TO:City Council
FROM:David Newman, Mayor Pro Tem
Bob Engler, Councilmember
DATE:August 27, 2024
SUBJECT: Council on Aging Appointment
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve Council on Aging appointment of Elizabeth Bianchino to serve a two- year term ending July 2026.
2. Find that this action is not a project as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act.
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 Council on Aging (COA) consists of nine members who serve two-year, staggered terms. The role of the COA is to serve as an advisory body to the City Council on matters concerning older adults.
An open application period for four scheduled vacancies was opened March 12, 2024, and closed April 11, 2024. Public outreach took place in March and April and included news postings on the City’s website, social media channels, and the CityScene e-newsletter. Ads were run in the Acorn, Goebel Gazette, the Conejo Senior Volunteer Program Newsletter, and placed around the Goebel Adult Community Center. In addition, special announcements were made to local community groups working with older adults, including the Conejo Senior
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Resource Network. Complete information can be found on the dedicated Older Adult Resources webpage (www.toaks.org/seniors) on the City website.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
After multiple interviews by Mayor Pro Tem Newman and Councilmember Engler on May 14, 2024, the City Council approved 1 reappointment and 3 appointments to the COA Board on June 18, 2024. Unfortunately, on June 20, 2024, another Commissioner resigned. Therefore, another selection was required to fill the unscheduled vacancy. After reviewing their notes from the recent interviews, Mayor Pro Tem Newman and Councilmember Engler make the following recommendation to fill the vacancy: Elizabeth Bianchino. The recommended appointment application is attached (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.
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 – Application
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