RPVCCA_CC_SR_2011_10_04_F_Appointment_To_Klondike_Canyon_District_BoardCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
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HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CARLA MORREALE,CITY CLERK e
OCTOBER 4,2011
SUBJECT:APPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBER TO THE KLONDIKE CANYON
GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
REVIEWED:CAROLYN LEHR,CITY MANAGER ®--'
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint Steve Cummins to a full four-year term of office on the Klondike Canyon Geologic
Hazard Abatement District Board until November 2015.
DISCUSSION
The Klondike Canyon Geologic Hazard Abatement District was scheduled to conduct an
election on November 8,2011 to fill two vacancies on the Board,one of which was
created by the recent resignation of former Board Member John McCarthy.At the close of
the nomination period,no candidates had filed for the open seats.Because there were
not more candidates than offices to be filled,the Elections Code permits the cancellation
of the election and the appointment of qualified persons to the Board.
On September 27,2011,District Clerk Sandy Marshall reported that Chair Lovrich has
informed her that Steve Cummins has recently expressed interested in joining the Board.
If the City Council appoints Mr.Cummins,the District Board will have four of the five seats
on the Board filled.Therefore,staff recommends appointing Mr.Cummins for the full four-
year term of office until November 2015.District Clerk Marshall will continue to seek out
additional prospective appointees for the one remaining seat on the Board.
Attachment:
Letter from District Clerk Sandy Marshall
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Klondike Canyon Geologic Hazard Abatement Dislnct
PMB 142 -P.O.Box 7000
RoDing Hills Estates,CA 90274
(310)787-7111 (310)787-7193FAX
September 27,2011
Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes,CA 90275
Re:Klondike Canyon
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
The Klondike Canyon Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board of Directors was
unable to hold an election that would have been scheduled for November 2011 due to
having no applicants by the posted September deadline.
The Chairman of the Klondike Canyon board informs me that we now have a
resident of the Portuguese Bend Club that would like to join the board.His name is Steve
Cummins and he resides at 81 Yacht Harbor Dr.,RPV,CA.It is my understanding that the
City Council can appoint any eligible landowner to the Board.
I request that the City Council take the necessary action to make the appointment to
fill the vacancy in accordance with Section 10515 of the Elections Code of the State of
California.The new board rp.ember can then be sworn into office at the October 2011
meeting of the Klondike Canyon District Board.
Yours truly,
Sandy Marshall
District Clerk
Klondike Canyon Geologic
Hazard Abatement District
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