Agenda Item: 3
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: February 27, 2024
SUBJECT: LOCAL APPOINTMENTS
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
PRESENTER: Bill Miranda
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Mayor Pro Tem Miranda nominate and City Council approve the unscheduled vacancy appointment to the unexpired term on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission, ending December 31, 2026.
BACKGROUND
At the January 23, 2024, City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Miranda announced the withdrawal of Rob Cruikshank’s nomination to the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission, thereby continuing an unscheduled vacancy on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission with the expiration of December 31, 2026.
A Special Notice of an Unscheduled Vacancy was posted online, at City Hall, and at the Santa Clarita Public Library branches on January 26, 2024, and published in The Signal Newspaper on January 29, 2024. Vacancy and application information was also made available on the City’s website, along with press and social media outreach. The deadline to apply was 5 p.m., February 15, 2024.
Upon the deadline, the City Clerk submitted copies of the applications received to the City Council. The following is a list of applicants, and their applications are available in the City Clerk’s Office:
• Sharlene Duzick-Johnson
• Christian Gadbois
• Mark Hudson
• John Lite
• Kenneth Dean
• Di Thompson
• John Estrada
Pursuant to procedures adopted by the City Council in Resolution 91-194, it is recommended that Councilmember Miranda make a nomination to fill the unexpired term of office on the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission.
It is anticipated the City Clerk will administer the oath of office for the newly appointed member at or prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting following appointment.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
ATTACHMENTS
Special Notice of Unscheduled Vacancy
Resolution 91-194: Appointment Process