TO:City Council
FROM:Council on Aging
DATE:October 22, 2024
SUBJECT: Council on Aging Representative to Ventura County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Confirm Nivedita Vaidya, Council on Aging (COA) Commissioner, as Representative Member to the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council to fill an unscheduled vacancy with term ending June 30, 2025.
2. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act.
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No Additional Funding Requested. Staff time for coordination of appointment selection is included in the Adopted FY 2024-25 General Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Ventura County Area Agency on Aging (VCAAA) is charged with the responsibility to promote the development and implementation of a comprehensive coordinated system of care that enables older individuals, children and adults with disabilities, and their caregivers to live in a community-based setting. The VCAAA Advisory Council biennially calls for representation from each City to serve two- year terms. Pursuant to the VCAAA Advisory Council Guidelines for the Election of Representatives, the regular election procedure of each COA should be utilized to elect the members whose names must then be submitted to City Council for ratification. Subsequent to ratification, a confirmation letter (Attachment #1) must be signed by the Mayor and submitted to VCAAA prior to term commencement.
The City is allowed two voting members on the Advisory Council.
On June 1, 2023, the COA unanimously (9-0, none absent) selected, and on June 20, 2023, the City Council unanimously (5-0, none absent) confirmed two
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representatives to serve on the VCAAA Advisory Council for a two-year term through June 30, 2025. On August 30, 2024, one representative resigned creating an unscheduled vacancy.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
In compliance with the standards set by the VCAAA, notification of the process for filling the unscheduled vacant position was posted on the City’s website on August 29, 2024 and announced during the COA meeting on September 5, 2024. At the October 3, 2024, meeting, the COA unanimously (5-0, four absent) selected COA Commissioner Nivedita Vaidya to be submitted to City Council for confirmation to serve as representative member on the VCAAA.
With City Council approval, COA Commissioner Vaidya will serve as voting member representative on the VCAAA Advisory Council through June 30, 2025. .
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE:
Meets the following City Council goals:
B. Provide municipal government leadership which is open and responsive to residents, and is characterized by ethical behavior, stability, promoting public trust, transparency, confidence in the future, and cooperative interaction among civic leaders, residents, business representatives, and staff, while recognizing and respecting legitimate differences of opinion on critical issues facing the City.
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: Sarah Mailes, Community Services Analyst
Attachments:
Attachment #1 – Confirmation Letter
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