Agenda Item #10.2.1
For Council Meeting of: January 25, 2022
CITY OF SANTA ROSA
CITY COUNCIL
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: DINA MANIS, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENTS TO WATERWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA ACTION: MOTION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended by the Mayor and City Clerk’s Office that the Council, by motion consider re-appoint Mark Neely, Kevin Sea, Steve Rabinowitsh, and Art Deicke (all incumbents) to fill the (4) At-large vacancies due to expired terms for the Waterways Advisory Committee.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Council will consider re-appointments to fill expired terms on the Waterways Advisory Committee as no other applications were received other than the four incumbents.
BACKGROUND
The Waterways Advisory Committee has four At-Large vacancies due to terms that expired on December 31, 2021:
Board/Committee
Position
Incumbent
Waterways Advisory Committee
At-Large
Mark Neely
Waterways Advisory Committee
At-Large
Kevin Sea
Waterways Advisory Committee
At-Large
Steve Rabinowitsh
Waterways Advisory Committee
At-Large
Arthur Deicke
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL REVIEW
None.
ANALYSIS
The Waterways Advisory Committee At-Large members are appointed by the full Council per Council Policy 000-06. All persons interested in serving on City boards, commissions, and committees must be residents and registered voters in the city of Santa Rosa and submit an application to the City Clerk’s Office. Incumbents interested in reappointment must reapply after serving two or more terms.
The following persons have submitted applications for consideration: Mark Neely, Kevin Sea, Steve Rabinowitsh, and Art Deicke (all incumbents).
The Council’s Appointment Policy sets out the following procedures for appointments made by the full Council, “…the Mayor may establish a procedure for review of applications and selection of applicants for interview, for those board, commission and committee members appointed by the full Council.”
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of this action does not have a fiscal impact on the General Fund.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a project which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, pursuant to CEQA Guideline section 15378.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Not applicable.
NOTIFICATION
Vacancies were noticed on srcity.org/boards, through the CityConnections newsletter, in the Press Democrat, LaVoz and on various social media platforms.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Notice of Availability of Applications
Attachment 2 - Council Policy 000-06, Appointment to Boards/Commissions/Committees Attachment 3 – Council Resolution RES-2019-062
CONTACT
Dina Manis, Deputy City Clerk, [email protected], 543-3126.
Appointments to the Waterways Advisory Committee