HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6g. Advisory Body Appointment (TBID) Item 6g
Department: Administration
Cost Center: 1021
For Agenda of: 10/17/2023
Placement: Consent
Estimated Time: N/A
FROM: Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager
Prepared By: Kevin Christian, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT: ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENT – TOURISM BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD
RECOMMENDATION
Confirm the appointment of Nipool Patel to the Tourism Business Improvement District
Board (TBID).
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 advisory
bodies. Additionally, the City Council Policies and Procedures Manual, last updated M ay
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
Recruitment for the TBID was held during the annual recruitment process which began in
November 2022 and culminated with appointments in March of 2023. Unfortunately, there
was not a surplus of qualified applicants for the TBID to fill any following unscheduled
vacancies. The TBID received a resignation immediately following the annual recruitment
process which was successfully filled in June following additional recruitment efforts.
Subsequently another resignation was received and as there were no unappointed TBID
applicants following the recent recruitment process, notices were placed as described in
the Public Engagement section, with additional outreach conducted by staff.
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Per the process detailed in the City Council Policies and Procedures Manual, the Council
Liaison Subcommittee assigned for the TBID, Vice Mayor Marx and Council Member
Pease, recommend Nipool Patel for appointment to the remainder of a 4-year term ending
March 31, 2024, and a subsequent 4-year term ending March 31, 2028.
Public Engagement
Notices that the City was accepting applications for the 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.
Notices that the City was specifically recruiting for the current unscheduled vacancy on
the TBID were posted in the City Information kiosk outside City Hall and on the Advisory
Body Vacancies page of the City website on May 9, 2023, following Maddy Act guidelines.
CONCURRENCE
The Council liaisons for the TBID concur with the recommendation.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to the recom mended action in
this report, because the action does not constitute a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines
Sec. 15378.
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted: N/A Budget Year: 2022-23
Funding Identified: N/A
Fiscal Analysis:
Funding
Sources
Total Budget
Available
Current
Funding
Request
Remaining
Balance
Annual
Ongoing
Cost
General Fund $ N/A $ N/A $ $ N/A
State
Federal
Fees
Other:
Total $ $ $ $ N/A
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 appointment or
direct staff to re-open recruitment for additional candidates. This is not recommended as
the Council Liaisons for the committee feel that they have been quite thorough in their
consideration of the applicant and the Council’s needs in their selection process.
ATTACHMENTS
Candidates’ applications are available in the City Clerk’s office.
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