910 Calle Negocio
2nd Floor
San Clemente, California
www.san-clemente.org
Council Chambers
Mayor Duncan
Mayor Pro Tem Knoblock
Councilmember Cabral
Councilmember Enmeier
5:00 p.m. - Closed Session
6:00 p.m. - Business Meeting
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
City Council
Regular Meeting Agenda
Information concerning City Council Meeting protocols and procedures is contained at the end of this agenda.
RULES FOR ADDRESSING COUNCIL
• Members of the public may address the City Council on matters within the jurisdiction of the City of San Clemente.
• If you wish to address Council, please complete one of the blue speaker cards located at the entrance to the Council Chambers and turn it in to the City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk. • Persons wishing to address Council concerning an agendized item will be invited to address Council during the time that Council is considering that particular agenda item.
Persons wishing to address Council concerning a non-agendized issue will be invited to address Council during the “Oral Communications” portion of the meeting. • When invited by the Mayor, please step to the podium, and if you wish, state your name and the City in which you reside, and make your presentation. Please limit your presentation to three minutes.
MISSION STATEMENT
The City of San Clemente, in partnership with the community we serve, will foster a tradition dedicated to:
Maintaining a safe, healthy atmosphere in which to live, work and play; Guiding development to ensure responsible growth while preserving and enhancing our village character, unique environment and natural amenities; Providing for the City’s long-term stability through promotion of economic vitality and diversity…
Resulting in a balanced community committed to protecting what is valued today while meeting tomorrow’s needs.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
The California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) is the state law that requires the City to evaluate and document the potential environmental consequences of discretionary decision. (See, California Public Resources Code Sections 21000-21189.3; and the “CEQA Guidelines” at California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Sections 15000-15387). For each item that requires a CEQA determination by the City Council, there is a reference to that determination on this agenda, and more information regarding the CEQA analysis is included in the documents that accompany this agenda. To the extent that City staff determines that particular items are not subject to CEQA, there will be no indication of a CEQA action on this agenda.
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SPECIAL MEETING (4:00 P.M.)
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
1. Interviews/Appointment
A. CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND APPOINTMENT Staff Recommendation
1. Determine Additional Process to Interview Candidates/Determine Process for Filling the Vacancy/Appointment of Candidate
2. Interview candidates and appoint one applicant to fill a vacant seat on the City Council with a term to expire November 2024.
2. Adjournment
Adjourn to an Adjourned Regular meeting to be held on June 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. for the purpose of interviewing and appointing City Commission and Committee members.
The next Regular Council Meeting is scheduled to take place on June 6, 2023. Closed Session will begin at 5:00 p.m. and the Regular Business Meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd Floor, San Clemente.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING PROCEDURES
PRESENTATION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS TO COUNCIL
In order to ensure that Councilmembers have adequate time to consider written materials concerning agenda items, it is strongly recommended that such materials be submitted to the City Clerk by noon the date preceding the Council meeting.
MEETINGS RECORDED AND TELEVISED
City Council meetings are broadcast live and are replayed periodically on Cox Communications Local Access Channel 854. Meetings are also available for live-stream or post meeting viewing from the City’s website.
Meetings are also recorded via audio CD and/or DVD and retained as a City record in accordance with the City’s records retention schedule.
USE OF ELECTRONIC VISUAL AIDS BY PUBLIC AT MEETINGS
To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibility, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentations at the meeting, must submit the electronic files to the City Clerk by no later than 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Only compatible electronic formats will be permitted to be used on City audio/visual computer equipment. Staff makes no guarantee that such material will be compatible, but will use its best efforts to accommodate the request.
LENGTH OF MEETINGS
At 11:00 p.m., the City Council will determine which of the remaining agenda items can be considered and acted upon at this meeting and will continue all other agenda items to a future meeting.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (949) 361-8200. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.
COMMUNICATION DEVICES
To minimize meeting distractions and sound system interference, please be sure all personal communication devices are turned off or on silent mode.
MEETING SCHEDULE
Regular Council Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd floor, San Clemente. Closed Session are considered at 5:00 p.m. and the Business Meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. Additional meetings of the City Council may be called as needed.
AGENDAS, ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL WRITTEN MATERIALS Agendas and Administrative Reports are available for review and/or copying at the City Clerk’s Department as soon as agendas are posted, by accessing the City’s website at www.san-clemente.org. An “Inspection Copy” of agenda materials is also located at the entrance to the Council Chambers during meetings for public review. All written material distributed to a majority of the Council after the original agenda packet was distributed is available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Department, located at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, during normal business hours.
The City Clerk’s Department offers an agenda packet subscription service free of charge. If you wish to receive email copies of City Council agendas, which include hyperlinks to staff reports and other back-up material, register at http://san-clemente.org/enotification.
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CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
City Council Meeting
910 Calle Negocio
2nd Floor
San Clemente, California
www.san-clemente.org
Meeting Date: 5/23/2023 Agenda Item: A.
Department: City Clerk
Prepared By Laura Campagnolo, City Clerk
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Subject:
CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND APPOINTMENT Summary:
At its meeting of May 16, 2023, Council reviewed the list of 23 applicants for Council and determined the following process for interview and possible appointment:
· Schedule a Special Meeting for Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. · Invite all candidates to interview.
· The order in which Candidates will be interviewed will be selected at random at the meeting. · Each candidate will be given 3 minutes in which to provide comments. · Following deliberations, Council will narrow the pool of applicants to move to the next round of interviews.
· Each Councilmember will use a ranking sheet (provided as attachment 1 of the administrative report) to identify five candidates that they would like to move forward in the interview process.
Council would then make motions on the candidates that receive multiple nominations to move them to the next round of interviews.
· Each Councilmember will be allotted two questions to ask each finalist. The finalists will have one minute each to answer each question.
· Council may determine to make an appointment at the conclusion of the Council meeting. If not, a second Special Meeting has been scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
· Council wanted to have flexibility to modify the process by which candidates are selected to interview, are interviewed or are appointed. Therefore, the above is subject to change by Council tonight.
Considerations for Council:
The City Clerk notified candidates of the interview date(s) and some candidates had travel plans in place that prevented them from meeting in person. Council may wish to interview those candidates via Zoom at tonight’s meeting. Arrangements have been made to accommodate Zoom interviews, if that is Council’s desire.
Council Options:
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· Interview candidates and make an appointment.
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Meeting Date: 5/23/2023 Agenda Item: A.
· Interview candidates and continue the process to the next Special Meeting tomorrow. · Modify the process selected for interviewing/appointing. · Direct Staff to return to Council with a resolution calling a Special Election.
Fiscal Impact:
If Council appoints a Councilmember to fill the vacancy, there would be no fiscal impact. Staff obtained an updated estimate from the Orange County Registrar’s office that an all mail ballot would cost the City approximately $300,000.
Environmental Review/Analysis:
This activity is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines, therefore, no environmental review is required.
Recommended Actions:
Staff Recommendation
Interview candidates and make an appointment to fill the vacant seat on City Council.
Attachment:
1. Nomination Sheets for Candidates
2. Applications for Council Candidates
Notification:
City Council Candidates
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COUNCILMEMBER NAME______________
RANKING SHEET FOR
COUNCIL CANDIDATE NOMINATIONS
CANDIDATE NAME CANDIDATE RANKING
Each Councilmember will vote on no more
than 5 candidates to move forward in the
interview process.
Boden, Tyler
Brown, Donald
Brown, Tim
Cosgrove, Cameron
Crandell, Barton
Gregory, George
Harris, Scott
Kamp, Dennis
Loeffler, Rick
McCaughan, Gary P
McNicoll, Lois
Messinger, Edward
Pasciuti, Amatangelo (Angelo)
Rathmann, Mikii
Selter, Christina
Stolrow, Gregory
Streeter, Tom
Swanke, Sommer
Vidrine, Donna
Washington, Aaron
Whelan, James
Wu, Zhen
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Applicant Zhen Wu’s supplemental response to Item 6 & 11 combined:
6. Please explain why you would like to serve as a member of the City Council; and
11. What would you hope to accomplish as a Councilmember? Answer:
I have lived in the city for 19 years. My son’s entire life has been in San Clemente. He is a proud junior at SCHS now. Over the years my wife and I improved our house to be ready for our retirement here. I also I started my small business here over a dozen years ago.
I love our city and know it well. San Clemente is the place for us to stay and take care of, so I volunteered thousands of hours to serve on Planning Commission from 2015 to 2021. I also served on Design Review Subcommittee concurrently and one year on the Coastal Advisory Committee. Learning from my service on these commission and committees, I have familiarized myself to most of the important local issues.
In 2020, I ran for City Council for the first time. The voter engagement encouraged me enough that I ran again in 2022; this time I finished 5th.
During the two campaigns I knocked thousands of doors and spoke with numerous citizens to listen to their concerns. It’s always my passion to help my own community.
I’m a problem solver. In my career of professional service, I have never disappointed an employer or a client. I would make good use of my highly relevant knowledge and skills on land use planning, urban design, 105
sustainability, architecture, and historic preservation to solve the issues of San Clemente. The city council already has strong expertise on finance, legal issues, and education. A professional with land use planning expertise would supplement the council well, since the General Plan is the blueprint of the city, and the council needs to walk the fine line between development and preservation. A practical example is the coastal issues including sand replenishment and erosion control. As a planner and architect, I know enough engineering to dive deep into the issues, to ask good questions, and to make sure that the city gets the full benefits from the services provided to us. Another example is the amphitheater. The city wants to pick a site for an amphitheater, but there’s no progress so far because other pressing issues take priority. Site selection including investigation, evaluation, and recommendation is a service I routinely provide to my clients. I will be able to do it on my spare time, go over with a committee and staffs, then present the possible solutions to the council, without incurring expensive consulting service fees.
I’m a consensus builder. I consider myself a technocrat. I stay low key on my life and focus on addressing issues not politics. I was reappointed unanimously to the Planning Commission by the Council in 2017 with diverging views among councilmembers. When I ran my campaign last year, I did not receive an endorsement form either party. Instead, I received plenty of endorsements and votes from local community leaders and citizens across the political spectrum including Republicans, Independents, and Democrats. I am a team worker, and will unite, not divide, the council. I will strive to work with each and every councilmember to find solutions to the difficult issues we are facing: public safety, fiscal soundness, 106
homelessness, economic development, and housing affordability, just to name a few.
I hope that through compassion, teamwork, and professionalism we can work together to make San Clemente a better place.
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