HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6d - Advisory Body Appointment for an Unscheduled Vacancy on the Area Agency on Aging Commission Item 6d
Department: Administration
Cost Center: 1021
For Agenda of: 11/18/2025
Placement: Consent
Estimated Time: N/A
FROM: Greg Hermann, Deputy City Manager
Prepared By: Sara Armas, Deputy City Clerk
SUBJECT: ADVISORY BODY APPOINTMENT FOR AN UNSCHEDULED VACANCY
ON THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION
Confirm the appointment of Corene Canaan to the Area Agency on Aging Commission
(AAA) for the remainder of the vacated term expiring June 30, 2026, and a consecutive
2-year term expiring June 30, 2028.
POLICY CONTEXT
The Advisory Body Handbook outlines the recruitment procedures, membership
requirements, and term limits for City advisory bodies. The Handbook also contains the
bylaws for reach City advisory body, some of which include additional membership
requirements.
The City Council Policies and Procedures Manual 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 founds 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 lists for their boards, commissions, and committees whose mem bers
serve at the pleasure of the legislative body. This obligation was met and is on -going.
DISCUSSION
Area Agency on Aging
The Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Commission is a regional commission serving the San
Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. There are 12 -members on the board with equal
representation from both Counties. The City of San Luis Obispo appoints one member
that is a resident of the County of San Luis Obispo and is either a participant in a local
aging program, a family caregiver, service provider, representative of the aging and
disabled community, veteran, or a member of the public age 55 or older.
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The City Clerk’s Office received notice of an unscheduled vacancy on the AAA in April
2025. As this position was not part of the annual 2025 advisory body recruitment, there
were no applications on file for consideration. The Clerk’s Office was directed by the
Council Liaison Subcommittee, consisting of Mayor Stewart, to open a new recruitment.
After continuously recruiting for 6 months, we received 1 potential application that met the
requirements for membership.
Upon review of the application and completion of an interview, Mayor Stewart
recommends Corene Canaan to fill the unscheduled vacancy expiring June 30, 2026, and
an additional full 2-year term expiring June 30, 2028.
Public Engagement
Following Maddy Act guidelines, notices were posted in the City Information kiosk outside
City Hall and on the Advisory Body Vacancies page of the City’s website alerting the
public that the city was accepting applications for the vacancy on the AAA. In addition to
those locations, the Clerk’s Office in collaboration with the Communications team
completed extended public outreach via e-notifications to City website subscribers and
fliers submitted to various community organizations such as the Rotary Club of San Luis
Obispo and the Senior Center Executive Board.
The public will also have the opportunity to provide public comment before or at the City
Council meeting on November 18, 2025.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not apply to the recommended
action in this report, as the action does not constitute a “Project” under CEQA Guidelines
Section 15378.
FISCAL IMPACT
Budgeted: No Budget Year: 2025-26
Funding Identified: No
Fiscal Analysis: N/A
Funding
Sources
Total Budget
Available
Current
Funding
Request
Remaining
Balance
Annual
Ongoing
Cost
General Fund $N/A $ $ $
State
Federal
Fees
Other:
Total $N/A $ $ $
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There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
ALTERNATIVES
Council could recommend changes to the recommended appointment or direct staff to
re-open recruitment for additional candidates.
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