawson
Member
Alternate
Historic Preservation Fund Committee Philip Falcone Member League of California Cities - Riverside County Division
Sean Mill
Philip Falcone
Member
Alternate
March Air Reserve Base Joint Powers Commission Chuck Conder Jim Perry
Clarissa Cervantes
Member
Member
Alternate
Regional Advisory Committee for Sewage Treatment
Plant
Jim Perry
Steven Robillard
Member
Member
Riverside County Community Action Commission Steven Robillard Clarissa Cervantes
Member
Alternate
Riverside County Habitat Conservation Agency Steve Hemenway Steven Robillard
Member
Alternate
Riverside County Solid Waste Management Advisory
Council
Jim Perry
Sean Mill
Member
Alternate
Riverside County Transportation Commission Chuck Conder Patricia Lock
Dawson
Member
Alternate
Riverside Neighborhood Partnership Steven Robillard
Philip Falcone
Member
Alternate
Riverside Transit Agency Steve Hemenway
Clarissa Cervantes
Member
Alternate
4 SCAG Regional Council
Patricia Lock
Dawson
Clarissa Cervantes
Member
Alternate
Western Municipal Water District Ad Hoc Committee Chuck Conder Sean Mill
Member
Member
Western Riverside Council of Governments Chuck Conder
Clarissa Cervantes
Member
Alternate
Western Riverside County Regional Conservation
Authority
Patricia Lock
Dawson
Steve Hemenway
Member
Alternate
FISCAL IMPACT:
Assignments to City Council Standing Committees and Regional Organizations do not incur any fiscal impact since the costs fo r staffing these committees are already accounted for within the annual budget.
Prepared by: Donesia Gause, City Clerk
Concurs with:
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PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON, Chair
Mayor's Nominating and Screening Committee
Attachments: Current Standing Committee Roster
Proposed Standing Committee Roster
Current Regional Organization Roster
Proposed Regional Organization Roster
City Council Standing Committee Preferences
Mayor and City Council Regional Organization Preferences