Memo
To : City of Santa Monica City Council and City Manager’s Office Fro m : Susan Mearns, Vice Chair, Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justiceandthe Environment
Sig na ture :
Da te : March21,2023
Re : City of Santa Monica Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and the Environment MotionRegarding Commission CandidateRecruitment
At the March 20, 2023 regular meeting, the Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and the Environment discussed and took action on the following agenda item:
C o m m is s io n Re c ruit m e nt Re c o m m e nd a t io ns a) Amanda Grossman (Sustainability Analyst) presented on the update on a Commission vacancy. Garen Baghdasarian submitted his resignation in February and Council approved this resignation at the February 28th Council meeting. The Commission vacancy was posted, and applications will be accepted until April 4th. Council will appoint a new Commissioner on April 11th.
b) Historically, the Commission (formerly the Task Force) would interview candidates, review applications, and make
recommendations to Council. In recent years, the Commission has not been included in the recruitment process.
After discussion,the Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and the Environment made the following motion:
The C o m m is s io n o n Susta in a b ility, Enviro nm e nta l Justic e , a nd the Enviro nm e nt is c o m p ris e d of se ven m e m b e rs w it h e xp e rtis e , a nd fro m a va rie ty o f b a c kg ro und s in susta in a b ility. The C o m m is s io n o n Susta ina b ility, Enviro nm e nta l Justic e , a nd the Enviro nm e nt re c o m m e nd s tha t C o unc il a p p o int a c a nd id a te w it h e xp e rtise in the a rea s o f w a te r Item 8.A.
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c o nse rva t io n, d e c a rb o n iz a t io n/ e le c t rific a t io n o f b u ild in g s / tra nsp o rta t io n a nd p o lic y. Ad d itio na lly, the C o m m is s io n re c o m m e nd s tha t the C o unc il se le c t c a nd id a te s fro m a va rie ty o f b ac kg ro und s inc lud ing fo r p ro fit a nd no n- p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio ns.
The motion was made by Vice Chair Mearns and seconded by Member Lempert.
The motion was approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Vice Chair Mearns
Member Pettit
Member Lempert
Member Tower
Noes: None
Abstain:None
Absent: Chair Kubani and Member Sokol
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Created: 2023-04-10
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Amanda Grossman ([email protected])
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From: Pettit, David <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 10:17 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Pettit, David
Subject: Item 16A – Appointment to one Unscheduled Vacancy on the Commission on Sustainability
EXTERNAL
I am writing to support the appointment of Mark Gold to the Santa Monica Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice and the Environment. I currently sit on this Commission and I was a Sustainability Task Force member for a number of years while Mark was its Chair. I also know Mark professionally in my capacity as an attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. In my view, there is no one with a deeper understanding of the sustainability issues facing Santa Monica than Mark. He is very hard‐working, committed to improving Santa Monica, and can get the job done. I strongly support his appointment.
Thank you for your consideration of this note.
David Pettit
David Pettit
Senior Attorney
Natural Resources Defense Council
www.nrdc.org
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