ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: City Clerk Item No: C11
Prepared by: Kathy Valdez, City Clerk Meeting Date: September 26, 2023 Approved by: John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Consent Calendar SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT TO FILL UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Confirm Councilmember Green’s recommendation to fill an unscheduled vacancy on the Traffic Commission.
CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Routine operational item not corresponding to a specific City Council goal.
PRIOR ACTION: On March 28, 2023, confirmed Mayor Franklin’s, Deputy Mayor Contreras’, and Councilmember O’Donnell’s recommendations for appointments to various Commissions, Boards, and Committees; confirmed Councilmember Green’s recommendation of appointment for an unscheduled vacancy on the Community Safety Commission (Vote: 5-0).
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: The Traffic Commission seat recommended for appointment by the District 2 representative was vacated in December 2022 when Kallison Leahy became employed by the City of Vista.
The purpose of the Traffic Commission is to advise the City Council on matters relating to safe and efficient movement of traffic, including pedestrians and bicycles, upon existing streets, roads, and highways of the City. The Commission’s powers and duties are set forth in Vista Municipal Code (VMC) Chapter 2.60. The Commission consists of seven regular members, including one member recommended by the Vista Unified School District (VUSD), one member recommended by the Vista Chamber of Commerce, and two non-voting youth members. Regular members each serve a four-year term, and non- voting youth each serve a one-year term.
The Notice of Unscheduled Vacancies was first posted on the City’s website and kiosk on December 2, 2022 and was re-posted on May 5, 2023; the annual recruitment of commissioners took place between these dates. Applicants were also recruited through social media.
Councilmember Green provided a memo (Exhibit 1) recommending the appointment of William Burtner to the Traffic Commission for a term ending March 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact associated with the staff recommendation.
EXHIBITS:
1. Councilmember Green’s memo of recommended appointment AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
Approved above recommendation. Vote: 5-0.
Date: September 11, 2023
To: Mayor and Honorable City Council Members
From: Councilmember Joe Green
Subject: Recommendation for Appointment to the Traffic Commission CC: City Manager, City Clerk
I recommend that William Burtner be appointed to the Traffic Commission to fill an unscheduled vacancy with a term ending March 31, 2025. The appointment is scheduled for confirmation at the City Council Meeting on September 26, 2023.
If you have any questions or comments, please let me know prior to the meeting.
Thank you.
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EXHIBIT 1