HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6h. Advisory Body Appointment to the Mass Transportation Committee (MTC) Item 6h
Department: Administration
Cost Center: 1021
For Agenda of: 7/11/2023
Placement: Consent
Estimated Time: N/A
FROM: Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager
Prepared By: Kevin Christian, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT: ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENT TO THE MASS TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION
Confirm the appointment of Ryan Meller to the Mass Transportation Committee (MTC).
POLICY CONTEXT
The Advisory Body Handbook, last adopted by City Council in September 2021, outlines
the recruitment procedures, membership requirements, and term limits for all City
advisory bodies. Additionally, the City Council Policies and Procedures Manual, last
updated May 2023, describes the “Appointment Procedure” and “Process” for Advisory
Body appointments. Recruitment and appointment recommendations were performed in
conformance with all recruitment procedures, processes, and bylaws found in these
resources.
California Government Code Section 54972, Local Appointments List (Maddy Act),
requires that on or before December 31st of each year, each legislative body shall prepare
an appointments list for their boards, commissions, and committees whose members
serve at the pleasure of the legislative body. This obligation was met and is ongoing.
DISCUSSION
The vacant MTC position is for the Cal Poly Associated Students Inc. (ASI)
representative. This position requires that the individual be a registered Cal Poly student
and that they have an endorsement from ASI to represent the group. It does not require
residency in the City of San Luis Obispo. The past-appointed representative for this
position resigned as he was graduating and leaving the area, creating this unscheduled
vacancy.
Per the Advisory Body bylaws, appointments for this two-year term position are usually
made in September to coincide with the start of the Fall term. However, as the ASI
President was able to provide an endorsement for a qualified candidate at this time, the
Council Liaison Subcommittee assigned for the MTC, Councilmembers Francis , and
Shoresman, recommend Ryan Meller to fill the unscheduled vacancy through August
2023, and additionally, to a two-year term beginning in September 2023.
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Public Engagement
Notices that the City was accepting applications for City Advisory Bodies Annual
Recruitment were placed on the City’s website and “e-notification” service, listed in the
annual Local Appointments List (Maddy Act Notice – GC 54972) on the City Website and
City Information kiosk, and distributed via City social media outlets, in November 2022. A
notice that the City was specifically recruiting for the current unscheduled vacancy was
posted in the City Information kiosk outside City Hall and on the Advisory Body Vacancies
page of the City website on May 16, 2023, following Maddy Act guidelines. Additionally,
notification of the vacancy was sent to the ASI via email on May 16, 2023.
CONCURRENCE
The Council liaisons for the MTC concur with the recommendation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the recommended action in
this report, because the action does not constitute a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines
Sec. 15378.
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted: N/A Budget Year: 2023-24
Funding Identified: *N/A
Fiscal Analysis:
Funding
Sources
Total Budget
Available
Current
Funding
Request
Remaining
Balance
Annual
Ongoing
Cost
General Fund $ $ $ $
State
Federal
Fees
Other:
Total $ $ $ $
*Advisory body members serve as volunteers and donate their time. The costs related to
recruitment are accounted for in the annual budget appropriation in the City Clerk
program.
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ALTERNATIVES
Council could recommend changes to the subcommittee’s recommended
appointments or direct staff to re-open recruitment for additional candidates. This
is not recommended as the applicant has been endorsed by the ASI and the Council
Liaisons for the committee have interviewed the recommended candidate and feel that
they have been quite thorough in their consideration of the applicant and the Council’s
needs in their selection process.
ATTACHMENTS
The candidate application is available in the City Clerk’s office.
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