TO:City Council
FROM:David Newman, Mayor Pro Tem
Mikey Taylor, Councilmember
DATE:August 27, 2024
SUBJECT: Community Funding Review Committee Appointments RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve Community Funding Review Committee appointments of Susan Bender, Kelli Mutchler, and Elizabeth Olson to serve three-year terms ending July 2027.
2. Approve Community Funding Review Committee reappointments of Clyde Doheney and Kyle Rohrbach to serve three-year terms ending July 2027.
3. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No Additional Funding Requested. Minimal staff time for costs associated with coordinating interviews, appointments, and preparing support materials is included in the Adopted FY 2024-25 General Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Community Funding Review Committee (CFRC) consists of nine members who serve three-year, staggered terms. The role of the CFRC is to serve as an advisory body to City Council, relative to funding recommendations of the Community Grant Program, administered through the Cultural and Community Services Department. The Community Grant program currently consists of four grants: Community Sports Grant, Community Environmental Enhancement Grant, Community Events Grant, and Community Social Services Grant.
Community Funding Review Committee Appointments
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An open application period for five scheduled vacancies with a term through July 2027 was opened April 23, 2024, and closed May 23, 2024. Public outreach took place in April and May, including news postings on the City’s website and social media channels. An ad was placed in the May issue of the CityScene e-newsletter and in the May 10, 2024, edition of the Thousand Oaks Acorn newspaper. In addition, emails were sent to applicants from the prior recruitment period.
Complete information can be found on the dedicated Community Grants webpage (www.toaks.org/grants) on the City’s website.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
Seventeen applications were received. The interview committee consisted of Mayor Pro Tem Newman and Councilmember Taylor. Interviews with 16 applicants took place via Zoom on June 24, 2024. One applicant was unresponsive to attempts to schedule an interview. After reviewing applications and conducting interviews, the following reappointments are recommended: Clyde Doheney, and Kyle Rohrbach. Additionally, the following appointments are recommended: Susan Bender, Kelli Mutchler, and Elizabeth Olson.
Recommended appointment applications are included as Attachment #1.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE:
Meets the following City Council goals:
A. Create a more equitable, accessible, safe, welcoming, and inclusive government and community regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, language, education, and/or socio-economic status.
C. Operate City government in a fiscally and managerially responsible and prudent manner to ensure that the City of Thousand Oaks remains one of California's most desirable places to live, work, visit, recreate, and raise a family.
G. Continue City's commitment to community and cultural programs and services (such as Performing Arts/Theatres, Libraries, TOTV, Visual Arts,Youth and Senior Programs).
PREPARED BY: Whitney Luxenberger, Senior Administrative Specialist Attachments:
Attachment #1 - Applications
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