CC SR 20260602 04 - Chair Appts for 2026
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 06/02/2026
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Regular Business
AGENDA TITLE:
Consider appointing Chairpersons to the Planning Commission and the various City
advisory boards.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) By majority vote of the City Council appoint a Chair to the Civic Center Advisory
Committee; and
2) Appoint a Chair to the Planning Commission and four City advisory boards:
Emergency Preparedness Committee, Finance Advisory Committee,
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee, and Traffic Safety Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
ORIGINATED BY: Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
REVIEWED BY: same as above
APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
A. City Council Policy No. 6 (page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to Section 2.20.060 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC), the
City Council shall appoint a chairperson to the Planning Commission and a chairperson
to each advisory board on an annual basis per City Council Policy No. 6. Therefore, in
May 2026, Staff reached out to the current Planning Commissioners and Committee
Members to notify them of the opportunity to express interest in serving as chairpersons
of their respective boards for one year.
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The City Council will conduct interviews during a Special Meeting on June 2 for the
position of Chair of the Civic Center Advisory Board (CCAC) as two members expressed
interest; Member Gregory O’Brien and Member Paul Klose.
Ballots listing the two applicants for the City Council members to cast their votes will be
distributed prior to the commencement of the City Council meeting on June 2. 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
to serve as Chair by majority vote of the City Council. The appointed Chairpersons will
serve between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (unless otherwise decided by the City
Council), which will align the appointments with Council-Policy No. 6.
The following members have expressed interest in serving as Chairperson on the
remaining committees and Planning Commission:
Planning Commission Commissioner Eric Nulman
Emergency Preparedness Committee Committee Member James Sprinkel
Finance Advisory Committee Committee Member John MacAllister
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee Committee Member Brian Haig
Traffic Safety Committee Committee Member John Tye
With only one member from each board as listed above showing interest, s taff requests
that appointments for those boards be affirmed as presented. The appointed
Chairpersons will serve between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027 (unless otherwise
decided by the City Council), which will align the appointments with Council-Policy No. 6.
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative action is available for the
City Council’s consideration:
1. If the City Council prefers to interview those sole applicants interested in
serving as the Chair to their respective boards before deciding upon their
appointments, continue this agenda item and direct Staff to arrange
interviews of each of the applicants with the full Council, at a future date to
be determined.
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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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