CC SR 20230606 03 - Advisory Board Appt EPC
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 06/06/2023
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Regular Business
AGENDA TITLE:
Consideration and possible action to appoint two members to the Emergency
Preparedness Committee.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) By majority vote of the entire City Council, appoint two members to the Emergency
Preparedness Committee, with a term of office ending June 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Enyssa Sisson, Administrative Analyst
REVIEWED BY: Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. List of applicants (page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Recruitment began in April 2023 for two seats on the Emergency Preparedness
Committee (EPC) due to two vacancies with an unexpired term ending in June 2026.
The recruitment for the vacancies was advertised and posted according to City Council
Policy No. 6. At the conclusion of the recruitment period on May 26, 2023, three applicants
expressed interest. The City Council, as of this writing, will conduct interviews on June 6,
2023.
Ballots listing the applicants for the City Council members to cast their votes will be
distributed prior to the commencement of the City Council meeting on June 6. Staff will
tally the votes, and in compliance with the Brown Act, the City Clerk will read each
Councilmember’s ballot into the record at the meeting and declare the member appointed,
by a majority vote of the City Council, to the commission.
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Chapter 10, Section 10.2, of the City Council Procedures Manual, provides as follows:
“The Council must and will make appointments to citizen City boards, commissions, and
committees pursuant to City Council Policy No. 6. Applicants may be interviewed by the
Council at a public meeting and shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Council. All
appointees serve at the pleasure of the Council.”
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative action s are available for
the City Council’s consideration:
1. Direct Staff to readvertise the recruitment to conduct further interviews at a future
meeting.
2. Take other action, as deemed appropriate.
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Applicants for Emergency Preparedness Committee
Applicant Names are as follows:
• Biene, Wouter Van
• Freel, Ryan
• LaMar Jr., Edward Blake
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