CC SR 20260519 04 - Advisory Board Appts
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 05/19/2026
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Regular Business
AGENDA TITLE:
Consider appointing members to fill vacancies on the City’s Advisory Committees and the
Planning Commission.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1) By majority vote of the entire City Council, appoint with terms of office ending in
June 2030:
A. Three members to the Planning Commission (PC);
B. Three members to the Civic Center Advisory Committee (CCAC);
C. Five members to the Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC);
D. Three members to the Finance Advisory Committee (FAC);
E. Two members to the Traffic Safety Committee (TSC); and,
F. Four members to the Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee (IMAC);
and,
(2) By majority vote of the entire City Council appoint one member to the Infrastructure
Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) to fill an unexpired vacancy with a term
of office ending in June 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
REVIEWED BY: Catherine Jun, Deputy City Manager CJ
APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. List of Applicants (page A-1)
B. City Council Policy No. 6 (page B-1)
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CITYOF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
BACKGROUND:
Recruitment began in late April 2026 to fill several vacancies on various City Committees
(CCAC, EPC, FAC, IMAC, and TSC) and the Planning Commission, due to expiring terms
and one resignation (IMAC).
DISCUSSION:
The recruitment for the vacancies was advertised and posted according to City Council
Policy No. 6 (Attachment B) beginning April 27 through May 1, 2026. At the conclusion of
the recruitment period, 29 applicants expressed interest.
Due to the large number of applicants, the City Council conducted interviews during a
Special Meeting on May 9 at the Ken Dyda Civic Center.
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 May 19. 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 each member
appointed, by majority vote of the City Council, to their respective commission and
committees.
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.”
The City Council appointments will serve terms ending in June 2030, with the exception
of one position on the IMAC which is to fill an unexpired vacancy with a term of office
ending in June 2028.
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative actions 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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List of Applicants for multiple commission/committee vacancies
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Applicant Name
Ali, Tasneem
Barber, Greg
Borougei, Golnar
Iranpour
Campbell, Donald J.
Chang, Eric C.
Colville, Emily
Crossman, Mark
de Souza, Philip
Funiciello, Tina
Haig, Brian Douglas
Harding, Mark
Hess, Daniel L.
Howland, John
Irfan, Aisha Gul
Jung, Jonathan
Klose, Paul
LaNovara, Michael
Lee, Kwi Yong
Leon, Claire
Malolepsza, Wioletta
Murphy, Tyler
Noushkam, Nikki
O'Brien, Gregory C
Peterson, Elizabeth
Radke, Totran
Robinson, Diane
Shaw, Peter
Tye, John
van Biene, Wouter
CITY COUNCIL POLICY
NUMBER: 6
DATE ADOPTED/AMENDED: 02/04/92 (amended 01/31/02;09/16/03;
09/17/19, and 04/20/2021)
SUBJECT: City Advisory Committee Recruitment and Selection
POLICY:
It shall be the policy of the City Council to fill vacancies on City-appointed
Committees as follows:
Service Criteria
1. Terms of service on City Committee will be four years for each new appointee.
Initially, half (plus one) of the terms will be four years and half (less one) of the
terms will be two years.
2. Appointments will be made to Committees in June even numbered years on a
schedule to be established by the City Council pursuant to Ordinance No. 627
and per Council action taken on September 17, 2019.
3. Terms will be staggered to maintain continuity.
4. Following the appointment of Committee members, those appointees indicating
an interest in being considered for chair, will be interviewed separately by the
City Council specifically for the purpose of selection of the chair in June of each
year.
5. Terms of service for the Chair will normally be one year. Appointments/re-
appointments will be made annually on a schedule to be established by the City
Council in June of each year.
6. In the event a Committee meets before a Chair is appointed/reappointed, the
Mayor may appoint an interim Chair. If the former Chair is reappointed to the
Committee, he/she may act as Interim Chair. If the Chair is not reappointed to
the Committee then the Vice Chair may act as Interim Chair.
7. The Vice Chair of each Committee will be elected by the Committee members.
Recruitment Process
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1. The vacancy shall be advertised in the Palos Verdes Peninsula News and Daily
Breeze newspapers. Advertising may take the form of a press release.
Additionally, the vacancy shall be posted at the City’s regular posting places
and be placed on the Government Access Reader Board. The City Clerk shall
include a summary of duties in the recruitment flyer, press release and any
other recruitment material. A deadline for receipt of applications will be
established by the City Clerk.
2. Interested applicants, including incumbents seeking reappointment, will be
required to fill out applications.
3. Applications will be reviewed by the City Council. Each applicant shall be
interviewed by the City Council (unless the City Council has recently
interviewed an applicant for a different committee) and appointments made at
a public meeting.
Interview Process
1. Interviews of applicants for Committees will be conducted by the City Council
in small groups on a schedule to be established by the Council (these
interviews may happen in-person or virtually at the City Council’s discretion).
2. The City Clerk will notify applicants of their interview times and advise them of
their status during the selection process.
3. The City Clerk will advise successful applicants of the opportunity to be
interviewed for Chair if they so desire. The City Clerk will notify applicants for
Chair of their interview times and advise them of their status in the selection
process.
4. The City Clerk will provide new Committee members a copy of the Statement
of Economic Interest forms if applicable to their Committee appointment.
5. The City Attorney will brief new Committee members of their responsibilities
under the Brown Act and Conflict of Interest Laws and other legal obligations
mandated by their appointment.
BACKGROUND:
On December 4, 2001, January 12, 2002, January 31, 2002, September 16, 2003
and September 17, 2019 the City Council considered the process for recruitment
and selection of City-appointed Board members. After discussing various
alternatives, the Council agreed on September 17, 2019 to the procedure
contained in this policy in order to encourage residents to apply for and serve on
City Boards, to create a procedure that allows the City Council to become familiar
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with the applicant’s qualifications, and to maintain continuity on the various Boards
by staggering the terms of service.
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