SUBMITTED BY: Sarah Gorman, MMC, City Clerk Services Manager APPROVED BY: City Administrator's Office
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1 Annual Recruitment 2022
ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
One vacancy
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: Members must be qualified electors of the City. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Donald DeLuccio n/a
Qualified elector (1)
Nick Koonce
12/6/2016 & 11/12/2019
6 years
2 AIRPORT COMMISSION
Three vacancies
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: Members may be qualified electors of the City or County. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Paul Bowen
6/26/2018 & 12/11/2018
4 years, 6 months County resident
Topaz Grabman n/a Qualified elector of City
Carl Hopkins n/a County resident
Dennis Houghton
12/11/2018
4 years Qualified elector of City
Peter Ivory n/a County resident
Karen Kahn n/a County resident
Qualified elector
(3)
Bruce Miller n/a Qualified elector of City
3 ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW
One vacancy
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: Can be licensed architect or possess professional qualifications (professional experience in related fields, including but not limited to, landscape architecture, building design, structural engineering or industrial design.)
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Licensed Architect (1) Deedee Calderwood n/a
Qualifies as a licensed
architect, also has professional
qualifications
4 ARTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
One vacancy
Term Expiration: December 31, 2025
Qualifications/Category: Appointee may be qualified elector of the City or be a resident inside the South Coast area of Santa Barbara County, and shall have acknowledged accomplishments in the arts, and demonstrate an interest in and commitment to cultural arts and activities. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Carolyn Adams n/a Qualified elector of the City
Andrew Heather n/a Qualified elector of the City
Genevieve Assili n/a Qualified elector of the City
Laura Dorfman n/a Qualified elector of the City
Elizabeth Gallery n/a Qualified elector of the City
Carole Goodman n/a Qualified elector of the City
Diane Huntoon n/a South Coast area resident
Serena Lee n/a Qualified elector of the City
Stephanie Robertson n/a Qualified elector of the City
Qualified elector (1)
Sarah Rothschild n/a Qualified elector of the City
5 BUILDING AND FIRE CODE BOARD OF APPEALS
Three vacancies.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: Member shall be a resident of the City or adjoining unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County, and shall demonstrate knowledge and expertise in specialty areas governed by the construction and fire codes of the City. Per Santa Barbara Municipal Code Sections 22.04.020 (H) (113.1.2) & 8.04.020 (E) (114.1.2), the composite of the board must have at least 3 members that are physically handicapped in order to hear items that involve Chapter 11 of the California Building Code and Chapters 11A and 11B of the California Fire Code. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
City resident (3)
6 CITIZENS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Three vacancies.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: Qualified electors of the City of Santa Barbara. One member must be a representative of the Hospitality community.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Pia Beck n/a
Does not qualify as member of
Hospitality community; only qualifies
as elector
Qualified elector of the
City (2)
Julian Sarafian n/a
Does not qualify as member of
Hospitality community; only qualifies
as elector
Member of the
Hospitality Community
(1)
7 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Three vacancies.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: Qualified electors of the City of Santa Barbara. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Lindsey Charles
11/12/2019
3 years
Henry Freund n/a Qualified elector of the
City (3)
William Kasting n/a
8 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Six vacancies.
Term Expirations:
December 31, 2026 (Westside/Lower Westside Neighborhood, Oak Park Neighborhood, Latino Community, Human Services Organization, Homeless-related services organization) December 31, 2024 (Disabled Community);
Qualifications/Category: Must be residents or employees of the designated organizations, and must represent one of the specified categories or organizations:
Westside/Lower Westside;
Oak Park Neighborhood;
Latino community;
Human services organization;
Homeless-related services
organization; and
Disabled community.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Westside/Lower Westside
Neighborhood (1)
Oak Park Neighborhood (1)
Lydia Perez n/a
Qualified elector of the County;
*Also qualifies as representative
of homeless-related services
organization* Latino Community (1)
Melissa Villa n/a Qualified elector of the County
Human services
organization (1) Shakti Belway n/a Qualified elector of the City Homeless-related services
organization (1)
Disabled community (1)
9 COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FESTIVALS COMMITTEE
Three vacancies.
Term Expirations: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: Two members of the public at-large, one representative of the cultural arts. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Lynda Dees n/a
Public at-large (2)
Sarah McLelland n/a
Cultural arts (1) Pia Beck n/a Also qualifies as public at-large 10 COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
One vacancy.
Term Expiration: June 30, 2023
Qualifications/Category: Must be a resident of the City of Santa Barbara Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Nancy Henderson n/a
Barbara Hershberg
12/7/2021
1 year
Caitlin Swalec n/a
City resident (1)
Pamela Zwehl-Burke n/a
11 CREEKS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Three vacancies.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: City or non-City resident (up to two non-city residents may be appointed) who represents any of the following categories:
Representative of the hotel/lodging industry;
Representative with experience in environmental/land use issues (e.g., land use planning, environmental/natural resource protection/preservation, habitat restoration, water specialist, biologist, or hydrologist, etc.);
Representative with experience in ocean use (e.g., recreational user or commercial fisherman, etc.), business, environmental issues; or
Public at-large.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Lori Gaskin
12/11/2018
4 years
1. Experience in environmental/land use issues (e.g., land use planning, environmental/natural resource
protection/preservation, habitat restoration, water
specialist, biologist, or hydrologist, etc.);
2. City resident
Penny Owens
12/9/2014 & 12/11/2018
8 years
1. Experience in environmental/land use issues (e.g., land use planning, environmental/natural resource
protection/preservation, habitat restoration, water
specialist, biologist, or hydrologist, etc.)
2. Experience in ocean use (e.g., recreational user or
commercial fisherman, etc.), business or environmental
issues;
3. Non-city resident
3 vacancies
12 HARBOR COMMISSION
One vacancy.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: Qualified elector of the City or qualified elector of the County Can appoint a qualified elector of the City OR a qualified elector of the County for this vacancy so long as the qualified elector of the County (if chosen) remains a qualified elector of the County throughout their term.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Suzanne Cohen n/a Qualified elector of the City
Elizabeth Cramer
3/6/2007 &12/1/2010 & 12/9/2014
& 12/11/2018
15 years, 9 months
Qualified elector of the City
Qualified elector (1)
Jaimie Diamond n/a Qualified elector of the County
Additional applicants Conrad Metzenberg n/a
Qualified elector of the City
*Originally applied for
Transportation and Circulation
Committee
13 HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION
Three vacancies.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: City or non-City resident who represents one of the following categories:
One appointee must be a licensed landscape architect; The remaining appointees may be a:
licensed architect;
professional architectural historian; or
member of the public at-large
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Licensed landscape
architect (1)
Deedee Calderwood n/a
Licensed architect*
Robert Ooley
12/11/2018
4 years
Professional architectural
historian* Dennis Doordan
12/8/2020
2 years
Elisabetta Riva n/a
Public at-large*
Thomas Sekula n/a
*Can appoint up to two new members from these categories, but must leave space open to appoint a landscape architect. Because no qualified landscape architects applied this cycle, no one can be appointed to that spot in this recruitment. 14 LIBRARY BOARD
One vacancy.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Category: Qualified elector of the City Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Shakti Belway n/a
Amber Caldwell n/a
Jeffrey Chang n/a
Selena Devine n/a
Alan Evans n/a
Cecilia Harris n/a
Nancy Henderson n/a
Barbara Hershberg n/a
David Jimenez n/a
Jessica Llontop n/a
David Paris n/a
Caitlin Swalec n/a
Qualified elector of the
City (1)
Lori Williams n/a
15 LIVING WAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Two vacancies.
Term Expirations: All terms expire December 31, 2026. Qualifications/Categories: Members must represent one of the specified categories:
One member shall be a nominee of the Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce or Santa Barbara Downtown Organization; and
One employee of a local non-profit entity
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Nominee of the Santa
Barbara Downtown
Organization (1)
Daniel Ramirez n/a Is also employed by a local non-profit entity.
Employee of Local Non-Profit
Entity (1)
16 NEIGHBORHOOD ADVISORY COUNCIL
Six vacancies.
Term Expirations: All terms expire December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Categories: Members must be residents of the following neighborhoods (as those neighborhoods are described in the General Plan Land Use Element). No more than three members can represent one specific neighborhood. Members who do not reside in the specified neighborhoods, but are City residents, may represent the public at large:
Laguna
West Downtown
Lower Eastside
Westside; and
Public at Large (1 openings)
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Public at-large (1) Jane Reardon
Sharyn Muir (Westside) Also qualifies for public at-large Ann Pena (Westside) Also qualifies for public at-large
Pia Beck (Lower Eastside) Also qualifies for public at-large Neighborhood representative (5)
17 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
One vacancy.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Categories: Appointees must be qualified electors* of the City. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Applicant’s
Preference
(1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Notes
Qualified elector
(1)
18 PLANNING COMMISSION
One vacancy.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Categories: Appointees must be qualified electors* of the City. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Lucille Boss n/a
Donald Deluccio n/a
William Kasting n/a
Katherine Sanders n/a
Qualified elector of
the City (1)
Calvin Weinstock n/a
19 RENTAL HOUSING MEDIATION BOARD
Four vacancies.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Categories: The majority of members (8) must be residents of the City of Santa Barbara. Non-City resident members must reside in a jurisdiction which contracts with the Rental Housing Mediation Program for services (currently Goleta and Carpinteria). Members must represent one of the following categories:
Three Tenant Mediators (a Tenant Mediator must rent or lease his or her residence and may not own residential property)
One Homeowner Mediator (a Homeowner Mediator must own his or her residence and may not own any other residential property)
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Eric Grossman n/a
Homeowner (1)
Lydia Perez n/a
Rigoberto Gutierrez 12/11/2018
4 years
Tenant (3)
20 SIGN COMMITTEE
Three vacancies.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Categories: Appointees must be qualified electors* of the City. One appointee may be a qualified elector of the County.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Jaime Limon
6/26/2018 & 12/7/2021
4 years, 6 months Qualified elector of the County
Thomas Sekula n/a Qualified elector of City
Ken Sorgman
6/26/2018 & 12/11/2018
4 years, 6 months Qualified elector of City
Qualified elector
(3)
Jonathan Ziegler n/a Qualified elector of City
21 SINGLE FAMILY DESIGN BOARD*
Three vacancies.
Term Expirations: December 31, 2026 (Licensed Architect – 1; Professional Qualifications - 1); June 30, 2025 (Public at-large)
Qualifications/Categories: Members must be residents of the County of Santa Barbara. Board needs:
One Licensed Architect
One member possessing Professional Qualifications in fields related to architecture, including, but not limited to, building design, structural design, structural engineering, industrial design, or landscape One member of the public at-large
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Deedee Calderwood n/a
Also qualifies for professional qualifications and
public at-large categories.
Qualified elector of the County
Licensed Architect (1)
Joseph Moticha n/a Also qualifies for public at-large
Qualified elector of the City
Professional
qualifications (1)
Public at-large (1) Kathryn Gerpheide n/a Qualified elector of the City Additional applicants Jonathan Ziegler n/a
Qualified elector of the City
Originally applied for Sign Committee, Harbor
Commission, and Transportation and Circulation
Committee
*Please be aware, an Ordinance affecting the membership requirements for the Single Family Design Board (SFDB) was approved at the City Council meeting of November 1, 2022. Once this Ordinance takes effect on December 1, 2022, the SFDB membership changes will be as follows:
- Five total members (instead of the current seven); this will change the total number of vacancies from three to one. - At least one licensed architect (instead of the previously required two) - Up to three members of the public at-large who are City residents (instead of the previously required one) - The remaining members shall possess professional qualifications related to architecture or landscape architecture, including, but not limited to, building design, structural engineering, industrial design, urban planning, or landscape contracting 22 SISTER CITIES BOARD
One vacancy.
Term Expiration: December 31, 2026
Qualifications/Categories: Appointees may be qualified electors* of the City or County. Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Mark Philibosian n/a
Qualified elector of
the City (1) Anita Vranjes n/a
23 TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION COMMITTEE
Five vacancies.
Term Expirations:
Four terms expiring December 31, 2026
One term expiring December 31, 2023
Qualifications/Category: At least three new appointees must be qualified electors of the City. The remaining two may be residents of the County of Santa Barbara.
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government.
CATEGORY
(Number of
Vacancies)
APPLICANT
Incumbent
Appt. Dates
(Years Served)
Notes
Larry Bickford n/a Qualified elector of the City
Hillary Blackerby
6/30/2009; 12/7/2010;
12/9/2014; & 12/11/2018
13 years, 6 months
Qualified elector of the City
Amanda Cobb n/a Qualified elector of the City
Colin Gleason n/a Qualified elector of the City
Florence Hu n/a Qualified elector of the City
Conrad Metzenberg n/a Qualified elector of the City
Kathleen Rodriguez
6/26/2012; 12/9/2014;
12/11/2018
10 years, 6 months
Qualified elector of the City
Richard Smith n/a Qualified elector of the City
Calvin Weinstock n/a Qualified elector of the City
Qualified elector (5)
Jonathan Ziegler n/a Qualified elector of the City
*Qualified elector means a United Stated citizen 18 years of age or older
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: November 8, 2022
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Administrator’s Office
SUBJECT: Conference with Labor Negotiator
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council hold a closed session pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section 54957.6 to consider instructions to City negotiator Wendy Levy, Human Resources Director, Sam Ramirez, Labor Relations Manager, John Doimas, Assistant City Attorney, Keith DeMartini, Finance Director, Chris Mailes, Fire Chief regarding negotiations with, Santa Barbara City Employees’ Association (General Bargaining Unit) Local 620 Service Employees’ International Union, Service Employees’ International Union, Local 620, Treatment and Patrol and Hourly Bargaining Units, Fire Management Association, Santa Barbara City Firefighters Association, Police Officers Association, Police Management Association, Santa Barbara City Supervisory Employees, and Unrepresented Management and Confidential Employees.
SCHEDULING: Duration, 40 Minutes; anytime
REPORT: None anticipated
SUBMITTED BY: Sam Ramirez, Labor Relations Manager
APPROVED BY: City Administrator's Office
Agenda Item No. 12
File Code No. 440.02
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
AGENDA DATE: November 8, 2022
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Attorney’s Office
SUBJECT: Conference with City Attorney – Existing Litigation – Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(1)
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council hold a closed session to consider pending litigation pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of section 54956.9 of the Government Code and take appropriate action as needed.
The pending litigation is John Williams v. City of Santa Barbara WCAB Case Nos.:
ADJ12512037, ADJ10611043, ADJ14212159, ADJ unassigned.
Scheduling: Duration 15 mins; anytime
Report: None anticipated
PREPARED BY: Sarah J. Knecht, Acting City Attorney
SUBMITTED BY: Sarah J. Knecht, Acting City Attorney
APPROVED BY: City Administrator's Office
Agenda Item No. 13
File Code No. 160.03